Sprinting up the stairs and into her room, Jenny saw that Julian had made himself comfortable; arms behind his head, body stretched out onto the bed. He turned his head as he heard Jenny come in

"How did it go?" he asked, interested if her mum had bought the story.

"Great.." she said as she stumbled around her bag looking for he phone.

Julian could see she was looking for her phone and got up and helped her search. Eventually they found it under the bed where it must have fallen out of her bag. She explained that they were going to spend the night at Dee's where they could be away from her parents so that they could sort out how to explain this to the rest of her friends. Julian was hesitant at first, but agreed in the end. Jenny was very pleased that he accepted whatever she thought was best to do.

Jenny typed in Dee's number and rung her.

"Oh hey Jenny! What's up?"

"Can I come and stay over with Julian please? I need to keep away from my parents while I decide how to tell everyone about him. Please?"

"Yeah sure, no problem! I'll get a room ready. Come whenever you want! Bye!"

Jenny hung up and started to pack an overnight bag with all her essentials and spare clothes. After packing her own bag, she started packing Julian's bag. She got all the new clothes out of their original bags and neatly folded them into the new one. It didn't take long, and before she knew it she was walking out the door in her cardigan and her sandals with Julian. She shouted goodbye to her parents and left the house.

Dee's house was only a twenty minute journey on the bus; Jenny and Julian managed to walk it in forty. Dee greeted them both and showed them into the spare room. It was quite spacious and Dee had managed to put a spare mattress on the floor for herself ready for the long night ahead. Jenny threw her bag and Julian's bag under the double bed and then sat on top of the duvet. Julian sat beside her and Dee opposite them.

"You'd never guess who we saw today Dee," started Jenny, breaking the silence and sensing Dee's awkwardness towards Julian.

"What? Who?"

"Tom. With Jessica Watson, you know the red-head?"

"No way!"

Dee knew that Tom had been looking at other girls, but Jenny could see that she was quite shocked. Jenny had been shocked at first too, but that had left her the minute she had started kissing Julian. Dee asked what she had done and Jenny explained plainly what happened.

"That's my girl!" said Dee, laughing.

No one understands anything quite like Dee, thought Jenny, relieved by Dee's reaction. She continued and told Dee about going shopping and that Julian enjoyed his first vanilla milkshake and how her parents knew etc. When she had finished Dee told Jenny how she had been bored all day and was over the moon that Jenny had called to come over.

"Now onto the main reason why I called, we have to - or should I say I have to - figure out how to tell the others. They are going to be so shocked, and have lots of questions that neither I nor he can answer."

"Okay. To be honest we might as well tell them the truth and all together, because if we lied they would find out eventually," suggested Dee, "And besides, they do have an understanding of how you really felt about him so they should be able to take it in. They will definitely be a bit shocked and surprised, but they should hopefully find a way to get around it."

"Well that was quick. Quicker than when me and Julian had to decide what to tell my parents - that took forever!" exclaimed Jenny.

"For something that was so short, I agree," added Julian.

They all laughed and Jenny was so grateful that Dee accepted Julian even after everything, because Dee understood that that wasn't him being himself. She wasn't sure how well the others were going to take it, although she thought that Summer would find it easiest. As weird as it sounded, Summer was the one who was able to forgive and forget the best, and Jenny was praying that they would warm up to him. She still had a few days left, so she would just have to pass the time with Julian and Dee. But what were they going to do? Maybe Julian could teach them about his world and Jenny and Dee could teach him more about theirs. Yes, though Jenny, that is a great idea.