Fiona held Julian's gaze and as Julian looked back at her, she could see the shock in his expression. She had never been the typical good girl, but that was the last thing he had been expecting to hear.

"Wait, you what?" he asked, wanting to be sure that he heard her correctly and he hadn't zoned out due to the shock of her confession.

"I went to jail," she repeated. She paused a minute to let it sink in for him before speaking up again, not wanting to make him ask what she had done. "It was a stupid mistake, I wasn't paying attention and I was thinking about myself.. it was so stupid. I had coke, that I had been given by — well, that's an even longer story about another mistake — and a couple of friends and I were partying, enjoying ourselves.. I didn't realize.." she trailed off with a sigh, breaking eye contact with him as she looked down at the floor board.

Her hand came up to rub at her eyes and she pinched her nose at the bridge. "I thought I had put it up and out of reach, but Liam, my youngest brother, got into it, I guess thinking it was sugar or something.. he almost died, and I will live with that for the rest of my life."

Julian stared at Fiona dumbfounded, shaking his head. It was all a lot to process, but he was trying. First, came the fact that Fiona had been using drugs. Not weed, but a hard drug, cocaine. Then, there was the fact that she hadn't kept an eye on her brother, something that he knew from their past wasn't like her at all. To top it all off, she'd spent time in jail for all of it.

"Well, you definitely weren't lying when you said we had a lot to catch up on," he spoke quietly, letting out a little sigh. Looking over at her, he could see the distress in her expression as she remembered all that had happened, and he reached over, gently taking her hand into his and giving it a little squeeze.

"You made a mistake. A monumental, fucked up mistake, but.. as long as you're trying to do better and make it right, it's not unforgivable," he continued softly. "You messed up, but just think of how messed up things would have been for the kids if you hadn't been there. If you're anything like the Fiona that I remember, you'll find a way to make up for it, or at least do the best that you can."

As Julian took her hand, Fiona's eyes moved from the floor to their joined hands, and she squeezed his in return. She listened as he spoke, shaking her head to herself. She had never understood how one person could be so amazing in so many ways. He had always been so good to her, and just good in general, and part of her felt that she didn't deserve him, but the other part of her had always hoped that she was wrong.

Her lips pursed in response, taking in all that he had said, and she considered her reaction to herself. All that she wanted was to show him just how grateful that she was of him being so understanding. She had the strongest urge to kiss him, but part of her wondered if that was what he truly wanted, especially after she had made a confession like that.

Still, after a moment more of hesitation, she found herself leaning in, placing her free hand against his cheek and guiding her lips to his in a soft, lingering kiss.

Julian's brow furrowed in confusion as she leaned across the vehicle toward him, and then he felt her hand against his cheek, her lips against his.

It drew a soft sigh from his lips, and after a moment, he parted his lips against hers, resting his hand against the side of her neck to draw her in a bit closer, drawing a soft moan from her lips in turn as she deepened the kiss.

He wondered for a moment if this was the best thing to do. It had been years, and she was going through so much, yet he couldn't find it within him to push her away. Instead, he continued the kiss, keeping one hand at her neck to anchor her in close to him, and the other moving to her waist, resting against her side.

Fiona felt his hand against her waist and shifted out of her seat, moving between him and the steering wheel and into his lap, her arms sliding around his neck and the kiss growing more heated as she did. She situated her knees on either side of his thighs, letting out a soft groan as Julian's arms tightened around her.

The kiss continued for a bit longer, and soon Julian felt Fiona begin to grind her hips down against his. His hands slid to her ass, giving it a firm squeeze before letting out a soft sigh and pulling back from the kiss. He had to be sure that this was what she really wanted, and that it was a good idea.

"Fi.. Fiona," he spoke softly, moving a hand to gently tuck a fallen strand of her hair behind her ear. "Are you sure about this? I mean, I'm not complaining, trust me, but.. I just want this to be right."

Fiona sat back from him a bit, biting down on her lip in the center as she looked at him. He really couldn't be any more perfect if he tried, could he? Not only was he understanding of the things that had happened in her more recent past, but even after all of these years, he still wanted to make sure that she was happy above all else.

"I have to say, I can't remember the last time I was passed up on sex. That's pretty new for me," she teased, tilting her head to the side.

