**Yes, I haven't done much of my research about George or Julianna, so I'm foggy on all this to begin with…
**I'm in no way trying to say anything bad about Ron, Julianna, George, Nick Clooney, or anyone else of public recognition! This is just a little story…
**Where's Noah's gym?
**Um…Do they call Anthony Edwards 'Tony'?
**Let's just say it's around season 4
**I have yet to watch "Out of Sight" but they're showing it on tv this week!
**I don't know how George or Julianna would normally act, so this is all really made up…And I'm sure they say the f-word, don't they?

The Visit

Julianna and George have been together for just over 4 months now. They have been greatly enjoying being together, and by now, George has been spending quite a lot of time at Julianna's house, though Julianna sometimes stays over at George's.
Suddenly one day Julianna starts to avoid and ignore George. He comes home from work, and sees her. Going over to her, he pulls her near and kisses her, but she pulls away. George is hurt, and says, "Jules, what's wrong?"
"I…nothing. I'm just tired…" Julianna replies.
George looks at her and says, "Oh, alright." He pauses. "I'll….go take a shower?"
Julianna doesn't respond, instead she holds a hand to her forehead. George looks at her back, and wonders what he did wrong. Then he leaves for his shower. Later, George puts his hand on Julianna's waist when they are lying in bed. But she says, "No, George. Just go to sleep…" Then she turns, and quietly cries, her back now towards him. He just stares in sadness and confusion, trying to figure out what he'd done wrong. This is the first time ever that she's avoiding him and is mad. And he doesn't have a clue what he had done to cause it. In bewilderment, he says, "I…I’m sorry."
Few days later, after trying to get Julianna to talk to him about what was wrong, George just backs off. At night, come bedtime, he takes a blanket and a pillow and goes to sleep on the couch, wanting to give Julianna the space she needs. Julianna, saddened, asks, "What are you doing?"
"I'll sleep here until you feel better," George says.
"Why do you care about what I'm feeling? You think I'm a nuisance, that's why you're not even going to sleep in the same bed?" Julianna's voice grows louder.
"No, it's not that, Jules. It's just that you've been avoiding me, and I've asked you so many times, but you wouldn't tell me why you are so preoccupied. I'm just giving you time to calm down before you tell me what's wrong." George says, alarmed at Julianna 's voice raising.
"Calm down? Tell you what's wrong? I don't have to tell you anything! Just leave me alone, George!" Julianna yells, crying as she runs into the bedroom. The door slams.
George runs after her, calling "Julianna!" but she locks the door. He sighs sadly. "I love you, Julianna," he says softly, touching the doorknob.
~~~
The next day, in Julianna's trailer, Ron comes and pays her a visit. She turns around, thinking it's George and gasps at the sight of Ron. "Uh…Ron…"
"Hey babe, miss me?"
"I…no…I'm with..."
"George, right? Ha." He pauses. "I heard about your pregnancy, Jules."
Julianna is shocked. "How…?" She hasn't told anyone.
Ron approaches her. "Jules, come back to me. I'll take care of you and the baby. George won't…he doesn't ever want children, remember? He'll leave you once he finds out that it's your child with me. You think he'll love you enough to stay once you give birth? You know that the baby's mine…"
Julianna shakes her head, tears falling, "No, it's not yours. It's George's…I…"
Ron says, "But he wouldn't even want the child. And you know that it's not his. It's ours…together…"
Julianna says, "No….it's…"
Ron's hands grab the sides of her face, immobilizing Julianna's head. She can't escape, as he starts kissing her. She tries to move away, but his hands are too strong. She weeps in despair as she thinks of how she is betraying George right now. It's not her fault. She doesn't want this…
~~~
George is going to Julianna's trailer, to apologize for not tolerating her and not giving her space. As he reaches the slightly opened door, he sees Ron's back towards him, shadowing most of Julianna from George's view. But George knows that Ron is kissing Julianna. He turns away, unable to face Julianna and Ron in front of him, kissing. And Julianna isn't even fighting back. When George looks back into Julianna's trailer, he sees that they've stopped kissing, but Ron's hands are still holding Julianna's face. He still can't see the tears on her face. Ron says, "Come away with me, Jules. Leave George. He won't love the baby, cause it's ours, Jules. It's ours."
George's heart breaks as he stops listening. Julianna is pregnant? With Ron's child? But…I've been with her for 4 months now…wouldn't the baby be mine? Then the thought comes to him--did Julianna sleep with Ron while she was going out with me?
No…he can't believe that. Julianna wouldn't betray him. She isn't that kind of person. She told him she loved him. She meant it, she did….
