Chapter 19
Meredith starred at JC. He was still sitting there with his head in
his hands. She didn't know what was
wrong.
"JC?" She quietly called
out to him.
No answer.
Meredith slowly walked over to
couch and knelt down in front of him; much like you would a child.
"Josh, what's
wrong?" She whispered placing her
hands on his wrist. He slowly turned his
head upward to face hers.
JC had tears running down his
face.
"Honey, what-"
JC interrupted her in a voice
barely audible. "I was so scared Meredith.
I was so scared when Leslie told us."
"I'm OK, JC."
"Mere, you are like my little
sister. You have become one of my
closest friends. I was so worried about
you. I should have been there. I should have helped you." She took his hands and squeezed them tightly.
"Josh, besides Justin, you
ARE my best friend. I've wanted to tell
you everything since the beginning. But
I had a hard time trusting myself. You
don't know how much you have helped me, JC.
So many times in the last year, you were there, without even knowing
what my problem was. You comforted me when you had no idea what was going
on. You held me when Justin was acting
like a prick." They both laughed at
that.
"Josh, I love you. You will
ALWAYS have a special place in my heart.
A place even Justin doesn't hold."
"Oh
really?" He gave a sly grin.
"Yeah, I mean who else can I turn to when Justin is bothering me."
"But, Justin never bothers you."
"He did. Remember over the summer? Remember after we went to the beach."
"Yeah, I remember."
"You were there for me. You...JC, YOU are an amazing friend. So stop sitting here sulking and let's go get
some food, OK?"
"OK." She stood up and gave him her hands. She pulled him up and engulfed him in a hug.
"Meredith?" He mumbled into her hair.
"Yeah,
C?"
"I love you too." He
kissed her cheek and pulled away.
"I know you do,
babes." She placed an arm around
his back and he wrapped one arm around her shoulders. Together they walked into the kitchen.
Dani and Leslie were talking quietly on the barstools. Joey was on the phone pacing the kitchen.
Chris, Justin, and Lance were watching, actually yelling, at the TV.
Basketball game.
JC walked to the fringe and got a
drink while Meredith walked in the den and watched as her love yelled at the
screen.
"NO. That was a foul!" Justin yelled jumping out of his seat to
scream at the TV.
"That WAS a foul." Lance said calmly.
Chris laughed. "So, he didn't
get called on it."
"Who's playing?" Meredith asked walking in the room.
"
"Oh gosh I hope Clemson
wins." She groaned.
"What was that?" Justin sharply turned around and stared at
her angrily.
"You KNOW how I feel about
UNC." She put her hands on her
hips.
"Yeah, I know that you are on
crack, because you hate
"No, I don't hate the team,
or the school. My sister does go there
and all. I just hate the fans."
"What did you just
say?" HE was pissed now.
"I said I hate the fans. They are arrogant and cocky. They can't stand to lose, and they are so
hung up on Michael Jordan and Dean Smith they cant
even see straight."
"You...." Justin rolled his eyes but never finished.
Meredith smiled smugly. "I what?"
"You annoy me." He mocked her.
"Gosh, what
a comeback Justin. Man, I know only
"You are going to be
punished, young lady."
"Please?" She gave him a sexy pout and his eyes went
wide.
"Come 'ere." He swiftly engulfed her mouth with his and
devoured her right there in front of everyone.
The doorbell rang and he reluctantly pulled away.
Meredith smiled brightly.
"Pizza's here." She quickly
pulled away and ran to the door.
"Hi." She said to the pizza guy.
"Hey, I see you guys
remembered the gate."
"OH MY
GOSH!!
You are the guy over the summer that we locked out. Justin come
here." She practically yelled.
"Huh?" He said emerging from the kitchen.
"Remember you buddy
here. You locked him out." Meredith giggled and walked away.
"Hey, man. How much is it?" Justin asked a little red faced.
"$20.45" Justin handed
him the money with a gracious tip.
Justin took the pizzas in exchange.
"Thanks." Justin almost closed the door but the pizza guys voice stopped him.
"By the way, my sister was
really ecstatic about the autograph. She
got it framed." The guy rolled his
eyes and Justin quietly laughed.
"Hey, how's that girl of
yours. I mean, you 'friend'." The pizza guy put his hand in quotation
marks.
