A Kiss At Midnight (Delilah and Caelum) novel Chapter 123

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My brows crease together, glancing back. A few tables away, Elias stood with a group of jocks and cheerleaders, one of the girls was practically hanging off his arm, laughing at something someone had said.

But he wasn’t looking at her as his eyes were fixed directly on Kaia. My gaze returns back at my best friend, watching as her jaw were still clenched.

Then she lowers her gaze to her food, suddenly very interested in whatever was on her plate. Something had clearly happened between them.

I had no idea what, and judging by the look on her face, she wasn’t exactly eager to tell me.

I squeeze her hand. “Okay, new plan,” this makes her looks up, “We’re having a sleepover at your place tonight.”

Her lips twitches, “Tonight?”

“Yep,” I nodded firmly, “Fuck the boys. Just us,”

A small smile finally appeared on her face, “Girls’ night?”

“Girls’ night.”

She nods, “Deal.”

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I knocked twice before pushing open Leo’s hospital room door. “Hey, troublemaker.”

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Leo looks up from his phone, and the grin that spread across his face made something in my chest loosen. “Look who finally decided to visit me.”

Rolling my eyes, stepped inside, holding up the fruit basket. “Please. I’ve been busy.”

“Busy doing what?”

“Being fabulous.”

He snorts at this, “That sounds exhausting.”

“You have no idea,” I walk over to the small table beside his bed, setting the basket down and he immediately leans forward, inspecting it like I had brought him something far more exciting than apples and grapes.

“How are you?” I asked.

“Still pushing,” the joking edge in his voice faded slightly, he continues, “this admission isn’t as bad as the first one, still sucks, though. Treatments are the worst.”

“I can imagine,” he shrugs, trying to make it sound like nothing and hated that he had gotten so good at doing that, “you’re doing great, though, seriously.”

He gave me a small smile. “Thanks, Juliet,” I laughed softly, sitting on the edge of the chair beside his bed while he dug through the fruit basket for a few seconds before sighing slightly, “I want pizza..”

“Of course you do.”

“I’ve been eating hospital food for weeks, I deserve pizza.”

“Not denying that,” he looks up at me expectantly and I smile, before adding, “how about I bring one when I come next time.”

He smiles triumphantly, “Deal,” then, almost casually, he adds, “We can ask Caelum to bring it since he’s on his way.”

My body immediately went still at that. “Caelum was coming?” the words left my mouth far too quickly and he blinks, his eyebrows pulling together.

“Why are you so jumpy?”

“I’m not.”

“You kind of are.”

I stood, suddenly needing to move. “I just remembered I can’t stay long.”

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He watches me carefully, something had change in his expression. “What happened?”

“Nothing.”

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“Something happened,” I reach for my bag, pretending to be far more interested in finding my phone than I actually was.

It’s been two days since I had properly seen Caelum, days since I’d had to look him in the eyes and pretend I wasn’t affected by everything that had happened between us.

I’d convinced myself I was fine, that I’d moved past it, that whatever this thing between us had been could stay buried. But the second Leo said his name, that carefully constructed wall inside me cracks.

Not completely, just enough for everything I had been trying not to think about to push through. I gulp, knowing I couldn’t be in this room when he walks through that door.

Leo’s voice softens, snapping me out of my thoughts. “Did something happen between you and my brother?” there was a hint of worry in his voice.

Forcing a smile, “Don’t worry your brain about it.”

“That definitely means something happened,” he stare at me for another second before sighing, “you’re weird.”

“And you are far too curious for your that litter brain of yours..”

“Hey..” he whine, and female lead chuckles softly.

“I’ll bring you pizza next time, okay?” his face brightens again.

“Extra cheese.”

“Noted.”

“And don’t forget the pepperoni.”

“Double noted,” I gave him one last smile before turning toward the door.

“Bye, Juliet.”

“Bye, troublemaker,” stepping into the hallway, I quietly pull the door shut behind me, only then did I let out the breath I had been holding.

My fingers tightens around the strap of my bag, I didn’t want to admit it, not even to myself, but I’d left because I couldn’t face Caelum.

Because I wasn’t sure how long that lie would survive the moment I looked into his eyes again

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My feet remained rooted in front of Daisy’s bedroom door, staring at the familiar painting as though it might

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