Chapter 21
The morning came quickly, and Tessa woke up early to start her day. She went out for a short jog around the property with Joey watching close by and then headed back into the house to get ready for the meeting.
Justin was up early as well; going back to his normal duties and checking the property over before getting himself ready for the day as well.
Tessa was sitting in the dinning room eating some fruit and yogurt when she heard someone walk into the house, the disarming of the alarm and then heard footsteps coming closer. She already knew who it was, as she turned to the entrance and saw Justin make his way into the room. He saw her sitting at the table and smiled,
"Morning" he replied.
Tessa smiled back, "Morning" she said,
He made his way towards her, and she watched him a smile creeping on her lips. He reached her and leaned down pecking her on the lips quickly, before making his way into the kitchen. Tessa looked back at her food, and smiled as she stuck a strawberry into her mouth.
A few minutes later Justin came back into the room with his trusty glass of orange juice, finishing off a piece of toast.
"Where is everyone?" he asked.
She shrugged, "Joey ran with me this morning, so I think he went to shower and change and I haven't seen Brandon yet" she replied.
He nodded, and sat down across from her at the table, finishing off his juice. As if on que Brandon walked into the room, followed by Joey.
"Morning guys" Tessa said with a smile.
They both looked at her with a smile and made their way into the kitchen. As they left Tessa turned to Justin,
"This isn't good" Justin said, "I'll head to the back...meet you guys there ok?" he said.
She nodded, and watched him get up, with his glass and head to the back of the house towards the back where he would wait outside of Brandon's office for the rest of them.
A few minute he got the call from the front gate on his walkie talkie, and okayed the opening of the gate just as Tessa, Brandon and Joey made their way from the house towards the office.
“They’re here” Justin announced as they made their way closer.
Brandon and Joey both turned to see a middle aged man and women get out of the black SUV and head towards them. Everyone was introduced to Mr. Blackhill and Mrs. McDonnell the two people that were going to set up Tessa’s performance at the Grammy’s.
Everyone was introduced and then they headed into Brandon’s office where they discussed the plans. For a couple hours Tessa sat back and watches the three men in her life do their best to keep her safe at the upcoming Grammy’s. Justin discussed his ideas for having security everywhere, at all entrances and all back doors, outside her dressing area as well, and at both ends of the stage as well as some people scattered throughout the room. It was going to cost a bunch of money, but it was worth it to keep Tessa safe.
There was also going to be two sets of limos driving back, she would get into one drive a distance and pretend to stop for something and switch into Justin’s Escalade and head back to the house. She was not aloud to go to any of the after parties, or have any one over after. Tessa was not very happy about that, but was convinced it was for her own safety.
-*-
So after a couple of hours the meeting ended, Mr. Blackhill and Mrs. McDonnell left, and everyone went about their business. Brandon started to make a few phone calls, while Justin went back to the patrol room to make some of his phone calls as well. Joey and
Tessa went into the house to watch a movie, and grab a snack.
Wade came over later in the day and him and Tessa headed to the dance studio in back of the house, and started putting her routine together.
Justin sat in the patrol room, looking over the cameras as he sat at the desk. He had his feet propped on the table, watching the activity around the house. There wasn’t much, he had allowed Wade access to the house, and seen him drive up the drive way towards the house. He actually was trying to put off calling Johnny with the recent news about Tessa.
He knew Johnny would be very upset, about the break in. He leaned forward and picked up his phone from the table top and flipped it open, going through the phone book and dialing the familiar number. After a few rings it picked up,
“WBG, Johnny speaking”
“Hey Johnny, its Justin”
“Oh hey, what’s up?” He asked, “I was wondering when you were going to give me a call”
Justin sighed; “Yeah” he started “How are you?”
“I’m doing okay,” Johnny replied, “How’d the trip go?”
“It was good for the most part”
When Justin didn’t further explain, Johnny knew something was wrong.
“Uh oh, what happened?” Johnny asked,
“Someone got into the house the last night we were there…came in through her window” he replied, “Nothing happened though, she ran to my room and my dad’s dog came flying up the stairs and chassed him out the window”
“Is she alright?” He asked, “He didn’t touch her did he?”
“No, she was just freaked out” he replied, “I stayed up with my dad the rest of the night while she went to sleep in my room”
Things were quiet for a minute.
“She alright now?” Johnny asked
“Yeah, she seems okay” he replied, “Not afraid to leave the house or anything, actually anxious to get out”
Johnny laughed, “Sounds like her” he replied, “What’s the latest with the Grammy’s?”
Justin began to explain the previsions they were taking for the Grammy’s, and what was happening with her. Johnny listened intently, and agreed the plans were for the best. Justin was going to set up interviews with some people for the addition security, and Johnny agreed to help.
