chapter nine
I walked over to Justin's at around 1 the next day. I wanted to spend the
whole day with him. I rang the doorbell and Jon came to the door.
"Hi Shannon!"
"Hey, whatcha doin home?"
"Mommy's bringing home the new baby."
"Ohhh, I see. When's she coming home?"
"I dunno. Soon, cause Daddy went to go get her."
"So are you here with Justin?" I said hopefully.
"Yep." I couldn't help but smile.
"Hey beautiful," I heard Justin say as he walked around the corner.
"Hi," I said. Jon looked puzzled.
"Little J, why don't you get your new robot and show it to Shannon?"
Justin asked. Little J was Justin's nickname for Jon. He smiled and went to his
room to find it.
"I had a great time yesterday," he said.
"Me too. I hope we can do that again sometime. Which reminds me, what are
we going to do today?"
"After my mom brings home the new baby, I have to go to rehearsal with the
guys. Wanna come with?"
"Yeah, it'll be really cool to meet *Nsync."
"Well you've already met the N, now it's time to meet the Sync," said
Justin with a sexy smile. I laughed.
"I hope the Sync is as good as the N...but not too good." Just then
Lynn came in with the new baby.
"Oh, he's so cute," I said.
"Can I hold him, can I hold him?" asked Jon impatiently.
"Sure honey, but you have to sit down." Lynn, Paul, and Jon went to
sit on the couch. After staring and holding Steven, Justin told his parents he
had to go.
"I'll be back before 11," he said heading out the door.
"Bye!" I called to his family.
"I'm a little nervous," I said getting into the car.
"Don't worry about it. They'll treat you like family. And if they don't,
I'll beat them up," he said smiling.
"Thanks," I said smiling back. We pulled up to the studio with
butterflies in my stomach.
"Don't worry," Justin said slipping his hand into mine. "It'll be
fine." We walked in and the guys were all talking.
"Ahem," said Justin pretending to clear his throat. Everyone stopped
talking and turned around.
"Guys, this is Shannon. Shannon, this is Chris, Lance, Joey, and JC,"
he said introducing us.
"So you're the hot babe Justin's been telling us about," joked Chris.
"Oh really?" I said turning to Justin. He just blushed.
"Well it's really cool to meet you guys. Me and my friends love your
music."
"Thanks," said Lance. "It's cool to meet a fan."
"My friend Kristin would flip if she knew I was here."
"Well you have to bring her around sometime," said Joey.
"Don't worry, I will." Just then we were interrupted by Lou Pearlman.
"O.k. guys, let's get started on that new track. JC, you gut the
words?"
"Yeah, right here," JC said as he pulled them out of his pocket.
"O.k. let's go," Lou said. Justin turned to me.
"What should I do?" I asked.
"Just stay here and look beautiful. You can listen to us from that
room." I blushed and squeezed his hand tight. He kissed me softly on the
cheek and went into the studio. I took a seat and watched them sing. After
practicing their new track a couple of times, they came out for a water break.
"Wow, you guys were great," I said.
"Thanks," said Lance and smiled.
"Hey you guys I'm hungry," Joey said. "Let's get some Taco
Bell."
"Yes," cried Chris. "Mexican!" Chris, Joey and Lance started
to head out the door.
"Hey JC and Justin, you comin?"
"Nah, I'm gonna stay here and work on the song. But get me a Taco Supreme,"
JC said.
"Alright man. Justin, you want anything?"
"Get me a Double Decker."
"Shannon?"
"Um...a Soft Taco Supreme." They left with Joey leading the pack.
"I'll see you later guys," said JC. "If you need me I'll be in
Studio Lounge 2."
"Later," Justin said. "Good, now I get some time alone with
you." I smiled. "So, I don't even know that much about you," he
said.