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| ATS Chapter 8 |
| I was overcome with guilt as I trudged down the stairs. I looked out the window and saw Justin coming up the walkway smiling. I had to tell him. He wasn't officially my boyfriend but he still deserved to know. "Justin, there's something I have to tell you." I said. "Can't it wait until later? I just want to sit here with you in my arms and not have to think about anything. We only have three more days." He said. My heart fell through the floor. The whole evening was perfect. A beautiful picnic on a hill overlooking the entire city of LA. "Yeah, I guess..." *** *** *** The next morning I met Justin for breafast at the cafe in his hotel. It took me until our meal was complete to finally muster up enough courage to tell him. "Justin," I cleared my throat, "You know that 'group problem' I was having a few days ago?" "Yeah, did everything work out okay?" He asked grabbing my hand across the table. "Um...well Dhani's grabdpa died and he was really upset. So, I stayed home because Amit and Marie were out shopping and I didn't want to leave him alone. So...he, he kissed me. And, I kissed him back." I said through clenched teeth, "I'm so sorry, I wanted to tell you the truth. But I was scared, I really enjoy being around you." I felt my hand drop onto the table. It looked like he was about to cry. I waited for what felt like an eternity before Justin finally spoke up. "I'm so sick of playing games and trying to make up for the pain he caused you. I'm sick of this!" He said angrily. He turned and left without another word. ** ** ** I lounged quietly on the back patio by myself thinking about how much things had changed. My life was so different that it had been just a couple of months ago. "What's wrong?" Dhani asked sitting on the edge of my patio chair. "I told Justin about our bathtub incident. He won't answer his phone or talk to me. "Try calling his hotel room." Dhani suggested. "I did, he changed his code name. The concierge is saying that Prince Charles is no longer staying with them. I tried every name from Barney Ruble to The Rock." I said looking down the hill, "Aren't you sorry at all?" I was so mad for letting him get to me and kissing him back. "No. I'm not sorry. I want us to be an us again." He said smiling at me. My jaw dropped. "It took me the loss of my grandpa to realize I don't want to lose you. I love you." Dhani said scooting close to me. "I have to talk to Justin." I said pulling away and going back into the house. |