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*6 months later*
"Happy birthday to you!Happy birthday to you!Happy birthday dear Justin!Happy birthday to you!"came a whole crowd of voices as he and his mother walked into his house later on that night.Justin stood back in surprise as he looked at all the people in his house.There was his stepfather, Johnathan, Nana and Grandpa, Joey, Lance, Chris, JC, Lori, Stacey and the guys in the Black Eyed Peas.He started laughing and turned to his mother and said,"You planned this didn't you?"
"Of course I didn't"she said and winked at him as they both walked in.He went over and gave a hug to every single person that was there.Then Nana brought out her homemade birthday cake that he has loved since he was a child.He smiled at her,"Thanks Nan"
"No problem huney,you deserve it.You have been working so hard and I am so proud of you"Nana said as she hugged him,then she pulled back,"You're too skinny!You need to eat boy!"
Everyone started laughing."Blow out your candles, make a wish"Johnathan said to him
"Ok I will"Justin said,"But first,everyone I have an announcement to make"he said,"I auditioned for this new movie called 'Alpha Dog' and I got the part"he said excitedly
"Ohmygosh!Your gonna be a movie star!"Lori said happily
"Naw I'm far from that but thanks though"he said and laughed as there were a million "That's greats" and "Congratulations"
"Blow out your candles,make a wish"Johnathan said earnestly, he was hungry
"Alright"Justin said as he shuffled the boys curly,blond hair.He was becoming a split image of him and rumor has it that he already had a girlfriend at the middle school he went to back in Tennessee.Justin closed his eyes and made a wish,knowing it probably wouldn't come true,but he had a little hope in him.Then he opened his eyes and took a deep breath and blew out all 26 candles.They all clapped and cheered and soon the cake was devoured by all of them.
"Wow baby your getting so old"Lori said as she gave him another hug
"Thanks a lot Lori"Justin said with a laugh
"That's exactly what he wants to hear on his birthday"Stacey said and laughed,"We're both not too far behind him you know"
"It was a joke!Geez!"Lori said and laughed,"So besides the movie,what else is in store for ya?"
"Well of course we are nominated for 8 Grammy's"Justin said and smiled.*NSYNC's sixth album was a huge hit this past year and being nominated for so many was a blessing. They still had it.All the guys were proud."So we will be performing there and hopefully taking something home"he said.He smiled at Stacey,"Of course,congratulations on your nominations as well"he said to her.The Black Eyed Peas were nominated for 4 Grammy's for their newest album also
"Thanks"Stacey said,she looked around the packed house,"It seems like all of our wishes came true huh?We are all doing so well"
"Oh by the way,what did you wish for?"Lori asked
"Lori,he can't tell or it wont come true"Stacey said
Justin laughed."It wont come true anyways"he said softly
"That's the spirit"Lori said,"Now you can tell me then"
Justin laughed a little. He didn't know why, but he wished that Paris was there, or at least called to wish him a happy birthday. Just a sign of her would be nice, he still missed her. He wondered how her birthday went, knowing that her birthday was a few days before his. He was about to open his mouth to tell them his wish, when the doorbell rang. He froze,it couldn't be.
He watched as his mother went to the door and opened it. She had a very surprised look on her face. Was it her? Then he saw her hug the person and the person stepped inside. It was Christina Aguilera!
"Come in, come in"Lynn said as she brought her in,"We didn't know you were coming,this is such a surprise"she said as Christina stepped in,"JUSTIN!Its Christina"
He was very surprised and happy that Christina could make it,but it would have been better if Paris walked in the door.He,Lori and Stacey ran over to her and gave her hugs
"Hey birthday boy!"Christina said as she gave him a hug
"This is such a surprise"Justin said,"How have you been?"
"I'm on my month off and then I'm gonna go into the studio and write for my next album"she said and smiled,"So this is your place huh?"
