The telephone rang. The young man, alone in the house, slowly walked across the room to answer. Had anyone else been there, they surly would have swooned over his bare well muscled chest, his famous shaved head, his full sexy lips and his intense moody eyes.
The voice at the other end was quiet, but he recognized the soft drawl immediately. āJustin, itās me.ā The young manās heart immediately began to race. He had mixed feelings about hearing her voice after all they had been through; after all she had done to him. He had to admit her still had feelings for her, who wouldnāt? He had loved her with all of his heart, and she had chosen him- him, above all the others. He tried to speak, but he found that his breath was caught in the pounding of his chest. No words came out.
āJustin, are you there?ā That voice, that sexy little accent, he thought that heās never hear it again. His TV and radio was closely monitored, so that he could avoid those harsh memories, that feeling of his heart tearing in two every time he thought of her. If he wanted a newspaper, heād send someone out for it, just so he wouldnāt have to take the chance of seeing her smiling out from a magazine cover. A chance, who was he kidding? Her face practically wallpapered the newsstand.
āYeah, Iām here.ā He had tried to make his voice sound hard and unforgiving. Heād be damned if heād let her know how hearing her voice had made him feel. But instead it just came out tired. He wished that he would have let the service screen the call, but his thoughts had been so far away from this girl for a change; he had let his guard down. Now he knew what a mistake that was.
āJustin, Iām sorry to bother you,ā she whispered. Was that sadness her heard in her voice too? āThis house is so empty right now. I-I just needed to hear your voice. Iām sorry- Iām sorry. That sounds so stupid. Iāll just let you go, I know you donāt want to talk to me- Iām sorry I bothered you.
āBritney, wait!ā Justin called out just in time. The girl didnāt disconnect. āIt doesnāt sound stupid. I understand if you need to talk.ā Damn! Why had he said that? He could have just let her hang up and went on about his business of forgetting about her.
āJustin, Iām so lonely right now. I just canāt stand the quiet. Iām sorry to ask, but can you come over for a little bit? Iāll understand if you say no.ā
Justin could feel his brain go thick and fuzzy. If there was a reason to say no, he couldnāt remember it. He asked her where she was staying, and realized that it wasnāt far at all. āIāll be there in ten minutes,ā he told her.
He set the phone down on its base, and without bothering to put on a shirt, headed to the door. His sandals were right by the door, and his keys hanging right above them. He slipped into them, grabbed the keys from their hook, and quickly locked the door behind him.
He pealed out of the driveway in record time, and made it to Britneyās rented townhouse with two minutes to spare. Looking at the front door, he felt the fog start to lift from his brain. Slow down, he told himself, be cool. He walked up the steps as slowly as he could manage, which was still too fast, too eager. He realized that there was no way he could disguise it, any longer- he was still in love with the girl, and probably always would be.
Britney greeted him at the door and quickly ushered him in. She looked like an angel, in a white wrap dress that covered barely more than a towel would have. Her golden blond hair fell in soft curls around her delicate creamy shoulders. She gave him a shy smile, and her rosy cheeks puffed out giving her a deceptively innocent appearance he had fallen for so many times before.
āJustin, I-ā
āShh!ā he put a finger to her lips and smiled. Her eyes met his in understanding. They both new what the other wanted. They missed what they had had; what they had thrown away for whatever their reasons had been. They each craved something- the touch of the other, the warmth of someone safe and familiar, the reassurance that everything would be ok.
Justin took her hand and led her through the huge entrance and through the hallway. His eyes searched for the tell tale signs that an open door led to the room where she slept. It was almost like a music video, there beating hearts providing the only rhythm they needed.
Justin recognized the familiar bedspread through the wide opened door, and led her into the softly lit room. If he had entertained any self doubt about why she had called him here, they left his mind now. Soft scents of vanilla and musk filled the room, and votives in glass candle holders flickered on the dresser. Britneyās jewel toned satin sheets where drawn back, awaiting there hungry bodies.
Justinās eyes feasted on Britneyās beautiful face for just a moment. He ran his hands down the length of her body, and when he lifted them again, he took her filmy dress with them. Her hands were already eagerly unfastening the buttons on his white kaki shorts.