His eyes rolled almost automatically, and he leaned in, pressing a gentle kiss to her lips. "I never said I was passing," he teased in return, resting his forehead against hers. "I just want to be sure that we go about this the right way."

Fiona shook her head a little as she looked at him, her own dark eyes holding his, "You're practically an angel, you know that?" she spoke softly.

Julian shook his head, "Not an angel, I just care about you," he replied, shrugging lightly.

She felt a pang in her chest at his words, unsure that he was able to understand just what they meant to her. It had been years since the two of them had been together, and he still cared about her? It was amazing to her, especially knowing all of the options that he likely had.

"Do you want to head inside with me?" she asked, tilting her head as she gave him a moment to consider it. She hoped that he agreed. She wasn't ready to part ways with him just yet.

He thought on it for a moment, then nodded slowly, "I do want to.. I can't exactly move too easily at the moment, though," he joked, gesturing to how she was still in his lap.

Fiona rolled her eyes, but laughed nonetheless, carefully moving back into the passenger's seat to get out of the car. After waiting for him to do the same, she led the way to her front door, unlocking it and letting them in.

She took his hand then, leading him inside and toward the kitchen, wanting to grab them a drink in case he wanted something like she did.

He squeezed her hand as he followed her into the house, seeing that it hadn't changed much, if at all. "Are you brothers and sister here right now?" he asked curiously. He doubted any of them would remember him, except maybe Lip or Ian, but he was curious.

"I think Lip is staying at school, the younger ones should be in bed, I'm not sure about Ian," Fiona replied, releasing his hand after a moment longer and going over to the refrigerator, taking out a beer and popping the cap, taking a sip. "Do you want one?" she asked.

Julian nodded at the offer, taking the bottle of beer when it was offered to him. He removed the cap and took a long sip. Looking around the kitchen, he gave her a little smile, "Not too much has changed around here, huh?" he commented. It seemed almost exactly the same as it had when they were teenagers.

"Not at all," Fiona replied. "Frank is here even less now, I think that's the only difference. That, and Monica is gone completely, only pops up every few years or so."

He pursed his lips and tilted his head at that, "I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing."

Fiona grinned a little at that, shaking her head, "After everything that's happened, I'm not sure either. I am the kids' legal guardian now," she shrugged.

Julian's brow arched at that, "Really? That's a lot of responsibility. But, I'm sure that you handle it really well," he spoke, sipping from his beer.

Moving over to the counter, she pushed up to sit on top of it, and he moved to stand between her legs. Fiona eyed him as she sipped from her own beer again, "Can I help you with something?" she asked playfully.

Julian pursed his lips and hummed softly, shaking his head, "I think I can manage," he joked back, leaning in and stealing a soft kiss, then another longer, more urgent one before pulling back again. "I'm really glad that I went to Patsy's today," he spoke softly against her lips.

Fiona grinned faintly, returning his kisses, "I'm glad too," she admitted.

Julian let out a soft sigh as he leaned back a bit, "If I don't go soon, I'm going to have trouble leaving at all." If he was honest, he didn't truly want to leave, but he didn't want to rush things with her, either. If they were going to find their way back together, he didn't want to risk anything messing it up.

Fiona nodded, releasing him reluctantly to let him step back. She gave him a faint pout, but truly she understood. She had left school when they were younger, which was what led to their split in the first place, so the last thing that she wanted was to mess up and somehow push him away again.

He finished the last few sips of his beer, then put the bottle into the trash, nodding for her to walk with him back toward the door. "I'll be in town for a bit, I'll be sure and make a point to see you again soon."

Fiona nodded, following behind him as he walked slowly, "Okay. Actually, give me your phone, I'll give you my number and we can make arrangements to spend more than an hour together another day."

Julian arched his brow, teasing her as he took out his phone and handed it to her, "Hmm, eager girl."

Her eyes rolled and she shook her head, "Shut up," she told him, though she couldn't help but laugh.

Once she'd finished putting her number into his phone, she texted herself so she'd have his. She handed the phone back to him, and he pocketed the device, then leaned in, pressing a last kiss to her lips. "I'll talk to you soon," he promised.

"I'll hold you to that," Fiona replied with a smile, watching as he left and headed out to his car.

Julian gave her a little wave before getting into the car and heading back to his hotel for the night.