Chapter 12
“I really like that
kid." Meredith said as she stepped
back into Justin's car after dropping Jonathan back at his moms.
"Yeah, me
too."
Justin put the car in reverse and
Meredith studied his face as he looked over his shoulder, backing out. "I
bet you were just like him, weren't you?"
"Nah, I was more of a mommy's
boy. I whined a lot more."
Meredith smirked, "You still
do."
"I'd watch it if I were
you." He pointed a finger at her while watching the road. She pretended to bite at it, and he smiled at
her.
"I'm changing the subject,
why are we going towards town and not back to your place?"
"I thought I'd take you home."
"Oh..." Meredith bowed
her head and looked down at her hands.
Justin noticed this and felt bad.
"We can turn around if you want."
She sighed. "No, this is
fine. I just wish I could have some
alone time with you. Just
you and me. No fellow *Nsyncers. No younger
brothers. Just
Meredith and Justin."
"I don't have anything to do
tonight. Why don't we just chill at your
place. You can make me some of that
spaghetti you keep telling me about. We
can watch movies. You can give me another fashion show. Oh cant
you just taste the fun?"
"Well, look at you. Just a box of ideas. All right, lets head
back to my place. But you can't stay all
night, I have church in the morning." Meredith smiled at him
"It's only 3:45, g."
"I know, but movies, fashion
show, and pasta. It might take some
time. Plus, who knows what kind of crazy
things are on your mind." He
glanced at her confused and she winked at him.
"What's THAT supposed to
mean?"
She said matter-of-factly, "I
think you know."
"Actually, I don't. Why don't
you explain.."
Meredith sighed and looked out the
window. "Justin, you were giving me
some weird signals today. Like the whole
getting jealous thing, the kiss thing in the pool. And I was really embarrassed when you brought
up that whole nipply thing." He quietly giggled at that.
"Listen, I'm sorry. I have a lot of things on my mind."
She looked at his profile, "Wanna talk about it?"
"Maybe
later.
Let's just sing to the radio. Hey this is a great song. Whoever sings this must be one hell of a
group." Justin turned up the radio
and Nsync's "It's gonna
be me" was on. Meredith groaned and when he was looking in his blind spot,
changing lanes, she immediately changed the station. He whipped his head back
around and looked at her. She was
staring out the window trying to contain her laughter.
"I thought I told you nobody
touches my radio."
"I guess my name is just
NOBODY then." She finally let out some giggles
"You annoy me." He
mocked her from earlier in the day.
"I'm only hungry for you...muah!" Meredith
lowered her voice to mock him.
"OH LOOKIE WERE
HERE!" Justin said sarcastically
happy. For some reason he was getting pissed off. He parked his car, got out,
and slammed the door shut. He walked in
a huff to the entrance of the apartment and noticed Meredith wasn't with
him. He looked back at his car and
locked it when he saw she was just now getting out.
"Why don't you just take
FOREVER!!"
He yelled throwing his hands up in the air. She shut the car door quietly and walked up
to his steaming face. She looked up at
him. He stared down back at her
face. She gently shook her head and
pressed the code for the front door to enter.
She stepped inside and shut it quickly behind her and turned the inside
bolt lock. He knew the code and tried to
enter it into the panel but nothing happen.
She had locked Justin out. He
looked at her in shock and she just shrugged.
"What are you
doing?" He called after her as she
turned and walked away. She stopped and
stepped back closer to the glass. Her
voice was muffled through the glass door but he still heard her loud and clear.
She looked down at his shoes on
the other side of the glass. "I don't know WHAT your problem is. But you obviously don't want to be near me
right now. Why don't you just go home?
I'll see you at work on Monday."
She finally raised her eyes to meet his.
"You haven't given me that type of angry look in a LONG
time." Meredith quietly mumbled the
last part; "It scares me."
"It
what?" Justin asked annoyed not quite hearing
her.
