Ditched the Cheater, Pregnant by Mr. Righ novel Chapter 123

Chapter 123 After the Night Out

They headed back the same way as before, riding in Julian’s car.

The entire drive was quiet.

Julian didn’t say a single word.

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Lucy sat stiffly in the back seat, barely daring to breathe. She knew she had messed up tonight, and she was half expecting Julian to explode at her any second.

But even when the car pulled up in front of their building, Julian still hadn’t said anything.

Lucy couldn’t take the silence anymore.

She spoke first, “Julian, I swear I won’t go to clubs like that again.”

Julian finally glanced at her in the rearview mirror. “So,” he said calmly, “were those abs worth it?”

Lucy froze for a second, then her face turned bright red.

“I didn’t touch his abs!”

What she had touched was his chest.

Julian gave her a flat look. “Is there really a difference?”

He looked forward again.

“Places like that attract every kind of trouble. If something had happened tonight, you wouldn’t even have time to regret it.”

Lucy knew better than to argue right now, so she just nodded quietly and let him lecture her.

Thankfully he didn’t continue.

“Get out,” Julian said.

Lucy practically tumbled out of the car. She stood beside the passenger door and waved energetically.

“Bye, Julian!”

Quinn stood beside her and added politely, “Good night.”

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Julian didn’t look at either of them. He pressed the accelerator, and the car sped away down the

street.

Lucy hooked her arm through Quinn’s as they walked inside.

“Julian’s definitely in a bad mood,” she muttered. “Seriously, what rotten luck. Of all nights, he had to catch me there. Zeke must have ratted me out.”

Quinn was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open. She hummed absentmindedly in

response.

Lucy, however, was still excited.

“But honestly, those dancers tonight were pretty impressive. I actually got to feel one’s chest. You have no idea how solid that was.”

Quinn was half asleep as she listened.

I’ve felt that before.

The thought slipped into her mind automatically.

She suddenly snapped awake.

Wait. I did? With who? Julian.

She shook her head hard, trying to force the memory out of her mind. The moment was blurry and fragmented, yet somehow painfully clear.

“Quinn, what’s wrong?” Lucy asked.

“Nothing,” Quinn said quickly. “Let’s just go upstairs and sleep.”

Lucy suddenly remembered something.

“Oh right. Weren’t we supposed to treat Julian to dinner? When are you free? After tonight we should probably make it up to him.”

Quinn blinked. “Make it up to him how?”

Lucy shrugged.

“Take him out for dinner. Say a few nice things. That’s basically it.”

“That works,” Quinn said. “Pick a day. I’m free anytime.”

By the time they finished showering and got into bed, it was already past four in the morning.

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They slept straight through until almost noon.

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She stared at the sink. “Seriously?”

Dreaming about a man is one thing. But dreaming about Julian?What am I even thinking?

A knock sounded at the door. Quinn shut off the water before she realized someone had been knocking.

She wiped her face quickly and went to open it.

Lucy stood outside holding her phone.

“Quinn, I thought you were still asleep,” she said. “I texted Julian and set up dinner tonight. Is that okay?”

The moment Julian’s name came up, Quinn’s mind automatically flashed back to that one word.

Abs.

She froze for a second. Lucy waved a hand in front of her face.

“Quinn?”

Quinn snapped back to reality.

“Yeah,” she said quickly. “That’s fine.”

She still owed him that dinner.

It had been sitting in the back of her mind the whole time.

Once they finished that meal, and once she finished making the suit she promised him, there would probably be no reason for them to contact each other again.

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For some reason, realizing that made Quinn feel a strange sense of loss. Lucy dragged her to the kitchen to eat and chatted nonstop the entire time.

Before long, Quinn pushed that feeling aside.

Lucy told her Julian would pick them up at six.

“I booked a restaurant,” Lucy said. “Honestly, you shouldn’t worry about the price. Just pick somewhere good. Julian isn’t picky anyway.”

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