Epilogue
Julie and Chace Matthews spent their Christmas together after years of being apart. Melissa and Ned, to their surprise, got married before they did. The day after Christmas the couple suddenly left and only returned a few days later to reveal they had a private wedding in Las Vegas.
The only downside to that was that Melissa was moving out of the apartment. She was moving into Ned’s humble home which wasn’t far but it did mean Julie would be all alone. To fix this, Julie moved in with Chace right around New Year’s Eve. While everyone was celebrating with fireworks and food, Chace and Julie were in the bedroom having wild sex like rabbits.
It was the day after that they finally got a chance to relax a moment and they found themselves in the living room having donuts and coffee. Julie was wearing a pair of pink shorts and a pink tank top while Chace was in his shorts and black shirt.
“Hey, I’ve been thinking,” Chace started. “After the wedding, would you like to move out? Maybe we should buy a house. You know, like our own house?”
“You know we’re spending thousands of dollars for the wedding,” Julie pointed out. She looked up from her laptop for a moment and followed up with a question. “But a house would be nice.”
Chace agreed. “It could be our first major investment as a married couple. I have some savings we can start it off with.”
“I have more savings than you,” Julie reminded him and she had a big, wicked smile when she did. “When do you want to go look at houses? Oh, oh, we should go right after we get back from our honeymoon.”
“We can get a place close to Melissa’s if you want,” Chace suggested. “I know it’s a little too quiet without her. She’s like a burning comet that just lights the place up whenever she’s around.”
Julie nodded in agreement. “You can say that again. I mean, life isn’t boring when it’s just us and our other friends but Melissa is my best friend for a reason, you know? She’s like this undying ball of fire that always lightens up the place. She’s so energetic. Also, she’s one of the reasons why we’re even back together. She’s the one who brought you in when we were at the bar getting into an argument with that dolt, Griffin.”
“Yeah, he was such an asshole, wasn’t he?” Chace reminisced with a grin. “You showed him though. Every time there’s an asshole around you know how to smack ‘em good with a punch or two.”
Julie put her hands on her hips. “I blame Melissa. She never allowed someone to bully her or be rude to her. I got that habit of fighting back from her.”
“Well it suits you,” Chace noted. “You’re a little too shy at times so having that spark in you really lets me see the other side of you.”
“Uh-huh, the side that nearly broke you apart last time,” Julie said with a melancholic note. “I know I’ve said sorry a thousand times but I really need to say it again. Cheating is cheating no matter the reason and I find it a miracle that you’re here with me despite all I did.”
“It did hurt, it really did,” Chace explained. He stared out into the void, never really focusing on anything as if his gaze was affixed on a memory more than an object in the room. “I never felt so betrayed than I did then yet even when I was so mad and frustrated I couldn’t help but miss you and long for you. I still loved you and maybe that was why it hurt even more. But the truth was there and the truth was that I needed you. I wanted you. If I had to suck in the pain and do what I could to make it all work, I’d do it.”
“You pushed me away,” Julie said. “For the longest time you never answered my calls or messages.”
“Well, I guess it was just fate that the time we did start talking to each other was the right time because look at where we are now.”
Julie smiled and recalled their Christmas reunion dance. “You know, when you lifted me up during the dance you brushed your hand on my pussy?”
Chace grinned and Julie saw the naughty fire burning in his eyes. “I know. I was hoping I could squeeze that little move in somewhere. No one would notice anyway and if anyone did I could say it was just a slip-up during the heat of the moment. Dances can be complicated things.”
“Just like you.”
“Just like us.”
He then put his coffee down and moved over to sit by her side. She put the laptop on the floor and snuggled in to his embrace. Chace then gave her a kiss on her forehead. That kiss moved down, descending until their lips met and soon his hands were all over her. Julie tried to keep their moment wholesome but in the end she was the first one to slip out of her clothes and turn the heat up. She didn’t try to stop him from making love to her – she needed it. She wanted it. The Christmas season wasn’t over just yet and she would take all the lovely gifts she could get.
Together they were happy. The rest of the night passed in peace and quiet. For Julie, this was the way things were meant to be. For Chace, this was the achievement he so strived for but never quite reached. This time around, however, they could finally have the happy ending they always wanted. For them both, this was the best Christmas ever.
THE END