Chapter39: Heart 2 Heart (Part 2)

Julia's POV

Julia took a deep breath and straightened her body. "Don't push Cecilia too hard, Nonna." Julia said as she puts two jars of cookies.

Melania sighed, "but you…" Julia smiled and took a glance at Cecilia.

"Don't mind me," Julia scratching her nose. "I-" she covered her mouth and nose, then sneeze. Cecilia approaching her wife with a tissue on her hand.

Cecilia's POV

Cecilia sat next to Julia and handing her the tissue. Julia wiped her hand and nose, then she took a deep breath. She can hear Julia's heart-beat. She covering her.

Julia cleared her throat and sighed. "Forcing someone to love someone else it will never end well." Julia said. "I'll wait for her to open her heart, but if she doesn't, I will let her go," Julia stared at the both women in front of her, stunned. Cecilia looks down and tries her best to hold her tears.

Melania opened the jar of in front of them. "You a stubborn lover, Julia." She said.

Cecilia holds her hand and smiled. She can feel her heart want to come out. "Do you hear that, Cecilia? She sacrifices herself," Julia interferes with her sneeze. Cecilia handing her a tissue again and she sighed.

"Took your meds!" Julia shook her head, then wiped her nose.

Julia shook her head, "no," Melania and Maria watching them argue. "Why should I take-" Julia covering her nose and mouth and sneezes.

"No? Let's we go to the doctor!" Cecilia said. She rolled her eyes and gave her a sheet of tissue. "I told you to take your meds, Julia! Why you were reluctant to drink meds!?" Julia took a deep breath.

"I have trauma," Julia said.

Cecilia holds her hand and looks at her. "I was sick that day, and I am late to take meds, so I ending up took med at the class, and one of my class clown made a joke. So, I choked and lead to surgery." Julia showed her surgery scar at her throat.

Cecilia rubs her throat. "I'm sorry." Julia put her arms around her waist.

"It's not your fault, Cecilia." Julia stroke her hair, "you don't know," Julia pecked her cheek, and she looks at her Nonna. "She will love me, Nonna. I'm not giving up so easily." Julia took a deep breath and exhale. A sweat dripping from her body and she heard footsteps from the outside.

Mariano opens the door and Max biting a stick. "I guess we should meet again next week," Julia and Cecilia nod in sync. Melania and Maria picked the jar and chuckles.

"Can we both bring the jar?" Julia gave them grimace and nods, "nay, we're not a cheapskate," Maria and Melania took back the jar and

She wiped her nose. "Nonna…" Mariano hugs his Nonna's legs. Maria and Melania kneel in front of him, as he pouted.

"Julia, can we kidnap him for a while?" Melania asked as she pinched Mariano's cheek.

Julia laughed and nods, "besides, we also have a date." Cecilia took a glance at her wife. "I mean, we want to take Max to the vet for a checkup." Mariano looking at Julia and he hugs her legs.

"No ice cream, handsome!" Mariano, looking at Cecilia, with his puppy eyes.

"You can have it, if you obey to Nonna's order," Mariano cheered and Cecilia laughed at her.

Julia's POV

Julia stared at Cecilia's laughing face. She smiled and took a deep breath. Her heart feels warm whenever she looks at her smiling or laugh. She wants to protect that laugh. Julia cleared her throat and Cecilia stops her laugh.

"I want to take a bath," Julia walked to the bathroom.

Cecilia's POV

Cecilia stroked Mariano's hair and smiled. She took a deep breath and kneel in front of him. "Don't be a bad boy, okay?" Mariano nods and he catches up with Maria and Melania.

Cecilia followed them. "Have fun, Mariano!" Cecilia said as she waved her hand at them. She closed the door and sighed.

Cecilia never expects that Julia will come to give her a color to her dull life. She lean on the door and a warm smile drew from her face.

She strolled to the kitchen sink and opened the fridge. She touched one-by-one objects inside the fridge. "What do you need?" Her head got knocked.

Julia's POV

Julia approached her and rubbed her head, "what are you doing?" Cecilia embracing her. Julia furrowed her brow because she can feel her shoulder wet.

"I'm sorry, Julia." Julia looked at her face and she cries.

"Hey, it's okay, babe. We need time," Julia said. She wiped Cecilia's tears with her thumb. "I will be patient for you," she embracing her and stroked her hair.

Max barking and growling in front of the door and she took a deep breath, "wait here," Julia let go of her embrace and she opened the door.

Chester punched her in the face and choked her. "You…" Max bit Chester's arms, and he screams.

He tries to let go of Max's bite from his hand by hitting him. Julia clenched his fish and punch his cheek.

Chester and Max fall on the ground. "Max, sit!" Max sits next to Julia, and she took a deep breath. Julia followed Chester, who crawled, then she stepped in his hand.

She picked the knife with her handkerchief and took a deep breath. She inspected the knife and saw a poison dart hiding at the back of the handler.

Cecilia walked to the outside. "Julia, what's wrong?" Julia stared at Chester, and he runs away from them. Coward, Julia thoughts.

Julia approached her wife and smiled. "Nothing, just a thug," she said. Julia took a deep breath and put the knife on the coffee table and picked her phone.

Julia inspected Max's wound, and she looks at her dog. "You want a treat?" Julia gave her dogs a treat, and she smiles at him.

Cecilia sat next to her, and she touches her cheek. "Ouch," she whined.

"It's that a burglar?" Julia chuckles and holds her hand.

She took a deep breath, and she nods, "maybe he is a burglar," Julia chuckling to get rid Cecilia's suspicion on Chester.

Cecilia stood up and strolled to the bathroom. "I want to take a shower. After that, I will treat your wound." Julia smiled and nods.

A closed door heard. She inspects the knife again and called one of her capos. "Enzo, I need you and Matthew," Julia looks at the knife again.

"He wants to kill me," Julia said before she hung up the phone.

Julia walks to the window and observed Mariano and Celia's Nonna from above. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Cecilia should know what her ex to do with her, she should.

TBC