SHE WOKE UP AND FELT SOMETHING BRIGHT ON HER FACE, SHE OPENED HER EYES COMPLETELY TO FIND IT WAS STILL DARK OUTSIDE, THE LIGHT WAS COMING FROM THE BATHROOM, MARIAM LOOKED AND NOTICED THAT JUSTIN WASN'T BESIDE HER SO SHE GOT UP AND WENT TO THE BATHROOM. AS SHE GOT CLOSER SHE SAW HIM STARING AT THE MIRROR
Mariam: hey baby
SHE PLACED HERSELF BESIDE HIM AND LOOKED AT THE SAME IMAGE HE WAS STARING AT
Mariam: you know I have this theory about men
Justin: really! What is it?
Mariam: in my opinion, men are not really supposed to be beautiful. handsome, sexy and hot yes even cute, but not beautiful. That's a word we used to describe women not men
IT WAS SATURDAY AND EXACTLY A WEEK HAS GONE BY SINCE HE TOLD HER ABOUT THE TUMOR, THE MONDAY AFTER THAT SHE TOOK HIM TO DR. NICOLETTI'S OFFICE TO START THE CHEMOTHERAPY, WHETHER IT WAS WORKING OR NOT SHE DID NOT KNOW, JUSTIN LOOKED SO PALE AND WEAK AND ACCORDING TO HIM, IT DIDN'T MAKE HIM FEEL ANY BETTER
Mariam: but somehow that theory doesn't go with you
Justin: aren't I the one who is supposed to tell you that you are beautiful??
MARIAM SMILED AT HIM AND DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB PRETENDING SHE WAS HURT
Mariam: well it's not my fault that in this relationship the man is prettier than the woman
JUSTIN STARTED LAUGHING AND WRAPPED HIS ARMS AROUND HER
Justin: well it's really not my fault my parents created me with a lot of love
Mariam: conceited punk!!
JUSTIN LOOKED UP TO THE MIRROR AND SMILED
Justin: but seriously there is nothing more beautiful than you
MARIAM LOOKED AT THE MIRROR AND SMILED, HE LOOKED SO TIRED AND WEAK, SHE KNEW IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR HIM TO DEAL WITH EVERYTHING AND THAT'S WHY EVERY NIGHT SHE WOULD WAIT FOR HIM TO BE ASLEEP THEN SHE WOULD SIT IN BED, STARE AT HIM AND CRY, CRY FOR HOURS UNTIL SHE WOULD FALL ASLEEP, SHE JUST FELT SO HELPLESS. GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING WITH HIM AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DO MUCH WAS KILLING HER
Justin: let's go back to sleep, in a few hours we have to go pick up your mother in law
Mariam: ok
THE DAY AFTER HE TOLD MARIAM HE CALLED HIS MOM AND ASKED HER TO COME TO LA. HE WOULD'VE GONE TO TENNESSEE HIMSELF BUT DR. NICOLETTI SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS BETTER FOR HIM TO STAY AND START THE CHEMO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO LYNN ARRIVED ON MONDAY, RIGHT AFTER JT AND MARIAM GOT HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL. HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN TELLING HER AND AFTER A FEW TEARS AND A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS WIFE HE TOLD HER. AT FIRST LYNN WENT THROUGH THE DENIAL STAGE AND KEPT SAYING THERE WAS NO WAY HER BABY HAD A TUMOR. THEN IT CAME THE SILENCE STAGE, WHERE SHE SPENT ABOUT 2 HOURS IN HIS ROOM BY HERSELF STARING AT A WALL AND FINALLY THE CRYING STAGE WHERE SHE SPENT ANOTHER 2 HOURS TAKING EVERYTHING IN AND DEALING WITH THE NEWS. THOSE FIRST 3 DAYS AFTER LYNN GOT TO LA WERE VERY HARD BUT NOW EVEN THOUGH HE KNEW IT WASN'T EASY FOR ANYBODY, HE ALSO KNEW THAT NOT ONLY HIS MOTHER BUT ALSO MARIAM, NATALIA, DOMINICK AND EVERYBODY ELSE WERE SOMEHOW COPING WITH THE FACT THAT HE WAS SERIOUSLY SICK
IT WAS 8 IN THE MORNING WHEN LYNN'S FLIGHT ARRIVED AND BY 8:30 SHE WAS ALREADY OUT
Mariam: hey Lynn
Lynn: hey beautiful, how are you? You look like you haven't slept in years
Mariam: I'm ok
Lynn: where is my son?
