Starring Role {Book #4 Justin & Blake Series}

All That Mattered

Hey loves! So this is the last chapter of the story and the last story of the Justin and Blake series! Thank you so much for all the readers who have read the story and put with the slow posting on my end! I will post more stories on here and start updating my own , Nashville, please check those out and ejoy this last chapter!! 

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Justin’s POV

I walked up the driveway, taking a deep breath with every step. I was nervous; how could I not be? My relationship with Blake and Jayden was rocky to say the least and this dinner was the first time in 6 months when I actually feel like things might be headed in the right direction. I didn’t know what Blake was thinking when she suggested this, but I was willing to go with it if it meant the start of something better. Something needed to change and maybe this was a good start to this much needed change.

I knew I fucked this up. I had heard it from other people, the media, even my conscience was pissed at my choices. But now that I had time to think about what happened and process how I handled the situation, I knew what I needed to do. I needed to explain myself and figure out what was wrong with me before I could try and mend things with Blake and Jayden. I needed to learn about myself before I could have a chance to fix things.

Because of my therapy sessions and writing music, I think I finally have a good control on why I acted the way I did. Talking to a professional really helped the situation because it was an unbiased source. My music saved my life, yet again, and I knew I could always turn to writing a new song when I was feeling down. Not much has changed since I was a teen heart-throb.

I had come to the conclusion that I was irrational and unjust because I loved Blake too much. I know, how cliché of me. But it makes sense. I have been with Blake through almost every hardship she has had to deal with. The arrest of her parents, the media frenzy that started when we dated, her and Hazel’s company closing, the loss of our first child, and her and Naomi’s kidnapping. Watching the love of your life go through these things is hard. Watching the love of your life crumble in front of you and then watching them piece themselves back together is a life changing experience that can change a person in more ways than one.

By not telling Blake about Amber and her cancer, I convinced myself that I was saving her from another heartbreak. I thought that if she thought I was cheating, she’d move on. She’d be hurt but eventually she would move on and we would fix things together. If she knew about her sister dying of cancer, when she didn’t even know she had a sister, Blake would crumble again and I’d have to watch her pick up the pieces of her life yet again. I couldn’t do that, so I thought I was doing the right thing, even if I knew now that I wasn’t.

So here we are, Blake and I aren’t really talking and I have ruined my relationship with my son. If you asked me 6 months ago, if I would handle things the same way if I knew it would turn out like this, I would have said no. A huge, giant NO! But that didn’t happen. I don’t get a second chance. Blake has loved me so strongly in the past and has given me too many second chances. I didn’t deserve or feel worthy of another.

All I could hope for was Blake’s willingness to forgive, but never forget.

Blake’s POV

The doorbell rang the second I poured the marinara sauce on the steaming bowl of spaghetti.

“Jayden, I think Daddy’s here!” I called up to the second level of the house, towards Jayden’s room. He was playing video games while I got dinner ready. When I heard his feet running down the stairs, I took off my apron and wiped my hands on a dish towel before checking my hair and makeup. I thought I looked good and my outfit was casual and cute enough so it looked like I didn’t spend close to an hour preparing for this dinner.