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“Who does?” Julie asked, raising her eyebrows “You?”

“No,” I said I shook my head “Honestly, I don’t think anyone deserves you”

Julie’s face softened for a split second It didn’t last long, but I saw it Her eyes unfroze, and her lips went slack She stared atbad ever happened It was just her andthe distance that existed between us

Then, as suddenly as it cahtened, and her eyes locked It was like the wall had sla I could do to remove it

“Julie,” I said “If you’re not getting back together with hi”

As I begged, I already knew the answer Julie wasn’t the kind of person to just turn off her e about soood reason to do so Before she even opened her mouth, I knehat she would say

“Josh told ,” she said “About how you kneho I was all along He said he told you o That you even looked me up on Facebook once or twice He said there was no way you didn’t know exactly who I hen you saw me in the café that day”

My entire world was crashing down around me I never wanted Julie to find out the truth this way, not from Josh Part of me always intended to tell her, but I didn’t knoas terrified that she would find out everything and run in the opposite direction

“Is it true?” she asked

“Julie…” I began, but she cut me off with a look

“Just answer the question,” she said “Is it true?”

“Julie…”

“Did you knoho I was?” she demanded “That day in the café, when you first spoke to me, did you knoho I was?”

“Yes”

Julie’s eyes closed, and her hands slowly moved to cover her mouth She shook her head from side to side, pain etched in every line of her face In thatfor a different answer She wanted Josh to be lying She wanted to believe I would never deceive her She wanted to trust me