Chapter 1
�The Bradford brothers?�
�Hmm, well Michael was a little cutie. But Josh? That boy was the biggest loser. Haley Cura?�
�Oh I saw her a couple days ago. She grew up!�
�Did she?�
�Yeah. She�s a hottie. I would deffinitely hit that shit.�
�You are so crude.�
�I know. How about Adam Jeoffrey?�
�Yack! Are you trying to get me to puke up my ice cream?�
�Sorry.�
�Uh huh. Kelsey Masters.�
�Gay.�
�Really?�
�Yup.�
�Well that explains the whole party thing.� Her life-long friend began choking on his ice cream.
�Excuse me?�
�You didn�t know?�
�Obviously not. Spill.�
�Well, when I was a sophomore Jill dragged me to some party Kelsey was having that
weekend. Anyway, I was being the usual one sitting alone off to the side. I was so shocked when she came up to me and started talking to me. All of a sudden she tells me she wants to show me something upstairs. So I�m like whatever. At least someone�s talking to me. So then she takes me into her bedroom and locks the door. I asked her why and she�s just like--no one has to know--and she totally hit on me! I thought it was some sick joke.�
�Yeah that girl has been like the biggest lesbo since sixth grade.�
�Damn.�
�Yeah. Um, Danny Evans?�
�Fuck yeah baby! That boy was the hottest guy in school!�
�What? Psh, that boy was nuttin but skin and bones.�
�Like you should be talking Mr. 'I don�t wanna eat for fear of getting fat like Chuck
Douglas'.�
�I was never like that!�
�Uh huh. Whatever you say J.� She rolled her eyes at the guy. �Oh, what about her? She�s
hot.�
�Nice ass.�
�Nice ass? Nice rack! I wish I had boobs like those. But then again they�re probably
fake.�
�Probably. So, you change your mind?�
�Nope. I told you. I am not going with you and your loser friends. I�m quite content on staying here in LA managing the club.�
�Alright. Fine.� He gave in. �Well you ready? I gotta get home.�
�Yeah. Just let me grab my stuff.�
Violet Emerson and Justin Timberlake have been best friends since they were eight years old and Violet moved in next to the now famous singer. She was always there for him when he went to the MMC or any other pageant his mother could think of to put him in.
When he moved to Orlando, they vowed that as soon as she could, she would move out of her parents� house and be with him everyday. Well, that didn�t happen. Instead, Violet graduated from Memphis High and went on to college. She majored in business and as soon as she graduated, she moved over to LA to start her own business. Not just any business, the new hottest night club in LA. Since Justin bought a house in LA he was always with Violet. Well, when either of them had a moment of free time.
Violet wasn�t the most popular girl in their school. Actually, that would be an understatement. After Justin left to pursue his dream, her entire world fell apart. And that was the time frame that everything happened. The Emersons had to actually take money out of their savings and fly their daughter out to Germany so she could forget about everything that was happening in Memphis.
Now, Violet�s whole world was different. She was now a skinny little girl, half Indian so she was very tan, who had this hip hop look about her. She was tall, had long dark brown hair that she could do anything with, and dark chocolate eyes. Not to mention an attitude that said 'don�t fuck with me unless you�re prepared to be humiliated, or fight, you choose'. She just would not take crap from anyone, anymore. Violet was now an all-out bad ass, on the outside, and inside. She had three tattoos, a naval ring, nose ring, and tongue ring along with her ear lobes and cartilage.
She wasn�t a girly girl either. She used to be, but after her transformation those years ago, Violet swore she would never put herself in that position again. She built walls around herself and only one person knew what lied beyond those walls. And that made them closer than ever.
Justin and Violet had the type of friendship where they could do anything and everything together, and they did. If by chance Violet actually wanted to have a semi-girl day, Justin would always be right there with her. Same for Justin. If he wanted to go out to strip club, watch porn, or just get drunk and party his ass off, Violet was right there with him. Nothing could separate them. Violet commented on girls, and Justin commented on guys. It�s just how they were.
Justin loved everything about her. From her attitude to the way she chose to express herself. He knew what she held inside and knew how hard it was for her to be away from him all the time. But she was good at hiding her feelings, not from him, but everyone else. Which was her biggest flaw, in his eyes. And she wouldn�t admit to anything, love mostly.