"IT SCARES ME!" She yelled through the glass, her eyes
glaring at him. He bowed his head and
touched the glass with his fingertips.
"Angel, I know I've been
acting weird all day. I'm sorry. Please I NEED to spend this time with
you. Next weekend is that barbecue and
then after that we have to start pre-tour stuff. This is the ONLY time I have to spend with
just you and me. PLEASE!"
She let out a loud sigh, turned
the lock, and pushed the door open. He
smiled brightly and stepped in the door and closed it behind him. He just smiled at her and she rolled her
eyes.
"I'm sorry." He said in
a little kid's voice bringing out the puppy dog look. She groaned and dragged him to the stairs and
started stomping up them.
"Don't wake up the neighbors angel."
Justin chuckled.
"Why do you always get your way?" She grumbled.
He thought for a moment not really
knowing what she was getting at. "Because I'm Justin
Timberlake of *Nsync??"
"No,
seriously. No matter what you say to me, I almost ALWAYS
give in." She put her key in her
door and opened it.
"I just have a way with you I
guess." He followed her into her
apartment. She sighed and looked at him
thinking.
"I smell like chlorine. I'm going to go take a quick shower. You can take one after me if you want. Don't mess anything up." She smirked and walked down the hallway to
her room as Justin plopped down on the couch and turned on the TV.
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Meredith loved the feel of the
warm water trickling down her back. She
let her head fall back and the water ran over her face, through her hair, and
made her feel much more relaxed.
With college and work, she had
become really stressed out. Today was
supposed to be a good day for relaxation but for some reason she felt extremely
tired and stressed. She hadn't had a lot
of sleep the night before because of certain nightmares about Dan and Justin
waking her up early didn't help. She was
stressed in the morning because of meeting Justin's mom and brother.
As the water fell onto her she was
reminded of the pool. How Justin had
looked dripping wet. How he would smile
at her and she would lose all thought.
Then there was the whole kissing thing.
She knew he was doing that on purpose.
It was if he wanted to know he could have her, but didn't do anything
about it.
Just as that thought swarmed her
another one hit her blindside. When they
were eating lunch and he was kissing her shoulders and neck. She remembered not being able to breathe as
his velvet lips slid across her skin.
He was confusing her. And she was confusing herself even more. She loved him, yeah, that was a given. But how deeply did she love him?
Maybe it wasn't the distance that
prevented them. NO, it wasn't the
distance at all. Meredith knew she would
be back in
She rinsed all the shampoo out of
her hair and applied conditioner. She
wondered what Justin was doing at that very moment? Was he watching TV? Snooping around her house? Why did she care?
She was getting a headache
thinking so much so she decided to sing a hymn to calm her down. She sang "I have decided to follow
Jesus". But for the first time in
her life, it didn't work. She finished
the hymn and was still thinking about him.
She was now even more worked up about it than before. Meredith stood there shocked as the water
poured over her. It was the first time
this had happen. Justin consumed all of
her thoughts. Questions came to her like
a magnet. Why was she letting him get to
her? What were her feelings? What were his feelings? What was he doing
right now? Why was he acting strange all
day? Why did the hymn singing not calm
her down? Why was Justin able to invade
her every thought?
And then the answer hit her like a
brick.
She was IN love with him.
She opened her mouth in shock and
immediately clamped it shut. A smile
came out of nowhere. She had no clue why
she was smiling. She shut off the water
and just stood there in the shower for a moment. A soft giggle came from her as she opened the
shower door. All of her stress was gone
and only one word could describe her. Happy. Meredith took
a towel and dried herself off and wrapped the towel tightly around her
body. Another towel was wrapped around
her soaked hair. She stepped out of the
shower and went over to a mirror. She
wiped of the fog and gave herself a good long stare.
-Oh my gosh!
