�Yeah I remember last time I was around these parts��
Lonnie looked over to Justin regaling him of the time he had spent 4 months ago in Detroit while promoting the rerelease of his cd. You could be stupid not to
know why Justin was smiling like that. He�d always get that stupid
little grin on his face when he was thinking about one of his conquest. It
never really mattered what race or age (though they had to look mature
enough to be with him) because once he was done doing his business they would be a forgotten memory unless he was sharing with others bedroom
stories. He was one of the most handsome men America which meant he
could get anyone he wanted. Tall and blonde, short and brunette he had his
pick of the litter. And never once did he hold back telling his friends
especially his bodyguard all about it. It made his already big head
even bigger. People only saw sweet and caring Justin, the Justin their
managers created for the media. His friend, bodyguard and women that he
used knew the real Justin for who he really was. You�re probably
wondering why he�s back in Detroit right? Well there was some big concert he
had been paid a million dollars to perform for some sick kid the night
before. Shoot a million bucks for a few songs and autographs? Who
wouldn�t do that? The concert was a breeze. The people got what they wanted,
he got what he wanted end of story. Currently he was at the Northland
mall getting another pair of Nike�s airbrushed. No one did it as good as
they did in the D so he couldn�t resist getting another pair
personalized. While he waited for them to be finished, he with his bodyguard
visited several different stores through the mall. No one knew who he was
thanks to his baseball cap and glasses. People in those parts figured he
was just some odd guy walking around looking like a damn fool so they
didn�t bother. Justin heard the hip hop music playing in the distance.
It was coming from an urban wear store called Demo�s. Lonnie could
literally see the drool running from his mouth. Poor boy wanted to be ghetto
fabulous knowing he knew nothing about the �hood but he indulged in his
shopping with him. Most of the time they could score free stuff which
meant free stuff for him as well. So in other words, go white boy, go
white boy go.
�Dude I tell ya about--�
�Yes you told me about Su-Elise and how she rode you like nobody�s
business.�
�Damn I get chills thinking about that one.�
�You get chills thinking about any of them.�
�Mmm yeah� he laughed.
�..whatever I�m liking this jersey. I�m going to see if I can get someone to get that down--OH MY GRAVY!�
Justin�s eyes almost popped out of his head. He was just talking about Su-Elise and there she was standing behind the damn counter ringing up someone. What
were the chances?!
�What? What is it?�
�Its her!�
�It�s who?�
�Su!�
�The girl that you--�
�Yeah�..still looking good too.�
�Yeah I see, find it funny how you didn�t mention she was a sista.�
�Does it matter? Red, green, black, or blue--�
�Or in her case yellow.�
�Shut up, she was still a hot fuck. Maybe I can get some of that
tonight as well.�
�What hit her with the Timberlake charm?�
�That�s how I got her--� Just before Justin could finish that sentence
Su-Elise turned around exposing the one thing that made him want to
faint.
�The way she is� Lonnie laughed.
�Hey Marcos! I�m taking my break alright?�
�Yup.� Justin�s eyes followed her as she walked out of the store.
Justin clenched the jersey as hard as he could.
�Timberlake? Timberlake?�
He heard Lonnie calling for him but it all just felt like a blur. He had to know, he just had to. Justin threw the jersey down and ran out of the store.
�Damn pimple face boy! When I get my hands on him I swear�.�
It took forever for Lonnie to catch up with Justin and when he did the sight was not pretty. In fact it was actually quite frightening. There stood Justin about 20 feet away staring at Su-Elise as if she was a ghost.
�Su-Elise!�
�That�s me� she smiled. �How are Travis?�
�I�m good, you looking good.�
�Feeling good as well.�
�How�s everything going?�
�Good, good here to grab a bite.�
�A bite girl please more like a chomp.�
�Yeah well whatever you know how it is. I�ll see you around.�
�You�ll see me around you�re not getting a slice of pizza?�
�No, doc said I need more fiber so I guess I better settle for
something healthy.�
�Healthy?! Come on, nothing�s healthier than a slice a pizza! I mean
there�s tomato sauce, cheese, bread, meat��
�TRAVIS STOP!�
�You know you want some�.come on��I�m sure she�d love it.�
�Travis please!�
�Come on one hot and greasy pizza slice.�
�Make that two� she sighed giving up.
�See I knew you�d see it my way.�
�Yeah yeah, get me two with extra cheese. Damn you and your
persuasion!�
�I�m only looking out for you and the little one. I know what she
wants.�
�How do you even know it�s a girl?�
�Cuz God would have to bless us with another you.�
�You are so lame� she laughed.
�Yeah but you love me so deal with it.�
�Ugh, how much?�
�7.20�
Kristina grabbed her coach wallet from her back pants pocket to
hand Travis the money for the pizza when a hand from behind her laid
some money on the table. Who was that?
�Keep the change.�
Nah that couldn�t be��could it? Nah�.because what would he be doing back here?
�Grab her food.�
Lonnie walked over and grabbed her pizza. Justin latched his hand around her arm and whisked her off to a more secluded part of the food court. She still hadn�t been able to see his face because he moved so fast. But whoever it was, was about to get a kick in the groin. Finally he stopped and turned her to face him. Damn it! Su-Elise�s heart stopped. It was exactly who she thought it
was. Her knees felt weak and she began to shake. This couldn�t be
happening, not now! Su-Elise tried to get away but Justin held on tight,
tighter than before.
�So when were you going to tell me about this?�
�Justin let go of me!�
�NO!�
�Justin man this isn�t cool� Lonnie said looking around.
�Is it mine?�
Su-Elise hadn�t said anything. She didn�t really know what to say, yes it was true. The baby in her stomach was indeed Justin�s. She didn�t want him to know, she didn�t want anyone to know. After their last encounter she didn�t want to see his limey face again.
�Leave me alone!�
�IS IT MINE?!� That caused a couple of people turn and face them.
�NO! ITS MINE!!�
�WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!�
�LET ME GO JUSTIN!!�
�Keep your voice down!� he snarled.
�You started yelling first!�
�Because I want a fucking answer, is it mine?! No fucking riddles!�
Su-Elise continued to tug away but Justin wasn�t giving her any leeway. A
few people were watching but definitely not helping. You know how it is
in the �hood, hey if it don�t pertain to you�.
�LET ME GO!!�
�Let her go man.� Lonnie and Su-Elise�s pleas were not holding up with
Justin.
�How far along are you?�
�2 months.�
�Bullshit, my step mother Lisa was a lot smaller than that at 2
months.�
�You just saw me ordering two slices of pizza, I eat a lot.�
�Yeah and I�m 5�6. If you have nothing to hide why keep fighting me?�
�You wanna know the truth so fucking bad? Then fine, yes its yours
Justin and if you think for minute you�re ever going to see this child then
that�s a bet you�re just gonna lose.�
Justin could feel his temperature rising. Not only was he about to be a father that he had no clue that he was having now she�s saying he�ll never see it? Sure they didn�t leave on the best of terms but was she really going to keep him away?
�WHAT?! THIS IS MY CHILD TOO!! YOU CAN�T KEEP ME AWAY FROM IT!�
�OH YEAH?! WATCH ME.� Su-Elise delivered a swift kick right to Justin�s
stomach making him release her arm.
�Aw damn� Lonnie said to himself.
Su-Elise tried to get away but Justin
and Lonnie were right on her heels. Finally Justin caught up with her
grabbing her arm again. So violence didn�t help getting her away from
him. She had to try the next best thing. Swiftly Su-Elise reached up and ripped Justin�s hat and glasses off.
