Chapter 10 "Girl, it's just..I don't know why I can't tell him. I just don't know what he'll say" Brittni said to her best friend Chelsea over the phone. She switched her position so she was now laying on her side. "You know Justin even better than I do, and if one things for sure B, is that he wants a family; and he wants one with you. True, maybe the timing isn't too perfect but, he'll love the fact that y'all are going to have a little Timberlake running around." Brittni smiled at the thought of coming home and seeing Justin and their baby wrapped up in a blanket, sleeping on the couch. "I know, I know. But I just can't get the words out. I mean, like, every time i'm about to tell him, something either interrupts us, or I chicken out. God i'm so stupid!" She smacked her forehead. "No, your not stupid, your just nervous that's all. Did you ever think of how he might react when you tell him, and then he finds out that you've known for like 3 weeks, and you haven't even said anything to him about it. He'll wonder why you were just too afraid to tell him before." "Exactly, see, I don't want him getting upset, and that puts even more pressure on me." "Hmm, well girl, I'm here for you ok. I just don't really know what else to say." "I know Chels, you've been here for me forever. I'm going to LA tomorrow for that stupid shoot that they cancelled last time. Should I wait until I get back to tell him?" "Well it would be better that way, but then again, that's just more time wasted on him not knowing, and then him wondering why you didn't tell him." "Ugh, thanks, that was alot of help." "Well i'm sorry hun, but there isn't much more I can say to you, we've been on the phone for the past two and a half hours." Brittni groaned. "Oh my god! Why does this have to be so hard? Why does Justin have to be Justin Timberlake. You know, that's what i'm mainly worried about. The press finding out. Them chewing us up. His career faltering. I mean, I don't want to be the cause of NSYNC loosing it's fans, you know?" "Yeah, I get it. Anyways girl, i'm really sorry, but I have to get going. Shaun just got here, i'll talk to you later ok? Call me when you get to LA." "Alright hun, bye." "See ya girl." Brittni hung up the phone and threw her head back on the pillows. "I hate this!" She yelled kicking her legs up in the air. "Whoa, you hate what?" Justin asked walking into the once closed bedroom door. "Oh hey baby, umm, nothing, I was just on the phone with Chelsea, girl troubles." "Alright. Well I want you to go put on this.." He said handing her a Gucci bag. "And then I want you to come back out here, and do your hair, and make-up, and all that other girl crap, because tonight i'm taking you out for dinner." "Aww, ok babyboy, i'll be right out." She ran into the bathroom and grabbed the bag on her way in. ~*~ "Are you all ready?" Justin asked standing at the front door in his suit, impatiently waiting her Brittni to come downstairs. "Just two more minutes!" She called out. Justin took a deep breath and pulled the ring box out of his pocket. He opened it to reveal the platinum gold band surrounding 1 large diamond in the center, with three smaller ones around it. His hands were already sweating and he told himself over and over again in his head that tonight had to be perfect. Nothing could go wrong, he had this all planned out in his head, and if he got too nervous, then he would wind up making a fool of himself, and his perfect plan would go to waste. A few moments later she walked down the stairs in the black silk dress that Justin had bought her. It was a v-neck cut, that showed some cleavage, and it had a slit that went straight up to her mid-thigh. She had on black strap heels, her hair all down in ringlets, and light, slivery make-up, with shiny lip-gloss. Justin was beyond amazed at the goddess-like figure standing before him. The words caught in his throat and he was un-able to speak. "Well you don't look so bad yourself Ju" Brittni laughed at the way he seemed to be in a trance in her presence. "I um, umm, you uhh..god you look good!" He called out still mesmerized. "Haha, come on babyboy, i'll help you wipe up your drool and then we'll be on our way" She laughed, and quickly kissed his lips. The pair made their way out the door and Justin drove them to the restaurant. ~*~ All through dinner Justin kept telling himself that he had to go through with it. 'I'm not going to chicken out, I have to do this. Just please let her say yes' Yet again that night, he wiped his sweaty palms on the side of his pants, and he linked his hand with Brittni's after they had parked the car and were walking along the boardwalk of a deserted beach Justin had discovered. After about 10 minutes of walking beneath the stars, Justin stopped and turned so he was standing in front of Brittni. She looked at his face and noticed how, although she had seen that he'd been kind of tense throughout the night, it was nothing compared to this. "What's the matter Ju?" He took a deep breath before beginning. 'You can do this' "Britt, umm, we've known each other for 6 years, and have been going out for 3 and a half. You know I love you more than anything else in the world, and that i'd would never even dream of ever wanting to be with anyone else. Your the only thought that runs through mind my during the day, and the only thing that fills my dreams when i'm asleep. Your my one and only, the air that I breathe. What i'm trying to get at here is.." He cut himself off and got down on one knee. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the ring box and slowly opened it. Brittni started crying even harder and placed her right hand over her mouth since Justin was holding on to the other. "Brittni, my babygirl, would you be my wife?" Brittni thought she could have burst. She couldn't hold back her excitement. "YES! yes, yes, yes! Oh my god Justin. Yes! Of course, oh my god!" Justin smiled and slipped the ring on her Brittni's shaky finger and stood up. She jumped up on him and he hugged her tight to his body. "I love you so much babygirl, thank you SO much for saying yes." He whispered into her ear. "How could I not? Your my love, my everything, without you, I don't know what I would do with myself. I don't know how I would live my life without waking up and always having you right there next to me, holding me. I love you so much babyboy" Justin pulled his head away from the crook of her neck and placed the most passionate of kiss upon her sweet lips. Both of them thanking God for the beautiful miracles he had sent to them.