Whitney walked through her door, and throwing her coat on the couch. She looked around the living room, and smiled when she saw Jc asleep in the recliner. She walked over to him, touching his forhead gently. His eyes immediately opened at her touch, and her smile increased. "Hey...why don't you go upstairs and lay down? I don't want you to have a crick in your neck."

His hand reached up to pull hers away from his head, bringing it to his fingers, he kissed them softly. "I love you so much, you know that right."

She nodded her head. "I know, and you know that I love you very much to..that's why I'm going to carry you up to that bed.."

He laughed, and stood up. "The day that you are strong enough to carry me...a hunk of steel...then..I'll ..umm..I'll die my hair blue."

She laughed. "You just wait..one of these days your hair is gonna be blue...I'll start working out...heh, I'm almost there," she said, flexing her muscles. Her heart melted when he laughed at her ,and pulled her to him. His lips touched hers lightly, and she linked her arms around his neck, trying her best to deepen the pressure, but he wouldn't allow it. The kiss remained light and teasing, and she honestly thought she was going to have to hit him to give into her demand.

He laughed as he pulled his lips away. "Damn baby, just slow down...we have all night...and I have a good idea..."

Before he could finish, she jerked his head down, and laid her lips on his, with a hunger that he loved to see from her. He tried his best to keep up with her pace, and they began to shuffle around the room. His back landed against a wall, and she pressed herself up against him, absolutely driving him crazy.

His hands went to her hair, stroking the soft locks. Her lips left his, descending down the column of his neck. They stoped to kiss the hollow point at the base of his neck, and he couldn't help but let a small groan escape. She was killing him, and if he didn't do something now, he was going to lose all control.

He used his strength to advantage, and switched places, with her now being the one pressed against the wall. She smiled evily at him, a split second before his lips found hers once again. His tongue lightly traced her lips, causing her to lose control. Her hands tugged and pulled at him, trying to find a way to bring him closer. Her hands fumbled with the buttons on his green button up shirt, trying desperately to rid him of it.

His lips left hers, and kissed her jaw, and made their way over to her ear. She shuddered at the sensation that he was sending coursing through her. He knew her weakness, and he would always find a way to drive her crazy with it. Her voice came out low, and full of need. "Jc...God, Jc.."

"Enjoying yourself, Baby?" He said, his voice just as full of need as hers. His lips found her again, and when her hands traced the outline of abs on his stomach, his control snapped, and he didn't hold back. His hands pulled her shirt over her head and threw it aside.

"Let's go upstairs," he said, but not moving. He was enjoying the feeling of her body pressed so close to his.

"Jc..in order to do that..ummm oh god..we have to move.."

His hands moved down to rest on her waist, while his lips continued to drive hers crazy. Her world was spinning and she needed to breath. She pulled her lips away, and leaned onto him for support. "I..I need to breath Jc.."

He pulled away from her, grabbing her hand in the process. He pulled her towards the stairs, and was about to pick them up when the doorbell rang. "It's a curse," he said, cursing under his breath. "I'll be right back, and we'll pick up right where we left off."

She smiled, and sat down on a step, awaiting his return. She heard voices at the door, and curious as to who was here, walked to the door, to see Jc holding Stephanie in his arms. She was crying and shaking, and she immediately knew that it was due to something that had happened between Lance and her.

She walked to her, pulling her from Jc's arms, and wrapping her in a hug. "Shh..honey, what's wrong?"

"He...He...Whitney..he.." she sobbed. She turned to give Jc a look, and he understood that now was the time for her to be there for her friend. He grabbed his coat,and keys, and walked out the door. "I'm going to Lance's to find out what happened," he whispered in her ear on his way out. The door closed, and the two girls walked to the couch, sitting down.

Stephanie's eyes were bloodshot, and she was very upset. "Now,...what happened girl? Take a deep breath and tell me."

"Whitney..we were walking to his house...and there were these...these girls..and they asked Lance who I was...and he told them that I was a nobody..I know that he was going it...because he wanted to protect me..but I mean...you and Jc are public...why..why doesn't he want us to be public? We've been together for a while..Whitney..I think he doubts my love."

Her eyes narrowed. "That's why you're so upset?"

She shook her head. "No, I got over that..and we walked into his house..I decided to talk to him about it..and well we argued. It got really bad..I mean we've had fights before, Whit, but I mean..nothing this bad. Well, once it was all over...Lance told me that he couldn't be with someone that doubted his love...and that's when he told me that he thought we needed a break...Whitney..I ...I love him."

Whitney handed her a tissue, and tried to smile. "Fights happen..he's probably just stressed. You remember that time that Jc and I had that huge fight, and he told me it was over? Well...it happens..its just a curve that is thrown along the way so that you can build your love stronger. Give him a while, and he'll come to see that he made a mistake."

