The Shift

9

I sighed as I heard Justin come into the room, I peaked my head from under the covers to see him toss his hat onto his bag. Was he mad? I mean, maybe I did go a little too far. Well, I wouldn't know since I've been in here for the last twenty minutes listening to Cat slaughter my being to the others.

'Chan' Justin whispered and I shuffled a little. 'Chandler' He said, and I finally pulled the covers off of my head. 'Are you okay?' He asked and I sighed. 'No' I said and he smirked. 'That was pretty bad' He said as I ran my fingers through my hair. 'I know' I said. 'She'll get over it' He said and I laughed. 'I highly doubt she will, but is it bad that I don't care at the moment?' I asked him. 'I think that's because you're tipsy, but I think you should talk to her tomorrow. Just say you drank too much, you know, that you didn't mean it' He said as he pulled his sweatshirt off. Why Justin, why?

'Why is it necessary that I do?' I asked him. 'Because Cat's good side is a lot better than her bad one. When she's upset, no one else can be happy' He said. 'So, in other words. I'm asking you to do it for the sake of the house' He said as he walked towards the bed. 'Fine' I mumbled and he smiled. He slid under the sheets, and I took a deep breath. 'Are you okay?' He asked and I nodded. He took a second to get comfortable before he faced me.

He hadn't brought up the kiss and I didn't know why. I mean, maybe he wanted to ignore it, or maybe he was confused? I don't know, but I was starting to feel really nervous. What was I doing in bed with Justin Bieber? 'About earlier- I didn't mean to kiss you, I got a little carried away' I said and he watched me. 'You didn't mean to as in you regret it?' He asked, catching me off guard. 'I mean I don't um, I don't regret it. I just, I wasn't trying to put you on the spot in front of everyone' I said.

'You didn't put me on the spot' He said and I nodded. 'I liked that kiss Chandler' He said and I bit my bottom lip. 'Ok' I mumbled.
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So some fucking how, I ended up on a morning hike with Allison, Andy and Beth. They didn't even bother asking Cat because they knew she'd say no, so the four of us hiked up this massive rock. It was actually a great workout, and it was beyond beautiful. 'Smile' Beth said as she took a picture of us. As she put her phone down, I thought it'd be a good time to check my new text.

I saw Justin's name on my screen and I smiled. We had talked for a little last night, and then we fell asleep. It was really nice. I slid the message over to read it. get lunch with me. I bit my lip as I walked back up to Beth. 'What are you smiling about?' She asked as I handed her my phone. 'Oh' She said and I nodded. 'You like him don't you?' She asked and I sighed. 'Is that bad?' I asked her. 'Just don't expect a relationship Chan, that's all I can say' She said and I took my phone back.

'Do you think he likes you?' She asked and I shrugged 'I have this newfound intuition on him, if that makes sense. I mean, I have a better on grasp on understanding boys somehow. I can tell he thinks I'm attractive, that's it really' I said and she raised an eyebrow. 'Interesting' She said, and I knew she'd add that to her notes. We got back to the house twenty minutes later, and it was 12:30. I found Justin on the couch with Kent when we entered the house. 'Hi' I said, causing Justin to look up from his phone. 'I didn't get a response' He said. 'I'll be out in ten minutes' I said and he smirked.

After I showered and finished getting ready, I left my room to meet up with Justin. He was in same spot I left him, however Beth was sitting next to Cat and Andy now. 'I'm ready' I said as I approached him, hoping not to attract Cat's attention. 'We're gonna have to take your car' He said and I nodded. 'Where are you two going?' Cat asked. 'Lunch, don't know where we're eating yet though' Justin said. 'Well, if it's not a date, you wouldn't mind me coming along too then? I haven't eaten all morning' She said. And is that my fault?

'Uh, sure' Justin said, making me bit my lip nervously. I looked for my keys before I left through the front door. Unlocking the car, I got inside and waited for Cat and Justin. 'Fuck' I mumbled to myself. I knew what he was doing, but did he have to do it?. Couldn't this just wait till after me and him got lunch together, alone, like we were supposed to. 'This is such a nice car Chandler' Cat said as she slid into the passenger seat. What the fuck was she doing?