�Alright, you wanna come with me?�
�No. I shouldn�t have even gone to the beach. There�s way too much shit for the club I gotta get done. I�ll talk to you later.�
�Alright. We might stop in tonight.�
�Ok. See ya later.�
�Bye.�
Violet leaned over and planted a kiss on Justin�s cheek before getting out of his car and going up to her apartment.
�And where have we been all day?�
�Oh hey D. Just out with Justin.�
�I should have known.�
�Shut up.�
�Your mom called today.�
�Thanks.� Violet called to her roommate as she walked down the hallway to her bedroom.
Violet went straight into her bathroom and stripped to take a shower. As she looked at herself in the mirror, she couldn�t help but to look at the scar on her back. The one that stood out from the others. Violet shook her head and walked towards the shower as she felt the tears well up in her eyes once again.
Chapter 2
�I gotta get going. You�re coming in tonight right, D?�
�Oh I wish I could. Mark�s coming over later. He wants to have the talk.�
�Oh. Good luck babe. I�ll see ya.�
�Bye.�
~*~
Violet was sitting in her office above the club looking over some bills to make sure she had them all paid.
�Violet. You better get out there.�
�What is it now, Shorty?�
�Some punks thinking they can fight in your club.�
�Assholes.� Violet growled under her breath, following the big guy to the fight scene.
Violet walked right up to the two men, well, boys, fighting in the middle of the dance floor and grabbed each of their ears. It might be a little childish thing to do, but the ears are a well known pressure point. The guys immediately broke apart from the added pressure to their ears.
�Now what is this I found here huh? Two boys fighting each other in my club. Probably over some stupid shit like this girl wanted to dance with him instead of you. Now, unless you two grow up and act like men, get the fuck out of my club. Two little punks fighting is not something I will tolerate. Now grow a pair balls and swallow your pride, or get the fuck out! Now what�ll it be boys?�
The two guys just looked at each other, no sign of leaving. �Fine. You wanna stay? Fine. But you see these two big guys behind me?� The two guys eyed the much bigger ones.
�They�ll be watching you for the rest of the time you�re here, very carefully. So I suggest if you two plan on fighting anymore, you leave, and do not even think about setting foot back in here.� Violet let go of the two guys� ears and walked away back up to her office. However, before she could get twenty steps away, she felt a hand grab her. Turning around ready to pumble whoever thought they could put their hands on her, she was pleasantly surprised to see who it was.
�Hey. I love the way you handle fights in your club.� �Well what can I say? I will not take any bitching in my place.� Justin just smiled at her.
�Come on, the guys came with me. They wanna talk to you. And beware, Joey is definitely going to tell you that you owe him a dance and he will not stop bugging you until he gets it.�
�Ah, gotta love Joey.�
�Yeah.� She followed Justin up to the VIP section he was always in and over to their table.
�Hey guys!� She shouted across the table over the loud music.
�Vi!� Joey yelped and ran to her, hugging the life out of her.
�I missed you too.� She laughed.
�I was hoping I�d see you before we left in two days.�
�Oh you should know better Mr. Fatone. When you�re here, you will definitely see me.�
�Yeah. Hey! You still owe me a dance lil� lady.� Violet laughed and shared a knowing
glance with Justin.
�Yes I suppose I do. But unless I get to say hi to the rest of the group of losers you guys
call friends, you won�t get it.�
�Ha ha very funny Vi.�
�Oh you know I love you guys, Chris.� Violet took her time in saying hi to each of the guys before she had enough of Joey�s whining. Giving in, she led Joey out onto the dance floor.
�Oh this is my song.�
�You a naughty girl, Vi?�
�Oh you know it. You think you can handle this?�
�No. I know I can handle it.�
�Really? Well show me what you got boy.�
I�m feelin sexy
I wanna hear you say my name boy
If you can reach me
You can feel my burning flame
I�m feeling kind of N-A-S-T-Y
I might just take you home with me
Baby the minute I feel your energy
Your vibe�s just taken over me
Start feeling so crazy babe
Lately, I feel the funk coming over me
I don�t know what�s gotten into me
The rhythm�s got me feelin so crazy babe
Jc and Justin sat off to the side at their table sipping their drinks and watching Joey and Violet dance together.
