I sat up quickly and stared at him. "What are you doing here?" I asked, feeling a grin threatening to spread across my face.
"I came to see you because I've really missed you, but it doesn't seem like you've een thought about me." He walks away from my door.
My eyebrows furrowed as I jumped out of bed and followed him. "Wait, Justin. What are you on about?"
"You're in bed with your ex!" he snaps as walks away from me.
"We fell asleep!" I told him quickly, grabbing his arm. "Justin, God, I would never cheat on you!"
"He's in just his boxers and you're in a shirt that sure as hell isn't mine and your panties."
I frowned and looked down at myself. "We fell asleep watching a film. We couldn't sleep. Justin, I've missed you, so much, and when I didn't hear from you for days? That hurt, a lot. So *sorry* that I wanted a bit of company from a friend."
Just then Elliott and Wes come running out of their rooms. They must have heard us fighting. "What's going on?" Elliott asked, stepping closer then he noticed Justin. "Oh, hey. When did you get here?"
"Little while ago," Justin said gruffly, his eyes on mine.
"What's going on?" Wes asks.
"I thought I'd surprise her," Justin said, looking pointedly at me. "But turns out she had a guy already in her bed."
"Wait, you were in my room," Elliott said, frowning. "Who was in your bed?"
"Chris." I say quietly. "We were just watching a movie and we fell asleep."
Elliott sighed and rubbed his forehead. "Oh, Ellie."
"I didn't mean to!" I squeaked, feeling tears fill my eyes. My lip quivers and I run down the hall, locking myself in the bathroom as I break down.
There was quiet talking outside the door before someone knocked. "Ellie, open up," my brother said quietly.
"No." I sob.
There was a sigh then I heard his voice, the one I'd be able to recognize easily out of all the rest. "Ellie, please open the door." I bite my lip and unlock the door. I came face to face with my boyfriend, both of us kneeling on the floor. He brushes my hair out of my face and wipes away my tears. "Ellie, I'm sorry, okay?" he said quietly. "I just... I wanted to surprise you then I come here and see that..." I practically launch myself at him. I hold onto him tightly and try not to cry. He squeezed me against him and kissed my shoulder repeatedly. I bury my head in his chest. He stood up and slipped my legs around his waist, holding me tightly against him. "I love you, Ellie. Never forget that," he murmured against my shoulder.
"I love you too Justin, so very much." He pulled back to kiss me softly. I smiled against his lips and pulled him closer before pulling my head back slightly to sigh and meet his gaze with a small smile. "I can't believe you're here."
"I've missed you and your brothers called me telling me how you've been upset because you've missed me so much."
My cheeks heated up and I wanted to kill my brothers but I was so happy Justin was here now. I pulled his head closer to mine and kissed him. "I love you," I told him again, grinning.
He kisses me back. "I love you too." We both stayed silent after that, both of us wrapped up in each other and our thoughts. I easily fall asleep in his arms.
When I woke up, the room was dark and I realised I was in my bed, alone. With a frown, I got up and tiptoed downstairs, intending to listen in on my brother's conversation with Justin. I hear my brothers telling how I'm been since he left. I sat down outside the kitchen and frowned, hating that I sounded that pathetic to others while I missed Justin. I hear something so I move a little closer and their still talking about me. I frowned in frustration when I couldn't hear so I stood up, ready to shift to the other side of the door so I could hear better. I trip over something and land on the floor. I curse under my breath. Now they know I was listening.