George can't stand to be there. He runs away from the studio, not once looking back. The millions of thoughts are rushing through his head as he runs. He loves Julianna. He really loves her…not like any of his previous girlfriends, not even his ex-wife. He loves Julianna much more than he has ever loved anyone before. And she is pregnant…he loves their baby so much, already…it has to be his child. Julianna wouldn't cheat on him. She told him she loved him……but only after he said it first. Come to think of it, she had only said it a few times, maybe 5 times at most, never saying it first...
But when he runs away from her trailer, George doesn't hear Julianna say, "It's George's child. I love him, Ron. I love George…"
He figures he is far enough away now. George stops running. He is now at Noah's gym, which is nearby the studio. Maybe he's there? They definitely aren't filming an episode with much Carter in it. Noah had finished his scenes yesterday. George starts to go inside, but he stops. He thinks about Julianna. He doesn't want to believe it, really. Julianna wouldn't do this. She wouldn't go back to Ron, she had promised me. But just then, in the trailer…they were kissing, and she didn't even try to pull away…the baby… Julianna's pregnant… but it's not mine? It's Ron's child? George sighs, and turns around, walking away. Jules doesn't love him. She's going to leave him…
So why does he feel like this is entirely his fault?
~~~
It's his fault, Julianna thinks.
She is now on the set of ER, sitting with Tony. It is break time. Tony had come to her trailer and rescued her from further harassment by Ron, who had left in a flash. Tony had seen George run off after standing by Julianna's trailer. He wanted to call after him, but decided not to, because he seemed really distressed. He had come up to Julianna's trailer, knocked on the door, and saw Ron and Julianna. Tony was surprised, and caught Julianna's teary eyes. She looked at him, then looked down. Tony said, "Oh, hi Ron, Jules. Ron, would you excuse us, Jules has a change in her filming schedule, she's got to go right now. I'm sorry."
Ron looked uncomfortable, then said coolly, "Oh, yeah. We were finished talking. I'll see you later, Jules. Nice seeing you again, Anthony." Then he looked at Julianna, who avoided his eyes, and left the trailer.
Julianna looked back at Tony, then burst into tears. Tony hugged her, comforting her. "Sssh. Let's go into the Lounge and you can tell me what happened."
They are sitting in the 'Lounge' now, and Tony gives Julianna some silence. Julianna says, "You won't tell George about Ron coming, will you?"
Tony sighs, and says, "I'm afraid he's already seen Ron. He was standing by your trailer before I came along. Before I could call him, he ran away, looking really distressed."
Julianna sinks back. "He's seen and heard…? I…oh god, Tony. What am I going to do?"
He puts a hand on her shoulder, then says, "Jules, what happened? I'm sure George will understand once you explain."
Julianna sobs. "…Tony, I'm pregnant."
"Oh…wow. I…hey, congrats, Jules." He hugs her.
She hugs him back. "Thanks…" she sniffs. "It's not Ron's baby. It isn't, I swear. It's George's."
"That's great, isn't it?"
"It is, but if George heard what Ron said in the trailer, he'll never talk to me again."
"Why?"
"……Ron came into my trailer. He surprised me, I thought he was George. You see, after I found out I was pregnant, I…I sort of avoided George, because…I remember he always used to say that he'll never want kids," Tony nods, remembering, "And now I'm pregnant with his child, I don't know what he'll do if he finds out. He might…he might leave me. And I'm so scared that he will…And I yelled at him yesterday when he tried to talk to me. I just snapped at him and ran into the bedroom…I slammed and locked the door on him, too. He…I probably hurt his feelings. That is, if he cares about me enough to even feel bad…"
Tony says, "Oh, Jules. Don't worry… George loves you." He sees Julianna look down at the floor after he says that. He knows that she doesn't believe him. "……..So what did Ron do?"
"Well, Ron came in, and he started saying stuff like did I miss him? And that he knew about me being pregnant. But I didn't tell him, or anyone…And he told me to come back to him, that he'd take care of the baby and me. He said that--that George would leave me once he found out, because he said that he doesn't want children…and then Ron started saying that the baby was his….and then……" she pauses, then continues, "then he grabbed my face and kissed me, and held me so hard that I couldn't escape. I felt horrible, like I was betraying George. It was my fault…I didn't stop it…."
Tony comforts her. "No, it's not your fault. You tried……But I'm afraid that George must've come to your trailer just when Ron kissed you. Oh, Jules.. I'm so sorry."
"I…If George did see us then, he probably heard what Ron said afterwards. Oh it was horrible….Ron told me to leave George, that he would never love the baby. Ron said it was his own baby, not George's. And I started crying, then I said that the baby was George's and that I loved George…and Ron told me that it wasn't true, that I loved him, not George. Then you came in."
Tony says, "Then George must've heard what Ron said, but not what you said afterwards…I'm so sorry, Jules…" And he hugs her as she cries.
