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Chapter 4- The Date
Stephanie looked at them curious, "yeah, truthfully. It's because of my sister that you are going to be okay. You are going to be fine. You owe my sister big" she stated.
Nick chocked on his drink, "on that note, I am going to leave and stop by Jules office" he said as he said goodbye to Stephanie and his mother.
He gave his brother a manly hug and whispered in his ear, "the truth will set you free. You owe Jules for more than just getting you better" he teased as his brother gave him a shove.
"I swear to God Nick I am going to kick your ass" he replied.
Nick put his hands up in surrender, "I am just saying, you and Jules are seriously need to sit down and figure things out. You didn't see her yesterday when you were brought in here man, you need to make things right with her" Nick said to his brother.
Nick made his way to Jules office. He knew she would be feeling something rough about the situation with his brother.
He walked into the office and saw her sitting there with red streaks running down her cheeks. He walked right over and wrapped her in a hug.
"You don't have to say anything. I know everything. I know it's rough. I'm sorry. My brother is an asshole. Don't worry okay. Things will work out" he said.
She broke down crying, "Nick I need the truth to come out" she said.
He nodded, "I know, and it will. Just give it time" he replied.
Ever since her breakdown in her office with Nick, Juliana knew that she couldn't treat Johnny anymore. She needed some help and there was only one person who could help her. She picked up her phone and paged the only person she could.
Connor was going over charts in the doctor's lounge when he got the page from Juliana. He smiled, grabbed all his stuff and made his way to her office.
"Please tell me you are saving me from my charts" he said as he walked in and plopped next to her.
She smiled, "I wish, but I actually have a favor from you" she proposed.
He sat up interested, "sure, what's up? I already owe you a billion times over so don't worry, just tell me" he replied.
"Okay, so you know that Johnny was brought in last night as the trauma. Well I was treating him last night and all is good, but he is going to need to be looked over for a couple more days and to follow up with him. I can't do it. I tried and then I had a breakdown today, I can't do it. Would you please take over the case for me?" she explained.
He smiled and nodded, "of course I will. I will totally talk some sense into him, no worries" he said.
She laughed, "don't go causing trouble" she teased.
"No worries, I'll be fine. Do you want me to go right now and follow up with him or do you want to see him first and explain things?" he asked.
She shook her head, "oh no, I am sure that if you go in there and tell him that you are his doctor, he is going to flip out. Let me talk to him and tell him that things are about to change because he doesn't take change very well. It took him forever to understand that we are broke up, he still doesn't get it" she replied.
"Okay, well, let's go. I'll just wait for you at the desk" he stated. He wasn't leaving her. He knew he couldn't.
She nodded and led him back to Johnny's room. They got outside the door and Juliana made Connor wait.
"I'll come out when I am done. This is not going to be easy. Don't worry about what you hear okay" she warned.
He smiled and nodded, "don't worry, I'm not going anywhere" he replied.
She nodded, took a breath and walked into Johnny's room. He smiled when he saw her. He thought she was there under different circumstances but she was on a mission.
"Hey, you're back" the look of joy on his face was heartbreaking.
"Yeah we need to talk" she stated.
"Tell me about it. Look Jules…" he started to explain again she interrupted him.
She put her hand up to stop him, "no, I am not talking about this again. I am here to tell you that due to our personal situation, I am handing off your case to another doctor" she said.
He got serious, "what doctor?" he asked.
She let out a breath, "Connor Rhodes" she stated.
3…2…1 she counted down to the explosion.
"Connor Rhodes!" he screamed.
She knew it was coming. She looked up and let out a stressed breath, "yes, Connor Rhodes. Connor is the only one who knows about our present situation. He is the only one willing to stop me from driving myself insane trying to treat the love of my life" she argued.
"Jules I am sorry okay. I told you that I needed some time to figure out how to tell your brothers about us. We are just starting to be friends again after the last argument. I don't want to rock the boat. That doesn't mean I want us to break up" she scoffed and stood up to pace in front of his bed.
She couldn't believe him. "You are unbelievable. We have been doing this for 6 months. I have been sitting on the sidelines for 6 months. Watching as girls come to you like bees on honey. Am I supposed to feel good that you were mine 2-3 days out of the week? That I would be lucky enough for you to sneak a hand graze or give me a passing glance when we were out. That I was lucky to get a kiss or a hug if no one was watching. That you graciously took time out of your day to secretly come see me. I was always your second priority Johnny. I never came first. Don't sit there and tell me that you loved me or that I came first. That's crap" she was on the verge of tears. She didn't want to cry. She cried enough.
