His mother nodded slightly. “Well, that’s fine. How about we go up there and go to bed? We can get some rest before we leave tomorrow morning. Do you think you can handle sleeping tonight? I know that it’s been awhile since you slept properly, and I thought it might be a good idea for you to sleep in today so that you could relax and recover,” she suggested, hoping that Julian would agree.Julian shook his head immediately. “No, mom, I’ll stay up all night,” he insisted. “Don’t worry about it; I’ll sleep tonight.”Catherine paused for a second, unsure of whether or not she should accept his offer. In the end, she decided that this was probably something that would be best for Julian to be able to sleep a little longer than usual, anyway.“Alright,” she said. “We can try and make plans for tomorrow.”He nodded in response. “It’s a deal,” he said.“Then let’s go upstairs.”The two siblings ascended the stairs slowly, not saying a single word until they reached the bedroom. Once they w
After a few minutes, she turned and walked back over towards the hall, but then stopped again, remembering what had happened before she walked into the kitchen. She turned back to the bedroom and carefully moved the curtains back to the right position, taking care not to make too much noise. Then she slipped quietly back out into the living room and started pacing back and forth anxiously, thinking about what to do next. After a few moments, she stopped pacing and went to sit down in the chair next to the beautiful garden scenery. She tried her best to focus on the view before her, but she kept noticing little details that she had previously failed to notice during the previous days. It had been a whole two months since Sergio had first moved in and had already made quite an impact on her life and the lives of her children. Even though she knew that she and her husband weren't really in love anymore and that he was far happier now without her, she still couldn't help but feel sad
"So," she said quietly, "do you remember the conversation that we had earlier? About Julian and his family?""Yes," he responded, turning his head to look at her as he spoke. "Is there something wrong?"Catherine shook her head. "No, nothing like that," she replied, shaking her head. "In fact, it sounds like everything's going to be fine for the most part. He'll probably need a bit of time to adjust to all this, but after everything has settled down, everything seems to be going to plan. Well, almost everything anyway," she added.He gave her a questioning look, unsure of how to respond to that. Eventually, he decided to ask her anyways, deciding to try and piece things together. "Are you concerned about him?" he inquired."Of course I am," Catherine replied quickly, rolling her eyes slightly. "He hasn't spoken to us much ever since he came here. He doesn't even talk to his mother much, so why don't you worry a little less and just go enjoy yourself? You're obviously bored out of y
Julian was still standing awkwardly by the front door after Catherine left. His body swayed slightly to one side, feeling as though he was having trouble staying upright due to the effects of the heavy drinks coursing through his system, yet he refused to give in to his dizziness. He could feel his eyelids begin to droop and his eyes started to flutter shut involuntarily. Just as he felt himself falling backwards, he felt someone's hands grabbing his arms and holding him steady. He forced his eyes to open again, not wanting to fall asleep on the doorstep in his condition. He raised his head and looked up and saw that he was now facing the owner of the voice which had caught him."Hello Julian." he heard someone say. When he looked up, he could see that the voice belonged to none other than him."You should come inside. You are freezing," He exclaimed."Yeah," Julian agreed tiredly, stumbling slightly forwards when Thomas released his grip on his arms. "I've been drinking too much."
"What's wrong?" she inquired, causing him to look up sharply.He blinked at her in surprise before letting out a quiet sigh. "Nothing," he replied shortly. He looked down at the plate of food once again and finished off the last of his glass of juice."Then why are you looking so sickly? Are you ill?" Catherine questioned. "If you are, you should go home and rest," she added, trying to sound calm. "You look terrible.""No, nothing's wrong. I'm fine," he insisted."You're not fine. Something has obviously upset you," Catherine stated, crossing her arms across her chest. "Tell me, what happened last night?""Nothing happened," he insisted. "It's just that I have a lot on my plate right now...things have been difficult lately, that's all."Catherine tilted her head curiously. "Difficult how?" she asked."Things are complicated between me and Finn. Well...they might seem complicated because of everything that happened with Serena, It's just…I really care about him," he confessed, drop
"Well, you still had plenty of those drinks in your system at the time. It would have been unfortunate for you if you'd spilled your entire liquor supply onto yourself," she said teasingly, nudging him slightly in order to cause him to laugh again."I suppose," Julian agreed. "Though I have to admit that I am thankful that you stopped me from getting myself drunk."Catherine nodded. "Yes, you would have definitely done something foolish, like throw yourself into the street or onto the sidewalk," she commented. "It would have been far less painful if you'd merely jumped off the roof of the building.""So that's what happened to my face?"Catherine immediately regretted telling him that. It had slipped out before she could stop it, and she hadn' t intended for him to find out like that.She swallowed loudly, trying her best to hide the sudden fluster that rose to her cheeks as she glanced downwards."You're lucky you weren't injured. Otherwise, I probably would've killed you," she mut
