Lonely Together II (Sequel)

Chapter 25

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Two strong arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me close as I slept; my eyes slowly blinking open. "Good morning my love."

I took a deep breath and turned my head to find Justin, who had finally just made it home. A soft smile spread across my face as he kissed my cheek multiple times. "What time is it?"

He reached over me and to the bedside table to check my phone. "5:17," he dropped his head on my chest.

I smiled as I looked down at him. I massaged the back of his head while I stared at the ceiling. "Are you tired?"

"Not really," he sighed. "I'm just happy to be home." He dug his head into my chest even further.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and took a deep breath. This was where I was my absolute happiest.

"Go to sleep babe."

I considered it, but then I remembered Justin saying he wasn't tired, and that sentence alone made me feel more awake. I slid out from under him and walked to the bathroom, turning on the sink to brush my teeth.

Justin stared at me from my bed. "What the hell are you doing?"

"Getting ready," I kneeled over to kiss his cheek before I headed back to the bathroom. "We're going to breakfast."

Justin groaned. "It's like, the middle of the night."

"It's 5:30 in the morning," I corrected him, giggling to myself. "Cmon, get dressed."
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"It's literally still dark outside," Justin retorted while looking out the window next to our table at the restaurant.

I wrapped Justin's sweatshirt that I was wearing around me even more, getting a giddy feeling inside of me. "Can we focus on something besides what time it is right now?"

He let out a breath as he flashed me a smile. "Yeah. How was your first day back at the shop?"

"The girls showed up," I explained. "Everyone except Morgan, that is."

He gave me a confused look. "What where they doing there?"

"They wanted their jobs back," I shrugged. "It's not like I wasn't expecting it."

"You didn't actually let them come back, did you?"

"Well, yeah," I took a sip of my coffee. "They apologized for not taking part in fixing the shop. What else were they supposed to do?"

Justin rolled his eyes. "I don't know. I just look at them all differently now."

"Like how?"

"Like, immature," he closed his menu. "They expect too much of you. I mean, I know you're the owner and all but when the shop got trashed they completely left you. They didn't care either."

"I think they care Justin," I gave him a knowing look. "Don't exaggerate."

"They treated you like shit. Not to mention that Morgan hasn't even tried talking to you since then? At least the rest of them had the decency to apologize."