�LOOK EVERYBODY ITS JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE!!!!� She screamed.
Where all those people came from he wasn�t sure but now he was surrounded by what seemed like hundreds of people. Su-Elise had moved so fast he hadn�t even
realized that she took her pizza back from Lonnie and was running out
of the food court. She turned back and looked at him one last time. Rubbing her hand over her stomach, she mouthed the words from the distance
�Never.�
~*~
Fast as he tried Justin didn�t catch up with Su-Elise. Luckily for her,
her condition won her plenty sympathy from her bosses. As soon as she
came from the food court panting in and out of breath they immediately
gave her the ok to go home or at least to what she now considered home.
The minute she told her mother she was preggers, mommy went postal.
Su-Elise couldn�t take her mothers snide comments about her future now
being over or her lack of proper decision from that night was now her
demise anymore. Duh, she knew all of that stuff! Now home was with her
sister Sabrina and brother in law Asher who almost more annoying than her
mother. But a free place to stay with all the food she wanted was better
than being home with her mother who was continuously downgrading her.
How could today have happened? How was it that she thought she�d never
see him again only for Justin to just pop up where she worked? It all
felt like some horrible nightmare come to life. Su-Elise could remember
back to that night, when this all happened. The cab ride back that made
her feel lower than dirt.
�Where to ma�am?�
�Um�6069 Martin please.�
�Alrighty�
The cab driver looked back at the young girl who was obviously distraught. Tears had stained her face, her hair was a mess and her clothes were all out of whack. He wouldn�t go as far as to say that she was raped, but no doubt something bad had happened back at that hotel. From the looks of things, it was probably someone rich. He did after all picked her up from a swanky hotel downtown. Perhaps someone lured her there, used her and threw her away after they were done. Due to her age she probably didn�t or couldn�t grasp the idea of that ever happening to her. Only if he knew how true he was with that prediction. From the backseat he could see her chastising herself. Not once had she even lifted her head up to face him. Even he felt the urge to find whoever hurt her and give him a piece of his mind, but it was none of his business.
The poor girl didn�t even really know where she was. Also not taking in
account of exactly how far the hotel was from her house. Almost 20 minutes later the cabbie pulled up to Su�s house. She still so distraught that she hadn�t even realized she was home.
�That�ll be $32.50.�
Too bad all she had was $25.00. She counted her money again and again, yup $25.00.
�Look kid you�ve had a rough night, consider it on the house.� Slowly her head raised up to his in surprise.
�Are you sure?�
�Yeah, get out of here before I change my mind� he joked but he wasn�t
too sure if she caught it.
Slowly she moved out of the car to the brick home before him.
�Whatever he did to ya darlin�, he�ll get his.�
Yeah he got his alright, he got a girl he barely knew pregnant. This wasn�t how it was supposed to be. Su was supposed to be starting school
in the fall, partying it up, learning all there was to know not getting
ready for an impending birth. She actually laughed at herself for
telling Justin she was 2 months along. Please anyone with that size of a
stomach was more than 2 months, she wished. Soon her 5th month would be
approaching and boy was she showing. 4 months left to go and she already
felt like a dump truck. However she felt she meant every word that she
told that clown yesterday. She didn�t care who he was, he could be the
King of Siam for all she cared she was more than capable of being a
mother and a father. Her mother did it for her and her sister and she�d do
it too regardless of how hard it would be.
~*~
�What are you going to do?� Lonnie asked Justin passing him a bottle of
water. Really, what was water going to do at this time?
�I don�t know, I mean I don�t even know if its mine.�
�Do you think a girl would do all that if it wasn�t yours?�
Lonnie had a point there. If this wasn�t Justin�s baby she would�ve been straight out with it. But that face that she made when he revealed who he was
stuck in the bodyguards mind. That wasn�t a face of someone who was
carrying another man�s baby. That face was a face of shock and surprise.
Apparently she never thought she�d see him again and now there he was
standing before her.
�You�re right DAMN IT!�
�Look apparently she doesn�t even want to be bothered with you so why
not just leave her alone?�
�Yeah�yeah you�re right. I mean I�ll just cut her a check or something.
I mean everyone has a price right?�
�Well you don�t have to say it like that.�
Lonnie watched Justin pace back and forth in the room. For a young man this was a huge thing. He was at the top of his career, 23 with a flock of women. Now he was going to be a father.
��.But then again she could go to the tabloids.�
�You know that�s scandalous, she don�t even seem like that type of
person.�
�You�d be surprised what kind of person you can turn into with a little
money in your face.�
�You don�t have to talk about her like that.�
�Why are you my guard again?�
�Because I keep yo� little narrow ass in line that�s why. Now you�ve
got a decision to make. Either leave her be like she wanted and leave
that baby alone or step up to that plate.�
Justin was conflicted, this could ruin his career. What would his fans think of him having a child unmarried and so young? Would they still look at him as the teen hearthrob or some has been with a child? Justin plopped down in the chair across from Lonnie, placing his head in his hands.
�I can�t live with myself knowing that I have a child out in the world
that doesn�t know me.�
�Well if that�s the case you�d better follow up with all the girls
you�ve been with. They might be in this little predicament too.�
�Nah I don�t think so.�
�Why not?�
It didn�t take much to get this one up to his room but then again it never took much for any of them to get upstairs to his private suite. This time she was a little different, but now that he had her he was gonna work the hell out of her. Her kisses taste like sweet watermelon. Even if he would never see her again, the taste of her lips would remain in his mind. Slowly he leaned her down on the bed helping her out of the black dress that caught his attention in the first place. Normally he wouldn�t remember what the hell their names where when he�d bring them to his room but this time it was something different. Su-Elise; the name simply rolled off his tongue, not to mention the sexy tattoo of her name on the lower right side of her stomach, just above her hip bone. Never had he seen a tattoo there before in his life. He slowly traced each letter with his tongue before coming back up to her mouth. She wanted it then and there, he could see it in his eyes. And then it just happened. So many sensations played along through his body he didn�t really how to contain himself. That�s when it hit him�he forgot to put a condom on. That�s why it felt so good. Normally he�d cover himself because there were some scandalous women out there but tonight was different. He really couldn�t pinpoint why it was so different with her but it was. He could only hope that he wouldn�t regret this in the long run�.
�Damn dude, where was your head?� Lonnie asked.
�Do you really want to know� he smirked.
�Take that stupid grin off yo damn face. There�s still a matter of what
you�re going to tell Johnny, the press, the record label, not to
mention yo momma.�
Damn he forgot adding in all those factors. Man he was going to be in the doghouse for real and that was just with his momma.
�Look we�ll cross that bridge when we get there, what we need to do is
find her and confirm all of this right now.�
~*~
Boy if that song wasn�t singing the truth. Su-Elise drowned her sorrows
in some cleaning. It was nice enough that her sister and brother in law
let her stay there with no charge, the least she could do was clean up
a little regardless of the fact it wasn�t her mess. Her doctor told her
not to do anything strenuous, but running a vacuum was hardly
strenuous. Today she had off from work so she had to keep herself busy or she�d
worry herself with thoughts of Justin. Surely he had to be gone by now
right? Back to his Californian sunshine and to his California whore
whatever it may be. She wasn�t going to let thought of Justin plague her.
Yeah but it didn�t help for the remake of Superstar to pop up on her
cd.
�Damn Ruben Studdard, I�d turn this shit off if he didn�t sound so
good.�
Su-Elise stopped for a minute to listen to the velvet teddy bear
belt the song out. There was a reason she voted for him 100 times that
last night. Suddenly the doorbell upstairs began to ring.
