Disclaimer: I do not own or know any plot lines to "Imaginary Friend" the horror movie by Lance Bass. All references to any plot lines of "Imaginary Friend" are my ideas and are not that of Lance Bass.

"We were childhood friends. Our families were really close. We still talk and everything!" Clarissa spoke not really wanting to dwell on the fact that she lived near Justin Timberlake as a child.

"Did you ever date while you were kids?" The interviewer asked.

"Damn it...I am here to talk about my new movie not Justin "Fucking" Timberlake." She thought to herself. But since signing onto "Imaginary Friend" all interviews at some point included the background history of her life in Memphis and Justin.

"No." She giggled trying to act slightly embarrassed but really wanting to deck the guy. "I was home schooled and Justin went to classes and by the time I wanted to go to classes, Justin was doing the Mickey Mouse Club and moved to Orlando."

"I'm sorry times up!" Her personal assistant interjected.

"About flipping time. Do I have please-ask-about-the-snot-nosed, to-good-to-really-pay-any-attention-to-you-because-I think-I-am-so-hot-Timberlake written on my forehead?" As she quickly chugged a bottle of water.

It had to have been the hottest day in Los Angeles history, and every air conditioner in the town was on the fritz. Clarissa had already changed 12 times and it was the end of her final interview when she heard the snot nosed voice enter the room. "Great this is all I need...Headline reads: Timberlake surprises Dubra at Press Junket...It's love  in the air hot Los Angeles Air!" She mumbled under her breath as she extending her arms and welcomed Justin into them.

"Well, what brings you here J? New girlfriend trouble? No wait, you don't have a date tonight and you want me to find someone that you can be seen in public with instead of your usual girls." She smirked knowing that it killed him every time she mentioned the one night stand with a prostitute that he had had.

"Can't a guy just come over and congratulate a child hood friend on her new movie?" Justin said looking Clarissa up and down. Watching her on the set of Lance's movie, was amazing but seeing her in some of the outfits definitely brought his attention to higher planes. Her 5'9", 125 figure, accentuated by the brown hair and vibrant green eyes made his cheeks blush with thoughts that he shouldn't have had. It was evident that she did not think of him in any other way than that of the little boy that used to pull her pigtails and make fun of her braces and glasses, when they were kids.

"Well I suppose but I have work to do." Clarissa reminded Justin that she had not time for him. She momentarily looked down remember the time when Justin would call her from Germany just to hear a friendly voice, or how they would stay on the phone for hour way into the morning, just like the scene from Great Balls of Fire, though they weren't falling in love or anything like that. "Falling in love...Falling in love! What kind of classic line is that anyway? What is love and how do you fall?" She thought to herself as she looked up and met Justin's eyes, it was as if she was being pulled into the ocean, the depths continued forever, until there gaze was interrupted by her assistant and his cell phone. They quickly turned there backs on each other and tried to calm their flushed cheeks. Each forgetting to say goodbye as they turned and walked away.

The Premier

Clarissa spent weeks trying on dresses and finally settling on the A.B.S. black crepe halter dress with satin trim. It was sleek but elegant for the summer premier of "Imaginary Friend". She thoroughly enjoyed playing the evil character of Pandora, and loved stealing the lives of the innocent men that she enveloped into her snare.

Though she had everything she needed for this night, she was missing one thing, an escort. Everyone she knew had a date for the evening and she had to meet Lance and the rest of *NSYNC down in the lobby of their hotel. Once down there she caught the eyes and attention of each of them, and before she knew it Justin was in front of her. "Listen I don't have a date for this evening and it looks as if you don't either, may I escort you to the Premier?" Justin asked softly as the other guys stepped back. They couldn't believe that he was finally asking her for a date. Even though neither one of them would admit to anything. They were all tired of hearing Justin talk about his crush, how everything about her made him lose his breath. How he went to great lengths to hide his infatuation with Clarissa. Maybe tonight would be the night that they finally realized that they had feelings for each other.

The After-Party

The movie was a hit with the audience, and the after-party was a hit with all the attended. The Cristal was flowing around the room by the evenings end, Clarissa dropped the glass and chose to drink straight from the bottle. She knew she had already had at least one bottle from her glass and then she was well on her way with her second one when she felt her feet being lifted and her eyes slowly close. The next morning as her eyes reluctantly opened she scanned the room and slowly noticed that everything was upside down due to her head hanging off the bed but as she leaded up and realzied the very cold draft, she quickly noticed something else was strangly missing and out of place, for one her dress was hanging off the mirror with her under clothes on the television and floor and for two Justin was in the same state, naked and hung over in her bed.

"Oh my god, What did we do?" She said sitting up and pulling the sheet over her blanket, focusing on the fact that it was in fact Justin's room they were in.

 "I'm not sure that we did anything. God I feel like shit!" he said as he placed his hand over his pounding head.

Standing and making sure that she did not expose herself she grabbed her clothes and headed for the door. "Let's just say it never happened and that's that." She didn't give him time to react before she walked out.

"Would it have been a bad thing if anything did happen?" He said to himself as he rolled over and found the truth laying on the floor.

Breakfast that morning

"Should I tell her that we ya know did it?" Justin whispered to Chris as they piled their plates with food.

