�I�m not mad.�

�Yes you are, you�re still upset at least.� He kissed her shoulder some more. Moving to her neck.

She moaned softly. �Not anymore.�

She smiled.

JC chuckled. He moved her to face him. He looked her in the eyes.

�I�m sorry.�

�Me too.� She leaned in to kiss him. He smiled.

She moved closer to him. Wrapping her arms around him.

�I love you.� He whispered.

�I love you too.� She said. She rested her head on his shoulder and fell asleep.

*****

�Are you ticklish?� Kimberly walked up behind Justin. She grabbed the sides of his stomach. He jumped laughing.

�So you are.� She laughed

�Don�t tickle me.� He turned to face her. �Are you ticklish?� Justin tickled her sides. She didn�t budge.

�No.� She smiled, �Only in a certain place.� She raised an eyebrow.

�Oh really? And where might that be?�

�You�ll have to find out on your own.� She said seductively.

He stepped back, looking at her up and down. �Where might it be?� He said out loud to himself.

He tickled Kimberly all over her body. Trying her neck, sides, legs, and feet. Nothing.

�You�re never going to find it.� She laughed.

�Oh yes I will.� He ran his hands over her ass, picking her up from her butt. She laughed. Justin smiled. She wrapped her legs around her waist.

�I found it.� Justin smiled.

Kimberly laughed again. Justin carried her up to their bedroom.

*****

A few weeks later.

Justin woke up with Kimberly in his arms. He smiled. Tonight would be a night she would never forget.

He kissed her neck softly trying to wake her. �Baby girl.� He whispered.

�Hmm?...� She mumbled.

�Wake up.�

�Why?�

�We�re going to go to breakfast with everyone.�

�Who�s everyone?�

�Danielle and the rest of the guys.�

�Do I have to go? I want to sleep.�

�Please? I want you to go.� He begged.

She sighed. �Fine�I�ll go.� She slowly got up and got ready. Soon she and Justin left to meet everyone else at Denny�s.

*****

Alishia flung her food across the table again.

�Alishia no!� JC said taking the spoon from her.

�She�s as bad as me.� Chris said

Everyone laughed.

�I think you�re worst.� JC said

�I�m not sure if I was supposed to take that as a compliment or an insult?�

�Never mind.�

�So are you going to get a job Kimberly?� Lance asked

�Why?�

�Weren�t you going to find your own place?�

�No, not anymore. Justin and I talked about it and I�m going to live with him.� She smiled.

�Cool.�

�Didn�t you want to get a job Danielle?� Kimberly asked

�Yeah, but I�ll probably wait a while. Until Alishia gets a little older.� Danielle said not wanting to go into that subject again.

Ring� Ring�

Justin�s cell phone rang. He dug in his pocket to answer it.

�Hello?�

�Hey J. You busy?� Chad Hugo (of the Neptunes)

�I�m at breakfast, do you need something?�

�Will you be able to come in real quick and check out a song?�

�Sure I�ll be there in like 20.�

�Okay, later.�

�Bye.� Justin ended the call. �That was Chad; he needs me to go into the studio really quick.�

�J, I�ll give you a ride. I�m going that way.� Lance said

�Ok, cool.� He stood up. �I�ll call you later baby girl.� He gave her a kiss.

�Ok.�

�Bye.�

�Bye, bye.�

Justin and Lance went outside to the parking lot and left.

*****

Later that day.

The phone rang and Kimberly answered it.

�Hello?�

�Hey baby girl.� Justin said

�Hi, what�s up?�

�Can you do me a big favor?�

�Anything.�

�Can you come pick me up?�

�From where?�

�Chad�s house.�

�Ok, where�s that?�

He gave her the address and directions and she soon left.

Kimberly pulled up into the large house. It had an oval driveway, with a fountain in the middle. She stopped the car in front of the house. She got out and walked to the door. There was a note from Justin taped on the door. It said, �We�re in the studio. Come on in.� she opened the door, walking into the house.

�What the hell? Where is everyone?� She thought to herself. She looked down on the floor and saw a path of red rose petals leading to the end of the hallway.

She chuckled. �What is he up to now?� She walked down the hallway. Getting to the end and walking outside to the backyard.

It was huge. It had a black top basketball court, a swimming pool with a hot tub connected to it. There was a lot of open space. A path of stones trailed over a hill. Looking out to the ocean. Kimberly looked over and saw Justin standing on the beach in a tux. He was smiling at her. She walked down the hill towards him. She smiled at him.

�What have you gotten me into now?�

Justin laughed. �Nothing too bad.�

He kneeled down in front of her. He took a deep breath, looking up at her. She was smiling down at him. �I�ve searched far and wide looking for anyone I could love. Finally, I just gave up convincing myself that there was no one perfect enough for me. Then you came into my life, lighting everything up. You�ve changed me as a person, making me a better man. You�ve been there through the hard times and the good, holding my hand when I needed it the most. You�re everything I�ve ever wanted and much more. I knew I loved you from the moment I saw you and I couldn�t let you get away. I don�t know where I�d be without you, you complete me. Thank you for being apart of my life. Thank you for giving me a chance and chance again and most of all thank you for actually loving me. My love for you grows more and more each day. I will always love you baby girl and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to wake up with you next to me every morning and to be able to take care of you when you need it. I could never ask for anything better as long as I have you�.So what I�m trying to ask is, Kimberly Ann Russell�will you marry me?�

Kimberly was crying openly. She grabbed his hands and pulled him up to stand. She softly kissed him on the lips; she looked at him and smiled.

�Yes.� She said softly.

Justin grinned from ear to ear. He hugged her tightly. He held her face in his hands.

�Thank you�Thank you�I love you�I love you �I love you.� He said kissing her in between words.

�I love you too.� She kissed him. �Now what is this all about? Why did you have me come here?�

�This is our new house.� Justin smiled. Grabbing her hand and walking her up to the house.

�Our house?�

�Yep. Here I�ll show you around.� He said taking her inside.

�What room is this?� Kimberly asked as they walked around upstairs.

�I hope this room someday becomes a nursery.� Justin said

Kimberly looked up at him and smiled. �Me too.� Justin leaned down and kissed her.

They kept walking around upstairs. �This is our bedroom, the master bedroom.� He said

�Ooo�king size bed.� She jumped onto the bed. �We�re gonna have some great sex on this bed.� She laughed.

Justin laughed walking over to her. He laid down next to her.

�Why don�t we start now?� He kissed her neck.

�Uh�nah, show me the rest of the house.� She said getting up leaving Justin hanging.

�Damn baby girl! Why do you do that to me?� Justin said following her as she laughed walking down the long hallway.

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