The conversation lasted for about an hour, when Johnny had to finish business and they hung up. Justin sighed leaning back in his chair closing his eyes, that had gone better then he thought. He took a deep breath, when he heard his phone ring once more. He put his feet on the floor and reached for the phone once more, it was Joey.
“Hello”
“Hey Justin, what’s up?”
“Nothing Bud, what do ya need?”
“I need a favor,” he replied,
“What is it?”
“Can you accompany Maria to the market today, Tessa’s havin friends over … and there no food here, as she puts it”
“You gonna stay here?” he asked
“Of course, I’m sitting in the dance studio, while Tessa and Wade practice” he replied,
“It’s just Tessa created quit a list, and Maria will need help”
Justin sighed, “Alright, don’t let her out of your sight Jo, I mean it” he said
“I know that,” Joey said,
“And no one in the property until I get back” Justin warned
“Understood” Joey replied,
“Alright, tell Maria I’ll meet her at the Escalade” he said
“Will do, thank you”
“Uh huh”
He hung up. He sighed and got up stretching his arms into the sky. He slipped on some shoes, and patting his butt to make sure his wallet and keys were there, they were so he walked out the patrol room locking the door and heading up the drive way towards his car.
Maria was already standing by the car, with her purse hanging on her arm, looking over a list on yellow paper.
“Are you ready Maria?” he asked
She nodded, “Thank you for taking me” she replied
He nodded, “No problem” he said, deactivating the alarm on the car
Maria opened the door getting inside, and Justin did the same. He buckled his seat belt, turning on the car, and pressed the button to open the gate as he reversed out of the driveway to the street. They made small talk as they drove to the supermarket and in the market of course.
Justin followed Maria around the store for about an hour when they finally went to the check out. After paying for the snacks, they loaded everything into the Escalade and headed back to the house. Justin pulled into the driveway watching through his rearview mirror as the gate slid shut, and made his way to his usual parking spot in front of the house.
Just as Justin pulled up, the front door opened and Tessa came flying out of it with Joey and Wade following her. Justin noticed her startled face.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, looking from Tessa to Joey
Joey looked at Justin, “Some guy tried to get into the property” he said
“Huh?” he questioned,
Joey nodded, “Someone tried to get in” he replied, “I locked Tessa and Wade in the dance studio, and rushed outside and this guy was practically climbing the fence trying to get in” he said
“Did you get a look at the car or the plates?” Justin questioned
Joey shook his head no, “By the time I rushed outside he was speeding down the street” he said
Maria has started taking the groceries from the car into the house while they conversed outside. Justin turned to Tessa,
“Maybe you shouldn’t have the girls over tonight” he said
She pouted, “Aww, no…” she sighed “Please don’t do that, they’re mad at me enough for
not being around these past couple of weeks”
“Protecting you is more important then making sure your girlfriends like you” he said
She sighed, “This sucks!” she screamed and stormed back into the house
Justin rolled his eyes as he turned back to Joey and Wade.
“Someone is obviously watching the house” he said, “We need to watch things, at least until the Grammy’s”
Joey and Wade both agreed by nodding their heads.
“Where’s Brandon?” Justin asked
“He left a little bit after you did, he said he had to take care of some things” Joey said.
“Alright,” he said, “Let me think over the movie night thing…” he sighed
Joey looked at him, “She does deserve some normalcy” he replied
Justin nodded, “I know, I just want her to be safe” he said
Maria had walked out to grab the last bag, watching the 3 men as they continued to talk things over.
“Wade, I appreciate you staying with her” Justin said, shaking his hand
Wade nodded, “No problem, she’s just as special to me as she is to you guys” he said, “I
better get going though, I have another appointment”
Joey shook his hand as well, “We’ll see ya later,” he said
Wade nodded, and headed to his little sports car he had parked in front of Justin’s Escalade. He started it up and headed back down the drive way, Justin watching him and opening the gate with his walkie talkie and watched as he drove away and gate closed behind him. Justin then turned back to Joey who was also watching Wade’s car leave the driveway.
“I’m gonna go talk to her,” Justin replied,
Joey nodded, “I’m gonna go walk around the property and make sure everything is secured” he replied, “I’ll feel better after that”
Justin nodded; they waved to each other and went their separate ways. Justin walked into the house, closing the door and headed towards the kitchen. Maria was busy putting the groceries away, when she turned at his presence.
“Where did she go?” he asked
She nodded her head towards the door, “To her room” she replied
He nodded, “Thank you” he said, and made his way out of the kitchen.
He climbed the stairs to the second floor and began to walk down the long hall towards the last door where her room was. He heard loud music coming from the room causing the walls to vibrate as he walked towards the closed door.
