BEST FRIENDS: CHAPTER TWO I GUESS I WAS REALLY TIRED AND I CRIED MYSELF TO SLEEP. I HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT YARD.I T STARTLED ME.I JUMPED UP OFF THE COUCH AND WALKED TO THE FRONT DOOR.I WIPED OFF THE NOW DRIED TEAR THAT WERE ON MY FACE.I OPENED THE DOOR AND WALKED OUTSIDE AND DOWN THE PORCH STEPS. TO MY SURPRIZE IT WAS A COUPLE OF REALLY CUTE GUYS? (4 TO BE EXACT!) I COULDNT HELP BUT THINK THAT I HAVE SEEN THEM SOMEWHERE BEFORE.THEY JUST LOOKED SO FAMILIAR. THEY WERE ALL HORSEPLAYING AROUND. WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE THEY ALL STOPPED AND STOOD STILL LOOKING AT ME.I LOOKED DOWN, FEELING MY CHEEKS TURN A LIGHT PINKISH COLOR. THEN THEY ALL CLEARED THEIR THROATS IN UNISON.I JUST STOOD THEIR CONFUSED.THEN I JUMPED WHEN I FELT SOMEONE FROM BEHING ME COVER MY EYES WITH THEIR HANDS.AND SAID "GUESS WHO?" A FEELING OF HAPPINESS RUSHED THROUGHT MY BODY.AND I FELT A TEAR FORM IN MY EYES. I QUICKLY TURNED AROUND TO FIND MYSELF FACE TO FACE WITH MY OLD FRIEND, JUSTIN.I JUST JUMPED UP AND HUGGED HIM AS I FELT TEARS COME DOWN MY FACE. I PULLED AWAY TO SEE HIS BEAUTIFUL EYES I ALWAYS LOVED. " AWWWW! MARY, PLEASE DONT CRY!" JUSTIN SAID." THERE TEARS OF JOY! " I SAID AS HE WIPPED (SP?) THEM AWAY WITH HIS THUMB.HE HAD MY FACE CUPPED IN HIS HANDS. " WOW YOU ARE EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL THEN I REMEMBER." I BLUSHED AND LOOKED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. "YOU EVEN GREW A FEW INCHES!" WE BOTH LAUGHED AS I SAID " HEY! IM GLAD THAT I GOT TO SEE YOU, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH! " WELL IM GLAD TO BE SEEN! I HAVE MISSED YOU TOO!" HE SAID. HE TOOK MY HAND AND SPUN ME AROUND AS HE SAID " MY, MY, MY HAVENT WE CHANGED HOW WE LOOK. THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU ALL YOU WORE WERE JEANS AND BAAGY CLOSE.YOU WERE A TOMBOY SINCE WHEN DO YOU DO YOUR NAILS?" HE SOUNDED MORE SHOCKED THEN ANYTHING. " WELL EVER SINCE I GOT ATTENTION FROM THE GUYS, I CAN SEE YOUR LITTLE FRIEND OVER THERE CHECKING ME OUT!" I SAID AS I LAUGHED. JUSTIN TURNED AROUND TO SEE JOEY SCRATCHING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ACTING LIKE HE DOESNT KNOWS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. JUSTIN TURNED BACK TO ME GRABBED MY HAND AND STARTED HEADING TOWARDS THE GUYS WHO WERE STANDING AROUND BY A TREE. "WELL THE LITTLE FLIRTY FRIEND OVER HERE IS JOEY. AND THE SHY BLONDE GUY IS LANCE.DONT LET HIM FOOL YOU ONE SECOND!" "HEY!" LANCE SAID SOUND HURT." EVERYONE JUST LAUGHED.THEN WE WALKED OVER TO TWO OTHER GUUYS WHO WERE WRESTLING ON THE FLOOR. " AND THOSE TWO ARE JC AND CHRIS.GUYS GET OFF OF EACHOTHER!" JUSTIN SAID. THEY GOT OFF THE GROUND WHIPPED THERE HAND ON THERE JEANS THEN SHOOK MY HAND SAYING " HI! " THEN I INVITED THEM IN BUT THEY WANTED TO STAY OUTSIDE TO PLAY B-BALL INSTEAD.ME AND JUSTIN MADE OUR WAY TO THE LIVING ROOM AND SAT DOWN ON THE COUCH.WE STARTED TALKING AND CATCHING UP ON EACHOTHERS LIVES. I TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPEN IN MY FAMILY AND HOW I LIVED BY MYSELF. HE FELT REALLY GUILTY ABOUT NOT KEEPING HIS PROMISE OF WRITING WHEN HE COULD.HE TOLD ME HOW EVERYTHING JUST GOT HETIC AND THATS HOW IT GOES IN THE MUSIC BIZZ. I TOLD HIM IT WAS OK AT LEAST WE COULD MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME NOW THAT WE GOT BACK IN TOUCH WITH EACHOTHER.  