~*~
Early in the morning Justin was awaken by the sound of the doorbell. The warmth of his bed encased him, making him not want to move but if he heard that sound one more time he�d flip.
�Ok, ok I�m coming� he groaned.
Justin shuffled away from his bed to get the door. On the way he checked in on a sleeping Su. She slept just like him, a rock. Finally after all those steps Justin made it to the door still in a sleeping stupor.
�Boy if I hadn�t of left my key at home I just would�ve walked in!� Lynn brushed past Justin with a handful of luggage.
�Ma?�
�Yes ma, wake up!�
�I am up.�
�Justin I know you better than anyone else, you�re not up.�
She was right, he wasn�t because at the moment he could go right back to that bed and go back to sleep.
�Go drink some coffee, we�re fixing breakfast.�
�Aw ma.�
�Don�t aw ma me, I want to meet the woman who�s carrying my future grandbabies. Maybe she�ll set you on a straight path.�
�Aw ma.�
�Is that all you can say?�
�Yup.�
�Boy get in here.�
Lynn and Justin walked to the kitchen to fix up a huge breakfast. Pancakes, grits, oatmeal, scrambled eggs, sausage and fruit (Justin insisted) was all on the menu. He knew from everything he and his mother made when Su-Elise saw all of it she�d be bananas.
�Go wake her Justin, and be gentle. We all know you have monster hands.�
�I do not have monster hands ma.�
Justin left out of the kitchen to Su�s room where she was still resting peacefully. One of these days he was going to take a picture of her like this. Devoid of makeup, hair everywhere, curled up in a ball with her sheet halfway to the floor wearing a plain white shirt with her arm protectively across her stomach. In his opinion that�s when she looked the most beautiful. He didn�t want to wake her, instead he just wanted to watch her.
�Su?�
Still she didn�t move, yup she slept just like him. Justin moved closer to her ear to call her.
�Su?�
�Hmm?�
�Baby get up.�
�Fire?�
�What? No, no fire.�
�Heart attack?�
�No�..� was she talking in her sleep?
�Any type of bodily harm?�
�None.�
�Then there�s no need to get up� she mumbled turning around.
Even Justin could help but laugh at that one. She was right, there was no need to get up if there wasn�t anything bad going on but his mother was waiting to see her.
�Baby you got to get up, there�s food involved.�
�Well why didn�t you say so?� she laughed, pulling herself up from the bed.
�You might want to put on some pants or something. We have company.�
�Company? Lonnie?�
Ok the joy in her voice when she said his name made Justin twinge a little. Thank goodness it wasn�t him that was down in the kitchen.
�No� he snapped, �someone else.�
�Let me guess it�s a surprise?�
�Yup.� With a little assitance, Justin gathered a more dressed Su-Elise and headed downstairs.
�Justin you don�t have to hold me down the steps.�
�Well just want to make sure you don�t trip and fall or something. These pants are kind of long.�
�Honey that�s why there�s a railing right here� she smiled.
�Yeah, yeah.�
As they entered the kitchen, Su�s eyes came across the multitude of food. She hadn�t even paid any attention to Lynn who was standing in the room which she completely understood.
�Um Su, I want you to meet someone.�
�Hmm?�
Su turned her attention away from the food to the person she now saw in the room. Each brown eye went back and forth from mother and son.
�Oh I am sooo sorry!�
Lynn didn�t say anything, just stared at Su-Elise�s stomach. Wow she was far along. The silence petrified Su, what was she going to do? Scream �You got my son screwed for life!!!� or something more dramatic? Instead, Lynn came over to her and placed her arms around her. That hug wasn�t just any hug, that was a momma hug. Not a mother hug or a mom hug, A MOMMA HUG.
�Oh sweetheart look at you, you look wonderful� she sighed.
�Thank you.�
�Well son introduce us.�
�Ma this is Su-Elise Mitchell, Su this is my ma.�
�You can call me ma too or Lynn whichever you prefer.�
�Ok Lynn� she smiled.
�Please have a seat, eat! Eat!� she laughed.
Su could tell from there that she and Lynn would get along great. Through breakfast everything was neutral. No one talked about this being a pregnancy from a one night stand or that they weren�t actually a couple long before. Just simple things like back home or how she was coming along. A tear came to Lynn�s
eye when she learned that Su was having twins in which Justin told her he�d explain later.
�Ginger root? Wow didn�t know that.�
�Yup, helps just like ginger ale. Do you still have morning sickness?�
�Sometimes��I mean its dramatically decreased but sometimes I still get like this horrible wave of nausea.�
�How come you haven�t told me?� Justin interrupted.
�Uh, I didn�t want to bother you.�
�You wouldn�t bother me.�
Su really didn�t know what to say. It looked like genuine concern on Justin�s face. Not to mention she and Lynn were in the living room when he popped in.
�Well you know how women are, high threshold for pain.�
�Pain? You�re in pain?� Justin asked.
