Julian
Surprised was an understatement of how I felt following Ruby's farewell. At least, I assumed that's what it was. I usually had something to say, a quick response for everything. Momentarily, I was floored and speechless. I gazed at Ruby, wondering how in the hell I found myself in this position.
I didn't quite know how to handle being on this end of the 'breaking things off' spectrum. I was the one who ended things. Always. What in the name of alternate reality was going on?
The thing is, I was nowhere near ready to end what Ruby and I had going—even if I wasn't sure what that was. Not before I got to stick it to Stephen. Admittedly, using Ruby to get at my stepbrother was a major d**k move―probably more dickish than f*cking Stephen's actual girlfriend back in the day. But it w
