Simon's Daughter
Chapter 14
Julia's POV:
Ever since the other night with Niall, we've gotten closer. I don't know if it was the kiss or not, but I liked being closer to him. He's one of the best friends I've ever had. Well, I actually haven't had many, but oh well.
Niall: Hey, are you busy tonight?
Me: Nope :)
Niall: Good. I'm taking you somewhere!
Me: Sounds awesome! Where are we going?
Niall: You'll have to wait and see.
Me: What about the paps?
Niall: I doubt they'll be around ;)
Me: If you say so! What time?
Niall: Be ready by eight!
Me: Okay, see you then.
I was kind of worried about where he was taking us. I hated surprises, honestly. It was only six o' clock, so I had plenty of time before eight. I heard the door open and figured it was my father. Christa was out with Zayn somewhere, so I was left alone. I jogged downstairs to see him. Before I could get farther down the stairs I heard him talking on the phone.
"I don't know, but this is the second time. I guess I should be thankful for that. I'll figure out something to do. I don't want the paps getting to Julia." Pause. "Okay, we'll talk soon. Goodbye." I tried sneaking back up the stairs, but somehow he knew I was there even with his back turned to me.
"Stop right there." I heard his voice. I froze and walked all the way back downstairs. "So I received a little something while I was away." He said, and started pulling out his phone. A couple seconds later, my body seemed as if it would never work again.
"Dad, I---" In a way I was glad I was cut off because I had no words for this.
"Save it. This is exactly why you were a secret. I don't need the boys chasing after you. They have a career, and you don't need a boyfriend right now anyways. You need to be focused on bigger and better things. You're lucky this hasn't even been all over the internet. Honestly, I feel like you don't think before you go and do stupid stuff like this." He scoffed and rolled his eyes.
"Are you seriously saying this to me right now? I'm seventeen I'll do whatever the hell I want! You're not in control of my life! If I want to have a boyfriend, I'll have one. You can't dictate that. You're really blaming me for all of this shit!" Obviously I was angry. The words I spoke were definitely meant to come out of my mouth. I can't believe he would really be doing this to me. So what? It's just a boy it's not like anything is going to happen. It breaks my heart, knowing he doesn't trust me.
Christa's POV:
I was meeting Zayn at Starbucks, but to my surprise all of the boys were there.
"Sorry, love. They insisted." Zayn chuckled, referring to the boys. They all gave me a friendly smile and a wave.
"No worries, it's fine." I said, sitting in a seat beside Liam and Zayn.
"Where's Julia?" Harry asked, excitedly. Hm. That's weird. I didn't know Harry and Julia were ever close.
"Oh, she's at the house. If you want, you guys can come over. I doubt Uncle Si is even home yet." I shrugged my shoulders and they all took my offer because they had a meeting with Uncle Simon anyways.
When we arrived back at the house, I could see Niall's smile and I knew exactly why. Julia told me that the other night the two of them...almost did stuff together. But obviously they agreed to stop because they were best friends and it would be awkward. Plus, she has a broken ankle for crying out loud! I walked up to the door, opening it, and instantly heard yelling. Well I guess Uncle Si is home. The only thing I heard was what Julia said.
"Watch your language! I'm your father, you can't speak to me like that!" Uncle Simon boomed. The boys just stood there awkwardly. I saw Julia glance over at me for a quick second, but then quickly ran upstairs, yelling her last words.
"Ugh, I hate you! I wish mom was still here..." I could see the hurt in Uncle Simon's eyes. She had never said anything like that before and I could tell. I could tell it hurt Julia to say that, but it was just in the heat of the moment. I heard a loud noise and could tell she slammed the door shut.
Niall's POV:
When we all walked in, Julia and Simon were having an arguement but I didn't know what it was about. I just heard her yelling and she looked angry but also sad. I wish I could have done something, but what was I supposed to do? I didn't even know what they were fighting about. When Julia ran upstairs and slammed the door, we all jumped a little. Christa ran up after her, and Simon motioned us to go into his office.
Julia's POV:
At this point I was crying and I couldn't stop myself. After I slammed the door, I went into my bathroom and locked myself in there. I knew Christa would be up here soon, but I didn't want her to see me. I leaned against the wall and slid down slowly. I brought my knees up to my chest, wrapped my arms around them. I heard my door open and close, and I knew it was Christa.
