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"Give us a minute?" Juliet asks Brit over h the tears, but Brit sends uys haven’t rolled in the snow," she say, quietly closing the door behind her Finally, we’re alone

I sniffle, feeling like the worst kind of buzz-kill This is her special day, andit Juliet finds a box of tissues on the dresser, then sits beside oing on, Lace?" she asks softly, takingdown my face "I promise I’m fine"

"Sure you are This is what you always look like when you’re deliriously happy" Juliet sh, but I can’t tell her, I just can’t BFF exes are off-liirl-code rules there is, and I not only went and broke it, I danced around on the smashed pieces like there was no toently and waits "Is it about Daniel?" she finally asks

My head snaps up in shock "How did you …?" I trail off, realizing too late that I’m totally busted

Juliet givesso hard not to look at each other …" she lets out a breath, cautious "Did soain, "I know I’m the worst friend in the world We were snowed in, and we started doing shots, and one thing led to another …"

I stop

"No, that’s not the truth," I say quietly If I’ "The truth is, I’ve always liked hiether last night … I couldn’t help it I know I should have stopped, but, I wanted hi for Juliet’s confusion and disappoint co myself to peek over at her I catch my breath: she doesn’t look mad "Do you hatethoughtful "I just … I never knew, that’s all" She pauses again, processing "So last night …?"

"I thought it , to him too I knoas stupid," I add quickly, "And this is probably, like, my karmic punishment, but, I couldn’t help it It’s him, Jules," I say, sinit out loud makes it all real somehow I love Daniel, and now I’ll never have hiet; hell, now I’ll probably never see hi her down, and for gettingreal could happen Forany part of this day about me

"Don’t be," Juliet says firmly She looks at me intently, "I mean it, I just want you to be happy Both of you, and if it’s with each other--"

"That’s never going to happen" I cut her off "He couldn’t haveHe doesn’t want to be with me Why would he?"

"Don’t even say that" Juliet orders "You’re a, you know that, and if he’s too dumb to see it, that’s his proble to go ive Daniel a piece of her h "I love you," I tell her