"This is going to be so much fun!" George says in the limo on the way to a movie premiere. He has on black jeans, a black sweater, and black shoes. Julianna giggles.
"I never thought you would be so excited to tell people you were dating someone." Julianna says. She has on black pants, black sandals, and a black tanktop with a red coat to go over top. Her hair is down and curly.
"Ah no. Dating you." He corrects her. She smiles and rolls her eyes. He laughs and takes her hand into his. She leans against him.
"I can't wait to see the look on everyone at work's faces." Julianna says. The two of them laugh.
"This is gonna be great!" He says.
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"Ready?" George asks. She smiles.
"As ready as I'll ever be." She says. He chuckles as the door to the limo opens. George takes her hand into his and he gets out of the limo, pulling her behind him as he holds her hand. Cameras flash and people are yelling at them, trying to talk to them. George smiles and looks at Julianna. She smiles and glances at him briefly before looking back at the cameras. The index and middle fingers of Julianna's left hand are holding onto George's index and middle finger as they walk into the building.
"That was fun!" He says, leaning over and whispering into her ear. She laughs and takes his whole hand into hers, lacing her fingers through his.
"Are we ready for the rest?" She asks. He chuckles.
"I dunno. Can we do it?" He asks. She smiles.
"Let's go!" She says. He laughs as they push their way farther into the building. Cameras are flashing everywhere so Julianna and George just smile, not really knowing who is taking pictures of them.
"Let's find somebody. Isn't Anthony supposed to be here?" George asks.
"Yeah. And I think Laura decided to come too. Maybe Noah." Julianna says. He nods as they look around, trying to find someone to talk to.
"George! Julianna!" A reporter says, calling their names. George shakes his head, motioning her away. "Just one question!" She says. Julianna nudges George towards the reporter. He reluctantly walks towards the reporter, still holding onto Julianna.
"Go ahead!" George says, putting on a smile.
"Are you two dating?" She asks. George's smile widens and he chuckles slightly. Julianna smiles and he nods.
"Yes. We are." He says and the reporter nods. George then spots Anthony and drags Julianna away. She laughs at him.
"You know you enjoyed that." She says. He looks at her and chuckles.
"Okay, so I did." He says. She smiles and squeezes his hand as they reach Anthony Edwards and Noah Wyle, standing and talking. The two men look at them, holding hands and give them puzzled glances.
"Afraid you'll get lost?" Anthony asks them. George chuckles.
"No." George says and starts to continue but is cut off by another reporter.
"Are you two dating?" He asks, shoving the mike into their faces. George squeezes Julianna's hand, urging her to answer. She smiles and nods.
"Yes, we are." Julianna answers. Noah and Anthony's mouths drop open.
"How long?" The reporter asks. George pushes the camera and mike away.
"We'll talk later." He says. The reporter leaves.
"You're what?" Noah asks. Julianna laughs and George watches her, chuckling.
"Yeah, how long?" Anthony asks. George chuckles.
"Not long." He says.
"How long is not long?" Noah asks.
"A week or two." Julianna replies. George chuckles.
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"Oh, man." Julianna says, sinking into George as soon as the door to their limo shuts. He chuckles at her.
"Tiring?" He asks.
"How the hell do you do that all the time?" She asks.
"Practice. I got used to it. I dunno whether that's good or bad." He says. She smiles.
"It's bad, but helpful." She says. He chuckles and wraps his arms around her waist. A question that has been bothering him, pops up in his mind again.
"Jules?" He asks.
"What?" She answers, her eyes are closed and she's leaning her head against his shoulder.
"Will Ron be upset?" George asks. Julianna sits up, and turns around and looks at him.
"What? Why would you ask that?" She asks.
"I don't know. I mean, you two just broke up like 2 weeks ago and here we are already. Will he be mad at you?" George asks. Julianna shrugs.
"I don't know. Besides, he probably already has a new girlfriend, I mean, he's been up there for like a half a year now and he only came home on the weekends, if he could. So, he probably already had a girlfriend, before we even broke up." Julianna says. He smiles and takes her face into his hands.
"I just don't want him to call you and upset you or something." George says. Her face softens and she smiles slightly at him.