"I love him, Tony…I never told him first, I always waited til he said it, but I felt it. I love him…"
"Sssh…I know….I know."
"It's all Ron's fault. It's his fault George ran away…"
~~~
George is sitting on the porch at his house. It has been a few days since he has been here, but it's a nice refreshment. He has just gotten off the phone with Tony, who told him some of what had really happened that day. George doesn't really believe all he had told him. He told Tony that unless Julianna explained to him herself, he would continue feeling dreadful and blame himself.
I can't go back to Julianna's house. Not when I know that Ron used to live there with her, eat there with her, sleep there with her…Did they conceive their child there, too?
George feels selfish. He feels as if he had come between Jules and Ron and stopped them from trying for a child. Poor Jules…she had had to endure him for four months, being with someone she didn't love. He puts his face in his hands, and says, "I'm sorry."
He shouldn't try to force her to be with him anymore. Now that a baby is in the picture --Ron's baby--George knows what he has to do. Besides, Jules probably won't mind if they went back to being friends. He knows his heart will never recover, but as long as Julianna is happy……
One day, when she's shooting, he'll slip back to her house and get his stuff. She wouldn't notice him. And when she asks him at work, he'd just pretend as if things were alright.
Yeah, that's what I'll do, he thinks, as he walks inside his Casa de Clooney.
George looks on the table, and sees a bunch of pictures and articles. He goes over. Pictures of Jules. It's his entire collection, since the very day he had met her. Ads for ER, promo pics, screenshots, magazine photos, entertainment article photos, and pictures of her and Ron. There are also pictures he had taken of her when no one noticed. He feels ashamed of taking those, in fact, but hopes that Jules will never find out. She wouldn't be too pleased if she did, George knows. He also has pictures of him with Jules, as well. He loves those. But looking sadly at the ones of him and Julianna going out together, he says, "Oh, Julianna…You didn't look too happy when you were with me, did you?"" He fingers the picture of him together with Julianna, who seemed to be smiling slightly. As if to be polite, as George sees it.
He sighs, dropping the picture gently. "I'm so sorry, Julianna. I just love you so much…I couldn't see how unhappy you were…"
~~~
Meanwhile, Julianna is lying on her couch, in her large, but empty house. She has the tv on, and is staring blankly at it. 'Out of Sight' is on tv, the hit with George and Jennifer Lopez in it, and it is one of the several scenes between George and Jennifer Lopez. Julianna cringes at the sight, at how they look so natural, like it was something the two of them do all the time. Although she hadn't been going out with him at that time he filmed this movie, Julianna still feels sad. When she and George 'made out' on ER, it looked forced and unnatural, more so each time she watched it, and this was during their relationship, too. It had felt real to her, though. But Julianna then thought, George was probably just acting. She sighs as she looks at Jennifer; she's so beautiful. And herself? She's just plain old Julianna. Ugly, dull, and useless. She doesn't know why George supposedly loves her. Maybe he was drunk when he told her he loved her, and felt bad to break up with her. That was probably it. Julianna thinks about how many women longed to be with George Clooney, but he hadn't chosen them. He had chosen her, Julianna Margulies, a no-body. And she had the privilege of being with him. But no, she had screwed up, and now he thinks that she has cheated on him and is even carrying her ex's child. Who would've been so stupid as to screw up their chance with George?
Julianna sighs, looking at the phone. She wants to call him, but is scared of what he'll say. She looks down, wondering if George will call her. Maybe George doesn't even want to call. Maybe this is the perfect opportunity for him to dump me. That's probably it, isn't it, George? I guess I don’t deserve to be with you. I can't measure up. Julianna sees a framed picture of her with George, and breaks down in tears.
"Oh George, if only you knew how much I love you…how much I want you to love our baby…"
~~~
The next day, after a restless night's sleep, George struggles out of bed, feeling cold after sleeping without Julianna's warmth beside him. He misses her extremely, and wishes that yesterday was all a bad dream. But it wasn't. Julianna really is pregnant with Ron's child. She's really going to leave him to return to Ron. She doesn't love him.
George sneezes and shivers. Today he doesn't need to go to ER, but instead has an appointment with his father. He sighs, drinking some black coffee. With his father, he'd just have to act as if everything were great. Especially if he questioned him about some 'rumours' of him and Julianna.
He sneezes again, this time more violently. Damn. The one night I'm not with Julianna, I catch a cold.
George stops, and touches one of the pictures of Julianna lightly. She doesn't love me. She's leaving me. He lowers his head sadly and thinks, I guess I'll have to get used to having a cold all the time. Glancing at a picture of Julianna, he thinks, She has work today, so maybe I can slip in and get my stuff while she's at the studio…
George really doesn't want to move out of her house. He can't bear to let go so fast. But he sighs, It's inevitable, George, he tells himself, so don't fool yourself any longer. She didn't leave you cause she's just too wonderful to hurt your feelings. You know that she knew you're arrogant and can't face rejection...
