Truth is Inevitable
"Oh man. I forgot they were a boy band." Complains Jamie about the screaming as her, Veronica, and Garret enter the backstage area 20 minutes before show time.
"Ouch. My ears are really hurting. This sucks." Says Garret complaining as well. "I mean if it was Papa Roach, Eminem, 3 Doors Down, maybe Blink, or Britney Spears I could stand. But this is like Backstreet Boys."
"Lets find them." Says Jamie as she heads over to the bodyguard and asks him where she can find the boys and something for her ears. He just laughs and points her to a door. She goes over to her friends and they follow her to an unmarked door. Jamie knocks and another bodyguard answers the door. He looks her over, smiles and lets them in. She looks around the room to find her new friends plus six others. Justin pauses his game and gets up to greet his new friend.
"Hey Jamie. So the screaming populous didn't scare you off?" He says with a sly smile.
"Almost. Gosh, the screaming." The other people in the room laugh with the exception of Garret and Veronica, who didn't find it all that funny. JC gets up after grabbing a bottle off of the table near him.
"Got Tylenol?" He says handing them the bottle with a smile. She thanks him.
"Okay Jamie, Veronica, Garret. You already know the guys. The two over there are our manager and his assistant." He brings them over to twos couples on the couch. "These wonderful people are my parents and my stepparents. This is Jamie Tearsome, Veronica Jewels and Garret Lewis. My little brother isn't here though and my girlfriend went to go get a snack so she'll be back in a bit." His stepparents get up and hug the three newcomers. His parents however are just looking at each other with quizzical expressions. How? They try to shake the question from out of their heads. Justin doesn't notice and continues with trying to make the three feel a little more comfortable. The door opens and a girl comes in with a bottle of OJ and some gummi bears. She looks around the room.
"Um, Justin, sweetie, did I miss something?"
"Kind of. Brit, this is Jamie Tearsome and her friends Veronica and Garret. Jamie and co, this is Britney Spears, my girlfriend."
"So all the rumors are true then?" Says Jamie looking at the couples intertwined fingers.
"Yep." Says Britney looking at the girl and her boyfriend, almost doing a double take. With the exception of the boy girl thing, they we almost identical. Same blue eyes, same skin color, same original hair color, same wildly curly hair, same athletic build. Their only difference being that the girl was about 2 inches shorter then Justin.
"Well I think we'll go watch the concert and then head back home. It was nice meeting everybody." Says Jamie as her friends head out. She gives Justin a hug. "Nice seeing you again. Bye." She waves and disappears out the door.
"Okay guys concert time. Let's go." Says JC. The guys head out to the stage and everyone else out to their seats with the exception of Justin's parents. Justin forgets his water bottle and he goes back. He stops at the doorway when he hears his parents talking.
"That couldn't have been who I think it was, was it?" Says his mom.
"I don't know. Same first name and all. And they looked so similar too."
"We have to tell him you know."
"I know, but how exactly is he going to react? I mean think about it. There is a VERY good chance that that was her. A very good chance with so many similarities."
"We have to tell him. Maybe tonight after the show?"
"Agreed." Justin gets puzzled, all sorts of situations running through his head. He turns around and runs back to his friends before his parents even find out he was there. They get on stage and put on a great show. Justin spots Jamie and she waves goodbye to him at the end of the show. He doesn't have a chance to talk to her as him and the guys are rushed out of the arena and to their hotels.
****
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! Justin is awoken by the sound of someone knocking on his door. He looks at his clock. 11:56 PM. He gets out of bed and goes and answers the door.
"Night Justin. Can we speak with you for a little bit?" Asks his dad.
"Um sure." He replies letting in his parents. They sit down on the other bed and he rubs his eyes trying to wake up. He goes in the bathroom and gets a glass of water before sitting on the one he was using. "Ok, I think I'm awake now. You wanted to talk?" he asks taking a sip.
"Yes Justin. It's about your sister." Says his mom. He spits out his water.
"Run that by me again. I think I'm still asleep cause I thought you said 'sister' and that's impossible cause the only sibling I have is Jonathan and he's a boy." Says Justin going on a rant and wondering if his parents are mad. His parents look at each other, before his mom continues.
"We did say sister. Justin you have a sister, but before you call the crazy farm on us. Hear us out. When you were born, you were the second one in a set of fraternal twins, you and your sister. Something happened in the nursery with papers or something and your sister was taken up for adoption. Not intentionally of course." Justin just stares at his parents, not quite believing what he's hearing.
"By the time, someone realized the error, she was already adopted and we couldn't trace her. We have no clue what happened to her." Says his dad, continuing the story.