�Well the nausea can be a pain in the butt, but no I�m fine really I am�
Su tried to brush it off but it wasn�t working. Justin was worried and it wasn�t helping that she was keeping things away from as such. What was it about him that she just didn�t want to share herself with him? She was so open with his mother with Lonnie, just not him. Lynn stayed for two days giving Su-Elise all the tips in the world. They both grew an automatic liking to one another. Su would definetly miss her company once she was gone. Meanwhile Justin was still stewing over the fact that Su continuously closed herself off from him. Why was he so worried about one person liking him? He could have any girl he wanted and he was going to do just that.
�Cologne, condoms, check, check� Justin looked at himself one more time before heading downstairs where Su was.
�Hey I�m heading out.�
�Where to?�
�Out��..don�t wait up.�
�Uh ok.�
�And if you go out leave a note or something.�
�Yup.�
Justin looked at her one more time before leaving. He was going to be gone all ngiht? Well that only meant one thing.
�Hope you got some protection� Su sighed to herself.
That night Justin lived up to his promise staying out till the wee hours of the morning. There was a hot party at Lotus that was filled with so many beautiful
women it made him delirious. With a few drinks and weed in his system Su was a forgotten memory. Tonight was about living it up, having fun like the old Justin would. The entire night he danced with woman after woman. Finally one beauty crossed his eyes, Lauren. She was drop dead gorgeous and he knew by the end of the night he would have her, which he did. When he made it back home he was so drunk and high climbing all those steps to the room would be a Survivor like task. But he had to, there was no other way to sleep than to sleep in his wonderous bed. Plus he had to check in on Su to see if she was alright. Doing that task, Justin plopped down into his bed, fully clothes and fell right off to sleep.
Justin�s bloodshot blue eyes cracked up to the clock that read 11:45 am. The sleep was much needed but the headache from the hangover wasn�t.
Yeah he was feeling it alright. Tylenol was now a must, so Justin got up and grabbed a few and some water.
�I�ll be glad when this shit wear off� he said rubbing his forehead.
Justin gave himself some time to get balanced. A warm shower and some different clothes actually helped a little. The clock now read 12:30, Su would probably be up by then. Justin left out of his room to check in on Su to see if she was now up. This was unusual for her because she was still sleep. Normally she�d be up around 10, maybe she stayed up late. Justin shrugged his shoulders, paid no mind. Last night was great for him. Danced, got duced, a little high and got some booty that was his kind of night. That was something he needed to rejuvenate himself. Hours now passed and Su wasn�t up. Justin went to check on her again, still sleep. What was wrong with her? She never slept that long. It was now going on 4 which was more than odd, way more.
�Justin?� With worry, Justin ran to call the first person he knew that understood she was going through. His mother.
�Ma, hey I got a question.�
�Ok.�
�Su is still sleep.�
�Ok��.�
�No I mean she�s been sleep all night and all day. Its like 4 here, normally she�s up around 10.�
�What time did she go to sleep?�
�I don�t know I wasn�t home.�
�You weren�t home?�
�No I went out.�
�Oh Justin� Lynn sighed, �Well what time does she normally go to sleep?�
�11:30-12 depends.�
�Well if she went to sleep at 11:30--�
�Then she�s been sleep for 17 hours.�
�17 hours?! Justin have you even went in there to check up on her?�
�Uh��no.�
�Then do it then!�
Duh right? Justin hung up the phone and went up to Su�s room where she was still sleeping.
�Su? Su wake up.� Nope nothing. �Su?�
Ok so calling her wasn�t working, so Justin walked over to the side of the bed When he tapped her, she still didn�t move. He moved continuously tapped her, touched her, nothing. She was so still, like a dead person, dead person?! Then Justin started freaking out, screaming out for her, literally shaking the hell out of her. Still she didn�t move. Tears started to form in Justin�s eyes,
what was wrong with her?! He felt her arm which was a little warm. But since Justin was over dramatizing, he ran over to the phone calling his private doctor.
�Is she ok?�
�Yes she is, she just had a little fever is all, took everything out of her. With twins that�s very common but I must say I do believe she�s a little on the dehydrated side. Nothing drastic but I�d like to see her get more than milk in her system.�
�Yeah yeah I�ll see to it. Um is she up right now?�
�Yes she is, look I know the way out.�
�No let me walk--�
�No need, just go be with her� the doctor smiled.
Justin was actually a little frightened to go in. What was he going to say? Slowly Justin walked into the room. Su was now sitting up, but still yawning a little. He stood so far away from her with his hands in his pockets that he
looked almost like a child.
�You know Justin, I�m not going to bite you and suck your blood. I�m just a little dehydrated, come here.�
Justin walked over to the bed and sat down across from her. Her right hand was now a little bruised from the IV that once was in her hand.
�Aw did it hurt?�
�Just a little� she sighed.
