Chapter Five
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Celine and Madeline had spent the better part of the day, just talking and running errands.  It was late that night, when Celine heard a car in the driveway and checked to see that it was Justin pulling into her driveway in his convertible.  It was way past dinner time, but knowing his schedule, he probably hadn't had dinner yet.  She had dressed in blue jeans and a black tank top.  She opened the door when he knocked and smiled at him.  He frowned back at her as he walked in.

She said,  "Hi...Long day, huh?  You look tired, Justin," as she noticed he wasn't in his workout clothes.  He gently hugged her to him and she noticed how good he smelled.  It was a delirious combination of soap, shampoo and cologne.  He was scruffy looking in light denim blue jeans and a dark smoky blue t-shirt.  His hair was still wet.  "You smell so good," Celine said against his neck.

"You feel so good," he said, burying his face in her hair.  He set his cell phone and keys on the table by the door and slumped onto her sofa, saying, "This day has been never ending.  Not only did we have 9 hours of rehearsals again, but we had an appearance at Planet Hollywood and signed autographs for 2 hours.  Then we had more rehearsals."  He ran his hands through his hair which made it instantly messy.

"Did you get anything to eat?  Would you eat something, please?  You look so thin, Justin," she said.

He smirked and looked at her with a twinkle in his weary eyes, "You didn't seem to mind how skinny I was last night."

She winked at him and shrugged, "Well, if you want food, there is some sandwich stuff in the refrigerator."

He stood up and walked towards the kitchen, saying, "God, I haven't eaten in forever."

He banged around in the kitchen for a few minutes before sitting down at the table with a couple sandwiches on a plate.  "I probably have lost weight, actually.  We only break for a quick lunch and then dance our butts off for 8 more hours."

Celine went into the kitchen and opened a bottle of wine.  She poured a glass for herself and one for Justin.  When she came to the dining room, he'd moved to the sofa again, legs crossed and feet up on the coffee table, resting his head on the back of the sofa.  She handed his glass to him and sat down beside him.  He raised his glass to her and said, "To one of the most beautiful women in the world."  She rolled her eyes as they clinked glasses.

"From the guy who dates Britney Spears!  I'm flattered," she teased.

He snickered at her and said, "It's true, Celine."

She sat closer to him and he put his arm around her shoulders.  He leaned over and kissed her softly on the lips before downing the rest of his wine.  He kissed her again, and this time, Celine noticed how good the wine off his lips tasted.

Justin stood up slowly and held his hand out to her, "Wanna dance?"

She nodded and joined him by the CD player.  "How 'bout Sting?  You seem to have lots of his stuff," he said and slipped the 'Mercury Falling' CD into the player.  They began to dance slow, swaying to the mellow, familiar, Sting vibe.  The music became part of the background as they continued to hold each other.  Celine could feel the tenseness begin to leave his shoulders as he relaxed against her.  He ran his hand to the back of her neck and met her lips with his, kissing her slow and lingering, drawing it out soft and sweet, before trailing down her neck to her collarbone.  He found her mouth again and was more insistent this time, running his tongue along her lips before going deeper.  She moaned as she went in for more, this time wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him as close as possible.  She broke the kiss after a few minutes, and pulled back to try to focus on his face.  Her sight was blurry and her voice low, as she said, "Where did you learn how to melt every bone in my body?"  She kissed him again deeply, slowly exploring every part of his mouth.

His laugh was husky and his breath hot against her neck as he began to nibble her earlobe.  He started walking backward slowly, pulling her with him towards the bedroom, all the while, kissing, licking and sucking her neck and lips until her head was spinning.  All she could do was follow him as he beckoned with his relentless lips and tongue.  He purposely tossed her on the bed a little roughly, descending up on her, claiming her mouth again with his and pressing his body heavily against her.  She let herself get swept up in the tide.  She reached down and pulled his shirt over his head while he tossed hers across the room.  He ravished her with hot kisses, nibbling down until he was flicking one of her nipples with his tongue.  He clasped on to her sucking wetly as she ran her hands down his chest, and grabbed wildly at his pants.  He broke away from her nipples long enough to assist her in unbuttoning his jeans.  She rubbed the bulge in his jeans as he went back to teasing her nipples with his fingers and kissing her.  He groaned loudly as she pulled his cock out of his pants, rubbing it with her hand.  He kicked his own pants off as he set about wrestling her out of hers.

