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proceed. I try to breathe normally while Greyston’s hand remains on me, but butterflies have taken up residence in my stomach, and my entire body feels like a crackling live wire.
    Ben notices the innocent touch, and his eyes leave mine to find Greyston. I’m barely able to contain an arrogant smirk when Ben’s stare hardens angrily, and his hands ball into fists at his sides. He looks like he’s about ready to punch something…or some one .
    “Where have you been?” Ben demands, still staring at Greyston but clearly talking to me. “I’ve been calling you and calling you… I even stopped by the coffee shop.”
    “I know. Katie told me,” I tell him, surprised by how icy cold my voice sounds as I push past him and slip through the door with Greyston hot on my tail. “I was out. I thought she told you.”
    Ben laughs dryly. “You don’t go out ,” he states like he knows me so well. “You’re too busy studying these days.” Okay, so maybe he does.
    The ridiculous accusation of his cheating being my fault haloes his statement, but I refuse to give him the satisfaction of seeing just how much it stings. “Maybe that’s just what I told you.”
    “Juliette?” Greyston interrupts softly, drawing my eyes to his. A wave of calm passes through me, casting the nerves aside as I get lost in a sea of blue. “Where do you want me to start?”
    “Um, that’s my stuff there. I think I still have a few boxes in the closet from when I moved in,” I tell him, my voice smooth and controlled, and point to my side of the room. “I should be able to fit most of it in my car.”
    While Greyston puts together one of my broken-down boxes, I start stripping the bedding off the single bed. Greyston and I are working together to fill a couple of boxes with my belongings, and I’m trying really hard to ignore Ben, but I can feel him standing right behind me.
    “Look, Ben,” I say without turning to face him, “I have nothing left to say. Honestly, I don’t even care anymore.”
    “What is that supposed to mean?” he snarls, grabbing my arm lightly and forcing me to turn around.
    Before I even know what’s happening, Greyston has pushed his way between us, forcing Ben to break his hold on me. He stares directly into Ben’s eyes. “I believe she told you she had nothing to say. Why don’t you run along to class now, boy , and leave us to pack up her things?”
    Something goes through me when Greyston stands up for me. I don’t know what it is as I’ve never experienced anything like it before. My entire body tingles, my knees feel weak, and my breathing deepens as he stares Ben down.
    “And just who the hell are you?” Ben demands. He doesn’t give Greyston a chance to respond before looking behind him at me. “Is this the clown you went out with the other night?”
    “So what if it is?” I ask snidely. I know it’s wrong to lie about something like this, but I can’t help but let Ben believe that Greyston and I were together in some way.
    He sneers at Greyston and then me. “Didn’t take you long to move on.”
    I can’t control the maniacal laughter that suddenly fills the room. “You’re joking, right? You’re accusing me of moving on too soon? You’ve decided to play the pot today, then?”
    Ben’s nostrils flare, and he focuses solely on me. Whatever he’s about to say won’t be pretty, but I’m ready for it.
    Greyston doesn’t let him get a word in edgewise, though, turning to me and holding my upper arms lightly. Slowly, he runs his hands over the length of my arms, and I sigh when they clasp mine. “Why don’t you take the first box out to the car while I finish up here, then we can head home.”
    “Home?” Ben repeats. “You’re living together?”
    I narrow my eyes angrily at him. “Not that it’s any of your business, but—” Before I’m able to finish telling him that I’m just Greyston’s tenant, Greyston shakes his head, silently telling me I don’t have to say