You Can't Fly Unless You Let Yourself Fall (Jelena Love Story)

Chapter 22: The Perfect Storm

Selena's POV

"Hey, babe" he says as I walk up to him.

"Happy belated birthday!" I whisper as I lean in to kiss him.

He pulls away from the kiss smirking. "So what are we doing today?"

I smile. "I don't know. What does the birthday boy want to do?"

Justin wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me in closer. "We should go into Victoria's Secret and you can model lingerie for me." he says, low enough for only me to hear.

I stare at him and my mouth drops.open. "Are you being serious right now?"

"No! I was kidding! I know you're not that kind of girl, Selena. I'm not going to rush you into anything."

I nod. "Most people would think I'm an idiot for making you wait this long, but I really want my first time to be special." I say, looking into his eyes.

He tightens his grip around my waist. "And it will be special, because that's what you deserve, whether it be with me or someone after me. I promise I'll wait as long as you need." he say, sincerity ringing in ever word.

"Thank you." I whisper.

"I love you." he says before he kisses me once again.

We end up just walking around the mall since we can't decide what to do. I look down at our intertwined hands and for the first time I truly understand how lucky I am to have a guy like Justin in my life.

"I'm starving." he says.

I laugh. "Okay, come on. Let's go out to the courtyard's food court. It's a gorgeous day out."

"I like that plan."

We walk out to the courtyard and I excuse myself to use the bathroom. I truly am lucky.

Justin's POV

I watch Selena walk around the corner of the courtyard and smile. We have such an amazing relationship. I lean against one of the walls and wait patiently. I close my eyes for a moment and try to relax. I feel someone tap my shoulder and I open my eyes to see Caitlyn standing in front of me.

"Hey there big boy." she says, biting her lip.

I sigh. "What do you want?"

"Don't be rude, I have a late birthday present." she says.

"Fine. What is it?" I say in a curt fashion.

"This." she says as she wraps her arms around my neck and kisses me forcefully.

Selena's POV

I walk back to the courtyard and the the smile I proudly wear drops instantly as my world falls apart with it. I see Justin and a brunette with her arms around his neck, kissing him. She steps away looking satisfied and smirks at me. Caitlyn. I look over at Justin who looks as shocked as I am.

"Baby, it's not what you think." he says softly.

Tears fill my eyes and threaten to fall any second. "What the hell is wrong with you?" I scream. "I trusted you! You promised you would never hurt me!" I continue. I extend my hand and it makes contact with his cheek giving off a satisfying smack. He doesn't flinch.

"Selena, come on, let me explain. She kissed me." He pleads.

I can feel my control wearing thin and I need to get out of here before the first tears fall. "I don't want your excuses. You're an asshole. We're done. I hope you two enjoy each other." I say through clenched teeth.

I turn to walk away, but Justin grabs my hand. "Let go of me! So help me God, Justin, if you touch me again..." I screech.

I leave just as the tears fall, streaking my cheeks as they go. People stare at me, but I don't care. All I want is to go home and cry. I reach for my car keys and open the door as thunder booms over me. The rain begins instantly as I drive home. The constant vibration of my cell phone is making me go crazy. I press ignore to decline Justin's calls and ignore his texts. How is it possible that such a beautiful day could end in so much pain? My phone begins to vibrate again, but I hesitate to press ignore. I let it go to voicemail instead. I look down at the screen: ONE NEW VOICEMAIL. I click on it and put the phone to my ear, but it slips out of my shaking hands. I reach down to retrieve it and press play.

"Selena, please just listen to me. Caitlyn kissed me. It wasn't like I wanted her too, she just did. You know I would never hurt you like that. Just hear me out, babe. I'll be waiting at my house if you wanna talk. I love you."

The message ends and my tears become more frequent and come in larger drops that make my sight blurry. What did I do? I look up at the windshield and my eyes wide as I see the bright headlights in front of me and I vigorously turn the wheel to move back into right lane. Only that doesn't happen. The headlights are still heading for me and there's nothing I can do. Oh God, I'm gonna die.

"I love you, Justin." I whisper. I look up again and the headlights are the last thing I see before I feel something hit my car and I blackout.

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There you go! This was an intense chapter to write, but I hope you liked it. I'm writing chapter 23 as I post this, so I'll let you know soon when it'll be posted! ~ Yazmin