Amber’s POV
After putting Alice to bed, I met Julian back in the living room. It was surreal being in this house again, like returning to a past I thought had been long dead and buried. It must have been the environment, reminding me of the days when I thought we had been happy – before I really learned I was just some secret – but I felt my heart warming to Julian.
He was sitting on the couch with his arm stretched along the back of it. His eyes were hopeful as he asked me, “Sit with me?”
Maybe I should have said no, but the good feelings from our reunion and the general vibes of this place had me moving closer to him. I sank down beside him on the couch, and then leaned into him, pressing up against his side.
His arm fell down from the back of the couch and wrapped around my side ins
