The Mafia King

Chapter 20

Songs for this chapter:

Toothbrush by DNCE

Firestone by Kygo

Rosalinda's Pov

Justin was talking about how we could move my things into his apartment by tomorrow, but I was freaking out inside, he doesn't want anything with me but he wants me to move in with him for the rest of my trip. 

This is so crazy considering I'm leaving in a few weeks time, and I knew it was going to hurt me so much. I didn't want to hurt myself anymore than I already was.

"Justin! Stop, I don't know...Is that a good idea?" I gasp out in disbelief running my hands through my hair and he blinks once before bursting out laughing laying himself across the bed loud laughs echoing throughout his plain room. 

My brows knit together in confusion as I watch Justin hold onto his stomach laughing. I feel my cheeks heat up from embarrassment as if I've missed something.

"I mean...just as friends. Surely you don't want to stay in that apartment?" Justin chuckles slightly sitting back up and placing his arms on his knees looking at me. Well I don't see what other way I was supposed to take it. 

Now I felt embarrassed that he thinks I thought he was trying to sleep with me.

"Yeah, I know...I get it" I try to cover my tracks to stop me from looking stupid but it doesn't work the way that I want, so instead I just look like a desperate idiot.

"No, that's my bad I can see why you'd think that.." Justin nods smiling at me with his dazzling smile that continues to make me feel warm inside. "I just meant..you, Lily and Riley could move in here for the rest of your stay instead of spending every night in that shit hole that could make you ill, and those horrible mattresses"

"Really, you'd let me and my friends stay here?" I ask him trying so hard not to look like an by smiling too hard at how thoughtful this man is.

"Why wouldn't I? You're my best friend and I don't want you sleeping on some rotten pillow" Justin lays back down on his bed putting his arms behind his head.

"Jesus Christ, Riley..Lily, a little help over here" I whimper juggling my bags, and their bags on my arms trying to carry them into Justin's apartment. We enter the elevator while Lily and Riley type away on their phones laughing at things our friends from university are saying. 

Well the joys of being boring are having two best friends with funny friends who text them all the time. I lean on the elevator doors huffing out the breath I've been holding in from carrying at least one hundred bags into the sky high building.

The elevator dings before I know it and the doors suddenly slide open and I plummet onto the floor of Justin's foyer to his apartment the heavy bags falling on top of me. 

I let out a small screech as I fall finally grabbing the attention of my two best friends as their heads snap up from their phones. 

"Yeah..thanks for the help and everything" I dryly remark as sarcastically as possible spitting out a strand of hair that had managed to fall into my mouth. The girls burst out laughing and Riley has to cover her mouth from the fits of laughter she's having.

"What was that cras- oh my gosh Rose are you okay?" A concerned look folds across Justin's face immediately as he races over to me pushing some of the bags off of my body.