"Let's just say I took you
advice." Justin smiled and said
goodbye leaving the guy standing there with a confused expression. Soon he figured out what Justin meant and
shook his head, smiling, before leaving the front porch and heading to his car.
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3 hours later
"Bye Joey. Remember we are recording
tomorrow." Justin said as he opened
the door to let Joey leave.
"Oh I know I know. Come here G." Joey wrapped Meredith in a hug and as he
pulled away he kissed her cheek.
"Thanks Joey." She
smiled at him.
"Sure baby. Don't keep J "up" too late
tonight." Joey wiggled his
eyebrows.
"BYE JOEY!" Meredith and Justin said at the same time,
practically pushing him out the door.
Justin closed the door and pushed
his back against it. He closed his
eyes. It had been a long day for
him. It had been a long past 2 days with
everything going on with his girlfriend.
"Let's go make
out." Meredith's breath tickled his
lips and when he opened his eyes he saw her merely inches away.
"If you
insist." He gave a half-smile and pressed his mouth to
hers. She moaned in exceptance
and grabbed his shirt pulling him away from the door. The two blindly made their way to the white
living room, bumping into the coffee table and wall on their way. Meredith's back hit the leather couch and
Justin's body gently laid on top of hers.
His hands were under her shirt rubbing up and down the skin of her back
and sides. Her hands explored his curls
and his neck as he kissed her slowly, passionately, sensually, and
sexually.
To be able to get a close as him
as possible, Meredith wrapped her legs around his waist. As soon as she did her eyes opened in shock
and she pulled his face away from hers.
"What?" He breathed heavily, moving his mouth to her
jaw and neck.
"Umm,
Justin." She stuttered
"Yeahhhhh"
He groaned sucking hard on her neck.
She quietly said. "Justin,
calm down."
"Huh?" He finally looked up at her face that was red
in embarrassment. "Why are you
blushing?"
"Umm, I can, umm, feel
you." She said emphasizing the word
feel.
"Oh." Justin said pushing himself off of her and
standing up. He immediately turned
around so she wouldn't see his bright red face or the strain in his pants. He
mumbled, "Sorry."
"It's OK." She whispered finally sat up on the couch and
looked around the room searching for something, anything to take her thoughts
off him. The silence was deafening. The
moment became extremely awkward.
And they never had awkward moments
together.
Justin finally turned back around
when he had "calmed down."
"You know, we shouldn't be
embarrassed about this. Especially you."
He said putting his hands on his hips.
"I'm sorry. I've just...nevermind." She
mumbled.
Justin sat down beside her and she
scooted away from him.
"Meredith. It's not anything
bad. I'm a guy. It's something that happens. Fact of nature."
"It kinda
surprised me." She said in a kid's
voice. Justin groaned and rested the
back of his head in her lap and looked up at her.
"I cannot believe we are
sitting here having a conversation about me getting aroused. Now THATS
embarrassing." Justin
exaggerated. When she didn't say
anything he reached up and gently touched her face.
"Do you not believe that I
can be turned on by you? Because look at
you Mere. You're damn fine."
"Shut up..." She smiled
shyly.
"No, you are a goddess. I mean dammnnnnn
girl. You are a sex machine." This caused Meredith to laugh loudly in shock. She looked down at him and caught him
yawning.
"Tired?" She asked still giggling.
"Yup. You?"
"Very much
so."
"Let's go to bed." Justin got off her and pulled her up off the
couch. She walked with him up the steps
with their arms swinging wildly and their fingers locked together. They past the guest
bedroom. The room Meredith had
claimed as her own over the past few months and Meredith pulled away.
"You don't want to sleep in
my bed, with me?" He whined.
"I want to sleep alone
tonight." He gave her a pathetic
look.
"Justin we aren't
married. And I need sometime to be by
myself. I need to think some things
through."
"OK. I'll miss you." He grabbed her waist and brought her close to
him.
"No you want. I bet you are happy to have that whole bed
for yourself." She wrapped her arms
around his neck and brought their faces closer.
"I think you want to sleep
here because you are afraid the beast might attack you."
"The
beast?" Meredith cocked an eyebrow
then saw his sly smile. "THAT'S what you call it!!!??? You named it?? OK, that's it. Goodnight!" She pulled away and he grabbed her hand and
pulled her back to him, pressing his lips softly to hers. He slowly pulled away and kissed her once
more sweetly.
"Night,
angel."