"Oh yeah,I forgot that you haven't seen it"Justin said,"Yep this is it.Ive had it for almost three years now"he said,"Let me show you around"he said as he took her hand and walked her upstairs showing her all the bedrooms
"Damn,I'll need to stay here instead of the Hilton"she said and laughed
"Here's the master"Justin said and opened the door into his room
"Wow!Silk sheets!Now you know you made it when you have silk sheets"Christina said,"I need to invest in some"she said as she felt the silk
"Yeah I made it I guess"he said and laughed
"Oh shut up and stop being modest"Christina said,"Boy,you alone are worth like 50 million bucks"
"60 now,after this last album we did.Who knows what will happen with this new movie"
"You got 'Alpha Dog'?"Christina asked.Justin nodded his head,"Yay!I'm so happy for you!I wish I could act but those days are long over"She hasn't really acted in anything since the MMC,but wants to keep it that way,she was more focused on singing.She noticed something and pointed to it,"Who's that?"she asked
Justin looked in the direction that she pointed to,it was the picture of him,Paris and Baby.He always had the urge to throw it away but never had the heart to do it."Oh....no one"he said,"Let me show you the fun room"he said
"Shes beautiful"Christina said as she picked up the picture,"She looks familiar"
"Shes no one"he said
"Oh!That's Paris Madison!"Christina said,"Oh I have her book and her poetry book too.How did you meet her?"
Justin sighed,"We used to date"
"Really?When did this happen?"Christina asked
"About 2 1/2 years ago,it was around the time you were on tour overseas I think"he said,"It lasted about a month then she-"
"Lied?"Christina interrupted,"This is the one?"
"Yeah,shes the one alright." In more ways than one.
"And you still have her picture?"Christina asked him,"You still like her don't you?"
"Um,come on,I didn't show you the rest of the house"
"Justin,answer me"Christina asked
"Yeah,I'm still in love with her"he said and sighed,"But Chris,its over now-"
"Its never over"Christina said
"Its not that simple Chris"he said
"Things aren't as hard as they seem to be.Sometimes people make things so difficult then they really are"she said,"Especially you"
"No I don't"he said
Christina sighed,"Ok I wont bug you anymore.You can show me the fun room,but Justin...."
"What?"he asked as they walked out the room
"Don't give up just yet"she said
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"Ohmygod!Im so sick of unpacking!"Paris said as she sat on her new black leather couch
"Huney,your done.We unpacked the last thing.Your house has been fully furnished"Francine said as she sat down next to her,"Good job" she said as she gave her a high five
Paris laughed,"We're a good team"she said,"Wow I'm so happy that I have my own place,my own house even.Your welcome to stay whenever you want"she said to her.The house was big,but not too big but it was big enough to make her feel lonely all by herself.
"Oh you know I will take advantage of staying in a house in the Hills"Francine said and winked at her.Just then Baby ran into the room and jumped onto the couch,"Ohhh!Shit that thing scared me.She cant be on this couch.Its expensive and real leather"
"Baby is not a thing and she can get on it if she wants to.I paid for it"Paris said as she picked Baby up and gave her a kiss
Francine frowned,"I don't know how you kiss that thing"she said
"Mom!Shes not a thing!"
"I know I heard you the first time"Francine said.Paris put the dog down and got up."Where are you going?"
"Its Saturday,I gotta get my run in before the sun sets"Paris said
"But you have been running around this whole house,doesn't that count?"
"No"Paris said with a laugh
"Well I'm gonna be on my way then"Francine said as she looked at her watch,"Leo and I are going to try to catch a movie or something"Francine and Leo got back together and sorted out all the problems that they had.Francine's boutique was doing well and Leo was proud of her.Paris was happy for her.
Paris gave her a hug,"Well tell Leo and Shaylyn I said hello"she said,"Have fun,but not too much"
Francine laughed,"I can promise you the hello's but not the last part"
"Eeeew Mom"Paris said and laughed,"Get outta here"she said.She gave her mother a kiss on the cheek and Francine left.Paris looked around the house and smiled,she still couldn't believe that it was all hers.
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"Gas costs too damn much!"Francine said as she filled up the gas in her car.She stood there as the tank filled up and saw a familiar looking face at the pump next to hers.No,it couldn't be.
"Francine?"she heard someone say.She turned and it was the mystery person.He took off his sunglasses and it was Justin
"Justin?"Francine said as she walked away from her car and walked up to him,"Hello,how are you?"