He touches the picture and is met by a fit of coughing. Then he gets ready for his lunch with his father.
~~~
Julianna wakes up, sweating feverishly.
She feels her burning forehead and moans, trying to make her fever go away. She feels like she is in hell, and thinks, When George isn't with me for just one night, I fall into a feverish hell. She sighs. But this is my fault. I should've told George about the baby once I found out.
She wishes so much that yesterday didn't happen at all, but she knew that it had--her nightmare had come true. All along, ever since she had gotten involved with George, she had secretly feared that Ron would come back and ruin everything--her and George. And now it's true; he had come along and forcefully kissed her, saying things she hoped with all her heart that George would never hear. But George had come along, and heard and seen everything in the trailer. He is definitely going to leave me now, sobs Julianna. She feels chills suddenly, and coughs, moaning from the burning pain in her throat as she pulls her thick comforter tightly around her. Minutes later, after clutching on to George's usual pillow and inhaling his scent which has been strongly injected into it from his nights of sleeping on it, Julianna's fever ignites her whole body again. This sudden contrast in body temperature fights against her defenses, preventing her from moving out of bed without aching. But she knows that no matter how tired or sick she is, she has to show up at the studio, for her final tapings of trauma scenes.
Battling with her throbbing body, she finally climbs out of bed and into the shower.
~~~
George arrives at the restaurant, unnoticed. He slips in, and finds his father sitting at a table by the view. Nick Clooney is wearing khakis, and a grey golf t-shirt, whereas George, still feeling chills, is wearing a black shirt, and blue jeans.
They settle down, and drink some coffee. Nick looks at George, and says, "You look beat, son."
George is silent for a moment, then smiles a bit at the fact that his father cared. "Ah, I've come down with a cold, that's all."
"Did she kick you out of the bed; did you have a fight with your colleague? Uh…Julia? That's her name…?" Nick searches for Julianna's name. "Is it your fault again?"
Uh oh. He's questioning me about Julianna. "Oh, no it's not. I'm not involved with her. We're only friends. Don't believe all those gossip columns."
Nick looks at George incredulously. "Alright, I won't look at the gossip columns then. What about all those award shows and parties? You two always go together. Sometimes Juliet's got curly black hair, and other times she's got straight hair."
George's heart sinks when he recalls all those memories of him and Julianna. Quietly, he says, "It's nothing. We're like best friends, so it's natural for us to go places and hang out together, isn't it? But enough about her, alright, dad?"
"Ok, ok. Enough about Julie, then. How's ER?"
"It's, ah, alright. It's fun. Ross is finally with Hathaway…"
"Is that good? It is, right?"
"Yeah, it's good. It's good to play the same character with different personalities from the first to the fourth season."
"And you do a fine job, George," Nick told him.
"Thanks."
And so the father and son kept talking, catching up on events in their lives. George is content to see his father leading a happy life, and finally leaves when his father gets a call from his friend. After getting in his car, George checks his watch. It's 4 in the afternoon. He wonders whether Julianna is still at the studio, because if she is, he can probably silently slip into her house and get his stuff. If she isn't, then he just has to wait. He looks at the seat beside him. Julianna always sat there, but now, she'd never sit there again. He remembers how she used to lean over and kiss him gently as he was driving. George's face yearns for her touch, and he reaches over to touch the empty seat. Julianna's seat.
Suddenly feeling chilly, he puts on a jacket, and starts the car.> ~~~ "Hey, are you ok?"
"Oh, hey Noah. Yeah, I'm alright. Just fighting a nasty fever, that's all," Julianna says.
Noah drinks some coffee and looks at her. "Oh, you too? It's a pain, isn't it?" He pauses, and she doesn't answer. "So how are you and George?"
She stops. Stammering slightly, she manages to say, "Oh, I…we…things are normal, you know, nothing too serious."
"Ah, yeah. We all know George," he says, sensing that she's nervous, and trying to lighten the mood. He puts a hand on her shoulder, "Well if you need anyone to talk to, you know where I am. I mean," he says, grinning a bit, "I know all about how guys feel, you know. Last time I checked, I was one, too……" Julianna smiles. Noah goes on, "Jules, George cares about you a lot though. All of us can tell, really. Don't worry, he's just not too keen on realizing he's disappointed a lady, especially such a wonderful one. He means well…" Noah smiles, trying to lift her spirits.
Julianna smiles a bit, nods, and says softly, "I know. Thanks, Noah. I'm……" She stops.
