Once in a lifetime.

6

January

"Hey." I felt my body jolt awake, my eyes tried to focus on where I was and who was pushing me. I saw Aarons's face looking down at me. "Your car is blocking mine, I need to leave for work."

I looked down at Jules, the memories of last night coming back, her hair messy on the pillow. Even though we fit the same way, I couldn't help but notice she felt bigger, and I liked it. I wasn't afraid to lay my body on her or grab her if I need to keep her safe. I loved where her body decided to hold its weight, and if I felt more deserving I'd feel every inch of her. Her body had been growing our baby and her tiny tummy stopped me from getting too close.

Even knowing there was no longer a living person inside of her, I was still careful not to crush it. I reach out slightly trailing my fingers from her bra to her hip bone. I had missed watching her grow our little human, and I hated myself for it. I wanted to pull her close to me and never let go, not ever again. I slowly moved out from under her, careful not to wake her.

I grabbed my keys out of his pocket and followed Aaron out of the room. We were halfway down the hall when Aaron first spoke. "Did you guys...?" he trailed off, he didn't need to say the rest, I knew what he meant. I shook my head but couldn't keep the smile off my face. "Then why do you look like you two just did?" I shrugged, Aaron stopped walking and put the flat of his hand on my chest to stop me with him. "Look, I don't know what you are to my sister or what she is planning on doing with you, but I want to know what you're planning on doing with her."

"Why do you say 'my sister' so much, like I don't know she is your sister."

"I say it so much so you remember that she's my sister and it gives me a right to beat your ass whenever I feel like it."

"Nothing happened, we went to dinner, ordered an appetizer, she had an accident, we came back here, we fell asleep talking."

"Did you kiss?"

I raised my eyebrow. "Do you really wanna know the answer to that?"

"So I ask again, why do you look like you guys just did it?"

"I don't know, I guess I'm just realizing that I missed her a lot more than I let myself admit or remember."

He started walking away and I followed. "What do you think that means?"

"I'm planning on making this right." The morning was cold, and my skin felt wet from the moisture in the air.

"You need to tell me what that means." I can't help but think about how I don't really have to tell him anything, but because he means a lot to Jules I do.

"I just mean that I am going to stay and be her boyfriend until I can be her fiancé."

"And after that?"

"Honestly, I'm going to make her my wife."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"Then what? What about the band and the tour and the music?"

"I quit the band." Aaron rolled his eyes. "That's as far as I've gotten so far, I don't know what will happen after that. All I know at this moment is that I fucked up. I know I can't fix it but I want to do it right this time. All I'm sure of is that I am in love with your sister and I plan on marrying her. I don't want to hurt her anymore, I don't want to go anywhere if it's not with her. I'm tired of pretending like I don't need her. I plan on proving that to her, and anyone else that needs convincing, that my life is pointless without her. I'm sorry if that's not enough for you, but I am going to try this time."