Gently Justin took her hand and brushed it across his lips. Strange, his kiss took the sting away from the needle away. Justin noted the redness that went straight to her cheeks, making him blush as well.
�Are you hungry? I can get you something to eat, wait are you thirsty? You�re dehydrated of course you�re thirsty, I�ll got get you some water.�
�Wait whoa Justin chill ok? He said I was only a little dehydrated I�m not aching for water or anything. Besides he said I could hydrate myself along with vegetables so I�ll just add more carrots or watermelon to my diet.�
�Carrots, watermelon, check I�ll get Melinda to get that for you�
Justin was about to jump from the bed when Su stopped him.
�Justin chill ok?� she laughed, �I�ll be fine stop worrying.�
But he couldn�t help it, after feeling his children move around, he had to make
sure that everything was alright.
~*~
"Coochie coochie coo" Lonnie crooned to Su's stomach.
"You know Lonnie are you sure that's the message you want to send to my kids? What if its a boy in there or two? He's already hearing coochie and he's not even out of the womb yet" she laughed.
"Comedienne, you should be a comedienne" he stated moving his face away
from her protruding stomach.
Justin pulled up to the house noticing that Lonnie's car was in the drive way. What was he doing there?
"Boy you are stupid you know that?"
"Hey my intelligence levels are threw the roof."
"Right...." Through their laughter Lonnie and Su heard the front door
close.
Justin was back from wherever he went. Honestly she didn't care. Su had her own life to worry about and that consisted of the two children and herself.
"Hey man what are you doing here?" Justin asked before giving the usual
man shake before plopping down on the chair across from Lonnie and Su-Elise.
"Here to keep the little missus some company. We were waiting to see what time you were coming back before going out."
"Going out? Going out where?"
"To a movie" Su answered.
"What are ya'll going to see?"
"Some dang ol' Ella Enchanted."
"Hey I'm a sucker for kid movies. I literally had to drag my sister by the ear to see The Haunted Mansion with me."
"Better be lucky you pregnant."
"Boy I'll drag you by something more sensitive to this movie if need be, keep running ya jib jab k?"
"Dang its like that?"
"Like that. Let me go get my coat."
"Here let me help--" Lonnie stood up to help Su off of the couch.
Meanwhile Justin watched the little show before him. That feeling? That
feeling that mad him hot all over, insecure, a little sad and angry? That my
friends is called jealousy and for the first time in his life it was taking over him full force. Su-Elise lived with him, hell even slept with him yet and still she didn't get along with him like she did Lonnie. The way they joked around with each other or talked on the phone at night almost made him wish.....well made him wish that she was that way with him. They never joked, went to the movies, went shopping or just sat and talked. Sometimes he'd see her in the morning before she went out for her yoga training and at night while she was sleeping but that was it. She managed to keep herself busy with things for the nursery, watching a movie, reading things online or something, anything to keep herself away from him. But when she was with Lonnie it was whole different situation. She was giddy, laughing, being herself. Justin really couldn't understand why she wasn't that way with him. As a matter of fact why did he care? It wasn't like he was dying for her affections when he could
get it from any girl or woman in the entire world. Maybe their situation fit the phrase "you want what you can't get." And what he couldn't get was some kind of budding relationship with her. It was a shame, truly it was. He couldn't even have something other than a plutonic relationship with the woman he'd be tied to forever.
"Justin did you hear me?"
"Huh?" Justin looked over to Su who was now standing beside him.
Apparently he was so dazed he hadn't even noticed Lonnie wasn't in the room
anymore.
"I said we're going to pick something to eat, if I'm too tired I'll crash at his place ok?"
"Uh.....yeah ok, if you do just call me, let me know or something."
"Tah whatever" she laughed, "See ya."
Justin watched as she almost skipped outside the house leaving him completely alone in the huge mansion. No laughter, no talking just pure silence. Without a girlfriend he was basically alone, all his friends were doing their thing and the one person who was there treated him like he was nonexistent.
"Yeah see ya" he said to himself.
~*~
�You know if I didn�t know any better I�d say my boy gots some feelings for ya� Lonnie said before biting into his chili dog.
�Tah, I highly doubt that� she laughed.
Su reached over to her pistachio pudding. Her cravings were getting worse and worse. Whenever she went out with Lonnie she indulged in whatever Justin barred from the house. Tonight�s serving consisted of pistachio pudding, chili dogs, chocolate milkshakes and baklavah.
�Why is that? You know he almost shit on himself when you had that fever. Plus he looked a little down that he didn�t come with us.�
�You��you really think so?�
�Look I know you wanted to come over my place but maybe you should go back and talk to him.�
�I guess you�re right.�
�I know I�m right.� Su raised her eyebrow.
�You know pregnant women are always right��and lethal.�
~*~
�Justin? Justin?�
�Out here!�
Su found Justin sitting out by the pool. He looked so bored sitting out there by himself. Hopefully she�d be able to help him out with that. She went as far as to come back from the movie as soon as it was done so she could spend some time with him.
