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"I can see that," she nodded her head in agreement. Julieta was truly not the outdoorsy type, but for Quentin and his children, she certainly was going to try. "I am," she nodded her head as the other said it wasn't a bad idea. "It's not that cold, but just cold enough that something warm sounds like a good idea." Julieta stated to the woman. "Consider it my treat for helping me with the bad hair day." @thejospring

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"That would make sense," Jo replied with a nod, slightly amused. "It tends to happen around here." It was a pretty cleared space but that's the best they could find and they weren't going to cut down bushes and trees for a festival, so some people found their way there. Not the most fun but Jo did find it a little funny. She turned to see where the woman was headed. "Going to get something warm? You know what, that's not a bad idea," she said, starting to walk that way. @julietaxalvarez

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"You say the word and we can make that happen, just because you're a mom doesn't mean you don't deserve some time away." Whether it were her that watched over the kids or she helped Luciana find someone, she knew how important it was to get away. "A defining moment for me and all," she teased right back in regards to herself. Julieta had never been one to get away from work all that easily, "We certainly do." Julieta moved upwards on the rock wall, "C'mon, let's get you to the top." @lucianasbentley

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"You say the word and we can make that happen, just because you're a mom doesn't mean you don't deserve some time away." Whether it were her that watched over the kids or she helped Luciana find someone, she knew how important it was to get away. "A defining moment for me and all," she teased right back in regards to herself. Julieta had never been one to get away from work all that easily, "We certainly do." Julieta moved upwards on the rock wall, "C'mon, let's get you to the top." @lucianasbentley

She smiled as her friend talked and nodded. "That sounds amazing. I get what you mean, though. I'd love for some peace and quiet for a weekend." As much as she loved her girls, a little time with Owen away from everything would be great. Laughing softly, Lucy nodded. "Oh, I do know." She teased her. "Wow. I'm proud of you. And happy for you guys. You deserve it." @julietaxalvarez

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Julieta had been tubing with Quentin and his kids, Sadie and Luke. They'd been beating her down the hill, naturally. The woman could rock climb with ease and speed but lugging the giant and round tube up the slope and getting into it was a whole different challenge for her. Julieta had made it down the hill once more and was headed towards the hot chocolate stand where she was in desperate need of a break. As she walked by some people, she stopped when she realized someone was talking to her. Julieta's lips parted, "Thank you," she reached up, her fingers searching for the stick stuck in her hair, "that must have happened the one time I managed to get off the slopes and into the brush." @thejospring

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Winter Festival, snowhill.

Jo wasn't the person you'll find enjoying every single game and booth and all at the Winter Festival. She liked that the town had so many events as it made it very lively, but it also meant a lot of people around town, more than usual. One thing she did enjoy about the Winter Festival was the fact that it helped get into the holiday spirit, althought she never liked the holidays. Another thing she enjoyed, even though she might tell you someone dragged her there, was tubing. So here she was. She'd done a few rounds already, but right now she was watching people going down the slope. She catched something as someone passed in front of her. "Unless it's a fashion choice, I think you have a branch stuck in your hair."

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She smiled at her friend, though it ripped her from the inside out to see her laying in the hospital bed like she was. "Of course," she walked over to the bed to press the button for Liliana before turning around to bring the chair near the bed as it was against the wall. "I will stay as long as you like," she moved the chair, but stepped back as the nursing staff came in and Julieta asked if they could sit Liliana up. As expected, they were quick to do so and once they left the room, Julieta sat down in the chair next to her best friend's bed. "I've brought my gel manicure stuff if you want some pampering," she offered to her, "or I can drone on about how ridiculous some of my clients are." She teased, wanting to distract Liliana in any way that she could. @lilianaxjackson

Having Julieta visit her gave her a sense of normalcy, even though nothing was the same. She missed her daughter, missed her husband. Missed the fact she couldn't walk around just to use the toilet. "Aw, you shouldn't have ." Liliana joked, turning her head when Julieta came into view. "Would you mind pushing the call button. I need to sit up." She could ask Juli, but nurses were efficient, doing it every day. Plus the last thing she wanted was for her best friend having to take care of her. "Will you stay a while? My dad will be here around two.. I think." @julietaxalvarez