"You always came first for me…come on, you know that. You are my first priority. I love you Juliana. I am miserable without you and you know it. You flirting with Rhodes doesn't exactly help when you know that I am a possessive ass, now you want him to treat me. Are you crazy? What the hell is that?" he asked.
She narrowed her eyes, "are you out of your mind? You are the one at fault here and you are blaming me for being a human and being nice to Connor. You have no say. Why not flirt with Connor, huh? Give me one good reason. We are not together anymore. Connor is a nice guy. He's sweet and caring. He actually gives a damn about what I have to go through being here treating you and listening to you try to explain over and over again. You can't do this to me anymore. I can't take it" she stated before walking to the doorway and motioned for Connor to join her.
He sheepishly walked into the room and stood next to her silent. He knew she needed to get this out. "Dr. Connor Rhodes, this is Johnny Casey. Dr. Rhodes is going to be your new doctor. Bring up our situation again and I will give you enough sedative to knock you out for the rest of your life" she stated before leaving the room.
She needed to get out of there. She couldn't do it anymore. She leaned against the wall outside of the room and rested her head back against the wall.
Connor let out a breath, "are you in any pain that is going to life threatening in the next 5 minutes?" he asked.
Johnny shook his head, "no" he said confused.
"Good, so you can wait a minute" he replied as he walked outside the room.
Jules looked at him with tears in her eyes. "How'd it go?" she asked.
He smiled and leaned next to her, "it didn't yet. I wanted to make sure you were okay" he replied.
She smiled, "I am fine, I just need to forget this. I need a distraction" she replied.
"Well how about we go get dinner tonight. Claire will meet us after and she can prepare you for the tea party this weekend" he stated.
She smiled, "are you asking me on a date Dr. Rhodes?" she asked.
He smiled, "depends on the answer Dr. Severide" he replied.
She smiled and nodded, "I would love to" she replied.
He nodded, "good. So I'll meet you at the desk after shift" he suggested.
She nodded, "I'll be there" she replied.
Johnny could hear the whole conversation from his room. He was furious. Who the hell did this doctor think he was?
When Connor walked back into the room, he was in doctor mode. "Okay, so Juliana has given me the rundown of what happened yesterday. According to your chart, you are on some antibiotics that seem to be working. If you stay this stable, you will be able to be discharged in the morning" Connor informed him after completing an exam.
Johnny crossed his arms across his chest and nodded. "Thanks, but I don't understand something. You know the situation with me and Jules. Why try to make it worse and flirt with her all the time?" he asked trying to remain calm.
Connor smiled, "you think I am making it worse? I am trying to help Juliana. I am trying to take her mind of the fact that you are not man enough to step up and treat her how she deserves" Connor replied.
He knew what he was getting at. He was trying to make Johnny angry enough to do something about it. Juliana deserved better.
"Stay away from my girl" Johnny warned.
"I'll stay away from Jules when you start treating her right" he replied.
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Connor was waiting at the nurses desk for Jules. He was happy to take her mind off things.
She walked over and smiled at him. "Hey ready for this" he asked.
She smiled, "sure, spending time with the rich and famous, who wouldn't be" she teased.
Connor took her to Maggiano's, a very nice Italian restaurant. It was really sweet of him to help her take her mind off of everything with her life. They got to talk about Connor and his family issues. She knew he was having trouble with his dad.
They had sat in silence for a little bit. She was waiting for him to open up but he never did. She took a sip of her water and sat back with her arms crossed against her chest. She looked at him expectantly.
"What?" he asked.
She smiled and leaned on the table a little, "so you know all about my familial issues. The whole my brothers are going to kill Johnny when they find out, but Mike already knows, Johnny doesn't know Mike knows, I want to be with you thing, and yet you won't tell me about your issue with your dad" she teased.
Connor smiled and leaned back to rest against the chair, "it's complicated" he replied.
She gave him a knowing look, "and my situation isn't" she retorted.
Connor let out a breath and nodded, "okay, you're right" he stated. He took a minute before starting the story.
"You know that my family is from Chicago right?" he asked.
She nodded, she had heard that around the hospital, "yeah I heard" she replied.
He nodded, "okay well I have grown up here my whole life. My mother and father had a rough relationship. My dad isn't exactly the easiest person to get along with. Things at home were rough, my sister and I really only had each other" he started.