�What are you doing back so early? I thought you were spending the night over Lonnie�s?�
�Um, yeah change of plans. Got ya some ice cream.�
�You did?�
�Cookie dough.�
�My favorite�.Lonnie told you.�
�Yup.� Su sat down next to Justin Indian style.
�Wait do you know how to swim?�
�No.�
�Girl!� Justin jumped up pulling Su with him further over into the grass. �What if you were to fall in that water?!�
�Well I didn�t think I�d just go jumping in or something.�
�Well you never know, you could�ve slipped or something.�
�Justin I was sitting.�
�Excuses, excuses lets get to the ice cream.�
�Here� she laughed.
Justin and Su sat in silence while they ate their Baskin�s Robins.
�Um�.Su why are you eating ice cream?�
�Boy if you thought I was going to stop eating ice cream cuz you told me to you got another thought coming.�
�Ok, ok� he laughed. �So really���why�d you come back?�
�Because I haven�t been really fair to you. I�ve been ignoring you at all costs and that�s not right.�
�May I ask why?�
�Do you want the truth or the sugar coated version?�
�Hmm, I�ll take the truth this time and this time only.�
�Ok�.I�..well I just don�t want to be hurt again. After I left the hotel that night I felt so cheap. I never wanted to feel that way again. Now that I�m here with you, regardless of the reason why I just knew that somehow someway if I let myself get close to you, you�d make me feel that way again.�
So that�s why she closed herself to him. Now he felt really bad, he knew his treatment impacted her but never had he thought to that degree. He had to make things right if these next few months were gonna work.
�Su-Elise let me say with my entire being I am so, so sorry for how I treated you that night. I was completely wrong that night, I know I can�t go back in time and change that night but I do want to make things right for us now. With these children we�re going to be linked forever, some kind of common ground has to be reached between us. So lets start over.�
�Start over?�
�Hello my name is Justin Randall Timberlake. I�m from Tenessee and I�m an aquarius.�
For the first time between the two, Su began to laugh.
�Nice to meet you Justin, my name is Su-Elise Kender Mitchell. I�m from Michigan and I�m a Capricorn� Justin reached out and shook Su�s hand.
�See that�s how we should�ve first met.�
�Totally.�
�Su I promise that I�ll try everything I can to not hurt you ok?�
�Ok� she smiled. �So since we�re starting with this budding friendship
thing, tell me��
�What do you want to know about Britney?�
�Huh?�
�You were going to ask about Britney?�
�Actually I was going to ask what cologne you wear because sometimes it settles my stomach.�
�Its Cool Water� he laughed.
�Ok.�
�Do you want to know about Britney?�
�Not really.�
Silence filled the backyard. This was the first time someone hadn�t really cared about the whole Britney fiasco.
�I want to know about that guy, the one that made you upset that night.�
�What about him?�
�Tell me about him.�
�Ugh, well his name was Mark, we were together for almost 2 years. I mean when I first saw him, my jebus he was just gorgeous! Tall, dark and handsome, he had these green eyes that just made you crazy. And this jet black hair so it like contrasted each other in a good way. Plus he was really tall and I love tall guys. So anyways when I first saw him I was like boy I have to have that one! But I mean I�m not really confident in myself, so I figured he�d want someone else. At that time he was working with my ex-friend Alesha and I talked about him so much that she told him. To my surprise he was interested. We got close and I thought things were going to work out but�.I mean it didn�t. After awhile we drifted apart, never really saw him. Then the night of our anniversary,
during dinner he broke up with me. And here�s the kicker, then he tells me that he�s going to the army and that he leaves the next day! That night when I met you, I walked in on him and Alesha getting sexified. Later I found out they had been secretly dating each other for like half the time we were together. Some friend and boyfriend huh? I mean I gave him my all. I did things with him that I didn�t even want to do just to make him happy. I was supposed to wait for marriage�now look at me.�
A single tear fell from Su�s face. This Mark character was a Grade A jerk Justin wished at the moment he could find and give him a good ol� Tennessee ass kicking. But now was not the time for that. Justin leaned in and wiped away the tears that fell from her eyes.
�I�m sorry, damn hormones.�
Something came over Justin. He wanted to take all the pain away from her. The horrible memories of how Mark and Alesha treated her, let alone himself. Slowly he moved in closer to her. When their lips touched this elated feeling flowed through his entire body. It was unexplainatory at the moment. Why was he so desperate to kiss her? Never had he been this way with anyone and now out of nowhere it was almost as if Justin needed her validation. Without it the universe, his universe wasn�t right. When he pulled away from the kiss he looked into her brown eyes. He couldn�t really tell what was the look she was giving him. Something a mixture of shock and confusion.
�Uh�� there was nothing really to say.
Justin simply got up and walked away back into the house leaving a very confused Su outside. What exactly just happened? Wait she knew�..
�Oh Justin� she sighed.
