Author's Note: I told you the second chapter would be quick. Honestly? I've had parts of this written since I finished the first story lol. Enjoy!

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Chapter 2: Bonnie

"Hey Pony," Jimmy walked in, seeing his chocolate lab Ponyboy sitting eagerly by the door of his apartment, waiting to be taken out for a walk. "We'll go for a walk in a little bit OK?" Ponyboy panted.

"He's been there all day," Bonnie said, walking out of the bathroom. "He wouldn't go out when I tried to walk him."

"Hm, wonder why?" Elena said as Jimmy walked over and kissed Bonnie.

"Oh, Ellie's here," Bonnie said, "You didn't say she was coming."

"She surprised me," Jimmy said.

"Spontaneity," Ellie said, "Imagine the possibilities."

"Well, unemployment does hold infinite possibilities," Bonnie responded. "I thought we were going out to dinner."

"We'll up the reservation," Jimmy shrugged, trying to be casual to diffuse the situation.

"It's OK," Elena shook her head, "You two do whatever you had planned. I'll call Tammy. I don't think Julie's home from Tokyo yet, so I can probably crash in her room."

"Problem solved," Jimmy said, "you two play nice while I take Ponyboy to the park." He grabbed the leash.

"I'll come with you," Bonnie said. "I wanted to talk to you about something anyway."

"I'll just settle in," Ellie smiled. "Enjoy the park." The new couple walked outside with the dog who was happy to walk after being cooped up all day.

"So what did you want to talk about?" Jimmy asked.

"It's um, kind of about Ellie," Bonnie said. He nodded. "And Julie, and all the stuff with Kelly's wedding coming up," Jimmy sighed. He knew this conversation was going to come, there was no escape. "I just, I know that having Ellie in your life is important to you, and that because of Julie's relationship with Kelly and Tammy there's no way for them not be around, but I'm worried about what it'll do to us, you seeing them."

"Bonnie, they're not a threat to you," He said, "I'm with you." He kissed her. Ponyboy started barking. "Ponyboy!" Jimmy chastised as the dog pulled him away and then jumped on a jogger. "Bad dog!"

"It's OK," The jogger laughed. Jimmy looked at her.

"Julie!" He said. She swallowed and smiled.

"Jimmy," she whispered, "Hi."

"Hi," he said. Ponyboy barked again and jumped up on Julie and started licking her face. "Pony, down," He pulled him down. "He's obviously really happy to see you."

"I'm happy to see him," Julie leaned down and pet him. "I missed you, Ponyboy, you've gotten so big." Jimmy laughed as she looked up at him. "You look good."

"So do you," He said, "I thought you were in Japan."

"I uh got back this morning." She said. "I should be back for a while actually." He blinked.

"You're not going to be traveling?" He asked.

"Nope," she shrugged. "Paulo's furious."

"Oh, yeah, you two are still doing that, then," He scratched the back of his head.

"Um yeah," She nodded. "It's all still pretty murky, it's not really a relationship or anything." He nodded.

"Hey, there you are," Bonnie laughed jogging over. "I thought I lost you for a minute there," She stopped. "Um, hi, I'm Bonnie."

"I'm Julie," She smiled. "It's really nice to meet you, I've heard a lot about you."

"You're that Julie?" Bonnie said.

"I guess Ponyboy saw her," Jimmy said, "That's what got him all excited."

"Well," Bonnie said, plastering a fake grin on her face, "Isn't that nice? And Ellie shows up today too, it's just blast from the past day."

"Oh Ellie's in town?" Julie asked, "How's Brad doing? I should call him." She was trying to block out the big red lettering that was flashing in her brain when she was looking at Bonnie, "bitch," "whore," and most specifically, "Get your way too skinny arms unwrapped from around my destiny's waist!" She was trying really hard to not think that because she didn't think that way, not anymore. Jimmy wasn't her destiny, life didn't work that way.

"They're good," Jimmy said. "How's your dad, and the kids?"

"Great," Julie nodded, "Stephie starts kindergarten in the fall, it's crazy, and Mikey's going to play hockey this season. And Cal and Elyse are great too."

"Things with your Mom?" He tried.

"Josh moved out," Julie shrugged, Jimmy looked at her. "She's kind of a mess over it."

"Are you doing OK with that?" He asked.

"We're not really talking, exactly," Julie sighed.

"That's really too bad." Jimmy said. "I mean, you two were so close for a while." Julie nodded. Bonnie cleared her throat.

"You know, I should probably get moving," Julie said. "It was really good to see you Jimmy, and to meet you Bonnie, um, I'll see you both at the wedding I guess." She jogged away. Jimmy watched her go and exhaled.

"She's beautiful," Bonnie said. "That was an interesting conversation."

"We were together for ten years Bonnie," Jimmy shrugged. "We know each other's lives, we were a part of each other's families, that doesn't just go away." She nodded. "Hey," he hugged her. "This doesn't change anything, alright?" She nodded. "Ellie's probably going to have to stay at my place now though, because the two of them under the same roof is never good, and I think we owe it to the city of New York to keep them as far away from each other as possible." Bonnie laughed. "I love you, you know that right?" She nodded.

"I love you too," she whispered.

