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“Or did you miss the part where my boyfriend proposed to you .” No he didn't. “I certainly didn't. So leave. Because I never want to see either of you ever again.” With one final twist of the verbal dagger she adds, “I'm sure you, of all people, can understand why, Julia.”
    The door slams behind us and the tears I've held on to burst. I can't believe I did this to my best friend. Wayne wraps his arms around me and whispers soothing words but I can hear her sobbing through the door and it only makes me cry harder. Why did I do this to her?
    “It’s Julia.” I hear Ashleigh cry. “Wayne is sleeping with Julia.”
    “C'mon, we should go,” Wayne says, taking my hand. “Before Sean gets here.”
    “No!” I dig in my heels. “I want to see him,” I tell Wayne. “I... I need to...” I start to cry again. We hang around for near on thirty minutes after Ashleigh falls silent. I know my brother should be here by now but he isn't. When the door swings open, Ashleigh has a bag in one hand and Luca in the other. She glares at the two of us but doesn't speak as she makes sure the door is shut.
    “Where are you going?” I ask.
    “Not like it's any of your concern, but I'm going to Florida.” Florida? Why was she going to her dad's? “I'll make sure Sean lets you in to get your things.”
    The memory of placing my keys on the counter as I came home this afternoon flashes through my mind as Wayne says, “Is that really necessary?”
    The second he speaks she sends him a glare cold enough to freeze him out. Then she turns and walks away. I guess that she thought it was. I don't blame her for not wanting to trust us in her apartment alone.
    “Ashleigh!” I cry as she walks away. “Please don't leave it like this!”
    “Don't worry, Julia,” she tosses over her shoulder. “I won't expect an invite to the wedding.” She exits through the door to the stairwell.
    “What wedding?” I shake my head. “What the hell is she talking about?”
    My mind is so messed up. I'm homeless. Friendless. My brother is probably on the phone to my parents expressing his utter disappointment as we speak. So they'll be disappointed with me too. The only good things I have are the boyfriend I've stole from my friend, not a great start to our relationship, and my career which I'll have to give up if I want to keep said boyfriend. He is moving to Los Angeles after all. It's all or nothing for me and I don't even know if it's going to be worth it.
    “She's talking about our wedding,” Wayne whispers as he leads me towards the elevator. “You did miss how I unofficially proposed to you.”
    I gasp. My feet stop dead in their tracks along the hallway. This was all happening so fast. My world was spinning out of my control. A couple of hours ago I was fantasizing about the guy I couldn't have and now the earth had flipped its polar axis and that guy was saying he wanted forever. With me. Maybe I'm the one that's crazy.
    “Stop thinking, precious.” Wayne laughs. It’s a deep guttural laugh that teases the butterflies in my stomach. He steps into the space between us. His free hand slips over my tear stained cheek as his eyes search mine. “I mean it, Jules.” He smiles. “Come to LA with me.” His smile widens. “Come to LA to be my wife.”

 
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Four
     
    Three years later...
     
    My parents disowned me. My brother will only talk to me when his wife forces him to and my boss, she didn't believe me when I told her I was moving to Los Angeles with my future fiancé. She thought I'd been headhunted by a rival designer and was making up this so called boyfriend I didn't have three days before as an excuse. She screamed and shouted at me demanding I admitted I was going to a rival. When I didn't she had me escorted off the premises. So I added penniless to my list of woes before we came to LA.
    Wayne was a darling; he asked me to stay with him until we moved to LA. It was only going to be a couple of