Mariam: he went to get me some coffee, he said that I was too cold and that he needed to get me something warm
Lynn: you know how he is
Mariam: yeah I know, there he comes
JUSTIN GOT TO WHERE BOTH WOMEN WERE STANDING. HE GAVE HIS WIFE THE HOT CUP OF COFFEE AND GAVE HIS MOTHER A HUG
Justin: hey ma
Lynn: hey baby, how are you feeling
Justin: I'm good
AFTER FINDING OUT THAT JUSTIN HAD A TUMOR SHE STAYED WITH THEM ALMOST A WHOLE WEEK, THEN ON FRIDAY MORNING SHE WENT BACK TO TENNESSEE ONLY TO GET SOME MORE CLOTHES AND BY THAT SAME FRIDAY NIGHT SHE WAS ALREADY ON A PLANE BACK TO LA.
Mariam: come on let's go home
WHEN THEY GOT HOME BEFORE THEY EVEN GOT OUT OF THE CAR THEY NOTICED THAT DOMINICK'S CAR WAS PARKED ON THE GARAGE
Mary: great
THEY WENT INSIDE THE HOUSE TO FIND A VERY BUSY DOMINICK IN THE KITCHEN MAKING BREAKFAST WHILE NATALIA WAS CHANGING THE BABY'S CLOTHES
Lynn: hey guys, how is my beautiful veronica doing
Natalia: she is good
Dominick: what? We get a hi from Lynn but not from you two?
Mariam: we don't have to pretend we enjoy you guys being here so freaking early
Dominick: hey I'm making you breakfast be quiet!
Natalia: aw pooky you know you looooove us
Mariam: right
Justin: what are you guys doing here so early anyway??
Natalia: well veronica woke us up at 6 the morning and I was like hey let's go wake them up so we got here at 7 but you weren't here
Justin: good
Mariam: and why are you so hyper and happy it's early in the morning you are supposed to be in a bad mood
Dominick: oh she was! You know her but then she got the crazy idea of waking you guys up so she got happy
Justin: why you gotta wake us up??
Natalia: cause I looooove you guys
LYNN SMILED AND WENT TO HER ROOM TO PUT HER STUFF AWAY, EVEN THOUGH SIX YEARS HAVE GONE BY SINCE THEY MET MARIAM AND INCLUDED HER IN THEIR LITTLE TRIO, THEY WERE THE SAME GROWN ASS ADULTS WHO ACTED LIKE KIDS
3 HOURS LATER LYNN WAS UPSTAIRS SLEEPING AND NEXT TO HER BABY VERONICA WAS SLEEPING TOO. DOMINICK AND JUSTIN WERE TRYING TO FIGURED OUT WHY THE DVD PLAYER WASN'T WORKING WHILE MARIAM AND NATALIA WERE SEATING ON THE SOFA LOOKING AT A MAGAZINE
Dominick: you know you girls are more than welcome to help us
Natalia: I don't know anything about electronics
Justin: but Mariam does
SHE DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO LOOK UP
Mariam: it's ok you guys can handle it
AN HOUR LATER THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO WATCH THE MOVIE AND AFTER THAT DOMINICK TOOK JUSTIN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THE CHEMO
Natalia: so how you doing?
Mariam: I'm good
Natalia: really?
Mariam: well I'm not doing that good but at least I'm dealing with it right? I mean at first I thought I wasn't going to be able to do any of this
Natalia: you are stronger than you think, I honestly don't think I could go through all of this with Dominick
Mariam: two months ago I would've told you the same thing
IT WAS VERY LATE WHEN NATALIA AND DOMINICK FINALLY LEFT
Lynn: how was your chemotherapy today?
Justin: good ma
Lynn: you should've called me to go with you
Mariam: but you were sleeping and I know you were tired so I told the guys not to wake you up Lynn
Lynn: ok well I'm going to my room now so goodnight kids
Mariam: nite Lynn
Justin: goodnight mother
JUSTIN TOOK MARIAM'S HAND AND LED HER TO THEIR ROOM. HE SAT DOWN ON THE BED AND THEN PLACED HER ON HIS LAP. MARIAM LOOKED AT HIM SUSPICIOUSLY AND SMILED
Mariam: is there anything you want Randall?
Justin: you
HE DIDN'T WAIT FOR HER TO SAY ANYTHING INSTEAD HE KISSED HER AND STARTED TO TAKE HER SHIRT OFF
Mariam: I don't think we should do this
Justin: why not?
Mariam: I don't know because you are sick Timberlake and you look tired and
Justin: Mariam I'm not going to do die right at this very moment
Mariam: can you please not say things like that, I can see that right now you are very alive but
JUSTIN SMILED AND STARTED TO TAKE HER BRA OFF
Justin: but what
Mariam: can we please take it slow?
Justin: sure you know I like it both ways
Mariam: you are dirty
Justin: well you know I learned from the best
MARIAM SMILED AT HIM, TOOK HIS SHIRT OFF AND THEN KISSED HIM
