Julia: my mom wanted to talk to me again
Dom: oh shit
Dom: and how did it go?
Julia: i thought that she maybe changed her mind and that's why she wanted to talk
Julia: but she literally said the same things she had said before
Julia: so now i feel even worse 🙂
Dom: :( baby
Julia: so that's great <33
Julia: she kept fucking saying you're gonna ruin my job and future and whatever
Dom: i just don't get why she thinks i'm gonna stop you from everything you're doing right now
Julia: me neither
Dom: is there nothing that could change her mind?
Julia: i've been trying so fucking hard but idk
Julia: i've tried everything
Dom: fucking hell
Dom: it may sound stupid but what if i try to talk to her? maybe if she hears it from me she'll see that i'm not evil or whatever
Dom: and we can both convince her i didn't actually cheat
Julia: i don't know :(
Julia: it could work. but i'm scared that if you show up at my house she'll know we talked about it and she'll kick me out of the house
Dom: yeah that's true :( shouldn't happen
Julia: no
Julia: i hate this SO FUCKING MUCH
Julia: WHY IS SHE MAKING ME CHOOSE BETWEEN YOU AND HER
Dom: it's unfair
Dom: but it'll be fine baby
Dom: it's only been a few days now. she has plenty of time to change her mind.
Julia: ok but she can also not change her mind and this will be forever
Dom: ofc it won't be forever
Julia: i fucking
Julia: i'm tempted to just fucking move out but i won't be able to see my sisters again and that fucking hurts
Dom: ofc it does and you shouldn't just move out. keep talking.
Julia: BUT THAT DOESN'T WORK
Dom: it will eventually i promise
Julia: :(
Julia: i just wanna see you again
Dom: i wanna see you too baby :(
Julia: wait
Julia: i've got work on thursday but maybe i can call in sick and go to your house? if you're free?
Dom: honey i'd love to but i don't think that's smart
Dom: you're risking a lot
Julia: my mom won't find out about it
Dom: she CAN find out about it. i just don't want you to literally risk being homeless
Julia: ugh
Julia: but what if we literally don't see each other for weeks then
Julia: we literally JUST got into a relationship together and we won't see each other for so fucking long
Dom: it'll be alright maybe she'll change her mind soon
Dom: and if not, we'll be ok we can still text right
Julia: but that's not the same as hanging out
Dom: ofc it's not but it's something and it's enough if more isn't possible
Julia: it's just fucking dumb
Dom: what's dumb?
Julia: that
Julia: nvm
Dom: what
Julia: no nvm you don't even wanna try
Dom: try what??
Julia: idk meeting up
Dom: no because i don't want you to risk things
Julia: so if we're not seeing each other for 5 months you'll just be like "ok whatever"
Dom: no?
Julia: yes
Julia: because i can't "risk things" so i can't see you for so long
Dom: julia that we're not able to meet up doesn't fucking mean i don't care about you
Julia: no but you don't care about seeing me
Dom: i do?????
Dom: i'm being PROTECTIVE i literally DO care about you
Julia: ok
Dom: what? you literally think i don't care about you?
Julia: you literally just
Julia: never fucking mind
Dom: julia what the fuck
Dom: you're being fucking childish
Dom: i try to show you i care about you in any way possible
Julia: meanwhile you are on my mother's side
Dom: that??? literally does NOT make sense
Dom: how the FUCK can i be on your mother's side if she's literally hating on me
Julia: not about that but about the fact that i cannot see you
Julia: and you agree
Dom: your mom said you can't have contact with me
Dom: but we can text rn bc of your new phone and even tho this wasn't the main reason i bought you the new phone, i still don't regret it because i'd be fucking sad if we couldn't be in contact
Julia: okay
Dom: i just don't understand why you're mad at me :(
Julia: can i facetime you
Dom: yes
Dom was about to argue further as soon as they connected, but he quickly stopped himself from talking when he saw tears on Julia's cheeks.
"Honey," he sighed, adjusting himself so he was sitting straight and she could see his face better.
"I'm not mad at you," Julia told him, not being able to hold back her sobs. "I just don't fucking know what to do."
"For how long have you been crying?" he asked her. He looked a little surprised, which showed that he had actually counted on her being mad at him. He had expected a fight for sure.
"A while," Julia said. "Since my mom left my room."
"Then why didn't you just say that, instead of getting mad?"
Dom's voice was soothing and it was obvious that he wasn't really mad at her, but Julia meant that there was a little disappointment in his voice.
"I'm so sorry," she cried out, making Dom quietly sigh again which in Julia's turn made her feel like he was annoyed. She turned her head away from the camera to bury her face in her pillow.
"Jula it's fine. It's alright," Dom tried, starting to talk a little louder to be sure she heard him. "Just... call me immediately next time, yeah? So I can help you. It's better than fighting."
Julia nodded while she kept her face buried in her pillow and took a deep breath. She hated talking about herself, so before Dom could ask or say more, she asked him "how did therapy go?"
He chuckled shortly, knowing what she was doing.
"Good. Cried a lot."
Julia finally shot up to look at him through the screen. "Why didn't you tell me?" she asked sadly, pouting afterwards.
"Why didn't you tell me you were crying?" Dom asked her back, a smile forming around his lips. Julia could only roll her eyes and laugh a little again, as a tear was still streaming down her cheek.
"Guess we both don't want sympathy, huh."
"We're stupid," Dom joked and Julia nodded in agreement. It was silent, which was a moment for Julia to make sure her mother wasn't overhearing them, as it would ruin everything. After she did, Dom softly said "you know that there's nothing I want more than seeing you, right? I'm just being overprotective."
Julia looked at her phone screen again and smiled first but did let out a sad sigh. "I was just scared it wouldn't work out and we'd have to break up eventually and it'd be so fucking stupid because we just got together again after so much drama."
"Remember when I went to LA and we couldn't see each other for months? We-"
"We didn't even make it through," Julia finished his sentence, raising her eyebrow. She couldn't help but let out a laugh, though, when he did too.
"True. But we learned from it."
Julia nodded and rubbed the last tears in her eyes away as she finally felt a little better and didn't feel like crying anymore.
"Let's just see how this week goes and if your mom still hasn't changed her mind, we maybe could find a way to see each other," Dom said, his green eyes big like they always were when he was saying something serious.
"If you don't wanna meet up we don't have to-"
"Remember I do want to meet up, I'm just protecting you," Dom interrupted her to remind her.
Julia mumbled an "okay" and wasn't even looking at Dom anymore as another smile was forming around her lips.
All the time she had thought that she liked Becca as much as she liked Dom. But she noticed that she was feeling something now, that she hadn't felt in months. No matter what Becca said to her.
"Jules," Dom got her attention again, causing them to lock eyes. "Stop fucking smiling like that."
Julia dropped her smile immediately, making him laugh.
"Don't actually- It just makes me miss you."
Julia frowned at him. "It's been a few hours. We're supposed to make it through weeks of not seeing each other."
"Or less," Dom said, and Julia shook her head with a fond smile. It was funny how he had changed his mind about not meeting up so quickly once they got on the phone. She knew they both had a weak spot for each other, no matter what.
"Hopefully less," she agreed.