juliana's pov
it takes a minute for me to fully realize what i had just said and done.
i kissed conrad, and told him why i came out there on the porch.
to finally do what i've wanted the day i first saw you.
"what stopped you from doing that sooner?" the boy i had just kissed asks me.
i quickly stand up, the actions of what i had just done fully sinking in.
"do not. and i mean do not tell anyone about what just happened, okay?" i say stirnly.
i need to put an end to this before it can even begin.
"wait. what?" conrad says confused
"did you not hear me?"
"uh yeah, yeah i won't. don't worry about it, jules."
he looks at me like his heart was shattered. i feel awful, but i know this is for the better. i cannot hurt the ones i love just to be loved by another.
i walk away into the beach house, maybe i should go talk to belly. but i physically can't, my betrayal to her would be written all over my face. so instead i head to my room, getting into bed. laying down, i feel like i had betrayed myself in some sort of way.
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conrad's pov
i sit there on the porch feeling like some part of me has been taken away. but i should've known this would happen. why would a girl like her fall for some idiot, lowlife like me? i could only ever bring her down. she needs to be someone who will lift her up and bring her happiness.
i somehow find the strength to walk to my room and fall asleep.
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juliana's pov
i walk into belly's room shaking her awake.
she stirs a bit before her eyes open.
"happy birthday bels," i say to her excited. "you're finally sixteen! how does it feel?"
she sits her self up on her bed and goes, "how about you ask me that question once i eat?"
she's never been a morning person, and neither have i. i just want her birthday to be perfect, and i don't want her to find out how badly i betrayed her.
i plaster on a smile and drag her out of bed.
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i never truly liked birthdays, well more exactly my own. it always felt somehow fake, everyone putting on a front pretending to like me by telling me happy birthday. it was never a special day to me, my family didn't really care, and my dad never even remembered it. due to that, i always wanted belly to feel like her birthday was something she enjoyed. i would never in a million years want her to feel so alone on a day where she should be celebrated.
susannah brings belly into a hug telling her how beautiful she looks. there's a chorus of happy birthdays that follow.
"happy sweet sixteen bells," jere says pulling bels into a hug.
"now belly button's getting old finally" steven says to his little sister, "happy birthday."
"happy birthday sweetheart." laurel hugs her daughter. "your mickey pancakes are almost ready."

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don't blame me - conrad fisher DISCONTINUED
RomanceJuliana Banks had been coming to Cousins Beach from a young age. Though her best friends older brother had always caught her eye. Conrad Fisher x Female OC started: july 2, 2022 ended: unknown