"Goodnight, Justin. Sweet dreams." She pulled away and walked further into the
room.
"Yeah, I'm going to be
dreaming of you and the beast."
"Take a shower. A COLD ONE!" She yelled at him as he closed the door.
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Meredith stretched happily. She had had a wonderful, restful, night's
sleep. The first thing she thought of
was Justin. Was he awake?
She pushed back the covers and
stood up, yawning in the process. The
cool air hit her and she shivered. She
stepped out of her room and looked up and down the long hallway of the
upstairs. The morning sun lit up the
house with a springy glow, even though it was January. Meredith picked the sleep out of her eyes and
walked to Justin's bedroom. The door was
slightly cracked and she could hear a light breathy snore.
She pushed the door further and
saw a big lump of pillows and covers on the bed. She slowly crept towards the bed and rubbed
her arms vigorously to rid the chill bumps.
Meredith knelt down on her knees and rested her arms on the bed. Her fingers clasped together and she rested
her chin on her knuckles.
Justin breathing was smooth, deep,
and even. He was clutching a pillow as
if it was a person. Meredith smiled at
his sweet face, so content. She wondered
what he was dreaming about.
A curl fell over his forehead and
Meredith couldn't resist the temptation to put it back in place.
She lightly touched his forehead
and gently moved her finger down the length of his nose. She stared at his perfect lips and
subconsciously licked her own. The tips
of her fingers briefly touched his lips.
Meredith was going to bring her
hand back, but Justin's lips moved against them, and kissed her fingers
lightly. She smiled at him, with his
eyes closed. His lips curled into a
smile against her hand.
In a sleepy, groggy voice Justin
spoke, "Mornin'."
"Mornin'"
Meredith repeated bringing her hand back.
"Sleep well?" He asked pulling the cover off of himself,
inviting her in, but not opening his eyes.
"Yes. I slept very peacefully." She answered slipping into the bed and
pulling the covers back around them.
"Me too. But I'm glad you
are here, now." He smiled and
wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his cheek on her shoulder. It was the same position he was holding on to
the pillow.
"Guess what I thought about
first thing when I got up?"
Meredith asked examining his curls.
Justin opened his eyes for the
first time and looked up at her from her shoulder. "No idea. What?"
Meredith smiled and scooted
herself down further into the bed, where her and Justin were facing each
other. She pressed her forehead to his
and smiled lazily at him.
"You." She whispered and
kissed him sweetly on his lips. He
pulled away, but kept their foreheads together.
"I love you. I want to marry you someday." He said yawning.
"Meredith Timberlake. MMM, I
like that." She said running a hand
along the stubble on his jaw.
"Me too. Man, I want to be
able to wake up with you next to me EVERY morning." Justin sighed and pulled her body towards his
and leaned back on his bed. She cuddled
up to his side, while he rubbed her back affectionately.
"Justin, you practically DO
wake up with me every morning. But I
know what you mean." She smiled and
ran her hand over his chest and stomach in a loving manner.
"I bet our kids will be
gorgeous." Meredith rested her chin
on Justin's bare chest and looked up at his thoughtful expression.
"And why do you think
that. And who says I WANT to have
kids." Justin looked at her with a
raised eyebrow and rolled his eyes.
"Our kids WILL be beautiful
because you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen and well, we all know I'm not TOO ugly."
"Down, ego! DOWN!" Meredith swatted at him.
"I'm just pickin'. That's kinda scary aint it?" He
took his free hand and played with her fingers, kissing them and studying them,
against his much larger hand.
"What?"
"Us, laying
here.
Talking about marriage, kids, together. God, I'm barely 20, you're 18. Most kids our age are out wondering if
tonight they are going to get laid or not."
"Well, we aren't most
kids." Meredith propped herself on
one elbow and studied his smiling face.
"True." Justin nodded. He stared back at her, and the two just
looked at each other, telling the other things they couldn't with words.
After a few moments of silence,
Meredith spoke up. "Don't you have to record today?"
"Yeah, I was wondering if you
would want to come with me?" Justin scratched his head.
Meredith took two of her fingers
and walked them up his body from his bellybutton to his chin. "I don't
know. What would I do?"
Justin watched her fingers and
smiled. "I don't know. Whatever. Watch us
sing. You are MY assistant, ya know? You work
for ME." He poked at her sides
causing her to squirm.
"Actually, I am NSYNC's assistant, not your personal secretary."