"So I have an older sister?"
"By three minutes." Says his mom, standing up and sitting by her son's side. Justin is choked up and his next sentence comes slowly.
"So I have a sister? Did the name you give her stick through the adoption?"
"As far as we know." Says his dad looking at his mom.
"And her name?" Says Justin even more choked up.
"Jamie Elizabeth."
"Jamie as in the Jamie I met yesterday? Jamie?"
"Maybe since you two look so much alike."
"She's adopted, she can sing, has my same birthday, same eyes, same hair color, and was born at the same hospital." He looks up at his parents, they just look at each other. "Too many coincidences not to be her. I have to find her tomorrow. I have too." They nod, give their son a hug and head back to their rooms.
****
"Morning Justin." Say JC and Lance as they look over the morning paper. They do a double take. "Justin?"
"What are you doing up so early?" Says Lance looking at his watch. Justin grabs some cereal and sits down with them.
"I couldn't sleep."
"And why might that have been?" asks JC worried about his friend's health.
"Jamie. And my parents." JC and Lance give him curious looks. "Long story, but I'm heading out of here today. I'll be back tonight in time for the concert so don't worry." He says before finishing off his cereal quickly, grabbing a pair of sunglasses and his Tarheels cap, and dashing out the door.
****
"Morning Veronica." Says Jamie as she enters the diner to Veronica, who is working behind the bar. Veronica hands her a café con leche and Jamie smiles.
"Just the way you like it. So are you working today?" She says as Jamie comes around the counter.
"It's Sunday, so only for a couple of hours. Dad will be hanging here too. He wants to see how I work." She says as an older man comes in. He walks over to her and gives Jamie a hug.
"Morning Mr. Tearsome. Going to watch the wonderful world of waitressing today, huh?" He smiles at his daughter's friend and sits down at the bar.
"Yeah. Thought I owed it to Jamie here after missing her birthday yesterday due to a meeting that ran over."
"Okay then what can I get ya?"
"Just some coffee please." She gets the coffee as Justin comes through the door.
"Um… morning Veronica. Do you know where Jamie is?" Says Justin taking off his sunglasses.
"Yeah, she's out back doing chores. She should be in in a minute." She says giving Justin a curious look and heading to the back to take stock. He sits down at the diner's bar.
"You looking for Jamie?" Says the man next to him.
"Yeah. I'm Justin Timberlake."
"Daniel Tearsome, Jamie's dad." He says shaking Justin's hand. "So you're both Tarheel fans huh?" He says pointing to his cap.
"I guess. I didn't know she was."
"Huge fan. I don't see it though. I keep asking her why doesn't she like the local teams and she can never give me a good answer. She always says she doesn't know, she just does. Then goes on and on, on how much my favorite team sucks." Says Mr. Tearsome with a smile. Sounds like me. Thinks Justin to himself. "So why are you here?"
"I really needed to talk to her again. Kind of a personal matter, sir."
"Oh okay. Just call me Daniel."
"Um…I have a question…Daniel. Jamie told me she was adopted. Do you remember where and why?"
"Yeah. My wife and me were at St. Katherine's hospital in Memphis. I had broken my leg and was finally released. We got lost and were passing by the baby ward when we saw the most adorable baby girl. My wife instantly fell for her and when we saw that the poor little one was going for adoption, she just had to adopt her. I agreed and we did." He recounts with a smile. "Why do you ask?" Mr. Tearsome asks curiously. Justin takes off his hat and sets it on the counter before standing up.
"A feeling I've got." Mr. Tearsome looks at the boy, takes off his glasses, cleans them and puts them back on before looking at the boy again. He smiles a sad smile and nods his head.
"Well son, feelings never lie." Justin slightly smiles and heads off to the back to find Jamie.
****
Jamie throws the last bag into the dumpster before heading back inside. She crashes into a wall on her way back, causing the two to end up on the floor.
"Oh, sorry."
"It's okay Jamie or is it Jet?" says Justin. She looks up. He helps her up.
"Either is okay. What are you doing here Justin?" She asks puzzled.
"Um…Can I talk to you for a bit?" He asks nervously.
"Sure." She says hesitantly.
"How about over there?" He says pointing to a bench at the next door park.
"Okay." They walk over there and sit down side by side. Justin takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly knowing her next question. "So what did you want to talk about?"
"Uh…it's kind of hard to explain. But I'm not trying to mess with you or anything, but just last night I found out I had a twin sister."
"Sister?" she asks confused. "Okay… So what does this have to do with me?" She looks down at the concrete at her feet. He puts his head in his hands and takes another deep breath before looking forward.
