April 15, 1987
9:00 AM PDT
BTTF Universe

Marty woke up to The Heart of Rock and Roll by Huey Lewis and The News. At first, he was sure confused about why he was sleeping in the guest room of Doc's house. He then remembered the mysterious visitor, Julia Rundgren. He had quite a strange dream that he was to be married to Jennifer, but Julia had turned up as the bride.

Suddenly, Marty wished he had brought his diary along. He sure wondered what that dream might possibly mean. Did it really mean he was destined to marry Julia, instead of Jennifer? How could this be possible, when Julia wasn't even from this universe?

He decided to check the neighbouring guest room, where Julia was sleeping. He had to admit that the girl was pretty... and sweet. Still, he sure wanted to get back with Jennifer. After all, the two had just spend the past four and a half years together.

Of course, Marty himself had been dead for two months - and he quite remembered how Jennifer was sure thrilled to see him. She really couldn't throw all of that away, could she? He never quite meant to upset his girlfriend, but he really did believe she was acting irrational about the whole thing. Tears suddenly filled his eyes, again.

As he stepped into the neighbouring guest room, he saw that Julia was sure sleeping peacefully. He sat down next to her, and realized that the girl was just so pretty. He gently just began to run his finger along her facial features. He sure noticed that the girl was beginning to wake up. She suddenly began to smile rather fondly at Marty.

"Michael?" Julia asked, as she was still half-asleep. "Are you... No, you can't really be Michael J Fox. He wouldn't really be that young, anymore. Where am I, though? How did I get here? Am I in heaven? Did I die somehow, and you happen to be an angel?"

"No," Marty replied, as he suddenly burst out laughing. "You're from another reality, remember? From where you came from, I'm a fictional character in a movie trilogy. A movie trilogy that I was going to watch with you today? Do you remember, now?"

"You mean this really did happen?" Julia gasped, stunned. "I thought this was simply a wonderful dream that I had, and that I would have to wake up from. This quite seems like it's... like it's just too good to be true. Here I am... in the universe of my favourite movie trilogy of all time. You know, Michael... I mean, Marty... you look very cute!"

"Why, thank you!" exclaimed Marty. "Jessica is really going to make some coffee cake for us this morning. Do you like coffee cake?" As Julia nodded, he added, "I sure think you'll enjoy it. Jennifer wanted to try her hand at it, too - but now I'm so afraid..."

"So afraid about what?" Julia asked, very softly. As Marty began to weep silently, she added, "You sure do love Jennifer, don't you? As much as I really adore you, Marty, it might quite be best for me to return home. I mean, I sure want you to be happy - and I'm worried that I might... might just make things worse for you. I'm so sorry, Marty."

"Julia, no!" Marty protested, tearfully. "I really don't want for you to think any of this is your fault. I was already having problems with her, when you first showed up. This really does bother me, but I don't want for you to feel like I don't... appreciate you."

Julia opened her mouth to respond, as the bedroom door suddenly opened up. Marty saw that Jessica was still wearing her pajamas, with an apron over it. He figured that the coffee cake was probably in the oven, and his mouth suddenly began to water.

"I see you kids are up, now," Jessica replied, smiling. "Marty, I wanted to tell you that Jennifer had just called. She said she'll probably be here around noon. So, Marty, just try to cheer up. I quite do agree that she shouldn't behaved the way she did, but she seems to feel bad about everything. Anyway, breakfast should be ready in an hour."

"That sounds great, Jessica," Marty replied, as he felt a sudden burst of hope. "Hey, Julia, if you don't mind... Well, what I'm trying to say is, it might be very best for you to not be present, when Jennifer shows up. You could just stay in the guest room."

"She could go out with me," suggested Jessica. As she walked over to Julia, she said, "How about I give you a little tour of town? The weather really seems nice out today, so we could maybe take a stroll at Hill Valley Park? How would you feel about that?"

"This sounds very awesome, Jessica!" gushed Julia. "This is even more thrilling than... than what the actors in the movie could've asked for! Oh, my gosh! I can't tell Michael J Fox about this! Of course, he might not even believe me! This is amazing! It's rather neat how I've... It's really like I'm dreaming. I feel just like Dorothy Gale must have!"