�Vi looks good.�
�Yeah. I forgot you haven�t seen her in a while.�
�Yeah. Last time I saw her she looked like, well no offense, but like a train hit her.�
�She was seriously depressed Jc. For a long time. She just came out of that because I�ve been around a lot more. I mean, I don�t wanna sound all cocky and shit by saying I�m the reason she�s happy, because its not. It�s part of it, yeah. But not all of it.�
�Nah. I think you are all of it, J.�
�Why do you say that?�
�Remember when we were first starting out? She had to come to Germany to see you and forget about all the shit going on back in Memphis.�
�I wish I could forget.�
�Why do you say that?�
�I shouldn�t have. I say too much about her.�
�You talk about your friend a lot because you care. What�s wrong with that?�
�What�s wrong with it is the fact that I�ll eventually slip and tell everyone everything
about her that only I know. And why do you care? I mean I know you guys are friends and stuff, but it kinda seems like a little bit more.�
�No. I mean yeah we are friends and I care about her, a lot, but it doesn�t go past that.�
�Alright, man. Just, it�s not my place to say, ya know?�
�Yeah, I know. And I respect that.�
�Thanks man.�
�Now, I�m gonna go steal Vi away from the ham that is Joey Fatone.�
�Alright man, see ya.� Jc waved Justin off as he tried, and succeeded at stealing Violet away from Joey.
Tonight I�ll be your naughty girl
I�m callin all my girls
We�re gonna turn this party out
I know you want my body
Tonight I�ll be your naughty girl
I�m callin all my girls
I see you look me up and down
And I came to party
You�re so sexy, tonight I am all yours boy
The way your body moves across the floor
You got me feelin N-A-S-T-Y
I might just take you home with me
Jc decided he wanted to have some fun of his own so he went out onto the dance floor and stole Violet away from Justin. Violet just waved Justin off as she was dragged away by an evil smiling Jc.
Baby the minute I feel your energy
Your vibe�s just taken over me
Start feeling so crazy babe
Lately, I feel the funk coming over me
I don�t know what�s gotten into me
The rhythm�s got me feelin so crazy babe
Tonight I�ll be your naughty girl
I�m callin all my girls
We�re gonna turn this party out
I know you want my body
Tonight I�ll be your naughty girl
I�m callin all my girls
I see you look me up and down
And I came to party
I love to love you baby
I love to love you baby
I love to love you baby
Tonight I�ll be your naughty girl
I�m callin all my girls
We�re gonna turn this party out
I know you want my body
Tonight I�ll be your naughty girl
I�m callin all my girls
I see you look me up and down
And I came to party
As the song faded out, Violet decided to get a drink from her bartender. She really should be working, but hey. It was the first night in a really long time they were all together. She was going to have some fun.
* Naughty Girl by Beyonce Knowles
Chapter 3
�Having fun Vi?�
�Oh yes! I haven�t been with all the guys in a really long time. I forgot how much fun I always had with them.�
�You look like you love it.�
�I do.�
�Why don�t you take the night off and just go and have some fun with them?�
�I am having fun with them here. Besides, there is only one manager and that�s me. I don�t really trust anyone else with my club. Well, besides you, Paul and Carl but that�s only three people and three people can�t watch the entire club.�
�So one more can?� He smirked.
�Shut up and give me my drinks Tommy.�
�Yeah yeah. Here ya go. And do yourself a favor Vi. They�re your friends and you said
yourself, you haven�t hung out with them in a long time. Don�t worry about the club. If there�s a problem we�ll handle it. And if we can�t, then we�ll call you.�
�Thanks Tommy.�
�Anytime. Now go!�
�I�m goin, I�m goin.� She took the tray of alcoholic beverages the group would be consuming tonight and made her way over to the table.
�Alright alright! Let�s get this party started!�
�Yes! I knew I loved this woman!�
�Nice to know I�m good for something, Chris.�
~*~
The end of the night was nearing them and Violet was completely gone. She was laughing at every little thing and almost fell over about like 20 million times. Justin, Chris, and Joey were also very out of it so it was up to JC and Lance to help them. Violet was holding onto Jc for dear life which meant Lance got the guys. Fun for him, huh?
�Yo Lance!�
�Yeah?�
�I think it�s time to go.�
�Yeah.�
�Oh no! Come on Jc. I wanna stay. I�m having fun! Besides, I wanna see that fine ass
wiggle again.� Violet winked at the man holding her up as she giggled like a little girl.
�Oh no. It�s time to go.�
�Fine.� She pouted but couldn�t help but to giggle as Jc put his arms around her to pick
her up. �I can walk you know.�
�No you can�t.�
�You�re right. I�ll probably fall on my ass.� Jc couldn�t help but to smile himself. She
was so cute when she was drunk. But when she had no alcohol in her system, she was a
brick.