What am I going to do? I love him. I'm
in love with him. Oh wow! -
She was giddy. She was ecstatic. It was the first time this had ever happened
to her, and she couldn't wipe the smile off her face for anything. It was permanent. She sighed and opened the
bathroom door still looking at herself in the
mirror. She stepped out the door and
finally looked in that direction. She
wasn't expecting what came next.
A pair of familiar arms pressed
her slightly wet body to his clothed one.
His swift movements made the towel around her hair fall to the ground
and her wet strands scattered around her face. The water had caused them to
become dark ebony and her cheeks were a bit pink from the steamy shower. She
looked up and saw the familiar blue eyes gazing into hers. His hand was pressed firmly against the small
of her back and his other came up to cup her cheek and slightly run through her
damp hair. She was limp by his
touch. He just stayed like that staring
at her. What was she supposed to
do? Say something? Say nothing?
She chose the first.
"Justin, what are you
doing?" She whispered staring back at him
"I can't take this
anymore." He said bringing his face
closer to hers.
"Take what?"
"Not being able to love you
like I want to." He closed the gap
and touched her lips with his. She felt
heavenly to him. He needed to feel her
lips against his. He needed this. He was in love with her and he couldn't take
the games they were both playing anymore.
She was shocked. She was frightened. She had just convinced herself she was in
love with him, but why was she scared?
She knew exactly why. Dan.
"STOP!" She yelled against
his mouth and pushed him away from her.
His shoulders slumped. Why was
she doing this, now?
"Meredith..." He began.
"NO. Just stop." She was breathing deeply. She couldn't catch her breath. She was choking up. She quickly walked to her closet and pulled
out a robe. She wrapped it around her
and tied it tightly. She walked over to
a dresser and pulled out a pair of underwear.
She dropped the towel underneath her robe and quickly pulled on her
underwear. Justin wondered what she was
doing. Was she trying to tease him? No. He
could tell. Something was wrong.
When she was a little more dressed
than before she sighed with relief and turned around, forgetting Justin was
still there. She stopped abruptly and
returned his intense stare. She wanted
to break it. She had to, for her own
sanity. But she couldn't.
He took a small step forward. He was so confused. He didn't understand what was happening. When she saw him take a step forward she took
a step back and looked up at him in horror.
"Meredith,
why are you scared of me?" He whispered.
This caused her breathing to stop.
After a few seconds she let it all out.
With one deep exhale she let everything in her out. She let the tears roll down her cheeks. She wailed in sorrow.
"I, I'm not scared of...of
you." She sobbed. "I'm scared
of what I might do to you."
He understood. She was afraid the same thing would happen to
him, as what happened to Dan. It still
tormented her. How could it not? He took 2 huge steps towards her and wrapped
his arms around her. He rubbed her back as she sobbed into his chest.
"Shhhhh,
you aren't going to hurt me. You cant. I won't let
you."
"Why did it happen? Why did
he have to change? I don't want you to change." She whispered.
"God won't let this happen to
his angel twice. He just won't. I'm not going to change, Meredith. I'm not going to change."
She finally wrapped her slender
arms around him and held on to him as if he was all she had. In her mind, he WAS all she had.
"It's happened Justin."
She finally stated into his chest, bringing a hand up and wiping the tears.
"What's happened?"
"I've fallen for you."
He stopped rubbing her back. He
stopped breathing. His heart
stopped. His world stopped. She had said
the one thing he had dreamed of her saying to him,
from the first day he met her.
Suddenly his heart started beating
at a rapid pace. He thought it was going
to explode. He was sure Meredith could
hear it thumping in his chest. He looked
down at her still clinging on to him and with one hand he lifted her head to
look up at his.
"You...you've..you've what?"
He asked gasping for air.
"I've fallen for
you." She paused searching his eyes
for understanding. "I'm in love with you."
He didn't have time to think.
The next thing she knew his mouth
was crushed to hers and their eyes were shut closed. He was kissing her with passion and fire she
had never witnessed. She didn't realize
that she was kissing him back with just as much passion and fire.