She nodded, "that's pretty rough" she said.
He nodded, "yeah tell me about it. Well there was a time when I was in high school that got really bad. They were screaming at each other. I grabbed Claire and took her to my room. I turned the music on high and just sat there holding her. Then all of a sudden, the screaming stopped and I heard my dad call my mom's name. I didn't know what to make of that. I told Clair to stay put and went to check things out" he took a minute to gather his thoughts.
She could tell this was hard for him to get out. "You don't have to tell me if you want to Connor, I don't want to open wounds for you" she stopped him.
He shook his head, "no, everyone else knows, it's only fair that you do to" he replied.
She nodded, "okay" she just staid quiet and let him get it out.
"When I got to my dad, he was outside, standing on the porch with a blank look on his face. I followed his gaze and saw my mom laying on the ground, blood coming out of her mouth and her head cracked open from the fall. My dad told me that she threw herself off the roof. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia. My dad said she was having delusions when she did it" he informed.
Jules grabbed her napkin and wiped her tears, "God Connor" she cried.
"I don't think my mom threw herself off the roof for nothing. I think that she found out that my dad was cheating on her, pretty much ignoring his family and she couldn't take it anymore" he stated.
She nodded in understanding, "you blame your dad for your mom's death" she realized out loud.
He looked at her with a sad smile and nodded. "Yeah, talk about unrepairable relationship" he tried to make light of the situation.
"Connor that's not funny" she said as she wiped her tears.
"Come on, this was by far the worst date ever. I am just trying to salvage the situation" he teased.
When they got ready to leave, she couldn't help but hug him. "Thank you so much," she kissed his cheek, "I had a wonderful time" she said with a grin.
He smiled and wrapped his arm around her as he led her to the car. They had to make their way over to Dylan Rhodes to meet Claire. She was getting things ready for Jules to try for the tea party.
As promised, Claire met them at the store. She had a bunch of outfits planned for Juliana to try on. She was also excited to meet the girl that had her brother all worked up. She had never seen Connor like that before. To say she was excited was an understatement.
Once Connor pulled up outside the store, he helped Jules out and laughed as Claire came rushing out and over to them. She greeted Jules with a hug.
Juliana couldn't help but smile, "hi, I'm Juliana. Thank you for agreeing to meet us and help me get all glammed up" she greeted.
Claire smiled at her brother and then glanced and Jules, "hi, I am so happy to meet you. Connor never brings anyone for me to meet. I am so glad you are coming to the tea party this week" she gleamed.
Jules smiled, "thanks, I am glad to go too. I really appreciate you getting things ready for me to try out tonight. I am completely clueless when it comes to formal tea parties, those are not my thing at all" she confessed.
Claire laughed and wrapped her arm around Juliana's shoulder and led her into the store. Connor smiled at his sister and followed them into the store.
Claire had two racks of clothes waiting for them by the fitting room. "I pulled together some stuff that I thought you would like. I don't really know your style, but I pulled out some stuff that I liked" she said standing between the racks.
Juliana looked at Connor before smiling at Claire. "I think you went above and beyond the call of duty" she teased.
Claire smiled and led her to the dressing room. She stuck in her in the dressing room and had Connor sit outside the bench of the room.
The first piece as a white frilly dress shirt with a light blue miniskirt. Then she walked out in the outfit and walked out for their advice.
She grabbed the edge of the skirt and twisted in a twirl to show off her outfit. "Well, what do you think?" she teased.
Connor and Claire looked at each other with smiles before looking at Jules. "I think you look great. It looks really good on you" Connor said.
Claire smiled at her brother, "mmhmm, I'm sure you do" she mumbled to her brother before turning to Juliana.
"Uh, you do look good in the outfit, but you don't look tea party ready. Let's try the second outfit" she said as she unzipped the skirt and sent her back into the dressing room.
Juliana blushed and went back into the dressing room to change. The next outfit was a bit fancier. There was a black, body-icon, off the shoulder dress with a rhinestone sash around the waist and shiny black heels.
Juliana put on the outfit and felt like a million bucks. She walked out to see Connor and Claire look at her with smiles on their face.
"Well, how about this one?" she asked as she twirled and analyzed herself in the mirror.
Connor came up behind her and smiled, "You look beautiful" he said seriously.
She smiled at him in the mirror, "thank you, I feel like a million bucks" she replied.
