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April Robinson stared across the table to look at her friend Julia wasn’t being her usual happy self This was supposed to be a fun dinner date and shopping, yet her friend looked on the verge of tears

“Are you okay?” April asked, concerned

“Yeah, I’ her fork into the salad leaves on her plate

Her friend wasn’t as talkative as usual

“Have you and Henry had a fight?”

“Why would we have a fight?” Julia asked, snapping out each word

She held her hands up in surrender “I’ her lunch This was supposed to be fun, and it was anything but She checked her watch to see the ti when she could leave

“I’m sorry I shouldn’t snap at you Henry and I, we didn’t have a fight We’re good In fact, I think he’s going to propose to me very soon” Julia flicked her blonde hair off her face and smiled “Isn’t that wonderful?”

“Yeah, it sounds a Isn’t that a little soon?” April went back to her salad, pushing the leaves around the plate Henry Jones was Julia’s boyfriend, and an extremely handso for a year, er

“Yeah, I can’t believe it myself I was so shocked I didn’t even think he loved ”

April saw Julia’s knuckles hite and tight as she held the fork tightly

“You’re brilliant together”

“Aren’t we just?” Julia said so back home?”

“Sure”

She placed their bill on the table leaving a nice tip to their waiter April followed after her friend, not liking the way Julia kept her distance

Once inside the car, Julia took out her cell phone and tapped away at the keys April placed the seat belt over her and waited