As Long As You Love Me | j.d.b (UNDERGOING REVISION)

Chapter {20}: "Gelato?"

The new cover is so much better than the original. I hope you guys like it as much as I do. I plan to make multiple covers and broadcast them and have a little vote.

Written: Unknown. Summer 2k16
Edited: October 16, 2016

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      Vanessa stared at Justin in awe, more than she should have as he stirred the pot of noddles. The simple things he did made her smile. Justin wasn't supposed to be in the house. Vanessa wasn't supposed to have any contact with anyone outside of school but the feeling she felt from being around him told her it was worth it. The way he grabbed different sauces and oils and sprinkled them over the sizzling goodness made her sigh. Justin looked over at her slowly, a small glint in his eyes from removing his attention from the pasta and placed it on her.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Vanessa smiled, staring down at her swaying feet that accidentally hit the wooden cabinets every once in awhile. Justin smiled slightly at her and shook his head before removing the spoon from the pasta, setting it aside and placing the top onto the pan, allowing the heat to be confined.

"Is this going to be enough?" Justin asked as he backed away from the stove and leaned on the island that was located behind him.

"I would think so. We can order pizza if you want and there's gelato in the fridge."

"Gelato? You eat gelato?" Justin asked with a furrow eyebrow.

"Who doesn't eat gelato?"

"'Me." Justin smirked. Vanessa's lips parted and she placed a hand above her breastbone ever so lightly.

"You're kidding."

"You're right I am." Justin shrugged.

"What's your favorite flavor?"

"I'm kidding. I truly don't eat gelato." Justin stated his laugh fading and his face now deadpan. Vanessa rolled her eyes and laughed.

"I hate you." She joked and Justin laughed. "You have to try it. I have a few flavors left over. I'm grounded so the gelato is part of my sanity." Vanessa nodded, hopping off of the counter and opening of the freezer door. Grounded? Justin didn't say a word. Instead he stared at her frame for a moment before pushing himself off the counter and positioning himself behind her at an angle. Technically he was beside her but the way he towered over her didn't look like it.

"Mango?" He questioned. Vanessa jumped slightly and sighed, before looking up at him. His eyes were so innocent and his skin looked like pure silk. A smile washed over her face and she nodded.

"Yeah. I haven't tried it before but we can try it together." Justin looked over his shoulder at the pot on the stove and then back at him.

"I'm down. Let's take this off the stove first and order that pizza before we do that though, alright?" Justin asked.

"You take the pasta off the stove and I'll order. Do you have a preference?"

"Maybe pepperoni with pineapples."

Vanessa simply looked at him.