A soft knocking on the bedroom door interrupted her thoughts, causing Catherine to jump slightly as she quickly sat up straight. It wasn't long before she heard the sound of footsteps approaching, accompanied by a soft sigh. Without turning around, she waited patiently for the owner of the footsteps to approach her bed before she spoke."Come in," she called.The door slowly opened a few seconds later, revealing Julian standing silently in the doorway. When he saw Catherine sitting upright, he walked over towards the bed, stopping beside it before speaking in a quiet tone."Curtis woke up earlier. He asked me to inform you that he needs to speak with you for a moment," Julian told her quietly.Without waiting for her reply, Julian turned on his heel and exited the room without another word. Once the door closed behind him, Catherine turned her attention back to him, noticing that he had stirred awake and was staring blankly into space. She placed her hand gently upon his shoulder, g
"Thank you, Julian. I'm sorry for worrying you. You were right earlier, we're not ready to give up yet. Maybe one day I'll stop doubting myself so much and I'll be able to stop worrying that I'm putting you in danger everyday. So thank you for being patient with me."With that said, Julian moved himself away from her embrace, getting off of the bed and walking over to where his clothes had been left neatly folded beside the foot of his bed. Catherine remained silent as he pulled on his shirt and trousers before turning back around and slipping his jacket on. As he stood there, adjusting his collar and buttoning up his shirt as he looked over towards her."So how are you feeling?" he asked her hesitantly.Catherine raised her eyebrows slightly in confusion. "Fine. Why?""Because it seemed like you were crying earlier," Julian replied quietly.Catherine hesitated slightly, pursing her lips slightly. "I'm sorry, it was just hard seeing you like that. I don' t deserve you after all that
"It sounds like your husband was really great." He remarked. She nodded slowly, not saying anything in response.Julian knew that she probably needed to process what happened before she could continue talking to him about it. He waited patiently.After a few moments, she took a deep breath and lifted her head."Do you remember when I said that my mother passed away a year ago? Well, it wasn't actually a death. It was a suicide." She revealed quietly. "We had just moved here after that." Julian nodded. He remembered the day perfectly. He had taken her to visit her mother and she had shown them around the house. They had visited the cemetery and Serena had talked about her mother for the entire time.She seemed happy. It was obvious how fond of her mother she was. Julian smiled slightly at the memory."Well, she did it. I think that my father may have been responsible. After he found out, he got violent. And he didn't take it well when she killed herself." Serena explained. She shrugg
The sound of soft footsteps alerted Julian to the presence of another person entering the room. He turned around and gave his visitor a weak smile."Hi" He whispered. She returned the gesture with a soft smile of her own."How are you?" She asked concerned, moving to sit down next to him. He glanced at her briefly and shrugged."I'm alright. Tired. I think I caught a cold. I feel pretty gross, too. My throat is hurting." He answered honestly. She chuckled."That happens sometimes when you get sick. Have you eaten anything?" She asked him. He shook his head. "I can cook you something.""No, no. I can eat when I have the chance." He protested."You shouldn't. It can cause more harm than good." She told him. He sighed quietly."I know. But I'll eat anyway. If it means that I won't starve to death, I'll eat." He insisted. She laughed again."Okay" She agreed after a beat.Silence fell between them as they both stared blankly at the wall opposite of them. After a few minutes of silence, h
"I see…" She paused for a moment before she spoke again. "Can I ask you something though?" She inquired. Julian nodded absentmindedly. "What happened?" "Why did you have that conversation with her?""Because…” He started explaining vaguely. “Because…" He trailed off as he tried to find the words to explain to her. It was true that he didn't want to burden her with anything concerning his relationship with Serena. However, he knew that he couldn't hide things from his family forever. If he did, then eventually they would discover that something was wrong with him. He sighed heavily as he ran his hands through his hair in frustration."Dad, can you give me a minute? I'll be right back" He whispered. Without waiting for his father to respond, he ended the call and went back inside the room. He stood behind the couch for a few moments as he listened to the soft sound of Serena's breathing. He could barely make out any sounds from the living room.He approached the sleeping girl slowl