Her tears had slowed down some. "What if he doesn't? I can't see myself living my life without him..Whit..he's my strength..my rock..you just don't know how much I love him...I can't lose him forever."

"Shh..girl you won't. He loves you..and you know that..you just had a moment of insecurity and it got the best of you. He'll realize what's wrong..but I think I know what we need. I'll call Denise..hopefully I don't get Justin..damn I don't feel like hearing that boy yell at me..but that's beside the point."

Stephanie let out a small laugh. "Yeah...he likes to yell at you."

"I'll be right back girl," she said, walking to the kitchen and dialing Denise's number. She waited, and on the third ring, she heard Justin's voice come through the line. She groaned. "Justin..let me talk to Denise..its important."

He grunted, but didn't speak, instead handing the phone to Denise. "Hello?"

"Denise..this is Whitney..I know..you and Justin are probably doing very bad things right now, but I need you to come to my house if you don't care. Stephanie and Lance had a fight, and she's really upset, plus I figure that Justin needs to go see Lance..Jc's over there right now..but you know it just might help."

"I understand. Give me about fifteen minutes and I'll be right there."

Denise hung the phone up, and turned to look at Justin. "What did you just say you were going to do?"

She pushed away from him, and stood up. She walked to the mirror, straightening her cloths out before answering him. "Stephanie and Lance had a big fight..and Whitney asked me if I would come over. You on the other hand, are headed to Lance's to see if he is ok...it must be something big."

Justin stood up, and checked his hair. He gave her a light kiss, and the two walked out the door. "I'll just drop you off...does that sound ok?"

She nodded her head, and the two were on their way. They reached Whitney's in no time, and Denise hoped out of his car, and walked to the door. She didn't bother to knock, knowing that it would more than likely be open. When she walked in, she saw Whitney hugging Stephanie.

She walked over to the two, and sat down quietly, giving Whitney a questioning look. Whitney pulled away from Stephanie, and turned to smile at Denise. "Ok, now that she's here, we're going to go do something very childish, but fun..and don't either one of you dare tell Jc what we doI really don't want to hear him make fun of me."

The two girls looked at each other, and nodded their heads. "Good, now we're going to play a game, and Steph, you're going to pick.."

"Umm... I don't know..I guess lets play truth or dare..because that's the only thing coming to mind right now."

Whitney smiled. "That sounds great..now you can go first since it was your idea." Steph's eyes narrowed, but she just shook it off. "WELL..umm Denise..truth or Dare?" Before Denise could comment, Whitney sprang up. "I have to make a quick phone call...continue I'll be right back."

She hurried to the kitchen, and picked up the phone. She dialed Justin's cell phone, and waited for him to answer. "Hello..this is Justin's.." She cut him off. "Justin..it's Whitney..now listen..you have to get Jc and Lance over here..I have a plan and just well don't question it."

He chuckled. "I've learnt never to question you, Shorty. Give me fifteen minutes, and I'll have them there. Bye."

Whitney walked back into the living room, and smiled at them. "I'm sorry about that..continue."

Denise narrowed her eyes at Whitney. "Truth or Dare?"

"Umm..I'll start out easy..truth."

"Have you ever kissed Justin..other than in a friendly way?"

Whitney's eyes opened in shock. "What makes you think that we would do something like that? Ok...once...it was before he met you..and it was before I was really serious with Jc...we just kinda did it..but it meant nothing."

Denise sighed. "Ok..thank you for being honest with me."

"Denise..truth or dare?"

"I'll probably regret this..but dare."

"I dare you to...stuff your mouth with an ice cube and sing bye bye bye, while doing the dance moves to the chorus."

Denise groaned. "Fine, give me the damn ice cube I'll do it." When she was ready, she started dancing and trying her best to sing. When it was over, the two girls that were watching were in tears from laughing so hard.

Whitney looked out her window, and could see a car approaching, and she knew that it was probably them. She looked at Denise and motioned for her to come to her. "Denise..ask Steph a truth question..I have a plan..and ask her to tell us about how much she loves Lance."

Denise nodded her head, and turned to look at Stephanie. "Ok, Steph truth or dare?"

She wasn't going to make this easy for them. "Dare."

Denise looked at Whitney, and gave her a helpless look. She didn't know what she was suppose to do. Whitney's brain clicked with an idea. "You have to go outside, and sing a song that fits you and Lance.."

Steph's eyes widened in surprise. "I..I thought the whole point of this was to get my mind off of Lance?"

"Either you do it...or....you're getting soaked with the water hose."

She groaned, but hoped off the couch and to the door. The two girl's walked to the door, and listened. The girl's picked up on that the guys had arrived, but Stephanie hadn't. She didn't know that she was about to confess what was in her heart, to the guy that she loved.

Chapter Ten