�Who in the hell could that be?�
Sabrina was at work, her brother in law as well. She didn�t recall her sister saying anything about a delivery. Su walked up from the basement to grab the door.
�Man talk about sell out friends right?� Justin said to Lonnie.
The two men went back to the mall in search for Su-Elise only to be told that
she wasn�t there. For a few bills one of her coworkers told them exactly
where she was therefore confirming Justin�s thoughts that everyone had
a price. Justin reached in once more to ring the doorbell.
�Gosh keep your pants on I�m coming!! Whoever that is has never been
damn pregnant before� Su groaned.
It was bad enough she was waddling already, she couldn�t imagine how worse it could get. Finally she made it to the door. Though she was short, she stood on her toes to look out of the door. Damn it! There he was again! Just when she had gotten him out of her mind there he was standing on her porch.
�Su open the door! I know you�re there!�
�Su? Su who? No speaka de ingles!�
�Ha ha fucking funny, OPEN THE DOOR!!!�
�Yo man, don�t be causing no ruckus� Lonnie warned.
�Exactly why are you my guard again?�
�Do I need to show you why?� Boss or not, Lonnie could kick the living
shit out of Justin.
�Uh, nah dude. SU!! COME ON, I JUST WANT TO TALK!�
�Yeah and that�s the same excuse you used that got me in this situation
in the first place!� she yelled back.
�Oh so you do speak English, open the damn door.�
Not wanting the neighbors to start complaing, Su-Elise reluctantly opened the door.
�You�ve got 5 minutes.�
�Girl I�m gonna be used a lot more than 5 minutes.� Justin bombared his
way into the house with Lonnie following.
�Please excuse him, I think he�s secretly doing drugs or something cuz
he�s out his damn mind.�
�Yeah I gathered� she sighed closing the door. At least he had someone
sensible with him.
�Lonnie, nice to meet you.�
�Su-Elise same here. Its funny, you sound like my brother in law Asher.
Please have a seat.�
Lonnie got comfortable on the couch next to Justin who was shooting daggers with his eyes towards Su. Just that look alone made her sit as far as possible. Silence filled the room, Justin was filled with anger that he knew if he just spoke his mind there�d be nothing but screaming involved. Su on the other hand was actually a little frightened. No one had ever looked at her in the way he did. Like he wanted to kill her through telekinesis or something. Lonnie just sat there confused.
�Working tomorrow?� was the first words Justin let out of his mouth.
�I don�t go back till Saturday.�
�Tomorrow, 8 o�clock meet me at Henry Ford. We�re getting a paternity
test done.�
Neither Lonnie nor Su-Elise expected that one. Paternity test? Say what? Nah he was kidding right?
�Excuse me?�
�You heard me.�
�Yeah and you must be out yo damn mind to think I�m gonna let someone
prick and prod me all the want just so you can get some answers. Did you
or did you not hear me yesterday when I told you I was raising this
baby on my own?�
�I heard you perfectly clear, but if you think for a minute that I�m
just gonna sit back and forget about my child you can forget it!�
Justin was now standing before her, face red with anger. That didn�t scare her
at all, no one really intimidated her regardless of who they were
including a famous popstar.
�Screw you Justin! I�m not doing a damn thing!� She yelled back now
standing face to face with him.
�Oh yes you will or else.� Ok forget that, now that was a little intimdating, but what did Diddy say? Never let �em see you sweat.
�Or else what?�
�You�ll just have to see if you don�t come won�t you?�
Justin said no more walking out the door leaving a shaken Su-Elise and once again confused Lonnie. There were no words he could let out of his mouth that
would justify anything that had just happened so he just followed him out
to the car where he was waiting.
�Man I swear I oughta knock you in yo damn head for that little
spectale back there. Or else? OR ELSE?! WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT TO TELL A
WOMAN?!�
�That was just to get her there, I�m not gonna do anything to her.�
�But you don�t have to scare her half to death in the process.�
�A woman like Su won�t do anything unless you scare her. She�s stubborn.�
�Just like you?�
�Shut up man.�
~*~
Justin�s leg nervously jumped up and down as he waited in the waiting
room for Su-Elise to show up.
�She better fucking show up� he groaned. He never expected the sting of
Lonnie�s hand against the back of his head.
�OW! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!�
�Watch yo fucking language.�
Justin rubbed the sore spot on the back of his head. A few minutes later Su-Elise came walking into the room.
�Where were you?�
�Good morning to you too asshole� she groaned rolling her eyes.
Justin hated it when girls rolled their eyes to him. It seemed so immature.
�Unlike you I have a little something in my stomach that likes to toss it
back up every now and again.�
�You still have morning sickness?� Lonnie asked.
Unlike Justin, he got up helping her into the seat.
�Every now and again, it was horrible that first month. But this morning was just bad. It came back in full force or something.�
�Are you ok now?�
�I�m fine, thank you for asking� she smiled putting an emphasis on asking looking straight at Justin.
�Su-Elise Mitchell?�
�Yes?�
�The doctor is ready to see you.�
Lonnie got up from his chair to help her up, only to be pushed aside by Justin.
�I can help.�
�No thanks, I�d rather have Lonnie help me.�
A spark of jealousy? Why was it that she�d rather have Lonnie and not him? Most girls would kill over when he touched him, Su on the other hand would probably bite his hand if he touched her. Unfortunately it�d be only be she and Justin in the doctors office. With complete confidence the doctor explained how they could perform the test on the unborn baby all the while not harming Su in any way. Justin actually felt a little bad for her at the moment. Worry was plastered all over her face despite the doctors reasurrance that everything would be ok. This was really all for his benefit, not hers. She knew who the father was. Besides Justin she had only been with one other person and that was her ex-boyfriend that was now overseas fighting. Sure she supported the troops but she didn�t support that jerk who enlisted in the army and broke up with her the day before he was to leave out for basic training. He was another one to blame with her current situation. Basically he talked the pants right off of her and like a dummy she dropped the draws just to please him. If she hadn�t ran into him, she would�ve never met Justin.
�Girl you are looking the bomb in that dress!�
Alesha walked over to her friend Su-Elise as soon as she walked into her graduation party. You could almost say it was a party for the two of them. Alesha and Su-Elise basically grew up with each other, every since they met in Kindergarten. They were inseperatable that most people called them the twins despite the fact that they looked nothing alike. Alesha was tall and thin, Su was short and curvy, Alesha had the most beautiful toffee skin that every girl not matter what race wish they had, while Su was very fair, taking after her grandmother. Alesha�s off black hair was always up in some type of ponytail, hating her Diana Ross like hair while Su always kept her long light brown locks straightened down you see where I�m going. Anyways they were always there for one another or so it seemed. Alesha left out one little tidbit, Mark, Alesha�s best friend and now Su�s ex was gonna be there. He got to come home on last time before leaving off for Haiti. Hey as long as it wasn�t Iraq right? The party went off without a hitch, all the girls were having a good time, the boys were hanging. Then there was the drama.
�Lesh!�
�What?�
�You didn�t tell me you invited Mark!�
�Well I--�
�Some friend you are!�
�Hey wait Lise, I love you like a sister, you know that. But I also
love Mark and I don�t want to be between whatever bad blood ya�ll have
together. He�s not even talking to you, he�s over there--�
�Trying to get some.�
�No�..well�.look he�s not bothering you. You�re not bothering him, so
its working right?�
�I guess� she sighed.
