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CHAPTER 23

I GOT COLD WHILE I WAS ASLEEP AND I CUDDLED CLOSER TO
JUSTIN.HE FELT SO WARM AND HE SMELLED SO GOOD.HE HELD
ME CLOSER TO HIM.I JUST LOVED IT WHEN I WAS IN IS
ARMS.I SLOWLY DRIFTED BACK TO SLEEP.I WOKE THE NEXT
MORNIG TO SEE HIS SWEET FACE.HE WAS STILL ASLEEP.I
JUST SMILED.HE LOOKED SO CUTE.I SOFTLY RAN MY FINGERS
ALONG THE SIDE OF HIS FACE.HE FELT SO SOFT.HE SMILED
AND THEN HE GRABBED MY HAND AND SAID "THAT TICKLES."
HE HELD MY HAND IN HIS AND I SMILED."MORNING SLEEPING
BEAUTY." HE OPENED HIS EYES AND LOOKED AT
ME."MORNING."THEN HE PULLED THE COVERS OVER HIS FACE
THEN MUBBLED " NIGHT." I PULLED THE COVERS TO REVEAL
HIS FACE HIDINGUNDR HIS PILLOW."JUSTIN" I WHINED.HE
JUST GRUNTED.THEN I RAN MY HANDS ON HIS BACK AND SAID
"IF YOU DONT WAKE UP IM GOING TO DO SOMETHING YOU WONT
LIKE." HE DIDNT SAY ANYTHING."OK BUT DONT SAY I DIDNT
WARN YOU." THEN I FOUND HIS TICKLE SPOT AND THEN I
STARTED TICKLING HIM AND HE BEGAN TO ROLL OVER AND
THEN HE STARTED TICKLING ME BACK."JUSTIN!!IM SUPPOSED
TO BE WAKING YOU UP.NO FAIR STOP!!!" THEN THE NEXT
THING YOU HEARD WAS A LOUD THUD.AND OF COURE IT WAS ME
WHO LANDED ON THE FLOOR."WHY ME??" I WHINED.JUSTIN
JUST PEEK OVER THE BED TO SEE ME LAYING THERE ON THE
FLOOR.I LOOKED BACK AT HIM."YOU ARE GOING TO PAY!!IT
MAY NOT BE TODAY OR TOMORROW BUT ILL GET YOU BACK!!" I
SAID STILL LAYING THERE.HE THEN GRABBED A PILLOW AND
THREW AT ME. I CAUGHT IT BEFORE IT HIT ME. I JUST
SMILED AND SIAD "HA-HA YOU MISSED!!' "OH DID I??"
JUSTIN SAID RAISING HIS EYEBROW.I JUST NODDED.THEN WE
GOT INTO A PILLOW FIGHT. WE WERE THROWING PILLOWS
EVERYWHERE.THEN JUSTIN HAD ALL THE PILLOWS SO I DUCKED
UNDER THE COVERS."YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO COME OUT AT
SOME POINT MARY." "NOT UHHH!!" I SAID SHAKING MY HEAD.
THEN HE OPENED THE BATHROOM DOOR AND IT GOT QUIET.I
PEEKED MY HEAD OUT AND BOOM I WAS HIT BY 5 PILLOWS ALL
AT ONCE. I GOT UP AND SAID "YOU ARE GONNA PAY FOR
THAT." "OH YEA I LIKE TO SEE YOU TRY!!" THEN I JUST
RAN AND JUMPED ON HIM AND KEPT HITTING HIM WITH THE
PILLOW THAT I HAD IN MY HAND.THEN HE TRIPPED OVER A
PILLOW AND WE BOTH WENT FLYING TOWARDS THE BED.I JUST
LOOKED UP AT HIM CATCHING MY BREATH AND SAID "SEE " I
WAS LAUGHING.I GOT ALL COMFY AND THEN TURNED AROUND TO

JUSTIN AND SAID "K IM GOING TO SLEEP NOW.NIGHT." THEN
I TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK TO SLEEP."K SOUNDS LIKE A
GOOD IDEA TO ME." THEN HE GOT ALL COMFY .THEN THE
PHONE RANG."UGHH" JUSTIN GRUNTED BEFORE PICKING IT
UP."HELLO?" "HEY JUSTIN TIME TO GET UP WE HAVE AN HOUR
BEFORE WE HAVE TO LEAVE.WE GOT A FULL DAY TODAY SO WE
CANT BE LATE." "OK JC IM UP." "BYE." "BYE." HE HUNG UP
THE PHONE.HE STRECHED AND THEN PULLED THE COVERS FROM
ME "TIME TO GET UP SLEEPY HEAD.I GOTTA GO GET READY
WHEN I COME BACK OUT YOU GOTTA BE OUT OF HERE AND
READY YOURSELF." "UH HUH." I SAID TAKING THE COVERS
