Chapter Six: “Happy 18TH Birthday Resena!”

"The Spencer Estate." Cont...Pt3
“Oh! That must be Julius!” 

Resena placed her hair dryer on the bed and picked up her communicator, suddenly she shrieked! Turns out, she had several missed calls from Julius. “He must’ve called while I was in the shower, oh no!” Resena called Julius back, her heart suddenly racing in panic. “Will he be angry with me? I didn’t mean to miss his calls?” Just then, she heard a soft and welcoming voice on the communicator. 

“There you are. I was beginning to think you may have fallen asleep.” 

“Oh! No! I’m sorry! I decided to take a shower and get comfortable, I should have waited! I’m so-…” 

Julius interrupted Resena before she could finish. He didn’t want her to apologize, he was glad she could shower and relax. 

“No apologies, I’m glad you were able to unwind. I’m on my way to your room, are you decent?” 

She wasn’t sure why, but suddenly Resena felt extremely shy. Julius was on his way to her room. Is that allowed? Should she not meet him in a more open environment? In any case, he was on his way, so she quickly began to look around to make sure there was nothing inappropriate out. Taking a quick look in the mirror, Resena wanted to make sure she was in fact “decent”. She was wearing a sleeveless T-shirt and a pair of blue shorts. Though her clothing was not inappropriate, Resena decided to put on her bathrobe as well. Just then she heard a knock on the door. 

Julius walked into her room, doing a quick look around to make sure the room was sufficient. Satisfied with the room Bellman picked, Julius then turned to Resena who was standing near the bed. Suddenly, Julius began to feel shy. There she was, standing before him, she was wearing shorts and a T-shirt with no sleeves, her hair was curly and pinned up into a ponytail, she had a scent of strawberry probably from the bodywash she’d just used, and although she wore nothing fancy, Julius could not help but be in awe of her. How was it she’d managed to look so radiant? Suddenly, Julius’ thoughts began to darken in a way he was not familiar. He would have to make this visit quick as he no longer trusted his own actions. 

“I won’t take up too much of your time. I just wanted to make sure you were able to get settled in.” 

“Oh! Yes! Everything and everyone have been so amazing! This room is so beautiful, Carla’s room as well! I can’t thank you enough for this.” 

“There’s no need. Your happiness means everything to me Resena, so I’m glad everything is to your satisfaction. Though this room is temporary, I still want you to feel comfortable.” 

Resena began to blush, hearing her husband to be sound so thoughtful made her heart race. She wondered if there was something she could do to show her appreciation, she would have to seek assistance from Carla and Sabrina for that subject. 

“Well, I better take my leave, my communicator is always on so please don’t hesitate to call me if you need anything. I’ll come running.” 

“O-Okay. Thank you.” 

Suddenly, just as she had before when they were in the car, Resena felt her body take over as she ran towards Julius and wrapped her arms around him. As she embraced him in a hug, Resena began to feel an influx of emotions. Her eyes began to fill with tears, perhaps the events of today finally came crashing, or maybe she was just overwhelmed, but Resena suddenly began to cry. Julius stood froze, he didn’t understand what was happening. Was she crying tears of joy or sorrow? Too afraid to ask, Julius decided it was just best to let her cry while he embraced her. They stood in silence for what seemed like an eternity when finally, Resena stood up straight. 

“I’m so sorry! I don’t know what came over me!” 

Julius began to smile, he couldn’t help but feel since of pride, Resena trusted him enough at least to allow his comfort. Patting her on the head, Julius began to speak. 

“It’s okay. I’m glad you feel comfortable enough to allow me to comfort you. That is my job after all.”

Julius gave one more pat to Resena’s head and turned to leave, as he made his way out the door, Resena suddenly called out to him. 

“Julius! Just so you know, you can come to me too! You know, for comfort…if you ever feel bad or lonely. I-I’m here.” 

Smiling, Julius thanked Resena, his emotions were too overwhelming to say anything further. Knowing she wanted to comfort him was a feeling he could not explain. As he walked out of the room, Resena felt a tinge of sadness, suddenly she could not wait until tomorrow to come.

Back in his study, Julius could not help but smile as he replayed those moments over and over. Resena’s smile, her sent, her warm hug; and those lingering words, “Just so you know, you can come to me too!” At that moment, Julius was completely sure, he had made the right choice in marrying Resena. That night, he decided to go into his art studio and paint, the sudden inspirations of roses and sunshine filled his mind as began to sketch what he deemed the most beautiful thing he has ever seen.