Unfinished Business- A Willex Fanfiction

Chapter 5- Insensitive Idiots

When Alex, Luke, Reggie, and Willie popped into the studio, Julie was sitting on the couch, anxiously fiddling with one of the necklaces she always wore. Her right leg was bouncing and her dark curls were thrown up into a messy pony tail.

When Julie noticed the boys' return, she jumped onto her feet, a frazzled look in her eye.

"Oh my god, you found Willie! Where was he? Is he okay?"

"Whoa, calm down!" Reggie said as Alex and Luke walked with Willie towards the couch Julie had been sitting on just moments before. Julie watched anxiously as Willie sat on the couch, noticing that his eyes were a little red.

When Willie was situated, Alex sat down next to him, keeping one hand on Willie's arm for comfort. Willie smiled at Alex, who blushed and looked the other way. Julie smiled. She hadn't ever met Willie before. But whenever Alex talked about him his eyes lit up and he got this dopey look on his face. Alex was falling hard, and his bandmates knew.

Julie walked over and sat down on the other side of Willie, smiling politely.

"Hi, Willie. I'm Julie," she said, sticking out her hand. Willie took it and shook it with a grin.

"Hey, Julie. I've heard a lot about you."

"I've heard loads about you, too," Julie responded, letting her eyes flicker to Alex who was glaring at her, his face bright red. Willie's face began to turn red, too.

"R-really?"

"Yup," Julie answered. "I can tell you and Alex are pretty close."

Julie watched with an amused expression as Willie and Alex glanced at each other, and then turned away quickly. Alex rubbed the back of his neck while Willie cleared his throat. They both looked incredibly embarrassed, and Julie decided that she had teased the two of them enough.

"Anyway," Julie said loudly, clapping her hands together. "Would someone care to fill me in on what Willie's telepathic distress message was about?"

Julie watched as Willie looked down, his shoulders tensing. Alex placed a comforting hand on his back, rubbing small circles that Julie knew were a calming method for anxiety. She watched Willie visibly relax as he shot Alex a smile, who returned it with a small blush. Julie opened her mouth, about to say something else, when Luke grabbed her hand and dragged her off the couch and to the side.

"Wait, Jules," he whispered as Reggie joined the two of them in a small huddle. Julie looked between them, confused.

"What?"

Reggie sighed, grabbing Julie's arm and bringing her closer to him. He looked behind her quickly before leaning closer.

"Caleb stamped Willie," he whispered into her ear.

Julie froze as her eyes widened and her mouth fell open. Luke and Reggie watched as she attempted to recover, blinking rapidly as she shook her head.

"He-he did what? Isn't that what he did to you guys?" She sputtered, her voice rising slightly. Luke and Reggie shushed her, looking back worriedly at Alex and Willie. When it was confirmed that the two of them hadn't heard what Julie said, they looked back towards the girl and nodded in sync.

"Yeah. Caleb found out that Willie helped us get the Orpheum performance, and..." Luke stopped and swallowed thickly, looking down at the ground.

"And he... got mad," Reggie finished.

Julie's eyes widened again and her hand came up to cover her mouth. She looked back towards Alex and Willie, who were still sitting together on the couch. They looked so happy, so lovestruck, that Julie would have smiled had she not been delivered the biggest emotional bombshell since her mother's death.