After making her way off the plane, Elizabeth went to the luggage belt and got off her one suitcase. She planned only to stay a few days, she needed just to get away from Thomas long enough for him to take the hint that she didn't want him back.

        She walked out of the crowded Ohio airport and got into the nearest cab and gave the cabbie the address of the hotel Anna had told her the guys were staying at.

        Elizabeth paid the cab driver ten dollars then got out and watched the cab drive away. She took a deep breath then went inside the hotel. It was crowded, it didn't look like she could get a room.

        Half an hour later after finally getting up to the front of the line, she was told by one of the receptionists that there was one room left.

        “Yeah I'll take it. It doesn't matter how many beds or how much it costs,” she told the lady.

        The lady took Elizabeth's credit card and punched it through. As Elizabeth was punching the numbers in the pad, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around after pressing the last button to see Chris standing there.

        “Look whose here!” he said, trying his best to hide his voice. He had a baseball hat and a pair of tinted sunglasses on to keep from people noticing him.

        “Hey...George,” she said. That was the best name she could come up with.

        Chris snorted, he didn't want to be called George.

        “Elizabeth, what are you doing here?” he asked, leading her down to the hall as she searched for her room.

        “Anna got me a ticket. There's some things I need to get away from,” Elizabeth replied as she stuck the key in the hole, and opened the door.

        “Anything wrong?”

        She didn't say anything. She walked in the room and Chris followed her, he could tell something was wrong. Elizabeth turned around to face Chris. “There's something I need to talk to Justin about, do you know where he is?”

        “Yeah, he's sharing a room with JC. I think they went out for some lunch,” Chris said sitting on the double bed. “Why don't you tell me what's up and why you look so upset?”

        She sighed then sat on the floor and covered her eyes with her hands and groaned. She looked up to face Chris again. “My ex boyfriend Thomas is back there. He and his wife divorced and he won't leave me alone.”

        “I take it something happened besides the fact that he won't leave you alone?”

        “He kissed me!” she blurted out in anger. She stood up and started to pace the room, her hands clenched into fists. “He thinks that in time I will realize that I love him still. But I can’t stand him. He drives me crazy!”

        By that time Chris had gotten up from the bed and put his arms around her and she started to cry in his chest. “Shh it's okay,” he said as he pulled some hair from her face. “So this guy wants you back?”

        Elizabeth pulled away from him and nodded. “He won't leave me alone until I go back with him. He's impossible!”

        “I don't want to sound rude or anything but maybe you still have feelings for him,” Chris said.

        Shock appeared on her face. “I don't!” Chris continued to stare at her knowing she could be lying to herself. “I don't know, I mean when he broke up with me for her, I hated him.”

        “And now?”

        “I don't know.” Elizabeth sighed. “What if I do? It’ll hurt Justin.”

        “Think about it.”

        He placed a kiss on her cheek then left the room, leaving her to think. She had so much thinking to do. She had never thought about the fact that maybe she did have feelings for Thomas still, unresolved ones.

        She laid on the bed and put her face in the pillow.

        ---Later That Day---

        “Chris, man you okay?” Justin asked as the five guys sat in the hotel room watching a movie.

        “Huh what?” Chris finally looked up. He had been staring into space wondering what decisions Elizabeth had made. He was worried that Justin would be hurt in this process but he knew how much she cared about him. How much she loved him.

        “He asked if you’re okay,” JC said.

        “Oh yeah, I'm fine,” Chris replied, turning his head to the screen.

        “What's wrong, man?” Justin asked. “I know something is, you've been down all night.”

        “It's nothing.” Chris turned to the screen hoping the guys would forget about it, they did, for now.


        Elizabeth was up walking around the hotel around midnight when she saw Justin's figure. She smiled at the thought of seeing him again. She had missed him so much, but she still couldn't figure out if she had feelings for Thomas or not. She knew in truth she would have to go back to Orlando to figure that out.

        She started to turn away when she slipped on the wet floor.

        Justin turned his head when he heard the noise. He saw a girl but didn't know it was Elizabeth, he still had no idea she was even in Ohio.

        “Are you okay?” he asked, extending his hand to her. It was dark so right away he couldn't see her face.

        “Yeah, I'm fine,” Elizabeth replied, turning her head so he wouldn't see her, but he did. It showed when a huge smile crept over his face. She got up and tried to walk away but he grabbed her hand.

        “Elizabeth, what are you doing here?” he asked, his smile not leaving his face. He pulled her into a tight hug.

        “I came to see you.” She gave a fake smile as her arms wrapped around him, then she pulled away. “How've you been?”

        “Good.” He smiled. “Even better now that you're here. How long you here for?”

        “Just tonight.” She had made one choice that day. She would only stay the night then go back and try to figure out somehow her true feelings.

        He frowned a little. “You’re leaving in the morning?”

        “Yeah, my flights at 11. Maybe we can have breakfast in the morning if you're not busy.”

        “I wish I could but we have rehearsals at 8,” he said sadly. “Too bad I would have loved to spend time with you.”

        “We have now,” she said, as he locked their fingers together.

        He smiled. “That we do.” He took her hand. “Wanna go grab a cup of coffee or something?”

        She smiled. “Sure.”

        Justin led her to the restaurant in the hotel and they both sat down and ordered a cup of coffee. After the waitress left, he turned to her.

        “I've missed you so much.” He started to rub his fingers on her hand.

        “I've missed you too.” She watched as his finger massaged her hand. That was one of the many things she loved about him, how he treated her. He wasn't like the others, especially Thomas. That's why she thought how sure she was she didn't love Thomas anymore.

        A few minutes later they're coffee came but the conversation between them continued as they drank down the hot beverage. On their way out, Justin led her back to her hotel room.

        He wanted so badly to come in with her and spend the night with her. Just holding her was all he needed, but God he needed it.

        “Stop by in the morning before you go if you can,” she said as she unlocked the door.

        “Can I come in?” He hoped he didn't sound too desperate, but he knew he was.

        She hesitated. “I don’t know…”

        “Please? I need more time with you,” he pleaded taking her hand in his and followed her inside.

        She smiled. “That doesn't sound too bad.” She wrapped her arms around him after closing the door.

        That night she let him hold her, it was one of the best nights she ever had. The guy didn't want sex, he just wanted to be with her, she had never experienced that before.

        And for the first time in a very long time, she felt content. She felt loved.

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