Before she could second-guess what she was doing, she found herself walking right behind Gretchen. She needed to say what she had to say before she lost her conviction to do what was right. When Gretchen turned around, Julia knew right away that she was getting exactly as much (or as little) sleep as Julia was. “He’s yours,” Julia said, unable to stop herself. Despite the pain at the sound of the words, there was an enormous relief. “I don’t want to give him up. But I know him better than anyone else. I could have had him, once. I almost did for a little while. But you have him now. No matter
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