Dom: i'm 10 minutes away
Julia: alright :)
Julia: wait are you driving right now?
Dom: no
Julia: oh thank god i was about to get mad at you
Dom: haha don't worry i'm not stupid
Julia: i mean-
Dom: shut up i'm not
Julia: whatever you say
Dom: 🙄
Julia: wow that's a new one you never used to use that one
Dom: people change ✨
Julia: the glitter as well??? damn someone has changed
Dom: i didn't know my personality was defined by my emoji use
Julia: no but you always used the exact same emojis
Julia: i've never seen you use the rolling eyes thingy before
Dom: well i barely use it, only for people who annoy the hell out of me
Julia: shut up
Julia: go back home!!!
Dom: okay i'm turning around rn!!
Julia: okay don't 😡
Julia: i don't wanna be alone tonight pls
Dom: good thing me neither
Dom: are your parents coming back tomorrow afternoon or tonight btw?
Julia: tomorrow so don't worry about having to escape the house through the window
Dom: great
Julia: senna is away as well
Julia: only sofia is home so i'm babysitting her
Dom: oh that's cute 🥺
Dom: i wanted to say i'm sad senna isn't home because i wanna see her again but i think it wouldn't be a great idea to tell her i'm coming over
Julia: not really
Julia: her adhd would probably act up and she would spill everything to my mum
Dom: probably yeah
Dom: can i see sofia tho or will she be sleeping?
Julia: she will be sleeping
Dom: :(
Julia: you will see her sometime i guess
Julia: i hope
Dom: hope so too
Julia: where are you now tho btw???
Julia: since you're 10 minutes away
Dom: i wanted to get a milkshake...
Julia: so you're at mcdonalds?
Dom: yes
Julia: hurry!!
Dom: alright ma'am
Dom: do you want something as well? 🥺
Julia: oH well a banana milkshake doesn't sound bad 🥺🥺
Dom: on your way
Julia: :))))
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"You need to style my house as well. It looks trash comparing to your room," Dom said as he was surprised by the way Julia's room had completely changed since the last time he had came over. She had gotten rid of a lot of posters and instead hung up some of her paintings on the wall. Everything was black and white as well, instead of combined with a shade of pink that she used to have.
"I'm not gonna style your house. You know I fucking love your house," Julia told him. She plumped on her bed and held her milkshake cup with both of her hands as she took a sip, watching Dom walking around her room to admire the new things.
"I know you- Oh my god you got a new electric guitar?!" he exclaimed, immediately turning around to look at Julia with wide, excited eyes. Julia laughed and held her index finger against her lips to tell him he had to be quiet for Sofia who was sleeping.
"Sorry," he whispered, but the excitement didn't leave his face. "You got a new electric guitar?!"
She laughed at the way he said it in the exact same way but more quiet.
"I always wanted a black one, so once I got a good job I started saving up. It's about two months old now."
"It's so pretty," Dom whispered in awe. He put his milkshake down on the desk that was close to him and walked over to gently lift up the guitar and look at it.
"You can play it if you want," Julia told him, hoping he would do it because she had missed watching him play guitar for her so much. He used to do that nearly every day when they were on tour, because he knew she loved it.
He still remembered how much she loved it when he did that; she could see it by the way he looked up at her and bit his lip as he smiled. "Alright."
He walked over to the bed and sat down on the edge, adjusting the guitar on his lap. Julia crawled over to where he was sitting and sat down next to him, their thighs touching.
"Only if you play after me," he told her with a cheeky smile. Julia wanted to argue with him about it since she hated playing guitar when he was with her because he could do it so much better than she could, but instead she nodded and teased him a little.
"You could've said 'only if you sing Hope with me' and I'd still say yes."
Dom gasped but he couldn't help but laugh. "I fucking hate you."
He started playing some chords and some separate notes to get used to the guitar. As he was looking down at it he mumbled "so I guess you're singing Hope with me on Monday."
"I'm not," Julia immediately said, chuckling, "you're too late now."
Dom didn't further argue with her but a fond smile didn't leave his face as he started playing the chords of Kill Somebody, one of Julia's favorite songs.
It was her favorite song because knew how much it had helped Dom at times. He had told her multiple times that song exactly described how he felt at days and singing it helped him making sense of his thoughts.
Dom started singing the first verse softly, his voice barely any louder than the guitar. It was perfect like this, though, it gave the song an even more intimate vibe.
During the first verse and chorus Julia just looked at Dom's fingers playing the strings, moving like it was the easiest thing in the world, which was not true and Julia knew all about it. Further into the song Julia couldn't help but look up at his face, watching how his hair had fallen over his eyes and the pink strand of hair was blocking his eye sight now but it didn't seem to bother him.
She loved to watch him sing; especially when he closed his eyes and he seemed to focus on nothing but the song. He knew she was still there, though, because Julia started quietly singing along at the end which made him smile instantly. So much it was audible in his voice.
"Now you," Dom said before Julia even fully realized he was done already. She pouted, laying her head on his shoulder which stopped him from handing over the guitar to her because he didn't want her to move.