Claire pulled her hair to the side and put a simple heart diamond necklace on her and smiled, "there, now you look perfect" she added.
"Now, how do you feel? Do you feel like you can battle my grandmother in this dress?" Claire asked.
Juliana laughed, "I love it. Thank you so much Claire. I seriously feel like I can wine and dine with the Royal Family" she replied.
"Good, because you are going to need that confidence when dealing with my grandmother" Claire teased.
Juliana had a really fun night. She got to spend the night as a normal person. She felt normal again. She didn't think about Johnny or her situation once.
Connor dropped her off at her apartment. "So, did you have a good time tonight?" he asked her.
She smiled at him, "you have no idea. Thank you so much for taking me out tonight. I needed it really bad. I had a great time. Your sister is great. It's really great to see her outside the hospital. It'll be easier being her doctor now that she has seen me in my underware you know" she teased, causing him to burst out laughing.
"Good, I am glad you had a good time. I know my sister had a good time. She needed to get her mind off my issues with my dad and I could tell she had fun tonight" he said.
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1 week later
After the shift at the hospital, Juliana met Connor at the desk. "I will see you at Andy's house in an hour" she said.
He nodded, "I'll be there" he replied.
Maggie smiled at the two, "have fun, I except details later" she said.
Juliana nodded, "you got it" she replied before she made her way out of the hospital.
The girls were waiting for her at Andy's house. She had her dress and clothes in the car. They were going to help her get ready for tonight.
She walked into the house to find everyone already there. Mimi, Andy's wife; Natalie, Mike's girlfriend and her sister Stephanie were waiting for her.
"Hi guys, thanks for meeting me" she greeted as she gave her siblings a hug and kiss. "Honey, you better watch out. These girls are beyond excited to help you get ready for tonight" Kelly said as she greeted him with a hug.
"Well I just got a text from Claire. She said that they are getting ready over there and people are starting to arrive. Apparently they are already talking about the doctor that Connor's going to bring so let's get this show on the road. Connor is going to be here in an hour" she replied.
"Well, I heard enough. Let's go get you beautified. It's time to learn to wine and dine with the finer parts of society" Stephanie teased.
The girls laughed as they corralled Juliana upstairs and into the master bedroom. Mimi had everything set up for them in the master bathroom.
The counter was laid out with make-up, hair products, jewelry and tons of accessories. They were beyond excited to help her get ready for the night.
Nick noticed the look on his brothers face when Jules came in. It was hard to miss the glare and clenched fists when Jules started talking about Dr. Rhodes.
He walked over to his brother and patted his shoulder. "How you doing?" he asked his brother.
Johnny glared at his brother, "how do you think I'm doing? She's going out with that arrogant, good for nothing, hot shot. Do you know that he is only asking her out to get to me, I know it" he snapped.
Nick couldn't help but smiled and give his brother a pointed look, "okay hey, you better keep it together or people are going to find out. Besides Johnny, she's allowed to have a life. You do" he defended her.
The girls had gotten her dressed and almost ready to go when there was a knock on the door.
Andy answered the door to see Connor at the other end. "Hey doc, come on in" he let Connor in.
Everyone stared when he walked in. "Hi everyone, I'm here to pick up Juliana" he said.
Kelly nodded, "yeah, Jules and the girls are upstairs getting her ready. She'll be down in a minute. Would you like anything to drink?" he asked.
"I'll go tell Jules that you're here" Mike said as he made his way upstairs.
Connor smiled at Kelly, "no thank you I'm fine" he replied.
Kelly nodded, "she's really excited about tonight. I hope you guys have a good time and treat my daughter right" Kelly said.
Connor smiled and nodded, "yes sir, I fully intent to treat Juliana the way she deserves" he said glancing at Johnny, sending the indirect message his way.
Johnny couldn't help but glare and clench his hands into fists. He was pissed. He was beyond pissed.
Before he could say anything, the girls came down. They all just stared at Juliana. She looked beyond beautiful. She was a vision in the skin tight black dress with rhinestones accenting her look. She looked like a million bucks.
"Damn Jules, you look hot" Nick teased.
Jules smiled and smacked him with her purse, "thank you Nick," she replied before grabbing her coat and walking over to Connor.
"Well don't you clean up nice Dr. Rhodes" she smiled.
He smiled and nodded, "as do you. You look beautiful. Are you ready to go?" he asked.