"Jules, open up..." She knocked lightly on the door, but I didn't budge. "Jules, you're gonna have to come out sometime." She sighed and I could tell she sat down and leaned on the door.
"Why me?" I sniffeled. "Why do I have to go through this? Why is he making my life miserable?" I tried wiping my tears away, but more just fell down my cheeks.
"Jules, he's not making your life miserable on purpose. He just cares so much about you and he doesn't want you to get hurt. He just misses his little girl, that's all. He loves you..." Her last words hit my heart. I know he loved me, but it all still was confusing. If he loved me, wouldn't he want me to be happy? I know I'm not in a relationship with Niall, but still having him and the rest of the boys around made me happy. I stood up, and unlocked the door. She stood up when I opened it, and I just hugged her. She hugged me back and smiled. She kissed my cheek, and pulled back.
"Thank you Chrissy." I said, wiping away the last of my tears. I smiled at her, and pulled a stray piece of hair behind my ear.
"I'll go get you some water, okay?" She pat my back, and with that she left the room. I went and sat down on my bed. I heard someone come in, and figured it was Christa.
"Wow, that was fast." I said, then looked up. To my surprise, it wasn't Christa. It was Harry. "Oh, hey Harry." I said, giving him a small smile. He came and sat next to me. He put his arm around me, and I knew he just wanted to know if I was okay. I leaned into him, and smiled.
"You okay?" He asked, not pulling away.
"Mhm." I nodded my head into his chest. He was so warm, and his scent wrapped around me. It wasn't a bad scent, and I loved it.
"Good. So what was all the fuss about?" He asked. He finally pulled away and knitted his eyebrows together.
"Someone sent my dad a picture of me and Niall...kissing.." I said, not looking at him. Harry and I were almost as close as Niall and I, so I knew I could trust him.
"Oh..." was all he said. Before another moment passed, he pulled me into his arms again and I smiled.
"Whoever it was is probably just trying to ruin my life." I let out a small laugh and rolled my eyes. "They probably have no life themself." I smiled, as he kept me in his arms.
"Yeah..." He chuckled, but he seemed a bit...uneasy.
Ever since the other night with Niall, we've gotten closer. I don't know if it was the kiss or not, but I liked being closer to him. He's one of the best friends I've ever had. Well, I actually haven't had many, but oh well.
Niall: Hey, are you busy tonight?
Me: Nope :)
Niall: Good. I'm taking you somewhere!
Me: Sounds awesome! Where are we going?
Niall: You'll have to wait and see.
Me: What about the paps?
Niall: I doubt they'll be around ;)
Me: If you say so! What time?
Niall: Be ready by eight!
Me: Okay, see you then.
I was kind of worried about where he was taking us. I hated surprises, honestly. It was only six o' clock, so I had plenty of time before eight. I heard the door open and figured it was my father. Christa was out with Zayn somewhere, so I was left alone. I jogged downstairs to see him. Before I could get farther down the stairs I heard him talking on the phone.
"I don't know, but this is the second time. I guess I should be thankful for that. I'll figure out something to do. I don't want the paps getting to Julia." Pause. "Okay, we'll talk soon. Goodbye." I tried sneaking back up the stairs, but somehow he knew I was there even with his back turned to me.
"Stop right there." I heard his voice. I froze and walked all the way back downstairs. "So I received a little something while I was away." He said, and started pulling out his phone. A couple seconds later, my body seemed as if it would never work again.
"Dad, I---" In a way I was glad I was cut off because I had no words for this.
"Save it. This is exactly why you were a secret. I don't need the boys chasing after you. They have a career, and you don't need a boyfriend right now anyways. You need to be focused on bigger and better things. You're lucky this hasn't even been all over the internet. Honestly, I feel like you don't think before you go and do stupid stuff like this." He scoffed and rolled his eyes.
"Are you seriously saying this to me right now? I'm seventeen I'll do whatever the hell I want! You're not in control of my life! If I want to have a boyfriend, I'll have one. You can't dictate that. You're really blaming me for all of this shit!" Obviously I was angry. The words I spoke were definitely meant to come out of my mouth. I can't believe he would really be doing this to me. So what? It's just a boy it's not like anything is going to happen. It breaks my heart, knowing he doesn't trust me.
