I wake up yet again in a bed, not remembering how I got here.

"I know Jewel"

I turn my head to feel a tough surface, which is when my eyes bolt open.

"Morning Norie," A familiar voice chuckles, which I let a out a small breath of relief.

"Good morning Jullian," I mumble into his clothed chest, slowly getting up to rub my eyes.

"What no more Jewel?" He asks, which I sigh, yawning.

"Don't get to used to that, rare occasions only," I give a lazy smile, basically falling off of the bed, my knees hitting the ground with a thud.

"You okay there?" He asks, looking over the edge of the bed to see me sprawled out on the floor, my face planted into the carpet. I mumble a yes before slowly closing my eyes again, almost falling asleep on the floor. "You know you can come back onto the bed-"

"No it's fine, I'm good here, it's too much work," I wave him off, which he gives a low chuckle.

"Looks like you really didn't change much huh?" He says, probably smiling, which I shrug.

"I dunno, now shut up so I can sleep."

"Yep, not a thing has changed." 

・・・

I wake up for the second time to be back on the bed, turning to see Jullian... reading a book?! "Since when did you read... and since when were you all of a sudden into Harry Potter?" I ask, nearly jolting awake due to this new discovery. He lets out a small shrug, continuing to read.

"Somethings I guess you never found out," He mumbles, which the air fills with tension, making him let out an awkward cough, "that's not what I meant-"

"It's fine, I'm going to go rinse off my face," I say as I slowly make my way off the bed, heading to the door.

"Second door on your right," he says before I can even ask, I let out a slight nod before heading down the hall and into the bathroom, locking it behind me.

I let out a deep breath, pressing my hands against the edge of the sink, staring at my reflection. I know we're going to have to talk about it eventually... this morning eventually, but I don't know when, or even if I want to know. I haven't seen him cry since his goldfish died in 2nd grade; RIP Herman. Before I can think of anything else I quickly re-do my hair, splashing some cold water on my face to wake me up some more, though I'm still sleep-deprived.

I walk out, heading back to the room to see he's gone, and so is his book. I slowly turn back around, walking down the hallway I was walking before, stopping when I see family photos alongside a large friends/family collage on the wall. I slowly scan over the family photos, remembering Jullian at that age, both happiness and sadness coming over me.

I turn my attention to the collage to see plenty of childhood photos with me in them, Jullian and I getting Herman, Hermans funeral, me in the hospital when Jullian got me that giant teddybear that's now tucked away somewhere in the attic, our first halloween and christmas together, as well as many other events. Tears come to my eyes with a stupid smile plastered on my face as I remember all of the fun times together, and it slowly turning around realizing how it's all turned out now.

"You two were some of the cutest kids I've ever seen," someone says from behind me, a hurried breath coming from my nose, "Oh sorry I didn't mean to scare you, Elle," she says, which I turn around quickly and give her a hug.

"Mrs.Wilder I haven't seen you in such a long time," I sigh, which she tightens our hug.

"I know it's been way too long," she agrees, separating the two of us, "I was sent up here to retrieve you for breakfast since Jullian can't separate from his book, which I've also just been made aware you've been here all night," she raises a brow, which I chuckle.

"Yeah, I guess I fell asleep last night," I mutter which she nods, motioning for me to follow her. We head down the stairs to see Jullian's stepdad cooking dinner, an apron wrapped around his waist.

"Hey Elle, how're you doing?" He asks, not taking his eyes away from the sizzling bacon in front of him.

"I'm good, I'm glad to see the tradition still stands Mr.Wilder," I smile as I begin to take a seat next to a focused Jullian, watching him steadily read the pages, concentrating on every word.

"Please you can still call me Jason, and yes, why would I break tradition if I look so great in this apron," he chuckles, his wife joining in.

"Nobody is disagreeing with you there," she winks, which Jullian just shakes his head.

"Get a room why don't you," He jokes, getting a playful scoff from both of his parents.

"Just hush and read your book you nerd," Jason teases, turning around the slightest bit to see Jullian's reaction, which is just a glare.

"I can't help that my guilty pleasure is reading," he sighs, turning the page.

"With all the parties you go to you'd think it'd be sex," his mom explains, his face turning to a crimson red.

"Mom, that's not funny," he says, setting his book down. Everyone begins to laugh, except for him. He lets out a small sigh and takes his fingers, pinching them on the bridge of his nose, "why do I still live here with you crazy people," he says, a small smile creeping from his solemn look. 

"Because you don't have a choice kiddo," Jason replies, giving a low chuckle.

"Yeah yeah, anyways-"

"Elle what's your guilty pleasure?" his mom cuts in, both of their eyes settling on me.

"I'm not sure," I give a small smile, shrugging.

"She's probably the one with a secret sex fetish," Jullian smirks, giving a quick wink, making me suddenly blush from both embarrassment and... nevermind that.

"Jullian!" his mom burst out laughing, lightly backhanding him in the head, "you can't use that language in this house!"

"Oh yeah but you can," he rolls his eyes, closing his book, not before bookmarking the page. 

"Anyways," his mom sighs, giving an apologetic smile, "Is there anything?"

"I honestly don't know, I like watching videos but that's just a thing teens do."

"Probably porn," Jullian coughs under his breath, about to laugh, but not before getting backhanded once again by his mother, both them falling into a pit of chuckles none-the-less.

"You two are truly something else," his dad chuckles, beginning to place food on our plates. "I really missed you coming around Elle, I'm glad to see you back."

"Yeah, me too."

・author's note・

Sorry once again for the late update! I live in Houston, TX and as you may or may not know things aren't exactly pretty here haha. Any-who this is more of just a cute little chapter, filler-chapter if you will.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

When will Jullian and Eleanor talk about that morning at 3 a.m? And who will bring it up?

What'll happen if Anthony finds out about their little sleepover?

lolololololololololol things to think about (:

Also thank you all so much for getting me ranked (currently @ 428) and also for 8 thousand views! That's insane! Love you lots! x

・originally published on September 01, 2017・updated on July 27, 2019・