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When their lips met, Julieta felt another wave of calm soothe the rest of the anxiety she had over dropping the salad bowl in his kitchen. No one quite made her nervous like Quentin did but it wasn't because she was actually nervous. In fact, it often turned into excitement because she hadn't felt like this about anyone in many years. Even when she was with Vincent, she never felt anxious or even, excited, if she were being honest. They were just teens when they fell in love and young adults when they divorced. But with Quentin? It was so much more. "That's great," she smiled at him as he moved away from the kiss and to the closet, "you really are easing into it, I'm glad," she wanted him to push himself but within reason. "My day was quiet," she told Quentin as he swept, "closed a few cases, divorce ones." She twisted her lips at her own words, "A bummer right before the holidays, but at least they were seemingly mutual between the couples." @quentinxjames

"See, silver lining." Quentin uttered, feeling a sense of calm whenever he was with her. The easily angered Quentin had faded to his memories ever since they became more intimate, since his ex had moved back to Los Angeles again. Pieces started to fall into place, for which he couldn't be more grateful. He had a thought that her pursing her lips wasn't her asking for an actual kiss, it giving him more a pouting feel, but he still leaned down to secure a kiss from her lips before he moved away. "It was good. I was in the O.R. again. Just a small surgery, two hours. It went good, no pain." He told her as he took the dustpan and broom from the closet, starting to wipe up the salad and bowl pieces. "What of yours?" @julietaxalvarez

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@quentinxjames

“The first time I kissed you. One kiss, I was totally hooked. Addicted to you. I could never love anyone the way I love you. I’d follow you across the universe.”

— (via true-love-is-everything)

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"We didn't go far," Julieta told her, "a bit out of town to enjoy some peace and quiet, just the two of us. Not," she laughed a moment with her pause, "not that things are so chaotic here, but we are coming up on our year anniversary and it's on Christmas, so, it was nice to spend time just the two of us. We had a spa day," she told Luciana, "he's a good man," she continued, "spent countless hours in bed together, just -," Julieta came to a pause once more, "just got to spend time with each other, you know? No other distractions. I even left my laptop at work." An unheard of action for Julieta. @lucianasbentley

She smiled at her and nodded. "I doubt I will too." If she could go back, she would've been a better mom and a stay at home one with Rowan. Now, she got to make up for that not just for her oldest, but with Gabby as well. Luciana smiled as Julieta talked about her boyfriend and she raised an eyebrow. "You went away? Wow. Where did you guys go? Did you have fun?" @julietaxalvarez

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Julieta did not know what to expect, quite frankly. She'd never been one to step foot in the kitchen to surprise someone and with Quentin, it had been on her mind for a few weeks now. "I did," she watched as he carefully stepped aside the broken salad bowl and strewn about salad pieces. "Luckily it wasn't the main course," her smile grew as her cheeks were cupped between his hands, "I love you, too," she pushed her lips into a kiss motion while reaching her hands up to cover his own, "How was your day?" @quentinxjames

The last thing he expected when walking into the kitchen was to be attacked by a salad bowl. He stared as the bowl lay in pieces on the ground, mixed with the contents that Julieta had put in there, and then brought his gaze to her. His lips spread at her words, finding himself enamoured every time "You wanted to surprise us?" He asked, stepping over the shards and salad scattered about to make his way to her. "It's just the salad. We can make a new one." Quentin spoke, cupping her cheeks between his hands. "You're adorable." @julietaxalvarez

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Almost losing Liliana had taken a toll on Julieta. Her mind often felt like it was anywhere than where needed to be. She visited the woman, often, but she did not want to overwhelm her best friend. A smile reached onto her lips as she heard Liliana's voice. The other's back was to her as she walked into the room, but Julieta knew it was the familiar click of her heels against the hospital floors that gave her away. "I told you I'd come whenever I can and it just so happens the rest of my court cases were delayed for the day. The judge got food poisoning." @lilianaxjackson

Liliana had always been a side sleeper, but her current condition had made that harder on her. She'd managed, with the nurse's help, to lay on her stronger side, her right side, and being able to look outside where the world continued on like as if her world hadn't partially fallen apart. With Travis having gone home with Bella for a few hours, all she had to do was wait. That was, until she heard the clicking of heels enter her room, instantly conjuring a smile to her lips. "Hey you." She softly spoke, her back turned towards the entrance but even then, she knew when her best friend was in the same room as her. "Didn't think I'd be seeing you today." @julietaxalvarez

