Falling For You

Chapter Twenty One

After Justin had left his room there was a knock on the door, causing me to sit up in the bed, "Come in?"

The door opened to reveal Kylie with Tessa following closely, both were in their night gowns but neither of then had looked like they were sleeping. I raised an eyebrow, watching as the sat at the end of Justin's bed that could probably still fit three more people.

Tessa looked around the room accessing every inch of it, "Where's Justin?"

"Office, he had a call. Scooter." Kylie's interest piqued at the sound of Scooter's name but she continued to pop the cashews, that she had in her hand, in her mouth. Tessa nodded and finally set her gaze on me.

"Oh, so what was the sudden exit earlier? I feel like we were out there for like a second, I turn around and then you're gone." Tessa questioned as Kylie stayed silent but clearly was deep in thought.

"Uh, I needed to talk to Justin about everything, we did and I guess we're dating now?" My got higher as I spoke.

"Guess?" I nodded, looking at Kylie and narrowing my eyes. She was listening to the conversation, I could tell, but I could also tell that she was thinking about something else, "Ky, what's up? What are you thinking about?"

She met my look and hesitated as if thinking if she should say what she was thinking. After a long pause she spoke, "Has he talked to you about his issues with his management right now?"

I slowly shook my head, giving her a look to continue. As she did Tessa leaned in, "Um, I'm not sure if I should tell you. I'm going to but, uh, you probably shouldn't say anything to him about it just yet."

She stopped again and an uneasy feeling rose in my stomach, "Okay?"

"He was dating Selena Gomez last year and they broke up in December." I nodded, she wasn't saying anything everybody didn't already know, "Well you know they started dating in 2010. Well around 2012, they started having problems and broke up for like a month then got back together. Management didn't like that, so I guess that they made them both sign a contract and I don't know the details but-"

I quickly interrupted, "Wait, are you saying..." She held up and finger and nodded slowly.

"I don't know the details but from what I do know their relationship stopped being real around that time. Not saying their feelings weren't real but they didn't have control, it's like when they signed the contract management controlled their relationship." Kylie stopped for a breath giving me time to process the information.

There had been plenty of rumors about celebrities and fake relationship but I never cared because they never effected me, but now they did. Maybe not directly effected me but it would, and was going to, effect my relationship with Justin.

Kylie started again, "So then things got bad, and they tried because they really did love each other but they always had that contract weighing down the relationship. So I guess Selena and her management finally decided she was done. So when they ended that contract, the relationship ended too."

She took another breath, this time slouching indicating she was done. I nodded again, this time completely speechless. Part of me was sad for Justin, but a majority of me was scared for our relationship.

I finally look up at Kylie, "I'm gonna go talk to him."

"No, Nadia, you-" Kylie's face was plastered with worry.

"I won't. I just want to- hell, I don't know, see what Scooter wanted I guess. They should be done by now. I hope." They both nodded, standing from their spots. Before leaving they each gave me an encouraging hug.

Walking to the door, Kylie turned to me before walking out it, "Nadia, please don't go back home because of this. If you don't want to be with Justin that's okay, but at least be with me?"

I laughed and gave her a sad nod, "I'm not going anywhere yet, we still have the rest of summer. But I can't make any promises after that."

She nodded before following Tessa out. I contemplated actually going to Justin's office, what would actually get done by doing that? But part of me just wanted to see him, to be reassured that I wanted to be with him. Be given hope that this could work for the better and not for the worse like him and Selena.

I sighed standing up from the bed and heading to his office for the second time today. My heart raced just as it did the last time I made this walk except this time I had a huge lump in my throat. I brung my fist up to lightly tap the door and after a few seconds Justin answered, "Come in."

I slowly opened the door, seeing his face across the room with a struggled smile. I softly spoke, "Hey."

"Hey, I just got off the phone with him. I'm really sorry." I shook my head making my way to him and crossing my arms over my chest, "No, it's fine. If I'm prying then tell me, but what was that about?"

"Management is just concerned about my relationship with you. It's nothing, they're just nosy. Scooter said he's gonna handle it so it's nothing to worry about." He took my hand, pulling it down to running his fingers over my knuckles.

Yet, I thought. Him confirming what I had suspected that the conversation was about made me feel sick. I silently prayed he wouldn't feel how clamy my hands were. He said not to worry and maybe before Kylie's confession I wouldn't have but now I was not only worried but terrified.

My prayer was not answered because when Justin stood, wrapping his arms tightly around me without a word I knew that he had sensed my worry. Granted he didn't know that I knew about everything and because of that my heart warmed a little that he still wanted to comfort my worry that as far as he knew was over Scooter or management not liking me.

I wrapped my arms around him and buried my face into his shoulder, because truth was either way I needed his comfort regardless if he knew what he was comforting me for.

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I'm just going to apologize now for this chapter and any chapters like it in the future. Gonna be honest and say there's only more drama from here. But I think it's happy drama? I don't know. 😬😂