Catching Feelings

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"Are you sure you don't mind if I go out Justin?" I say as I slip my feet into a pair of cheetah print heels. He looks all sad and mopey slumped down in the couch playing xbox.

He looks up at me briefly. "Seriously B, it's cool..I have a couple songs in my head I want to work on"

I look over at him and giggle before I can even get out the words I want to say. "Maybe you should work on showering first..you're a mess."

He mocks me "You always got jokes huh?" then smirks and rolls his eyes.

Leaning down I give him a peck on the cheek "But you're always so cute though, regardless..."

Waving me off he looks over my shoulder all dramatically because I'm in the way of his game. I quickly move out of the way, check my phone and throw it in my purse. "The girls will be here in a few minutes, I'm meeting them downstairs." I say while throwing on my cropped black leather jacket.

"Yea okay B.." Squinting his eyebrows he asks "Who are you going out with again and where?"

Slumping my shoulders forward I sigh loudly for dramatic effect. "I already told you Justin...Lindsey and Nativa..We are going to SUR."

He throws his controller down "Oh yea sorry, I guess I forgot." then stands up and makes his way over to me. "I'm gonna miss you..." He wraps his arms around my waist.

"You won't even know I'm gone" I pull him in for a kiss and tug on his lip when I pull away. "Promise you're not going anywhere tonight right?" I say sternly and can't help laughing on the inside because I sound like his mother.

He crosses his heart and holds his hand up "Yep..Just gonna work on these songs."

"Alright..." I sigh through a smile. He smiles back at me so sweetly. "I gotta go they're probably already down there waiting for me.

I worry about him, I can't help it. He has been so different lately. I just can't put my finger on it though.

A few hours later the girls and I are sitting at a table having drinks and catching up. Nativa is the loudest out of the three of us, she always has been.

"Girl what's it like?" She says taking a sip of her martini.

I laugh a little "What do you mean what's it like...What's what like?"

Her eyes get big. "You know...I mean the boy can move...I've seen him dance."

"Oh my god.. STOP!" I laugh and put my head down on the table. "Only you would ask that..."

Lindsey looks up from her phone. "No...actually I was going to ask you that too, so give it up."

They both watch me..patiently waiting for me to answer. I can feel my cheeks get beet red. "It's fantastic okay..stop.." I laugh with embarrassment "I don't kiss and tell..you should both know that already."

Nativa responds with a "Mhmm..." and shakes her head. While Lindsey just rolls her eyes and laughs, knowing full well that she will get it out of me by the end of the night.

After some dancing and a few drinks later I'm a little more than buzzed and giving up details just as Lindsey knew I eventually would. "Both you bitches should be reporters..you've been hounding me all night!" I laugh.

Nativa reaches over the table and touches my shoulder, her face as serious as can be "How do you know we aren't secretly?" then laughs her evil little laugh.

I smack her hand away "Shut up..." I gasp but can't help busting out into a fit of giggles

Lindsey pipes in quickly "What I want to know is..what the hell are you doing to that kid..he's drinking and smoking weed now.." she says with a surprised look on her face "What's that all about..You a bad influence on him?" She laughs