Stephanie, Justin, Trace, and Jenny met up with everyone else at the
airport. Stephanie frowned when she saw Bobbi. She couldn't understand why
JC put up with her crap but she shrugged it off, it wasn't her business. They boarded the airplane
and Justin plopped into the seat next to Stephanie.
"Damn, we have a long flight ahead of us," she mumbled.
"I know, but I'm here. That's gotta be a positive!" he said grinning.
Stephanie laughed and rolled her eyes. "I feel kinda bad leaving Carrie, I mean she'll be by herself most of the time."
"Carrie will be fine Steph. She's a strong kid...now I want you to have a good time. No more worrying, okay?"
"Okay. Thank you for inviting me Justin."
"No prob...I had an extra ticket anyway!"
"You're just looking for an ass-whippin' aren't you?!" Stephanie said and elbowed him.
They sat back and Stephanie felt herself drifting off to sleep. It had been a long day and they had an 8 hour flight ahead of them. She felt Justin squirming in his seat, trying to find a comfortable position. She smiled when he finally sat still after laying his head on her shoulder. She opened her eyes to see him peacefully falling to sleep. She kissed the top of his head and leaned back against him. She would have 5 days to relax and she couldn't be happier that she was getting to spend those days with Justin.
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I'll be your crying shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
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"Hey, wake up sleepyhead!" Justin yelled into Stephanie's ear. He laughed as her eyes shot open.
"God Justin! I'm gonna kill your ass!"
"C'mon, we're here!" he said, still laughing.
Stephanie stretched and followed the others off the plane. They all picked up their luggage and piled into the awaiting limos. Not too long after that, they pulled up in front of the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Stephanie stepped out of the limo and took a deep breath. Everything was so beautiful. Colorful, exotic flowers adorned everything and a gentle wind blew in off the water.
"So, what do you think?" Justin said walking up beside her.
"It's great...I think I'm really gonna love Hawaii!"
"And you should. C'mon, we have to check in."
Stephanie followed Justin into the extravagant hotel and waited until he walked back with the key to her room.
"You're room's right next door to mine," he said giving her the key.
"Aren't I the lucky one!" she said sarcastically. Justin just rolled his eyes and smiled.
After they were settled in their rooms, they put on their bathing suits and hit the beach.
"Oh Steph, you remember Britney, right?" Justin asked as a girl came and sat next to him.
"Yeah, it's good to see you again."
"Same here. So is Justin driving you crazy yet?"
"Do you even have to ask?"
"Hey!" Justin said as the two girls laughed. They lounged on the beach chairs for a while, working on their tans.
"I'm going for a swim, okay?" Stephanie said standing. Justin nodded and returned to talking with Lance. Stephanie wadded into the water and made her way out farther. She loved swimming, it helped clear her mind. She swam out farther and then just floated for a few minutes, just looking up into the clear blue sky. She was so caught up that she lost track of the time. She looked back to shore to see Justin standing up, waving her in. She waved back and began swimming back towards shore. She finally reached the land and walked out of the water and over to Justin.
"I hate it when you do that...you swim so far out," he said frowning.
"Justin, I've been swimming since I was 3...relax Dad!"
"Anyway, we're going to go in now and get ready for tonight."
"Alright."
Stephanie grabbed her tote and started walking back towards the hotel. Justin found himself watching after her...tiny beads of water dripped off her body and her yellow bikini clung to her body. He shook the thoughts out of his head. "What's the matter with you? She's your best-friend...you can't think about her like that," he said to himself.
"J, you comin' or what?" Stephanie called out.
"Yeah," he said running to catch up with her. He knew he had to keep himself in check or things could get extremely complicated.
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Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
And stand at the gallows of heartache, that hang from above
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