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2025-07-14 22:55:29Chapter Six — Julian
Julian knew he should stand up. He should thank Jamie for the walkthrough, walk him to the door, and end the night like a professional. But he didn’t move. Jamie sat across from him, laptop now closed, shoulders tight, eyes flicking between Julian’s and the desk like he was trying to decide whether to run or stay. The air between them had thickened. Too quiet. Too full. Julian’s hands curled slowly into fists in his lap, just to keep them still. “You said it wouldn’t happen again,” Jamie said. His voice was soft. Not accusing. Just… reminding. Julian met his eyes. “I meant it.” Jamie’s lips parted, like he wanted to say something else—but he didn’t. Julian stood then. Slowly. Deliberately. He rounded the desk. Jamie’s breath caught as Julian stopped beside his chair. Too close. Close enough to see the rapid rise and fall of Jamie’s chest. The flicker in his eyes. The pulse ticking just under his skin. Julian shouldn’t. He knew he shouldn’t. But his hand moved anyway. Lightly—barely there—he reached down and brushed his fingers along the side of Jamie’s throat. Just once. A whisper of contact. Skin against skin. Too brief to be anything. Too charged to be nothing. Jamie didn’t flinch. He moved into it. That was the problem. He tilted his head into Julian’s hand, just slightly, like it was the most natural thing in the world. Like he’d missed it. Julian’s mouth went dry. He could feel every breath in his body. Could hear the soft hum of the overhead lights. Could count each heartbeat like a gunshot in his throat. “Julian…” Jamie’s voice was a breath. And God help him, Julian leaned down. Their faces were inches apart now. Jamie looked up at him with eyes that held too much—want, caution, something else underneath that made Julian’s chest ache. It would be so easy to kiss him. So fucking easy. One inch closer and his mouth would be on Jamie’s again, and he wouldn’t stop this time. He couldn’t. But he didn’t move. He just stood there. Watching Jamie. Waiting. Needing. And then Jamie whispered, “You’re going to hate yourself in the morning.” Julian closed his eyes. His hand dropped. He stepped back. The space between them filled with all the things he didn’t say. “You’re right,” he said quietly. Jamie stood slowly, grabbing his laptop. “So am I going, or are you going to kiss me and deal with it later?” Julian looked at him. Really looked. And for one second—just one second—he almost said fuck it. Almost. But he didn’t. Instead, he stepped aside. Cleared his throat. Reached for the doorknob. Jamie didn’t speak again. He just walked out, leaving behind a silence that felt like the aftermath of something that never got to happen. Julian stood there for a long time, alone in his office, trying to pretend he hadn’t just let something he wanted more than anything walk out the door.
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