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| �That must be them,� Justin said the next day when he heard a car pull up followed by another car. �What�s wrong, Bridgey?� �Is my hair okay? Do I look alright?� Bridget asked frantically. �Calm down, sweetie. You look beautiful-you�re not meeting my family. Don�t worry, okay?� Justin said as he opened the door and greeted Lance. �Lance! Hey Osh, what�s up?� �Where�s Wonder Girl?� Chris shouted as he got out of the car. �Hi, you must be Bridget,� JC said, shaking Bridget�s hand. His girlfriend Rainbow hugged her warmly. �We�ve heard so many good things about you, Bridget,� Rainbow said. �I�m Rainbow.� A short, dark brown haired girl with warm chocolate colored eyes embraced Justin, and then hugged Bridget. �I�m Ocean. Bridget, you�re so pretty.� Bridget blushed. �Thank you.� �Where is the beautiful Bridget?� Joey asked. �We have heard about this chick nonstop for the past two months and I am sick of hearing about her.� �Let�s see her!� Chris exclaimed. �Gee guys, way to be subtle.� Lance laughed. �Hello, Bridget. I�m Lance.� �Nice to meet you,� Bridget said quietly. �Good morning, Miss Bridget,� Joey said, taking Bridget�s hand and kissing it. �Joe, lay off man,� Justin warned. Joey backed away. �Sorry, J, sorry.� �I�m Chris,� Chris said, shaking Bridget�s hand. �Osh, Rain-can I talk to you two a sec?� Justin asked. �Like, in private?� �Sure,� Rainbow said and the three moved out of earshot of the group. �Can I ask you guys a favor?� �Of course, Justin,� Ocean said. �Okay, um, there�s enough room at my house for all of you, but uh, there�s been some stuff going on with Bridget�s ex and I was wondering if you guys would stay with her at her house,� Justin said. Rainbow nodded. �Of course. What�s up with her ex?� �He�s like, psycho. When they were going out, he totally beat her up. I would just feel a whole lot better if I knew she was with you two,� Justin said. �Bridget can tell you about it if she wants to�she doesn�t open up easily, but with you two�I can tell she feels totally relaxed.� �Okay, we�ll stay with her Justin,� Ocean agreed. �Thank you so much. I will sleep way better tonight knowing you guys are with her,� Justin said. When they joined the group again, Rainbow asked Bridget, � Can we stay at your house?� �Oh yeah, sure,� Bridget said. �Because as much as we love you guys-all of you, we love Bridget more,� Ocean explained in a matter-of-fact manner. �And I don�t think we can stand living in the same house with five guys.� �Yeah, somehow that ratio doesn�t work out�five guys to two girls�for some reason that does not work out right,� Rainbow added. �Oh man! Now I gotta carry your crap over there?� Lance groaned. �Lance, I love you,� Ocean said sweetly. �Yeah, you better love me, woman,� Lance replied with a grin. �I�m your bellhop here.� �You�re my cute little bellhop and I love you very much,� Ocean said, smiling. �That�s good,� Lance said. �Okay, enough of that,� Chris cut in. �I�m starving.� �Oh! I made some lunch for you guys,� Bridget said and everyone followed her to the kitchen where there was a steaming pot of spaghetti. Immediately, everyone piled their plates and dug in. �This is wonderful, Bridget,� JC said. The doorbell rang. �Oh lord no, please let that not be Britney,� Justin muttered. �Oh man! It�s Bitchney! How do I get rid of her?� �Let me beat her head in,� Ocean called. �Yeah, let�s make this world a better place,� Rainbow added and everyone laughed. Britney knocked again. �Justy! Hello! Are you home?� Justin opened the door and before he could say a word, Britney planted a wet one on him. He pulled away immediately. �What was that?� �Britney, lay off my boyfriend,� Bridget said. �Your boyfriend? Excuse me, but Justy is MY boyfriend,� Britney replied. �What the hell are you talking about?� Justin asked, �You�re mine, Justy!� Britney said in her baby voice. �Um, no, I�m not yours. I�m Bridget�s, Britney,� Justin said, backing away from her. �What�s going on here?� Ocean asked, appearing next to Bridget. �Oh hello, Britney. So nice to see you again.� �Same here, Ocean,� Britney replied. �Now if you�ll excuse us, Justy and I need to talk.� Justin jerked his hand away. �I�ve kind of got company, Brit-� �Oh come on, Justy.� �You heard him, gutter slut,� Rainbow said. �Go away.� �So nice to see you,� Britney replied. �Justy, do you really want me to leave?� �Yeah, that�d be nice,� Justin said and shut the door in her face. �Bridge, I need to talk to you a sec.� Ocean and Rainbow disappeared into the dining room while Justin took Bridget into his room to talk. �Are you okay?� �That kiss she gave you�� �Meant absolutely nothing, I swear. But I have this problem, see�� �Yeah?� �Yeah�I can�t get Bitchney�s taste off my lips�I think I need�� Bridget kissed Justin so sweetly he could hardly stand it. He kissed her back with an intensity that had them both coming back for more until JC knocked on the door. �Um Bridget? There�s someone here to see you.� �Who is it?� Bridget asked, dreading the answer. �I don�t know�some guy who says he�s positive you�ll want to see him,� JC said when Justin opened the door. �I hope it�s Eric,� Bridget muttered and went to see who was at the door. A tall guy with windblown black hair and gray eyes stood in the doorway. �Hey Bridget.� �What are you doing here?� Bridget asked. �I came to see you, Bridge, of course,� the guy replied. �Who told you I was here?� Bridget asked. �No one, I followed you.� �You followed me?� Bridget said. �Why?� �I want to see you again.� �No�Damon just leave me alone. I don�t want to see you,� Bridget said softly. �This is Damon?� Justin asked angrily, his eyes flashing with anger. �Yeah, and you are?� Damon replied, turning his cool gaze on Justin. �I�m Justin, Bridget�s boyfriend,� Justin said. �Her boyfriend. I see. Bridget, he�s just like all the others,� Damon said. Bridget shook her head. �No, he�s not.� �How do you know?� �Damon, YOU are just like all the others. In fact you�re one of the others�Justin isn�t,� Bridget said in a shaky voice. �He hasn�t done anything to me-he hasn�t hit me, he hasn�t tried to sleep with me, he hasn�t asked me for drug money�� �Oh come on, Bridget-� �No, go away.� �I think you should leave,� JC said quietly. �But-� �Now,� Lance said. �Bye.� Joey shut the door. �What was that all about?� Bridget shook her head and headed for Justin�s room. �Bridgey-� �Justin, just tell them okay? I need to be alone right now,� Bridget said and shut the door. �Was that her ex?� Ocean asked quietly. Justin nodded. �Yeah. Let�s go upstairs and talk okay?� |
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