The Boy Next Door - A Justin Bieber Fan Fic

Chapter 15

Sorry it's been so long, I've been really busy with school starting and I've had less time to write but I will try to be more consistent!

Enjoy!

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Justin's POV:

It had been a little over a week since I had kissed Raeleigh in the studio, and although we hadn't seen much of each other since, I felt great. All the pieces to my puzzle were coming together; new music, good publicity, and a gorgeous new love interest. The world still believed that I was getting back together with Selena and that our love was once again growing, but I wanted more than anything to be with Raeleigh, and Raeleigh only.

Today, I was laying out by the pool, soaking up the sun, and most of all the quiet. Fredo had asked me to hangout and was stunned when I turned him down, I'm almost never alone. I love having people and activity around me, but the lights had been shining a little too brightly lately and the press have been all over me, I just need time to be normal. My phone was sitting to my left on a table next to my pool chair and I was extremely tempted to call Raeleigh and invite her over for a swim. Her window faced the right side of my house and could easily see into my backyard so I was sure she knew I was out here, but I didn't want to seem too eager either. We had been texting like usual and have even talked on the phone a bit since our last encounter but I don't want to overwhelm her, she's not a celebrity like Selena so this might be a little difficult for her to get used to, the press and cameras and all that.

I turned my attention back to the pool, listening to the moving water and closing my eyes briefly.

I must've drifted off for several hours because when I opened my eyes, the sun had shifted to the other side of the sky and the air had cooled down slightly. I checked my phone and sure enough it was around dinner time and I had about five missed calls each from Alfredo and Ryan. I could hear knocking from inside so I picked up my things and headed into the house. I made my way to the front door where the sound seemed to be coming from and I wrenched the door open.

"Dude! We thought you died! Where you have you been? We called you like a thousand times!" Fredo was out of breath, his hands flailing through the air as he quizzed me on my whereabouts. Ryan Butler stood next to him quiet but looking really confused.

"I've been home all day," I said casually, "I just fell asleep out by the pool, my bad." I stood back from the door making room for them to come in. I headed into the living room and plopped down on one of the couches, Ryan and Fredo following suit.

"Hey did someone finally build a house next door to you?" Ryan asked. It had only been a couple of weeks since Raeleigh officially moved into her house and most of my friends had no idea about my new neighbor.

"Oh yeah, the new island def jam guy lives there now." I was still out of it and I was keeping my answers to their many questions short and sweet.

"Does he have a daughter or something? Cause we saw some really hot girl getting mail from their mailbox." Now that made me perk up.

"Yeah, he has one daughter."

"Have you met her?" Fredo asked with his eyebrows raised and a smirk on his face.

I pulled out my phone and clicked on twitter, bringing it up so it was blocking my face and they couldn't see me smile. "Yeah I've met her," I laughed a little, "why are you guys so interested?"

"Cause she's really hot!" Ryan exclaimed, "you should hook me up." The situation was so ironic that I couldn't help but find it humorous.

"Yeah okay." Was all I bothered to say as I got up and walked into the kitchen. Fredo and Ryan followed, not letting go of our previous conversation.