She put her coat on and nodded, "yeah let's go" she said before turning to her family, "thank you all for helping get ready" she gave the girls a hug.
"You are more than welcome. We expect details tomorrow" Stephanie said to her sister.
Jules smiled, "will do" she replied before waving once last time as they walked out the door.
It didn't take long to get to his grandmother's house. Connor parked out front and helped Juliana out of the car.
She could tell he was nervous. "Who knew it only took 20 minutes to live like the rich and famous" she teased.
He smiled, letting out a little laugh. "it's not all it's cracked up to be, trust me. You ready to face everyone?" he asked.
She nodded, "oh I'm ready. Clair texted me earlier telling me that we were talk of the dinner" she stated.
He stuck his arm out for her to put hers through. "Great" he said knowingly.
All eyes were on them as they stepped through the door. People were smiling and whispering as they walked into the party.
Juliana couldn't help but look at Connor with a smile on her face. She knew that people were sizing her up.
Claire walked over to them smiling. She greeted them both with a hug. "Well don't you two look nice" she teased.
"Yes I wonder who we have to thank for that" Juliana replied.
Claire smiled and laughed, "I know I am a fashion genius" she stated.
Connor smiled, "how's it going, are people talking?" Connor asked his sister.
Before she could reply, who Juliana assumed was the host of the party came over. She gave Jules a once over look before greeting her grandson.
"Hello my dear, I am happy you could make it" she greeted him with a cheek kiss.
Connor smiled, "Hi grandmother, I'm glad I could be here too. I would like to introduce you to Dr. Juliana Severide" he said.
She stepped over to Juliana and gave her an air kiss, only the rich, Jules thought to herself as she returned the kiss.
"Welcome Juliana, I'm Roselyn Rhodes" she greeted.
"Julie Severide" she said, "It's nice to meet you Mrs. Rhodes. Thank you so much for inviting me, it's an honor to be here tonight" she replied.
Roselyn nodded accepting the greeting. "You are more than welcome dear. We are glad that Connor has brought a fine young lady to join him. Please, have a seat" she gestured to the empty seats at the table. They were towards the beginning of the table across their father and Claire.
Connor pulled out her chair as she sat down and took off her coat. Connor sat down next to her and nodded to his father.
"So you're Connor's girl?" Roselyn asked.
"Grandmother, we are just friends. Jules works with me at the hospital" Connor saved her from having to give an awkward answer.
Roselyn nodded in understanding, "I see" she replied, "well in any case, I am glad you could join us tonight. I can see that Connor has good taste in women" she stated.
Jules blushed, "thank you Mrs. Rhodes" she replied.
Roselyn waved her off, "please call me Roselyn" she stated.
Jules watched as the tea was poured and passed out down the table. Everyone was conversing with each other and seemed to be having a great time. Jules was enjoying herself. A cup of tea was set in front of her, a scone and two cucumber sandwiches. It was brought with a glass of champagne.
It was a good thing they were going to eat at Molly's after the tea was over, Jules thought to herself.
"So, having fun yet?" Connor whispered in her ear.
She smiled, "of course I am. Your grandmother is great. I don't know why you and Claire got my nerves up" she stated.
He laughed a little, "there are witnesses around" he replied, causing her to smile and laugh behind her napkin.
Throughout the party, the ladies and people there couldn't keep their eyes off of Connor and Juliana. Some even made their way over for details on their relationship.
"So, we hear that you work with Connor at the hospital" a group of ladies cornered her at the dessert table.
She smiled, "yes I do. I am a trauma doctor, so I work in the ER while Connor is more in the operating rooms" she replied.
They nodded as if they understood, "your family doesn't mind you working so much in the hospital? How are you supposed to have time for a family or for keeping a household?" they asked.
"It's all about time management. I come from a family that is supportive no matter what I do. It helps to have great friends to have your back. I wouldn't be able to do what I do and get through the day without friends like Connor in my corner. It brings you real close to a person, doing the things we do" she stated, smirking that their gasp.
She saw Connor watching her ready to stage a rescue if need be. She smiled, "excuse me" she said to the girls before making her way over to Connor.
He looked at her curious when she got him. "What was that about, they look they are about to go into cardiac arrest" he said.
She smiled, "I think I just crushed their ideas about having your future children" she teased.
He laughed as Claire scoffed, "they have been after Connor since we were little. Their families are friends with ours and they figured that one of them would be married to my brother by now" she explained.