Justin stuck out his tongue. "Hehe, but would you like to come. You've never seen us record have you?"
"Nope." She yawned.
"Well, today you will get to
see all the pain I go through." Justin stretched his body and sighed.
"Pain?"
"Yeah, well I love making
music, duh! But it can be REALLY
annoying when you are singing the same verse over and over again and the
producer keeps telling you to do it again and again."
"Hmmm. And all the while, I thought you were some prodigy or
something." Meredith touched his nose playfully.
"Shut up. Actually today won't be bad at all because JC
is producing the song we are recording."
"Oh
really?" She mocked a British accent.
"Yeah, so are you up for
it?"
"Sure. Why not?" She shrugged
Justin genuinely smiled at her.
"Great."
"What time are you supposed
to be there?"
Justin turned his head to look at
the clock beside his bed and chuckled. "An hour
ago."
Meredith gave him a shocked
expression and he just reached for the cordless phone and dialed a number.
"OK, if this is Justin, Joey,
or Lance. Don't worry, we are pushing
back recording to
"Hey
JC." Justin giggled as Meredith snuggled as close
as she could to him.
"Well, at least you have the
decency to call and tell me you are late."
JC was a bit angry.
"I'm late, what? Hehe."
"Not funny." He
deadpanned.
"Sorry man, I
overslept."
"Where are you
now?" JC asked.
Justin watched as Meredith leaned
over him and picked up a picture frame on the nightstand.
"In my
bed." HE smiled when he saw her studying the
picture she had given him for Christmas of them sleeping.
"Oh, well, be here in an
hour, OK?"
Meredith mouthed something to
Justin.
"Sure. Meredith says 'Hi Skywalker' whatever that
means?"
"Ohhh,
so she is in the bed with you. I see, uh huh!" JC said playfully stated.
"Actually, she didn't sleep
with me last night. She just came in here and woke me up 15 minutes ago."
"Well, I am glad someone
did. I gotta
go; Chris is here recording his parts.
He and Dani have some big adventure planned
this afternoon. I think they are going
to Disney World. Anyways, tell Meredith
I said "Hello Chewie" and be here in an
hour."
"OK, hey C?" Justin called before JC hung up.
“Yeah?"
"Its
OK if G tags along today right?"
JC chuckled. "Oh this shall
be interesting."
"I know." Justin smiled at Meredith.
"Later
Justin."
"Bye J."
Justin turned off the phone and
threw it somewhere on the floor. "He said, 'Hello Chewie'."
Meredith laughed. "I love
him."
"You and him, and yall's Star Wars."
Justin's country drawl emerged.
He rolled his eyes.
"It's not just star wars,
it's also Indiana Jones."
"Yeah, yeah
whatever. I need to go take a shower." Justin threw back the covers and got out of
bed. Meredith followed him and checked
him out. He was only in navy
boxers. Justin caught her doing this and
smiled. He did the same with her. She was clad in a red tank top and blue/green
flannel pants. She smiled brightly at
him.
"I'm going to fix breakfast.
Do you want Apple Jacks or Lucky Charms?"
"Apple Jacks, of
course." He stepped into the
bathroom.
"OK." She walked to the door.
"Hey
Meredith?"
"Yeah?" She turned around.
Justin leaned out of the bathroom
and smiled. "I love you." She
smiled back and he disappeared back into his bathroom.
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"Baby, don't you
know...."
Meredith groaned. She had heard that same line about a million
times in the past 10 minutes. She laid
her head down on the couch and stretched out.
Joey was in booth trying to perfect his verse. Chris had just left with Danielle. Lance was sitting in a chair reading a
magazine and Justin and JC were at the control boards, doing whatever it was
that producing requires. Meredith's eyes
immediately shut out the world. Yeah,
she liked Joey's voice. But the same
line over and over just got annoying.
"Joey try
and put a little more 'ump' into it."
JC said through a microphone.
Joey repeated the line and looked
at JC hopefully.
"Umm, maybe
just a little more."
"OH MY
GOSH!!
How much more 'ump' can you put into that damn song? Lord, let the boy go! ARG!" Meredith yelled to whoever wanted to
listen. Which ended up
being everyone.
JC chuckled. "See Mere, this aint all glamour."
"I never said it was." Meredith sighed.
"I'm hungry." Lance mumbled to himself.
