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As I slugged through the sudden burst of April showers that has hit the city all of a sudden after days of lovely sunshine, I realise the bottom of my trousers is now soaked thanks to the puddles i've managed NOT to avoid.

"Jesus, well that's 40 quid down the freakin' puddle" as I shake off my umbrella in the hotel reception I notice there is a new door man, I bid him good morning and approach the desk.

"Hello, how can I help you?" She smiled in that fake "it's my job to be nice" way.

"Hi, I was wondering if you could tell me if" I cleared my through at the shameful question I was about to ask "Mr Mickey mouse is still checked in here? And if he's in his suite?"

she looked at me as if I had two heads - cant really say I blame her….I hated the way he chose alias's and I hated asking, sure I could have called but that would have negated the surprise.

"Are you joking?" she asked.

"No, unfortunately im really not, he should be in the presidential suite?"

She looked away and began typing in her little key board. Then she suddenly laughed "um yes miss he is, he's still here, and he appears to be in, all his keys are at the desk."

"Thank you."

I walked my way through the uber swanky foyer one big bag in tow. Id come back a few days early from the country, mainly because I missed him, and mainly because I needed to really get ready for work.

The two security guards were at the door, one of them I recognised "Eric right?" I approached, "I need to see Justin."

He looked me up and down, "I remember you, your that reporter….I don't like you much I have to say."

"Excuse me?"

"Well, you're a liar, and I don't like liars miss." He was like a million feet tall, and the same in width, I could exactly slap him, but I sure as hell wanted to.
"Okay, look, you don't know me AT all and no matter what ive done, you have no right to talk to me like that!"

He just rolled his eyes "Im sorry but you're gonna have to leave."

Doesn't Justin talk to these people at all?

"Just get Justin out here will you?" I didn't mean to be rude but MY GOD!!!

"No." he replied rudely "leave, before we help you leave."

Oh that was it, I reached in my purse for my mobile and searched for J' it rang, hell you could even hear it from inside the room.

Both men looked confused and the one I didn't know ask the ass that I did "how come she has his cell if she's that lying girl…"

Great, I had a nick name.

"J, hey it's me…"

"Baby? I was just about to call you…How are you?"

PISSED OFF! "Im fine, but um, could you come out side your room for a sec? I need you to see something."

"My room? How did you know - wait where are you?"

"Just come out?"

At that I heard the click of the big black door, his head, and his phone still attached to his ear.

"Hi!" I managed a smile "could you clear it with these two that im NOT the devil in cashmere? They won't let me in!"

he approached "the ass", well if I could be nicknamed so could he. "dude, you know her…why wouldn't you let me know she was here."

ha, he looked like he'd been told off "but…she's….i thought you two had….that it was over? I don't get it?"

"Well…" Justin smiled "we're not, so next time, don't go giving her the third degree alright? Jesus Eric…."

He took my hand and took me into the room and closed the doors behind me.

"Im so sorry about that…" he laid down my bag at the door. "But what are you doin? You never called!!" his smile never dissipated once.

"I just wanted to surprise you, and I think - despite the rudeness of the security, I managed that…"

"What he say? Was he a bastard, cause if he was then ill - "

I stopped him "forget it, it'll take more than the mountain of Eric to get to me, im fine and he's not that bad, I know he's just looking out for you…It is his job right?

"Yes, but that doesn't mean he can't be civil?"

"He didn't know we were "we" again, so let's just let it go?" I walked over and kissed him.

Id missed that.

"Consider this the best surprise ive gotten in a LONG while." He grinned showing me those million dollar grills of his that he swore he's never had bleached…don't know weather or not I believe him on that one….

"Mmmm, so how was your week and a half without me?"

"I wrapped the movie, which is good and bad….Good because I get a real break - no scripts no lines, no Nothin'…."

"And bad?" he looped his hands in mine as we approached his big cream leather sofa that sat in front of a flat widescreen, that flashed up some basketball game or another?

"Bad…" he sighed "because that means im under contract to go back to the states and record again…which means leaving you…"

Bombshell, I hadn't thought of that.