"I'm fine"he said as he gave her a hug,"Your looking good"
"Why thank you"
"So what have you been doing lately?"he asked her
"Now you know that I'm the last person you wanna know about"she said
Justin laughed,"I do wanna know,about both of you"
"Well I opened up my own boutique on Rodeo.We don't have anything for guys like you,but that will change once I enlarge the place"
"That's great"he said,"Congratulations on your own business"
"Thanks. Paris is doing well"Francine said,"Shes working on her new book and we just finished unpacking her house about 15 minutes ago"
"I'm happy that shes happy"
"Shes doing well,but shes not happy.She misses you,you know"
"She does?"he asks her
Francine sighed and went in her purse and got out a pen and paper,"I don't understand you kids these days"she muttered as she wrote something down,"To make a long story short Justin,she is still in love with you and misses you terribly.I know you feel the same way so here's her address and phone number"she said and handed him the paper
Justin took it and was about to say something
"No,don't thank me.Don't say a word.Do what you want with it,throw it away,whatever.But I suggest very strongly not to give up and just take a chance"Francine said,"Have a good day now"she said and walked back to her car
Justin looked at the paper and looked up,"Fran!?"She turned around,"Is she at home still?"he asked her
Francine smiled,"Its Saturday,she still goes on those runs on the beach.But shes only out there for about an hour tops.You have time to surprise her"she said,"I'm sure the door is unlocked.I need to remind her about that"
"Thanks"he said.Once the gas tank was full,he got in his car and drove off
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"Whooo"Paris said as she walked in the back door of the house.She went over to the refrigerator and got out some water and laughed,she was so busy furnishing the place that she forgot to put any food in the house.She was too tired to do it now,she just wanted to take a bath.She took a sip of the water and walked toward the steps.She saw that there was a trail of rose petals going up the steps.She sighed,Baby must have gotten to those roses again.
She didn't bother to pick them up as she followed the trail upstairs and down the hall and straight into her bedroom.She walked in and gasped
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Justin smiled as he saw her walk in and gasp.She looked the same,still beautiful.He stood up and held the other dozen roses in his hand."I know, your probably like,how the hell did he get here?"he laughed a little,"I ran into your mother at the gas station and she gave me your information.I'm glad she did.She told me that you miss me and I feel the same way about you"he said as he slowly walked toward her.She stood in the exact same spot,not moving and just staring at him
"Paris,I'm willing to move on.Even through all that we went through two years ago,you were always on my mind.I haven't been able to stop thinking about you.I wanna forget everything and just start where we left off"he said as he stepped closer to her,"I know that I promised to never leave you before and I did....but I feel that I grew up these past two and a half years and I will never leave you Paris.I love you"he said as he got choked up a little.He never would have thought that he had this chance again to talk to her,to see her.
Paris looked at him and laughed a little as tears came to her eyes,"I left the door unlocked didn't I?"she asked and then laughed
He laughed,"Yeah,your mother said that she needs to talk about that with you"he said
"Oh"she said.She couldn't believe that he was standing there and she couldn't move due to shock and she was scared to even touch him. However,her emotions got the best of her,"I missed you too"she said,"I still cry over you,I still love you and all this time it feels like a part of me was missing"she said
Justin came closer to her,"I feel the exact same way"he said.She pulled him toward her and hugged him.They stood there for awhile,crying in each others arms and not wanting to let go.Then Justin pulled her face toward his and kissed her.Two and a half years of pain and love came out into that kiss and it was so strong that it scared the both of them.When they both pulled away,they laughed
"These are for you"he said to her as he gave her the dozen roses
"Thank you"she said as she took them,"I thought it was Baby eating my roses again"she said and laughed
"Baby is still here?"he asked her
"Yeah,she's got her own room,down the hall"Paris said and smiled
Justin sighed,"Your still beautiful"he said as he stroked her face
"You too"she said to him.He pulled her in for another kiss and he picked her up and walked toward the bed,"Your gonna take my virginity?"
He laughed,"I already did,I cant do it again"
"No,I'm a renewed virgin.I haven't had sex in almost three years,that renews my virgin license"she said and laughed
He laughed,"Fine,you can take mine away then too,if that's the case"he said as he laid her down on the bed,"Silk?"he said as he felt the light blue sheets
She smiled,"Yeah,you got me hooked"she said
"I'm hooked on you"he said,"You had me at hello"he said.She laughed and then kissed him,not ever wanting to let go and thanking God for this second chance
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