He got to the door and thought about knocking but knew she wouldn’t be able to hear him. He turned the knob slowly, opening the door and poked his head inside. She was laying on her back on the bed, looking at the ceiling kind of in a daze, she didn’t move when he stepped inside and closed the door.
He thought he was going to go deaf with the loudness he headed towards her stereo and turned the volume down. As he did, Tessa quickly flipped her self over on her stomach and looked at him.
“What?” she questioned clearly annoyed
Justin looked at her, “Don’t start with the attitude with me okay?” he said
She rolled her eyes and turned herself back over to lay on her back and look at the ceiling. He stood there watching her; he wanted to sit next to her but thought she might not be into that idea at that moment.
“I just want to be normal Justin…that’s it… have a night out with my friends, talk and laugh, and eat…have some fun for a change…and not be cooped up in this house by myself” Tessa said as she glanced over at him.
He sighed, “I understand that Tessa” he said, “But it’s just not safe right now”
“When will it be safe?” she questioned, “You guys are no closer to finding this guy”
“Yes we are” he said, “He will be caught”
She sighed again, and closed her eyes. Justin took that as a sigh that he could get closer to her. He went and sat down on the edge of the bed, as he did Tessa felt the bed shift and she turned and looked at him.
“I just miss you” Tessa whispered, “I miss not being able to be with you in that way whenever I want too”
Justin sighed, that’s what this was about, it wasn’t about her girlfriends or being normal it was about being with him and being free. Justin looked down at his hands, trying to think of something to say when he felt Tessa put her hand on his back as she sat up and made her way into his lap. He wrapped his arms around her waist holding her to his chest as she snuggled close to him.
“This guy is not going away” He said, as he leaned his lips to her head and kissed it lightly, “And I don’t want to jeopardize your life until he’s put away”
“I know” she sighed, “It’s just not fair”
He smiled, and rubbed her back “Nothing in life is fair, you’ll learn that” he replied, she really was young, she had yet to live much of her life.
Tessa lifted her head and looked into his icy blue eyes; she leaned forward and kissed his lips lightly, and lingered there before looking at him.
“Can they come please?” she pleaded once more
Justin sighed as he leaned his forehead against her, and closed his eyes.
“Alright,” he said, “But they’re staying here… as soon as everyone gets here no one is leaving…for any reason”
“Yeay!” she squealed and leaned in to kiss his lips more passionately, “Thank you” she said with a smile.
He smiled and shook his head; she got off his lap and reached for the cordless phone that was by her bed. She immediately starts to dial some numbers as Justin got up from the bed and walked towards the door way.
“Thank you Justin” she replied,
He turned and looked at her, and nodded before walking out of the door and towards the stairs. He was hoping he wasn’t going to regret this.
-*-
It had been about an hour after Tessa had called all her friends and told them they would be spending the night. Justin had called Brandon and explained to him what had happened and what was going to happen. As soon as the last girl was in the house, there would be no leaving the property or the house, so Brandon had to be home by that time or he would be locked out. Brandon agreed to be in the property before the closing of it.
The mean time Justin went outside to wait the girls to arrive and to check over the house once more. Tessa was in the theater room helping Maria set everything up for her guests. It was about 6 at night when all the girls started to arrive; it was the same three girls: Tayler, Kristen, and Jennifer. Tessa answered the door with the same deafening squeal inviting all of them into the house.
They were just waiting for Brandon and then Justin would close up the house. Justin was walking back up the drive way with the things he was taking into the house for the night when he got the call that Brandon was at the gate. He opened it, and watched as the car drove up the driveway, when it did he closed the gate and watched it until it closed securely. Brandon stepped out of his car with a duffle, and waited for Justin to catch up with him.
“Everyone here?” he asked,
Justin nodded, “Joey and I did one more walk of the property and we’re just waiting for you”
Brandon nodded, “Good” he said, “Are we ready then?”
Justin nodded, they both walked into the house and Justin closed the door locking it before going to the alarm system and punching in the code to lock it for the night. The alarm was secured, and they ventured more into the house. You could hear the loud giggles of the girls down the hall way, and Brandon rolled his eyes,
“This is going to be fun” he said
Justin laughed, “Yeah, well” he replied, “Better safe then sorry”
“Uh huh” Brandon said, and began his journey up the stairs “I’m going to a room, call me if you need me”
Justin nodded; he walked into the dinning room to set up his lap top that had the cameras on it. He was going to be sitting there most of the night, reading, and doing whatever until the girls basically went to sleep.