�Alright, now let�s finish having a good time.�
Was that even possible? With the knowledge of Mark being there Su wasn�t having a good time period and was ready to go but somehow she couldn�t find Alesha anywhere.
�Well bump her, I�m out.�
Su-Elise got up from the table and headed for the closet to grab her coat when she heard a noise in the back. Doing it straight movie style she went to go see what it was. And exactly what she saw crushed her. There in the back of the closet was her best friend getting more than hot with her ex! She started to feel her knees go weak and her heart rate slow down almost to the point of stopping. Being in that room would for sure kill her, so with the strength left in her body she high tailed it out of there not even bothering to look where
she was going. Su was crying so hard that she couldn�t see bumping right
into an object, better yet a person. A famous person, an ultra famous
person�.
�How are you feeling now?�
�Better�
Lonnie walked along side Su-Elise to the car. Neither Lonnie or Justin knew that they�d be using anesthetics for the job that they had to perform on her. It was like looking at someone who was on drugs that was high. Mixed in with her waddling, Su veered from left to right in a daze all the while smiling as if she was on cloud nine. That really must�ve been some heavy stuff.
�Here the doctor said to get a OJ in you so it�d help pick you back up.� Justin handed her the juice.
�What about my car?�
�We�ll get someone to get it for you.�
Along with Lonnie, Justin helped Su into the backseat of the car. The ride would be awhile since the hospital was downtown. Close to halfway there the meds began to wear off causing Su to have a residual headache.
�Remind me to never do anything again for you. For any man for that
fact, maybe I should just go gay.� Lonnie couldn�t help but laugh at that one.
�Ouch man, turning a straight girl gay? That�s one for the record books.�
�Shut up, she ain�t going no damn gay. I�m Justin Timberlake, if anything I make straight men go gay.�
�Are you sure want to walk around saying that?� she laughed.
�Did anyone ask for your input?�
�Your words not mine. You are just crazy plain and simple, that�s why you�ve got curly hair.�
�What?�
�You know what they say about people with curly hair, all the crazies come out through their hair.�
�That�s the stupidest thing I�ve ever heard.�
�So what? Sue me.�
�That I will if you keep this child away from me.�
Now things were back to serious. Su-Elise�s demeanor changed real quick.
�Come again?�
�If this is my child and you try keeping it away from me like you did I�ll make sure that as soon as its out of you, I�ll be taking care of it solely.�
�YOU CAN�T DO THAT!!�
�You bet your ass I can. I can get any judge in the country to side with me, don�t fucking test me.�
Lonnie didn�t like this Justin one bit. Most of the time he was laid back and carefree playing around and whatnot. This Justin, this Justin that just found out that perhaps he was a father was cuthroat and ruthless. Just plain mean. The threat Justin just put out there washed over Su-Elise. She couldn�t believe he�d go as far to take her child away from her if she kept it away from him. If he only really knew�.
~*~
Its amazing how fast money can get things rolling. Just a few days ago they were both in the doctors getting all the DNA for the paternity test, now it was results time. Su hadn�t showed up yet, worrying Justin. Where the hell was she? Was she hurt? Had something bad happened or worst had she run again? She was more than an hour late without at least a call saying that she was on her way, something. She was off that day so she couldn�t use work.
�Mr. Timberlake, I have many other clients that I need to see. I�m going to have to give you the results by yourself.�
�Alright fine.�
Doctor Stewart passed Justin all the papers that read all the vital information pertaining to the test. But he didn�t want papers or doctor mumbo jumbo, he wanted answers.
�Just tell me doc.�
�Mr. Timberlake the twins are in fact yours.�
�Wait a minute, twins? Su never mentioned twins.�
�Sir with all due respect have you seen her stomach?�
Justin thought back, her stomach was pretty round, more round for someone for 4 months. He was having twins?! Two children at once?! Justin could feel his
heart palpitating. He felt like he was Fred Sanford grabbing at his chest. Let alone to mention that he was the father. He didn�t even bother saying anymore, just getting up from the chair walking to the private waiting room.
�Well?� Lonnie asked.
�They�re mine.�
�They�re?�
�She�s having twins and didn�t even bother to tell me.�
Lonnie�s brown eyes grew with shock. Even he had to admit she was pretty big for one child.
�She hasn�t even showed up.�
�Yeah and I know why.�
~*~
Justin and Lonnie tried everywhere, no sign of Su-Elise anywhere. It took all of Su�s pride to return to the one place she didn�t want to be, Alesha�s apartment. There was nowhere else she could go. Justin would look at Sabrina�s first of course, then perhaps her mother�s, then he�d nose around her job. That�s how he found her in the first place. But Alesha�s, he�d never look there. Hell she didn�t even want to be there. Alesha on the other hand was more than happy to see her. After being caught she knew she�d never want to be her friend again. And she was right, sure friends over guys but what Alesha did was some shady shit that was just hard at the moment to forgive. But maybe it was a mending point in their friendship. Maybe with that little moment, with her being there they could shorten the gap that had grew between them in the past
months. Upon seeing her friend she was shocked to see her stomach so
inflated. She had heard she was pregnant but that was the first time she had
ever seen her.
�Is there anything I can get you?�
�Nah I�m fine, thanks.�
�So��.�
�No its not Mark�s if that�s what you�re wondering.�
�Oh ok. I mean it wasn�t but ok.�
�And I�m not going to tell you who�s it is, well more so who their father is.�
�Lise I wasn�t going to ask if you thought that.�
�Yeah whatever� Su-Elise�s phone broke the conversation.
�Hello?�
�Hey, its me Asher where are you?�
�Why?�
�I�m at Marshall Field�s and I see that purse you wanted.�
�What purse?�
�You know, that purse. Well your sister told me you wanted it and I got
it. I just wanted to drop it off maybe it�ll cheer you up a little.�
Su didn�t remember telling her sister anything about a purse but hey a
free purse is a free purse right?
�Um ok, I�m at Alesha�s.�
�Alesha�s�..�
�Yeah I�m surprised too.�
�How do you get there from here?�
�Take the Southfield to the Evergreen/10 mile exit. Go down 10 mile past telegraph till you get to Samoset trail, she the first apartment at the end of the street.�
�Which number?�
�Which number is this Alesha?�
�14.�
�Number 14.�
�Ok, I�ll be there in a few.�
Lonnie hung the phone up, throwing it back to Justin. He couldn�t believe that he just duped that poor girl for Justin�s benefit. She had already told him that he sounded like her brother in law and now here he was pretending to be him. The only reason for this was because Justin was doing everything to make sure that he�d be in the child--wait no children�s life. There were so many men that walked away from their kids regardless of knowing if they were theirs or
not so he had to commend him for not wanting to leave them behind at any cost. Regardless of what he�d face once the news got out. Lonnie followed the directions Su-Elise gave him.
�We�re here, now how are we gonna get her ou--�
Lonnie was just talking to himself because a very livid Justin was walking right up to apartment 14.
�That�s probably Asher�
Su pulled herself from the floor heading to the door. Of course she had grew in the habit of looking out of the peephole.
�Shit.�
�What?�
�Its Justin.�
�Who�s Justin?�
�OPEN THIS FUCKING DOOR RIGHT NOW SU-ELISE!!!�
�What�s going on?� Alesha asked her friend.
�OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW BEFORE I KNOCK IT DOWN!!�
�Lise!�
Before they both knew it Justin followed up with what he promised knocking the door in front of their very eyes. Quickly Justin waltzed right over to Su, grabbing her by her arm basically dragging her out of Alesha�s apartment to the car. Ok if there wasn�t a time to beat Justin�s ass, now was the time only if he wasn�t driving. But Su was taking care of that, smacking him wherever her eyes laid upon some skin.
