Even during the next morning, Julie still couldn't stop thinking about the kiss she and Rick had shared, it always kept crossing her mind and she couldn't stop it from doing so.

In her dream last night, Julie had dreamt of the two of them, relaxing in a field of flowers, the sunlight bathing their skin. It was like that time they were on the gemstone planet together, as they were having fun and doing things like rolling down hills. Rick had also given her a flower to put in her hair as well. Julie blushed, remembering that the dream had ended up in them having sex...well, at least it was happening in her dreams.

She settled on voicing her desires after confessing her feelings, but something bothered her, would Rick even accept her confession and return her feelings? She doubted it, fearing instead Rick would reject her, and it would ruin their close friendship, which is not at all what Julie wanted. As a result, she attempted to put it off from her mind.

As for Rick, he'd been glad he had finally confronted his feelings, it felt like he could still feel the kiss on his mouth, how soft her lips felt against his...he really wanted to do it again, and it's not like Julie had pushed him away, she'd accepted it happily. He did feel bad that he basically forced her to kiss him, it had been a spur of the moment thing, so Rick decided if they were to kiss again, he'd ask her first.

Today had seemed fairly normal, Rick and Julie ate breakfast as usual, and they sat together, feeling relaxed and content. Julie could tell Rick felt a little awkward, as result of the kiss, so she leaned forward and kissed his cheek, before giggling. He blushed, and grinned widely at her. "You sneaky little...come here.." He playfully grabbed onto her and tickled her sides.

"I surrender!" She laughed, and he let go, still grinning.

When the laughter died down, Rick's grin had softened into a gentle smile. "I-I-I'm...s-sorry...by the w-way...for kissing y-you last night…"

She gasped a little. "Oh don't be, it's alright. I...I really liked it...a lot…"

His eyes widened. "Y-You did?"

"Yep, you're...a really good kisser.."

Rick smirked. "Well I don't mean to brag but...I bet that was the best kiss you'd ever had huh?"

Julie blushed shyly. "It was…"

He chuckled, feeling proud of himself. "Honestly, I'm surprised y-you've kissed before, who was the first? Some pathetic ex-b-boyfriend of yours?"

"Yeah.." She sighed. "Nobody would've wanted to kiss me beforehand, they only would've done it on like...a dare...or something.."

Rick stopped smiling, and his expression become one of worry. "Oh...cause you were...bullied..right?"

Julie nodded sadly. "I remember when I was little, and had a crush on a boy at my school. When I gathered the courage to tell him I liked him, he acted all grossed out, called me ugly and laughed at me..and I ran off crying.."

"If only that kid could see you now.." He smirked. "He'd regret ever calling someone as beautiful as you, ugly."

Her face went red. "You think I'm...beautiful?"

"Of course I do, why wouldn't I?" He asked, as if it was obvious.

She turned her head away, and Rick suddenly understood, a solemn look on his face.

Julie turned her head back, focusing her gaze on him. "I remember feeling so worried I would never find a husband when I grew up, I thought no one would ever love someone as ugly as me."

"Julie…"

"When I told this to my….my parents, I was assured I was a beautiful girl, and my husband would be the luckiest man in the world. It helped softened the ache initially, but in the long run, all the bullying took its toll on me I guess.." It was then that Julie nestled closer to Rick. "I don't want to be alone...I don't..." As she told him this, he saw a few tears streaming down her face.

He felt so awful for her, hating that she clearly didn't see herself as beautiful due to all the bullying. In his eyes, she was the most beautiful being he had ever laid eyes on, the most beautiful sight, nothing in the multiverse compared to her beauty. Rick decided he had to let her know, for her sake.

"Julie, you should know...not only do I think you're beautiful, I think you're the most beautiful...p-p-person..in the entire m-m-multiverse. Nothing I've ever seen, across space and the dimensions, across all o-other universes, compares to y-y-your beauty, inside and out." He confessed, blushing like crazy.

Julie's heart was beating intensely from his words, she could tell from his gentle tone that he meant every everything he said. She didn't know what to say, until she decided to tell him how she felt. "Oh Rick...I.."

All of a sudden, there was a knock at the door.

Rick's mood soured, and he became enraged. Julie watched as he headed over to the front door and opened it, only to be greeted by a cyan-blue yyorian, with a few others behind him. Rick raised a side of his brow, instantly becoming suspicious.

"Who are you?" He growled.

"Oh uh..um..well...we've been asked to come inspect your home, make sure everything's in order.." The yyorian lied.

"Really? That's strange...nobody's ever come for any inspections until...just now.." Rick pointed out.

The yyorian became flustered, knowing already he'd been caught...he should have known better than to try and fool the smartest man in the universe. Why did he ever think this was going to work?

With that, he shifted back into his normal form, revealing it was Cyn. Rick narrowed his eyes and rushed over to protect Julie, but Cyn fired a weapon at him that stunned him momentarily, and he was forced to watch as Cyn grabbed Julie's arm and teleported away with her.