Their tongues twisted and his lips
consumed hers whole. He breathed
desperately out of his nose, but it wasn't enough. His hands roamed across her spine and moved
up and down from her hips to under her arms.
Her fingers hungrily ran through his curls and clawed his back.
Things were out of control. They both needed each other. Justin had been missing this type of love and
Meredith had never experienced it. The
two put together were a lethal combination.
Meredith subcountiously
had backed up to the edge of the bed.
When she realized there was no where else to move she gently laid back
on it, never parting from his lips.
Justin didn't notice, but he was now crawling on top of her. He leaned down and pressed his body into
hers. She moaned against his mouth when
she was crushed between him and the bed.
She spread her legs and wrapped them tightly around his waist to become
more comfortable and to get as close as possible to him. As she did this and it only caused him to
apply even MORE pressure and to slide his tongue MORE forcefully into her
mouth. He needed air. She needed air. So, he abruptly pulled away but didn't stop.
He caught a breath and moved
towards her neck nibbling and sucking on every inch of it. She tilted her head to one side to make it easier
for him. Her hands were clutching on his
now untamed hair. He groaned whenever
she would clutch them tighter. She had
forgotten she had only a robe and underwear on.
She had forgotten almost everything at that moment. All she knew was that Justin was so close to
her and that his lips were the most amazing thing she had ever
experienced.
Justin had kissed every part of
her neck and moved a little further to her collar. He slid his body down hers a few inches to
where her chin was resting on the top of his head and he was kissing her
collarbone. His tongue licked her sweet
skin, but it also licked something else.
Something cold. Something
metal.
Her cross.
He brought his tongue quickly back
into his mouth and opened his eyes to stare down at it. Meredith had stopped clutching his hair and
was now cupping his face forcing him to look up at her. He turned his head but remained focused on
the cross.
"Look at me." She
whispered. He shook his head staring at
the cross.
"Justin, Look...at..me!" She demanded.
He reluctantly brought his eyes to her face and saw a smile. Her smile. Her beautiful bright smile
shining through her redden lips.
He couldn't help but smile back.
Finally his eyes met hers and he felt a sigh of relief. She wasn't mad. She was happy. He had made her happy. And she had DEFIENTALY made him happy.
Suddenly she began to giggle. Soon the
giggle turned into an all out laughing fest.
Justin sat up on her bed and just
watched her laugh. He was curious as to
what was so funny.
"What's so funny?" She kept on laughing but held up her hand to
try and show him to wait and let her finish. She rolled to her side clutching
her stomach from laughing. Finally she quieted her laughter and looked up at
him. She sat up and looked him in the
eyes.
"Look's like you got a few
pointers from your brother." He
opened his mouth in shock. But he couldn't help it. Soon he was in a fit of laughter also. After a few minutes of both of them laughing
extremely hard, Justin spoke.
"Meredith, I'm sorry I got
carried away." He looked down at her comforter of her bed that was now
wrinkly and bunched up in places.
"It's just as much your fault
as it was mine." She got up and
straightened her robe.
"I'm hungry. And no, I'm not hungry for you. I've had all
of you today that I think I can handle." she smirked and continued.
"Go in the kitchen and look
at the notebooks beside the fridge on the counter. There should be a black binder. The first recipe in it is for my pasta sauce. Will you find all the ingredients for
me? Just snoop around the kitchen."
"Sure, what are you going to
do?" He wiggled his eyebrows.
"I'm going to get
dressed! NOW GO!" She shoed him out of her bedroom and he
turned around and leaned down to kiss her but she slammed the door in his face
and giggled. She heard a
"HEYYYY" coming from the other side of the door.
Meredith leaned against the door
and slid to the carpet.
-OH MY GOD!!!! That was, wow. I kinda feel sluty. But in a good way.
