Fall- A Justin Bieber Love Story

Chapter 20- Stuck In The Moment

Chapter 20- Stuck In The Moment

"Cause when you love me I can feel it. When your heart beats I can hear it."~ Justin Bieber

I roll my eyes at my mother on the other side of the phone. "Mom! Seriously, stop stressing! Everything will be- Mom! You are just overreacting! Nothing will happen to me. Mom, why the sudden panicking? You have been gone for just over two weeks... Well you don't need to worry. Bruce is looking after me... Yes, and Justin. Mom, I got to go. Talk soon?"

"Yes darling. Please stay safe and make sure you send Justin and Pattie my love okay?"

"Alright. I love and miss you mom."

"Aw baby girl," I can hear the sadness in her voice, "I miss you too. I'll be back before you know it. Call me soon. I love you."

I say my goodbye's before hanging up. I take a deep breath to get rid of my nerves. Just his name has me feeling nervous. I close my laptop screen and head downstairs. The silence tells me that no-one is home. Thank God. I make my way into the kitchen and pour myself a glass of orange juice. I then check inside the cupboards for any snacks that appeal to me. When I find some crackers I get some soft cheese out of the fridge before taking a seat at the island. I spread the cheese onto one cracker before topping it with another and eating it. The sound of the chewing is all that I can hear. Suddenly, that changes. I hear a key in the lock and I pray that it is Pattie.

"Mom! I'm home!" Dammit. These last few days I have done a pretty good job of avoiding Justin. After that argument I just can't face him right now. He really passed a line by snooping on Bruce's personal information. I know I shouldn't be bothered if he has nothing to hide but still. I keep my head lowered as he enters the kitchen. I assume when he sees me he stops walking before there is a sudden silence again. The tension in the room is thick like a morning fog. No words are said but I feel like there is a screaming in my ears. I look up a bit and see him staring at me. His eyes are wide and his stance rigid. When did things go so wrong between us?

I stand up before walking out of the room but I can't help myself when I take a look at him as I walk past. Our eyes meet and in that split second I feel something completely different.

Justin's POV

My eyes stay glued on her back as she walks away from me again and just like every other time something in me breaks. I stare at the last spot I see her in before she disappears behind the stairs. That is probably the third time I have seen her in the last four days... and we live together. I want to smack myself for being such an idiot but it's a good thing I did check up on him. He's hiding something and I will find out what it is. In the meantime though, I have got to get Amber back on my side. How though?

I groan to myself as I ask myself the same question that has been bouncing around in my head for the last few days. I take the seat that was just occupied by her. I lean my head down on the island and try and come up with a decent plan. It needs to be something big because Amber has never lasted this long without talking to me. The longest was two days and that was because I accidently snapped the head of her doll off and flushed it down the toilet. A small smile slips onto my face as I remember how angry Amber was that day. She threatened to rip my head off and flush it down the toilet. I find myself laughing at the memory. My laughter dies down when I remember how I made it up to her but a small smile stays there.