~35~~
Bella took a few deep breaths to steady her frantically beating heart.
Jasper had left her there alone, obviously trying to minimize the damage he was likely to feel he'd caused. She had no hard feelings toward her friend, he hadn't known Mr. Gorgeous was behind her, and he had tried to help her out, even if it had possibly backfired.
She still had time to fix this—about twenty feet of time at the pace they were walking. All she needed to do was make eye contact with him again—if she could garner the courage to do so.
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