Courageous

Chapter 4

Casey's P. O. V.

I wake up and roll over to see Justin, in all his glory, laying next to me. Still asleep.

I smile and lightly kiss him, careful not to wake him up. I slip out of bed and put my clothes on, making my way to the lounge.

Before I open the door to the lounge, I hear the guys talking.

"Did you get any sleep last night?"

The guys all respond with no's.

"Justin was getting some last night. Lucky bastard. "

"Sorry Ryan. But Justin fought for her better than you did. "

Ryan responds, "Whatever. I guarantee Justin will toss her aside after sleeping with her. And I have a nice shoulder for her to cry on. "

I open the door and walk in, "You guys are disgusting. "

Then I turn around and walk back out, walking back into my room where Justin is just now waking up.

He looks at me with a smile on his face that turns to a frown as he sits up, "Casey, what's wrong?"

I sit down next to him, "I heard the guys talking. They were talking about us last night. Ryan was saying that you're going to toss me to the side since I slept with you and that Ryan is going to try and swoop in when you do. "

Justin rubs my back, "Casey, I promise you I will not toss you to the side. I have feelings for you. "

I look at him, "Promise?"

Justin smiles and tucks hair behind my ear, "I promise. Now, I'll go deal with Ryan. "

I sigh as Justin gets up and puts pants on, walking over to the lounge. I get up and go over to my bag where I see my engagement ring.

I look at it and cover my mouth. What did I just do? I just cheated on my fiancé. I need to end it with him.

I know that seems pretty rash. But I get butterflies with Justin. Not with Steven. And that's wrong. So I shouldn't marry him.

I grab my iPad and sit down on my bed, face timing him. He answers, "Hey babe."

I nod, "Hi Steven. Listen, I need to talk to you. I don't think I can marry you. "

Steven widens his eyes, "What? Why?"

I bite my lip, "I have feelings for someone else. Somewhere here. Someone who understands my job and my lifestyle. And it's not fair to you to drag this out. "

Steven nods, "Okay. I understand. I knew my not being understanding would someday harm our relationship. Casey, I love you. And I hope you find happiness with Justin. "

"How do you know it's Justin?"

"I saw the way your face lit up when he came into your room yesterday. "

I look down, "Oh. I'm sorry, Steven. "

"Don't be. It's for the best. Listen, I've got to go. Be safe, okay?"

I nod, "Goodbye Steven. "

"Goodbye Casey"

I hang up and can't breath. I just ended things with my fiancé. Oh my gosh, my mother is going to kill me.

***

Justin is doing a lap around the compound to make sure nothing is out of the ordinary and I'm walking beside him.

Justin starts, "Last night was amazing, Casey. "

I smile and look at him, "Yes. It really was. "

Justin smiles at me. Before he can say anything else, I quickly say, "I called Steven. I ended things. "

Justin looks at me in shock as I say, "So I hope you're serious about this."

Justin picks me up and spins me around, "Of course I'm serious. "

I laugh and kiss him as he puts me down, "Good. "