Chapter 13
Justin couldn’t believe what he saw on the TV. There was a picture of him and Britney together. The man on the TV was talking to Britney and she was telling everyone how they were engaged and that Justin was hers and hers alone. "What the hell does she think she is doing?!," he yelled. "That’s it! I can’t take anymore of this. I have to settle this once and for all!" He quickly ran out of the house. Shannon followed him and yelled after him. "You are not going by yourself, I’m going with you!" At first, he protested. He didn’t want her to be in danger. Finally, he gave into her, knowing that no matter what he said, she was going to go anyways. JC and Lance ran to the door, asking where they were going. "I’m going to the station and giving Britney a piece of my mind. Don’t worry about me and just watch the TV, I’m sure you will see me." Justin quickly pulled out of the driveway and onto the road. "Slow down sweetie. We don’t need to wreck on the way there," Shannon said as calmly as she could. Looking over at his fiancée, he let his foot off the gas. He was still speeding, but not as bad. Justin drove like a bat out of hell the entire way down to the station. When he got to the station, he jumped out of the car and ran as fast as he could. Shannon followed right behind him. He soon found the studio that Britney was in and ran in there. She was being interviewed by the correspondent, and they were talking about the engagement. Britney must have caught Justin out of the corner of her eye when she squealed. "Speaking of my Juju, he’s right there!"
The correspondent jumped up and started his formal welcome to Justin, welcoming him from the show. He forced a smile and snatched the microphone from him. "Everyone, I have an announcement. Britney and I are not, I repeat, not engaged." The correspondent looked at both of them in shock. "The truth is I am engaged to someone else, not Britney." Justin turned to Britney. "Britney, you need to stop this right now. I told you on my birthday that you couldn’t have me and that there was nothing you could do about it. Did you think that by getting on television and telling everyone that we are together was going to do anything? The only thing it did was drive me further away from you. You are destroying any bit of friendship that we might have left. Why can’t you understand that?" Britney looked sad at first, but then got an evil look on her face. "Well, maybe I do, but you know how I can be. You know I have to have everything I want." Justin was getting really irritated, even more so than what he already was. "I told you once, and I will tell you again. You can NOT have me!" Britney shot him an evil glare, and then looked behind him. In the doorway, she saw Shannon standing there. She quickly ran over to her, the cameras following her. Britney pushed Shannon as hard as she could then started screaming. "What does he see in YOU, that he doesn’t in me? And how in the world could he choose you over me?" Shannon stayed calm during the whole argument. "Well Britney, for one, I don’t have to have everything I want. If I can’t have something, I work for it. And I really don’t know why he chose me over you, that’s something you have to ask him." Britney turned to Justin, looking at him with questioning eyes. Justin cleared his throat and spoke up. "It may be the fact that when I am hurting, she is always there for me. She is always beside me, through thick and thin. That’s something that you never were." With that being said, Britney ran out of the studio, screaming behind her that they would be sorry. Justin took Shannon in her arms and held her tight. Hopefully this whole ordeal would end, but the chance of that was slim to none. The correspondent took his microphone back from Justin. Justin let go of Shannon and started telling the correspondent how sorry he was for ruining the show. He simply said that it was okay, and he ended the show, wishing everyone a good evening.
The correspondent turned to Justin after he was finished and thanked him. "Thank you for what?," Justin asked, not understanding why he thanked him. "Well, for one, you finally told Britney off. And secondly, you probably boosted our ratings." Justin just smiled and introduced Shannon to the correspondent. He invited Justin and Shannon back for an interview in a few days. They gladly accepted and thanked them. Shannon and Justin walked out of the studio and back to the car. They always watched their backs, hoping Britney wouldn’t just come out of no where and hurt them.
- next chapter -