"I think I am going to be sick" Connor stated causing Juliana and Claire to laugh.
From across the house, Mr. Rhodes was standing with Roselyn watching the pair. "She's good for him" Roselyn stated of Juliana.
Cornelias Rhodes just took a sip of his scotch. "I don't know about that. We don't know anything about her. Her family is a firefighting legacy" he informed her, meaning to say that Juliana didn't hold the right social status for Connor.
"He isn't like us son. This isn't his life anymore. You and I both know that he wouldn't have come here tonight if it wasn't for that girl. No matter her social status, she's good for him. Don't ruin it" she warned her son before making her way over to the younger couple.
She hasn't seen her grandson this happy at a family function in a long time. She hoped it lasted.
"Are you enjoying yourselves?" she asked them.
Jules smiled at her, "we are having a great time. Thank you so much for the invitation Roselyn. You have a lovely home and this has been a lovely night" she stated.
Roselyn smiled at the young doctor, "I am glad you are enjoying yourselves. You are welcome anytime" she said.
Jules smiled, "thank you" she replied.
"Grandmother we have to be going. We both have to be at work tomorrow" Connor said.
Roselyn nodded and air kissed them both goodbye. "Thank you for coming my dear, it was a pleasure to meet you. And you," she turned to Connor, "please come again. It was great to see you and spend time with you" she said.
Jules grabbed her coat and purse, gave Claire a hug when Connor came over. "Ready to go?" he asked.
She looked between him and his father and gave him a pointed look, "did you say goodbye to your father?" she asked.
He crooked his head, "I would rather not cause a scene at my grandmother's house. It's been a good night, let's just leave it on a good note" he stated.
She just shook her head and nodded "okay, let's go" they gave Claire one more hug before leaving.
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Everyone was at Molly's when they arrived. The guys couldn't help but tease Jules, whistling when she walked in.
She laughed and shook her head at their antics as she took off her heals. "You are all dogs; I hope you know that" she teased.
The girls ran over when they spotted the couple. "So, how was it?" Stephanie asked.
Jules smiled over her coke, "it was beautiful. There were crystals, flowers and candles everywhere. I seriously felt like I was at Buckingham Palace in England and I was just waiting for Queen Elizabeth and Prince William to come around the corner. It was the nicest thing I have ever seen. And Mrs. Rhodes was so nice. She was very welcoming. Even told me to come back for a visit. She complimented Connor on his good taste in bringing me" she stated, knowing they would turn on Connor and let the teasing begin.
Johnny got angrier the more she went on and on about the night she had with Connor. He wanted to have nights like that with her. He wanted to be the one to buy her a beautiful dress and show her off like that. He wanted to be the cause of her joy, not him. Not Rhodes. He didn't deserve that, Johnny did.
Stephanie squealed, "that sounds beautiful" she stated.
Mike and Andy laughed at her sister, "you do know that Prince William is married and they have a kid right?" Mike asked.
Their sisters gave them the death glares. "One can only dream. I mean he met her in college. Do you know how much I wished that I would have been able to do that?" Stephanie said.
"Hey, what about me?" Logan asked from next to her.
"Listen babe, there are only two men in this world that you should be worried about. Prince William and David Beckham" Stephanie said.
The guys just laughed. "Well, I think that my chances are good then" he said wrapping an arm around her shoulder.
Jules looked at them with glares, "you know you too are so cute it's disgusting" she stated.
Logan laughed and wrapped his arm around Jules and kissed her cheek, "Aww, you know I love you Jules" he teased.
She just laughed and nudged him away. "Yeah yeah, all talk and no action" she joked.
Johnny couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't hold in his emotions anymore. He was about to blow up. It was when he noticed what she ordered that he flipped.
"Jules what can I get you?" Lauren asked.
"Club soda with lime please" she said.
Once he heard her order something that isn't alcoholic, he flipped and made his way over. "Jules we need to talk" he said.
She looked over at him giving him a look like, I know you are not giving me orders. "Are you asking me to talk because I know you aren't telling me to do something" she replied calmly.
He gave her a look, "I need to talk to you" he said.
She nodded and walked away from the group and into the back of the bar so no one would hear their conversations.
"What? What do you possibly have to say to me right now and if this starts with Connor Rhodes or involves him in any way, tell me now because I will walk out right now" she said.