This is NOT a good sign. Don't have feelings like this towards him. It's OK to be in love with him. BUT DONT start wanting him. Well you can WANT him, just don't act on
it. I don't know. Back there was pretty good. No back there was AWESOME. But we were able to stop. Yeah, we barely did. -
She looked down at her cross and
kissed it and stood back up to get dressed.
For some reason she didn't feel any different than she had before. Yeah, so she had just made out with one of
the most wanted men in
-Maybe I've been in love with him
ever since I met him. Maybe I just
didn't see it. -
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Justin leaned against the counter
looking at all the ingredients he had pulled out that were patiently waiting by
the stove. He wasn't so patient. He had been waiting for about 20 minutes for
Meredith to come in the kitchen. He would
have gone to see if she was all right sooner, but the phone had rang right
after he left her room and he just figured she was still talking.
-But Meredith isn't the type of
person to stay on the phone long. Hmmm-
Justin drummed his fingers across
the counter in thought. He quickly
walked to the phone in the kitchen and picked it up. He wasn't going to ease-drop, he just wanted
to see if she was still talking on it or not.
He picked it up but there was no dial tone and no one was talking.
-What the hell? -
"Meredith?" He called through the house. When he didn't get a response he walked
through her apartment to the hallway and lightly knocked on her bedroom door.
"G? You OK?"
No response.
"Meredith..." Justin
said a little louder.
No response.
A shock of freight washed over
him. He gently pushed the door open and
scanned the room. It was empty.
Or so he thought.
"Where is she?" he
mumbled peeking in the bathroom only to find it empty. Just as he was about to walk out and check
around the house he heard a faint sniffle.
"Meredith is that
you?" He said walking towards where
he heard the sound. He slowly crept past
the front of the bed and turned his head to the side.
His heart broke.
There she was, finally dressed,
but she was curled up on the floor beside the bed, clutching the phone and
crying hysterically.
His breath caught in his throat
but finally he found words.
"Meredith, what happened?" He barely whispered and sat down on the
carpet in front of her. As soon as he
did this she attacked him. She held him
so tightly he really thought he couldn't breathe. She was still holding on to the phone. Someone had called and it upset her.
"Angel who
was on the phone?"
"Lauren" She whispered.
"And.."
"I can't
say, it hurts too much." She choked out.
"You can't let me help you if
I don't know."
"It, it was.... I just cant..." She started to sob uncontrollably.
"OK, OK. Shhhh.
Tell me when you are ready."
"I'll never be
ready." She took a deep breath and
finally lifted her head to meet Justin's confused eyes.
"That was my sister. Dad...he..." She bowed her head, closed
her eyes as even more tears were squeezed out and she clutched her chest.
Justin brushed the tears away with
his thumbs, "Your Dad what?"
"He is in the hospital."
She raised her head to look at him wide-eyed. "Why
Justin? Why does it always have
to happen to the people I love the most?"
He gathered her into his arms and
quieted her. "Shhh, Just be quiet. You've had a really REALLY
stressful day. Let me call your sister
and get details OK?" She nodded her head against his shoulder. Justin gave her a smile and put one arm under
her knees and another across her back.
He stood up and placed her on her bed.
He found her favorite quilt and pulled it over her. Justin leaned down to kiss her forehead, and
she was already asleep.
He slumped
his shoulders and leaned his head back. He looked up towards the ceiling.
"God, help ME be able to help
her. She doesn't need this. It's too much. Please, please let everything be OK."
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Justin was pacing around the
hallway, right outside her bedroom. He
had talked to her sister, Lauren, and found out that her dad was in a car wreck
and what hospital he was at. He had also
found out that Meredith needed to get there, quick. He was in very bad condition. He called the
airport and got the most recent tickets to
"Hello?"
"Hey Josh its Justin, I need
you to do some things for me."
"Umm, OK. Wow, you haven't
called me Josh in a while, what's wrong?
"Meredith's dad is in the
hospital."
"Oh no! What
happened?"
"He was in a car wreck. It's bad JC, real bad. I need you to do me some favors if you don't
mind."
