[Chapter Fifty-Nine] No Lucky Number Three

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Chapter Fifty-Nine – No Lucky Number Three
Julian's Pov

Tomorrow, I was going to be going to pick her up tomorrow. I usually went there on Saturday's but now, I'm not visiting, I'm helping her pack up the rest of her stuff and I'm taking her with me. I had to borrow Kylie's truck to be able to bring it all.

Then I would take her out to get whatever she needed for the apartment, first we were heading to her place for her to pack up anything she needed there while her parents didn't know she was out and then I would take her shopping for anything else.

I was looking forward to painting so I could steal her away for the nights; she shouldn't sleep in a paint fumed apartment.

Everything just felt so surreal, she was coming home with me tomorrow and we could do whatever we wanted, kind of, I just wanted to get our relationship in the open so I could take her out but I know she wasn't ready for it. I was hoping to keep things on the down low for at least a month but I don't know how well I could do that.

She was coming with me to Kylie's wedding which means she's going to meet my family and she told me her brother would be here in two months and if things didn't come out by then they would with him here. I hoped she would be okay because I had a feeling that her parents were going to make this whole thing a fucking nightmare.

I was meeting the rest of the cast on Monday, I was wondering if I'd worked with any of them before which may be complicated because I was not the greatest guy my last two movies but I was really excited to get back to work, I was already told that they wanted me to do a song for the movie and so that was extra. It had to be a love song of course for the theme of the movie.

Life finally felt like it was starting to fall into place, I was building a better relationship with people. Carter and I weren't perfect and I haven't forgiven him yet but I was trying to, we both knew it would take time but hopefully we would get there.

Being an addict for years made me want to not waste any more time, I didn't want to spend years hating him when he was trying, my dad was gone and we had a new chance to be a family.

I was antsy all night because I was nervous about her being alone this last week, I was so fucking afraid that she would follow Lacey, that it would be too much for her and she would give up before she even started.

It's not like I thought bad of her I just had two people give up and I just kept hearing 'third time's the charm' in my mind over and over, it was driving me insane. I called Kylie and asked her to keep an eye on Bailey and she said she would and that they all agreed that Bailey would be fine. She was evaluated by two therapists, the court accepted her release date, Kylie's spent time with her and the doctors say she's ready to leave.

Since lacey they're working on making things more strict to leave, they don't want to lose anyone else so I guess I just made the cut to leave without all of that.

I went over to see my mom so I could spend some time with her; she always had a way of making me feel better.

"Julian, what a lovely surprise." She ushered me in

"I know I didn't call but I just needed to be around someone." I admitted

"Are you okay?" she asked me concerned

"I'm okay, just worrying and I was tired of driving myself insane and I wanted to see you." I watched her run around the kitchen and she made hot chocolate while we talked

"Well I'm here to help, anything you want to talk about?" she asked me

"Bailey comes home tomorrow and I meet the cast Monday, it's supposed to be a day to get to know each other before we jump into reading through the script."

"Well congratulations to her, tell her I'm happy to meet her at the wedding and that's great. Have you signed your contract then?" she asked me and I nodded

"My agent drove a hard negotiation, I get paid for the film itself, part of ticket sales, part of movie sales and for the song I'm doing so I get a small percentage from sales of that soundtrack and then on top of it I get most of the sales from my song from iTunes and all that."

"I am proud of you; you're doing very well for yourself."

"Yeah, I have more money then I know what to do with, I thought about buying you a new house but you went and did that before I could." I told her and she smiled

"I'm very happy with my house but thank you."

"How about a vacation, want to go on one of those?" I asked her and she rolled her eyes

"I can pay for my own vacations; I do have your father's money." She handed me a cup of hot chocolate

"Well I tried. Maybe I'll find another charity, maybe one for drug addicts who need help paying for rehab."

"What do you donate to?" she asked

"Cancer, abused children, veterans, I want to donate to something to do with suicide for Lacey and Sara."

"Now there's the son I raised." She patted my chest and looked at me with pride and love in her eyes.

"I'm sorry for everything I did with my life mom; I know you raised me better. I'm really sorry I let you down."

"Oh baby, I love you no matter what but it broke my heart seeing you do downhill and all the girls you were photographed with. I'm proud of you for being clean for a month now." I couldn't help but hug her. I loved her so much.

"Thank you, if it wasn't for Kylie, Robert, Lacey and most of all Bailey I wouldn't be here with you right now, I would still be miserable and angry sitting in there."

"Well I guess I owe them all thanks too. I just want my family back Julian, I don't want to go any longer with us not talking and not caring. I know you and Carter have your drama to figure out but I just hope it doesn't take forever, that you learn to move past it eventually."

"I'm trying mom. I'm really trying with him." I sighed as I held onto her

"I know. He really has changed though, he's happy now. His wife is wonderful and his cooking is amazing. I owe Danielle like I own Bailey; both of those girls helped my boys be happy again and I've met Danielle, she's a wonderful woman and I already love Bailey. Both those girls brought you two back to me when I never thought I would see either of you again." my mom was crying as she clung onto me and I couldn't help but feel emotional right now.

"I love you mom." I whispered and she cried harder

"I love you too. God, I've missed you."

