She sped out of the parking lot, hands trembling and her heart hammering against her rib cage.
She stopped by the kindergarten to pick Jennie up. She drove home and packed the least she could as fast as she could.
‘ where are you going’ her mother was asking.
She hugged her mom tightly.
‘ the airport. We have a very important appointment to meet up with. I promise I will explain everything when I come back’
Her mother confused as ever, held her a minute longer and tighter
‘ I’ll be waiting’
In the next five minutes, she was driving to the airport. She made it just in time to purchase tickets for the next flight, scheduled to leave in the next two years.
She was nervous.
She checked her texts, there was no reply from Justin. She was going to try. She knew they were supposed to leave for Korea that day, and she had no idea when their departure was. She had sent that text in the hopes that they had not left yet. She prayed that he had received the text on time and had not ignored her.
Truth is, MID was already at the airport waiting to get checked in before justin received her text. He contemplated texting back to say he could not make it, but he knew Julie would not text suddenly out of the blue if it was not something serious.
He looked from his managers to his band members.
He whispered to his manager that he had forgotten something at the hotel and that he had to go back to get it. His manager was acting it cool and gently trying to convince him to forget whatever it was that he had forgotten. But justin was not having it. He told the group to go on without him. He said he was going to get on the next possible flight. He was breaking company rules but he did not care.
They let him go.
He took a cab quickly and was on his way to THE RITZ. He booked a room and waited.
 
Julie finally made it to Paris in one piece. She took a cab headed to THE RITZ.
Justin had waited almost eight hours and was praying hard that Julie had not pulled out last minute. He held himself from calling her. Perhaps if she did not show up, he would have a reason to remain angry at her. He was becoming restless, and had a lot of thoughts running through his mind.
His phone pinged just then. His heart sank before he even read the text, was she texting to say she could not make it.
He opened it
‘ room 102’ it read.
He let out a deep sigh. He had been holding his breath. He pulled his face cap lower and put on a face mask. Room 102 was on the floor beneath his. He slowly walked to the elevator, excited to see Julie again yet there was this uneasy feeling he was having about the mysteriousness of this meeting.
 
She heard the knock on the door.
‘Okay, just stay here. I’ll be right back’ she said as she tucked jennie in to bed and handed her a stuffed toy. She left her in the bedroom and left to answer the door.
She opened and pulled in the guy in the face cap and mask. She already knew who it was. She quickly shut the door and locked it. He took off the cap and mask. They looked at each other.
‘ I am very sorry for calling you out here like this’ she said.
‘ did something happen’ he asked calmly.
‘ I quit my job’ she said. He said nothing.
She continued ‘ you said you wanted to meet her’
She saw his eyes widen a little
‘ is she here’ he asked almost whispering.
Julie nodded.
‘ can I see her’
She was a bit disappointed that he had made no attempt to at least give her a hug or ask how she was doing.
‘ are you sure’ she asked.
‘ yes’
She led the way to the bedroom.
She watched as he slowly walked in to the room. He slowly approached the little girl staring at him from the bed.
‘can I hold her’ he asked Julie.
She nodded.
‘ jennie say hi to daddy’
She saw he was not the least surprised by her confession. She must really be a bad liar.
‘ daddy’ jennie said and broke in to a wide smile.
Justin picked her up and hugged her tight. Julie could not stop the tears that poured as she watched them.
‘ she has my eyes’ justin said.
‘ they are very beautiful eyes’. He paused to look at her, not sure if she was talking about his or Jennie’s. she was referring to his but she did not say it.
She watched them quickly become besties and showering with each other hugs and kisses, and giggling like they had no care in the world. Julie hated to ruin the moment but she had to for the sake of everyone.
‘So, what now’
He looked at her for a full long minute, he then walked close to where she was standing.
‘Jennie, could you ask mommy if she would please get married to daddy’
Julie stared at him in disbelief.
‘ that is not why I did all of this. I just felt that you deserved to at least meet her’
‘ and that is not why I am asking’ he said.
‘ I am asking because I want this, this little family of ours, I want her and I still want you. Always’
‘ I want this too, but, what about your career’
‘ you did quit your job, didn’t you? Do you think I can’t quit mine for us’
‘ let’s be reasonable about this’
‘ are you not tired of running away, of arguing, of fighting. Live in the moment Julie. I love you and I love her. I don’t want to live without you both in my life’
She had started another round of tear shedding. Justin put jennie on the ground next to him, and he got on one knee. He took one of the rings on his finger
‘ I know this was very planned and I promise to get a better ring. But please Julie Adams, will you please marry me?’
She looked at him, he was very serious. Jennie was looking at her like she expected her to say yes. And she wanted to.
Trembling with joy and excitement, she stretched out her hand and he inserted the ring on her ring finger. He stood up and kissed her deeply. She broke away when she remembered that jennie was in the room with them.
‘ we have a minor in the room’ she said.
‘she might have to get used to it’ he replied.
They picked her up and shared a family hug. This was her everything now and she wished time would just stop and allow them live in the moment a bit longer. They ordered room service, ate, sang and played. They both tucked jennie into bed and watched her sleep. They then spent the night talking and making plans about their future.
 
