Breaking Point

Prepping

Jennifer, still shaken with Selena's words, walked in and tried her best smile. "Hey, so I got Scooter's okay with the dance thing, so... yeah. Just wanted to let you know." She said, and Justin smiled.

"Perfect. So when do you wanna start?" he asked eagerly.

"Start what?" Selena asked innocently.

"Jennifer's gonna give me ballroom dancing lessons." Justin said.

"Ooh can I join?" Selena asked Jennifer eagerly, with fake enthusiasm. Jennifer looked back at her in shock.

"S-sure." She stuttered, then looked back at Justin. "How 'bout we start the day after tomorrow, since we have a concert tomorrow, and I'm too tired today. I swear I ran around this whole hotel searching for Scooter." She said jokingly, and Justin laughed, only causing Selena's anger toward Jennifer to rise.

"All right, day after tomorrow it is. Is Celeste's friends joining us on tour?" he asked, and Jennifer shrugged. "Well, let's go ask them!" he said, getting up.

"Right now?" Jennifer asked in shock. He slipped his shoes on and grabbed Jennifer's hand as he ran out the door.

"Yes, right now!" he cried, and they both laughed.

They ran back to Celeste's room and when she opened the door, she was shocked to see Justin and Jennifer laughing together.

"What's up?" she asked.

"Hey are Austin and Alex here?" Jennifer asked.

"Of course where else would they be??" Celeste cried, and the two girls laughed. Austin and Alex appeared at the door, and got a little starstruck when they saw Justin.

"So, I heard we're gonna be taking lessons together." Justin said to Alex, who merely nodded.

"Well, what do you say to joining us for tour?" Justin asked, and both boys' jaws dropped.

"Yeah!" they cried at the same time, and Jennifer muffled her laugh with her hand and Alex turned his attention back to her when he heard her. Alex smiled at Jennifer and she blushed and looked at the floor.

"All right, come on Jennifer, let's go talk to Scooter!" Justin said, and grabbed Jennifer by the wrist and pulled her down the hallway, causing her give a surprised squeal and Justin to laugh.

After they got everything settled with Scooter, Jennifer took off to find Maribelle and Scooter ordered Justin to sit down at the table across from him. Justin knew that Scooter had been meaning to talk to him since last month when they found Jennifer crying in the dance studio.

"Justin... I'm going to make this very clear," Scooter said. "If you hurt Jennifer in any way, I will find a punishment so terrible for you you're gonna wish you never met me. I'm so disappointed in you for what you did last month. You better not be letting the fame get to your head. I'll move you into a small town with no contact with the outside world for an attitude adjustment. Got that?"

Justin nodded solemnly. "Scooter... why is she so distant with everybody? I mean... she treats me like I'm a leper or something."

"Justin... that's just the way she is. She's been through a lot, and she's just guarded. And you making fun of her weight," Justin looked down, embarassed. "Doesn't help anything. It just makes it worse. Come on Justin, you should know that women don't like when people make fun of their weight, of all things! What possessed you to say those things? You know what, I don't even wanna know. Just don't do it again or there will be consequences." Scooter said in a voice that said he meant business. Justin nodded and stood up.