Julie sighed once she got into the apartment on the top floor. Since moving out of Jimmy's she'd been traveling too much to bother getting her own place, and Tammy and Steve had an extra bedroom and were happy to have her. Right now she just wanted to take a shower, badly.

"Hello Julia," she saw Paulo sitting on the couch.

"Paulo," she whispered. He walked over and kissed her. Since her breakup with Jimmy they'd shared a pretty toxic purely physical relationship.

"You're alive, Tammy said you were in Asia," He murmured.

"Tokyo," She groaned as he nibbled on her neck. She pushed him away, "Paulo, I just got in this morning, and I have a meeting."

"I'm only in New York until tomorrow, bella," He came behind her and started nibbling again.

"I'm all sweaty," she groaned, "I have to take a shower." She knew these protestations were stupid, she'd end up spending the entire afternoon in bed with him before her meeting with Scooter. Then she'd come back and spend the whole night in bed with him. It was inevitable. She couldn't say no to his touch.

"I like the taste of your sweat," he licked her shoulder. "I'll be quick." He lifted her off her feet and carried her into her bedroom. He pulled her jogging bra off and then her shorts. "You even run in lace you naughty girl."

"Oh just do it," she whimpered as he pulled her panties off. He undid his belt and fly. She groaned arching into him. She exhaled and panted in ecstasy. This was why she did this. It was like a drug, right now her mind was full of Paulo, Paulo, Paulo, which was exactly what she needed.

Tammy sat looking through a look book. The new corporate drones that Jaime had put on the company were insisting that Janet was too old and they needed a fresher look. Tammy and Kelly heartily disagreed, and Julie was backing them, after all, Janet was 27 for God's sake. But Tammy had agreed to look through before making her final vote. So far all of the models seemed too thin, too groomed and too trained. RDC was about fun and vitality. That's why Janet was so good for it job.

"Hard at work?" She turned around and smiled seeing Steve.

"Hi," she said as he walked over and kissed her. "Mm, you left early this morning."

"I know, I'm sorry," he said, "I would have woken you but you got in late."

"I know, I'm sorry," she laughed. They kissed again. He lifted her up onto one of the work tables and crawled over her. "Steve, you know we have a bed upstairs."

"Yes, but Julie and Paulo are upstairs," he said, "you can't hear them from here?" She laughed. They kissed for a while. "God, I want to get you naked."

"Mm," she said. "I want to get naked, but I have so much work to do." He sighed and stood up. "How's work?"

"Good," he said. "A publicists job is never done," she laughed. "Speaking of work that's never done, did you see this weeks Globe."

"You know I don't read the tabloids Steve," she rolled her eyes, "on your advice."

"We broke up again," he said. "You've really got to stop saying, 'Steve Callins and my relationship is no one's business but me and Steve Callins.' Just say 'no comment.' Too many words confuses them."

"OK," she said and kissed him. "Sorry. Maybe I should get a publicist who I'm not sleeping with."

"Then who, pray tell," he laughed, "would tell the press about that cute little face you make right before you climax." She laughed and kissed him.

"Miss Cassie," a maid said happily answering the door. Cassie smiled. "Oh and baby Bella. Hold on, I'll get Mrs. Cole."

"Thanks," Cassie said walking in, jiggling Annabelle against her hip. The baby giggled

"Hi!" Allie walked over and hugged her. "Oh, Carmen be a darling and take Bella to the nursery with Eddie. Thank you." Cassie rolled her eyes. "I don't know how you do it without a nanny Cass." Allie sighed as they walked into the living room and sat down.

"You have one kid and no job," Cassie said. "You don't need a nanny." Allie shrugged. "How is my future son in law anyway?"

"He's precious," Allie sighed. "I just suck at being maternal. That's why I need the nanny." Cassie laughed. "How's Bella?"

"She sleeps through the night now," Cassie said. "Earlier than Eva or TJ did, so that's good." Allie nodded. "I'm exhausted though Al. Between Eva's dance classes, and TJ's hockey and Bella and Rick's working on this huge case, and helping Kelly and Tammy with stuff for the wedding," she sighed.

"Isn't Ana helping?" Allie said. "She did with the other two."

"Exactly," Cassie sighed, "I mean, I barely mothered my other two kids before they were one," she exhaled, "I'm whining, you called me, what's going on?"

"I just wanted to see you," Allie said, "it's been a while." Cassie nodded. "I don't know, I just, I've been down, and I thought maybe," she sighed, "right after you had TJ, you had um,"

"Oh," Cassie whispered. "Allie, sweetheart," she reached out and rubbed her knee. "Is it that bad, as bad as I was with TJ?" Allie nodded. "You have to talk to someone, even if it's just Biff."

"I'm talking to you," Allie said. "I don't know what to do Cass." Cassie hugged her. "I don't even want to hold him. And then I'm afraid that I'll hurt him."

"I'll help," Cassie said, "I'll take him for the day or a few days, while you get your act together."

"You were just saying how exhausted you are, I can't," Allie sighed.

"Allie," Cassie said. "You are my best friend. This is what I'm here for." She reached into her purse. "This is the doctor I went to with TJ, you have to tell Biff, OK?"

"OK," Allie whispered.

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