Chapter 5: Getting Close (Part 1)

Cecilia POV

Julia stopped the car and took a deep breath. "Do you want to stop by?" Julia shook her head.

"My mom needs me." Julia flips a coin and puts on her dashboard. You can keep the jacket for now.

No one dare to talk as they were busy with their though, "Cecil," "Julia" they laughed.

Julia took a deep breath. "Ladies first," she said. Cecilia nods and wiped her sweat.

"Sorry, for everything happened at the office," Julia shook her head.

"Are you smoking?" Julia shook her head.

"My mom did. Why?" Cecilia shook her head.

"My great-Nanny said that our great Nonno got shot in front of these building. And they burred him at the foundation of these building." Julia, frozen after hearing Cecilia's story.

"I-I don't know that," Julia wiped her sweat and fixed her collar, "so, these building haunted?" Cecilia nods.

"I can feel a presence of a male," Julia's heart pounding fast, and her breathing become quickened. She grabs her cross and start praying.

Cecilia smiled and waiting Julia to finishing her prayer.

"Breathe into me, Holy Spirit, that all my thoughts may be holy. Move in me, Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Attract my heart, Holy Spirit, that I may love only what is holy. Strengthen me, Holy Spirit, that I may defend all that is holy. Protect me, Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy. Amen." Julia put the cross around the neck and looked at Cecilia.

"What?" Cecilia shook her head, then took a deep breath. She closed her eyes.

"You don't want to go back inside?" Cecilia shook her head. "Why?" Julia switched her seat to the passenger seat.

"Sometimes I feel like a burden to my family," Cecilia hunched.

Julia POV

Julia hugs her waist. "How can I help?" Cecilia did not answer Julia's question. She hugs Julia.

"I don't know," she said.

Julia rubbed her back and kissed her cheek. "You stole it." Julia raised her brow. "You stole my first kiss!" Julia looks into Cecilia's eyes.

"Why were you called me in the first place? Cecilia blushed. She pushed Julia slowly and tried to not make an eye contact with her.

"W-why you came!?" Julia took a deep breath and smiled at her.

"I don't know," she said. Julia wiped her sweat and hold her hand.

"What if we get back in together?" Julia looked in to her eyes. "Beside, I should apologize to your family," Cecilia nods.

"Why do other people called you a bad person?" Julia shrugged her shoulders.

Julia again hugged her. No one dare to speak and say a word to each other. They hugged until they heard a thunder. Julia holds Cecilia's body tight and rubbed Cecilia's brown hair. "It's alright, you here with me." She said. Cecilia tremble on Julia's embrace, and felt so scared.

"In the workplace, I saw Roberto bother you. Are you okay with that?" Cecilia nods.

Julia knows she was uncomfortable with Roberto's overprotecting her. Cecilia closed her eyes and took a deep breath and fills her lungs with the smell of Julia's perfume.

"Axe?" Cecilia asked.

"Yes," Julia said. Cecilia put her hand on Julia's face and wiped the tears.

"I wanted to say my condolences about the shooting." Julia grabbed Cecilia's hand and kissed her fingers, "today it was rough because one of my clients decide to not come again, and we haven't enough money again to pay rent this month, and DiNozzo's family want us to pay the debt in 3 days," she said, "Rico doesn't want took another loan, and we need to keep my Nannys and Nonno warm and not starved." Julia wiped Cecilia's tears.

No one dare to speak until knocked sound hears from the outside. Cecilia grabbed Julia's hand. "You should keep your promise if you want to get a good luck from me!" They get out of the car and saw Rico crossed his arm.

"So, you the one who took my daughter!?" Cecilia took a deep breath.

"Dad, enough!" Cecilia's face turned red. "I the one who called her in the first place! What's wrong with you!?" Julia holds Cecilia and shook her head.

"We spend hours inside the car," Julia walks towards him and looked at his face closely. She smirked and patted his shoulders, "you should go home, DiNozzo," Rico's face turned pale, "you can fool them, but not me." Julia patted his shoulder again, Julia approached Julia and helps her to walk and left Rico there.

They unconsciously tangled their hands together. Cecilia opened the door.

"Oh, thanks lord!" Maria hugged her granddaughter. Julia looked at her left hand, "so, who was she?" Julia wave her hand awkwardly.

"Thank you for brings my granddaughter home…" Julia scratching her cheek.

"Julia. Julia Salvatore," Maria nods.

"You want to stop by?" Julia picked her phone.

"Can I drop later? I need to go home because my family needs me." Julia looks at Cecilia and she hugs her. She doesn't want to separate from her. Julia narrowed her eyes.

"Can you stay? Just one night," Julia shook her head.

Cecilia POV

Cecilia hold Julia's hand and gave her a bracelet. "It's my gift." Julia rubbed Cecilia's cheek with her thumb and gave her a kiss on her forehead.

Julia smiled at her, "have a sweet dream," Cecilia try not to make an eye contact. Maria and the rest of her family members were silent watched their only granddaughter closed to the Salvatore.

Cecilia waves her hand in agony as she heard Julia's step fadeaway. Cecilia sighed. She wants spending more time with her, but circumstance still won't let them to spending together.

Rico walked approached Cecilia. "Where you've been!? Yo-you don't know how dangerous she was!?" Cecilia ignores Rico and walked inside to her room. She locks the door and took off Julia's jacket, then walks to the bathroom.

Cecilia followed the pattern and took a deep breath. She turned the faucet to the right and washed her face. A memory when Julia kissed her rewind inside her mind. She might be blind, she can't see, but she can feel that Salvatore kissed her lips.

She smiled, as touched her lips. Cecilia took a deep breath and took off her clothes.

TBC