~*~
Night time had fallen upon the California sky. For some odd reason it was unbelievably hot that night. Su always preferred night air to air condition so she opened all the windows to her room. She hadn�t talked to Justin since the kiss, she left him be. She knew the reason for what happened and she couldn�t really blame him. If she was in that position, maybe she would�ve too.
�Just do it man, just do it� Justin paced back and forth in his room still harping on what happened a few hours before.
He kissed her, he went on and did it. And quite truthfully it was the best kiss he ever experienced. So why was he hiding in his room? Forget that! They had to hit this head on. Justin walked out of his room over to Su�s. A tap on her door knocked the thoughts out of her mind.
�Yeah?�
�Can I come in?�
�Yeah sure.�
Justin walked into the dark room, only lit by the moonlight that was draped across her body. His own little personal angel sitting there on the bed looked up at him.
�What�s up?�
�I just um�wanted to talk�
Justin walked over to the opposite side of the bed next to Su. Justin hadn�t realized until then how dark her eyes were until then. They almost looked black, which was pretty different.
�Look Justin, its ok I know why you did what you did.�
�Huh?�
�You just wanted to make me feel better about everything with Mark and stuff. Its ok.�
Wait no, that wasn�t the reason he had kissed her. He kissed her well because he wanted to. Justin couldn�t explain it but he was having feelings for her. But then again did he want her to know that he was having feelings for her? Maybe it was the wrong time for all of that. She probably would never even give him a chance anyways.
�Uh�..yeah.�
�When I first got out here I thought you were a mega jerk, but I guess I had you pegged wrong. You can be sweet when you want to be.�
�I guess I should take that as a compliment?�
�That you should� she smiled.
�Um can I stay in here with you?�
�Yeah sure.� Justin laid down next down Su.
Neither really said anything, just laid there.
�Justin?� Su whispered.
�Yeah?�
�I�m scared.� Justin leaned up to face Su. It was understandable, when he first saw her round stomach or when he heard the news that they were his he was scared too. Justin had a little bit of age on her, Su was still pretty young.
�What scares you sweetie?�
�I mean�..its so easy to make a child, but it�s a whole different story having one, let alone two. Plus your mother told me about what happened�.you know with your sister�.I--�
�Hey, hey I know you�re scared Su. Honestly I�m a little scared too because I wouldn�t want that to happen either but just know that I�m here for you come what may alright? I can�t say its going to be a easy ride but we�ll make it together. I�ll get them to shoot you up with everypain killer imaginable plus you�ll always have my hand to hold onto. As far the thing with my sister, I can�t say what God has in store for us, but know that he�s looking out for us ok? Can you settle with that for right now?�
�Yeah I can.�
�Good, we�re going to take this one step at a time alright.�
�Alright.�
�Now come on lets get some rest ok?�
�Alright.�
�Come here�
Justin motioned for Su to come closer, resting her head on his chest. He remembered back when he first told his mother about her pregnancy how she held him in her arms. At that moment everything just felt better because he knew at least there was someone there behind him. He wanted Su to feel the same. Hopefully she did. With his arms wrapped around her, Justin drifted off to sleep, putting all the worries and problems they were facing behind them. Including the feelings building up inside him for her.
~*~
Laughter filled Justin�s kitchen that sunny afternoon. Usually he�d assume that pregnant women would have mood swings or at least that�s what his mother told him to look out for. Instead Su was the opposite, she was a pretty content pregnant woman. Just had some funky cravings. Somehow their conversation about the south turned into a comedy show of sorts when Justin started making faces and doing funny dances causing Su to laugh till her stomach hurt.
�Justin stop!� she laughed wiping her eyes.
�I just like to make you laugh� he smiled.
�Well you�re doing a terrific job Mr. Timberlake. Hey at least you know if this music thing goes bust you�ve got a career elsewhere.�
�Its my security blanket.�
�Aw my goofy doofy� Su smiled getting up from the table.
She didn�t know why but at that moment she wanted to be close to Justin. He did
object to her coming over and sitting in his lap, resting her head on his shoulder.
�I hope they have your sense of personality, that way whenever mommy is sad they�ll cheer me up.�
�You know I�m always here to cheer you up.�
Justin could feel Su smile against his shoulder after saying that. But it was the truth, regardless of what was to happen with their relationship he�d always be there for her.
�Speaking of them, don�t forget the sonogram is tomorrow at 12.�
�Tomorrow? Are you sure?�
�Yeah Dr. Paxton had to move it up to tomorrow because she�s going out of town.�
�Damn.�
�What?�
�I�ve got a meeting tomorrow with the executives.�
�Oh, well its not like it the only sonogram I�m ever going to have, plus I�ll have pictures to bring back.�
�But I mean, I kind of wanted to experience that with you.�
Justin looked away in saddness, that was the whole point of bringing her out there to experience all the things as parents would. Johnny told him the meeting that next day would be important so he couldn�t miss it. But tomorrow would be so special, tomorrow he�d get to see somewhat of his children for the first time.