�Boy if you ever EVER touch me like that again I will unleash the beast and best believe you don�t want none of that!!!�
�I heard that!� Lonnie cosigned.
�Shut the fuck up!� Justin yelled.
�Who are you talking to?!�
�You!�
�Boy don�t make me pull this car over!�
�Do you realize who you�re talking to?! I�m the one who writes your checks!�
�That don�t mean shit, I�ll still pull over and kick your ass!�
Justin was definitely not in the mood to be arguing with him. The person he
needed to be arguing with was over in the corner breathing heavy.
�Look calm down ok, its not good for the baby.�
�YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT�S FUCKING GOOD FOR THE BABY WHEN YOU JUST PULL A FUCKING DIE HARD ON ME?! PULLING ME OUT OF THERE LIKE YOU SOME FUCKING BRUCE WILLIS?!�
�Su please�
Justin tried using his softest voice but that wasn�t working. She was still hitting at him. Yeah maybe pulling her out wasn�t such a good idea.
�Hey hey, Su please just calm down for my sake. I�ll kick his ass when we get back to the hotel.�
�Fine, but you�re gonna get yours for tricking me too!�
�I know, I�m sorry but look on the bright side, you get a free purse out of it�
Lonnie held up the small Kenneth Cole handbag. At least he wasn�t lying about everything.
~*~
Lonnie and Su sat in living room part of Justin�s suite. Immediately he went straight to his room and slammed the door shut. Lonnie tried his best to explain Justin�s personality. Still she hadn�t grasped his rollercoaster ways. Lonnie guranteed that he�d get a swift kick in the butt for his actions of that day. Shrugging everything away and with a little food in her tummy mommy was doing ok. She had forgiven Lonnie for doing his little deed since he made sure room service provided her with peanut butter, mint chocolate chip ice cream and sezchaun chicken.
�Is that everything? Justin asked over the phone.
He sat back patiently watching every fax come through.
�Yup that�s everything.�
�Thanks sir.�
�Don�t mention it.�
Justin hung up, gathering all the papers in his hand before gracing the two with his presence. Yes he was still angry. He was upset that she hadn�t bothered to tell him that she was carrying twins let alone the fact that she was about to run again. He wasn�t sure where exactly she was going to go but she had all of her intentions of making sure he was invisible to him. Did she think that after all the knowledge he had of his children he�d just go away? Two pairs of brown eyes followed Justin till he stopped in front of Su-Elise.
�We leave tomorrow at 8� he announced.
�Leave? We? Come again?�
�You heard me, we leave tomorrow 8 in the morning.�
�You mean you leave at 8 in the morning, I on the other hand go in for work at 10.�
�No you leave with me at 8 like I said or just like I promised the minute those children are born they�ll be in my care.�
�Fuck you Justin, you�re not taking a damn thing.�
�Oh sweetie you�re wrong I am�
Justin pushed the mini booklet of papers into Su�s chest. Her eyes scanned the legal documents that he had his lawyer fax over to him. There right before her very own eyes was exactly what Justin said he�d do. Just from the little that she read, it basically told her if she didn�t go along with anything he said he could have sole possesission of her children.
�Ain�t this some bull--�
�So like I said, we�re leaving tomorrow at 8.�
~*~
Saying that Su-Elise was pissed was an understatement. She didn�t know how Justin did it in such little time but he actually got legal documents to make sure when the twins were born they�d got straight to him! What the hell? If she didn�t go with him then the one thing that gave her joy in her life would be taken away. The whole entire plane ride she cried. Her whole life was changing for some asshole who had the upper hand just because he had a little pocket change. The father of her children were heartless. Just plain heartless�..well not exactly. What he did wasn�t exactly what he had in mind. Calling up lawyers, demanding her to move with him all the way across the country but parental instinct that he never knew he had kicked in. How would he have a check up on his children 3,000 miles away? This was the only way, well no it wasn�t the only way there were other ways but Su-Elise wouldn�t agree, ugh! Justin was only trying to the best thing, aw hell even he wasn�t sure what the
best thing was anymore. Unless��.That was the perfect idea! Justin had
the solution to everything.
�SU!! SU!!�
Just hearing him call her was way annoying. If this wasn�t the time to be deaf�.
�SU!!�
Why exactly why he was calling as if he was having a shit attack? Whatever, he could call her till the cows came home she was not getting out of her comfortable spot for no one and that included that mophead she called a baby�s daddy.
�I know you heard me calling you.�
�Yeah and? I chose not to respond.�
�Girl come on�
Su-Elise rolling her eyes just annoyed him.
�There�s food involved.�
�Now that�s something I want to hear!�
Comfortable or not, food was always on her mind. This was going to be interesting in the next 5 months. The two made it downstairs. Instead of finding a lavish buffet style of food (hey a pregnant girl can dream right?) she found a woman. Great, just great.
�This Melinda my PA.�
�Ok Melinda don�t be offended but if I don�t get some food in this stomach I�m going to eat you.�
Just the sound of that made Justin grunt. Pregnant or not that was still hot. For that little sound Su reached over and pinched the hell out of him.
�OW! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!�
�You know exactly what that was for and Melinda I wasn�t playing. I�ve already found the pots and pans and the way I feel right now cannilbalism isn�t off my spectrum.�
�And I would assume one who�s pregnant with twins would think something as horrible as that. Like Justin said I am his PA, I go and do things that he cannot do. Get his groceries, dry cleaning, make his appointments, hair care products��
��wipe his ass for him, burp him�shall I assume you�ll be the father for our kids?�
The look Justin gave her�.oh hell that shit didn�t scare her. Look all you want as long as you don�t touch. He was still in that unleashing the beast realm, just step outside the line curly, step outside the line.
�Anyways� he said through clenched teeth,
�Melinda is going to the grocery store, is there anything in particular that you�d like?�
�Finally someone talking my damn language, ok I�d like some chocolate donuts preferably Tastee donuts you know the kind with the little man�s face on it. Some peanut butter, oatmeal, cookies and cream ice cream, funyuns, Colby block cheese, hot pockets and oranges.� Melinda wrote everything down that Su-Elise asked for while Justin stood by.
�Ok Melinda out of that list she gave you scratch it all except the
peanut butter but make sure its natural peanut butter no sugar added, you
know. Get the oranges, cheese and if you get the oatmeal make sure its
whole wheat oatmeal.�
�Um pardon me but what about the donuts? Ice cream? Hot pockets?�
�You�re gonna feed my children a bunch of junk? I don�t think so.�
�You can�t tell me what to eat!�
�You�re supposed to be eating healthy! Fiber all that stuff, oh yeah put milk on that list, plenty of milk you�re gonna need your calcium.�
�Alright I�ll be back in a few.�
�What? Wait! What about the--�
Melinda was gone along with all of Su�s hopes of some donuts. Man she wanted a donut, well they wanted some donuts. Well�.she could go for a bacon sandwich...
