66 — “You know where to find me.”

I sigh deeply and give a discreet smile. “Nice try.”

“Well, at least I tried.” Tyler shrugs his shoulders, then returns my smile. With a pat on the table, he stands up. “If you change your mind… you know where to find me.”

I watch his broad back move away and can't help but check out the way his muscles mark his shirt. He must spend a lot of time in the gym, but… His body isn't like Julian's.

Argh… No one is like Julian!

I reach for my phone fearfully, with my heart pounding desperately in my chest… Now that I think about it, at that moment, Julian seemed about to ask me to lunch. But I was too scared, too afraid that his words would hurt me even more. So yeah, I ran away.

Of course I ran away.

With withered shoulders, I look at the screen of my phone, at the messages… There are none from Julian.

My heart is so tight… I'm so sad that tears threaten to rise in my eyes and