�It just won�t be the same.�
Justin turned to only find Su now sleeping against his shoulder. Her warm breath against his neck tickled him, causing him to smile. He watched how she once more laid her arm across her stomach as if she was shielding the world for
her two babies. When she stirred a little, her hand moved across her
stomach. Not to wake her, Justin laid his hand on her stomach. Yup those
two were going at it.
�Hey don�t wake mommy up� he whispered.
And then they stopped. Already listening to their father. Gently Justin picked Su up and carried her into the living room where he laid her on the couch.
Justin moved upstairs to grab a blanket to place of her. His angel was sound asleep when he tenderly put a kiss on her forehead. Being there with her as she slept gave him a sense of serenity. In a hectic world, just sitting by her as she breathed in and out could calm even the most nervous person. This was making it harder and harder for Justin not to fall for her. They were getting along great, but there was still a matter of what was to come in 4 months. Would she stay or would she go?
~*~
�Is there any way we can make this meeting go as quickly as possible? I
have something really important to go to after this.�
�We�ll try what we can.� Justin looked over at the clock 9:55, good.
If the execs and lawyers came now then the meeting shouldn�t last too long
and he�d make it back just in time for Su�s sonogram. A few minutes late the President of Jive�s assistant came in along with another exec.
�Hello Mr. Timberlake.�
�Hello sir, how are you?�
�Fine, fine and yourself?�
�Good, um is there any way we can get this done fast because I really need to be somewhere really important afterwards.�
�Well we�ll see what we can do.�
�Now Mr. Timberlake we of course now know that you and a young woman are expecting.�
�That I am.�
�Well we want to make sure that your public image is not tarnished. So far this has not effected record sales but in the long run it could. Therefore with some consulting we all agree if you are in the limelight perhaps with another beauty therefore giving the crowd of course a sense that you are still a star along with still taking care of this young woman.�
�This has worked with plenty of stars, Colin Farrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eminiem��
�Wait I�m not sure about this guys, I don�t want to be attached to anyone at the moment.�
�Well you don�t have to actually have to date, just be seen. You know you don�t want to look like some stuffy old father.�
�But I am a father.�
�A young one at that, you don�t want to disappear out of the limelight just because you�re having a child. A budding relationship with a hot star will put you back up there.�
Back and forth, back and forth each exec planted the seed of continuous stardom. But a relationship? He wasn�t exactly too sure about all of that but then again they knew more than he did when it came to the business.
�Therefore we have picked the perfect person for you.�
�Wait you�ve picked someone for me?�
�That�s right and we�ve decided that Cameron Diaz would be perfect.�
�Cam--Cameron? Cameron Charlie�s Angel�s Diaz?�
�That�s the one.�
�Um, but I like short girls.�
�Whatever, she�s the hottest thing right now. Plus you�ve already met, we can spin some story and go from there.�
�I don�t know about this guys.�
Justin listened as each man talked on about how the plan could work. Justin wouldn�t have to be her boyfriend or anything, just be seen together. I mean it could be worse, they could try to get him back together with Brit, yuck. Justin wanted to discuss this more but noted that the time now read 11:45 leaving him only 15 minutes to get to the doctors office that was at least 10 minutes or
more depending on traffic away.
�Yeah, yeah sure I really have to go.�
Too much yackin�, he had a sonogram to get to.
�Are we decent?� Dr. Paxton called.
�That I am, come on in� Dr. Paxton walked into the examination room where Su was waiting.
�How are we doing?�
�We are doing great� Su smiled.
�That�s what I like to hear.�
Once Su had gotten used to seeing the doctor, visits now were no longer depressing. She could recall back to the time when first found out she was pregnant. For sure she probably scared the doctor�.
The past few had weeks been horrific, just plain horrific. One not a fan of throwing up was constantly doing such. Su-Elise basically lived by
the toilet. Everything she ate came back up. She prided herself in the fact that she hadn�t thrown up in 5 years and now here she was throwing up every 5 seconds. Surely the flu season was over, could she have caught some kind of virus?
�Have you recently had any kind of seafood of some sorts?�
�Some shrimp actually shrimp and some tuna. I have seafood like three times a week and I�ve never been this sick before.�
�Well lets do this, I�ll give you something just in case its food poisoning. We�ll take a little blood, run it in the lab and give you a call just in case we find something else ok?�
�Alright.�
Still the sickness with the meds hadn�t went away, in fact it got worse! Here she was back at the doctor�s office after he called her saying that he had found something from her blood sample. Of course he did because something this drastic couldn�t be a simple as a food poisoning.
�Well hello again Ms. Mitchell.�
�Hello Dr. Puja, how are you?�
�Fine and yourself?�
�Do I need to answer that?� she laughed.
