Chapter 6: She Wants Me

"Julie!" Justin said, nudging her gently. She groaned and pulled her blanket over her head. "Julie!" He yelled. She threw the blankets off and squinted at him.

"What do you want Timberlake?" She asked, rubbing her eyes.

"What I want is for you to wake up," He said, flashing her a charming smile. "It's a beautiful day today and an even better day for filming."

"Alright, alright." She said, yawning. "give me ten minutes, alright?"

"Okay," He relented. "I'll wait for you outside." The bus had stopped at a rest stop for a little bit.

Julie changed into khakis and a white tank top and brushed her teeth. She went into the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat.

"Hi," Michelle greeted her. She was sitting at the table, a cup of coffee in front of her. Julie felt like an ugly mutt being in the same room as a purebred poodle.

"Hi," She murmured, pulling out a granola bar from one of the cabinets.

"We haven't really been introduced," Michelle said, smiling sweetly. "I'm JC's girlfriend."

"I'm Julia Steins, I'm filming their newest video." Julia said.

"That's neat. Did you know any of the guys before you got this job?"

Julia wondered where all this was going. "Yes," She answered cautiously. "I was friends with them before." She hoped that Michelle wasn't going to ask her about JC. Hopefully he hadn't told her that they had slept together.

"It must be great then, working with your friends, and getting paid to do it." Michelle commented, standing up. She walked up to Julia, standing so close that Julia began to panic. "Listen here," Michelle said through clenched teeth, "leave JC alone, you hear me? He's my man, and I don’t give a damn if you’re their friend or not, you better not be making any more on him."

"Now listen here," Julia said back, her eyes flashing with anger at the accusations that Michelle was now throwing at her, "I don't know who you think you are, but I wouldn’t make a move on your man. You’re an obsessive and possessive bitch!" With that, she stormed out of the bus.

* * * * *

"Something wrong Julie?" Justin asked, shooting his basketball towards the net. It went in, making a small swooshing sound.

"No," She said, trying to keep the anger out of her voice. How dare she! Julia thought. She had no intention whatsoever of getting involved in JC in any way, she couldn’t believe Michelle's words. She fiddled with her camera for a bit, then focused it on Justin.

"Is my left side better than my right side?" Justin asked, angling his face towards the camera. He grinned and shot another basket. After the ball landed in the hoop he danced around, causing Julia to laugh at his antics.

"You know what Curly?" She said, holding the camera down for a moment. "Don't ever change. You're wonderful the way you are." He seemed surprised by her comment, but pulled her into a hug.

"Aww. That's so sweet. Wait, are you just saying that because you want me?" He joked. She screamed and punched him on the arm. "Just kidding!" He yelled, taking off for the bus with her following behind.

* * * * *

JC had just finished taking a shower when he heard all the fuss outside. Justin tumbled inside of the bus, running past JC and into the TV room. "Justin?" He asked, confused. Several seconds later, Julia came bursting into the bus, knocking furiously on the door.

"I'm going to kill you Timberlake!" She yelled, trying to keep the smile off of her face.

"I'm sorry!" He yelled back from inside the room. "It was hard to resist!" He opened the door a bit, "I'm sorry." He said, pouting

"Alright, alright," She said, throwing her arms up in the air and walking past JC. Justin came out a moment later, chuckling loudly.

"What happened?" JC asked, still confused.

"She wants me." Justin told him. "Ow!" He yelled when Julia threw a pillow at him.

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