Chapter 14
Justin and Shannon arrived back at the house awaited by their friends. "Man, that was the shit! I can’t believe you told Britney off!," JC exclaimed as he slapped his friend on the back. "I didn’t think you had it in you!" Chris shouted from across the room. Lance and Joey shared their thoughts as well, and then a small voice chirped in. Jessica was sitting on the couch. They certainly hadn’t expected her to be there. "That was great Shannon! I can’t believe how calm you were when she shoved you and started yelling at you." Shannon just smiled and thanked her. "I’m tired from everything that happened, I think I am going to crash now," Shannon said to all her friends, looking at Justin. "I agree babe. Goodnight guys, and behave," he said jokingly.
Once they reached their room, Shannon just fell onto the bed. Justin laughed at her dramatic scene and followed in suit, only he got into the bed like a normal person would. She scurried up and under the blankets, cuddling against Justin. They lay silently for a few minutes until Shannon spoke up. "What do you see in me?" He looked down at her and into her eyes. "What? I thought I said it back at the studio." She sighed, "Yeah, but I mean, I’m not famous or anything." Justin gave her a light kiss on the forehead. "You don’t need to be hun. You are perfect just the way you are." Soon, they fell asleep. They were definitely tired from everything that happened.
The next morning, Chris was up fixing breakfast. He always seemed to make the best omelet. Shannon sat down at the table while Chris was slaving away at the stove. "Did anything happen last night after we went to bed?," she asked him. He jumped; he must not have heard her come in. "Nah, everything went by uneventfully. We just played a game of charades, that’s about it," he told her, smiling. "Oh, did you by chance hear the phone ring last night around 8?," he asked her. "Around 8? No, we were out like a light by then. Why do you ask?" He sat the plates down on the table, and sat down himself. "Well, it was our manager. He was telling us about how we are due for a new album, and that we should start on it." Shannon smiled, "That sounds cool. Any ideas for it?" Chris shrugged, waiting to finish the bite he had in his mouth. "We want to team up with Britney that way we have a song with her on the album." Shannon shot him an evil glare, she looked shocked as well. "You have got to be kidding me!" she yelled, nearly spilling her milk. "Whoa, chill girl. I am just kidding. I wanted to see how you would react. I didn’t mean to offend you." She forced a smile, saying it was alright. Chris was always joking around, yet it didn’t seem to bother her. She still felt very uncomfortable around him. Nothing about Chris really seemed to bother her; not even the way he always chewed his nails down to the knuckle bothered her, and that usually does regardless who it is. He always seemed happy, and was always joking around trying to make everyone laugh when they are down. He would even try to make a person feel better just by keeping them company when no one else is around. There was something special about Chris, but she tried to block the feelings out of her head. "I love Justin, I can’t have feelings for Chris. That just isn’t right," she thought to herself.
"Is something bothering you?," Chris asked her. She was hardly eating and was just staring at nothing. "No, nothing at all," she answered back. She was startled by the question, she didn’t even notice him looking at her. He smiled back at her and just said alright. A few minutes of silence passed, when he startled her again with a question. "You know, we’ve been living together for nearly seven months, and I never had the chance to ask you." She looked at him thinking about what he was going to ask. "How exactly did you and Justin become an item? He never really told anyone, and nothing was ever really said. You just suddenly became Justin’s girlfriend." She pushed her plate away from her. "Sit back, this is going to be a long story," she said laughing.
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