"You need to eat, Gabby." He told her, stroking her arm.
"I know," she replied, calmly.
"Come with me," he said, grabbing her by the hand.
"Where are you taking me?" She asked.
"To get something to eat," he replied. "You will not starve to death, baby."
"Okay,"
They made their way to the bar, and got something to eat.
"Do you feel better?" He asked her.
"Much better, Julian," she replied, eating her food.
"Okay," he said, watching her eat.
"By the way," she said. "I'm sorry about this morning."
"It's okay," he told her. "You just worried me, because I thought you had left."
"I believe you did," she sighed. "But just so you know. I won't ever leave you, Julian, because I have nothing left back on planet earth."
"You had nothing?" He asked.
"Yes," she said. "I never had anyone, besides Troy and you, to talk to. But now I realised that I never had a brother or sister who would take me in as their own."
"Well," he told her, reaching across the table, to grasp her hand in his. "You belong here now, and nothing bad will happen to you. And I'll make sure of it."
"Okay,"
"And plus," he added. "We've got a patient to check up."
"Alrighty then,"
"Let's go," he said, getting up out of his seat, and still holding her hand.
"Okay," she said, as they ran to their first patient.
"Doctor Bashir," Commander Sisko said, seeing sweat running down their faces. "You just got here in time."
"Why?" He asked.
"Cause," he answered. "We were waiting for you to show up, and also, you have a patient to check up."
"I already knew that, Commander Sisko," he said, realising he was still holding onto Gabriella's hand, and let it go.
"Glad you that you know already," he said, leaving OPS, as Julian walked over to his patient, when he noticed Gabriella watching him.
"What?" She asked.
"Can you please help me?" He asked.
"Yes," she answered. "What do you need help with?"
"You could get an apron and help me out," he told her. "Then when we're done, we'll discuss what we're doing tonight. Okay?"
"Okay." She replied, and walked into another room to put on an apron, when she bumped into Troy.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I was hoping to take you back to earth," he replied. "But seemed like your not interested in planet Earth anymore."
"And why?" She asked.
"Because i've underestimated you," he replied. "And the other is why I'm here, is so that I could hit you."
"Why would you want to hurt me?" She asked, curiously.
"Shut up," he told her, as he slapped her across the face and pushed her into the wall, when Julian came in to the room to see what was happening.
"Gabriella?" He called, as Sisko into the room.
"What happened here?" He asked.
"I was coming into the room," he replied. "To see what was taking Gabriella so long, when Troy pushed her into the wall."
"We sent you back to earth," he told Troy. "But it seems like we are going to have sentence you to 67 years, as you've already hurted Gabriella Montez."
"I'm sorry," he said, apologising. "I didn't mean to."
Then Weyoun joined them.
"Weyoun," Commander Sisko ordered. "Put him into a cellar."
He grabbed Troy and pushed him out of the room, after handcuffing him.
"Please let me go," Troy begged. "I never meant to hurt her."
"You should have thought of that before you hit her," he told him. "Now move it."
"Fine,"
Then Julian came out of the room carrying Gabriella in arms, and looked at her.
"What has he done to you?" He thought to himself.
As he reached their quarters and laid her down gently onto the bed, and clean the blood of her that was coming out from the back of her head, then he realized that it had been cut and decided to bandaged it, as he laid her head back down.
"Julian," she grunted, as he held her hand. "What happened?"
"Troy hurt you," he told her. "But don't worry your safe now, and he split your head open, but I fixed it for, so all I'm hoping and praying for is that your okay."
"I am," she replied, trying to sit up, but he held her down.
"I told you before, Gabriella," he told her. "Not to sit up, after the incident you had. Okay?"
"Okay,"
"Rest now," he told her, kissing her fore-head.
"I will," she said, closing her eyes, as Julian removed her shoes from her feet, and pulled the quilt over her.
"Sleep well, my love," he told her. "You'll be okay in five days time."
"Bashir," Weyoun called. "Troy Bolton will be destroyed for what he did to Gabriella and, Commander said to me to tell you that, Gabriella's got something, and he wants you to pick it up."
"Okay," he whispered. "But I need to stay with Gabriella, after everything she's been through."
"I'll stay," he replied. "I'll look after her until you get back."
"Okay,"
He kissed Gabriella's hand, and ran to Sisko's office.
"What did you want me to give to Gabriella?" He asked him.
"A lockett," he replied. "Her mother gave it to me just before she died, and she's hoping that Gabriella will wear it."
"Why?" He asked.
"Cause," he answered. "It's got a note in side of it, that says this necklace will belong to you, my only daughter."
He put the necklace into his hand.
"Keep it it safe," he told him. "And how is Gabriella?"