Rick got up and snarled, angry at himself for letting Cyn and his goons get away, now he was determined to find Julie and rescue her, and he thought he had a pretty good idea of where they were…

Rick used his portal gun to arrive at the planet Fyralog, and noticed it looked like a mess. There was rioting in the streets, people fighting, looting and the air was thick and hard to breathe. He sneaked past the fyralogins, and headed to the largest building, where he knew the empress Pyri lived. Since Cyn was trying to get the fuel source back, he thought perhaps he was working for her.

When he entered the building, there were guards everywhere, and Rick wasted no time killing every single one of them. He sneaked around carefully afterwards, and came across a small room, where he could hear Cyn talking, and went closer to listen.

"She won't cooperate sir...she's refusing to tell us anything.."

"We can't have that, the girl has to tell us something…" There was a pause. "What do you know about Rick?"

Rick braced himself for Julie to answer, but she remained silent, much to his surprise.

"Fine, if you won't speak, we'll have to make you speak."

Rick wasn't going to just sit there and let them hurt Julie, he burst into the room, and knocked away several of Cyn's goons with ease. He glared at Cyn, his anger only intensifying when he saw the electrical whip in his hands. "Let her go." He snarled.

Cyn glimpsed over at Julie, who seemed more than excited to see Rick was here to save her, before looking back at Rick himself, and sighed. He released Julie from her confines, and she immediately went over and embraced Rick in a tight hug. "Rick...I was so scared...I thought.."

"It's alright...I'm here…" He assured her softly.

Cyn groaned. "Alright, break it up you two."

Rick glared at him in annoyance, which Cyn ignored. "I have a deal to make with you Sanchez."

Rick pulled away from Julie and walked up to him. "What is it?"

"If you want me to set Julie free, so she can return to Earth and life a normal life, all you have to do is agree to let me torture and kill you. It's a fair price to pay for what you've done to my empire. The damage you've caused is irreversible after all."

Julie was horrified by this, she turned her head over to Rick, but noticed the expression on his face was emotionless. He couldn't do this! She didn't want him to die….she didn't want to lose him...she couldn't bear the thought..

To her horror, Rick simply uttered out "F-Fine."

He didn't care for his own life, Julie was far more important in his eyes, although at the same time, he knew he could escape. The pain he would suffer would all be worth it, as long as she would be safe and out of harm's way.

Julie ran up to him and grabbed onto his arm desperately. "Please! Please don't do this Rick! I.." She sucked in a breath, she had to tell him now, before it was too late. "I love you...I don't want you to die...please.."

Her confession shocked him beyond belief, she actually did love him? It was so strange, but Rick knew he didn't have much time to ponder on it right now. He clutched onto her hand, and leaned in close to her ear. "Don't worry about me, I'll get out." He whispered.

Julie still seemed upset, and it hurt Rick to see her so upset. Because of her confession, Rick decided it was time for him to reveal his feelings too. He sighed. "Julie...I...I-I-I love y-y-you too."

She blushed, her heart beating fast, overjoyed inside that he loved her too. She placed a hand on his cheek, her blush intensifying. "Can I kiss you?" Julie asked shyly.

He nodded, and they shared a gentle, loving kiss, before she pulled away. "Why did you kiss me last night anyways?"

"I wanted to confront my feelings, I was angry with myself for falling in love and wanted to do something about it." Rick confessed. "I hate that I let myself love you, but I-I don't hate you...I know I'm an asshole, and that you deserve better than me a-anyways."

Julie gasped. "That's not true..I love you, and I only want to be with you. Please don't do this, I'm not worth it."

Rick was surprised by this, how dare she talk about herself that way? She was worth more than anything in the multiverse to him. "Julie! Don't ever talk about yourself that way again! You're worth more than anything to me! I know that you love me, but you don't need me, you'll be alright."

"But Rick, I do need you, I-"

"Rick, you should know, I would never have found you two if it wasn't for her." Cyn interrupted.

"What?" Rick asked, a bit shocked.

"Her leaving Glorf is what allowed me to find you to begin with."

Rick looked back at Julie for a moment, and sighed. "No, it was my fault. I let her go."

Cyn chuckled. "Well isn't this interesting? Guards, take the girl back to Earth. My work here is done."

His goons obeyed, and dragged Julie away as she reached out for Rick desperately, but he just stood there looking solemn.

As soon as Cyn knew she was gone, his gaze focused on Rick, and became one of malice. "Let's begin."

a/n: They've finally confessed their feelings! After all this wait! There's still one thing left they have to do though..

We all know Rick would be fine, but i think this was really important to include, it proves how selfless Rick can truly be, and how much he cares about Julie, how much she means to him.

The torture won't be graphically described when it pops up in chapter 11, don't worry.

Another thing I wanted to bring up is the young Rick seen in "The Rickshank Rickdemption". He appeared in a comic too apparently. If that is Rick's canon younger version(which doesn't make much sense to me), the Rick/Julie dynamic is ruined. It doesn't work anymore. To counter this, Rick is never refereed to as "C-137". He could end up being a different Rick. Knowing Rick and Morty, this shit canon somewhere.