Jules couldn’t sit down, neither could Ceaser. The TV was turned on to the news channel, the storm had caused a terrible accident and they were trying to get people to safety because the storm was getting worse in that area.
“What if they…” Jules stopped pacing and faced Ceaser.
He turned and walked to her.
“No.” He held her arms and shook her “Don’t think that way. They’re safe.”
“But they could…”
“Jules, don’t!” He raised his voice “My parents would never let anything happen to her. I promise.” He reassured her.
Jules nodded her head trying to let his words sink in. She needed to believe everything was fine.
Ring! Ring!
Jules looked at Ceaser and saw he was lost in his thought with his gaze fixated on her.
Ring! Ring!
“Your phone.” She said.
Ceaser released her arms and went to pick his phone from the couch.
“Dad, is everything alright?” Ceaser asked immediately he answered the call and put it on speaker phone.
“We’re all ok.” Eric said “There’s been an accident and all the roads are blocked. The storm’s getting worse.”
Oh, thank God.
Jules sighed a prayer as she walked towards Ceaser.
“Yea we heard it on the news.” Ceaser said “What’s going to happen now?”
Jules waited for Eric’s reply.
“We’ll have to turn around and look for a place to stay the night. The storm’s only going to get worse.”
Jules didn’t know what to say. It was the only safe thing to do but Ivy.
“Inform Jules and extend our apologies for not getting Ivy back today.” Eric said.
Ceaser looked at Jules who seemed lost in her thoughts.
“Okay dad, I’ll do that. Be safe.”
“Alright son.” Eric said before the line got cut.
Ceaser watched Jules as she stared at nothing in particular.
“Jules?”
Jules looked up at Ceaser, her heart was beating fast.
“Ivy’s fine.” Ceaser told her.
“I know.” She said “I just…” She shook her head. “…nothing.”
She’s fine, Jules. She’s safe.
She told herself as she exhaled her worries.
“Ok.” She managed to get out with her shaky voice.
Ceaser tucked a lose lock of hair behind her ear and smiled at her.
“I better get going then.”
“What?”
“I’ll be back tomorrow first thing in the morning.”
“You can’t leave.” He said.
She turned to face him.
“Why not?”
He raised his brow.
“Because there’s a storm. It’s going to start raining heavily. You can’t drive home in this weather.”
“I’ll get home before it starts raining.” She told him and went to grab her bag.
And right on cue, it started raining. Jules paused then slowly turned around and looked at Ceaser.
She could see he was trying so hard not to laugh but then that’s what he ended up doing.
“It’s not funny” She told him even though she had already begun to smile.
“It is.” He said still laughing.
Jules joined him and dropped her bag back on the sofa. Ceaser stopped laughing as he watched Jules laugh.
She looked so beautiful.
Jules stopped laughing when she saw Ceaser watching her. He then walked towards her painfully slow that every step he took made Jules’ heart pound. Her heart sped up as he drew closer, it was a surprise it hadn’t popped out of her chest yet.
Ceaser stopped right in front of her and smiled that smile of his that made her want to melt to his feet. Jules didn’t dare look at him for she feared she wouldn’t be able to help herself. Ceaser reached up and lifted her face to look at him as his thumb brushed dangerously close to her lower lip.
“It’s nice to hear you laugh.”
Jules gulped as she couldn’t help but look into those eyes that she had tried to avoid. She felt her lungs cry for air as she drowned in his eyes.
“You’ll use the guest room upstairs.” Ceaser said quickly before he did something stupid.
Wh-what?
Jules was seriously confused.
Ceaser led the way to the guest room which was bigger than Jules’ room at home but of course it was going to be bigger, the house was a freaking mansion for chrisakes.
Jules walked to the balcony door which was shut because of the rain. It was glass so she just watched the rain hit the glass and the storm unfolding in front of her. Ivy came to her mind immediately and she sighed knowing Selene and Eric would no doubt take good care of her.
Ceaser went to his old room to get a few things for Jules to change into and he went back to hers. The door was still open when he got there and he walked in and stopped when he saw her looking out the balcony, he saw her shoulders lift in a silent sigh.
“Jules.”
She turned around to him.
“Sorry. The door was open.”
“Oh, it’s okay. I was just…” She stopped.
“Thinking.”
She nodded guiltily and he walked towards her.
“It’s okay. I can’t stop thinking either.” He confessed “But now that I know they’re all fine. I’m less… worried.”
Jules looked at him with a hint of surprise on her face.
“You were worried?” She asked.
“Of course.” He said matter-of-factly “My family was out in the storm and I couldn’t do anything but wait. I was… more than worried.”
Family.
Family?”
And just like he read her mind once again.
“And your daughter. I just hoped they were all safe.” He smiled “Now that we know that they are; we need to rest. You look exhausted.”
“You do too.” Jules said.
He scoffed.
“I brought these for you. Thought you’d need something to change into.”
That’s when she noticed what he had in his hands.
She smiled.
How thoughtful.
“Thanks.” She collected it from him.
“I’m sorry I don’t have ladies clothing in my closet.” He smiled.
She smiled.
“These will do.” She said “Thank you.” She looked up at him.
They just stood there, looking at each other.