Joey was around the house somewhere, probably with the girls in the theater room flirting. Maria was in and out of the kitchen making sure the girls were satisfied with their snacks. Justin was waiting for his computer to boot up and went into the kitchen to find something to eat. He made himself a turkey sandwich, and grabbed some chips and a soda (taking a break from his usual orange juice), and a water bottle then went back into the dinning room to eat. As he was eating his sandwich Joey came into the room,
“Hey, where’s Brandon?” he asked, he was freshly showered and changed.
“Brandon is in a room” Justin said
Joey nodded, “Whatcha eating?” he asked
“Sandwich” Justin replied,
Joey nodded, and went and sat down next to him, “Is this going to be a boring night or what?” he questioned
Justin laughed, “Jo, it’s to keep her safe” he replied,
“I know” he said and laid his head down on the table
“Let’s play some poker” Joey suggested, “C’mon, I’ll drag Brandon back down and we’ll just hang out and play poker”
Justin looked up at him and shrugged, “If you want to” he said,
“Yes!” Joey said clapping his hands and stood up “Brandon!” he yelled
Justin laughed as he finished his sandwich, and put his plate away and came back into the dinning room. He put the computer of the side of the table so he could still keep an eye on the cameras.
A few minutes later Joey came walking back into the room with a deck of cards and a wooden box, followed by Brandon who looked totally annoyed.
“Ok, I’m going to get a beer, anyone want anything?” he asked,
Justin shook his head, holding up his water bottle and Brandon shook his head too. Joey disappeared into the kitchen while Justin took the cards and started to shuffle them. Joey came back a minute later with a bowl of chips and a couple beers. Justin looked at him and rolled his eyes,
“Well, lets just hope nothing happens cause it’s jus me and you Brandon” Justin replied
Joey gave Justin a dirty look “Hardy har har” he pretended to laugh.
Justin laughed and shook his head and started to deal out the cards as Brandon dealt the chips. They played a few game, talking and laughing like they were old buddies.
-*-
The girls had finished their first movie and were not just lounging around talking before starting another one, they did have all night.
“So, was it horrible being up there with Justin all week?” Tayler asked her sipping her soda.
Tessa shrugged, “It was alright” she said, “I had to stay hidden”
“Yeah, no kidding you couldn’t even call us” Kristen said,
Tessa smiled, “C’mon you guys, you know I would if I could” she said,
“I don’t know about you guys, but I’m jealous” Jennifer said, “Stay with that sexy man for a week, what could be better”
Tessa looked at her kind of surprised, “Wow Jenn” she said
Jennifer blushed and shrugged “What?” she questioned
The girls laughed.
“Speaking of sexy” Kristen beamed, “Adam and I took the next step in our relationship”
The three girls turned their heads looking at Kristen in shock, “Kristen!” they all squealed.
Kristen smiled, “It was our 1 year anniversary, and we were just both ready” she said,
The girls continued their girl talk, about taking the extra step wanting all the details from Kristen that they could get. As they were laughing at Kristen, there was a light tapping on the door and they all looked to see Justin standing there watching them.
“Everything okay in here girls?” he asked,
All four girls nodded, “Fine” she said at the same time
He nodded, “If you need anything else let me know” he replied, “We’re just in the other room playing some poker” he replied
They all nodded once more, and watched him as he turned and walked out of the room.
Jennifer whistled, and looked back at the other 3,
“So fine” she replied,
The girls laughed, Tessa looked at them before speaking.
“Can I tell you girls something” she replied, “You can’t tell anyone”
The three girls looked at her once more, and leaned forward as she began to speak.
“I had my first time too” she replied
All of the girls squealed, “What?” they cried, “Tessa!”
Tessa smiled watching them,
“When did this happen?” Tayler questioned,
“When you were at the Grammy’s?” Kristen questioned
“With who?” Jennifer asked,
Tessa smiled, “Justin” she said simply
All three of the girls gasped, “What?!” they questioned loudly,
Tessa remained silent as she looked at her three best friends,
“When did this happen?” Kristen asked “At the Grammy’s?”
Tessa shook her head, “Do you remember the last movie night I had before heading to the Grammy’s?” she questioned
The three girls nodded, “Well, I had asked Justin to take me out” Tessa started “And he did, that night one things led to the next”
“OoOo girl!” Tayler squealed and hugged her tightly
Tessa laughed, as the girls immediately started asking questions about the evening. Tessa told them everything, from their first encounter to their last encounter in Big Bear. She was so glad to get it out in the open; it felt so good to share something like this with her best friend like a weight being lifted off her shoulders.
Author's Chapter Notes:
A chapter?? I know. It's been awhile. I'm really working on the story, I want to get it finished before the end of summer. It's coming along, slowly but surely. Anyway, please let me know what you think and thanks for reading and reviewing!
Chapter End Notes:
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