Page 19 of Romero and Juliette

It’s time to bring in reinforcements. I don’t want to air all of this to the entire team, so I create a new text between me, Liam, and Flynn.

Me: SOS!

Liam: What’s up, brother?

Me: First… Juliette is with me.

Me: In Houston.

Liam: Jude is gonna kick your ass.

Me: Probably. But she hid in the van and didn’t tell me she was with me until more than halfway into the drive.

Flynn: I’m here. What did I miss?

Flynn: Oh damn!

Me: Yeah. I haven’t gotten to the problem portion of my SOS.

Flynn: I can’t tell if I’m nervous or excited on your behalf.

Me: You know that chick I’ve been chatting with on the dating app?

Liam: You’ve mentioned her a couple of times.

Me: I think she might be Juliette.

Flynn: Wait, what?

Liam: He thinks his online girlfriend IS Juliette.

Flynn: No shit? Really?

Me: There are just a lot of coincidences.

Liam: This is good news, though. Right?

Liam: Both of the women you’re interested in are the same person.

Flynn: Does seem pretty damn perfect.

Me: But is it?

Liam: Tell me this… what is it about the woman online that caught your attention?

Me: She’s very easy to talk to.

Me: Obviously intelligent because she’s witty.

Me: I feel a connection that I can’t even explain.

Me: Which sounds stupid, I know.

Flynn: Not stupid at all.

Flynn: That’s how it always felt with Temple.

Liam: Wren too.