Between You And I 💍 - Julian Jara Fanfic

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*Still Julian's POV*

Ethan eventually fell asleep. Those words he said to me kept replaying in my mind. Even though y/n was with Alex, Ethan never forgot about me.

I looked down at Ethan and smiled. I'm the luckiest man in the world to have this little boy as my son. At that moment, I heard footsteps coming down the stairs.

"Honey, why are you up so late?" Mom asked, sitting down next to me on the couch.

"I was putting Ethan to bed. How's y/n doing?" I asked. She looked at me with confusion.

"Wait, what's y/n doing here?" Mom asked. I sighed. I told her everything that happened. I had to! It was obvious something was wrong. By the end of it, my mom was on the verge of bursting into tears. I don't blame her.

"Look, just, please, don't bring it up to her. She doesn't need this right now." I said. Mom nodded.

"Well, I'm proud of you for what you're doing right now. That takes a lot of strength." Mom said. I shook my head.

"That's the problem! Everyone is coming up to me and saying that I'm the hero! I didn't save anyone! Alex did! He risked his life to save a child that wasn't even his own kid! Alex is the hero! He just couldn't live to feel the glory!" I said, anger in my voice.

"Julian, calm down. Everybody is asleep. I never said you were a hero. I was just telling you that I'm proud of you for being the bigger person and taking care of y/n." Mom said. I sighed and nodded.

"This is all a huge mess. I just wish things were the way they used to be. Where Alex was still alive, when Ethan was still a baby..." I said.

"When you and y/n were still dating?" Mom asked. I sighed.

"Don't say that." I said. She folded her arms.

"I know that you still love her. We all do." Mom said.

"So? That doesn't mean she's going to take me back. Her boyfriend just died, today! And he was one of my closest friends, Mom. If I get back with her, I'll make the situation worse." I said.

"Then, just wait. You don't need to get back with her straight away. And stop acting like she doesn't love you, we all know that she does. Even when she was with Alex, she loved you. She never stopped loving you, Julian. You just need to realise that." Mom said. I slowly nodded.

"You're right. I'll take it slow, but if she can't be with me right now, I'll just have to accept it." I said. She smiled at me.

"That's my boy." Mom said, kissing my forehead. I smiled back.

"Now, go to sleep. It's late and it's not good for Ethan." Mom said.

I nodded and went upstairs with Ethan in my arms. I took Ethan to Jovani. I then went back to my bed and laid down next to y/n. I wrapped my arms around her and kissed her forehead.

"It's going to be ok." I whispered.

*Your POV*

I woke up, but I wasn't in my own room. I looked around the room. It seemed familiar to me. Then, it came to me. It's Julian's room. I'm in Julian's bed. Why?

Right at that moment, the bedroom door opened. It was Julian, a tray in his hands. He smiled when he saw me. I faintly smiled back at him as he sat down on the bed, next to me.

"Morning." Julian said.

"Morning, Julian." I replied.

"I made you breakfast." Julian said, as he placed the tray in front of me.

"Thanks." I replied. I ate everything. It was awkward. Neither of us knew what to say. I was still confused as to why I was even here!

"Julian, you don't have to make me breakfast every morning and treat me like a princess." I said. He frowned, slightly.

"I just want to make sure you're ok." Julian replied. I sighed.

"I get that but everyone goes through these things. I'm no different." I said. Julian sighed.

"I care about you, ok. I hate seeing you like this. I'm not doing this out of pity, I'm doing this because you mean a lot to me and I don't want you to hurt yourself." Julian said. I nodded and smiled.

"Thanks, Julian. It really means a lot." I said. He smiled and we both leaned in for a hug. Somehow, our lips met. We immediately pulled away.

"Oh my god! I'm so sorry!" We both said at the same time.

"I shouldn't have done that, especially because of everything that just went on." Julian said, frantically. I simply put my finger to his lips, silencing him.

"It's fine, and it wasn't completely your fault." I said. We both laughed. We stopped after a while and I looked into his eyes.

"You ok?" Julian asked, placing a hand on my back.

"I'm not really feeling it. I think I'm coming down with something." I said, as I laid back down and pulled the covers over myself.

"Want me to lay down with you?" Julian asked. I nodded. He laid down next to me and pulled the covers over himself. I rested my head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around me.

"I feel bad." Julian said. I looked up at him with confusion in my eyes.

"Why?" I asked, interest in my voice. He sighed.

"Because, if what just happened didn't happen, Alex would still be alive and he would be lying next to you like this, not me. He was one of my close friends, I just feel like I'm betraying him by doing this." Julian said.

"I know, I keep thinking about it as well. But, now that I think about it, even though I love Alex and he was the first boy that I ever fell in love with, you were the one who fixed me." I said, kissing his cheek.

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