Chapter 34: Love Someone - Lukas Graham (Part 1)

Julia's POV

Julia put a cup of tea in front of her. After the incident, Julia decide to ending their staycation and decide to go to the hospital. Mariano needs another time to spend because his stomach hurt again. The doctor, who was handling Mariano's case, he's on the vacation. They should wait for another week.

Julia massage her temple and she took a deep breath. "Are you alright?" Cecilia asked while she playing with her fingers. Julia sighed.

She feeling unwell and exhausted. She wants lays her body on her bed. "I'm tired," Julia leaned her head on Cecilia's shoulder and closed her eyes. She will stop time if she can. She wants spending time with Cecilia, her wife.

Cecilia strokes her wife's hair. "Have you told your ma about the show?" Julia shook her head.

"No, I haven't" Julia said. Julia straightened her body and closed her face with her hands. Cecilia rubs her back. "I don't want to Mariano's life grows up like me, Cecilia." Cecilia keeps reassuring her wife.

Cecilia embrace Julia, "agreed. I don't want him growing up without parent's affection." They cancel their dinner date because of urgent calling from Matthew. Julia exhale and took a deep breath.

She can't breathe because the pain inside her chest. "I want to go out," they heard Mariano whined. She looks at her step-brother and took a deep breath. Julia approached Mariano's and wiped his sweat with a towel.

"Will he be okay?" Julia sighed. Cecilia approaching her and holds her hand. She knows Julia cares about Mariano, but her mom's behaviour makes Cecilia sick. She wants to say it out loud to her in-law, but who was she?

"I don't know," Julia said. "I think it's more than allergies," Julia soothe Mariano and she took a deep breath. Julia looks at Mariano and sighed. She should be more careful with what he consumes. "I shouldn't buy that cookie," Julia said.

Cecilia reassuring her wife, "it's not your fault, Julia. We were not anticipating it. Your ma tells us when it's already night, right? When you finished filled our apartment." Julia exhale and pulled her eyebrow together. Cecilia leaned her head on Julia's shoulder.

They heard the door opened. "Julia and Cecilia? I'm about to call both of you," Julia took a deep breath. Julia stared at her ma and her manager.

"Are you don't have time for your son!?" Julia clenched her fist.

"Julia Salvatore, watch your mouth!" Julia ignores her warning.

Julia clenching her jaw and she closed her eyes. "Let's we talk then," Julia crossed her arm on her chest while she staring at her ma. Julia looks at her Ma's manager and she took a deep breath.

"How much they pay you for an hour contract!?" Julia asked. Julia walked towards her mom.

Cecilia punching her back. "No, no, no. It's not about your contract." She pointing at her ma, "you don't love your son, or maybe Mariano wasn't your son?" Cecilia keeps punching her back.

"Julia Salvatore, watch your mouth!" Julia clenches her fist.

Julia's ma manager approached her, "don't bother your mother, Julia. Your ma has works to do," he said in a mocking tone. "She is famous rather than you, you know! A full-time model! A lot of companies want her to promote their business!" He fixes her hair and kissed her neck like a predator.

Julia's skin turned to red. "I rather don't have a famous mom, but have time for her child, rather than have a famous mom, but she didn't have time for her son or daughter!" Julia's word made everyone in that room flabbergasted, but Julia's ma manager mimicked her.

Julia tries her best to not raged, she closed her eyes and remembers what her Nonno said, but she can't hold it anymore. She took a deep breath and exhale. She walks towards her ma's manager. Julia kicked his stomach and he fall onto the ground. All the doctors and nurses observed them.

"W-what do you want!? I-I will call the police," Julia took a deep breath and exhale. She steps on his leg and crushes his leg.

Cecilia dragged her and slapped her shoulder. She lets go of hand and stared at him. "Call them," Julia challenges him. Julia's ma manager picked his phone, but he got no signal.

"Shit," he gets up and running for his life.

"Julia!" She ignores her ma calls and chases him.

Cecilia's POV

Cecilia approached Julia's ma and reassuring her. "Hey are you okay, ma?" she asked. Cecilia and Julia's ma get inside of Mariano's room and sat her on the couch. She sat next to her and handing her a tea.

"Do you want a hot tea? I-I can make it one for you," she said. Julia's ma sips her tea and shook her head.

"You don't have to, Cecilia. Thank you," Cecilia nods. She reassuring Julia's ma.

"Are you alright, ma? I'm sorry in the name of Julia." Julia's ma chuckles and wipes her tears.

She pet Cecilia's hair and smiled. "She is grateful to have you, Cecilia. We grateful," she said. She looks at sleeping Mariano's and sighed. "Am I a terrible mother for Julia and Mariano?" Cecilia reassuring her.

She is the middle person now, and responsible for all her wife's problems, and the otherwise. Cecilia can imagine how dysfunctional her wife's family was. "I-I can't say you were a terrible mother, ma, but…" she bites her lips. "What about Julia said was right. You sh-should have a time for Mariano instead of your job." Cecilia tries her best to become neutral for both of side.

"Thank you, Cecilia. I appreciate your honesty." She said.

Cecilia rubs her hand. "M-Mariano handed me a poster about a talent show from his school," Cecilia said. She took a deep breath and looks at his son.

"Am I too late?" Cecilia shook her head.

Cecilia rubbed her face and gave her a firm smile. "there're no words too late. If you want to change, ma. Julia loves you, but she is herself. I know she doesn't mean it," Cecilia took her hand and smiled. "P-please, quit your job for the sake of Mariano. Y-you can build a business. Julia will help you, right?" Cecilia bites her lips.

"You right, dear." She lets go of her hugs and wiped her tears. "I have little time for Mariano. Julia keeps informing me that Mariano needs me to be there, but I'm… reluctant to acknowledge to understand." Cecilia smiled.

Matthew knocked on the door and made the two women inside the room silent. "Julia needs one of you to bail her out." Matthew said. Julia's ma sighed.

She looks at Cecilia and rubbed her hand. "Go picked her and called her lawyer. I will protect for Mariano," Julia's ma said.

Matthew guide Cecilia to guiding her to the lobby.

TBC