#Chapter 271: What Happened Last Night

“I didn’t say any of those things,” Julian said, after I explained exactly what Bridget had told me. “And I have no idea why Bridget would say I did.” I didn’t either, though I had some guesses, none of them very favorable to Bridget. “I guess I should tell you what actually happened, or you might not believe me,” he said with a self-deprecating kind of chuckle. He didn’t have to, exactly. I could see now, just from the way he was talking about it with me, that whatever Bridget had said happened was mostly untrue. At least, the parts where he had said those terrible things about me. It was much easier to believe that Julian had confessed his love and Bridget rejected it. I wouldn’t assume though. Julian could tell me the truth, if and when he was ready. “I’m just worried about you,” I said. “You’ve acted so strangely today. I don’t even recognize you.” “I guess there’s a reason for that.” Julian looked down as if ashamed. “It happened again.” I blinked, confused. “What happened