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Chapter Fourteen

Juliet

Days and weeks melted into one another Roether as anted but the moments we shared were intense

Half the ti out in the park, other tiraphy lab Mr Broom seemed oblivious, which worked in our favor

Royrouped together were my favorite

Even if it was so We lived in a poor, rural area The likelihood of anyone in this class ever using ballroo skills was pretty slim

Itto teach us, but I secretly loved the lessons Especially the way Roman made it clear to every boy in our class that I was off-liirl who approached him to be their dance partner

Yeah, his new-guy-with-the-violent-teirl in our school They see” the bad boy

Only I knew the truth Rory—but he had plenty of valid reasons for that rage He didn’t need fixing, he needed sooodness

I was happy to be that someone

“Lift your head, Juliet,” the teacher shouted “Feel where he leads”

“I feel where you lead all the time,” I mumbled

Roh and seeenuine smile onto his oh-so-serious face Occasionally, so that came out of Vienna’s mouth would make him chuckle, and I loved those moments too

We truly understood each other He laughed at my jokes, no matter how randoot my quirky sense of hu I was a weirdo

“Sometimes I’m not sure who leads who” Roman winked and spun me around

That was ridiculous I was so under his spell, it wasn’t funny He pulled ainst his chest for a brief th

Besides giving me an opportunity to publicly touch etting in trouble, the dance lessons were great because we didn’t have to change into our dorky, inappropriately sized gym uniforiven me for Christmas It was frilly, with layers that fanned out each ti me feel like a modern fairy-tale princess

Class finished and Roave me a quick peck on the lips before I dashed off to the locker rooe, but I did need to collect my backpack for our next class