"That's the smartest thing
I've heard all day. Can't we take a
lunch break?" Meredith whined.
"As soon as
Joey lands this part." Justin said pushing a button on the
soundboard.
Meredith jumped off the couch and
stood in-between Justin and JC chairs.
She got Joey's attention and crossed her arms.
"You better NAIL
this!" Meredith yelled.
Joey saluted and laughed. In a huff, she turned to go to the couch but
Justin grabbed her hips and sat her down in his lap. Meredith gave him a questioning look, but he
ignored it and continued to mess with buttons and switches on the board. She gave in and relaxed against his
chest. He kissed her temple and spoke.
"I'm sorry you aren't having
fun." He whispered.
"No, its
OK. It's been a learning
experience." Meredith joked.
Joey sang his part and JC was
satisfied and pressed a few more buttons.
"OK, Joey. That was great."
"Yeah, lunch!!" Lance threw the magazine on the floor.
Joey opened the door to the
recording booth and looked at everyone.
He took in a deep breath and when he exhaled, he collapsed to the
floor. The room erupted into giggles.
"Thank you GOD!!! I am done." Joey mumbled to the floor.
JC turned off some equipment and
stood up. "Let's go. I'm famished."
Joey and Lance walked out the door
with JC behind them. He turned around to
see Meredith and Justin giggling at something, touching noses.
"Oh pulease,
come on. I thought you guys were
hungry." JC rolled his eyes.
Meredith looked at Justin and
kissed his nose. "I'm only hungry
for you."
Justin died out laughing remember
their time at his house a few months ago.
"Come on, angel." She
slid off his lap and walked out the door JC was holding open. She ran up to Lance and Joey who were halfway
down the hallway. Unexpectedly she
jumped on Joey's back.
"Let's go
Superman!" Joey hoisted Meredith
further on his back and ran down the hallway, through the front lobby and out
into the parking lot. Lance shook his
head and continued on following them, but walking. JC closed the studio door once Justin came
out. Justin stared after Joey and
Meredith with a dazed expression. JC
looked at him and couldn't read his expression.
"You OK, curly?" JC nudged him.
Justin jerked his head towards JC
startled. "Huh? Oh yeah.
I'm fine."
"OK, you look a little
dazed." JC studied his friend's
face.
"Yeah, well I am." He quietly said. JC chuckled and continued on down the
hallway. He then noticed Justin wasn't
beside him. He stopped and looked behind
him.
"Josh..."
"Yeah
Justin?"
Justin smiled. "I'm so in
love with that girl."
"Really? I thought you hated
her." JC said sarcastically.
They started walking again.
"What should I do about the press and stuff?" Justin asked timidly. JC gave him a bewildered look.
"Umm,
Justin? I didn't know they had found
out." JC looked questionably.
"They haven't. I'm just asking if they did I
guess." Justin ran a hand through
his curls.
"I think that's between you
and Meredith."
"No it's not. It's between all of us. If I go public with her then it effects the group. I
know some fans will be disappointed. In
fact, I fear for her safety if I do say anything."
"Justin, maybe you should
talk to her about it, see what she wants. She has always been fine with being unspoken
of before. Why do you think that's
changed?"
"It hasn't, I don't
think. Sometimes, I just get tired of
hiding everything. You know I'm a
private person, but I have this urge just to tell everyone that she is mine and
that I love her." They were now outside walking to their cars.
JC patted his friends
shoulder. "Do what you feel is
right, J."
He turned his attention to the
three people running around the parking lot.
Joey was bouncing on Meredith's bumper.
Lance was chasing Meredith and they were all laughing. Finally Meredith sprinted to her car and
started the engine. Immediately Joey
jumped off and yelled at her. She backed
out and drove towards Lance. He screamed
and she parked her car in the middle of the lot because she was afraid she
might actually hit him, because she was laughing so hard.
She rolled down her windows and
opened her sunroof. Her radio was
blasting Backstreet Boys "The Call."
After laughing at the guy's expressions she turned down the radio and
called to them.
"Are we going to eat or
what?" 4 delighted faces jumped to
her car. Joey, being closest, got
shotgun; forcing JC, Justin and Lance in her backseat. Her Acura Legend was a reasonably sized car,
but with 3 grown men in the back it was a little squished. She turned and looked at the guys in the
backseat desperately trying to get comfortable.
"Umm, we don't all have to
take my car." She giggled.
