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“Because he’s Juliet’s brother.” I widen my eyes. “Behave.”
“If he tries to pick up Rebecca, you are so fucking dead,” he whispers angrily. “Girls love that grieving bullshit.”
“You are so fucking dumb I can’t even stand it,” I whisper. “She doesn’t like you.”
“Give me time.” He rolls his lips as he looks around the room.
“Fuck me.” Ant rolls his eyes. “I’ve just had to live through Henley’s shitshow with his neighbor.” He gestures to me. “If you want to date Rebecca, I’m moving out of the street. I can’t deal with the drama.”
“Good. Fuck off,” Blake replies. “You’re boring anyway.”
“What do you mean my shitshow?” I snap, affronted.
“Oh, let me think . . . you can’t stop thinking about her, but you don’t want her. You don’t want her, but you keep jumping the fence. Her dog thinks he lives at your house. You hate her, but she’s the best sex of your life—do I need to go on and on and on?” He rolls his eyes in a dramatic fashion.
I smile. It was a bit like that, actually. “Well . . . now I love her. So my shitshow turned out exactly how it was meant to.”
“You got lucky,” Ant fires back. “I don’t know how she put up with you for so long.”
I smirk. “I know. Me neither.”
“Speak of the devil,” Blake whispers.
We turn to see Juliet walk through the door. She’s wearing a flowing white dress, her hair is up in a messy bun, and she’s wearing big gold hoop earrings. She laughs and kisses Winston as she greets him.
And it’s the best laugh; happiness is just oozing out of her every cell. I can feel it all the way to my bones.
As I watch her, my heart nearly beats out of my chest. It’s like she has this pink glowing aura around her, so filled with love and tenderness. I’ve never met someone who is as beautiful on the inside as they are on the out.
She glances over, and our eyes meet. She breaks into a big, broad smile, and time stops. “She’s so fucking perfect I can’t stand it,” I whisper to my friends.
“Oh god.” Blake rolls his eyes. “Don’t put me through it. Who are you, and what have you done with Henley? I think I liked you more when you were fucked up.”
I chuckle.
“You’re fucking pathetic, man. Get a grip on yourself.” Ant winces.
Where Juliet is concerned, I am totally pathetic. I can’t deny it.
Nor would I want to.
“Pussy whipped,” Blake mutters under his breath.
I smile, because never has a truer word been spoken. “Happily so.”
Juliet
My eyes meet with Henley’s, and he gives me the best come-fuck-me look in all of history. I feel it all the way to my toes. He immediately strides over. “Hi, Chloe. Hi, Rebecca.”
“Hi.” They both smile.
“Hello, Miss Drinkwater.” His eyes flicker with naughtiness.
“Hello, Mr. James.”
His eyes drop down my body and back up to my face. “You look lovely.”
“Thanks.” I beam.
