1 week later~~~~~~
"Michele! I am so glad you are home" Isa said as she hugged her friend.
"Me too, although I did have a fun trip" she said. Michele reached in her bag a pulled out a box. "This is for you."
"Awww, Mich, you didn't have to get me anything". Isa opened the box and saw a snowglobe. Inside of it was a mardi gras scene. It played jazz music and rained confetti when she shook it. "I love it!" she said.
"I knew you would". Isabella ran and put it on a shelf next to her other snowglobes. Through the years she had collected them. Isa smiled as she stared at the globes somewhat drifting off. "Isa, are you ok? You've seemed like you're thinking about something else." Isa was thinking but not about something, but someone. She turned and faced her friend.
"Lets just say I had a great time while you were away too."
"Oh my God, what did you do?"
"Well, Justin Timberlake turned out to be not as annoying as I thought he was," she laughed.
Back at Lance's house~~~~~
"Lance man it was unbelievable!" Justin shouted. "She is like the most amazing woman I have ever met. We did it everywhere, the bed, the tub, the floor......"
"Spare me the graphic details," Lance said. "Does she feel the same way about you man?" he asked.
"I dunno, I haven't exactly told her that I love her yet."
"Well before you get your hopes up I suggest you tell her before you get hurt."
"I am going to tell her tonight," Justin thought to himself. Tonight he would tell the woman he lusted after for so many years that he loved her. He was excited and nervous at the same time. What if she didn't love him back. That was a chance he would have to take.
Justin walked up the pathway to Isa's house. His heart was racing and he was extremely nervous. What if she didn't love him? What if he was just a toy to be played with? He had to tell her. He rang the bell and Michele answered the door.
"Hey Juju," she smiled.
"Hey Mich," he said nervously. He walked in and stood in the hallway.
"She will be down in few seconds, she is just finishing getting dressed," Michele said.
"Oh, ok," he mumbled back.
Isabella decended the staricase looking absolutely radiant. She knew that Justin was taking her somewhere special so she decided to get dressed up. She had on a knee length red dress. Justin stood in awe as he watched her
gracefully come to him.
"Are you ready to go?" she asked. He nodded and took her hand. He looked so wonderful in his navy suit. She couldn't think of a time when he looked more handsome.
"Don't worry if I am not here when you get back, I might go to Lance's tonight," Michele yelled. They both nodded and Isabella got into Justins car.
They pulled out of the driveway and began to drive. "So where are we going?" she asked.
"You will see when we get there," he smiled knowing that he was about to take a big step in their relationship. They drove until they finally stopped outside of Bongos, a Cuban restaurant, one of Isa's favorites.
"Oh Justin you remembered," she smiled.
"Of course, I did" he answered. "I wanted to take you somewhere special, that I knew you loved."
"Well it is very sweet." They walked into the restaurant and were seated, Isa ordered a strawberry daiquiri and Justin ordered a beer. Both ordered the same for dinner, chicken with rice. Justin relied on Isa for his dinner choice because he didnt know too much about Cuban cuisine.
While waiting he kept wringing his hands. Isa could sense something was bothering him. To cut the tension she decided to ask him to dance. They took the dance floor as BRyan Adams song "Have you ever really loved a woman" softly played.
Justin thought to himself how fitting the song was. He held her close, breathing her in. He loved being with her. Never had he felt as whole as he did with her. It wasn't just the sex, it was more. He loved her and it was time to tell her. He looked in her eyes and flashbacks appeared before
him. The first time they met, their first kiss, the first time they made love. He bent down and softly kissed her lips. She smiled at him. A smile that sent shivers down his spine.
"I love you," he said.
"I love you too," she answered.
"No I mean I honestly love you, I wanna be with you forever," he said.
She looked deep in his eyes and felt her eyes swell up with tears. She kissed his lips. "I love you too," she said as she embraced him with tears in her eyes.
Never in her life had she felt the way she felt at that moment. He was the one. The man she so avoided for so many years, was the true love of her life. She couldn't believe all this was happening. She lifted her face to see tears streaming down his face as well. He smiled at her.
"I was so afraid you wouldn't feel the same way," he said.
"Never Justin. I love you. Forever," she said. He wiped the tears from her face and kissed her. He knew that he would remember this moment for the rest of his life for this was when he truly realized that she was his destiny. Isabella and Justin forever he thought. She picked her up and swung her across the floor. She giggled. Again he took her face in his hands and whispered I love you.
Shortly after Isa and Justin left, Michele left for Lance's. They were in the kitchen baking cookies.
"I can't believe I am baking cookies," Lance said.
"Oh be quiet, ya like to eat them so now you have to know what it is like to make them," she said as the timer went off. She took out the tray as Lance hovered over them. "hey now they have to cool before you eat them," Michele ordered.
"Oh man," he frowned.
"Don't make that baby face James Lance Bass. You know that only works on your mom," she laughed. The radio was playing. Faith Hill singing "Breathe" could softly be heard in the distance. It was a song that reminded Lance so much of Michele.
"I love this song," he said.
"Ohhh me too," she said back. He turned up the volume and took Michele in his arms. The cookies he so wanted just minutes earlier were completely erased from his mind. All he could think about now was her. He kissed her passionately. She smiled as they pulled away. She took his hand and led him
into the living room.
They slowly undressed each other and Lance kissed
Michele's body. It had been four years since they had started dating and everytime with her was like the first. They knew each other inside and out. He loved her more than words could say. He lowered his mouth onto hers and could feel her moan in his mouth as he entered her. Slowly they began to move with each other.
Michele closed her eyes and reveled in the power he had over her. Never in her life did a man make her so weak at the knees. She couldn't control herself with him. Her hands lingered down his body until the finally rested on his ass. She gently pushed him slowly deeper and deeper inside of her. Their bodys now covered with moisture were one and they both climaxed
together. Lance looked down at Michele.
"You are the best thing that has ever happened to me."
He kissed her nose and said, "Marry me?"
Michele looked at him amazed. Never had anything felt so right before. "Yes!" she exclaimed as she kissed him. He took her in his arms and held his future wife for the rest of the night.