Meant To Be

Chapter 23

After going to the lobby with Taraji and seeing her off, Jussie and I finally headed back to the room. The elevator ride up and the walk through the hall were both silent. We kept smirking at one another the entire time. I was so relieved to be sitting down relaxing and eating. The fact that I was with my bae was great too. In between eating Jussie and I would look at each other and laugh at how we were devouring everything. I do like to pig out sometimes, and it was great to see that he did too and thought it was ok. As I took my last bite, I thought about all the things that were wrong right now. I practically ran away with money that my parents may have needed in the long run, I tricked my best friend's mom into bringing me to the airport, I met someone who may or may not be upset that I was with Jussie, and I never told Jussie the complete truth as to my being here. The positives were that I got to experience something new and great while being somewhat independent, I got a penthouse suite with free room service, I met the guy of my dreams, I did Taraji p. Henson's hair and makeup, and I had more fun than I ever had before after coming to Chicago. I guess that Jussie recognized that I was deep in thought. "What's on your mind?" He asked, wiping his face with a napkin. I saw that he was concerned. I didn't want him to be, though. "Well..." I started off. "I just really love music, and I was thinking of this great song I heard recently. Have you heard hotline bling by Drake?" "Are you kidding?!? I love that song." "I listen to it everyday now." "Let's play it then. I wanna enjoy it together." Half of my heart lit up when Jussie said that. The other chipped a little tiny bit from me not being honest. Part of me felt like I was in love. Another part of me thought it was crazy to even think like that. As the song started, I zoned out. I felt like I was floating, no worries or concerns at all. Jussie wrapped his arms around me and put his head on my shoulder. I started stroking his hair, noticing how soft it was. At this point, I didn't care about anything else. I had all that I needed. I inhaled Jussie's scent as I kissed his temple. Suddenly, he got up out of his position. Jussie stared at me like I was ..... The best thing that he ever laid eyes on. "I want to be with you." When he said that, I couldn't believe it. I was so stuck on him, never had I known that he might feel the same as me. "That's exactly how I feel." We both reached in closer for a kiss that made my heart beat faster. I was so happy to be where I was. Little did I know, this was just the beginning of a long road ahead.