 
 
 
 
 She sped out of the parking lot, hands trembling and her heart hammering against her rib cage.
She stopped by the kindergarten to pick Jennie up. She drove home and packed the least she could as fast as she could.
‘ where are you going’ her mother was asking.
She hugged her mom tightly.
‘ the airport. We have a very important appointment to meet up with. I promise I will explain everything when I come back’
Her mother confused as ever, held her a minute longer and tighter
‘ I’ll be waiting’
In the next five minutes, she was driving to the airport. She made it just in time to purchase tickets for the next flight, scheduled to leave in the next two years.
She was nervous.
She checked her texts, there was no reply from Justin. She was going to try. She knew they were supposed to leave for Korea that day, and she had no idea when their departure was. She had sent that text in the hopes that they had not left yet. She prayed that he had received the text on time and had not ignored her.
Truth is, MID was already at the airport waiting to get checked in before justin received her text. He contemplated texting back to say he could not make it, but he knew Julie would not text suddenly out of the blue if it was not something serious.
He looked from his managers to his band members.
He whispered to his manager that he had forgotten something at the hotel and that he had to go back to get it. His manager was acting it cool and gently trying to convince him to forget whatever it was that he had forgotten. But justin was not having it. He told the group to go on without him. He said he was going to get on the next possible flight. He was breaking company rules but he did not care.
They let him go.
He took a cab quickly and was on his way to THE RITZ. He booked a room and waited.
 
Julie finally made it to Paris in one piece. She took a cab headed to THE RITZ.
Justin had waited almost eight hours and was praying hard that Julie had not pulled out last minute. He held himself from calling her. Perhaps if she did not show up, he would have a reason to remain angry at her. He was becoming restless, and had a lot of thoughts running through his mind.
His phone pinged just then. His heart sank before he even read the text, was she texting to say she could not make it.
He opened it
‘ room 102’ it read.
He let out a deep sigh. He had been holding his breath. He pulled his face cap lower and put on a face mask. Room 102 was on the floor beneath his. He slowly walked to the elevator, excited to see Julie again yet there was this uneasy feeling he was having about the mysteriousness of this meeting.
 
She heard the knock on the door.
‘Okay, just stay here. I’ll be right back’ she said as she tucked jennie in to bed and handed her a stuffed toy. She left her in the bedroom and left to answer the door.
She opened and pulled in the guy in the face cap and mask. She already knew who it was. She quickly shut the door and locked it. He took off the cap and mask. They looked at each other.
‘ I am very sorry for calling you out here like this’ she said.
‘ did something happen’ he asked calmly.
‘ I quit my job’ she said. He said nothing.
She continued ‘ you said you wanted to meet her’
She saw his eyes widen a little
‘ is she here’ he asked almost whispering.
Julie nodded.
‘ can I see her’
She was a bit disappointed that he had made no attempt to at least give her a hug or ask how she was doing.
‘ are you sure’ she asked.
‘ yes’
She led the way to the bedroom.
She watched as he slowly walked in to the room. He slowly approached the little girl staring at him from the bed.
‘can I hold her’ he asked Julie.
She nodded.
‘ jennie say hi to daddy’
She saw he was not the least surprised by her confession. She must really be a bad liar.
‘ daddy’ jennie said and broke in to a wide smile.
Justin picked her up and hugged her tight. Julie could not stop the tears that poured as she watched them.
‘ she has my eyes’ justin said.
‘ they are very beautiful eyes’. He paused to look at her, not sure if she was talking about his or Jennie’s. she was referring to his but she did not say it.
She watched them quickly become besties and showering with each other hugs and kisses, and giggling like they had no care in the world. Julie hated to ruin the moment but she had to for the sake of everyone.
‘So, what now’
He looked at her for a full long minute, he then walked close to where she was standing.
‘Jennie, could you ask mommy if she would please get married to daddy’
Julie stared at him in disbelief.
‘ that is not why I did all of this. I just felt that you deserved to at least meet her’
‘ and that is not why I am asking’ he said.
‘ I am asking because I want this, this little family of ours, I want her and I still want you. Always’
‘ I want this too, but, what about your career’
‘ you did quit your job, didn’t you? Do you think I can’t quit mine for us’
‘ let’s be reasonable about this’
‘ are you not tired of running away, of arguing, of fighting. Live in the moment Julie. I love you and I love her. I don’t want to live without you both in my life’
She had started another round of tear shedding. Justin put jennie on the ground next to him, and he got on one knee. He took one of the rings on his finger
‘ I know this was very planned and I promise to get a better ring. But please Julie Adams, will you please marry me?’
She looked at him, he was very serious. Jennie was looking at her like she expected her to say yes. And she wanted to.
Trembling with joy and excitement, she stretched out her hand and he inserted the ring on her ring finger. He stood up and kissed her deeply. She broke away when she remembered that jennie was in the room with them.
‘ we have a minor in the room’ she said.
‘she might have to get used to it’ he replied.
They picked her up and shared a family hug. This was her everything now and she wished time would just stop and allow them live in the moment a bit longer. They ordered room service, ate, sang and played. They both tucked jennie into bed and watched her sleep. They then spent the night talking and making plans about their future.