He nods, too, and says, "I'll see you later then? Get some rest, ok?" He gets up to go.
"I will, thanks. You get some sleep, too, ok? Bye," she says. When he closes the door, Julianna leans back, and sighs. She prepares to go home. Home to an empty house. Again.
~~~
Driving along, George passes by a little shop where he and Julianna always went. He finds his way to the card section, and goes through the cards about 'Love'. Inadvertently finding the perfect card for Julianna, he immediately pays for it. Afterwards, he thinks, why did I just do that? Am I going to write this to Julianna?… He sighs, and has an idea. Then he goes straight to the nearby flower shop.
Later, seeing that it is now almost 6, George knows that Julianna would probably be at home by now. Unless she's going somewhere with Ron, he thinks sadly. But he wouldn't risk going to her house right now and having her come home to find him packing his stuff. It'd be too embarrassing and heartbreaking, especially if Ron were with her.
So George, dejected, and sneezing, decides to drive back to his home.
He also decides to surrender and let Julianna be with Ron, without him in their way. Let it be known that he isn't surrendering because of his own pride of (supposedly) being cheated on, but rather, because he loves her so much that he couldn't bear to be the one holding her back from anything she wanted to do.
~~~
Julianna drives on her way home, weary, and still feverish. Her face burning, she opens the window a bit, as she drives by a row of restaurants. A familiar smell surrounds her; she parks her car and steps in the shop. She smiles, remembering how she and George always came here and shared cappuccinos and milkshakes after filming and script revision and so on. She goes over to their regular booth in the corner and gently wipes away her tears. Then Julianna smells the fresh cappuccino and the memories flood back to her. She goes over to the counter, and takes out her wallet, catching a glimpse of a picture of her and George, taken in a picture booth. There were four of them, and she wondered if George still had the other two?
When the store worker recognizes her, she says, "Oh, hi Ms. Margulies! It's such nice weather, isn't it? Where's Mr. Clooney today?"
"Oh, he's…doing some script revisions. Patti, I'd like…um…one of each kind of milkshake, please. Can you put them in those fancy containers?…yes, those," she says, when Patti holds up the containers for Julianna's approval. "Thanks."
Later, she pays for the 20 milkshakes, and also buys a package of straws. Oh god, what am I doing with all this?
She starts to leave the shop, but suddenly has an idea and stops in her tracks. So she quickly leaves, and goes next door to the card, gift and misc. shop, heading straight for the card section.
Julianna wonders where George is now, what he's doing, who he's with. George has a tendency to go out with his friends to bars to drink and dance until the late hours of the night. She doesn't know if he ever did that during their 4 months together, but she figures, now he'll be back to the single life anyway, he might as well get back into the swing of things. She considers going to George's to apologize and get back some of her stuff--she only had a few things there--but dismisses the idea when she thinks of how horrible she'd feel if she saw George with another woman there.
Julianna really can't bear to let go of George, because she loves him so much. Plus, she was pregnant with his baby. She had considered begging him to stay, for their baby's sake, but Julianna now drops that idea, because she would never, ever want to knowingly burden George in any way. She knows that he's wasted four months of his life with her, instead of being able to find someone he'd fall in love with.
~~~
It is now 9:15 pm, and George and Julianna are both in their homes. George is in the rec room, putting golf balls. He's getting the chills, can't concentrate too well, and keeps missing the hole. In sheer frustration at himself, he putts too hard, and the ball goes flying into the basement. Giving up, and deciding to retrieve the ball at a later date when he really needs it, George goes back up to the living room, and sits at the table. He sees the flowers sitting in water, in front of him, and silently counts them. What am I going to do with them? Will I give them to her? What if she doesn't accept them? What will I do? George decides that he can't go on like this. He makes a final decision, and starts writing on the card on the table. "My dearest Julianna…" he says. I've got to tell her how much she means to me. I've got to tell her I'm in love with her…
~~~
Meanwhile, Julianna is trying to concentrate on her novel, but to no avail. She's fighting her fever, and can't remember what happened in the chapters she has just finished reading. Sighing, she closes her book, and then closes her eyes. Seconds later, she springs up, and heads out of the study, to the kitchen. Opening the refrigerator, she takes out the cooler of milkshakes, and sets it on the counter carefully. She scans the rainbow of milkshake colours and thinks, What am I going to do with them? Will I give them to him? What if he doesn't accept them? What will I do? Julianna hesitates for a moment, then reaches over to lift her shoulder bag. She pulls out the card she bought earlier, and a pen, and begins to write, biting down lightly on her lower lip. "Dear George, the wonderful man who holds my heart…" she reads. I will give this to him. I have to let him know how much I care about him and how much I'm in love with him…he has to know about our baby…
~~~
Two days later, both Julianna and George are needed at the studio, as well as everyone else. Julianna gets there early, with half an hour before she has to report to the producers. She wonders if George is in his trailer, and decides to find out. She steps inside his trailer quietly, minding the cooler in her hands. George in is there, sitting with his back to her. She sets the cooler on the table nearby, silently, and takes a step forward, before hearing George say harshly, without turning around, "Get out! What makes you think I want to see you?!""