�Lance, can you get them back yourself?�
�Yeah. I�ll be fine. See ya.�
�Ok. Later man.� Lance got Justin Joey and Chris into his jeep and Jc got Violet into the
passenger seat of her SUV. They barely made conversation the entire way to Violet�s apartment. Violet trying to sing with her radio was enough. Jc couldn�t help but laugh at her, which eventually led to laughing with her.
Jc helped Violet into her building and up the stairs which seemed a helluva lot bigger than before as Violet put it. He was just going to let her into the house and let her take care of herself, but then she fell over after taking only two steps. So being the gentleman that he is, Jc helped Violet into her bedroom. She plopped down on her bed and looked around her room like a little 5 year old girl.
�You ok?�
�Yeah I think....� Her face went blank.
�Vi?� All of a sudden her face turned to one of nausea and vomit protruded out of her
mouth and all over Jc.
�Ew.� Was all Jc could say.
�Whoops. Sorry. Yack.�
�I�m glad you find this funny.�
�Sorry JC. You can use my shower in there.� She pointed to the bathroom.
�Thanks.� Violet laughed as she watched him basically run to the bathroom and start the
shower up. Going down the hallway to Danni�s bathroom and brushed her teeth and
washed her face. Going back to her bedroom, she changed into her pajama shorts and
tank top and laid down on her bed.
Ten minutes later, JC walked out of Violet�s bathroom and found Violet on her bed,
seemingly asleep. He muttered a �great� and began to go towards her bedroom door.
�Don�t great me mister. You can go down to the basement and wash your clothes. Then come back up here and stay with me. Keep me company.�
�Thanks Vi.�
She mumbled an answer before JC walked out of the apartment and made his way down to her basement, praying to god nobody saw him in his boxers.
After throwing his clothing into the washer, JC quickly made his way back up to Violet�s apartment. Thankfully it was as late as it was and nobody walked out of their doors to see a half-naked man walking down the hall.
Chapter 4
Violet woke up the next morning and sat up. Feeling the movement beside her, she panicked. Spinning around, and almost falling off her bed, she was relieved to see it was JC in her bed and not some creep. Memories of last night flooded her mind and she smiled. JC had always been so good to her. However, the memories stopped as soon as she felt the shooting pain through her head. She grabbed at it and winced in pain. Falling back down on the bed, Violet kept her eyes closed and rubbed her temples in small circles.
�Ow, ow, ow.�
�Hangover?�
�Major.� She whimpered.
�Come on. I have a concoction for that.�
�Ok.�
�But first, you wouldn�t happen to have an extra large t-shirt I could wear or anything,
would you?�
�Yeah.� She got up and slowly made her way over to her dresser and pulled out a guy�s
old navy shirt and pajama pants. �Here.�
�Oo thank you. I just didn�t want to go out there half naked again. I know you have a
roommate.�
�Yeah. And what would she think if a guy came out of my room in just his boxers? You
none-the-less.�
�Yeah. Come on.� He grabbed her hand and pulled her to her kitchen. Violet immediately
sat down at the table and leaned over, putting her head on top of her hands which lied on
the table. As soon as JC started the blender, Violet screamed in protest, covering her ears.
�Sorry Vi. But it will help.�
�It better.�
�Here. Try.� He shoved a glass full of orange-ish reddish stuff in front of her face. Her
face curled in disgust.
�Ew! JC, that smells nasty.�
�Just try it. It really works.� Plugging her nose, Violet took a big gulp of the thick liquid.
�Gross.� Just then, Danni made her way into the kitchen.
�Hello hello. I didn�t know we had company.�
�Yeah. D, you remember JC, right?�
�Yes I do. How you doing?�
�Fine. You?�
�Oh I�ve been better.�
�How�d the talk go last night?�
�Eh. It was ok. I still don�t know where this relationship is headed besides the bedroom,
but I really don�t care.�
�D!�
�What?�
�Don�t say that in front of company.�
�Oh JC doesn�t mind, do ya?�
�I hang around guys practically 24/7. I�m used to it. Not to mention the fact that I am a
guy.�
�See?� Violet just rolled her eyes at her friends. �Anywho, I didn�t know you two were a
couple.�
�Excuse me?� JC said, a little too fast, and loud, just as Violet choked on JC�s
concoction.
