Right For Me

Chapter 23 (part 3)

The next morning, Selena is up bright and early pacing back and forth in Justin's closet. He joins her after brushing his teeth and throwing on some sweats.

"Good morning, General." He teases her with the nickname he uses when she's pacing absentmindedly.

"Very funny, Timberlake." she smirks at him before meeting him halfway for a kiss. "You only have a few hours before you have to be at the airport, and none of your personal items are packed yet."

"Aww, Fi and Sergio always take care of this stuff babe." He forgot he took Selena up on her offer to teach him her flawless packing method. He was now deeply regretting it. He had plans for testing her flexibility on a few select pieces of gym equipment.

"Earth to Timmy!" she yells, snapping him out of his reverie. "There you are. What are you thinking about so deeply?"

His bashful smile tells her all she needs to know. "A workout. In the gym."

She looks him up and down before answering, "If you're a star pupil, there'll be time for that."

"Teacher's pet, at your service." He steps up, adequately motivated.

She takes him through the list she started preparing, and they pack his four suitcases and two duffel bags, and roll them down to the door.

He chases her down to the gym, and after a session that tests endurance (fastest mile got to be in control, which Justin won by 30 seconds), balance (cowgirl on the rowing machine, without injury), and flexibility (ending in Selena's fave position, Prison Guard), they hit the showers to get dressed for the airport.

Selena made homemade egg, cheese and turkey bacon McMuffins, and they ate on the way to the airport. When she parked on the tarmac, two of the flight attendants came and unloaded Justin's bags and brought them onto the plane.

"Are you sure you don't want to come for the ride?" Justin asks with puppy dog eyes.

"I'm tempted, but I can't babe. I need to get back to my place and get sorted for the week. Being away for 10 days, I can only imagine the state of my inbox."

"I guess that's the price I pay for having a boss lady as my girlfriend. Very well. I'll induct you into the mile high club another time." He answers with a cheeky grin.

"Have I mentioned how much I'm going to miss you?" Selena asks for the fourth time that morning. She pouts, and Justin sucks the lip into his and draws her into a deep kiss full of longing and promise.

"Almost as much as I'm gonna miss you babygirl. I can't wait to see you this weekend. I will facetime you when I get in, okay?"

"Okay babe. Safe flight." She kisses him again and again, before walking him over to the boarding stairs.

They share a long hug, and he kisses her on the neck and once more on the lips before they finally let each other go. Selena gets back into Genevieve, and waves goodbye to Justin before driving back to the house.

After packing up the bits she'll need for the week, she makes a smoothie to go, but she can't find the keys for Charlotte anywhere. When she checks the key bowl again, she notices an envelope with her name written in Justin's handwriting.

She opens it and finds a note folded around a black amex card with her name on it.

Babygirl, I hope you found this card right away and didn't spend too much time searching for Charlotte's keys. I've hidden them, but for good reason. Our dear friend, Genevieve, was distraught over my departure and the thought that she might not be driven by her mon ami, Selena, for two whole months. The only solution I could think of was you keeping her company while I'm gone. She can be a thirsty bitch (her words, not mine), so I'm leaving the closest thing I had to a gas card to help keep her quenched. You are of course welcome to use it for whatever you like. Henry is still available to take you to wherever you need during the week, I'll leave it to you both to sort yourselves out. Missing you so much BG. Counting down the days to your visit this weekend, Friday can't come fast enough.