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going,”
she doggedly maintained in spite of his plea. “Thanks.”
He gazed at her mutely for a moment. “For what?” he
asked, sounding puzzled.
Julia
blushed . “For your thank-you.” She bit her lip.
He shook his head. “You’re thanking me because I thanked you?” he
established, an obviously teasing undertone in his voice
now.
“Uhm, yes.” She chuckled
despite herself, shrugging again. He bit
back a laugh, a playful light in his eyes. Julia’s felt her knees
buckling, her determination melting away like a Popsicle in the
Sahara. She had to get away from him right this instant. Gaby
would murder her if she knew about this. She backed away toward the
door, inwardly repeating ‘shit list, shit list’ like a
mantra.
“Don’t you
want some tea?” Michael pointed at the teapot and two cups on the
side table by his bed.
“I really
have to get goi ng,” Julia replied,
retreating a few more steps. “Axel is waiting for me…”
Her voice
caught in her throat when Michael bridged the distance between them
in two big steps and put both hands on her shoulders, his eyes
boring into hers. Julia stopped breathing
when he leaned into her and pressed a soft kiss on her forehead,
his body so close to hers that she wanted to lean back. “I’ll see
you soon,” he promised.
What was that?
Her limbs turned
cold. Michael had said the exact same
words to her the morning after they’d slept together. The morning
after which he’d never bothered to call her back.
Stifling a
sob, Julia pushed him away. She didn’t want him to see her tears.
How dare he invade her life again after callously ditching her only
a few days ago?
“Bye,” she
choked out before storming out the door and stomping down the
stairs. Without looking back, she opened the front door and ran
down the Giselakai. Michael would have
the noble task of explaining to his mother why she was fleeing the
scene. This was the last time she’d set foot in that place. Michael
was way too dangerous to hang out with – because he still had
access to her heart.
As she settled on the bench in the bus shelter,
Julia noticed two new messages had come in on her phone. She opened them both.
‘congrats on
gettin ur book job chick!! xx Gab’
‘didnt mean 2
hurt u. sorry. x mick’
She stared at
the second text message with red-rimmed eyes, taking note of the time he’d sent it to her. Straight after
she’d run out the door. So he really seemed to care about her
feelings. But why now ?
Julia sighed, resolutely putting away her
phone. If only she could put away her feelings for Michael as
resolutely, her life would be a lot easier.
That
night, Julia stepped into the pub wearing
a new summer dress. Yesterday’s bad weather was over. It was a
muggy summer night and all of Salzburg’s youth hitting the town
seemed to have gathered at O’Malley’s. Julia could almost feel
carefree, if not for the fact that her visit to Michael was still
bothering her.
“Hey, you
guys!” she called out enthusiastically, walking over to the table
where Axel, Florian and Moritz were sitting. “The
girls aren’t here yet?”
“We sent them
away to fetch us drinks,” Axel smirked.
Julia cocked an eyebrow. “I see.
Chivalry is dead.”
Florian rolled his
eyes. “Axel is just joking around. Tam
and Gab haven’t gotten here yet. Shall we go get drinks?” He tugged
Moritz’s purple mohawk. Florian and his new boyfriend made their
way to the bar holding hands and shooting each other lovey-dovey
smiles.
“So, how are
you?” Axel asked seriously when she took the bar stool next to him.
Julia had talked to him on Facebook after the accident, telling her
cousin all about her rescue operation in the woods, but they hadn’t
really discussed how the whole situation had affected
her.
“I’m okay.” She
shrugged. “What can I say? Small
world.”
“Strange world,” Axel added with
a frown on his face. “I mean, you of all people coming to his
rescue. Plus,
she doggedly maintained in spite of his plea. “Thanks.”
He gazed at her mutely for a moment. “For what?” he
asked, sounding puzzled.
Julia
blushed . “For your thank-you.” She bit her lip.
He shook his head. “You’re thanking me because I thanked you?” he
established, an obviously teasing undertone in his voice
now.
“Uhm, yes.” She chuckled
despite herself, shrugging again. He bit
back a laugh, a playful light in his eyes. Julia’s felt her knees
buckling, her determination melting away like a Popsicle in the
Sahara. She had to get away from him right this instant. Gaby
would murder her if she knew about this. She backed away toward the
door, inwardly repeating ‘shit list, shit list’ like a
mantra.
“Don’t you
want some tea?” Michael pointed at the teapot and two cups on the
side table by his bed.
“I really
have to get goi ng,” Julia replied,
retreating a few more steps. “Axel is waiting for me…”
Her voice
caught in her throat when Michael bridged the distance between them
in two big steps and put both hands on her shoulders, his eyes
boring into hers. Julia stopped breathing
when he leaned into her and pressed a soft kiss on her forehead,
his body so close to hers that she wanted to lean back. “I’ll see
you soon,” he promised.
What was that?
Her limbs turned
cold. Michael had said the exact same
words to her the morning after they’d slept together. The morning
after which he’d never bothered to call her back.
Stifling a
sob, Julia pushed him away. She didn’t want him to see her tears.
How dare he invade her life again after callously ditching her only
a few days ago?
“Bye,” she
choked out before storming out the door and stomping down the
stairs. Without looking back, she opened the front door and ran
down the Giselakai. Michael would have
the noble task of explaining to his mother why she was fleeing the
scene. This was the last time she’d set foot in that place. Michael
was way too dangerous to hang out with – because he still had
access to her heart.
As she settled on the bench in the bus shelter,
Julia noticed two new messages had come in on her phone. She opened them both.
‘congrats on
gettin ur book job chick!! xx Gab’
‘didnt mean 2
hurt u. sorry. x mick’
She stared at
the second text message with red-rimmed eyes, taking note of the time he’d sent it to her. Straight after
she’d run out the door. So he really seemed to care about her
feelings. But why now ?
Julia sighed, resolutely putting away her
phone. If only she could put away her feelings for Michael as
resolutely, her life would be a lot easier.
That
night, Julia stepped into the pub wearing
a new summer dress. Yesterday’s bad weather was over. It was a
muggy summer night and all of Salzburg’s youth hitting the town
seemed to have gathered at O’Malley’s. Julia could almost feel
carefree, if not for the fact that her visit to Michael was still
bothering her.
“Hey, you
guys!” she called out enthusiastically, walking over to the table
where Axel, Florian and Moritz were sitting. “The
girls aren’t here yet?”
“We sent them
away to fetch us drinks,” Axel smirked.
Julia cocked an eyebrow. “I see.
Chivalry is dead.”
Florian rolled his
eyes. “Axel is just joking around. Tam
and Gab haven’t gotten here yet. Shall we go get drinks?” He tugged
Moritz’s purple mohawk. Florian and his new boyfriend made their
way to the bar holding hands and shooting each other lovey-dovey
smiles.
“So, how are
you?” Axel asked seriously when she took the bar stool next to him.
Julia had talked to him on Facebook after the accident, telling her
cousin all about her rescue operation in the woods, but they hadn’t
really discussed how the whole situation had affected
her.
“I’m okay.” She
shrugged. “What can I say? Small
world.”
“Strange world,” Axel added with
a frown on his face. “I mean, you of all people coming to his
rescue. Plus,
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