BACK AND GETTING COMFY.HE CAME BACK OUT OF THE SHOWER
ALL DRESSED. "MARY PLEASE WAKE UP I CANT BE LATE TODAY
CUZ WE ARE PACKED WITH THINGS TO DO." "WELL WHO SAID I
HAD TO TAG ALONG.ILL JUST MEET YOU GUYS AT THE VENUE
LATER BEFORE SOUND CHECK." I SAID FROM UNDER THE
COVERS.JUST THEN JC KNOCKED ON THE DOOR."COME IN." JC
WALKED IN."READY?" "YEA BUT SLEEPING BEAUTY OVER THERE
IS STILL SLEEPING." "OH WELL IF SHE WANTS WE'LL SENT
LONNIE TO COME GET HER LATER.SHE PROBABLY HAVE MORE
FUN GOING TO THE POOL THEN TAGGING ALONG WITH US FROM
INTERVEIW TO INTERVEIW.LET HER SLEEP AND I'LL CALL HER
WHEN LONNIES ON HIS WAY." "OK.I KNOW SHE NEEDS HER
BEAUTY SLEEP ANYWAYS." "SEE JC GETS IT.YOU DIDNT HAVE
TO WAKE ME UP." I SAID POPPING UP FROM UNDER THE
COVERS."HI JC!" "HI!" HE SAID GIVING ME A HUG."K
GOODNIGHT!" I SAID GOING BACK UNDER THE COVERS.JUSTIN
AND JC LEFT TO JOIN THE GUYS DOWNSTAIRS TO HEAD TO THE
INTERVEIWS.I WENT TO MY ROOM AND WENT BACK TO SLEEP. I
WOKE UP AT 11.I JUMPED IN THE SHOWER.I GOT OUT AND
DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO WEAR. I DECIDED TO WEAR SOME JEANS
AND A SHIRT THEN WHEN IT WAS TIME I WOULD CHANGE INTO
MY OUTFIT THAT JC GOT FOR ME.I HEADED OUT AND GOT SOME
LUNCH DOWN IN THE HOTEL'S RESTAURANT. I WAS IN THE
MIDDLE OF EATING WHEN JC CALLED ME."HEY GURL I SEE
YOURE WIDE AWAKE NOW." "YEA I AM.SO IS EVERYTHING SET
FOR TONIGHT?' "YEA ALL WE ARE MISSING IS YOU.LOOK WE
ARE GOING TO HOLD OFF JUSTIN WHEN YOU GET HERE AND
THEN YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN YOUR OWN DRESSING ROOM
WHERE WE HAVE SOMEONE DOING YOUR MAKE AND HAIR.THEN
YOULL BE THE LAST ONE TO GO RIGHT BEFORE WE GO OUT ON
STAGE.SO YOU KNOW WHO WILL BE SURE TOSEE YOU.DONT

WORRY WHEN YOU GET HERE ILL BE THERE TO SHOW YOU TO
YOUR ROOM AND THE GUYS WILL BE BY TO POP IN AND WISH
YOU LUCK.""THANKS JC WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU?"
"DONT MENTION IT.LISTEN I GOTTA GO. ILL CALL YOU BACK
WHEN LONNIE IS ON HIS WAY." "OK BYE JC." "BYE BABY
GIRL." THEN I HUNGUP THE PHONE AND FINISHED EATING.
THEN I MADE MY WAY OVER TO THE POOL AND SAT AROUND BY
THE BAR.I WENT BACK UP TO MY ROOM AND GOT EVERYTHING I
NEEDED.THEN JC CALLED ME."HEY BABY GIRL." "HEY JC."
"LONNIE JUST CALLED ME AND SAID HE'S DOWNSTAIRS
WAITING FOR YOU.CALL ME WHEN YOU GET TO THE GATES OF
THE VENUE AND ONE OF US WILL MEET YOU AT THE BACKSTAGE
ENTRANCE OK?" "ALRIGHT ILL SEE YA SOON." I WENT
DOWNSTAIRS TO FIND LONNIE BY THE ELEVATOR."READY
MARY?" "AS READY AS I'LL EVER BE." I OFFERED A WEAK
SMILE.WE GOT IN THE LIMO AND I CALLED JC." HEY JC IM
HERE." "OH OK. LISTEN JUSTIN IS IN THE TOY ROOM AND
JOEY AND CHRIS ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON HIM.LANCE WILL BE
THERE TO MEET YOU." "OK." I CLOSED MY CELL PHONE AND
TOOK A DEEP BREATH AND GOT OUT OF THE LIMO AND ONCE
THE DOOR OPENED I SAW LANCE'S SMILING FACE."HI!""HI!