"Resting," he replied. "Weyoun's with her right now."
"Oh," he said. "Just make sure sure that she doesn't wake up, and notices that your not there with her, Bashir. I mean it, cause she's family now. And she's one of us now. And she can never be hurt again."
"I know," he answered. "And I'm going back to check on her."
"Okay,"
He left and made his way back to Gabriella, who was still asleep.
"Thanks for looking after her," he whispered to Weyoun.
"You're welcome," he replied, leaving the room, as Julian put the necklace into the draws, when he heard Gabriella moan in her sleep.
"Hey," he said, walking over and stroking her arm. "Your okay now, Gabby."
"I missed you, Julian," she told him, waking up.
"I've missed you too," he replied. "How's your head?"
"Throbbing," she answered. "And pounding. Ever since Troy Bolton hurt me."
"I know," he said. "And he was a complete idiot for hurting you, Gabriella. And will never hurt you again, after every thing you've been through."
"I know," she said, when he got in beside her.
"I'm glad that your okay," he told her, wrapping his arms around her, as she wrapped hers around him.
"I know," she said, as he kissed her on the lips.
"I love you, Gabriella," he told her.
"I love you too," she said, laying back down.
"Sleep," he told her. "I'll be here for when you wake up. I'm not leaving your side, baby."
"I know," she said, turning onto her side, as she winced in pain.
"What is it?" He asked.
"It's one of my sides," she answered, as she winced pain again.
"Let me have a look," he said, lifting up her T-shirt, to feel which side it was. "Does your right hand side hurt?"
"No," she answered, as he touched her left side, when she winced in pain.
"It's your left side," he told her. "He hit must've hit it pretty hard."
"He must've, Julian," she said, as she winced once more.
"I'll be right back," he told her. "I'm gonna get you some morphine, until, you're better again, baby. And able to walk on your feet again."
"Okay," she said, falling back to sleep.
He left and came back, as she turned onto her right hand side, as he attached up to the drip, when Commander Sisko came in.
"What is it?" He asked.
"You've been given a day off work," he told him. "To take care of Gabriella."
"Okay," he said, as Sisko noticed the drip.
"What happened?" He asked.
"Nothing," he replied. "She's just got a sore side, when Troy Bolton attacked her."
"Is that what happened to her?" He asked, whispering.
"Yes," he answered. "But she's resting herself."
"Is she?" He asked.
"Yes," he answered. "She is, cause her side was hurting her."
"Oh," he said. "But are you okay?"
"I'm fine," he replied. "It's just I'm more worried about Gabriella being in danger more than ever now. She needs me 24/7, so that I know, that she's gonna be alright after everything she's been through."
"You're right," he agreed. "She needs someone, and I know, you want to look after her, Bashir."
"What's that suppose to mean?" He asked.
"It means," he sighed. "That she needs the protection from you, Bashir. Wherever she goes, you go with her.
He left, as Gabriella woke up, when Julian walked over to check on her.
"How are you feeling?" He asked her, examining her left hand side.
"I guess," she sighed. "I feel a little bit better, after sleeping it off."
"Well," he told her. "It feels better, cause your not moaning about it, and it looks like, you are a whole lot better, than you was before when you met me on the day, on the day that you were almost under attack in here, but now, your safe and sound with me by your side now."
"Does that mean I'm safe with you?" She asked.
"Yes," he replied. "It does mean that, and I was wondering if you could move in with me, so I can look after you."
"Yes," she replied. "I would love to."
"Okay," he answered, getting in bedside her, and pulling her close to him.
"I love you," she told him, as rubbed soothing circles up and down her arms, as she fell asleep against his chest.
"I love you too, Gabby," he whispered into her ear. "And I hope you sleep well, baby.".
He kissed her head, and laid her down onto the pillow, and went into the living room, to think, and started reading a book, that Gabriella packed in her boxes.
A few seconds later, he went back to check on her.
"Julian," she said, waking up. "What is it?"
"Nothing," he answered. "I'm just worried about you, after all those things that has happened these past few weeks, because of lug head basketball man, who nearly tried to kill you in the ops theatre, yesterday."
"I know," she replied. "And to be honest, him and Sharpay make the perfect that they've always wanted to be without me at East High."
"Why's that?" He asked.
"Cause," she answered. "Troy was just using me, and I'm beginning to wonder if you are as well."
"Gabriella," he sighed. "I was. Until I found that I was falling for you for real."
"So," she answered. "You lied to me, but why?"
"Cause," he replied. "I was trying to protect you."
"Protect me," she shouted. "More likely, to protect yourself."
"Do you want me to leave?" He asked.
"Yes," she replied. "I want to be left alone."