Shit, now I felt…well…Like shit.

"Oh…." I moved to the window away from him.

"Nita, it's not like that, its not that I want to, it's just….well I kinda have to? I really wish I didn't…"

"No, I understand, it's your job…and it needs to be done…."

"But your sad now? Look I can hear it in your voice?" he walked over to me "im sorry…"

"don't be, its just…well I went from never thinking id see you again, to seeing you…all of you, and then to go to the not seeing you part…."

"I know, it sucks….But hey…" he reached for my chin, making me face him "I only write and record really a maximum of….maybe six weeks, if all goes well and its not really that long is it? And you'll be busy too, your new job…making new friends, making new enemies?" he laughed and I knew it was for my sake.

"But look, that's not for another two weeks, so…can't we just enjoy being us while we're both in the same room??" he persuaded.

And yes I think he was right, I needed to take full advantage while I could.

As it approached six, the rain was in full swing and showing no signs of letting up any time soon.

I saw her standing at the window in one of my complimentary bathrobes "what are you doing?" I asked finally as she didn't move.

"Nothin, just looking…enjoying the view."

"Well, I can't say my view is entirely bad either….But it would be a whole lot better if you lost the terrycloth sweetheart."

She looked at me then "its cold…"

"Not in here its not…" I pushed back my blankets again and urged her to join me.

Thankfully she did. "There see, not cold at all….infact…" I attached her neck again, something that always seemed to set her off in a fit of giggles.

"STOP!!!" she laughed and giggled again "okay really STOP! I need to say something."

I stopped, and looked directly at her "what?"

Her smile changed into a crafty grin and she flipped over on her stomach tossing her hair out of the way "nothing, I just don't want you to do that again!!" she cackled

"I could do it if I wanted…"

"No…" she slapped both palms on my chest as she scrabbled on top of me. "Justin…"

"Ummm?"

"I like you a whole lot" She said playfully as she tucked her hair behind her eyes as she said it, balancing at the same time.

"Well, I like you a whole lot too…"

"It's not just this" she motioned around the room "or this" she slid her hand to "places" shall we say, as she smiled "but that you're weird…"

"Im weird?"

hell no?

"yes, you are…I mean you live this totally bizarre lifestyle, and I know nothing about it really…Not really…what its like for you…that sort of thing."

She was rambling.

"But you're not as weird as some of the ego tripping "stars" ive met, and I like that…."

"But im still weird?"

"Oh yes, but then again so am i…so it's all okay."

See, there were times she was as tough to get to the centre of as any solid rock in the mountain, a real hard ass business woman type…but then there were times like theses and she was just herself, a 20 something girl who just liked the attention of someone she wanted.

"AJ"

"Yes?" she rested herself against my chest now

"When im with you, when we're talking or just sitting…. Well I feel like…even though its been a really short time, I feel like you've really had an affect on me."

"aww." She said not moving

"And that when im with you I feel like I don't have to be what people want me to be, I can just be me? And the me I was for a long time, was a guy that if im honest, I didn't really like all that much." She got up to face me again, this time - concerned.

"But that guy disappears when you're around, and I like that. What im trying to say….sounding like a complete idiot here…" I laughed nervously "is that im attached to you, and I don't want that attachment to go away….with you for the first time with any woman, ive allowed myself to feel my feelings, to change maybe from a person who lives to work to a person who just works to live - a real person… " I think that made sense? Maybe not, but she was smiling, so I think she understood.

She kissed me on the cheek, "Justin, im so glad that I could be the one to help you, in any way…Im really pleased, and honoured that it's me you've chosen to be open with, thank you."

She looked away for a second and then shifted to the empty spot in the bed beside me "in a way I think you've done the same for me, before you I was just me and my job and all about pleasing my boss's…. I was so isolated and alone for such a long time, that I think id almost forgotten what emotions for another person actually felt like, Justin…I don't want to scare you….but I think im falling in love with you…" she blurted, then her eyes widened. "Look Im not trying to rush anything here, and I completely understand if you don't reciprocate -"

"Anita? I think im falling too…."



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