YOU DONT KNOW HOW GOOD IT IS TO SEE A SMILING FACE.I
AM SO NERVOUS!" I SAID AS WE WALKED DOWN THE HALLWAY
AND INTO MY DRESSING ROOM."YOU HAVE NOTHING TO BE
NEVEROUS OF." WE SAT DOWN ON THE COUCH THAT WAS IN THE
ROOM." WELL I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO YOUR MAKE
UP ARTIST AND YOUR HAIR STYLIST. I THINK YOU MIGHT
KNOW THEM.COME OUT GIRLS." AS SOON AS THEY CAME OUT I
JUMPED UP TO HUG THEM.IT WAS PAM AND MONIKA."WHAT ARE
YOU GUYS DOING HERE??" "WELL WE COULDNT LET YOU DO
THIS WITHOUT US.WE HAD TO BE HERE JUST IN CASE OF THE
HEART BREAK." "WELL GEE THANKS FOR THE POSITIVE INPUT
PAM!!" "PLUS WE ARE YOUR GIRLFRIENDS AND WE HAD TO BE
HERE TO CHEER YOU ON GURL!!" MONIKA SAID
EXCITEDLY."PLUS YOU ARE GONNA KNOCK HIM DEAD WITH THAT
OUTFIT." PAM SAID TAKING THE OUTFIT OUT OF THE BAG.
"WELL I GOTTA GO AND GIVE JOEY A CHANCE TO SEE YOU IN
THAT OUTFIT HE'LL PASS OUT OF SEEING YOU IN IT." LANCE
LAUGHED AS HE WALKED OUT. I CHANGED INTO THE OUTFIT
AND PAM WAS DOIG MY HAIR WHEN JOEY CAME IN."WOW!!YOU
LOOK DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!!" "THANKS JOEY." "IF HE SAYS
NO YOU GOTTA GIVE OLD JOE A CHANCE." "TAKE A NUMBER JC

ASKED FIRST!" "WHAT!?" I JUST SMILED.HE CAME UP TO ME
AND GAVE ME A HUG AND A KISS ON THE CHEEK." FOR LUCK!"
"THANKS JOEY." "NO PROBLEM.I GOTTA GET BACK THOUGH."
"OK." HE LEFT AND THEN MONIKA WORKED ON MY MAKEUP AND
BEFORE I KNEW IT, MY TIME HAD COME TO GET ON
STAGE."GOOD LUCK GIRL!!" "YEA KNOCK 'EM DEAD!" MONIKA
AND PAM SAID. I WALKED OUT OF MY ROOM TO SEE ALL THE
GUYS STANDING THERE BY THE STAGE GETTING READY."OH MY
GOD!!" ALL OF THEM SAID AS I WALKED BY AND SMILED AT
ALL OF THEM."WHAT IS GOING ON?" JUSTIN QUESTIONED AS I
PASSED HIM AND ALL I DID WAS SMILE.JC HUGGED ME TIGHT
AND SAID "YOU GO FOR IT GIRL." I SMILED AND I WALKED
ON STAGE.JUSTIN KEPT ASKING QUESTIONS BUT NO ONE SAID
A WORD.EVERYONE HAD FOCUSED THEIR ATTENTION ON CENTER
STAGE WHERE MARY WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE
AUDIENCE.ALL WAS DARK.ALL THE LIGHTS WERE OFF.THEN THE
SPOTLIGHT HIT ME. I WAS STANDING THERE JUST WITH A MIC
ON A STAND IN FRONT OF ME AND MILLIONS CHEERING.OFF TO
THE SIDE WERE ALL MY FRIENDS CHEERING ME ON, BUT ONE
WAS CLUELESS ON WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. JUSTIN STOOD
THERE WATCHING ME HIS EYES GAZED UP AND DOWN MY
BODY.WOW!SHE IS TRUEL SOMETHING ELSE. HE THOUGHT TO
HIMSELF.MY HEART KEPT POUNDING FASTER AND FASTER.I
CANT BELIEVE IM DOING THIS.I THOUGHT TO MYSELF. THEN I
LOKED BACK TO THE SIDE WHERE I CAME OUT FROM AND SAW
JUSTIN. THEN IT ALL HIT ME, HE WAS WHY I WAS DOING
THIS.I HAD TO LET HIM KNOW RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW.