Fix Our Love [Sequel to Pretty Love]

Chapter 34- My Ghost, Where'd You Go?

[Pete's POV]

I watched one of the things I've ever loved leave me. Julia. She got in Patrick and Anna's car and left with them, leaving me with one less thing to love. I had no idea why I hurt her. How could I be so stupid to let her go?

"Daddy..."Melody said. "Will you and mommy be okay?"

I looked at her. All I did was shrug. "I don't know, Princess..."

She kept staring at me. She pulled something out from her pocket and handed it to me. It was Julia's wedding ring. But...no promise ring.

"Mommy told me to give this to you,"Melody told me.

I stared at it with tears in my eyes. I let her go. No. I was supposed to let her go when we both died, not now. I watched Melody walked away and I fell to my knees. Tears hit the hard wool floor and I slammed it. I cried like a baby. I lost her. What did I do?

[Time Skip]

It was bed time for Melody. I was in her room. Tucking her in.

"Night, Princess..."I said.

She smiled. But then she looked at my eyes that were red.

"You okay, daddy?"she asked.

I sighed. "No, Princess. But don't worry. I'll be alright. Just go to bed..."I kissed her forehead and left the room, quietly closing the door.

I lied. I knew I wasn't going to be okay. I slid my body down the door and had my knees to my chest. I cried. For hours now, I have. I knew I shouldn't have gone out with that girl. But I don't know why I did. When I thought I needed more love, I was wrong. I didn't. Julia was what I needed. Nothing else.

Later, I was in my room, sleeping alone. No familiar body next to me. Just cold covers. And cold tears filled with lament. I held Julia's wedding ring in my hand, remembering her. Why did I ever let her go? I needed her. I needed her with me, for the rest of my life.

[Anna's POV]

"Julia's been in her room for hours now. Why don't you check on her?"Patrick asked me as he cut some carrots that are going with our dinner.

I was pulling out some wine for us to drink.

"I don't know. She probably wants to be alone..."I replied.

Patrick stopped cutting and looked up. He sighed.

"No one wants to be alone, especially like this. She needs someone to comfort her...."he told me.

I sat down the bottle of wine.

"Okay. I'm not doing it because you told me to. I'm doing it cause she's my friend!"I went up to him and gave him a kiss. "I'll be back down soon."

He nodded while biting his lip. I smiled a small smile at him and headed to the stairs. As I walked up, I could hear faint sobbing coming from Julia's bedroom, which was the guest room till she came. I knocked on the door.

"Y-yes?"I heard Julia say.

"It's Anna. Can I come in?"I asked.

I heard silence, no response. But the door soon opened. Julia was in a white rob and her eyes were all red. And the weird thing was, she was drinking a bottle beer. She never drank.

"You took my beer!"I said.

She nodded sadly. "Sorry..."

She opened the door widely. I saw about three empty bottles of beer on her bed.

"You drank all of them!"I laughed. Then I hugged her. "Oh, you are breaking!"

I felt her nod. "It hurts!"

I sighed as she held me tight. "Let's sit down and talk.."

She nodded again. Julia let go and we walked over the bed. I sat down and so did she.

"You alright?"I asked her.

She took a sit of the beer. "No. I don't think I'll ever be."

"I really thought you two were meant to be..."I said

"THAT JERK!"Julia yelled.

I hushed her. "Its alright... He made a big mistake. You are such a good wife, a good mother. And a good friend."

"But why would he do this? He knows I love him! He knows I need him! He's the air to my lungs, Anna!"she cried.

She was about to take another sip of the beer but I grabbed it from her hands.

"Drinking isn't going to make it better. You're just letting yourself drown in sorrow. Don't do this to yourself. Julia, you're strong. You just need to show that you are!"I told her.

"I'm trying! It's just I need his ghost..."she told me.

"What if you don't? What if he wasn't the one...?"I asked slowly. She stared at me. Not a word came from her mouth. "Well, I'll just let you relax. Try watching The Walking Dead. That always cheers you up!"

She nodded slowly. "Okay. I'll try..."

I hugged her and sighed. "I know this is hard. But you just have to be strong. Can you do that for me? For me and Patrick? And Melody?"

I felt Julia nodded. "I'll try, Anna. Thank you!"She said.

She let go of me. I wiped her tears and smiled at her.

"Don't worry. Tomorrow will be a better day."I told her.

"How?"she asked.

I lightly punched her arm. "It doesn't matter how. It just matters that it will be better!"

She nodded. "Y-you're right,"she sniffled.

I got up from her bed and smiled. "Come down later if you want for dinner. If you don't, me or Patrick will bring you dinner. Okay?"

She smiled and nodded. "Thanks again."

"Hey, that's what friends are for. I always got to help out a fallen angel!"I chuckled.

A small giggle with a cry came from Julia. She wiped her remaining tears and looked down. Julia messed with her left hand, with a ring on there.

"What's that?"I asked.

She sighed loudly. "The promise ring Pete gave me..."

The room was quiet. It was like it was watching Julia, watching as she was filled with sadness. She slowly pulled off the ring.

"I guess I won't be needing it..."She said.

"Julia no!"I told her.

She looked up at me confused. "What?"

"Don't take it off..."I said.

"Why not?"

There was something I knew that could happen, but I wasn't sure. I just needed to believe it would happen sometime soon, or sometime later. But should I tell her?

"It's just...."I began. She stared at me. I shook my head. "Forget it. Just know dinner will be done soon!"
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😁😁So...Pete and Julia=💔 Whoops, I left you hanging with what Anna was thinking about.😬 But next chapter soon! 😘Love you!