"I missed you too, you're the best mom I could ever ask for." I kissed the top of her head and she tried to stop crying but couldn't so I hugged her while she calmed down and when she pulled away she wiped at her face and turned her back to me to compose herself, busying herself with dishes

"So, when am I getting grandbabies from you?" she asked out of the blue and I choked on my hot chocolate and started coughing and she smiled at my discomfort

"Not for a while mom." I told her and I rubbed the back of my neck uncomfortably, it was like high school again and you would think I was the shy virgin I used to be then.

"Are you embarrassed?" she teased and my face heated up

"Mom stop." I told her and her grin widened

"You are, how cute. I missed this." she said

"Missed what?" I asked

"You're discomfort on this topic. It was always so much fun." She moved to the living room and I followed.

"Thanks mom, feeling the love." I said and she patted my knee as we sat on the couch

"You're welcome, anything for my little boy." And I groaned

"Really mom? I'm not little. I'm like eight inches taller than you." she smiled

"Yeah well you're freaky tall." She told me and I frowned

"Thanks." I took another drink; maybe just maybe I was pouting the smallest bit from her making fun of me. I wasn't used to it anymore.

"Anytime, now how do you think this girlfriend of yours would react if I stole her away for the day and I went to get her fitted for her dress?" she asked me and I frowned in confusion

"What do you mean fitted?" I asked

"Didn't Kylie tell you? She was going to ask Bailey to be in the wedding, I guess they've gotten really close these past weeks."

"She didn't. I'm assuming she would freak out if I just threw her to my mom without a proper introduction."

"Fair enough, but I'm taking all girls to get their nails done a couple days before the wedding, she has about two weeks to get to know me then. Kylie needs to take her day after tomorrow to get her dress fitted or it won't come in on time."

"Does Bailey know about this?" I asked and mom shrugged

"I'm not sure, Kylie may not have asked yet." Mom shrugged like it was no big deal, it was a big deal! This was my girlfriend being pushed into my fucking insane family, this was nothing, when everyone was together people drank a little too much and got a little weird.

My family decided one year at a family gathering to do this huge karaoke competition, there was no karaoke, there was no music, no instruments, just a group of tipsy people belting out the words, it was off key and horrible and I felt like my ears were about to bleed listening.

I may be able to sing but it's not a talent that's passed in the family, with the way they are, I'm shocked I'm not tone deaf.

They're a lot to handle all at once and I was hoping that Kylie could keep everyone at bay with Bailey, especially my mother. Maybe Danielle and her would get along. I hoped.

"Mom, please just don't freak her out." I said and she scoffed

"How would I do that?" she asked and I gave her a flat look.

"Really?" I asked her and she shrugged

"She'll need to get used to it if she's going to be part of this family." I wasn't even too well acquainted with the rest of my family anymore. It was rare we all got together because my father didn't like them.

"Not right now, she's already going to be going through enough and she doesn't have a great home life either, you can't just be overbearing, you need to give her time, like a skittish kitten." That was probably the best way I could describe her.

She was shy and nervous and not good with people. She was insecure and temperamental and really didn't like strangers, which is what my family was to her. Hell my family was practically strangers to me too.

"Fine, I'll be good." She sighed. I think she was desperate for another daughter figure since Sara died, there was Danielle, but she had a good family and loving parents where Bailey didn't. I think she was hoping they would hit if off really well and that she could be a mother figure to Bailey, the kind she never had and that's not fair to Bailey, my mom can't just force herself on her, she needs to give her time.

Sure they may hit if off easy but chancer were that they weren't going to.

"Fine, so this movie." She went back to that, a safer subject.

"The movie, over all it should be released in about a year and a half, at least that's the goal. We're trying to move into shooting the beginning of the year and we're hoping to be finished by the end of July." I hoped we were done by the end of July, I don't know how well I can handle filming then, since I'll probably be a wreck.

"And is it all being filmed here?" she asked

"No, we're filming part of it on the upper east coast somewhere; I'm taking her with me though. We're only going to be back there about a month."

"Well let me know the dates when you know." She patted my knee. This is why I was here; she really calmed me down when I was stressed out, she's been able to do that even when I was a kid.

"Thank you." I told her out of no where

"I'm your mom, I'm here for anything." She grabbed the cups and went to do those dishes too; she was never good at sitting still. "Hungry?" she yelled from the kitchen.

"I am, let's go out to lunch." I got up from the couch

"Out?" she asked

"Yes, I spend all my time inside; I want to take my mother out to a nice lunch."

"Well that would be fantastic darling, but it's dinner time." I looked at the clock to see it was six

"Dinner it is." I told her and she smiled but let me lead her outside and I drove to this nice but not super fancy restaurant for dinner and it was nice and I was thankful once again for being clean.

If I hadn't have gone to rehab I wouldn't have moments like this with her, I wouldn't be able to hear her laugh or see her smile, I was seeing my mom happy for the first time since I was a kid and it made me happy.

Tomorrow my life would get better and Monday it would be complete. I would be doing what I loved not just acting but singing and writing while I had everyone that I could possibly have back in my life.

Life was looking up and I hoped that it would stay this way for a while.


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