Let Me Love You

41

The sound of my phone vibrating against the nightstand awakes me, I moan and try to stretch my legs but Justin traps me in his embrace as he spoons me, I manage to free an arm so I can reach my hand out for my phone. Justin grabs it and pulls me back, "Don't leave" he mumbles tiredly and kisses my shoulder

"I'm not going anywhere, baby" I tell him and kiss his forehead, Justin lays his head back down on my shoulder and goes back to sleep. I free my arm again and grab my phone, my eyes squint as I read the texts on the bright screen

[Kendall - 7:26am]
Well this is awkward

[Hailey - 7:27am]
But why doesn't it surprise me?

[Kylie - 7:29am]
What r u guys talking ab

[Selena - 7:32am]
Justin fucked Sofia before he was with Ari a couple nights ago

[Selena - 7:32am]
The pics are all over the internet now :(

[Nicki - 7:33am]
Oh shocker

[Kylie - 7:34am]
wHAT??

[Selena - 7:34am]
Ikr. Some things never change I guess

[Kendall - 7:35am]
It's all over the Internet. There's drama between the three of them on Twitter

I pull my eyebrows together and dim my phone brightness, trying not to wake Justin again, and carefully press my home button—unsure of what is going on. Justin did not sleep with Sofia, he hates Sofia. He told me himself that he does, it is probably just a rumor. Regardless of what he told me, I still go to Twitter to check. I see that Justin is a trending topic on Twitter and pictures of him and Sofia kissing are everywhere. She is touching him in ways that I do, her arms are around his neck, her legs around his waist, he is even holding her hips to keep her on him.

My chest feels tight, this cannot possibly be real. Someone probably just photoshopped this and it went viral. Justin would not do that, but there are too many pictures from so many different angles. It is real. Justin did sleep with Sofia. Then he came and got me that same night. I feel a soft tear roll down my cheek

Why do I feel this way? Justin is not my boyfriend, he can sleep with whoever he wants, however, a part of me does not want him to. I want him to stay with me. Why would he do this?

[Selena - 7:54am]
Are you alright? @ ari

[Selena - 7:54am]
You're just silently reading these...

[Ariana - 7:55am]
Yes

[Kylie - 7:55am]
Did u see what Justin did?

[Ariana - 7:56am]
Yeah. So?

[Ariana - 7:56am]
Why would I care? He's not my boyfriend. He can do whatever he wants

[Selena - 7:57am]
Awe. Babe

[Ariana - 7:57am]
Don't say awe

[Ariana - 7:57am]
I don't care.

I escape Justin's arms and slip out of bed, I quickly toss on my clothes from yesterday and gather my things, trying to get home as soon as possible. I hold my shoes in my arms and hurry downstairs, I hear the television volume blaring in the living room and I know that Dylan is awake. I tiptoe past the living room to avoid confronting him, I do not want him to see me leaving like this. He would just tell Justin.