Immediately flinching, Julianna holds her tears back, and leaves the trailer in despair, still keeping silent. Once outside, she bursts out in tears and runs back to her own trailer. She can't believe that George just said that to her. She's heartbroken, and feels as if there's no reason to go on. He really hates me. He doesn't want to see me. George doesn't love me………It's over. I'll never be able to be with him now…He thinks I'm going to leave him for Ron, and he's not even going to try to talk to me. He doesn't mind breaking up…He's doesn't care that he's the part of me I can't live without…He's leaving me…I've let him slip away, and now our child's going to grow up fatherless…
But inside his trailer, George coughs as he looks over the script in front of him, and says to himself, "No, that doesn't sound right. 'What makes you think I want to see you' just doesn't sound like something this character should say. The whole thing doesn't flow…I'm not gonna sign with this movie."
He drinks some bottled water and clears his throat, his voice coarse. Then he checks his watch. 8:45. He's got 15 minutes before he has to report to the producers. Enough time to find Julianna. George gets up out of his chair, picks up the bouquet and card from the other chair at the table, and leaves his trailer from the other door, without looking back to the table by the door that Julianna had just used. He doesn't see what Julianna had left for him.
He makes his way to her trailer, about a minute's walk away from his own. As he walks there, George practices what to say to Julianna once he sees her. He has to apologize for everything.
The door to her trailer is open slightly, so her goes inside and sees her there, sitting, facing away from him. She's silent, but is sniffling quietly. He says, "Hey, Julianna…" in a coarse whisper, as his throat is sore. Julianna thinks that George is Ron, because the difference in his voice makes him sound a bit like her ex-boyfriend. She says, mistakenly, bluntly, "Go away. It's over. The most we can be now is friends."
George is hurt and doesn't say anything. He turns around, despondent, and as quietly as possible, leaves the flowers and card on a table. Then he steps out of the trailer, feeling rejected and heartbroken.
Once he's out, Julianna wonders why Ron just left when she asked him to, without making a scene. But that doesn't matter anymore, because the person Julianna wants to see is George. She sobs, wishing that George could've come, rather than Ron, and says, "Oh George, I wish you were here to hold me…"
He walks slowly, meandering from left to right of the road, kicking a pebble idly, not knowing what to do. Julianna just rejected him, and he's shattered. What's left for me now? Without Julianna with me, I'm nothing. But she doesn't love me…the most we can be is friends. But I'd have to watch her go out with other guys. I don't know if I can endure that. I waited so long to be with her, but after 4 months, she gets pregnant…and the baby's not even mine. She's leaving me…
~~~
When it comes time for everyone to meet up with ER's producers, George and Julianna show up, at different times, and are joined by Noah, Anthony, Eriq, Maria, Laura, Alex, and Gloria. They avoid looking at each other, and luckily no one notices, except Anthony, who knows what is happening to them. At one point, George steals a glance at Julianna, and sees that she's trying to inconspicuously wipe away tears. He wonders if she's crying about dumping him just now. Maybe there's a chance for us… He looks back down, and hangs on to the last hope that the past few days had all been a dream…
Julianna can't bear to let go of George so quickly, so she looks at George, who's not looking in her direction, and she studies his eyes. They look so tired, and so sad, like pools of grief. She wonders if perhaps he's regretting what he said to her earlier? George…is there still a chance for us?… She looks away, and wishes with all her might that none of this had happened, that she was dreaming…
Ten minutes later, after the meeting is adjourned, everyone returns to their respective trailers, including Julianna and George.
~~~
As he enters, George looks to his right and notices a cooler and a card on top, on the table. He is puzzled, and starts to carefully open the cooler. When he sees the milkshakes, his heart jumps. Julianna. These are from the store we always go to. These must be from Julianna. Who else would know of it? He's breathing hard, and decides against running to find her. Instead, he's going to read the card first. What if he was wrong about Julianna's doing all this? He opened the envelope, and saw the same card that he had bought for her. George is wary, and slowly opens the card, resting his eyes upon the neatly written message inside. It's Julianna's writing. I'd know it anywhere… He goes over to the couch, along with the cooler, and sits down, starting to read.

