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Today I have a few words for you :) So if you're wondering where my issue with Juliette is.

Juliette, from the very beginning, was one of my favorite characters. I still love her; she was so kind, friendly, and caring. She was there for everyone :((( When she lost her memory of Nick, I was very sad and disappointed. I had hoped that the memories would come back. As I told you, I loved her before all what happened. I felt really sorry for her when she turned into a Hexenbiest. I truly felt sorry for her.

And that's why, I use the old Juliette in this story. And I will use her a lot in this story too.

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Chapter 7

Sean looked at Juliette, shocked. "You did what?" He thought his ears were playing tricks on him when she said "I cheated on Nick. We broke up". But judging by Juliette's expression, he had heard correctly.

Juliette sighed, merely looking at Sean. There wasn't much else to say.

Sean opened and then closed his mouth again, lost for words. That definitely wasn't something he would have expected. Yes, he had heard about Nick and Adalind; he had been right there next to Nick when Adalind revealed that she was pregnant—with Nick's baby. So, he could understand how Juliette felt to find out her long-time boyfriend and possible fiancé had gotten another woman pregnant.

Even if he hadn't been aware it was another woman at the time.

"It's really stupid, running between you," Juliette said.

Sean put a hand on her shoulder to comfort her and couldn't help the sudden flashbacks to when they'd kissed. When Juliette had lost her memory of Nick. But this wasn't the time to reminisce and he mentally shook the thoughts away, bringing his attention back to the present—the conversation he was currently having with a distraught Juliette.

"And the worst thing is, I wish I could go home. Just— cuddle up with Nick, and forget everything that has happened," Juliette said sadly. "But I can't because Adalind as there," she said, a slight sneer on her face at the mention of the blonde. She sighed again. "And since we broke up before, I can handle it, know what to expect, I guess. It's a little easier this time to fight those desires." She went quiet for a moment, staring straight ahead, expression contemplative.

She looked over to Sean, "Why must everything be so complicated?" It was mostly rhetorical—she didn't expect an answer, but merely thinking aloud and voicing her frustrations. Thankfully, Sean seemed to get that and just gave a sympathetic look. She ran a hand through her hair, smoothing it again. "It's like, everything went to shit that morning of Monroe and Rosalee's wedding, when that bitch stole my body and slept with Nick."

"I can't really blame her for the Hexenbeist thing... it was obvious she had no idea that would happen," she added, voice still bitter. Even if it hadn't been intentional, she still got stuck being a damn Hexenbiest, a Wesen. The sex... well, that just complicated things even more, blurred lines and made things so confusing and convoluted she didn't even know what to think anymore.

Juliette looked at Sean again, "I want to say Nick and I had our problems," she trailed off for a moment, shaking her head. "But this—this was just too much for us to work past."

Sean couldn't help feeling sorry for her. For as long as he'd known Juliette, he'd never seen her looking so fragile. So lost and defeated. Not even when she'd lost her memories of Nick and her life had been turned upside down. But now, sitting on his couch and looking like a lost puppy, he could see the strain this was taking on her. Even though he'd been there when Adalind confronted Nick about the baby, it all still felt unreal. Like a bad sitcom.

He quickly shook off these thoughts, and returned his attention to Juliette, offering a sympathetic ear and comforting presence. He wanted to be there for her. Support her. And right now, that meant listening to her and being a friend.

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Adalind was still sitting on Nick's lap, his arms still wrapped around her waist. It was... a little strange but nice. And neither of them made any attempts to interrupt the rather intimate moment. They both wanted it, even if it was new and strange, unfamiliar territory. It was clear they both were enjoying the moment; cuddling, smiling at each other, sharing soft kisses every now and then.

It was an entirely unexpected development, but wanted nonetheless. The kisses had started out friendly, chaste almost, as both tested the waters. But they hadn't stayed that way, quickly getting passionate and surpassing anything that might be considered 'friendly'. They leaned in again, noses brushing gently, intent on another kiss when Nick's phone started ringing.

He sighed, regretting the interruption as they both leaned back, giving the other space to breathe and get their thoughts back in order. He didn't go for his phone right away. It kept ringing, though, buzzing inside his pocket. As much as he wanted to ignore it, he couldn't. He shifted a little, trying not to disturb Adalind's perch on his lap as he fished his phone from his pocket. "Sorry," he said, offering an apologetic smile as he adjusted his phone so he could see it properly. "I have to take this—it could be important."

Nick glanced at the screen and answered it when he saw the name. "Hey Hank."

"Hey Nick," Hank said. "You doin' okay?" he asked, having noticed the longer than usual response time for Nick to answer. Nick mumbled something that was a 'yes' and he tried to keep his amusement in check when he realized Nick sounded a little out of breath and he could hear soft, feminine laughter through the phone's speaker. "Well, the reason why I called is I wanted to ask you whether you feel like having a boys' night out. Meet up for some beers with Wu, Monroe and me? Rosalee said something about a girl's night with Adalind, try to get to know each other better, so I figured why not do something, just us guys."

Nick glanced up at Adalind and nodded, even though Hank couldn't see it. Regardless of the reason, it would be nice to have a night out with the guys. It had been entirely too long since they'd been able to just relax, enjoy their time together without there being some big drama or Grimm problem to sort through. "Sounds great. I'll see what Adalind thinks about it." He paused for a moment, looking down a little and lowering his voice a little, "Is Juliette there?"

"I don't think so," Hank said, after a pause to think. "Monroe didn't say anything about her when I last talked with him."

"Hmm, okay. Hold on a sec—I'll ask Adalind." Nick lowered the phone a little away from his mouth and looked at Adalind, the blonde still on his lap and obviously aware of the last few minutes of the phone call, but he asked anyway, "You wanna go spend some time with Rosalee?" She merely tilted her head, eyebrow raised, in curiosity. Nick smiled and explain, "The guys wanna have night out, talk a little, hang out, relax. And Rosalee would like to get to know you better—Juliette won't be there," he added when Adalind still looked unsure.

Adalind thought it over. She could say no and she knew Nick would beg off his plans with his friends and he wouldn't even make her feel bad about it. The little she already knew of Rosalee, she didn't think there would be many problems. "Yeah, okay," she finally said, smiling a little. "I think it's a good idea. Give a chance to get to know each other better."

"Adalind agrees," Nick said, bringing the phone back up to speak into it better. "I'll see you tomorrow, Hank." They said their goodbyes and hung up. Nick slowly tucked his phone back in his pocket before looking up at Adalind, smiling back when he saw the smile on her face. "So. Any ideas on what we could do?" he asked playfully.

Adalind hummed thoughtfully, pretending to think it over. "I might have an idea or two..." She said with a grin before leaning forward and kissing him tenderly.

To be Continued?