�Ok the contractor and interior decorator will be here tomorrow to set up the nursery, you can discuss all the colors and stuff you want. I�ve made a few calls and I�ve gotten in touch with a great pediatritian in the area, actually from what I heard one of the best in this country, now my stylist will come by Friday for maternity clothes then Saturday at 7 you�ll meet up with a personal trainer to start maternity training because you need to tighten up some--�
�Whoa wait a sec twista, Stylist?! Pediatritian?! Personal trainer?! Personal trainer?! Are you kidding me? What it wasn�t bad enough that you literally kidnapped me now you�re making all these decisions for me? What I eat? Who I see? Personal trainer?! Personal trainer?! Last time I checked I left my father in Michigan�.unless he�s out here visiting Uncle Bobby.�
�What?�
�Never mind , Justin you need to chill. Yes I�m having your children, but that doesn�t justify no pun intended you to dictate my life! I�m not going to lie, I appreciate you going out of your way to do things like contact the people for the nursery or a stylist regardless of the fact that you didn�t let me really pack but you mean well. But a personal trainer?!�
�Hey yoga helps with child birth. I mean you are the one who�s having two at once.�
Ok so maybe he wasn�t a bastard 24/7 but he still wasn�t getting off that easy.
�Well because of your thoughtfulness it almost makes me want to hug you.�
�Almost?�
�You heard me almost, but onto more important things, have you told anyone?�
�Yeah Melinda.�
�You know what I mean have you told your boss or better yet your mother?�
Justin began to clear his throat. Dang at the moment he forgot all about them at the moment.
�I take from that stupid look on your face that�s a negative.�
�Look I�ll get around to it.�
�Look I�ll get around to it� she mocked,
�Uh hello what is everyone gonna think when they see you around a very pregnant woman?�
�Um�.I adopted you?�
~*~
�Where are you going?�
�Out.�
�Out where?�
�Out partying�
Justin smoothed out his black Von Dutch shirt before giving himself a quick look. Yeah he was going to give it to someone tonight.
�How do I look?�
�I don�t know, you look how you always look. I thought you were supposed to dress up when you go out to the club?�
�Ha ha, don�t get mad because you ain�t going nowhere.�
�Hmmm I wonder why�..�she sneered rubbing her round stomach.
�Yeah whatever I can barely get in any clubs anyways.�
�Um�..�
�I�m 18.�
�Ah, well you have fun here. There�s plenty of movies in the entertainment room, talk on the phone to your hearts content. Now remember--�
�You listen� he smiled kissing her on her forehead.
Needless to say that repulsed her. Su watched Justin toss on a little cologne and basically dance right out of the door. Try as she may, Su-Elise felt a little down. Here he was about to live up the party life while she was at home
watching another DVD. She was nothing to him, a second thought. Nothing more but a baby carrier. He didn�t even bother to ask her if she wanted him to spend time with her or anything. Simply put she was there by herself. No friends, no family, no nothing.
�So why am I staying here while he�s out living it up?!�
Su-Elise got up from the bed and waddled herself right to her room. Justin never said anything about not leaving. Plus it was her first time in California, there were all the sights and sounds of the city she wanted to
experience. So after changing into a velour tennis dress and some nike�s, Su
grabbed her jacket and left out.
Of all the nights to let Su get to him, tonight was the night. Justin still partied hearty of course. Getting duced up with friends, meeting a
few ladies, but when he was invited back to her suite he changed his mind. Had he subconsciously declined her because he was scared that she might get pregnant too. Nonsense no one else was, plus he didn�t use a condom with Su. But the thought still plagued him, causing him to leave the scene at the earliest he ever had, 2:30 a.m. Justin stumbled into the door just barely making his way over to the staircase before falling over. Each step felt like hell moving up. Maybe having all of those Margaritas were a bad idea. He was just trying to drink all his problems away. The fear of telling his momma, Johnny, the public finding out about everything, his living situation, one drink became 2 and 2 became 6 and 6.�he was going to feel it in the morning. Regardless of how horrible he felt, every night before he laid down he�d check in on Su-Elise. But tonight was different, she wasn�t even in her bed! Where the hell was she? Tonight was not the night. A hangover, no sex, now she was
nowhere to found? As bad as Justin felt physically, he still search all around the mansion for her.
�Hello?� Lonnie groaned.
Why in the world was Justin calling him at 2:55 in the morning.
�That boy better be dying or something� he mumbled.
�Hello?�
�Lonnie�Lonnie, you�ve got to help me� Justin said out of breath.
�What?�
�I can�t find Su-Elise.�
�What do you mean you can�t find her?�
�Like she�s not here.�
�Aw hell man!�
Lonnie slowly got up from the bed. If he wasn�t paying him all that money he would�ve been hung up on him. But even he had to admit he was a little worried for her. She was a sweet girl, not to mention pregnant.
�Fine I�ll be on my way.�
�Thanks man, I so owe you.� Justin hung up the phone all the while
trying to ponder where Su-Elise went...
�Thank you! Thank you very much!� the crowd cheered when the young man
got off the stage.
It was a small crowd, mainly men, mainly country singers. Su had no idea this was where she�d end up tonight, in a bar filled with a bunch of drunk honky tonkers, but strange to say they made her night. She spent most her night walking around visiting stores and tourist spots but thanks to fatigue she had to rest. Going to the closest place she could find, she walked into a bar, but not just any bar, a karaoke country bar. At first she felt a little out of place but the barkeep was friendly. He was an older gentleman, kind of reminded her of Chef Boyardee. The minute she walked in he was kind. He even went as far
as making all those who wanted to smoke to stay closer to the door so she wouldn�t be around the smoke. Su had been there for the past 3 hours. She was up way past her bedtime.
�You need to get some rest little lady.�
�Yeah I know� she yawned. �Is there a hotel or something nearby?�
�Yup, about half a block away. You know I can�t let you just walk down there by yourself at this time of night.�
The barkeep called over his son over to help Su to the hotel. She made it a point from then on whenever she got bored she�d go and visit them.
�Alright Ms. Mitchell here�s your room. If you need anything dial 4.�
�Thank you.�
Su scanned the entire beige room. The carpet beneath her felt like pure heaven, she could only imagine what the bed would feel like. But something inundated within her. The scented air that surrounded her took her back to that night. The night that changed her life forever...
Last night was unbelievable for the both of them. Su with all honesty did things that she had never done before. The way she was with Justin,
she had never been with Mark. Her whole body felt the sore sensations of yesterday that she�d never forget. Warmth from the sun danced across her bare arms, causing her to wake up. When she turned around, Justin wasn�t in the bed next to her. In fact he was already up watching television.
�Hey you�re up� he said.
It wasn�t so inviting, actually it sounded almost in annoyance. Did he think she was going to lay there forever or something?
�Um�.yeah.�
Su tightened the sheet across her bare body. This wasn�t the same Justin that she met last night that kissed her with such a passion that she had never experience. His aura was completely different, she could tell all the way from where he was standing.
�So uh how long are you going to be here because uh�..you gotta go.�
�What?�
�In like 15 minutes.�
�15 minutes?�
�No actually 10, I got places to go, people to see that kind of thing.�
�Um yeah�..�
Su-Elise wasn�t stupid she knew what last night was. Just a one time deal but she never really thought it�d be like that in the morning. The way he looked at her was as if she was lower than low. Before she knew it all of her clothes were thrown to her. Not like a soft little toss or anything, literally THROWN.
�Well jeez you didn�t have to throw them at me.�
�Hey the faster the better.�
Now that was what Su couldn�t believe. All that sweet talk, �oh you�re so beautiful� or �you deserve everything you want in the world� was a bunch of bull plop. She didn�t want to be there anymore. Quickly she threw on her clothes but there was still a matter of where she was. Her mother had dropped her off at the party and at the moment she couldn�t really remember what hotel she was at.
�Um, where exactly am I?�
�What?�
�What hotel is this?�
�How should I know, you�re the one who lives here.�
�You know what, you�re a jerk you know that?�
�Whatever, I got what I needed, you got what you wanted.�
�Excuse me? I didn�t come up here with you to get my rocks off, you convinced me to come up here.�
�Oh don�t play that little innocent role because after last night you are far from it.�
�I can�t believe you!� Su grabbed her shoes and purse and stormed out of the room.