Dear George, the wonderful man who holds my heart;
Oh goodness, where can I begin? There's been so much coming between us the past week that has really made me think about many things, concerning you and me. This is all my fault, I know. So, I guess I owe you an explanation, and an apology. I should just explain to you everything that happened. Oh god, this is hard…
George, I am pregnant. But I'll tell you about that later on.
The other day, when you overheard Ron and me in my trailer, it was something you should have never had the chance to hear. Ron had come to my trailer, and when I turned around, thinking it was you, I saw him. He told me he heard I was pregnant, but I hadn't told him. I hadn't told anyone yet. Then Ron said, "Jules, come back to me. I'll take care of you and the baby. George won't…he doesn't ever want children, remember? He'll leave you once he finds out that it's your child with me. You think he'll love you enough to stay once you give birth? You know that the baby's mine…"
I was crying by then, cause it wasn't true, and I wanted him to just leave me alone. I told him whose baby it was--yours, or his--but he didn't care. And then, he took my face in his hands, and held on so tight that I couldn't even break free. Then he kissed me, forcing his mouth over mine. I didn't want him kissing me, and I thought of you as I fought. I felt as though I betrayed you. I know I have, George, and I'm so sorry.
Tony told me that you probably heard Ron say to me, "Come away with me, Jules. Leave George. He won't love the baby, cause it's ours, Jules. It's ours." I don't know whether you stopped listening and watching, then, but I was crying uncontrollably. I guess you probably were gone by then.
I said, "It's George's child. I love him, Ron. I love George…"
Cause it's true. It is your child. I'm carrying part of you inside me, and you don't know how happy I first felt when I found out. But when I left my doctor's office, my feelings started changing. I remembered how you once said that you'd never want children, and suddenly I was scared that you'd leave me once you found out I was having your child. That's why I didn't tell you right away when I got home. I was so afraid of your reaction. So I avoided and ignored you. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings, George. I know I must've, at some point, especially when you tried to kiss me and I pulled away, or in bed when you tried to hug and kiss me goodnight. Don't get me wrong, though. I love you so much, and you're so important to me. Being able to be with you has made me such a lucky and happy woman, especially since you're such a wonderful man. My dearest George…I still remember the day I fell in love with you. It was the first day we all met, when you asked who Julianna Margulies was, and I turned around, and we just looked at each other. And remember the day we kissed after work, and finally got together? I was so happy that day, just because I was with you…
I'm so sorry if I have been forcing you to be with me these past four months. I'm so sorry… I'm so in love with you, George, and I just love everything about you. I often spent hours at night just listening to you breathe, with your arm around my waist, and I'd kiss your fingers softly. I know I might sound obsessive, but the truth is, I love you. And I want to be with you forever.
George, I would never do anything to hurt you on purpose, but I guess this time I've ended up hurting you anyway. I really hope that we can still be friends, because even if we can't be together, we should still be able to have a friendship. Like before we got together.
I'm so sorry I let this happen to us. And I understand if you're leaving me. Don't think that I'm writing this in hopes to stop you from leaving me, cause I'm not. That'd burden you more. But I'm fully prepared for you leaving…
Just remember that I'll love you always, George Clooney.
                             Love always, Julianna

George says, "Jules…she's pregnant with my child?" as his arms lower. He opens the cooler and takes out a milkshake. Studying it, an image of him and Julianna sharing one together in a booth appears before his eyes. "She thinks I'm leaving her …?!" He lets his mind wander, and determines what he knows he has to do…
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When Julianna opened the door to her trailer, she takes her sunglasses off and puts them on the table, without even turning her head to look at it. As soon as her hand meets with a foreign object, she diverts her attention to it, and is alarmed by the sight of a beautiful, tremendous bouquet of flowers--her favourites, in fact. George. They're from George…He's the only one who knows which flowers I like together… Breathing deeply, she makes a split second decision against running to George's trailer. She's going to read his card instead. What if this wasn't from George? Opening the envelope, Julianna was greeted by the exact same card as she had written to him. She slowly opens the card, hoping that it was from him, but fearing it too. It's George writing. Those are his D's… Settling on the sofa bed against the wall, Julianna starts to read George's message, holding the flowers close to her.

My dearest Julianna;
There's so much I have to tell you--I don't know where to start. But I'll try, Julianna, I'll try to tell you everything. The past week has been horrible to us, but it gave me things to think about, like you and me. All of this is my fault, and I know I owe you apologies.
When you first started to avoid me, I admit, I felt hurt. I was confused by the mixed signals you had sent me in the course of two days. One day, you were fine and happy. But the next day, I came home, and when I tried to kiss you, you pulled away. At that moment, I remember it clearly--you turned away from me, and I suddenly felt my heart sink. I spent all my time trying to figure out what I had done to upset you. I guess it was everything I did. I'm sorry.
