Meant to Be

Chapter 40

Julia Pov:

When I woke up it was around 7 o'clock. It was a sunny and warm morning and the sun was trying to break through the blinds. I got up from the bed, put on my bathrobe and left the bedroom, heading towards the kitchen and the living room connected to it. There I met my ...

Just who Mark is for me? We have been meeting for almost a month, we also sleep together and have a good time with each other. However, we still haven't talked about what's next. And I don't like to live in uncertainty, so I decided to ask him. You only live once.

- "Hi!" - He greeted me with a smile on his face - "I'm just making breakfast for us" - he explained, and I walked over to hug him. - "Something happened?" - he asked carefully after a while.

- "Everything's perfect"- I said.

- "Go on, I can see that you are tired of something,"- he said, pushing me away from him.

- "So in the morning I was thinking who we are to each other?" - I said and I noticed that it was also not clear to him - "I do not want to press you anywhere, but we have a nice time and maybe this is a good moment to take the next step in our relationship."

- "Let me tell you, I didn't think about it at all. I don't want us to lose ourselves at some point and end it because we did something fast." - he explained, sharing his fears at the same time - "My life is not easy and along with the relationship with me, there are large luggage in hand. And I just..."

- "I'm not leaving you just because you have a baby on the way."- I said, cutting him off - "I know Lexie did it, but you don't have to worry about it with me. I am ready to have this child with you, even though legally it will not be mine. I won't be like Lexie that at the most important moment in your life, I'm leaving you alone."

- "Lexie didn't leave me. Never say that" -he said, and I realized I shouldn't have mentioned Grey - "We both did something wrong, and it's not her fault she wasn't ready. I am also to blame for having forced her to do so to some extent."

- "Sorry, I didn't mean that,"- I said and walked over to give him a kiss. - "I just want you to know that I'll be there for you. That I am ready to be in this child's life. I dream about becoming a mother myself and my time is slowly running out, so I am looking for a person with whom I will be able to stabilize myself and live happily ever after. And I feel you are this person. With you, I am happy and I feel safe. What do you feel?"

Mark stood and looked at me. All I could hear was his breathing, and all I could see was his eyes, a little above mine, staring at me.

- "I like you Julia and I want to keep getting to know you and see what the future holds for us." - he said after a moment of silence - "And I'm sorry I'm still so cold in our relationship, but Lexie and I broke up less than a month ago and it was a tough break-up and I still feel it to some extent. I planned to have a happy ending with her, but it won't work out so I want to open up to you and experience some joy."

- "I completely understand you. I broke up recently too, so I know what the pain is. And you don't need to be afraid to talk about your feelings. I know you need someone to talk to about Lexie and I can be that person. I can see that under this shell you have a sensitive, loving man in you" - I replied and put my hands on his shoulders.

- "Thank you for seeing this and that you give me time for all of this,"- he said and this time put his hands on my hips

- "Time heals wounds and in your case it will also be like that" - I assured - "And today I'm going to the hospital where you work for a job interview and maybe we will work together soon and thanks to that we will spend more time together."