CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
I HAD JUST gotten out of the shower when I heard a knock at my door. I wasn’t sure who would be at my apartment so late. The only people I was even talking to were my parents, Shannon and Cara. It was unlikely any of them would show up unannounced, but possible. My money was on Shannon since she was the most impulsive of the bunch.
I threw on an oversized t-shirt and shorts, wrapped my wet hair in a towel, and quickly headed to the front door after the knock sounded again.
“I’m coming!” I called out as I trotted through the apartment, smiling to myself. It wouldn’t be the worst thing to hang out with a friend.
I opened the door and froze, the smile falling from my face. Julian Rivera stood in front of me, looking disheveled with his flushed face and hair in disarra
