Overcome

Chapter Twenty-one

I wake with Justin not next to me. I lay there, not really wanting to leave the warm covers but then realizing that Justin probably wanted his bed to himself, I get up and I lazy walk the five steps to my room. I fall on my bed and don't even move to a comfy spot.

A minute later I hear Justins light footsteps coming up the stairs and stop at my room.

"Hey" he says softly.

I roll over and sit up. "Sorry I intruded your privacy and shit." I say a little embarrassed.

"No" he says softly "Your mom saw us... that's why I got up... to... explain." he says obviously embarrassed.

"Well that's embarrassing"

"Yeah, I explained, she understands"

"Good"

His face brightens a little "Tonight was the first time I didn't have the nightmare since I left."

I smile knowing that it's a really big deal "really! that's great!"

He smiles. "So, breakfast?"

"Please!" I get serious "but I want to use my giant mugs."

After breakfast I think that I should go talk to Justin but I decide not to because I don't really want to deal with it right now. instead I take a shower because I haven't in two days.

Once clean and out of the shower I put on my pajamas, yes, pajamas at 10:30am. I walk into my room and scream when I see Justin standing in the corner of my room.

he chuckles "I didn't even get to say boo yet." he fakes a frown.

"I hate you!"

"But you really dont" he laughs then looks at my clothes. "what up with the pajamas?"

I look down at what I'm wearing "what's wrong with my pajamas?" I ask a little upset. they were navy blue with the flowy paints and regular matching shirt. I liked them.

He smiles and shakes his head "Get dressed, we're going somewhere."

"Where?" I ask.

"Somewhere." and he walks out, closing the door begin him. then walks back in five seconds later. "Just get dressed in real clothes will you?" then closes the door.

Soon I'm dressed in real people clothes and get in the passenger seat of Justin's Volvo. "Were to?" I ask.

"That is for me to know and for you to find out." he simply says.

"You know I hate surprises."

"Yup"

Fifteen minutes later we pull into the mall parking lot "the mall...." I say with the least enthusiasm in my voice. "shopping..... fun...."

He smirks "don't judge so fast"

We walk through the doors and mom is sitting in the bench. "Oh my god!" I run over to her. "what are you doing here."

"Just got a big lunch break from work, thought I would surprise you!" she hugs me and I tense a little because I hate , well, you know already.

Justin walks back outside to give us some alone time. I watch him walk with emphasis in his stride. When I finally look away moms waking.

"So what's up with you two?" she asks.

"Ummm, nothing much" I giggle a little "he nearly gave me a heart attack when he pulled in the Parkin lot."

"Not that, are you guys dating?"

"No?"

"Okay, this is a little weird for me to say. But I found you in the same bed together, I want you to know that you can talk to me if you guys are having-"