Once the clothing was gone, he began caressing her thighs and blazing a trail of steamy kisses lower and lower on her stomach.  Her hands were tangled in his curls again, this time using them to steer his mouth towards her aching center.  He took his own sweet time.  "God, you're good," Celine moaned as she felt him spreading her legs with his hands and nibbling at her clit and licking her juices until she was panting his name.  He was relentless, keeping at her with his tongue until she came in a rush, trembling as they made eye contact.  He then slithered his body up hers to plant a rough kiss on her lips before sliding himself into her and groaning against her neck as he did so.  "Mmmm, you're tight, baby," he mumbled into her mouth as she sucked on his bottom lip.  Their bodies moved in a rhythm set by Justin as he pumped into her, pushing deeper.  Her hands found his ass and felt him tensing with each thrust.  He groaned again, this time saying her name as he moved his hips around in a circle, causing new sensations to shoot through Celine's body.  She could only smile at him; she was speechless.  Their bodies were stuck together in a slick, sweaty dance.

Justin's hungry mouth devoured her again as she felt his muscles tense again.  Celine's body was on overload and she came in a rush of ecstasy so unbelievable she screamed his name against his neck  which sent him over the edge with her.  His swollen lips covered hers again and he moaned her name as he came crashing over, thrusting inside her harder as he did.  A few moments later, he collapsed on top of her, but she wrapped her legs around him, barring his exit from her body.  "You aren't going anywhere," she growled, as he laid there panting for a few moments.

"I have to take a little break here, Leelee.  Only Energizer bunnies can keep going and going."  He snickered at his own joke, causing her to laugh at him.

Several moments passed and Justin's breathing leveled out.  His head was on her shoulder.  She hadn't relented to allow him to withdraw.  She had several more hours of night left and fully intended on putting him through his paces.

'If you only knew what you are in for', she thought as she stroked his sweaty curls.  His eyes were closed and he was asleep.  He was snuggling his face into her neck, and before long, his warm breath on her neck was causing her blood to start roaring in her ears again.

She expertly brought Justin to dizzying peaks several more times that night, each time letting him sleep in the valleys.  As he slept, several times she stole moments to look at his calm, beautiful face wondering how many hearts he'd broken.  She softly kissed his eyelids that covered the deepest blue eyes she'd ever seen.  She let her fingers linger on his pouty lips, wondering how many girls he'd driven wild in his young life.  She finally fell asleep several hours later, with him still clinging to her.

* * * * * *

Morning came, and Celine climbed out of bed, hoping to let Justin sleep a little longer.  She put coffee on to brew and was quietly picking up the mess he'd made in the kitchen.  Only a few minutes had passed when she felt strong arms wrap around her from behind, caressing her stomach lightly.  "I woke up and you were gone," he growled into her ear as he kissed her neck.

"Look at the time, Justin.  You're already almost 30 minutes late.  If you don't get to rehearsal soon, the guys will kill you.  Do you want something to eat before you go?" she asked.

"God, yes, I'm ravenous," was his reply as she felt him leave.  He returned a few minutes later, dressed only in his jeans.  "Do you have cereal?" he asked.  She looked at him and finally noticed his hair, sticking out in all directions.

"Justin, your hair...." she began and started laughing.

He looked at her shyly and said, "Well if you would keep your hands out of it, it wouldn't look like this.  You women always gotta have your hands in my hair!"  Then he grinned at her as he wrapped a red bandana around his curls and said, "Taaa daaa!"   He grabbed a huge bowl, spoon, milk and cereal and walked out to the table and started eating.

"You think you've got enough there, honey?" she said and leaned down, kissing him between bites.  "I doubt it," was his reply.  Their sugary milk kisses were interrupted by a knocking at the door.

Celine stood up and was still for a moment.  "Good Lord!  Who could that be?" she said as she ran to the room to grab her bathrobe.

Justin started grabbing cereal stuff off the table, put it on the kitchen counter and disappeared into the back as Celine ran to the front, opening the front door.  He couldn't carry everything, and forgot the bowl full of cereal on the table.

Celine finally opened the door and saw her friend, Gloria Estefan.  "Nice car, Celine.  When did you buy a Mercedes?" Gloria asked.  Celine hadn't seen Gloria in ages and had forgotten that they'd planned to spend some time shopping today.