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Holiday Crashers (2024)

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Julieta laughed softly with Bridget's admittance, "Ah, good, I do love your sweet treats. I try to avoid gorging myself on them, but the holidays are a good time to do so." She laughed once more. "I'm not a huge fan of the motorcycle," she thinned her own lips, "but, he knows the risks." Quentin was a responsible man, that much she could not deny. "I could look into something like that, though, thank you." Julieta smiled at Bridget, "I feel like I've put a quite a bit of pressure on it, considering it's also our anniversary." The brunette shook her head, "I will send you some of my ideas, though." @bridgetxjames

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She grinned and nodded. "Of course." She smiled at her. She truly did like Julieta and was so glad her brother was with him. "Oh, well, you may be talking to the wrong sibling about that." She laughed. "I'm very much the type to give baked good for any occasion so expect some for Christmas yourself." Bridget laughed a little. "But, maybe something for his motorcycle? Or something for boxing? I know he's been wanting to get back into things, even if it seems like a horrible idea to me, but maybe something along those lines?" @julietaxalvarez

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"Mm, right, I don't think that's it," she teased the man in return, giving him a hint of a smile as she did so. "That's good news," at least, she had hoped that it was. "Just enjoying the end of the year, really," Julieta commented, "I spent Thanksgiving with Quentin and his family and Christmas will be the same, though I think my sisters might try to make it to town this year." The brunette went on, "Though, I'm not sure their warm blood will survive the winter chills that Kismet offers." @vincentxcastro

"I have my ways and secrets but I will tell you, it's the puppy dog eye and look," he teased and joked with a smile and grin of his face. Vincent was thankful for their friendship especially with their history. "Nothing really, just that Luke is new job is starting in January and he will be traveling less," he answered. "What about you, what's new?" @julietaxalvarez

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"I love to hear that, Lucy, really," she smiled more as Luciana spoke of Owen and the turn around that the man had when it came to the kids. She had never wanted to see her friends end up with people that made them unhappy or treated them poorly. Especially those with kids. "I doubt you'll tire of it anytime soon," not while she had a growing baby in the house, "it'll be rewarding," though not something Julieta ever would have considered, she knew how much Lucy loved being a mother. "Things with Quentin are great," she actually smiled brightly as she spoke of her boyfriend, which was no surprise to anyone anymore but it often caught her off guard on how happy Quentin made her. "We are coming up on our one year anniversary, actually," she was surprised by that, "the year really has flown by, but he's been great. We got to spend a weekend away just the other week." @lucianasbentley

Lucy nodded. "It is. It's honestly more than I thought I'd have. And he's so amazing with them." It was like a 360 of the man she had met over a year ago and it was great to see. "I hope so. Maybe if I get tired of it, I can do something from home to keep me busy." She shrugged before nodded. "We definitely will." She climbed a little higher. "So, tell me about you. How's things with Quentin?" @julietaxalvarez

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location: quentin's home

Julieta had promised that she would make Quentin and the kids dinner, though her culinary skills were not top tier by any means. Julieta had popped her ear buds in, listening to the instructions of a recipe. She was deep in the motion of mixing, stirring, adding a bit more here and a bit more there that she had not even noticed Quentin and the kids come into the home. Julieta looked up as Quentin was entering the kitchen, "Hell!" She gasped, her hands hitting the salad bowl and sending it flying. "Oh, no, no, no," she plucked her ear buds out, "I am so sorry, Quentin, I was trying to make such a nice dinner, I didn't even hear you come in."

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"That's understandable," Julieta did not want Bridget to feel like she was obligated to share news with her before her siblings. Her smile grew with the younger woman's compliment. "Thank you," she had never been one to think she needed the acceptance of family when dating someone. She'd always had that with her ex-husband, having grown up with him in the first place, but since the divorce, Julieta had put dating on the back burner. "Do you have any ideas of what he might want for Christmas?" Julieta questioned, "As adults, I feel like we already have everything." @bridgetxjames

She smiled at Julieta and nodded. "Thank you. It's just some news that I think I should tell him first." She explained a little, but she wasn't a hundred percent sure when she'd be telling her brother anything right now. Bridget's smile increased and she nodded. "Of course, but you don't have to thank me. Honestly, you're great for him and I'm glad you make him happy. He deserves it." @julietaxalvarez