Justin was sitting in the meeting room listening to their manager and other PR people drone on and on. He was getting bored and he was getting antsy. His leg was bobbing up and down, up and down, his fingers drumming on his knee to it's own imaginary beat. The other guys looked interested but Justin knew they were probably very bored.
He felt a vibration in his pocket and jumped a little at the new sensation. He shot an apologetic smile at the new PR person who glared in his direction. He reached in his pocket and pulled out his cell phone that was still vibrating. He recognized the number and his heart sank. It wasn't Alexa's number.
It was Emma's home number.
He sighed and pressed 'end' before putting it back into his pants pocket.
They were soon let out of the meeting, leaving their manager to speak with the PR people. Justin walked slowly to his car, wondering if he should call Emma back or not. His heart said no but then again, his brain said yes.
Joey noticed Justin walking sluggishly and called him on it, "Something wrong J?"
Justin's head shot up and he shook it, "No..no, nothing's wrong."
"You sure?"
"Yeah..Yeah..I'm fine..really."
"We're all heading over to Lance's, wanna join us?," JC piped in.
Justin thought for a moment but then denied, "Nahh...that's okay..I think I'm just gonna head on home.."
JC and Joey exchanged a look before nodding. "Ok...call if you change your mind..," Joey said.
"I will..bye guys."
JC and Joey walked to their respective cars and and soon left.
Justin leaned against the door to his car, juggling his cell phone in his hands. He finally took a deep breath, pressed in a number, paused, and then pressed 'send'. Somehow, he hoped she never picked up.
His hopes ran out.
"Hello?," Came her sing-song voice.
"Umm..yeah...you called me?"
"Hey Justin...yeah, I called you earlier...are you busy?"
Justin squeezed his eyes shut, "No..no, I'm not."
"So..what have you been doing?"
"Nothing..I was in a meeting all day."
"Awww...not out with your new little girlfriend? She was cute JuJu."
Justin tensed, "Don't call me that and don't talk about her...she's...she's not my girlfriend Emma."
"Ok..okay..sorry. It's just..I'm a tad bit jealous that she has your attention and I don't."
Justin finally unlocked his car doors and got in and started the car, turning the stereo down as soon as he could. "You broke up with me Emma."
"Justin..I was having..a bad time..ok? I'm sorry..I apologize.."
"I think you're too late.."
"Justin..."
Justin gripped the steering wheel, "Don't whine Emma."
That was when she put on the waterworks. Emma let out a sob and began crying almost hysterically. "I didn't mean the things I said to you Justin..I really didn't...I just..I was having a hard time whenever I read those things about you in the tabloids and other papers and I was having a hard time dealing with the fans..they never did like me! I'm so sorry Justin..please forgive me, please please please forgive me! I want us to be together..please Justin? We were so good together..me and you. We were perfect for one another..we complemented each other so well! Please Justin..give me another chance....please?"
Justin sighed, "Emma..please don't.."
"But I love you Justin!"
"I loved you Emma, as in the past tense. And you broke my heart into a million pieces....you stomped all over it and...and...I can't give you my heart again..."
"What?!"
Her voice had completely changed...now it was cold and harsh. "You little PRICK! How can you say that?! I put up with your shit for over a year! How can you say that I broke your heart!? You left me behind here in Orlando while you trapeized all over the world doing God knows what with God knows WHO!! I put up with your fans who threw stuff at me and called me all sort of names...and yet I still stayed with you! You won't even give me another chance!! You know what? You don't deserve me Justin Timberlake. You're a spoiled asshole and don't deserve to walk the same planet as me!"
That was the last straw for Justin, his hand hit the steering wheel as hard as he could hit it. "Shut up Emma! I was completely faithful to you throughout our whole relationship, you were the one who slept with God knows who while I was gone! You were the one that came on to Joey behind my back! You were the one that caused the fans to hate you, they did it because they saw the true conniving bitch that you are! You are the one that does not deserve to walk the same planet as me! You are a conniving, spoiled little bitch! Don't call me, don't come to my house, don't bother my friends and whoever I decide to date is my business, NOT YOURS! Alexa is no concern of you and if I find out that you ever, EVER threaten or do any of your shit to her, I will make you pay Emma! I am so sick of you and your shit!"
He finally hung up the phone, breathing heavily and on the verge of tears. Somehow he got the car out of the parking lot and began to drive.
He ended up at Alexa's apartment about fifteen minutes later.
Alexa heard the doorbell as she was fixing dinner and went to go answer it. Justin about fell through the door when she opened it. He started to sob and was trying to say something, he was practically hypervenilating. Alexa helped him to the couch, trying to get him to calm down.
"Justin?? Justin?? Calm down okay? Don't say anything until you've calmed down.."
He was shaking and still crying and kept mumbling something but it was too hard to understand him. He was really scaring her.
She gave him a glass of water and rubbed his back soothingly as he finally calmed down.
His head hung low and he he sniffled, "I feel like such an idiot.."
"Why?"
"Here I am, this big tough guy, crying and sobbing like some little girl..."
"Justin.."
"Emma called me...and for some stupid reason I called her back...why am I so stupid Lexi? I mean...why was I so stupid in the first place to ever go out with her? The guys warned me, Johnny warned me, hell even Dan warned me. But I was so jaded that I wouldn't listen...Why am I so stubborn and so hardheaded?"
"What'd she say?"
Justin shook his head, "Just..just...at first she wanted another chance with me..but when I told her I couldn't, she went off on me and started screaming and yelling at me...so then I got pissed off and yelled right back...I told her I never wanted to see her ever again..and...and that if she ever contacted you that I would make her pay for ever hurting you..."
"Justin...you didn't have to.."
"But..she'd tell you lies...she'd tell you so much shit that you'd believe it..and I hope you wouldn't..I hope you know the real me Lexi..I'm real..I've told you nothing but the truth...I never want you to ever disbelieve me..."
Alexa took his hands and tried to get him to calm down again, "It's okay Justin..I promise...I believe you, I know you. If she ever contacted me and told me some story, I know I wouldn't believe it. I know and trust you...I don't know her and I don't trust her, from what you've told me of her."
Justin wrapped his arms around Alexa, "Thank you..thank you so so much."
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