"Are you sure about this man after everything you told me?"
"I'm not going to stay, I'm just going to grab some clothes and a car
and head to the hotel."
"You sure?"
"Yeah I'm sure. I'll manage." Justin went immediately to J.C. to talk
about everything that happened that morning. He calmed him down
enough to make it back to the house to leave.
"Call me if you need anything."
"I will." Justin jumped out of the car and walked into the house.
Everything was so silent. He looked over at the guest room Kristina
wasn't in there nor the den or downstairs period. Her car was still
there, so what part of the house was she? Then again he wasn't really
looking forward to seeing her so he just made his way to their
bedroom. When he walked in there was a shoe at the door, what was up
with that? There were more clothes scattered all over the place. What
happened there? The next was a sight for sore eyes, there was
Kristina sprawled out on the floor knocked out. There was some dried
up blood on her forehead that totally freaked him out.
"KRISTINA?! KRISTINA?!" He ran to her limp body and began to shake
her. He felt for her pulse that was still there. Without thinking,
Justin ran to the bathroom and cupped some cold water in his hand.
Cold water splashed across her face. Instantly she jumped up coughed.
The water poured into her nose and alerted her to wake up. Was it
horrible to say that he was glad that she was up even if it was
choking?
"Are you ok?" Justin jumped down and wrapped his arms around her.
"What happened?"
"I don't know, I found you knocked out, are you ok, are you?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine babe stop worrying." Justin stopped, did he
hear right?
"What did you say?"
"I said I was ok."
"No, no what did you call me."
"Babe……I call you that all the time."
"Oh God" Justin held onto her tighter. He wasn't sure what happened
while he was away but his heart told him that Kristina was back.
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Anymore CAT scans she'd be the spokesperson. Numerous test were
performed on her as soon as Justin brought her into the hospital. No
one could really understand how it happened but her memory was back.
She thought maybe it was because she saw all of the memento's, the
doctor assumed maybe it was another crack on her head. Who cares what
caused it, she was back to being herself and that was all that
mattered.
"Well Kristina, I don't know how to explain it but you definitely
have your memory back."
"Great" she smiled.
"I want you to take it easy. Not strenuous activities and what not."
"Of course."
"Don't worry Doc, I'll have my eyes on her 24/7."
"Oh Lordy" she said rolling her eyes. If Justin wasn't overprotective
of her before than he would most definitely would be now. "Um, Dr.
Thornhart, is it ok if I still go out for Valentine's day?"
"Well in most cases I'd say no but if you only keep it minimal,
dinner, movie or whatever then that should be fine."
"No, we're just gonna go home" Justin interjected. Wasn't it just
earlier today that he was dying to do something?
"Kristina has had some head trauma, but oddly enough everything is
ok. Perhaps if you just want to eat--"
"We'll be fine." Kristina got the all clear and grabbed her
prescription for headaches. Justin was so quiet that it scared her.
Wasn't he usually the one who could keep up with her when it came to
the talking department? Now he was quiet as a deaf mute, which was
totally not his style.
"So……….who won the Super Bowl?" Abruptly Justin stopped the car in
the middle of the street. Cars were blowing and people were yelling,
talk about scary. Justin just sat there with his `angry look'.
What's the `angry look' you ask? Well its when Justin (usually when
he's driving) clenches his jaw so tight you're scared he'll break his
jaw in half, his eyes squint a little and he holds on the steering
while so tight with his right or left hand sometimes its
interchangeable, that his knuckles turn white. Where was this coming
from? "……Justin?" He still didn't say a word. The only noise she
could hear was the rest of the car horns blowing at them
still. "Babe, any minute now the police are going to come and haul us
away from here. Would you like to tell me what's going on?"
"What do you expect woman, for me to use my hand for the rest of my
life, that could've been my last words to you."
"Justin--"
"You could've died that night!! I had to be a @#%$ and say
something like that. If you died, I would've never forgiven myself."
"Justin--"
"I would've killed myself, point blank."
"Justin don't talk like that."
"I WOULD'VE!!!" Justin yelled so loud that her ears hurt. "Don't you
know that I'm nothing without you? I have all this money, all this
fame and nothing matters to me more than you. I can't lose you now, I
just can't." Kristina just sighed. She loved Justin more than life
itself and he loved her just the same. Gently she wiped his tears
away.
"I understand where you're coming from, I do. Babe I'm not going
anywhere. God decided not to take me out after all."
"This isn't a joke Kristina."
"Who said I was joking? You've got me Joe, you're not getting rid of
me that easy with a little car accident." Now there was the Justin
she was used to, the smiling one. "Now are we going to spend our
Valentine's day in the middle of Sunset Blvd. Or what?"
"Alright." Justin took the car out of park and moved it along. "So
who the @#%$ is Joe?"
"I haven't said it in a while, but back in the D we call every dude
Joe. I guess its come back from the hit or something."