"Oh classic, Justin. That is a guaranteed, slap in the face." Chris said sticking a sausage link in his mouth. "Did you use protection?" He mumbled through chewing.

"Yeah, of course!" Justin said rolling his eyes, so that Chris would be a little less obvious and talk lower.

"I wouldn't tell her, she thinks it's a mistake anyway right. What is that use of telling her you guys had sex if you used a cap?" Chris said putting two in his mouth this time.

"You know normal people wait until they get to the table to eat and come back for seconds." Justin said completely grossed out.

He practically dropped his plate when she walked in as they shared a brief glance. With the look on her face like don't you ever admit what happened, he chose not to tell her of their romp in the sac.

2 months later...

While in Maui, Clarissa noticed that she gradually started to get sick every morning and the clothes she was fitted for the shoot were tight and left marks. She couldn't believe what was happening to her. She didn't believe in having children before marriage and certainly not the product of a one night stand. With her career taking off and her movie at number one for the last 8 weeks, with Justin beginning the second leg of their new tour, how was she going to be a proper mother.

She confirmed her suspicions later that afternoon and by the time that she got back to her car it was already on the airwaves. "This just in from a reliable source, Clarissa Dubra, famous for her portrayal of Pandora in Imaginary Friends, is pregnant with her first child. It is not yet known who the father is but sources say she is due in March. Did someone do a little celebrating for the movie?"

By the time she got back to her condo she had a million messages on the machine but not one from the source of this nightmare.

Justin did what any guy would do finding out you are going to be a father on the radio. He stopped the bus, stopped the semi that had his Harley on it and sped to the nearest airport, pulling into the drop off and passing his keys to the attendant "Keep it". He bought his first class ticket to Maui and boarded the plane, as he sat down her realized that he was missing his phone with the number where she was staying.

Clarissa called back the important people that had called about the news, her brother Alex, who was just oh so thrilled to find out his sister was little miss perfect, her older sister, Helen, whom comforted her and told her that these kind of things happen and her parents, whom she dreaded to tell but were ultimately happy about her condition but not happy about the father not knowing and the fact that Clarissa told them it was a one night stand and she really didn't want the father to be a part of her permanent life.

Just as Justin got there, she was heading out the door.

Wilted flowers in hand, he greeted her.  But she pushed him away and watched as the happiness drained from him.

"Listen, we obviously did something that night. I am going home to think about some things, mainly whether I should go any further. You don't have to pretend that you want to be a part of this. It's just something that wasn't suppose to happen." She said somberly walking past him to her limo.

"Do I even get a say in this? I do want to be a part of it!" Justin yelled but the door was already closed.

The days and weeks went by without any calls from Clarissa. He did his daily routines, the tour ended and he secluded himself, in his hometown. He had tried to contact her in many different ways but all were rejected. He finally laughed with Joey mentioned trying the billboard add from "On The Line" but thought that it was crazy to stoop so low. He bought the magazines that focused on the pregnancy and the mystery of it. He wanted to climb on the rooftops and shout that he was the father and he was in love with her.

February 14th

He had everything planned out for his big announcement to Clarissa that he loved her and wanted her and the baby. When he got a call from Lance that she hadn't made it to the gab session for Imaginary Friend II that she had been taken to the hospital, she was in labor.

Justin paced the hallways as the rest of them sat patiently. "I can't believe that she won't let me in. This whole thing wasn't a mistake." he kept repeating mainly to himself but also to anyone that would listen.

"Mr. Dubra may I ask you a very serious question?" Justin said kneeling in front of him. "I want to ask for your permission to marry your daughter. I have been in love with her for such a long time, and the baby needs it's father."

"Excuse me don't you mean it needs a father. Clarissa told us it was an artificial insemination." Helen spoke up.

"What?" Justin voice was filled with hurt and anger. "It was the most wonderful night of my life." Standing up he pushed passed the security guards standing by her room.

Her legs were uncomfortably by her shoulders, breathing heavy, sweat dampened her hair, she screamed in between pushes and just as the contraction subsided she saw him. "Get him the fuck out of here. I don't want him here." "Sir you are going to have to leave!" "I have every right to fucking be here and she knows it. Frankly my dear I don't give a damn what you say I am staying. I am the father!" "I told you, you don't have to act like you wan to be a part of this just to forget us later when another slut comes along. OH MY GOD!" She screamed again as another contraction hit her hard. Justin rushed to help her and just as he was about to go around the doctor to the other side he saw his daughter enter the world.

"Oh my god she is the most amazing thing I have ever done!" Justin started crying along with, Clarissa, her mother and the baby.

"Clarissa Dubra, I should have told you a long time ago that I love you. Lub' true Lub' that is what it was when you had me at hello. God, our love is like a story book story. Please let me be a part of you lives, will you marry me?" Justin said kneeling as best as he could.

"Will you promise me one thing, promise that we aren't going to name the baby, Dorothy Scarlet Buttercup Timberlake and  you quit using classic movie lines on me you have a deal. I will marry you. I am so sorry that I robbed you of this experience." She cried looking down at her sleeping daughter.

"Here looking at you kid!" Justin replied and kissed his fiance'.

"Oh brother!"

"That was the last one this I promise you!"

The End

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