"Sure,
anything. What do you need?"
"OK, can you go to my house
and get me a bag worth of about 3 days of clothing. Just throw some stuff in there. Our flight to Charlotte is at 9:00 which
gives us about 3 hours. No more like 2 because I have to get us there and check in and
everything."
"You are going with
her?"
"Yeah, she needs me. She is REALLY messed up about it."
"OK, sure man. Why don't you just let me go get your stuff,
I think I remember the code, yeah I do, and I'll come by there and I'll just
take you guys, that way you don't have to worry about leaving your car there
and what not."
"JC, you are so awesome"
"I know, I know. But I have
to go if you want me to do this stuff in time."
"OK, thank you SO much."
"No problem, anything for you
and g. bye."
Justin clicked off the phone and
quietly stepped back into Meredith's room.
She was still sleeping and he wasn't going to wake her until the very
last minute. She was going to need this
sleep.
Justin went to Meredith's closet
and pulled out a duffel bag. He smiled
when he saw which one he had pulled out.
It was a neon green one that she brought on tour. All the guys made fun of it because it was so
bright. But whenever their luggage would
be piled up or at an airport and they had to sort it and find whose was who's,
hers was always the first to be found.
He grabbed some tennis shoes and
put them in the bag. He quietly ran
around her room stuffing the bag full of clothes she would need. When he got to her underwear drawer he
quietly laughed to himself with what was inside. It showed Meredith's personality perfectly in
there, if you believe that. Most of the
bras were plain white or flesh color. No
thongs, no lacy or see through panties. Nothing sexy. Just
plain bikini style underwear. Most of it
was white, but there were a few print ones and one black one.
-She never was one to be
showy. That's what I love about
her. She's so genuine. -
He got to her bathroom and dropped
shampoo, soap, deodorant, toothbrush all the necessaries in her bag. Then he thought:
-I wonder if she is like me and
has all this necessary stuff at home. OH well, better safe than sorry-
He scanned the bathroom one last
time and was about to leave when he remembered.
His heart sank and he picked up the two bottles that were sitting on her
sink. He hated that she had to take this
stuff. He knew she hated it. And he just prayed one day she could rid
herself of it.
Justin finished packing her things
and brought the bag to her front door and rested it there. He looked at his watch and it read 6:35. JC would be there soon and all he had to do
now was wait.
He sat down on Meredith's tan
colored couch. He slouched down and
leaned his head back on the top of the cushion behind him. He couldn't resist. He had to close his eyes.
He was tired. He had gotten up early this morning not being
able to get Meredith out of his mind. Soon after he found himself here waking her up. He had spent the day playing with Jon and
that wore him out. But the part that was
eating at him was Meredith. She had
finally confessed her love for him. She
had finally stopped playing the games.
She had given in to him. And he
was surprised how easily.
His thoughts roamed to the major
make out session that happened earlier.
She had totally surprised him. He
had no idea she would let him take it that far.
He knew he would have to control himself around her. But boy, it was going to be hard.
Justin was now stretched out on
the couch and in a deep sleep. He didn't
hear Meredith walk in. He didn't feel
her lay down next to him. He didn't
realize he had wrapped his arms around her.
But he DID hear the doorbell. As
soon as it rang Justin shot up and literally knocked Meredith off the
couch. She landed on the floor with a
thud and he surprisingly looked down at her.
He was shocked and scared. He
knew she was emotional and didn't want to cause her any more pain.
"Oh my gosh,
I'm so sorry. Are you OK?" He got off the couch and reached down to pick
her up.
She giggled, "Man,
Timberlake, little antsy aren't we?"
"Whew...I'm glad you are
OK."
"I'm not OK. But I'm living. My butt is another story. I knew I should
have carpeted this room. I think I'm going to buy me a rug." She giggled and wrapped her arms around
him. Just then the doorbell rang again
and a voice came from the other side.