He left her alone, when she started crying.
"Mum," she sobbed, whispering to herself. "I thought you said it was easy."
She went into her bathroom, and wiped away her tears, and went into the living room, when she notice that one of her books was left open, and closed it, as she put it back onto her shelf, in where it belonged, and noticed that Julian had left a note apologising for using her, when he shouldn't have.
"Well," she thought to herself. "It's too late for us now. But somehow I wish I could do it over, but now, it's far too late for that."
Then she went to dinner, and decided to eat on her own, when she saw Julian enter. And went back to her room.
"Why is she avoiding you, Julian?" Kira asked.
"Because," he sighed. "I told her I was using her, and now, she won't even talk to me, or move in with me. I feel so hopeless."
"Your not hopeless," she told him. "She's just upset that you used her, after Commander specifically, told you that you needed to stay with her, until we arrested her attacker that tried to murder her."
"I know," he replied. "I'm gonna have to try and talk to her again."
"I think it's best if you leave her for a little while," she told him. "Until, she comes round into talking to you again."
"Okay," he said, getting up out of his seat, and leaving when he heard someone crying.
"Gabriella," he said. "Are you okay?"
"Just leave me alone," she told him. "I don't want to talk to you, Julian. I just need sometime alone."
"Don't get like that," he said. "I'm suppose to be looking after you, and if it makes you feel any better, you can come and see me in my room. Once your happy again. But at this rate, it doesn't look like it, and I'm sorry."
"You're what?" She asked.
"I'm sorry," he apologized. "For hurting you, and for using you."
"Well," she said, through tears. "Your not forgiven. I just need some alone time alone, and you won't give me that. Why?"
"Cause," he shrugged. "I am trying to tell you that I am truly in love with you."
"Are you lying?" She asked, and ran away.
"Go after her, Julian," Commander Sisko, said to him. "She needs you right now."
"But she won't let me in, Sisko," he replied. "No matter what I say, she has to run off."
"Maybe, Major Kira might be able to talk with her," he told him. "And convince her to talk to you again, it's for the best."
"I know," he softly, said. "I just want her to start talking to me again."
"Julian," he answered. "She's hurt because you used her, but I know, deep down, that you never meant to hurt her, by breaking her heart, but also I knew, it was real love, because I saw it between you both. "
"So what your trying to say is that we're the perfect match?" He asked.
"Yes," he answered. "You are the perfect match. And one day, you're going to have children of your own to raise."
"Okay," he just said, running of to find Gabriella fast asleep on the floor, and picked her up.
"I wasn't lying to you, Gabriella," he whispered into her ear. "Cause, I love you, and I want to be apart of your life, and I will never leave your side."
"Julian," she groaned, in his arms. "I've forgiven you, and I, didn't mean what I said earlier on. I was just depressed with so much hurt that Troy gave me, and I know that you never meant to hurt me. You've earn your second chance to be with me, and to look after me, even when I needed you to be there. You were always here."
"I know," he told her, looking down at her. "And I will always be there for you, always."
They got to the room, as he laid her down on to her bed, as she fell asleep once more, when he removed the bandage from her head, and replaced it with a brand new one.
"Sleep, Gabby," he told her, and kissed her fore-head, then pulled the quilt over her, and got in beside her, as she rolled into him.
"Gabriella," he said, looking down at her, making her wake up.
"What is it?" She asked.
"Can you sleep?" He asked her.
"No," she answered. "I can't. Can you?"
"No," he replied. "I can't sleep. I've been trying to. But I can't sleep."
"Is it to do with thinking?" She asked.
"Yes," he answered. "I'm thinking about what yours and my future would be like."
"What about our future?" She asked.
"Nothing," he said to her, as she rolled onto her back. "I'm just thinking what Commander Sisko told me earlier, before I found you laying on the floor."
"Oh," she just said, as he leaned over her side, and bent down to kiss her on the lips.
"Do you still want to move in with me?" He asked her.
"Yes," she answered. "I still do. Because I've missed you."
"I missed you more, Gabby," he told her. "And I will never ever hurt you like that again, after everything you've been through. With your mother dying before your eyes, and I'm not even going to mention you-know-who."
"I know," she said, as he got on top of her, and kissed her neck.
"Someday," he said, whispering into her ear. "You'll be carrying my child."
"And I hope so," she added. "Because there's nothing in my life that's ever made me feel so whole again."
"You mean I've been the one that you've been waiting for your whole entire life," he said. "When I've been waiting for you?"
"Yes," she answered. "And I can see it in your eyes, that you want a child in me, but it can wait."
