Chapter 15

I kept crying right there on the floor until I heard the door open. I got up, ran to the bathroom, and locked the door behind me. I looked in the mirror and frowned at my reflection. My eyes had become bloodshot. My face had broken out and my hair was all matted up. I splashed some cold water and brushed out my hair. I decided that I would have to leave the bathroom sonner or later so I opened the door and made a dash for my bunk. I thought I was free when I heard Joey say "J.B. we need to talk." I walked into the kitchen area where Joey, JC and Chris were. Before they could get a word in I spoke up. "First before ya'll get to speak I want to tell JC I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that, but I was angry at Justin and I wanted to get back at him. I still know it was wrong and again I apolagize." Joey moved over in the booth so I could sit down. "Where is Lance?" "He's outside with Justin trying to get his side of the story." I stood up. "That's what I'd like to know." And I walked outside.

I walked over to where Justin and Lance were talking. I ducked behind a car and listened to their conversation. "Lance she didn't even give me a chance to explain." "Well what happened." I couldn't see them but I knew Justin was upset by the tone of his voice. "Okay, When I walked into the dressing room I took a quick shower and got dressed. Then when I walked back out into the dressing room that girl was there and she was flirting with me and I told her that I was going to call security but before I got a chance she kissed me and I pulled away. I swear I pulled away, but not before J.B. walked in. She ran out of the room crying and when I went after her she was kissing JC. And I know she only did it because she was mad at me but it hurt to see her kiss him you know.MAN!" He kicked the tire of the car and I jumped. "What are you doing here?" Justin asked me in a cold tone. "Lance can me and Justin be alone?" "Sure."

After Lance was back in the bus I turned to Justin. "You didn't kiss her?" He looked at his feet. "No I didn't. But you did kiss JC." Now it was my turn to look at my feet. "Yes, I did. And for that I am so sorry. I was just so hurt when I saw you and that girl kissing that I would have done anything to make you feel the same way." That's when I felt raindrops hit my head. Justin started to walk towards the bus but stopped when he noticed I wasn't moving. "J.B. let's go to the bus." But I still stood there. "I'm not moving until we resolve this." He walked back over to me. "J.B. your going to get sick. Come on." I still wasn't going to budge. "No I'm not moving!" I sat down on the ground and leaned up against the side of the car. "Fine you wan't to know how I feel? Ok here it goes. I'm hurting. okay? I'm sad. And do you want to know why? Huh? Because when I saw you kissing JC I realized something." I looked at him in the rain. "What was that?" He Looked at me. "J.B. I love you." I pulled my kees up to my chest. "I already knew that." He seemed unphased by my comment. "And not only do I love you. I'm in love with you. I'm so deeply in love with you that I want to shout it from the top of this car." I stood there frozen as he jumped on top of the car and shouted. "I'M IN LOVE WITH JESSICA BETH FATONE AND IF ANYBODY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THAT, DEAL WITH IT. BECAUSE SHE IS THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS!!!!!!!!!!!" I stood up. "Justin get down from there."I hissed He did as I said and stood right in front of me. "J.B. I'm in love with you." He whispered. I stood on my toes so I could look at him straight in the eyes. "Justin, I'm so in love with you." We leaned in for a kiss but he stopped. "How are we going to break this to JC?" He said in a joking tone. I smiled. "I'm sure he'll live." I laughed and we shared the sweetest, most romantic kiss that I had ever had. And we stood there kissing in the rain. I could here a course of Whoo-Hoos come from the open window of the bus, and Chris shout "Now That's What I call A Happy Ending!"