And when I pissed you off by trying to make you tell me what was bothering you, you yelled at me, and slammed the door on me. You wouldn't know how heartbroken I was when I heard the click of the door locking. But I guess you were right to do that. I deserve it. I mean, I'd already oppressed you enough without thinking of your feelings. You had the right to express your anger towards me. And I'm glad you did, or else you'd be even more pissed, now.
Thinking back to it now, I realize what a jerk I'd been to you. I was selfish and insensitive. I wish I could find a way to repay you. I really do. I'm so sorry, Julianna.
A few days ago I was planning on apologizing to you for trying to force you to tell me what was wrong, and when I came to the slightly opened door to your trailer, I looked in, and I can still remember it like it just happened. I saw you and Ron kissing, and I felt like dying. I couldn't believe it. And then I heard him say that you were pregnant, and I nearly killed myself. I ran away from there, from you two, and I was close to crying in sadness. At first, I was wondering how you could've done this to me, but soon after, I had calmed down, and I realized that maybe I was the one being unfair--to you and Ron.
Julianna, I'm so sorry that I kept you from trying for a baby with Ron for four months. I never meant to burden you in any way. If I had known that you hadn't really wanted to be in a relationship with me, I wouldn't have forced you to put up with me for such a long time. I never meant to hurt you in any way…
I love you so much, though. And letting go of you is the hardest thing for me to do…but if it means you'll be able to be happy, then I'll do it. Jules, I was thinking back to when I fell in love with you. Remember the first day of ER, and I saw your name and wondered aloud who you were? Then you turned around and looked at me with your beautiful eyes, and all I needed was one glance and I knew that no one would ever make me feel that way again. I guess I should count my blessings, instead of whine about having to let you go. At least I had the chance to be with you. I know it was only four months, but it was the best four months of my life, honest. You made me realize that being in love can be a great feeling, and that even though I've lost--you know I never like losing in anything--I feel it was still worth it. Thank you so much.
But I'm truly happy for you though. I'm happy that you were strong enough and broke free from my restraints. Congratulations, Julianna. I'm happy you're finally having a baby with the man you love. Really, I'm glad for you two, I am. And I know that you'll love your child a lot. You'll be a wonderful mother.
This is so hard for me. I'm trying to come to terms with myself, to tell myself that this is for the best, but I can't fool myself. You're the part of me that since four months ago, I couldn't live without. I'm in love with you more than words can describe. I would give anything to be with you forever. To tell you the truth, I would often wake up early, just to watch you sleep, and I'd move closer to you. I'd smell your hair, and play with it, and wonder what I'd done right to have you beside me.
I would never, ever do anything to hurt you on purpose, but I guess this time, I have, without even knowing. Please forgive me, Julianna. I hope we can still be friends, though. I understand fully if you're really planning on leaving me…I'm prepared to let you go. But don't think that I'm writing this to make you feel guilty and stay with me. I'd never do that. I love you so much, and I know that you need to be with the one you really love, with the father of your baby…
But please remember one thing, Julianna Margulies. I'll always love you.
                             Love forever, George

Julianna says, "George…he thinks I'm leaving him?" as her arms lower. She looks at the bouquet in her hands. Studying it, an image of her and George standing in front of the flower shop appears before her eyes. She is playfully hinting to George which colours and kinds of flowers she likes together, like she usually did. "He thinks the father is Ron…" She lets her mind wander, and determines what she knows she has to do…
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As he exits his trailer a minute later, George runs towards Julianna's trailer.
And Julianna flings the door open and runs towards George's trailer.
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…I love you, Julianna…and I'll be our baby's father…I will…
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…I love you George…and I'll never keep anything from you again…I won't…
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Then they both stop running. Julianna and George are standing several feet away from each other, both holding on to their cards. They stand there, transfixed, gazing into each other's eyes. A minute passes, as a cool breeze blows all sadness and pain from their hearts. In an instance, they're hugging tightly, Julianna's head on George's shoulder, George's cheek on Julianna's forehead.
They share a warm, gentle kiss, and head back to George's trailer, hand in hand.
Passing by Julianna's trailer, she turns to George and asks, "Can I go inside and get something first? It'll only a take a second, I promise."
"Alright, I'll wait here for you," George says, smiling at Julianna as he let go of her hand. She smiles back and goes inside her trailer, then comes out holding the bouquet George gave her. Julianna takes his hand again and kisses him lightly as they approach George's trailer. He opens the door, and picks up Julianna, carrying her to the couch and carefully resting her down. Then George sits down on the couch beside her and pulls her close.
"Julianna…" he whispers, putting a hand to her cheek.
"George…" she whispers back.
They look at each other, and say at the same time, "I love you."
Both smiling in sheer happiness, George rests a hand on Julianna's stomach, before kissing her.