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Chapter 45 - My Future Husband

-Julien Grayson:

I stood in front of my mirror for longer than necessary.

Way longer.

The room was quiet except for the soft rustling of fabric and the faint sound of my own breathing, steady but a little too aware, like I was trying to convince myself that this was normal. That getting ready like this—this carefully, this deliberately—meant nothing.

It didn't.

Obviously.

I wasn't doing this for Pops.

I wasn't doing this because my dads were arranging something I didn't fully agree with.

And I definitely wasn't doing this to distract myself from someone else.

I exhaled slowly, staring at my reflection.

"It's not like I'm not in love with him," I muttered under my breath, adjusting the strap of my dress. "That would be stupid."

It sounded convincing.

Almost.

"I met him for one day," I added, softer this time, like I needed to hear it again. "That makes no sense."

Right.

Exactly.

It made no sense.

So whatever this feeling was, it wasn't that.

It couldn't be.

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