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"Now, are you going to go out with him," Johnny asked, more than mild concern edging his tone.
"I don't know. Why should you care? You have Jeanette to keep you company," Julianna said.
"You don't remember how he followed you around in school? How he took it upon himself to sit with you at lunch that week I was out sick," Johnny said.
"He was being nice. You two were friends and team mates," she said.
"Oh, come on, Jules. He wanted to go out with you badly in high school. Don't you see what he's trying to do now," he said.
"Is it so hard to believe that someone wants to go out with me? Or is it the fact that I'm not holding a torch for you," she asked him, her green eyes shining with unshed tears.
"This has nothing to do with me. It's about me wanting to keep you safe. I'm telling you, he seems like a nice guy, but I know his type," Johnny said.
"Because he's just like you? Goes out a few times and when things get too emotional or don't end up the way he wants, it's time to move on," Julianna challenged.
"I'm not that way. At least not until you decided to break my heart and crush all the dreams I had for us," Johnny said.
"So your dating track record is my fault? That's really big of you, Johnny. Thanks for telling me that I'm responsible for your life and the dating rut you're in. That's really comforting," Julianna said, standing up.
"I never said you were responsible for my life. You just made it hard for me to trust anyone. Everyone I've ever loved has left me and you were no different," Johnny said.
Julianna had heard enough. Johnny still didn't understand how difficult her decision had been and how devastating her miscarriage had been on her. He wasn't the only one hurting and Julianna was tired of trying to apologize.
She picked up her coffee cup and, just as Roy entered the lounge again, poured the coffee in his lap. "Thanks for making me realize that I shouldn't care what happens to you. Stay out of my life. Who's in my bed these days has nothing to do with you," she said before heading out the door.
Johnny jumped up and grabbed paper towels, Roy standing by the door. He felt the coldness in the room at Julianna's departure and went to help his friend and partner.
"Want to tell me what happened," Roy asked.
"No, I don't. Let's go back to the Station," Johnny said, heading out the door.
Dixie spotted the two paramedics heading out the door and cast a questioning glare to Roy who shrugged his shoulders.
Julianna sat at the desk, charting on the patient that Squad 99 had brought in a few minutes prior.
Dixie approached the concentrating resident and asked her a question, "What happened?"
Julianna looked at her, a question in her eyes. "Excuse me?"
"Something happened between you and John Gage earlier. Now, I love that boy like a brother, so you better tell me what happened so I know who to be mad at," Dixie said in her own gentle but determined way.
"It's nothing, Dixie. Johnny was just trying to tell me who he thought I should go out with and I didn't think it was any of his business," Julianna said.
"Was he saying you had to go out with him? Thought he was dating Jeanette," Dixie asked.
"He is and no he wasn't telling me to date him. He just didn't think I should go out with his friend, Gil Robinson," Julianna said.
"Well, he knew Gil in high school and Gil did his paramedic training with Johnny and Roy," Dixie said.
"Gil is a nice guy and it's kind of nice to talk to someone from before I left for college," Julianna said.
Once again, Dixie was about to ask her to clarify her statement and, once again, Julianna was called away by Dr. Early to see a patient.
Dixie made a mental note to talk to Roy when he and Johnny returned. She was beginning to believe that Julianna had a past and that past was heavily intrenched in Johnny. 'Wonder what happened,' her feminine curiosity thought.