�We are not a couple.�
�Oh. I just figured since JC stayed the night and was in your clothes.�
�I just stayed to make sure she was alright. And I�m in her clothes because she threw up
all over mine.�
�Oh. Sorry, I feel like an ass now.� Danni stated as her face turned a shade of crimson.
�It�s ok. I guess it could have seemed that way.�
�Yeah.� there were a few minutes of silence but Danni couldn�t take it anymore.
�So, what are you guys up to today?�
�I�m probably gonna go to J�s. Spend some more time with him before they leave for
tour.�
�Oh.�
�Oh he�s probably worse than me.�
�What do you mean?�
�J was wasted last night, kinda like Vi here. But add that with hating mornings to begin
with and throw in a hangover.�
�Ah, I see.�
�Well, I�m gonna go take a shower.�
�I�ll go throw my clothes in the dryer.�
~*~
�And where have we been all night?� Lance inquired when JC walked into the house. Seeing very well that he was still in his clothes from the prior night.
�With her.� He said nonchalantly, pointing the woman behind him. �I�m gonna go take a
quick shower.�
�So, anything happen with ya?� Joey asked, wiggling his eyebrows up and down and the
bright red Violet.
�If you mean puking all over one of your friends, then yes.�
�Yuck! I did not need that image.� Violet laughed as Joey kept making faces.
�That�s why he didn�t come back last night. I puked all over his clothes so he threw them
in the wash and hopped in the shower.�
�Ahh, I see.�
�Yeah. The terror up yet?� She plopped down on the couch and stole the television
remote away from Joey.
�Hey! now I was watching that.�
�You�re right. You was.� She smirked.
�Wench.�
�Drama queen.�
�Bitch.�
�Man slut.�
�Woman slut.�
�No, you got me confused with Miss Anderson.�
�Oh yeah. Oh well, I love ya anyways.�
�Oh I love you too Joey!� Her voice thick with sarcasm. �Anyway, he up yet?�
�No. And I�m really not looking forward to when he gets up either.�
�Yeah, well, whatcha gonna do?� Just then they heard a crash and a loud �Fuck!�
Joey and Violet just looked at each other while simultaneously saying, �He�s up.�
�You wanna go?� Joey just shook his head vigorously. �Great! Leave it up to the girl!�
�Hey, you�ve known him longest.�
�Whatever.� She made her way into the kitchen and got a glass of water and two pills and
took them up to Justin�s bedroom.
�Knock knock. Whoa! Sorry, didn�t mean to scare ya J.� Violet said after seeing Justin
practically leap out of his skin at the added presence in the room.
�Oh hey Vi. What you doing here?�
�I wanted to hang out with ya�ll before you gotta leave on tour again.�
�Oh.�
�Here. You look like hell.�
�Thanks. Don�t feel much better either.� He took the two pills gratefully then took a long
look at his friend.
�What? You�re starting to give me the creeps.�
�You had way more to drink than me, and yet, you look and seem fine.�
�JC made me some concoction of his this morning when we got up. It really does the
trick. Here, I�ll go get him to make it for you too.�
Before Justin had a chance to respond, Violet was out the door and making her way down
the hall to JC�s room.
�This morning? He stayed the night?� Justin asked himself, clearly confused by what she
meant, and what may have happened. �JC would not take advantage of her the way she
was. It wouldn�t happen. He�s not like that at all.� That�s right Justin, you keep telling
yourself that.
Justin threw on his shirt and went down the hall to find out what exactly had gone on the
night prior. What he found, he was not expecting, at all. JC was walking around his room
wearing only a towel that had been tied loosely around his waist. Violet was just slipping
off her top as Justin got to the doorway. Shaking his head in disbelief, he turned on his
heel and made his way downstairs as fast as his legs would carry him.
�I�m really sorry about that, Vi.�
�It�s ok JC. Don�t worry about it.� She handed JC the now soaked shirt and took the dry
one from his hands. She couldn�t do it fast enough though. JC saw what was on her arm.
He was wondering why she had been wearing a long sleeve shirt in the middle of summer
in Los Angeles. She was about to turn away to slide the shirt on when he grabbed her
arm. Staring blankly into her eyes, Violet didn�t know what to do.
�Are you ok, Jace? You�re starting to scare me.� He blinked a couple times before
realizing he had to say something. He just couldn�t let it go.
