As Long As You Love Me (Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande)

Chapter 16

November 12th

Ariana Grande

The next morning, I wake up next to Justin and kiss him.

"Good morning, baby girl." He says huskily, smiling at me.

"Good morning. How'd you sleep?"

"Great. Especially with you sleeping next to me."

"Can we do nothing today? I really wanna stay here with you."

"You always do that anyway. But sure, we can stay here."

"Good. I love you baby."

"Love you too." I turn on the TV and take of my sweater from last night.

"Justin, I thought I took this off last night."

"You did. Then you put it back on because you got cold and you fell asleep with it on."

"Well now it's hot as fuck. Why did you let me sleep under all these covers with it on? Are you trying to set me on fire?"

"Did you know your hair sticks to your face when you sweat?"

"Are you listening? Justin, baby, I need you to listen. Please don't ever let me do that again. I can't get that hot or I'll get really sick." My head starts pounding as I finish my sentence.

"And, there it goes. Can't we ever get a day with no problems? Justin, I need something cold, like, now." He goes over to his mini fridge and takes out a sandwich bag full of ice.

As he walks over to the bed, I put my hands up to stop me but he places it on my head.

"Shit! That's fucking cold." I yell.

"Sorry, baby girl. Let me get a towel." He walks into the bathroom and comes back out with a medium sized towel.

"Thanks."

"No problem. So, what is this?"

"Just think of it as a fever on steroids. It's some kind of weird thing I've had since I was 2. It only lasts a few hours but-" Justin's worried face is the last thing I see before everything goes black.

A few hours later, I wake up in the same spot, Justin next to me on his phone.

"Justin?"

"Ariana, are you ok?"

"Yeah, I think so. How did you know I was gonna be ok?"

"What do you mean?"

"How did you know you didn't have to take me to the nurse?"

"I texted Alexa. She was in class but the teacher didn't see."

"Oh. Justin, before it happens, I need to tell you something. After these fever things, I get a really, really, really bad stomach ache that lasts for 30 minutes to an hour. Listen very closely. No matter how loud I get, don't take me to the nurse. Please."

"Why?"

"Because there's no reason to. They don't have any medicine that can help so it's no use. My doctor also told me not to go. I know you're probably gonna get upset, seeing me in so much pain, but you can't give in. Please, don't."

"Ariana, this doesn't sound good. I don't know if I can."

"Baby, it's ok. You'll be alright. If my mom, brother, and dad, for 2 years, can handle it, you can too." He nods as his phone goes off.

"It's Alexa. She said has the stomachache started yet."

"Tell her no and thanks for asking. It happened a bunch when I was at Lexi's house."