Julian stood frozen in place.
Lily had hit someone and then walked off without so much as an apology.
He should have been furious.
But somehow, watching her slowly walk away, all he felt was an unease he could not explain. It welled up in his chest and sat there, heavy and wrong.
He moved to go after her, but Gia caught his arm just in time.
"Julian, the shoot is about to start. I am a nobody. It took everything I had just to get on this show. I cannot afford to be late..."
Julian forced himself to look away and rubbed his tired temples.
He would go find Lily after the shoot. They could talk then.
But all through the taping, his mind was elsewhere.
He was so distracted that during one of the games, he accidentally knocked Gia into the water.
"Help!"
Gia flailed in the river, pan