�What is this?�
�What�s what?� She asked innocently. She knew exactly what he was talking about, but
hoping he would drop it if she played stupid well enough. No such luck.
�This.� He turned her arm a little and pointed to the cut on her arm. The cut being among
many scars. How could he have not noticed before?
Violet ripped her arm away from JC�s strong grip and pulled the large t-shirt over her
head.
�It�s nothing.�
�I don�t call that nothing, Vi.�
�Well I do! I just burned myself on the stove. That�s all.�
�No that�s not all. And don�t you turn away from me.� He grabbed her arm again.
�Stop it! Don�t touch me.� He quickly let go of her arm upon seeing how scared she
looked.
�Violet, you know you can talk to me, about anything. What�s going on? What are you
doing to yourself?�
Violet looked at JC�s worried eyes. She could talk to him about anything and everything,
she knew it. But this, it was different. She didn�t think anyone would understand. They�d
probably begin to think she was suicidal or something and try to put her in a program.
Over her dead body.
JC watched as Violet hugged herself and looked around the room, seemingly to avoid his
eyes. He took a step closer to his scared friend and carefully placed a hand on her cheek.
�Hey, hey. Don�t cry.�
�I�m sorry JC. I can�t.�
�I won�t judge you, Vi. You can trust me.�
�I know.� Her voice was just above a whisper and her whole body shook as tears slipped
down her cheeks, JC�s thumbs gently wiping them away.
�Come here.� With that, Violet threw her arms around JC�s neck and hugged him for dear
life. The entire time, thoughts flooded her mind about how right she felt in his arms. She
ran her hand up and down his bare back as she softly cried into his neck.
JC just stood there, holding onto her. He would be there for her as long as she needed him
to be.
Against her better judgment, Violet pulled away from JC and wiped her tear stained
cheeks. �I�m sorry. You don�t need this. I shouldn�t bring my problems on you.�
�Violet, I�m always here for you. It�s not a burden like you think it is. I love it when you
talk to me. I hope you know you can talk to me and I won�t tell a soul if you don�t want
me to.�
�You�re a great friend, JC.�
�Do you wanna talk about it?� She just nodded her head, again wiping her cheeks.
�Ok, sit and don�t move. I�ll be right back. I need to get dressed.�
�Ok.� She replied softly, sitting down in the middle of his rather large bed.
Chapter 5
Chris, Joey, and Lance noticed how extremely pissed Justin seemed when he stomped into the living room. The three looked at each other as if to say �you ask� as Justin plopped down on the couch.
�Hey J, you ok man?�
�Fine.� He said shortly, ripping open a book. Only to throw it down in two seconds.
�What the fuck is going on with JC and Violet?�
�What?�
�Did I stutter?�
�Uh, nothing�s going on with them.�
�Bullshit.�
�What�s this all about Justin?� Lance asked, trying to figure out where all this rage was
coming from.
�I asked Violet how she didn�t have a killer hangover and she said JC fixed her some
drink when �we got up�. Then when I followed her to JC�s room to see what the hell she
meant by that, I found JC walking around in just a towel and Violet taking off her shirt.�
�Whoa. All I know is that Violet puked all over JC�s clothes last night so he stayed there
since he couldn�t very well come back in nothing while his clothes were in the wash.�
Joey explained.
�Yeah, and I�m sure there�s a logical explain as to what you saw upstairs.� Chris� serious
side was coming through.
�Yeah, there�s no use blowing up about it if you don�t know what was going on.�
�It was pretty clear what was going on, or still is.� Justin spat at them as he stood up and
went to the front door.
�Where you goin� man?�
�Out.� Was all he said before the three men sitting in the living room heard the door slam
shut. They just looked at each other, neither knowing what to say or do.