"Dorothy wanted to go home at the end, remember?" Marty pointed out. "I really can see what you mean, though. Seeing as Jennifer actually does know about time travel and alternate realities, maybe it won't be that hard to explain to her where you came from. Although, the idea that we're just fictional characters in a movie where you..."

"That is still very unsettling to me," Jessica commented, shaking her head. "Granted, I'm not in any of the movies - but it still feels real strange." As she began to walk out of the room, she added. "Well, I guess I'd better get back to preparing breakfast!"

"See you later, Jessica," called out Julia. To Marty, she added, "Well, I really do hope that you and Jennifer can sure get things worked out together. I mean, well, the two of you do seem to be destined to be together. As much as I love you, I really do..."

Marty was actually taken aback, when Julia had stopped short. Of course, the word "love" sure had a few different meanings. In fact, his Literature teacher often really complained about people using the term way too loosely - like, for instance, in cases where the words "enjoy" or "admire" would really be more appropriate verbs to use.

However, Marty had a feeling that this really was not one of those instances. In fact, he was almost quite sure that Julia didn't even mean that she loved him as a friend. It seemed as if she loved him in... in that way! It was like she had a crush on him!

"Hey, Julia," Marty softly said, as he real gently placed his hand on Julia's arm. As he flashed her a lopsided smile, he added, "Are you telling me that you... that you have a crush on me?" As Julia blushed, he added, "It's really okay! You can tell me, Julia!"

"All right! I guess I do!" Julia replied, nervously. "I really think you're so friendly, and so cute! I mean, I just don't want to get between you and Jennifer! That sure never was my intention! I mean, I had absolutely no such idea that you and Jennifer would be together! You were together longer, and I... I guess I'd better shut up, now!"

"Julia, don't blame yourself," protested Marty, as he smiled gently at her. "I just don't know what to say, except that... Well, I guess this is a rather hard situation for you - but you simply can't help how you really feel. Julia, please don't feel as though any of this is your fault. I really do appreciate how supportive you've been, and all that!"

"Thank you," Julia replied, as she smiled at Marty. She suddenly reached up, as she very gently ran her index finger along the dimple in Marty's left cheek. "I quite think you have such an adorable soft dimple. Your slate blue eyes are also very nice!"

"Aw, thank you!" Marty replied, as he laughed a little. "Anyway, I suppose the Back to the Future trilogy will sure have to wait until later this afternoon. We'd certainly better get dressed. I think you'll really like Hill Valley Park. It's simply a very beautiful place!"

"I always love going to the park," commented Julia. "It's very neat to be able to get in touch with nature. It actually gets awfully cold in New York, though. So, anyway, you sure said that you've never had that 'chicken' problem?" As Marty nodded, she quickly added, "So, Marty, does that mean Douglas Needles usually leaves you alone, then?"

"For the most part, yeah," replied Marty. "I actually get it more from Miff Tannen, as I've always been the type of person to stand up to bullies. I just try to be friendly to everyone. I just was never one to shy away from saying a kind word to the misfits."

"It sounds to me like you're a very outgoing type," Julia replied, smiling. "I have a few good friends. They all quite share my passion for the 1980s, and... Well, I'm probably just the biggest fan of Back to the Future and Michael J Fox - but my friends do enjoy them, as well. We even had a Back to the Future movie marathon night, before I..."

"Before you ended up in this universe?" Marty asked, gently. As Julia just nodded, he added, "Well, we can discuss this a little later. You sure are right about how I want to get back together with Jennifer, but I really... Well, I guess I'll go get dressed, now!"

Marty flashed Julia another lopsided smile, just as he began to walk back to the room he was staying in. He suddenly had butterflies in his stomach. He simply had to admit that he also had feelings for that young visitor. He still really wanted Jennifer, too!

Marty suddenly flopped onto the bed, as he sure felt so confused. Up until recently, he had always assumed that he'd marry Jennifer and have a wonderful family. Now, he simply wasn't too sure what his destiny was. What was it about Julia, that he felt so attracted to her? Was it actually the timing of when she showed up in his life?

He then wondered if he even could marry her, when she came here from quite a different reality. What if they ended up having children together? Would they end up being born with birth defects? Marty had simply never felt so confused in his life!