•Dedicated to= LydiaAgyepong
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"Coming back to home is better than being stranded."

Kamoyrocks
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Jace's POV

Two months and 2 weeks

It had been two months and two weeks since I last saw Julia.

I was constantly on the edge. Wondering if she was okay or not. Where she was, if she had eaten.

I was completely lost without her. I needed her, and...

I missed her.

So much.

I was just waiting for her to come back. I was just sitting by and letting what would happen, happen.

If it is thy will, let your will be done lord...

I just wanted my baby back. And I don't know how much more of this distance I can take.

"Sweetie?" Came my mom's voice.

"Yeah mom?" I sit up from my bed.

"Your friends are here to see you." She leans against the door frame. "You want me to let them in?"

"Sure." I sigh. I hear her walk up to me until she's standing at my bedside.

"She'll come back baby. I know she will. She just needs time. She's gonna come...okay?" I look up at her with desperate eyes.

"What if she doesn't mom?" I start to have a mini panic attack in my mind.

"Jace." She chuckles. "That won't happen. She loves you too much to ever let you go."

"Your the best mom." I smile at her.

"I know I am." She hugs me.

"Thank you mom."

"Anytime baby." She kisses my forehead, leaving me there to my thoughts.

..............

"You have to go to the little get together that Bianca's mom is holding." Brook whines.

"Why?" I groan.

"Because you like her mom. She treats you like a son. And everyone is gonna be there. Besides, you need to enjoy yourself. Its been too long." Alexander says.

"I don't know..." I start to scratch my head.

"Please Jace?" Drake whines. I look at all of them. The hopeful look in their eyes make my heart soften. I knew that they were just looking out for me. I knew that they were just trying to make me happy. And I couldn't be anymore thankful for them.

"Okay fine." I smile when they all cheer.

Julia's POV

It had been two months and two weeks.

Two months and two weeks away from Jace

Two months and two weeks of welcoming the feeling of acceptance, hurt, betrayal, lost, forgiveness and so much more.

I accepted that my mom is gone, and there's no possible way that she's coming back. I've also accepted that either way, she was bound to die. Whether killed on purpose or not.  It was best that she left, I'd rather see her be free than suffer in this world any longer.

Bianca wasn't as bad as I thought she was to be. She was hurt, broken and just trying to hide her pain so that no one saw her pain behind a mask.

What I've come to understand is that, people like Linda, being cruel is just in their nature. Its not like I can ask her to change, it would be rather difficult. I can't change who she decides to be as a person.

I can't forget what she did to my mother. Its going to haunt me forever. I'm still sad that she did that just to take away my dad from my mother. She hurt me, she hurt me a lot.

But I do forgive her.

I decided to forgive her because I wanted to be free. I didn't want to hold this grudge against her. Then my whole life would be pent up on sadness, anger, revenge and all those other negative stuff and I honestly don't want that huge weight on my shoulders for the rest of my life.

You see, we decide if we allow the bad things in our lives to control our future.

And I want a free, bright, and beautiful future.

"Julia?" Came Bianca's voice from behind the guest's room door.

"You can come in." I finish putting on my jeans.

"Are you ready?"

"I guess so." I chuckle softly.

"Oh hush, you look fine." She smiles at me. She spins in her blue dress. "How do I look?"

"Beautiful." I smile at her.

"Thank you."

"How are you two?" Bianca's mom walks in all cheekily.

"We're done getting ready Mrs. Douglas." I say.

"We're okay mom." Bianca giggles.

Bianca changed. She started to treat her mother with more respect than disrespect. I was honestly shocked. I never thought I'd see this new side to her.

"Well, you two better come down! The party started hours ago!" She squeals.

"Come on Julia!" Bianca drags me along.

"No, I'll just make sure I didn't leave anything." She shrugs going downstairs.

I walk to the window and look outside.

And then, I felt it.

I felt his presence. He was here.

My heart beat started to go up by each minute. He's here. Jace is here.

I was going to go home after the party...

But it seems like home has come to me.

..............

I still haven't left the guest room.

It wasn't because of the party, it was because the love of my life was just downstairs.

And I don't know if I was ready to see him. I was, but I don't know if I was ready ready, you know? I-

"Julia!" My head snaps to Bianca at the door. "I met the nicest guy! He's so sweet, and charming. He doesn't really talk that much and he's so upfront."

"Well, what's his name?"

"Lucus." She lets out his name dreamy.

Huh

I was about to ask her how she didn't notice that Lucus was in Jace's group from the very beginning but a certain figure at the door stopped me from doing so.

I stare at him and he does right back.

A million emotions go through my head at the sight of him. I observe how his golden hair has gotten longer and how he's switched it to the side. I notice how he's gotten impossibly taller and muscular.

But what was obvious out of all of these were the undying love in his eyes for me.

"I'm gonna give you two some time to talk." Bianca says, quickly exciting out of the room.

Its just pure silence after.

And then, I run to him.

He catches me with open arms.

And I hug him. I hug him so tight, not ever feeling like to let him go. Because I'm never leaving him again. He's my rock and my strength. And now that I'm in his arms finally, I have now regain my full strength.

"I missed you." He says painfully. My heart clenched at his tone and I hug him tighter.

"And I missed you." I say sadly. I pull away just to look at his face.

"June, I'm so sor-"

"It doesn't matter anymore." I smile at him. He smiles at me with equal happiness. 

And we combine that happiness with a passionate kiss. It felt like it lasted for over an hour.

"I love you baby." He whispers to me like a prayer. Tears start to brim at my eyes again. I really don't say anything. Instead,

I just kiss him.