"One more," Julia mumbled, more as a statement than a question. Dom sighed and shook his head, which didn't mean no this time.
"You fucking know I can't say no to you and it's annoying," he said, playing some random notes while he was thinking about the next one he could play. Julia laughed at his comment, knowing it was true. She moved her head more up his shoulder to make herself more comfortable.
"If I play Waiting on the Weekend, will you play Hope?" he asked her, tilting his head to her side a little so their heads were touching. Julia nodded. "I will."
She could hear Dom chuckle right before he started playing the first notes of the song. Julia wanted to follow his fingers again, just because it was calming to look at it. But it felt even more calming to close her eyes and listen to the song.
Right after he finished, he placed the guitar in her lap, pushing her head up only to lay his head on her shoulder instead, leaving her no other choice than to start playing.
"I'm not as good as-"
"Shut up," he cut her off, "you're great."
Julia bit her lip to hide her fondness and finally started playing their song, not noticing how tears started running down Dom's cheeks, which she only saw once she was done and looked at his face.
"Dom," she whispered with a small voice, looking at him pout. He opened his mouth to talk to her but eventually bit his lip and shook his head. He didn't need words to express himself. He perfectly expressed how he felt by gently taking the guitar away from Julia only to push her on the bed and place his lips on hers, kissing her slowly.
Julia didn't even hesitate for a second and stroked his face to wipe the tears away while kissing him back. He tasted sweet, even sweeter than she could remember from the last time, or from months ago.
She pulled him closer to her, signing he shouldn't let go just yet. He wasn't planning to, she knew that. They both missed it too much.
Just as Julia thought there would be nothing to interrupt them from sweetly but harshly kissing each other as this is what they had been wanting to do for a long time, something interrupted them.
"Jules?" a small, delicate voice sounded in her bedroom, making both Dom and Julia jump and make Julia push Dom off of her immediately which was the opposite of what she had been doing for the past five minutes.
"Fuck," she mumbled quietly when she saw her little step sister in the doorway, looking at them with her big brown eyes. "Sofia you scared me baby."
"I need pee," Sofia told her, fidgeting with her little hands, obviously nervous by the presence of Dom. She couldn't stop looking at him and she didn't even move.
"I'm coming honey."
Julia sighed and looked at Dom just to roll her eyes, making him laugh as he buried his face in the sheets to hide it. His cheeks were flushing red which was too cute for Julia to not ruffle his hair quickly before standing up from the bed and lead Sofia to the bathroom.
She knew Sofia was a curious toddler who always asked questions about everything, so Julia wasn't surprised when Sofia started asking questions about Dom.
"Why did the boy kiss you?" she asked when Julia placed her on the toilet and backed up to lean against the bathroom wall, making sure everything would go alright.
"He wasn't kissing me baby," she lied as it was her first instinct. "We were just playing around."
"Is he Becca bother?"
"Becca's brother?" Julia repeated her step sister, laughing a little. "No. No he's not. He's a friend of mine."
"But he kiss you."
Julia realized Sofia had probably seen too much for Julia to pretend like Dom and her didn't kiss. It would only make the toddler more confused.
So she gave in and nodded. "He did. But don't worry about it baby."
"But why you kiss Becca and the boy?" Sofia asked her, not getting the hint to stop asking questions about it.
"I don't kiss Becca anymore," Julia answered.
"You mad at Becca?"
Julia tried hard not to sigh because of the many questions Sofia asked her, but she smiled and said "no. She's just... You won't see her again very often I think honey."
"You like the boy?" Sofia frowned, being so focused on the questions she hadn't even peed yet.
"I do, yes. But don't tell mummy about the boy, okay? It's a secret."
"We have a secret?"
Sofia's eyes widen in excitement. Julia used this on her step sister more often; for some reason Sofia absolutely loved secrets. It made her feel special.
"We do. And you have to keep it forever, yeah?"
She had to add that, even though she hoped it wouldn't be a secret forever. But she knew the little girl would definitely tell the secret the next day otherwise.
"Okay," Sofia nodded, swinging her feet as they couldn't reach the ground. "Pomise."
The girl was silent for a while now, probably thinking about what Julia said and what she saw. She did finally pee, though, which was the reason she had interrupted Dom and Julia in the first place. Once she was done and Julia made her wash her hands, the questions came again.
"Is he your boyfiend?"
Sofia only made it more complicated for both Julia and herself, especially because there was no answer to this question. Julia eventually shook her head. "I just like him."
Sofia nodded and Julia lifted her up, placing her on her hip to bring her to her room again.
"Can I meet him?" she asked, and by now Julia knew she was just trying to delay her bedtime.
"Next time baby," Julia told her.
"Wanna know if he nice to you," Sofia pouted, wrapping her arms around Julia's neck. Julia smiled softly and kissed the girl's head. "That's nice of you. He is, though."
"Wanna make sure?" Sofia tried, making sure her voice was the softest it could get.
Julia stopped walking to think. She knew Dom really wanted to meet Sofia as well; he had told her earlier. So maybe it wasn't a bad idea.
"Will you go to sleep after that?"
"Pomise."
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I thought I'd make a really soft chapter for y'all