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My cheeks bloo about it

"Wait a ar frouy who ditched you in Cannes? When you were naked in the pool?"

Could she broadcast that any louder? "Yes He is" Deciding to hell with it, I grab the éclair from my plate and bite into it with relish, the co, the flaky pastry, and the chocolate frosting like a little explosion of heaven in ht, though

"Rose You’rearound with a taken man"

I make a face She makes it sound so sordid "I am not"

"You are He’s Whitney’s boyfriend," Violet stresses, looking appalled As if she has any rooo

"No, he’s not her boyfriend At least, he said he’s not" Doubt cloudseverything withinwith the jolt coirlfriend? I’d feel like a home wrecker I’d be a home wrecker And that sucks

"And when did he tell you this? When the two of you snuck off and did … whatever?" Violet arches a brow

Busted "Fine I went to the bathroom He followed me End of story" I take another bite before I tell her everything I’s are better left unsaid

"He followed you into the bathroo "You are so bad, Rose Whitney’s ain

"According to Caden Whitney ht have a different perspective," Violet points out

I say nothing Just continue to munch on my éclair as if I don’t have a care in the world

Funny thing is, I don’t feel bad about what happened I believed Caden when he said Whitney wasn’t his girlfriend Maybe that’s ive off that proper boyfriend/girlfriend vibe Plus, the sparks between us were just too abundant to ignore

I left the table on purpose To see if he’d follow, and he did I took that as a sign That so was meant to happen between us Silly, I suppose, but I was also buzzed after drinking three beers in quick succession A girl’s allowed to do stupid stuff every once in a while That was my one stupid move

I should probably leave it at that

"Was he as shocked to see you as you were to see him?" Violet presses