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Between Us pt 9

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Chapter 9: The Choice.

I had been staying at Julian’s apartment for three days.

Ethan hadn’t contacted me since the morning he told me to leave. No calls. No texts. Just silence. A part of me was grateful for it, but another part kept waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Julian had been surprisingly patient. He gave me space when I needed it, held me when I cried, and didn’t push me to define what we were. But I could feel the question hanging between us every time he looked at me.

He wanted an
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