Christa's POV:
I was meeting Zayn at Starbucks, but to my surprise all of the boys were there.
"Sorry, love. They insisted." Zayn chuckled, referring to the boys. They all gave me a friendly smile and a wave.
"No worries, it's fine." I said, sitting in a seat beside Liam and Zayn.
"Where's Julia?" Harry asked, excitedly. Hm. That's weird. I didn't know Harry and Julia were ever close.
"Oh, she's at the house. If you want, you guys can come over. I doubt Uncle Si is even home yet." I shrugged my shoulders and they all took my offer because they had a meeting with Uncle Simon anyways.
When we arrived back at the house, I could see Niall's smile and I knew exactly why. Julia told me that the other night the two of them...almost did stuff together. But obviously they agreed to stop because they were best friends and it would be awkward. Plus, she has a broken ankle for crying out loud! I walked up to the door, opening it, and instantly heard yelling. Well I guess Uncle Si is home. The only thing I heard was what Julia said.
"Watch your language! I'm your father, you can't speak to me like that!" Uncle Simon boomed. The boys just stood there awkwardly. I saw Julia glance over at me for a quick second, but then quickly ran upstairs, yelling her last words.
"Ugh, I hate you! I wish mom was still here..." I could see the hurt in Uncle Simon's eyes. She had never said anything like that before and I could tell. I could tell it hurt Julia to say that, but it was just in the heat of the moment. I heard a loud noise and could tell she slammed the door shut.
Niall's POV:
When we all walked in, Julia and Simon were having an arguement but I didn't know what it was about. I just heard her yelling and she looked angry but also sad. I wish I could have done something, but what was I supposed to do? I didn't even know what they were fighting about. When Julia ran upstairs and slammed the door, we all jumped a little. Christa ran up after her, and Simon motioned us to go into his office.
Julia's POV:
At this point I was crying and I couldn't stop myself. After I slammed the door, I went into my bathroom and locked myself in there. I knew Christa would be up here soon, but I didn't want her to see me. I leaned against the wall and slid down slowly. I brought my knees up to my chest, wrapped my arms around them. I heard my door open and close, and I knew it was Christa.
"Jules, open up..." She knocked lightly on the door, but I didn't budge. "Jules, you're gonna have to come out sometime." She sighed and I could tell she sat down and leaned on the door.
"Why me?" I sniffeled. "Why do I have to go through this? Why is he making my life miserable?" I tried wiping my tears away, but more just fell down my cheeks.
"Jules, he's not making your life miserable on purpose. He just cares so much about you and he doesn't want you to get hurt. He just misses his little girl, that's all. He loves you..." Her last words hit my heart. I know he loved me, but it all still was confusing. If he loved me, wouldn't he want me to be happy? I know I'm not in a relationship with Niall, but still having him and the rest of the boys around made me happy. I stood up, and unlocked the door. She stood up when I opened it, and I just hugged her. She hugged me back and smiled. She kissed my cheek, and pulled back.
"Thank you Chrissy." I said, wiping away the last of my tears. I smiled at her, and pulled a stray piece of hair behind my ear.
"I'll go get you some water, okay?" She pat my back, and with that she left the room. I went and sat down on my bed. I heard someone come in, and figured it was Christa.
"Wow, that was fast." I said, then looked up. To my surprise, it wasn't Christa. It was Harry. "Oh, hey Harry." I said, giving him a small smile. He came and sat next to me. He put his arm around me, and I knew he just wanted to know if I was okay. I leaned into him, and smiled.
"You okay?" He asked, not pulling away.
"Mhm." I nodded my head into his chest. He was so warm, and his scent wrapped around me. It wasn't a bad scent, and I loved it.
"Good. So what was all the fuss about?" He asked. He finally pulled away and knitted his eyebrows together.
"Someone sent my dad a picture of me and Niall...kissing.." I said, not looking at him. Harry and I were almost as close as Niall and I, so I knew I could trust him.
"Oh..." was all he said. Before another moment passed, he pulled me into his arms again and I smiled.
"Whoever it was is probably just trying to ruin my life." I let out a small laugh and rolled my eyes. "They probably have no life themself." I smiled, as he kept me in his arms.
"Yeah..." He chuckled, but he seemed a bit...uneasy.
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5/16/14