"Oh wow, come in.  It's so good to see you," she said as she invited Gloria in and closed the door.  Justin's keys and cell phone were sitting on the table by the door in plain sight.  Celine picked them up and put them on the dining room table, by Justin's cereal bowl.

Gloria noticed the cereal, saying, "Celine!  Jeez, that's a lot of cereal.  You must be really hungry!" and laughed.  Celine smiled, looking at the clock, wondering how Justin was going to get out of there.

Her questions were answered when she saw him coming down the hall, fully dressed, trying to put on his sneakers as he walked and hopped toward them.  Gloria and Celine both just gaped at him, Celine wondering what he was doing and Gloria looking from him to Celine and back again. "Justin!  What are you doing here?" Gloria asked incredulously.

"Whoa!  Gloria, I haven't seen you in a long time," he said carefully sidestepping her question.  He gave her a big bear hug and kissed her cheek.  All the *NSYNC guys loved Gloria Estefan.  She'd given them one of their biggest breaks in the music business to which they were forever grateful.

He was dressed in the clothes he'd arrived in, a little more wrinkled but looking delicious just the same, Celine noticed.  He sat in front of the cereal and shoveled in three huge bites before grabbing his cell phone and keys quickly.

Gloria was still speechless and Celine knew what she was thinking.  Justin smiled his million dollar smile and walked out the door, calling behind him before shutting it.  "I'll see you gals later.  I gotta book," he said, shutting the door behind him, and leaving Celine to deal with the questions.

Gloria turned to look at Celine with her mouth ajar.  Celine felt herself blushing a little.  Gloria noticed the redness in Celine's cheeks and her eyes got even more huge as she continued to look at her friend.  "Celine, what the hell is going on here?  What is HE doing HERE at 8:30 in the damn morning?" she said in a high pitched voice.  "And you're in your bathrobe!"

Celine hadn't anticipated having to explain this to anyone.  She didn't know how she could make up a story on such short notice that would explain the situation so she told Gloria, "Sit down, please.  Would you like some coffee?"  Gloria sat and nodded, still in shock.

"Can I ask where your wonderful, devoted husband is right now?" was the question Celine heard as she walked out with their coffees.

"He's in Toronto on business and will be back in a few days," Celine replied and sat in the chair facing Gloria.

Justin knocked on the door again before stepping back into the house.  "Celine, my damn car's dead.  Can I use your phone book please?" he asked as he walked toward her, looking pissed off.  She grabbed it out of the phone nook, and handed it to him.  She watched him closely as he looked for and found the number he needed.  They both watched as he called the repair shop on his cell phone.  Gloria was watching this unfold in front of her and noticed a strange connection between her good friend and Justin.  Justin had to ask Celine for the address to give to the repairman, and then he went back outside to wait since the man said he'd be there in a few minutes.

"Ok, spill it.  Now!" Gloria said through clenched teeth.  She turned to Celine, "Why do you have the cutest member of the biggest boyband in the world eating cereal in your dining room at 8:30 in the morning?" Gloria asked sternly.

Celine surprised herself when she started giggling, much like Justin had done when she was explaining it to him.  All she could say was, "Nine times....nine times in five hours!"

Gloria was looking at her with confusion all over her face.  Celine only laughed harder.  She walked to the dining room table and found the contract, placing it in Gloria's hands before sitting back down again.  Gloria read it over and then looked at Celine.

"You have GOT to be joking!" was all Gloria could say.

Celine shook her head.  "It was Rene's idea," Celine offered hopefully.

"Wait a minute.  You are telling me that Rene wanted you to schtup Justin Timberlake?  Isn't Justin dating Britney Spears?" Gloria asked.

"Only me, Rene, Justin and our lawyers know about this and we wanted to keep it that way.  Now you and my friend, Madeline, know too.  God, I hope the press NEVER finds out," Celine said and added, with a huge smile, "I was the one who chose Justin, not Rene.  And let me just add that I'm not in the least bit sorry I did."

"And what does nine times in five hours mean?" Gloria asked.  Before she finished with the sentence, her mouth dropped open and it was Gloria's turn to look surprised.  "Are you joking?" Gloria now asked with a grin on her face.  "You are joking, right?"  Celine just smiled and shook her head.  "I can't believe I'm talking this way about Justin.  He's a kid, Celine, and you're an adult!" Gloria said.

