02/06/2026
I was ten feet away, paralyzed. I was about to lose my job. I was about to be humiliated.
Lily didn't flinch. She tilted her head, looking at his stormy grey eyes.
"No," she said, her voice ringing out in the silent ballroom. "But you look like my daddy did before he went to heaven. You have the sad eyes."
Julian froze. His grip on the glass tightened until his knuckles turned white.
Lily reached out her tiny hand. "My mommy says lonely people need hugs. Do you want to dance?"...
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