�Um�..now that I think about it yes this month.�
�That my dear is because you�re pregnant.�
Su�s entire body turned into stone p..p..pregnant?! No, no she couldn�t be. Su couldn�t let words escape, just shake her head no as if Dr. Puja had been lying.
�We run that test along with many others, Su-Elise hon you�re pregnant.�
Su�s entire body began to quiver. There was nothing else to do but to cry but she had no clue she�d cry so hard. The tears just kept coming, her body visibly now shook hard. Su tried to cover her mouth from screaming out but it was no use. Even her hand couldn�t contain the cries that escaped her lips. Dr. Puja had no idea what to do. Sure he�d seen plenty of people distraught of the news of pregnancy but this was something completely different. All he could do was place his hand on her shoulder as she cried out. Plenty of people outside his office could hear her and wondered what was going on. It was almost as if she couldn�t stop crying. She was only 18 with a future ahead of her. She was supposed to start school that following 2 weeks at U of M, now she was pregnant. That�s when it came back full force. The last person she was with was
Justin bitch ass Timberlake. He was the last person she since Mark and the last time she was with Mark was around her birthday, early that year. Justin was the father, that bastard was the father of her bastard.
Things were a lot different now between Justin and Su-Elise. They were getting along so much better now. She actually felt a little bad that
Justin couldn�t be there along with her at that moment. He was growing more and more excited over the children. This was to be something like a little gift for him. Dr. Paxton got everything situated for the sonogram.
�Excuse me, do you know what room Su-Elise Mitchell is in?� Justin made it right around 12:15, just in time.
�Room 105 sir.�
�Thanks.�
Justin headed down the hall to room 105. He felt giddy heading to the room. Dare he do a cartwheel? Well no point of going back that far but nonetheless he was still excited about seeing his children. A tap on the door interrupted Dr. Paxton�s small speech about everything Su was to expect.
�Yes?�
�Can I come in?� A smile graced Su�s face at the sound of Justin�s voice.
�That you can.� Dr. Paxton stood aside to let Justin in.
�You made it.�
�That I did, I told them fools �hey I gots to see about my lady and my babies�.�
�You are such a liar� she laughed.
�Yeah I am, so what�s going on?�
�Well like I was telling Su-Elise here we�re going to get a first glimpse of the twins. Now they�re still pretty small so might only get to see one clearly but you�ll be able to hear both heartbeats. We�re going to do another sonogram in 2 months because normally twins come much earlier than single childbirths, now are their any questions?�
�I think we have it all.�
�Alrighty, lets see some babies!�
Dr.Paxton got everything together to show the couple their children. When the sound of their heartbeats filled the room Su�s eyes filled with tears. That was her children, the two knuckleheads in her stomach now filled her entire being with a sense of pure joy. To Justin it was the most wonderful sound that he had ever heard. More wonderful than any song that could ever escape his lips.
�Now if you all look at the monitor we should get some kind of picture of one of them.�
�Is that one right there?� Justin pointed out of the children that was clear.
�That it is.�
�Wow� he sighed.
Su was at a lost for words, everything was so overwhelming. The feeling of Justin�s hand now enclosed in hers made her cry even harder. They came so very far to that point of getting along. He was there for her every step of the way and she saw that.
�Well look what we have here, I guess the other wanted to show itself.�
Now the other twin was making its debut somewhat pushing its sibling out of the way.
�I guess it didn�t like all of the attention the other one was getting.�
�Would you two like to know the sex of the twins?�
�Uh��that�s up to Su.�
�I wanna know.�
�Well I think you�re both in luck, it�s a girl and a boy.�
Both were overjoyed with the news. Justin would get the son he always wanted and Su would get the little girl she dreamt of. Justin and Su watched the
children for a few more minutes before Dr. Paxton turned off the sonogram.
�So a boy and a girl, interesting huh?� Su smiled still looking at the pictures.
�That it is, me and my super sperm.�
The look Su gave him made him turn away.
�Well look I think we should celebrate.�
�Yeah that�d be a good idea.�
That night Justin made plans at Mauy�s, a trendy restaurant in downtown LA. Everything was set up just for the two of them, but for some odd reason Su was still upstairs.
�I could�ve sworn that I told her to be ready at 8.� Justin sighed heading upstairs to get her.
�Su-Elise?�
�Yeah?�
�Um, you still getting dressed?�
�I can�t find anything nice to wear.�
�You have plenty of nice clothes, you can wear anything you want. Look, you want me to help you find something?�
�Yeah sure, come on in.� Whoa, standing in nothing but a purple bra and panties set. Sweat began to build upon Justin�s forehead. Did she have to look so incredibly sexy?
�Uh do you want me to come back in or something?�
�BOy its not like you ain�t seen what I�m packing. If not I wouldn�t be having two children swimming around in my stomach, now come on pretty boy help me out.�
�Ok�.well let�s see here�
Justin flipped around through some of the clothes in her closet till her ran across a 3/4th sleeved black dress. He never saw her wear that one before. That�d be perfect!