�Oh yeah baby one piece of advice, next time you�re with someone head
down south k?�
And with that Justin slammed the door in her face. Never in her entire life had someone talked to her or treated her like that before. She vowed to herself that she wouldn�t cry but that was losing it power. The further she went down the hall, the tears began to fall. She remembered there was a time when her sister said that when women had sex they�d have emotional attachments. And boy was she right. Every hurt she felt with Mark was due to the fact that she gave her all to him. Now here she was crying because the only other person besides Mark that she slept with basically treated her like a dirty whore. People eyed
her walking down the hall with her shoes in her hands, crying her eyes
out. At the moment she didn�t care who was looking at her.
�Where the hell am I?� she sighed.
�Oh forget it, I see a cab. I�m out of here.� Su-Elise looked back at the lavish hotel one last time.
Hopefully with some time, Justin Timberlake would be a thing of the past.
Tears revisited Su-Elise�s face as the memories of that night came back. It was in a hotel just like the one she was at where Justin made her
feel the way she felt. She still hadn�t managed to get over the way he looked at her that morning. I know you�re thinking hey that was like 4 months ago, but the children she was now carrying made the memories of that night replayed like a movie in her mind. Sadness flowed throughout her body. She didn�t want to feel that way anymore, she had to get out of there. Su grabbed her handbag and headed downstairs.
�I�m not going to need that room after all.�
�Are you sure?�
�Positive.�
Lucikly for her she got a full refund on her room. Justin and Lonnie sat around thinking of all the places they would look when Lonnie�s phone began to ring.
�Hello?�
�Lonnie?�
�Su?�
Lonnie didn�t want to alert Su-Elise that he was over Justin�s. It was apparent that she had been crying because she sounded hoarse.
�Lonnie, can you come and get me?�
�Where are you sweetheart?�
�The Fitzgerald hotel.�
�Alright I�m on my way ok?�
�Thank you.�
�Well�..?�
�She�s um, she�s at the Fitzgerald.�
�But why?�
�I don�t know but I�m going to go get her.�
�Wait I�m coming too.�
�Look J, just let me do this ok? I�ll bring her right back here.�
�Alright fine.�
Lonnie got right on it, hopping into his Expedition to go get Su. He was there in record time, finding her sitting on a bench outside the hotel. Even in the darkness he could still see her tear stained face.
�Oh sweetheart what happened?�
�I just don�t want to be here.�
�Ok, well you don�t have to. Look I�m going to take you home ok?�
�You�ve got a private jet?� she laughed.
Justin's wasn't home, Justin's was a temporary prison. To be stuck somewhere where she couldn�t eat how she wanted, couldn�t live how she wanted and stay with someone who she didn�t even want to look at let alone stay with.
�No, no private jet.�
�Lonnie��I don�t want to go back there, at least not tonight� she cried.
�I know baby, I know. Come on I�ll take you back to my place. We�ll figure something out in the morning ok?�
�Ok, thanks.�
With a little help, Lonnie took Su to the car and back to his place. Su was impressed with his apartment. Looking at Lonnie, you�d think that he was probably a slouch but his place was sleek.
�Nice place."
�Thank you, I try. Look I�m gonna get you a shirt or something to wear. I�ll take the couch you take the bed.�
�Lonnie, I can�t do that. I�ll sleep on the couch.�
�No way dearie, what kind of man would I be if I had a pregnant woman lay on a couch?�
�The way I�m feeling, I could sleep on the floor and it wouldn�t matter.�
�Girl get in there� he laughed.
Lonnie made sure Su was situated before calling Justin.
�Man where are you?!�
�I�m back at my place.�
�WHAT?! Why are you back at your place? Where�s Su-Elise?�
�She�s sleep in my bed.�
�WHAT?!�
�Look J, I don�t know what�s up with her but she�s had a weird night. Just let her get some rest or something. Come by in the morning ok?�
�Yeah.� Justin hung his phone up, rubbing his face in frustration.
Justin hung his phone up, rubbing his face in frustration. She
had a weird night?! Had she realized that she worried the hell out of
him by pulling a disappearing act? What if something had happened to her
while she was out in a town she knew nothing of? Even worse what if
something bad happened to his children?! Justin�s nerves mixed with all
the drinks that he had were just shot. How exactly was he going to sleep
knowing that Su-Elise and his children weren�t right across the hall?
~*~
�Is she up yet?�
�I think she�s about to because she�s stirring a little.�
�Alright.�
Justin walked into the apartment with two dozen of roses. He headed right to Lonnie�s room where Su was peacefully sleeping. A sort of calm overcame him watching her lay there. If anything was to happen to his children he actually wouldn�t know what to do. They might have not been close but those were still his children. Children, wow just saying it was an impact. In mere mothns Justin was going to be a father. Still he hadn�t let it wrap around his mind that he�d soon be cleaning dirty diapers, warming up bottles, singing babies to sleep, burping, reading lullaby�s and...
�Justin?� Su moaned.
Before he could respond she slowly moved up out of the bed looking right into his eyes. When Justin first saw her he knew she was beautiful but it wasn�t until just now that it was concrete. She looked like an angel. The way her brown hair cascaded down her shoulders, wavy on the ends, how the sun strategically laid across her body made her glow.
�Earth to Justin?!�
�Huh?�
�What are you doing here?�
�I�uh�..I brought you um, I brought you these� Justin handing Su the flowers that he brought by but the anger that engulfed her that previous night was still in existence.
�I don�t want your fucking flowers Justin� she said smacking them away.
�What�s wrong with you?�
�What�s wrong with me Justin? What�s right?! I�m all the way in a
different city, in a different state only because if I don�t stay here you'll take my children."
�Our children� he snapped.
�NO! My children! You might have contributed to this but I�m the one who has to carry them! I�m the one who has to give birth to them! I�m the one they�re going to come to first when they�re hungry or tired, if they�ve scraped a knee or got a bad grade! ME! NOT YOU ME! My life has forever changed because of this!�
�You�re life?! What about me?! I�m the one who has the whole life change! I�m young and successful, I don�t have time for children but I�m trying! You and your little sob story is annoying! You�re not the only one who had a life change! Its convenient that you�re the only one who�s gotten pregnant after all the people I�ve been with, makes me almost wonder if you did this to trap me!�
Boy he shouldn�t have said that because next thing Justin knew Su�s hand came right across his face.
�DON�T YOU EVER IN YOUR LIFE SAY THAT TO ME!! EVER!! TRAP YOU?! TRAP
YOU?! I DIDN�T EVEN WANT TO BE BOTHERED WITH YOU!!! TRAP YOU?! IF ANYONE
IS TRAPPED ITS ME!!!�
Lonnie stood by the door listening to everything going on in his bedroom. He even smiled to himself when he heard her slap him.
