Chapter 12
A few days had past since Shannon had gotten the e-mail from Britney and no one had said anything about it. Things were actually pretty calm for everyone; JC and Jessica were as happy as can be. Everyone decided to have a family meal sort of deal at Justin’s house so that everyone could get together and just have a nice time together. The doorbell rang and Shannon went to get it while Justin and Chris stood in the kitchen, fixing dinner. JC was the first to show up. "Hey, come on in. You are the first one here," she said to him motioning him to step into the house. "I thought Jessica was coming with you?," she asked quizzically. "She’ll be here in a little bit, she had to do somethings to do before she gets here."
JC walked into the kitchen, greeting his friends and taking a deep breath. "What’s for supper?," he asked with a smile on his face. "Tacos and lasagna," Chris said with a laugh under it. "That’s an interesting combination. What gives?" JC said, looking at his friends strangely. "Well, Chris here was complaining about not having tacos in a long time, so I guess we will make him happy," Justin said smiling, nudging Chris in the side. JC sat down at the table, making small talk with his friends. Soon after he sat down, the door bell rang again. Shannon went to answer it once again, looking through the peek hole before opening the door. All she saw was a big goofy face staring back at her, obviously he was standing right up against the door. She opened the door laughing. Joey bounced into the house while Lance just slowly walked in. "I never know what gets into him, but he’s way too hyper for me," he said with a smile on his face. They stood in the doorway asking where the rest of the guys were. The three walked to the kitchen quietly and Joey, being his silly-self, went "SHHH!" really loud. Shannon looked at Lance, rolled her eyes, and whispered, "If he doesn’t want them to hear, why did he just do that?" Lance just shrugged it off and Joey walked into the kitchen and covered JC’s eyes. JC got a big smile on his face and yelled out, "Jessica, is that you??" Being that Joey can do voices really good, he imitated Jessica’s and said, "Yes, but close your eyes and give me a big kiss!" Everyone stood there, trying not to laugh at them. JC stood up, and was ready to give "Jessica" a big smooch, right on the lips. Joey said, "Keep your eyes closed until I tell you to open them, so don’t open them even after you kiss me!" It was hard not to laugh out loud, but somehow, everyone kept quiet. JC planted a big one on Joey, and kept his eyes closed like he was told. They couldn’t hold it in and they started to laugh. JC opened his eyes to see Joey smiling like an idiot. "I can’t believe you did that you jerk!," he yelled out. Joey’s face went pale as JC ranted and raved at him. JC got a big smile on his face. "That was really funny man. Just don’t do it again, ok?" Finally, everyone settled down and got ready to sit down to eat. "Wait, shouldn’t we wait for Jessica?," Shannon asked. "Nah, she’ll be here later. She told me to tell you to just start without her," JC said, eyeing the food that was sitting at the table.
Dinner went by without any incident. "Finally, a nice quiet meal without any worries," Chris chirped in. Justin was out on the patio looking up into the sky. Shannon noticed him out there and went out to talk to him. "Is there something bothering you?," she asked him, looking into his eyes. His eyes were twinkling, just the way she loves it, and it was his natural twinkle. He looked down and smiled. "Nah, I’m just looking at the stars. You know how much I love to do that." She smiled back at him, and started to speak. "You know, I don’t have to come outside to look at the stars." Justin laughed, "Why, because you see 5 of them everyday?" She laughed with him and then smiled. "No," she said, "its because I see them every time I look into your eyes." Justin broke his gaze away from the stars in the sky and looked at her. "I bet you don’t see as many as I do." He leaned down and kissed her softly, running his hands through her hair. They broke the kiss and walked back inside, joining their friends who were watching TV. "Dammit, not again!!" Justin yelled out. Justin stopped dead in his tracks and got an angry look on his face. There was a picture of him and Britney on the screen, together. What was she putting him through now?
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