~*~
�I mean, it�s not that I have severe depression, I just get in these moods. Like I am depressed, but I�m not. I�m not gonna lie, I used to be. Really bad. Justin knows about that and what I went through. But I thought I was over it. My life has finally been going the way I want it to. No parents telling me what to do, to boss me around. No bastards making fun of me every waking minute and making my life total and complete hell. And I actually have friends. I just feel down sometimes and there�s nothing I can do to help it. I know, this must sound crazy to you.�
�No, it makes perfect sense.�
�I have been a lot better lately though. I really have been. I don�t cut myself as often as I
used to. I know it�s bad that I still do, I just can�t stop myself from doing it when I�m
down. And nobody ever knew either. I guess nobody really cared enough to find out, or
ask about the scars.�
�You hide it well, Vi. I probably wouldn�t have even noticed if you hadn�t had your arm
turned a certain way when you handed me your shirt. If you didn�t hide it so well, I�m
sure Justin would have known a long time ago.�
�And he would have thought I was suicidal or something and force me into a program.�
�Yeah, but it would have been for the best of intentions for you.�
�Yeah, I guess so. He�s always tried to help me.�
�He loves you kiddo.�
�I know.�
�Come on. Let�s get down there before they start to think something�s up.�
�Yeah, with Joey and Chris down there, together, they�ll think we�re screwing or
something.� She laughed as JC slightly blushed.
�Hey, where�s Justin?�
�Uh, he kinda sorta left.�
�He left? Where�d he go? Why?�
�He was a little upset and just said he was going out.�
�What was he upset about?� JC asked.
�Uh, you really wanna know?�
�He wouldn�t have asked if he didn�t, Joey.�
�Well, he seemed a little pissed about you taking your shirt off in front of JC upstairs
while he was just walking around in a towel.� Joey said, eying Violet in JC�s shirt.
�What? That�s ridiculous. JC accidentally spilled some of his aftershave on me, which
incase you haven�t noticed, I happen to smell a lot like now. I took off my shirt so he
could give me a new one to wear while he threw mine in the wash.�
�Ok, see, Justin thought you were doing something completely different and less, um,
innocent?�
�Just my luck. I�ll be back later guys.�
�Where you going? You don�t know where he went.�
�I know exactly where he went, JC.�
~*~
Violet climbed the ladder that led to the roof of the tallest building in all of LA. It was the place she and Justin would escape to together when they wanted to be alone, without interruption. Sure enough, there was Justin. Sitting on the edge of the building overlooking the city. Violet walked over to him and sat down beside him. They sat there in silence just looking around for a few minutes.
�How�d you find me?�
�This is our spot J. I knew you�d come here.�
�Right. I need to find a new place when I don�t wanna be found.�
�Why did you run out of the house like that? I mean, the guys told me and JC why but.
What I don�t get is why didn�t you just ask us what was going on instead of jumping to
conclusions?�
�I jumped to the right ones though didn�t I? God, you even smell like his aftershave.�
�That�s why I was taking off my shirt. JC spilled his bottle of aftershave all over me. I
took it off so he could give me this one to wear. That�s it. And he had just gotten out of
the shower. That�s why he was in a towel.�
�Oh. Man I feel like such an ass now.� Just said, burying his face in his hands.
�Yeah, well. Would it really bother you that much if JC and I did hook up?�
�Why? You thinkin� about it?�
�No of course not. I mean, he�s JC. He�s like you, my brother. I�m just saying.�
�Oh. I honestly don�t know why I freaked out like that actually. I guess I just thought you
two had been dating for a while behind my back and you know I hate it when things are
kept from me.�
�Yeah. Which is why if and when I started dating someone, you would be the first to
know.�
�Likewise.�
�So, we ok now?�
�Yeah. I�m really sorry, Vi.�
�It�s ok, J. Just don�t do it again.�
He laughed a little and they got up. �Come on. I only got a few more hours with you guys
before you leave me again.�
�We told you, you�re always welcome on the tour.�
�I know. I just feel wierd about leaving the club. But we are getting two people for me to
train so as soon as I feel comfortable enough to leave them alone with my club, I�ll join
ya guys.�
�I�m holding you to that.�
�Alright.� They put their arms around each other and made their way down to their cars.
~*~
�You better call me all the time, Chris. I was mad at you cuz it was always me calling you.�
�You bet your tiny ass I will.�
�Good.� They hugged goodbye and then she moved onto Joey and Lance. After Lance,
she hugged Justin.
�Bye J.�
�Bye. I�ll call you as soon as we land.�
�You better.� JC was last.
�You gonna be alright?�
�I think so.� She whispered back into his neck as they hugged.
�If you need anything, I�m here. And I mean that. I�m only a phone call away.�
�I promise.�
�Bye Violet. See you soon.�
�Not if I see you first.� She took a deep breath and looked to the other four watching
them. �Bye guys. Have a good rest of the tour.�
She watched until their plane was off the runway and lost along the sky. For some reason,
she just could not get �There you�ll be� out of her head.