Evelyn's POV
I gave Julian’s trench coat one last check, making sure it was perfect. I even spritzed a little perfume on it. I loved Julian’s scent—Maddie and I had tried to pinpoint it but never could. So I just sprayed a similar one to give it back to him.
Ding—
My phone buzzed again.
Julian: Been waiting forever. Starting to wonder if I should cash in one of my chances.
Evelyn: It hasn’t even been ten minutes…
Julian: I started the timer the second we parted.
Evelyn: So are you going to use one of those chances?
Julian: Don’t tempt me.
I grabbed the bag and headed downstairs toward the parking lot.
When I saw the little sulking emoji Julian had sent, I couldn’t help smiling. It was… weirdly cute.
“What’s got you smiling like that?”
I froze.
Because that voice belonged to Se