"Well, technically, he is an adult, Gloria.  And I know you are wondering... All I'll say is that he has an amazing tongue," Celine said before laughing so hard she almost spilled her coffee.

"I don't think I've ever heard you talk like this!" was all Gloria could say.  Gloria put her head in her hands, trying to shake the shock away.

"Justin is really very sweet and very gentle.  Rene has given me nothing but encouragement through this.  I'm going to be pregnant by tomorrow morning, if I'm not already," Celine said with determination.

"At the end of this, are you going to be able to let Justin go?" Gloria asked gently.

Celine nodded, "I know what you're saying and I can't deny that we'll always have a bond.  I'll remember these three days forever, even if I don't get pregnant.  But I love Rene and always will."

Gloria hugged Celine and said, "I just hope that you don't get burned playing with fire like this."

Again, Justin came tromping in the door, this time with a scowl on his face.  "I have to leave my car here.  The guy has to get a truck and tow it to the shop."

He dialed a number on his cell phone, biting his lip and looking like he was dreading talking to the person who would answer.  They could only hear Justin's side of the conversation as he flopped down in the sofa chair.

"Hey man....I know I'm late....I know I was supposed to be there an hour ago....JC, man, stop screeching!....Duh, I know we are going on tour....Yes....Yes....I'm sorry...my car died....NO, I DON'T WANT YOU TO PICK ME UP...ok....uh huh....5623 Lakeview Terrace... ....when?...ok, see ya then."  He dropped his head into his hands for a few moments before he noticed the silence in the room.  Gloria and Celine were both looking at him, smiling.

"What?  What now?  JC is coming to pick my ass up and then he's gonna ask all kinds of annoying questions," he whined.

Gloria chuckled as she looked at his tired eyes and pouting expression.  "It's not that bad, Justin.  At least you aren't out on the freeway or something, without a bodyguard, being chased by fans foaming at the mouth.  By the way, what ARE you doing here at Celine's house this early in the morning?"

He looked at Celine across the room as she whispered "I'm sorry".  The eye contact caused a slight blush to rise to his cheeks.  "You are too nosy for your own good, Gloria.  It's completely innocent," he said, unconvincingly as he pointed at her for effect.

"Oh please," Gloria said, "it's as completely innocent as you are, Justin."

They chatted for awhile with Justin and Celine trying to dodge Gloria's questions.  It was about 25 minutes later when a knock came at the door.  Justin got up slowly, looked straight at Celine and said, "My back is killing me," and opened the door to find a very pissed off JC.

"I could really choke the shit out of you, Justin," he said as he got right up in Justin's face.  "Calm down, little man," Justin said as he grabbed his cell phone.  "Can I leave the keys with you, Celine, to give to that car dude?"  Celine said yes and took them from his outstretched hand.  "Thanks," he drawled and gave her a wink which JC didn't see.  "Bye Gloria," he said as he walked out the door with JC.

* * * * * *

Celine and Gloria talked for several more hours and went shopping.  They had lunch at a local restaurant before saying goodbye.  It was then that Celine finally wondered if Justin was holding up ok with only three hours of sleep.  She found his number and called it later that day.  He answered and she asked, "How's it going, Justin?"

He was out of breath when he answered.  She could hear music blaring in the background and figured that they were dancing.  She heard him say, "Let's take a break, ok guys?"  She heard a door slam and then he said, "I'm marginal.  What did Gloria say?"

Celine laughed, "Oh, she was floored to say the least.  I couldn't lie to her.  She's one of my closest friends and she caught us with our pants down."

Justin chuckled, saying, "My pants were UP, Celine.  Wait a minute!  You told her everything?  Am I ever going to be able to look her in the face again?"

Celine admitted, "Well....I'm sure she'll give you hell next time you see her.  But she understood in the end and just wanted me to be careful."

Justin laughed and whispered into the phone, "Yeah, we wouldn't want you to get pregnant or anything."  They both paused for a moment and then laughed loudly.  Justin said, "I have to get going or I'll never get up again.  I don't know how much use I'll be to you tonight.  I also don't know what time we'll finish here.  Crunch time, ya know."

Celine said, "That's ok.  I'll see you when I see you."