�I was supposed to go to University of Michigan! I was going to go to med school! I was going to be a doctor! I�m supposed to be in a dorm studying, reading books that I don�t want to read, then going out to party. I�m supposed to be freaking out over a paper I forgot to type and angry over a teacher that gave me an F!! But no what am I doing? I�m playing mommy dearest not to one but two children! My mother won�t even talk to me, I�ve lost all my friends and I barely even have my sister! You�re still going to be Justin freaking superstar Timberlake, with your mansion and your cars and you�re supermodel actress girlfriends and I�m gonna be lowly ol Su-Elise Mitchell a forgotten past within some years and the mother of your bastard bi-racial children. That shit is
never going to change, so you want to talk about someone trapped you look at me. I�m the one who�s trapped, not the other way around. If you ever try to make your situation worse than mine I will personally show you why Lorena Bobbit is my hero, making these two children your first and your last.�
Despite the fact that Su-Elise had just threatened to castrate him, Justin felt all the pain that she was experiencing. He didn�t know she was on her way to college, let alone med school or the fact that everyone turned their backs on her after finding out she was pregnant. She was right, she was meant to do other things with her life. Instead here she was in a place she didn�t want to be, sitting on the side lines with two kids in her stomach. Slowly Justin moved closer to her, wrapping his arms around her waist. Justin held her tight to his chest regardless of the fact that Su-Elise continuously tried to push him
away.
�Let me go! Don�t fucking touch me Justin! Stop!� Su�s pleas fell on deaf ears.
Justin held on even tighter to her. Still she tried getting out of his grasp until she just gave up, resting her head on his chest. Justin could feel wetness from her tears upon his shirt. Laying his head on her shoulder he continuously told her he was sorry. Sorry for everything. Sorry for his treatment, sorry for bringing her out there against her will, sorry for the future she didn�t think she could have, sorry for the situation she was in, just sorry for everything.
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�I�m not sure about this��.ghost on the walls?�
�They�re not ghost, they�re figures to stimulate a child�s mind.�
�They�re babies! I don�t think they�ll care! Plus I don�t care what you say, those are ghost. Even at their age, this is the time their brains are developing. The babies can still be scared, have nightmares.�
�How do you know that?� Justin asked.
�Psychology class.�
The interior decorator gave up on that idea and flipped the page to the next idea for the children�s room.
�Now I know red is a more stimulating color, is there any design that we could use with that?� Justin smiled as he watched Su and his interior decorator talk
about the nursery.
�As much as I�d like to stick around I have a meeting to go to.�
�Ok, I�ll see you around.�
�Alright, later.� Justin and Su stood at an awkward stance. Should he
kiss her on the cheek? A handshake? A pat on the back? Hmmm�
�You know�.um standing her looking like a tool isn�t going to get you to that meeting any faster� she laughed.
�Oh yeah, um yeah I�m going.�
�Bye.�
Justin shook the thoughts out of his head. Every since that morning he and Su had gotten along so much better that he didn�t really know what to make of it. He couldn�t say that he loved her but he�d admit that he cared. From what he learned from Lonnie since they spent more time together talking, she was a very sweet person. Even if they didn�t talk much to each other he figured that out all on his own. But no matter how sweet she was, they were both in a difficult situation. What would happen after the kids were born? Would she stay in California? Or go back to Michigan? How would they handle this custody thing?
�Justin? Johnny will see you now� the receptionist called out, breaking all of Justin�s thoughts.
�Thanks Ann.�
Now it was time to grow a pair of humongous balls. Today was the day he decided to tell Johnny about Su and their situation.
�Justin, good to see you� Johnny smiled.
He hadn�t seen the young man in a few months due to touring and whatnot. When his receptionist said he was coming by he honestly had no clue. Maybe he just wanted to come by to see how he was doing. Little did he know that was the least of Justin�s visit.
�Same to you man.�
�Well please have a seat, how have you been?�
�Honestly?�
�Honestly.�
��..I�m not sure how I�ve been or how I am. I mean recently my world has literally been turned upside down.�
�How so?� Justin took a deep breath before going on.
�Um�..Johnny I don�t know really how to say this. You�ve been like a father to me and I just don�t want to disappoint you, but when I tell you this I know I will.�
�Justin just say it.�
��I uh, I got someone pregnant.�
Oh, so that�s how it felt to have your heart stop. Johnny often wondered when people said �oh my heart like stopped when I heard�� yeah that�s what he was feeling right now. HE GOT SOMEONE PREGNANT?! PREGNANT?
�YOU WHAT?!�
�Johnny I know this is a shock but��
�Shock isn�t the word Justin! How could you be so irresponsible?!�
�I don�t know, honestly I don�t know!� Johnny composed himself before speaking on.
�How do you know its even yours?�
�I got a paternity test done, they�re mine.�
�They�re?�
�She�s having twins.�
�Oh hell Justin� there goes the composure.
One of his most successful and youngest sons was about to be a father to not only one but two children?! Then there was the fact that almost every girl in America was in love with him. How would they react to him having a child? Oh wait lets not forget the President of Jive. Johnny put his head in his hands in
frustration. He didn�t really mean to react like in front of him but it was just so shocking.
�What am I going to do?� Johnny looked up at the young man.
He was scared plain and simple. You could see it written all over his face. He
couldn�t be mad at him, in fact he wasn�t. Justin was like a son to him, all of nsync were. This wasn�t the time to be upset or yell. This was the time to show him that he supported him and would do anything for him. Johnny got up from the table over to where Justin was sitting. He patted the young man on his shoulder, a small gesture to show him that he was there for him.
�Look Justin I can�t say that everything is going to be ok, but I�m going to do everything I can to make this right.�
~*~
�How is it that this boy has 700 stations and there�s nothing on?!� Su grumbled flipping the stations.
Going and going, a face caught her attention. Justin�s. What was he doing on Entertainment tonight?
�The star is expecting twins this spring with former flame Su-Elise Mitchell��
�SAY WHAT?!� Su watched on as they talked about Justin and his children.
CHILDREN WITH HER!!! He hadn�t even mentioned anything about them being on television now here he was with her! And pictures of her?! Where�d they get those pictures?! Justin hadn�t even mentioned that she was going to be on some television show. Su got up from the bed to confront Justin, only to find him looking like a ghost. He was sitting on the couch, phone cradled to his ear as his mother continuously yelled at him. He knew this was going to happen. He�d be a fool not to believe that Lynn wouldn�t get into his ass. How he couldn�t have told her about the children, how she had to find out on the news, how he could get someone he wasn�t married to pregnant, how she hadn�t met her before, how could he be so stupid, etc., etc. Slowly Justin moved his thumb up to the off button of his phone. His face was stuck on dazed, yeah that was the same look Su had ever she told her mother.
�Justin?�
�Hmm?� he answered, just above a whisper.
�You told her.�
�Yeah.�
Su said no more, just pulling Justin over to her, pushing his head to her shoulder. She tried to do everything she could to soothe him. Su ran her fingers gently through his hair, feeling his breathing become more calm. Justin laid his hands on Su�s very round stomach. Regardless of what anyone yelled, scream or cursed to him, he had two children inside her. Two children that at the moment pulled every emotion he had. Happiness, sadness, joy, depression, all in one.
�You know this is the first time I�ve ever touched your stomach?�
�Yeah I know� she laughed.
What exactly was so funny at the moment? Su�s laughter increased confusing him.
�What is so funny?�
�It just moved� she laughed.
�Huh?�
�It just moved, well one of them just moved.�
�What? Where?�
�Over here� Su took Justin�s hand placing it on the left side of her stomach.
�I can�t feel anything.�
�Hold on�.wait there it is.�
�I feel it� he smiled.
�Oh my gosh.�
�What?�
�Give me your other hand.�
Justin gave her his right hand like she asked. She moved it to the other side of her stomach. Now they were both moving. Whatever his mother yelled at him about was now a thing of the past.
�This is amazing� he smiled.
�Yeah I know! Well my doctor said that I�d be feeling this around this time, I just didn�t expect it you know. I think they�re trying to let you know.�
�Let me know what?�
�That everything is going to be ok daddy.