LUCYS COUSIN - a julien baker fanfic

chapter fourteen - absentmind

(Juliens POV)

we had somehow gotten ivy in the car with the help of a few nurses. lucy had been filming everything so ivy would be able to see how funny she is when the anesthesia wears off.

when we got home, phoebe and bo had in fact made mashed potatoes for ivy, at 10AM.

when we walked in both individuals heads snapped back at us, smiling big when they saw the state that ivy was in. "phoebe!!" ivy said excitedly, walking to phoebe with her arms out, getting a hug and a forehead kiss from the silver haired girl in return. "hey buddy!" phoebe giggled, "i made you your potatoes" she said. ivy cheered and sat down at the kitchen bar.

me and lucy sat our things in our room and came
back to phoebe setting a bowl of potatoes infront of ivy. i sat down beside ivy, phoebe asking a couple of questions about how she did at the hospital.

phoebe giggled, i looked over at ivy to see mash potatoes all over her face. "oh baby" i giggle, wiping the potatoes off of her nose and cheeks. "what?" she asked, absentmindedly. "you're getting it all over your face, let me help you" i said, taking the spoon from her and helping her guide it to her mouth. after eating all of it, she decided she wanted to sleep.

(Ivys POV)

i woke up on the couch, the tv read 7:52PM.
damn, how long did i sleep? i look over, juliens reading a book in the chair across from the couch,  humming something quietly, making me assume she has airpods in covered by her hair. lucy's sitting at the kitchen bar scrolling on her phone, and phoebe is nowhere to be spotted.

i try sitting up, julien looking over at me and i see a huge smile stretch across her face. that goddamn smile. "hi baby" she says, still smiling, walking over to me and planting a kiss on my forehead. i smile back, "hi" i say, fairly groggily.

lucy looks over and giggles, "i got the funniest shit on video" "NO" i say loudly, making everybody laugh.

"how are you feeling" lucy asked me, "like shit, honestly. my mouth really hurts but it's fine" i replied. "yea that's normal, cold or hot food helps" lucy smiled. "do you remember anything?" julien asked, "uh, not really, no." i replied and she nodded. "you were funny" phoebe says giggling, walking out of her room.

we all talked, we laughed as we watched videos of me.

several days later, (dec 15th)
it was the day before julien had to leave, we were all pretty sad about it. all of her stuff was packed and sat beside the door for when she would have to leave in the morning.

phoebe dropped bo off at the airport so he could visit his family for the christmas season, knowing we would have to do the same for julien in the morning.

we didn't do much that day, mainly sat there, in our cozy living room, and just enjoyed each others company. we watched movies, played board games, well except for phoebe. phoebe hates games, it's a bit that's been running in our friend group since it formed.

that night was more eventful though, we went to karaoke night at our local bar. none of us drank, we just did karaoke and had fun.

me and lucy sang highschool musical music, just like we always had when we were younger. i had admittedly had the best night i have had in a while. me and phoebe sang call me maybe, barely being able to actually sing because we were giggling the whole time. me and julien took a picture of us kissing under a mistletoe decoration, it was super cute.
julien and phoebe sang something else that i can't quite recall, and we made our way home.

when we made it home it was around 11PM, we had to be awake at 6AM so that was gonna be difficult. we all walked into our rooms, phoebe actually went to go sleep with lucy. shortly after we made it to our rooms, lucy sent a text out to our groupchat saying "set your alarms!" making me and julien both giggle as our phones lit up with the message.

"i don't want you to leave" i said, pulling julien closer to me. she sighed, "i know honey, i really don't want to either. i'm gonna miss you, but i know we'll both be okay. maybe next time i go to nashville i can bring you along" she said, kissing my temple.

"maybe" i said, kissing her softly. "okay we need to sleep, it's gonna be rough waking up in the morning if we don't get enough sleep" she said.
i nodded and turned over, cuddling up against her.

everyone's alarm went off at the same time, i groaned and pulled the blankets over my head. i heard her giggle, i felt her lean over me to turn my alarm off. "time to get up!" she said, i groaned loudly again. "i know" she replied. i sat up, grabbing my phone to check all of my notifications while julien got dressed.

i didn't really get ready, i just threw my hair into a messy bun and slipped a hoodie on, keeping my pajama pants on. after i was done getting dressed, i walked out into the living room to the door open, and julien bringing her suitcase to the car.

we eventually got to the airport, the part i was dreading the most. we all said our goodbyes, she hugged phoebe and lucy, and then got to me. i didn't wanna cry, i was tired of crying. she held me for a few moments before talking, "it'll be okay" she said, kissing my temple. i looked up at her "i'm gonna miss you" i said sadly, she nodded in advance.

after standing there for a bit in her embrace she pulls away again. "i'll see you the 23rd baby" she said, leaning in to kiss me one last time. "be safe, please text me when you land" i say, "i will, i promise." she replied.

a/n: hi!!! sort of a filler chapter :') i can't believe there's only 7 days until halloween, anyways! next few chapters will be more eventful and interesting i promise! i've been having writers block and life has been quite busy lately, but it's alright!
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