"I'm sure he won't. Besides, if he does, I'm not going to get upset." Julianna says. He nods.
"Okay." He says. She smiles and kisses him gently.
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Julianna and George had been dating for about a month now and everyone knew about it.
Julianna was at the market, buying food for the house, considering there wasn't any in the house. She was getting ready to go through the check out line when she spotted a tabloid with George's picture on the front. There was small picture of her off to the side. Curious, she picked up the tabloid. 'Is he cheating? Pictures of George with other women.' It read. Julianna's brow furrowed as she opened it up to the article. She looked at the pictures of George with other women, kissing them. They all seemed fairly recent. Julianna started to get a sick feeling in the pit of her stomach. No, no. George wouldn't do this to me, she thinks but as every second passes she becomes more believing. She places the tabloid into her shopping cart and then went through the line. She avoided looking at the cashier, hoping she wouldn't recognize her.
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Julianna was sitting on the couch in the living room, when George came home. He walked into the living room and sat beside her, smiling.
"Hey Jules." He says. She turns to him.
"Where were you?" She asks. His smile starts to fade.
"I was at my interview for Entertainment Tonight. You knew that." George says.
"Were you really there?" She asks. His brow furrows and he looks at her, confused.
"Jules, what is this about?" He asks.
"Were you..really there?" She asks him again, her steely glance confusing him.
"Yes. Where else would I have been? Why would I have told you I was going there if I wasn't?" He asks. She reaches underneath the pillow beside her and pulls out the tabloid, handing it to him. It's open to the page of him with pictures of women. George suddenly realizes what she's implying. He looks through the pictures and looks back up at her. "You're going to believe this tabloid?" He asks.
"Should I?" She asks. He shakes his head.
"I can't believe you would even think that I cheated on you." He says. She is silent. He points to each of the five pictures. "This girl was from 4 years ago, before I even did ER. That.." He points to a picture of a man. "Isn't even me. And these three were all before you and I started dating." George says. He stands up, handing her the tabloid. "I'm sorry that you can't trust me." George says. He throws his coat on over his shoulders and grabs his keys.
"George! Where are you going?" Julianna asks as he opens the door.
"For a drive. I need to clear my head and you need to think about what you want." He says and exits the house, shutting the door behind him. She sighs loudly as the tears come to her eyes. She curls up in a ball on the couch and starts to cry.
"I'm so stupid." She murmurs.
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Four hours later at midnight, George opens the door to the house. Julianna had taken a shower and changed into her pajamas, then headed back downstairs to watch TV and hopefully wait for him to come home. She had just turned off the TV and was getting ready to head upstairs when she heard him come in. She stood up from the couch and he could see her outline in the moonlight.
"You came back." She whispers softly.
"Yeah..I..uh Jules, I'm really sorry I left. That didn't help things, it probably made it worse." George says.
"Were you driving for four hours?" Julianna asks.
"No..I was at Tony's house. I drove around for about an hour..then I went over there. We talked and he told me I was being stupid and to come home. I realized he was right..so I came home." George says. She stands silently, her tears threatening to spill over.
"I'm sorry." She whispers softly and he can hear the catch in her voice. He moves closer to her, taking her upper arms into his hands.
"No..no..it's okay." He says. The tears begin to fall and she starts to babble.
"I just..I was at the market and I saw the picture and when I saw the article it just scared me. Ya know? I didn't want to believe it, but after awhile, it just sort of sinks in, making you believe what it says. I just don't want to lose you. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." She says. He pulls her into his arms, wrapping him arms around her back, holding her tightly. She holds onto his coat, trying to envelope herself into him. She buries her face into the crook of his neck and shoulder and breaths him in deeply, trying to calm down. After standing in his warm embrace for a few minutes, the longing for him grows. She brings her head up and kisses him, hoping he will get the message. He kisses her back.
"Upstairs?" Julianna murmurs against his lips.
"You sure?" He asks.
"Please." She says. He nods and picks her up. She laughs out loud and he chuckles. She wraps her arms around his neck and nuzzles her face into his neck, still giggling. He smiles and kisses her nose as he takes her up the steps.
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