2 DAYS LATER, Justin was playing basketball in his backyard. “Hey,” he heard a voice behind him.
He turned & saw Nicole. “Hi. Um, sorry but Rachel went out for a little while.”
“Oh, um...ok...” She went to turn around & walk away.
“But you don’t have to leave,” he told her quickly. “Want to play a quick game with me to pass the time?”
“Well...I guess spending time with you isn't so bad,” she joked.
He laughed & poured some water on his sweaty face & bare chest. It didn’t go unnoticed to her how perfect his abs were. Her thoughts were interrupted by him saying,” want to go 1st?”
“I’m not that good,” she said referring to how she couldn’t stand without the crutches.
“I’ll help.” He came up behind her. He placed 1 hand so he held her waist, setting down her crutches & then handed her the basketball.
Chills went through her spine as he now held her waist with both hands. She took a shot, not knowing where the ball would go. Lucky for her, it went in.
“That was perfect,” Justin cheered.
Nicole went to turn in his arms to face him. The only problem was, she forget she didn’t have her crutches. She stepped wrong & lost her balance.
Having still had his arms partly holding her, Justin tried to catch her. This action though, caused them both to fall. Both out of breath from laughing at themselves, Justin hadn’t realized he landed on top of Nicole. When he did, his lips were mere inches from hers.
He decided to act on the feeling he had since he 1st laid eyes on her & kissed her. The kiss was soft & gentle. When they broke apart, they looked into each others eyes & smiled shyly.
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Since that moment in the backyard, Justin & Nicole were inseparable. Only a few select people knew the 2 were dating. This included Rachel, the guards, Justin’s mom & Trace.
1 MONTH LATER, Justin & Nicole walked out of Rachel’s apartment. They had just finished dinner & now the couple was going to Justin’s to watch a movie. He slipped his arm around her waist & led her to the car.
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The movie they decided to watch was ‘Red Eye’. It was a serial killer movie.
When the movie ended, Justin realized Nicole had fallen asleep. He gently shook her shoulder. “Baby, wake up.”
“Mm, what?” she mumbled. He smiled, thinking how cute she was.
“Why don’t you stay in the guest room? You worked a long day.”
When she made no move of getting up, he picked her up & carried her upstairs. As he covered up he whispered, “Sweet dreams.”
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THE NEXT MORNING, Nicole rolled over in the soft bed. She opened her eyes & was a little disoriented for a minute. She then heard faint singing coming from the shower. She smiled, remembering she had fell asleep at Justin’s.
She got up & was dressed in the same clothes she’d fallen asleep in.
As she was walking down the hall, she ran into Justin who was coming out of the bathroom. She stared at him, watching the water drip down his body & disappear behind the towel.
“Morning, Baby Girl,” he said, kissing her.
“Morning.”
“We got bagels & coffee in the kitchen. Help yourself & I’ll give you a ride to work after I get dressed.”
“Oh, I got my car, it’s ok,” she answered.
“Ok.”
She watched him walk away, knowing her imagination was running way too far away for such an early stage in their relationship.
They ate a nice breakfast & soon, it was time for Nicole to leave.
“I got shows & interviews today so I’ll see you tomorrow?” Justin asked.
“Yup.”
When they opened the door, Nicole leaned over & kissed Justin. Smiling, he kissed her back. Little did they know, there was a photographer watching them from across the street. There was no flash so the 2 had no idea.
The next day, they were having lunch together. “Hey, guys, we have a problem,” Rachael said walking in the back door of Justin’s kitchen.
“What is it?” Justin asked. She handed him the magazine & he read, “Secret couple has sleepover.”
“They think we’re sleeping together already?” Nicole gasped. Yeah, she dreamed of him but they were no where near the level yet.
“It’s ok, Nicole,” Justin soothed, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. “We’ll get the publicists on it.”
“Already told them,” Rachael said. “It’s going to take a little while though.”
“Yeah,” the couple agreed.
True to their word, a few weeks later, the publicists had the magazines talking about some other celebrity.
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