TWO HOURS HAD PASSED BY WHEN FINALLY THE OTHER GUYS DECIDED TO COME IN. THEY WERE HUNGRY AND PLANNED ON GOING OUT TO EAT. " HEY JUSTIN WE WANT TO GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT YOU GUYS IN?" JC ASKED. " UHHH SURE IM IN HOW BOUT YOU MARY?" JUSTIN SAID TURNING TO LOOK AT ME. " JUSTIN YOU VERY WELL KNOW I LOVE TO COOK AND I MAKE A VERY MEAN LATIN PLATERS, AND YOU ARE GOING TO DIS ME BY GOING OUT TO EAT? PLUS YOU GUYS ARE GUESTS AND I WON’T HAVE ANY OF YOU COMING TO VISIT ME AND NOT HAVE TRIED MY COOKING.ALL OF YOU GUYS SIT DOWN MAKE YOURSELVES COMFY AND IN ABOUT AN HOUR DINNER WILL BE DONE.OK?" I SAID. THEY ALL LOKED AT ME WEIRD. THEN JOEY SAID " YAYYY! HOME COOKED MEAL I HAVENT HAD ONE IN MONTHS! MY MOUTH IS WATERING ALREADY! " WE ALL LAUGHED. THEN I MADE MY WAY INTO THE KITCKEN. AFTER AN HOUR I WAS PLACING THE FOOD ON THE TABLE. ALL I HAD TO SAY WAS "FOOD" AND JOEY MADE A MAD DASH TO THE TABLE.HE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO STARTED EATING. THE OTHER GUYS JUST LAUGHED AND TOLD ME HE WAS LIKE THAT. WE ALL SAT DOWN AND STARTED EATING.BY THE TIME I WAS DONE EATING ALL THE PLATES WERE ALL CLEAR OF FOOD.MAN THOSE BOYS CAN EAT! I THOUGHT TO MYSELF. AS I STARTED TO CLEAN THE TABLE JUSTIN AND LANCE OFERED TO HELP ME WASH THE DISHES. THE OTHER GUYS JUST SAT AROUND IN THE LIVING ROOM WATCHING TV AND GOT A HOLD OF MY PLAYSTATION.LANCE MENTIONED TO ME HOW JUSTIN ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT ME TO THE GUYS AND THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ALREADY KNOW ME.THEN ME, JUSTIN, AND LANCE MADE OUR WAY TO THE LIVING ROOM. ME AND JUSTIN TOLD THEM THE STORY OF HOW WE MET AND SOME OF OUR LITTLE STORIES.FOR THE MOST PART WE ALL LAUGHED AT THEM CUZ THEY WERE EMBARRASING FOE JUSTIN TO ADMIT.I THOUGHT IT WAS CUTE HOW HIS FACE TURNED A PINKISH COLOR. IT GOT LATE BEFORE WE KNEW IT AND THE GUYS HAD STARTED TO GET." WELL MARY ITS NICE TO HAVE MET YOU, I HOPE WE SEE YOU SOON.ITS A LOT OF FUN GANGING UP ON JUSTIN.BUT UNFORTUNETLY ITS REALLY GETTING LATE AND WE NEED OUR SLEEP FOR OUR SHOW TOMORROW IN THE NEXT TOWN.WE ARE GOING TO START TO HEAD TO A HOTEL AND GET ROOMS.YOU COMING J?" JC ASKED. I GOT UP AND SAID " JUSTIN RANDALL TIMBERLAKE! "   "WHAT I DIDNT DO IT I SWEAR!" HE SAID. WE ALL LAUGHED."SOMEONE HAS A GUILTY CONSCIENCE." I SAID. " DO YOU THINK IM GONNA LET YOU GUYS SLEEP IN A HOTEL WHEN I LIVE IN A HOUSE THAT HAS PLENTY OF EMPTY ROOMS TO OFFER YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE." I SAID.JUSTIN AND THE GUYS GOT TOGETHER AND DECIDED TO MAKE A DESION. "ONLY ON ONE CONDITION." JOEY SAID. "ANYTHING YOU GOT IT JUST SAY THE WORD." I SAID. "YOU MAKE US ANOTHER HOME COOK MEAL! " JOEY SAID WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE. WE