"No, this has nothing to do with Connor Rhodes. I don't care about him; I care about you. This has to do with you and me. What's going on with you? What's the deal? Why aren't you drinking? Why are you avoiding us?" he asked.
"I just told you that I am not getting into this if it has to do with Connor and now you are indirectly asking me what's going on with me that I would go out with him and move on with my life. What is your problem? Why can't you get it through your thick head that we are done, over, finished, terminated, I am allowed to move on with my life, I am done talking about this" she turned to leave, but he put his hand out to block her from the door.
"Well that's too damn bad because I am not done. I care too much about you. I need to know if something is wrong with you. Why aren't you drinking? You aren't acting like yourself. You're sadder and down and I want to know why" he said.
She looked at him with a dubious look on her face. "You really want to know why I am sadder than usual?" she asked.
He nodded, thinking that she was really going to open up, "yeah I really want to know" he replied.
"Okay, my answer is very simple. Take a look in my mirror" she pulled out her make-up mirror and held it out in front of him.
"What are you talking about?" he asked.
"Take a look, you see yourself right. There's your answer right there. You. You are the reason that I am walking around here like a shell of myself. I can't take this anymore. Every time I see you we have to rehash everything that happened between us and I can't take it anymore. My heart cannot take this anymore. I avoid everyone because I can't be around you without breaking my heart in two. I cannot walk into the firehouse, or come here without feeling like my heart is splitting in half. I can't do it; I can't handle it. I am done crying myself to sleep, done feeling hurt whenever we are around each other. Please, I can't do it anymore" she begged as tears came rolling down her face.
Johnny wiped her tears and cupped her face as Juliana walked back and hit the door. Johnny pressed his body into hers trapping her by the door. He needed her to get this out. They needed to figure this out.
He wiped his fingers across her cheeks, "I love you. You know I love you. I love you more than life itself" he said resting his forehead against hers.
She closed her eyes and tried to hold down her emotions. She couldn't do it much longer. With him being this close and their truths coming out, she couldn't hold back her feelings. She may have wanted to stand her ground and be treated like she deserved, but she still loved him, she couldn't deny that.
It wasn't a second before his lips came crashing down on hers, releasing the pent up tension between them in the only way he knew how. Talking wasn't working, so he had to do something.
She froze for a minute before realizing what was happening and tried cupping his face to turn the control to her but he wasn't having it. It was way too long he hasn't been able to touch her, weeks now, at least a month or two.
He quickly pinned her arms down by the wrists and traced the opening of her mouth with the tip of his tongue. She really tried hard not to moan, biting down on his bottoms lip because it was the only thing she could do.
Jules moaned into the kiss moving her legs slightly. He could sense that she wanted more, he wanted more. He has been waiting for this for months.
The hand on her face slithered down towards her bum. His hands squeezed before hoisting her upwards, pressing her against the door with his groin.
Jules was losing her mind. She couldn't help but lose herself into him.
Johnny groaned, he had never been this excited by a kiss before, he missed her so much. Grinding his hips against her core they both whimpered, he was so close yet so far from his goal. Breaking away from her mouth he let his mouth wander downwards, leaving a hot trail of saliva down her neck. He nipped at the flesh just above her collar bone.
Feeling her legs wrap around him, Johnny couldn't help but smirk. He moved his hands over the flesh of her thighs as he pushed the skirt of her dress higher up her legs, revealing more skin.
They couldn't help but melt into each other. It was second nature. It was only when Johnny cupped her face and really looked at her, it gave her time to come to her senses.
"Oh my God," she pulled away, wiping her hands on her face, cradling her head. "I can't do this. Oh my God, what am I doing?" she was mind wrapped. She couldn't think straight.
"Jules, I don't want you to over think this. Just feel, please. We are right for each other. We feel right with each other. We can do this, please. We can work through this" he tried to reason with her.
Jules let out a breath and crossed her arms across her chest. "Johnny I would love nothing more than to walk out of those doors and kiss you like I mean it. Hold your hand and tell the whole world that we love each other but we can't. You won't do it. I love you. Do you understand that, I love you. I need you to step up and love me. Love me the way I deserve to be loved, please…" she gave him one teary kiss before walking out, wiping her tears on her way.
She walked over to the group and put on a fake smile. "Thank you Connor for tonight. I had a great time on our date. Guys, I will see you all later, I am going to go home, I don't feel too good" she said before leaving, not giving them a chance to ask any questions.
She couldn't handle their questions tonight.
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