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“No, no No arguing” Mrs Shields pressed a finger against her lips, h

“When are you leaving?”

“To”

“Oh! Wow Okay”

Mrs Shields shrugged “Might as well live a little and be spontaneous, right?”

Juliet laughed “I guess so”

We left Mrs Shields to finish packing for her trip At the end of the driveway, Juliet stopped A tentative smile trembled over her lips “I’ll have the place to myself Think you’ll find time to keep me company?”

My pulse charged Dozens of iether flooded my overheated brain Privacy No worries about teachers walking in on us or other people around

Juliet must have mistaken my silence for a no

“I’aze to the pavement “That was kind of forward I didn’t mean—”

“Juliet, of course I want to be alone with you” I flicked a glance toward the house “I want itYou know that”

She raised her head, a relieved expression replacing her uncertain one

The shitty reality of my impossible situation obliterated the iventhat jeopardizes it”

A guilty blush spread over her cheeks “That was selfish I’m so sorry I shouldn’t have—”

“Don’t apologize, butterfly” I wrapped my arure out a way”

Juliet

Was it wrong that the first thing I thought about was that house-sitting would give us an opportunity to be alone together? I was dying to have him all to myself Total privacy Where no teachers would burst in on us No angry uncles would show up Nothing but the two of us

That’s the only excuse I had for my selfish question

I knew Roman cared about me He showedextra reassurance that he was as into our relationship as I was

We continued the walk to et to his job I was about to remind him when he stopped

“There’s a chance our curfeill be extended for pro to talk to you about it”

A thrill went through ether