"Yeah, we do! Come on, let's get
this party on wheels started!" JC bounced up and down,
Lance punched him because he was bouncing up against him.
"OK, where to?" She said
taking her car out of park and moving out of the parking lot.
"Surprise us!" Joey yelled like a little kid.
Meredith smiled evilly and looked
both ways before pulling out unto the road.
Justin, who was sitting behind her put his hands on her seat and pulled
himself forward.
He spoke in her ear.
"You can change the
radio." He giggled in her ear. Backstreet was still playing.
Meredith reached over and turned
the radio to a classical station.
Attempts were made the whole way there to change it. But they failed each time.
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Meredith parked her car and the
squished guys jumped out.
"I still can believe you took
us to Chuckie cheese." JC laughed.
"That was NOT smart,
g." Lance chided.
"Oh puleaseeee. All the kiddies are in school, only one girl
recognized you. Besides you KNOW you had
fun!" Meredith smiled triumphantly
when the guys didn't speak again.
The 5 walked back into the studio
and were soon back to recording. Joey left because he was done with his parts
and Lance was just about finishing up.
This time Meredith was more
enthusiastic about being there, because Justin and JC were showing her certain
tricks and ways to record a song and change the voice, ect.
Lance exited the booth and looked
expectantly at the two guys, "Done?"
"Yeah, you are done
Lance." JC said not moving his head
from the soundboard. Lance did a little
dance and said goodbye to everyone.
"OK, do you want to finish
that one verse?" JC looked at
Justin.
"Yeah,
sure." Justin got up and walked into the sound
booth. Meredith immediately took his
chair and smiled at him as he put the headphones on his head. He blew her a kiss and Meredith caught it.
"OK, enough
of that. Let's get this over with man." JC said starting the music. Justin immediately went serious. He listened for a few moments to the music
filling the headphones and his ears and swayed his head with the beat.
"Don't you know?
Don't you see,
Where I want to
be.
Can't you tell?
Can't you feel it,
In your soul.."
Justin swayed his head till the
music finally stopped and JC pushed a few buttons.
"Not so nasally this time,
J." JC said pressing another
button. Meredith giggled and Justin
glared at her.
"You think you can do
better?" He said in the
microphone. Meredith laughed harder and
Justin jumped out of the seat and placed his headphones down. He opened up the door and pulled her into the
studio. Before she had time to protest,
he had placed the headphones on her head and sat her down on the stool.
"What are you
doing?" She gave him a confused
look.
HE smiled smugly. "You are
going to sing."
"Oh, yeah, right. Good one. HAHA.
Funny." Meredith deadpanned.
"Seriously. I heard you singing
a song this morning when I came out of the shower. Sing that, it was beautiful."
"Justin, I don't.."
"Do it for me? I just want you to experience what I
do." He gave her a shy smile and
she rolled her eyes.
"OK, but you guys CANNOT
laugh. And DONT record this."
Justin kissed her forehead and
left the room. He sat down in his seat
and pressed a button to turn off the microphone that made it possible for
Meredith to hear them.
"Record this."
"But.." JC started but stopped.
Justin gave him a stern look and
he smiled.
"OK." JC pressed a button and looked at
Justin. "Do you have a tape or
something or do you just want her to sing by herself?"
Justin smiled and pressed a button
to turn the mic back on. "Just start when you
are ready, Meredith."
She rolled her eyes as he relaxed
in his chair. She cleared her throat a
few times and took a deep breath before starting.
"My tea's gone cold I'm
wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my
window and I cant see at all.
And even if I could it'd all be
gray but your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so
bad, it's not so bad
She took a deep breath when she
finished the song and looked up at them.
Justin was smiling brightly and JC was staring at her in shock. She smiled shyly and placed down her
headphones and walked to the door.
Justin quickly looked at JC.
"Make me a copy of that."
"Yeah,
sure." JC said shaking his head.
Meredith entered the room and took
a seat on the couch. Justin got up to go
back into the recording booth but quickly turned and bent down towards
Meredith. Their lips met in a sweet kiss
and he pulled away and straightened himself.
"That was perfect." He smiled brightly and returned into the
booth leaving Meredith wondering if he was talking about the kiss or her song,
or both.
JC turned his head to look at
Meredith contently sitting on the couch.
"You should sing more
often." That was all he said. It was all he needed to.