"She was my twin sister so we'd look a lot alike, same birthdays, eyes, etc… and she was adopted." This causes her to look at him startled.
"Adopted?"
"From St. Katherine's due to a mix up in papers." Jamie swallows hard and looks him in the eyes.
"You think it's me, don't you?" He breaks eye contact, looks forward, and smiles slightly.
"I do. I had this weird feeling when I saw you like you were my missing twin."
"Well I guess this would explain that weird feeling when I saw you and my love for the Tarheels. I could never explain that." She says laughing almost in tears. "So how can we see if you're right or not?"
"For some reason when my parents told me, I just knew, but if you need a concrete answer I suggest DNA testing or the like."
"So if you're right, what about dad? How's he going to take this?"
"Well I talked to him earlier, he more or less gave me his blessing."
"So I guess all we have to do now is prove it."
"Yeah."
"Well let's go inside, get something to drink cause I'm thirsty and head over to Dr. Gregory's place. He's been my Dr ever since mom and dad brought me home. He'll know what to do." Justin nods and they stand up and head inside.
****
"Morning Jamie. What can I do for you today?" Asks Dr. Gregory when Jamie enters his office
"Um…well…you know how I was adopted?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I was wondering if I were to ever find my real parents or siblings if I have any, how would I prove it?"
"Kind of hard to explain. Why do you ask?" She goes outside waving someone in.
"Dr. Gregory, This is Justin Timberlake. Justin, this is Dr. James Gregory. Dr. Gregory, Justin is why. There are so many coincidences that are adding up. I…I have to know." She says looking at Justin.
"Okay then, well it'll take a couple of hours. So I guess we should get started then, huh?" They nod.
****A few hours later****
"Mr. Timberlake. Jamie. Come on in. The results are back." They look at each other, get up off the waiting couch, and head into the Dr.'s office. The two sit down. "Well…I'm looking at the results and…you were right. It's a match. You are brother and sister." Their eyes go wide. They hug, Jamie crying tears of joy on his shoulder.
"It's okay. It's okay." He says trying to comfort her.
****That night; End of the Concert****
Justin comes back out after finishing the song, changed into white leather pants with a white shirt and jacket. "Thank you for coming out tonight and our last song will be Forever Young. But instead of just the five of us singing it, joining us will be my sister." The audience's usual discord turns silent. "Yeah, that's right I have a sister." He says with a smile on his face. "I just found out that when I was born, I had a twin sister. Something happened and she was adopted. We were finally reunited this morning. She is a very wonderful person and I've convinced her to come on stage with me and sing. But apparently she's a little stage shy. Why don't you guys help me in convincing her?" The audience starts cheering. And then go silent wondering about the girl dressed in a sleeveless white dress that tied around the back of her neck that comes on the stage. Doing a double take, they watch as the heartthrob begins to sing solo, taking the girl's hand…
Forever Young...
Let us live eternally
We can reach our destiny
We will feast in harmony as one, forever young
The girl with him, with an equally amazing voice, begins to sing solo…
Though they teach us sacrifice
We will never compromise
We are here until our work is done, forever young
And then together, they sing…
Forever Young...
Whatever may come falling down
Will never break our solid ground
A million hours until the game is won, forever young
Then from the side of the stage, the rest of the guys come on dressed for the most part just like Justin with the white leather, just in their own styles and join in with 'forever young' repeating in the background. Justin and Jamie continue to sing the song.
Until we're learned what love can bring
Well our immortal voice will ring
And through the clouds we'll always find the sun,
Forever young
Forever Young...
We're the future of the world
With love let's take our stand
For all that we believe, forever ever young
Forever Young...
'Forever Young' As sung by *NSYNC
They finish, smiling. They all take a bow and run off the stage.
"That was a rush!" She says once they get back to their dressing room.
"I know. I've done it so many times, yet I still get that rush." Says Justin not paying attention to the figure creeping up on him.
"WATER FIGHT!" Yells Chris, squirting the siblings with water.
"CHRIS!" They shout at the same time. Justin runs and grabs two water bottles.
"Chris…run." He says. He throws Jamie a bottle. "Sis…you know I like the sound of that." Jamie just smiles, shaking her head. "Anyway, let's go get him sis. No one messes with me and my twin and gets away with it." He says grinning. JC, Joey, and Lance just watch in amusement. She nods, knowing what Justin's planning, and they dash off to get revenge, finally feeling as though the missing piece is back in place.
"Just what we need: two Justins." Says JC. The other two agree, watching the reunited twins soak Chris.
~THE END~
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