"Yes," he replied. "It can. Cause, your moving in with me, so I can keep close watch on you, and protect you with my life, even if we have the ups and downs, I just know that we're going to make it through without a hastle, or a battle. And also, you've always been the one for me."
"I have?" She asked.
"Yes," he told her. "Since you've arrived here."
"Oh," she just said, as he got of her, and laid beside her, then took her into his side, and laid her head down on to his shoulder, as she began to fall asleep on him.
"Sleep, my love," he whispered into her ear. "I'll wake you up early in the morning."
"Okay," she whispered back to him. In her sleep, when he laid her head down on the pillow once more.
And then, it was morning.
"Morning, beautiful," he said, as she woke up, with his hand rubbing her cheek.
"Morning, handsome," she said, looking at him.
"How are you feeling?" He asked her, helping her up from the bed.
"Better," she replied. "And I've got s feeling that today might be better than yesterday."
"I agree," he said. "Yesterday was wasn't good at all, cause, I had lost you altogether, but now, I haven't cause I want to spend the rest of my life with you for all eternity, Gabby."
"So." She replied. "Do I."
"I know," he said, as they both made their way to his quarters, when he showed her to his bedroom. "You'll be staying iin here with me, okay?"
"Okay," she answered. "But what about my things?"
"Don't worry," he replied. "Weyoun and gang will bring them, as you are moving in with me, until we are married, and have little feet running about."
"Okay," she smiled. "You're right."
"Yes," he said, pulling her into his side. "And plus, Commander Sisko would need me to check on our patients everyday, and also, one of us would need to stay here, and look after the children."
"Which would be me, won't it?" She asked.
"Yes," he answered. "It would be you. But once the child's fully grown-up. You can come back to work me again."
"Okay," she said, sitting down on the bed, as he sat down beside her.
"And we still need to catch the person who tried to attack you, my love," he added, as she rested her head on his shoulder.
"I know," she said, sighing. "I just don't understand why people pick on me, and get away with it."
"Well," he said, sliding his arm around her. "Your safe with me now."
"Okay," she smiled, when he began stroking up and down her arm.
"I love you," he told her, lying her down, and getting on top of her, then, kissing her.
"I love you more," she said, and asked. "What are you doing, Julian?"
"Nothing," he replied, kissing her neck.
"Okay," she said, as he looked at her for a minute. "What is it?"
"I want to ask you something," he told her, "And I've been wanting to ask you as soon as you started working with me, on the day Sisko assigned you to me, and I was wondering if you would..."
"If I would what?" She asked.
"If you would like to marry me," he gulped. "But I think I was too late."
"Your not too late," she told him. "You can ask me to marry you at any time."
"Okay," he said, climbing off of her, and pulling her T-shirt up, and then checking her side. "You side appears to be better."
"It does?" She asked.
"It does," he whispered into her ear. "And will you marry me, Darling?"
"Yes," she whispered, smiling, when he had picked her up. "A thousand times yes."
"I love you," he told her, kissing her softly on the lips, before sliding the ring onto her finger.
Later that night, he helped Weyoun move her things in.
"So is Gabriella staying with you, Bashir?" He asked.
"Yes," he answered. "She will be staying with me, until..."
"Until what?" He asked.
"Until she's settled down with me," he replied. "married to me."
"What?!," he asked. "You've asked her to marry you?"
"Yes," he told him. "I'm getting her to marry me."
"Okay," he sighed. "But what about if Troy decides to meddle with you and her? I mean, he can't just show up, and ruin your chance of happiness to be with her. After all, he can't hurt her any-more, cause she's got you to care of her in case, anything bad happens to her."
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"What I mean is, this is yours and her only chance to be happy together," he replied. "So don't let it go to waste, cause your all she has left, and make sure that your always honest with each other."
"Believe me," he breathed. "I won't abandon her, when she needs me the most, and I promise to never leave her at the time of need."
Then he left as Gabriella began to unpack her stuff, when she felt his arms wrap around her.
"Are you okay?" She asked him.
"Yes," he answered. "I'm fine. I just came to see if you needed any help by any chance."
"In fact," she replied. "I do. But the rest of the stuff can be unpacked a little bit later."
"Okay," he said, moving a lock of her from her neck, and realised that he forgot to give her to give her the necklace. "I forgot to give you something."
"What is it? she asked, turning around.
"Turn around," he told her, as she turned around, to face the wall. "Close your eyes."
She closed her eyes, when he put the necklace around her neck.
"Open your eyes, sweetie," He whispered into her ear.
"Wow," She gasped. "It's beautiful."
"But not as beautiful as you are," He told her, and turned her back round to face him.
"I love you, Julian," she told him, when he gently laid her down.
"I love you too, Gabby," he said, climbing on top of her.
Later that night.