�How about this one?�
�This one? I don�t know Justin, it really shows my stomach.�
�And? That�s a good thing.�
�Justin���
�I think that big belly of yours is dead sexy, now put on the dress. I�m sure they�re starving!�
�Yeah they are� she laughed. �Ok, I�ll be down in a sec.�
�Alright��.hey Lise, question��
�Yes I still have the tattoo.�
�Ok� he laughed.
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�Uh��..where is everyone?�
�I got the place all to ourselves.�
Su-Elise looked around to the completely empty restaurant only being filled with waiters.
�You what?�
�Got the place to ourselves, I wouldn�t want to share this moment with a bunch of people burning holes with their eyes. Plus I want you all to myself.�
�Mr. Timberlake�..you know you can have me all to yourself whenever you want.�
�I�ll make note of that then� he smiled. �Come on girl lets sit down.�
Justin grabbed Su�s hand leading her over to the table. Being a complete gentleman he held her chair out, returning to his chair.
�So what do you want to eat?�
�I don�t know�.�
�You can have anything you want here, even if they don�t make it. They�ll go out and get it or whatever.�
�I don�t want to put anyone through all that trouble. I want a steak, some chocolate cake, tuna and��a lemon.�
�A lemon?�
�A lemon, I like sour stuff.�
�Uh�.ok, so steak, cake, fish and a lemon?�
�Hey its what they want, I know it�s a lot but I am eating for three.�
�Well the lady gets what the lady wants.�
Su got everything her two little ones wanted. Now only if they had some greens in that piece they�d be working with something. Sure Justin said that they�d get her whatever but she wasn�t going to use his status to work someone to death. Through the coarse of dinner they chatted away about the children of
course. The next day the interior decorator was going to start on their
nursery. They had all came into agreement that red and beige would be the
colors. Now all they had to work out was one last thing�
�So�..I was thinking.�
�Uh oh don�t hurt yaself� she laughed.
�A shuck yuck, very funny. No really, I was thinking um��for the boy maybe we could name him Justin jr.�
�Ugh no.�
�Ugh?�
�I mean isn�t that expected? Justin Timberlake jr. We should hit �em with something new, like Kanye or Ridge.�
�Ridge Timberlake? Kanye Timberlake? I am not having my first born son named after a soap character or a rapper.�
�Well it is different.�
�I just always imagined if I ever had a son that he�d have a part of me with him, kind of like my middle name Randall.�
�I understand�so�..Justin Timberlake the second. You know we�re going to have to call him JT or something whenever you two are around each other so we don�t complicate things.�
If Justin smiled any harder he would�ve broke his jaw. His little boy was going to have his namesake.
�You know the girl is all you, unless you want to name her Justine.�
�Now you�re pushing it. Every since I was young I wanted to name my daughter Genesis Yves, so Genesis Yves Timberlake.�
�Justin and Genesis, wow�.wait I forgot to call my ma!�
Justin whipped out his cell to call his mother to deliver the good news.
�Hey ma!�
�Hey Justin how are you?�
�I�m good and you?�
�Great, so what do I owe the pleasure of this call?�
�I�ve got great news we got the sonogram today, we�re having a boy and a girl.�
�Oh Justin, how wonderful.�
�We�re going to name them Justin and Genesis.�
�Aw Justin how wonderful, honey I�m so happy to hear that.�
�I�ll call you later tonight to talk, we�re out having dinner celebrating.�
�Ok honey, I�ll talk to you later. I love you, send my love to Su-Elise.�
�I will ma, love you too.�
Su listened as mother and son talked. Secretly she wished she had a relationship like that with her mother. Through her sister, her mother possibly could careless that she was no longer even in the state let alone having a boy and a girl. Lynn sounded ecstatic.
�My mom said to send her love.�
�Aw, she�s such a sweetie.�
�Yeah�.hey lets get out of here.�
�Alright.�
California was definetly the opposite of Michigan, right about now it�d start getting cold. Winter jacket buying was starting up along with sweaters and boots but out in Cali it felt amazing. Su made the decision then and there that maybe staying in California to raise her children would be best. At least she�d save money on clothes. As the two left out of the restaurant, a white horse and carraige sat in front.
�Aw look a horsey!� she squealed.
�Can I touch him?� she asked the driver.
�Go ahead.�
�Aw, you�re so pretty� she sighed petting the ultra friendly horse. ]
Unexpectantly the horse licked from her hand up her arm. Ugh, yeah that was disgusting.
�I think he likes you� the driver joked.
�That makes two of us� Justin mumbled under his breath.
�What did you say Justin?�
�Um I said would you like to ride?�
�Isn�t that why we have Justin and Genesis?�
Just seeing the look on Justin�s face made her laugh. Whenever he blushed his cheeks became really rosy like a little child.
�I just like to rile you up, of course I�d like to. Can you help me up?�
�Yeah sure.� With assistance, Su-Elise sat down on the plush red seat.