The closer we got to the rink the worse it became. My nerves were in a complete disarray by the time the entrance came into view and at some point I genuinely considered turning around and pretending I'd forgotten I'd ever agreed to this. I could have told Sean I had things to do. I could have said no. I should have said no. But I hadn't and I knew why I hadn't and the reason was doing frantic laps around my chest right now. I rubbed my palm against my sternum like that would somehow settle it. I had taken that shirt from Sean with the full knowledge that Klaus would see it and I had wanted to see his face when he did. That was the truth. The whole embarrassing petty truth of it. And somewhere underneath all the wanting to provoke him was the knowledge that Julia was probably going to b