“Yeah, I’m fine. Don’t worry.” She smiled reassuringly, hoping that her boyfriend would believe her. Julian smiled back at her.“Alright then” He said in response. He leaned forward and pressed another tender kiss onto her lips. A few seconds later he released his fiancée from his embrace and turned to open the horse carriage. Before leaving the parking lot he glanced at his wife once more. “Stay inside, all right? No wandering around alone.” He added.“Sure. Don’t worry.”“I don’t care if you stay inside the whole time, I will still worry.”“Okay” She laughed and waved at him as he drove away. She waited until he disappeared from view before returning to sit down on the sofa once again. She was silent for several minutes, pondering what he had told her before. As she sat there and stared ahead at nothing particular, she suddenly felt like she was suffocating.She took in a deep breath and closed her eyes for a second. When she opened them again, she found herself sitting there sta
He smiled gently and leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on his fiancée's forehead. She chuckled quietly and moved her hands to hold the back of his head. They stayed like that for a few moments before Julian pulled away."I need to go check on something." He announced getting up from the couch.Serena watched curiously as her husband headed towards the kitchen. She tilted her head to the side and crossed her arms in front of her chest."Do you think that he might be cheating on me?" Serena whispered to herself.Suddenly the sound of footsteps caught her attention. She looked behind her and spotted Julian leaning against the door frame watching her."Hm?" She hummed. He shrugged his shoulders."Nothing. I guess you should come with me." Julian told her as he gestured towards the hallway."Where are we going? And why?" Serena asked."I'm checking if my mother and father are home and if they have any guests." Julian answered as he walked toward the closet to retrieve his jacket and t
After another minute or two he started moving his hand slowly. He caressed her side slowly, enjoying the feeling of his thumb brushing against her tender skin. He pressed a gentle kiss to her inner thigh and started teasing her.“Please….please don’t….stop” Serena begged breathlessly, her eyes still closed. The prince smirked and continued to stroke her thigh slowly. He reached the peak again, but hesitated. Just as he was about to push inside her and make her come, there was a knock on the door.Serena froze and tensed in his lap.“Are you expecting anyone?” Julian asked calmly as he continued to stroke her inner thigh slowly. The princess shook her head no and slowly slid off of his lap.“No, it can’t be my parents. They aren’t home yet." She muttered worriedly. Julian furrowed his eyebrows. Something doesn’t seem right. He looked over to his wife and noticed that she was staring intently at the door. There was fear evident in her blue orbs. What could it possibly be.“Go answer t
“I love you so much Serena.” Julian said placing a few quick pecks on the girl’s lips. He heard some gasps around him and saw that everyone else were looking at him weirdly. He frowned and pulled away from the girl. “We have to pay for these groceries so let’s hurry up okay?” He said before grabbing the shopping basket from her hands.A few minutes later they were leaving the grocery store and Julian couldn’t hold back the huge grin on his face. This is definitely the best day of his life and he wouldn’t change any minute of it. He finally proposed to his beautiful queen and got a yes from her."I am so happy." He thought happily.He looked over to Serena who was walking next to him and noticed that she was also smiling like a fool. As soon as they got in the carriage, he reached out and held her hand. "So many things happened yesterday. Our parents came, I proposed to her, she said yes, she said yes to marrying me and I kissed her." Julian laughed and squeezed the princess’s hand
“You look cute today.” His girlfriend said while looking at the prince who is smiling at himself while wearing his blue coat and holding his hand. “How can I look cute when you are wearing the prettiest thing on earth?” His boyfriend said kissing the redhead’s hand.“You are lucky I love you then.” Serena chuckled taking the boy’s hand and heading towards the exit of the park, the prince couldn’t stop smiling.They arrived at the ice rink where they usually meet each other. Their friends is there already waiting for them and they went to the ice skating rink together. This is where Serena found her boyfriend. He was wearing a red robe with scarf wrapped tightly around his neck, gloves and long coat. The boy was smiling brightly like a mad man while trying to keep his balance on the slippery ice, he looked adorable."Do you like it?" Asked Julian while looking at her. The princess was busy admiring her boyfriend, her heart was beating rapidly inside her chest and she felt herself blu
Suddenly, the dragon let out a deafening roar. It echoed throughout the entire pier and caused many people to yelp in pain and fright. Several people started crying and clutching onto their friends' arms tightly as if they would fall apart at any moment. Serena couldn't take her eyes of the terrifying beast which was now standing proudly right before them, roaring and snorting menacingly. It was impossible to tell how many people were trapped inside those gigantic jaws, as the darkness prevented them from seeing. But judging by the loud growls coming from the creature, they must've been close to death.After a few seconds the roaring sound gradually decreased until it eventually disappeared, leaving behind an eerie silence. The crowd was dead silent. Everyone remained motionless, except for the tears streaming down their cheeks and the shudders that wracked their bodies. No one made a peep or uttered a single word. Everyone was glued to the horrifying creature in front of them, a