"Justin, Mere?? It's JC!!"
"I guess we should let him
in." Justin quietly laughed letting
go of her and walking to the door.
"Hey J, where are my
pills?"
"Oh, umm, they are in that
bag."
"OK. I think I might need
some." She sighed and opened the
bag and walked to the bathroom.
Justin opened the door. "Hey,
sorry it took so long."
"Oh, no
prob.
Your bag is in the car. And I gotta ask you something."
"What?"
"It's probably a stupid
question but have you called Johnny, or security?"
"Oh, shit."
"You haven't have you?"
"Nope, forgot all about
it." He sighed and looked at his
older friend. "JC if I call Johnny he is going to MAKE security come. She doesn't need that. I mean I know she
would understand. But...she doesn't need
anymore distractions. If security goes,
then she is reminded that Justin from Nsync is with
her. I want to HELP her as just
Justin. This isn't some joy ride."
"I know, man. Why don't you
call him from the airport? He can't do
anything if you are about to take off. Meredith's dad IS Johnny's friend. Oh my gosh, I wonder
if he already knows." JC's eyes got big as well as Justin's. They had forgotten all about that
factor. Oddly, the phone rang seconds
after JC stated this.
"Meredith, I'll get
it." Justin called towards her
room. He picked up the phone and gave JC
a pleading look. JC gulped, loudly.
"Uhh, hello? Meredith's phone." Justin quietly stuttered
"Justin? Is that you?"
He recognized the voice and
plopped down on the couch and sighed. "Uhh yeah, Hey Johnny."
"I just heard. Is she OK?"
"She's...well, she's handling
it." Justin massaged his temple with his free hand.
"I just talked to her sister, she said that Meredith was leaving tonight. I was calling to make sure. I know she has to go, she just hasn't called
me yet."
"Umm, yeah, I've been
handling all the flight stuff."
Justin looked up at JC biting his lip, knowing he was going to have to
tell Johnny.
"Good, I'm glad she didn't
have to do it herself. Well, I have to go. I might come up there early next
week if I can get me a flight. Tell Meredith to give her dad a smile, that
always been his favorite thing about her. And you take care of her, J. She's like my baby sister and I'm sure you
know, but her dad is probably one of the people she cares most about. Call me when you guys get there, I need to
make sure you are safe."
"What? You knew I was going
with her?"
"I just figured you would. I mean, I know you love her Justin. And I know the type of person you are. You care for the people you love more than
anyone I've ever known."
"And you are OK with it,
without security?"
"I wouldn't want security to
go with something like this. You know
how to conceal yourself, and it being a later flight should make it less of a
hassle."
"Thank you Johnny. Thank you
so much."
"No, Justin, thank YOU. She's going to need you these next couple of
days."
Justin sighed
a sigh of relief, "I know."
"Be safe, have a good flight.
Bye."
"Bye Johnny." Justin clicked the cordless phone off amazed
and looked up at JC.
"Well?" JC asked impatiently.
"He was fine with it. He didn't want security either."
"All right Johnny" JC
said putting a fist in the air.
"OK, I'm ready. I
guess." Meredith walked out of her
room and picked up her bag by the door. She slung it over her shoulders and
walked up to the two guys.
"So, are you taking me Justin,
or what? Why are you here anyways?"
She pointed at JC.
"I'm taking you and Justin to
the airport. Didn't you know?"
"Umm,
Justin?"
"I'm going with
you." She opened her mouth to
protest but Justin placed his hand over her mouth gently. "Before you say anything, I'm not trying
to impose. You need me Meredith. You need someone to be there to hold your
hand. You are going to need someone who
is stable. Your mom and sister are going
to be hurting too. You'll need someone
there. I just nominated myself for the
position."
"I love you. Now lets go!" She
marched to the door and swung it open. Justin came up and grabbed her bag from
her. She smiled at him. They walked to JC's
jeep and soon they were on their way to the airport.