The Juliet Dilemma

Aliena

March 13th, only a couple days from St. Patrick's Day. She had told Nick that she could watch his sister's daughter Aliena Alden. He gave her the address and she showed up there that Sunday.

A beautiful, brunette woman with bright hazel eyes opened the door. She smiled.

"You must be Juliet Hunter." She said.

"Yep! That's me!" Julie beamed.

"Good, I need someone to watch him. I'm Viola Alden, by the way. I have to go, but he knows what to do. Aliena is currently taking a nap, but she should be up in ten minutes. Okay, thank you so much!" She said in a hurry.

Julie heard the door shut before she could even ask who 'he' was. She sighed. This day was going to be a surprise wasn't it?

"Hiya, Juliet!" A familiar voice said from behind her. She nearly jumped.

"Romeo Cameron!" She exclaimed, wiping around. Her blonde hair flashed through the air as she spun to face him. "Did you have to sneak up on me?" She screeched.

The familiar brunette boy with the messy hair, bright bottle green eyes, and classic red hoodie was indeed there, leaning against the wall. He cracked a grin that was oh-so familiar.

"Hello to you too." Romeo said walking over to her.

"I thought you couldn't be trusted to watch your cousin?" Julie folded her arms across her chest.

"Alone, I can't watch her alone." Romeo rolled his eyes. "And just so you know I'm actually great with kids."

"You can prove that true in ten minutes when Aliena wakes up." Juliet smiled. She sat down on the living room's navy blue couch. Romeo sat down next to her.

"So what's up?" Romeo asked.

Julie remembered what she had been dying to tell him.

"I went to the prison yesterday." Juliet began.

"Oh yeah?" Romeo leaned his head on his knuckle against the couch. Julie stared into his lively green eyes and smiled, softly.

"Yeah, I finally got some closure with my dad." Julie said. "I'm sorry I freaked out about it. I never would have done it without you. I probably would have just held my resentment for him inside until it killed me. So thanks..." Julie blushed, leaning in closer towards him.

Romeo grinned. "So you forgive me?"

"I blew it out of proportion. Yes, Ro, I forgive you." Julie put her arm on the couches rest.

"You actually talked to your dad. You moved on?" Romeo stated, double checking.

Juliet nodded. "Yeah-"

She felt a pair of arms wrap around her in seconds and engulf her in a hug. She was taken momentarily by surprise, before wrapping her arms around his stomach. He was so close to her... He smelled like pine trees.

"I'm so proud of you! I knew you could do it. You're amazing." He told her, letting go.

Julie blushed and nodded some more. She wanted so badly to get closer, to kiss him. They were so close. She knew he wanted to move on and she remembered Ivy's advice. She leaned in anyway, but didn't close her eyes.

Romeo blushed and almost leaned in, but thought better of it when he heard a small voice.

"Ro, where's my mom?" A little seven year old wondered. She had dirty blonde hair and big, green eyes. She was wearing a green t-shirt and small, blue shorts.

"Aliena!" Romeo ducked to the floor and scooped the little girl into his arms. She giggled. "It's your mom and dad's anniversary so we'll be watching you for the next couple hours."