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I turn and offer Julia a sheepish grin, because I’m so fucking busted right now.
Her eyes roam my face, and I try to cover. “Oh, hey, Julia. Fancy meeting you here.”
She leans in close and whispers in my ear, “Fancy? Remember when you saidIwas obsessed withyou?” She smiles as she draws away, shaking her head at me in disbelief before turning to leave. “Dominic and I are leaving. I’m not going on a date with an audience. Hope you have a nice night.”
I can’t even bring myself to look away from her as she departs. And Parker doesn’t hesitate to call me on it.
“Cool, Em. Really cool.”
I groan, and my cheeks burn as I watch Julia and Dominic leave the restaurant. He looks confused, but eager. And I hate the way his eyes trail over her body when she passes through the door ahead of him.
I thought checking on her would make me feel better, but now she’s leaving. Withhim. And all I feel is worse.
Anxiety churns in my gut.
Where will they go next? How long will they stay out?
There’s no way she’d go home with him. But if she did, it wouldn’t be any of my business. I told her to go on this date. We both agreed that we couldn’t go on stealing kisses in places where we were sure to get caught.
Guess I didn’t fully comprehend the fact that if she wasn’t kissing me, she might be kissing someone else.
And it’s that thought that keeps me up tossing and turning all night.
CHAPTER 28
Emmett
Riley
Emmett. You are under arrest for crashing Julia’s date. Get a hold of yourself, man. Are ten women not enough for you?
Evan
Riley, give him a break. He’s eliminated a bunch of them. He might only have four left by now.He needs at least one for every day of the week.
Evan
Em, though… seriously? Are you sick? Running a fever?
Oma
Maybe it was a coincidence? LOL.
Riley
No, Julia told me when I checked in with her on how it went.
Parker
How did she say it went?
Riley
She wasn’t very forthcoming. Said that a lady never tells.
Evan
Ouch. Does that mean you’re not a lady, Riley? Because you’re pretty forthcoming about your dating life. I know things I wish I didn’t.
