The Shift

21

Happy Birthday to me. I read the caption beneath the photo Justin put up. He was in the shower, so I couldn't say anything to him about it. I smiled a little as I saw over 200 likes on it, it made me feel good. My hair was finally dry, so I was able to finish getting ready. As I tied the lace of my heels, the bathroom door opened. I didn't know how to react when Justin was half naked on the beach, but I definitely didn't know how to react now that he was half naked with nothing but a towel covering him.

'Hey' He said as he ran another towel through his hair. 'Wow' I heard him say. I was looking for my perfume, so I didn't know he was saying it to me. 'What?' I asked. I pulled the bottle out of my bag and sprayed it lightly. 'What do you mean what?' He asked. He made his way over to me, scanning my body over. 'Oh' I said with a nervous smile. 'You look amazing' He said. 'Thanks, but you should really get ready' I said as he pulled me into his body. 'Mm' He moaned as his nose brushed against my neck. 'You smell nice' He said. 'Justin' I sighed. I felt his lips against my neck, if I didn't stop him now, I never would. 'Get dressed' I said before I pushed his hands off of me.

'Fine' He said. I heard a knock on our bedroom door, and considering Justin was practically naked, I knew I had to answer it. 'Damn Chan' Andy said as she stood at the door with Beth. 'You look good' Beth said. 'Thanks guys, you both look really good too' I said. 'Are you ready, we were gonna take some shots before dinner, you know if you want to' Beth said. 'Uh yeah, why not' I said before I closed the door behind myself. The three of us walked down the stairs and into the kitchen, where Ashley and Kent were already setting up glasses.

I was complimented on my outfit once again, and it was nice to know that things were somewhat normal between all of us. 'I like this one' I said as I downed a second shot. 'It's really smooth right?' Ashley asked. 'Yeah' I said. Before I took another one, I heard loud footsteps coming down the stairs. 'Greek girls here I come' Chaz yelled as the rest of the guys joined us in the kitchen. Justin looked irresistible despite the simplicity of his outfit. I'm glad we told everyone, because I wouldn't want to have to resist him tonight. He was on his phone as usual, probably responding to the hundreds of 'happy birthday's' he was receiving on Twitter.

Cat passed by him as she entered the kitchen, walking towards the island and pouring herself a shot. I rolled my eyes at her attitude, and downed my third shot. I was going to stop for now, since we were going out to eat anyway. 'Toast this shit to Justin' Cory yelled as he raised his shot glass. Justin smiled as he joined us at the counter, his left hand slid around my waist as his other hand picked up a glass. 'Let's get fucked up tonight' He said making us cheer. He drank his shot, allowing me to notice the gold watch on his wrist. He always wore his black one, but he was wearing the one I got him.

'You're wearing it?' I asked him. He placed the glass down and looked at his wrist. 'Why wouldn't I be?' He asked. I let out a small smile as he winked at me. 'You look really nice' I said. 'Thanks' He whispered as he fixed his hat a little. 'Are you having a good day so far?' I asked him. 'Mhm' He mumbled before he brought his hands to my body to hold my waist. 'It's only going to get better though' He said. I kissed lips quickly before we all piled out of the kitchen. I enjoyed holding Justin's hand, it was new for me.

After dinner, we were heading to a club that served 18 and up. Most of us were 17, but according to the teenage taxi driver we had, they didn't card so we'd be fine. Once we arrived, the place was ridiculous. The music was extremely loud, and the bar was overly crowded. Luckily, the bartender spoke enough english to understand that it was Justin's birthday and we could get a round of free drinks.

'Cat's eyeing me down' Justin mumbled against my ear. 'Don't let her ruin your day' I said to him. It had been a really long day though. Nothing else seemed to matter once I said that. Justin and I were dancing the night away, as cliche as it sounds. But really, I felt like he was only other person here that mattered. Even though it was Justin's birthday, the entire trip was for that, and I think we all had no problem separately enjoying the club.