"I don't care what comes back, as long as my Kristina is back."
"Your Kristina?"
"Yup my Kristina, you're all mine."
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"Are you kidding? Man, what was I a new person or something?"
"Yup, you wouldn't really even eat."
"Wow."
"I was getting nervous. I mean you weren't eating, I was getting
scared that I'd loose the booty."
"Oh shut up" she laughed. "I mean I do remember things but it's a
little hazy. I remember being in that den a lot."
"Yeah you used to go in there a lot to be alone all the time. You
wouldn't really sleep, you'd just sit in there and stare off into
space and whatnot."
"Ugh I bet I was a bucket of fun to hang around with."
"You bet." Listening to the stories Justin told her about the past 2
and a half weeks over dinner at the beach. Yeah it was simple but it
meant the world to both of them. "Well I've had to um--make some of
the plans for the wedding."
"What?"
"With Krystal's help of course."
"Well what all have you made?"
"Um, just the dinner menu and where we're having it."
"Justin!!"
"Hey I wasn't sure if you'd be you at the time and who knows you
better than Krystal?"
"Ok, well lay it on me, what do you have?"
"Steak, this love wine we're getting imported from Switzerland--"
"Wait a minute, love wine?"
"Yeah."
"Sounds like Krystal, continue."
"Our colors will be cream and periwinkle and our wedding will be at
Zion." Kristina's eyes grew wide. It was always her dream to get
married in her childhood church (another thing Krystal had to have
told Justin)
"Aw babe!!" Kristina jumped in his arms, knocking him over on his
back.
"Whoa whoa no strenuous activities ok?"
"Last time I checked loving you wasn't strenuous."
"After April its gon' be real strenuous."
"Ha ha, Happy Valentine's day babe."
"Happy Valentine's day."
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"Let me guess FTD is totally out of flowers now?"
"Um yeah but who cares, I'm sure they can grow some more." The whole
room was filled with yellow roses.
"I love them, I'll never forget this thank you."
"You are more than welcome. Are you nervous?"
"A little but hey I've been waiting for this day for 3 and a half
years." With a lot of credits and summer school Kristina graduated
earlier than most of her friends.
"I'm proud of you, I really am. It makes me wish that maybe I
would've gone to college."
"Well its never too late. Maybe you can do part time when you take
another break or something."
"Maybe, only if you're my tutor" Justin grinned.
"Do you have to take everything and make it sexual?"
"Yup."
"Oh goodness" she laughed.
"Girl you know I got the 31rst marked in a red circle, imprinted in
my brain and tattooed on my chest." That boy was crazy. She couldn't
really do anything but laugh. Secretly she couldn't wait for the
31rst as well.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Krystal screamed running in.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Both friends latched onto each other as
if they hadn't seen each other in 5 years. Technically it was 3
months but oh well they were still happy to see each other.
"Look at you! You're graduating!"
"That I am! That I am!"
"When do you have to meet?"
"In like 5 minutes, I was waiting for you."
"Girl you don't have to wait for me, get ya ass up there!"
"Alright alright! I'll see you guys later." Kristina ran off to go
with the other graduates while Justin and Krystal took their seats.
Everyone was going to be there. Well not everyone, Krystal, Justin,
the guys, Dez and Ash were going to be there and just like they
promised they were. They didn't care that everyone had their eyes on
them, they were happy to see her graduate. It wasn't a long wait
before they called Kristina's name. Since her last name was Anderson
she was one of the first people up there. No one yelled as loud as
her camp when she received her diploma. All of her blood sweat and
tears finally paid off when they put that piece of paper in her
hands. The whole day had been just wonderful. The group all went to
dinner to celebrate and had a small bonfire at Chris' beach. She even
peeped Lance getting a little cozy with Krystal. Interesting.
"Now for the next big event you're wedding" Krystal said.
"I can't wait."
"Neither can I" Justin smiled. Neither couldn't wait to finally get
married because everything was getting crazy. Making the plans, the
design, everything with the reception all the while Justin still had
his obligations with his job. Everything was so taxing. Kristina and
Justin were so tired from making arrangements and work that their
bachorlette and bachelor party felt like a huge task. They just laid
there silently holding onto each other.
"Justin you gotta go, Lance and Chris are going to be here soon to
get you."
"I'm so tired."
"Yeah well tough, its gonna be your last lap dance by someone other
than me, so get a roll on."
"You're gonna give me a lap dance?"
"Just go" she laughed. Lance and Chris came not long ago to get
Justin while Kristina waited for Dez and Ash. Not tea and doilies for
this chick, she was gonna get the same treatment, if not better. If
Justin thought he was the only one getting a lap dance he was sadly
mistaken. I know you probably hate it when I tell you before hand how
disastrous things are going to get, but just wait. Neither would've
know one simple hug turned out to this.
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