ALL LAUGHED." OF COURSE ANYTHING TO MAKE YOU HAPPY JOEY!" I SAID. "YAYYYY!" JOEY SAID.THEN I SHOWED THEM ALL THE ROOMS AND THE BATHROOMS." WELL THERES A ROOM BY THE KITCHEN THAT CHRIS COULD TAKE." I SAID."HEY HOW COME CHRIS GETS TO TAKE THE ROOM BY THE KITCHEN THEN HE GETS FIRST DIBSON BREAKFAST."JOEY SAID IN A WHINEY VOICE SOUNDING LIKE A LITTLE KID. " WELL WHOEVERS GETS TO THE ROOM FIST CAN HAVE IT." I SAID. WITH THAT THEY BOTH DARTED OFF TOWARDS THE ROOM.AFTER A FEW SECONDS JOEY CAME BACK WITH HIS HEAD HANGING LOW."HEY JOEY YOU CAN HAVE THE CLOSEST ROOM TO THE STAIRS SO YOULL BE ONE OF THE FIRST PPL AT THE TABLE IN THE MORNING IF ITLL CHEER YOU UP?" I SAID.   "REALLY!" HE SAID RASING HIS HEAD AND GIVING ME A KISS ON THE CHEEK. " WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" I ASKED.   " FOR BEING A SWEETHEART." JOEY SAID.   " SUCK UP!" THE OTHER GUYS SHOUTED.   "SHUT UP YOUR JUST JEALOUS." JOEY SAID STICKING OUT HIS TONGUE AND MAKING HIS WAY TO THE ROOM. LANCE HAD THE ROOM NEXT TO JOEY AND ACROOS THE HALL WAS JC'S ROOM.THEN I WALKED DOWN TO THE LAST DOOR AND OPENED IT." JUSTIN I GUESS YOU’RE STUCK IN MY ROOM FOR THE NIGHT." I SAID.HE JUST GAVE ME A CONFUSED LOOK."  WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" HE ASKED, "WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO SLEEP?'   "DONT WORRY ILL JUST CRASH ON THE COUCH FOR THE NIGHT."I SAID.   " NO ILL SLEEP ON THE COUCH, IM THE GUEST AND I DONT WANT TO INTRUDE ON YOU OR ANYTHING." HE SAID.   "DONT WORRY, HERE ILL SLEEP ON THE FLOOR IN THE ROOM WITH YOU."I SAID. "NO YOULL SLEEP ON THE BED AND ILL SLEEP ON THE FLOOR." HE ARGUED. AFTER ARGUING BACK AND FORTH WE AGREED ON SLEEPING ON THE BED TOGETHER ONLY HED SLEEP OVER THE COVERS AND I WOULD SLEEP UNDER THE COVERS.WE'D TALKED A LITTLE WHILE I CHANGED IN THE BATHROOM INTO MY BAGGY SHIRT AND MY BOXERS.THEN WHEN I CAME OUT I FOUND JUSTIN IN HIS BOXERS. "NOW THAT’S HOW I REMEMBER YOU DRESSING."HE SAID.I THREW A PILLOW AT HIM. THEN AS I WAS PULLING THE SHEETS BACK AND JUSTIN SAID "I CANT BELIEVE YOU STILL HAVE CHARLIE! "   "OF COURSE I DO IT’S THE ONLY THING THAT I HAD TO KEEP YOU CLOSE TO MY HEART.I ALWAYS KNEW YOUD COMEBACK TO SEE ME!"I SAID AS I GRABBED IT AND HUGGED IN MY ARMS.HE SMILED AT ME.THEN HE SAID " YOU NOW WE ARE ALMOST DONE WITH THE TOUR AND ILL HAVE LIKE A MONTH OFF, SO IM GONNA COMEBACK, TO FLY YOU OUT TO ORLANDO SO WE CAN HANG OUT MORE." JUSTIN SAID. I JUMPED UP AND HUGGED HIM TIGHT AND KISSED HIM ON THE CHEEK. "HEY CAN I GET A BIG GOODNIGHT KISS LIKE THAT, A MAN NEEDS LOVING TOO." JC SAID. I LOOKED AT HIM AND GIGGLED. I WENT UP TO HIM AND GAVE HIM A PECK ON THE CHEEK. "NIGHT JC." I SAID. "NIGHT SWEETIE." HE SAID. THEN I JUMPED ONTO THE BEDAND HUGGED THE PUPPY IN MY ARMS. "I THINK YOU LIKE THAT PUPPY MORE THEN YOU LIKE ME." JUSTIN SAID TRYNG TO SOUND HURT. I TURNED AROUND TO FACE HIM AND KISSED HIM ON THE CHEEK."YOU KNOW THAT’S NOT TRUE! AFTER ALL YOU GAVE IT TO ME." I SAID HALF FALLING ASLEEP. HE KISSED ME ON MY FOREHEAD AND SAID "NIGHT." "NIGHT " I SAID HEARDLY ABOVE A WHISPERED.