"You look cute," Justin said, placing a light kiss on my cheek and causing me to smile. "I'll be ready in 10."


I smiled and nodded my head, watching as he disappeared behind the closet doors. I hummed as I heard him rummaging through the clothes and grabbed my purse from the dresser along with my phone. I turned around and yelped as Justin suddenly slapped my ass and hissed.


"Karma is a bitch," I smirked, laughing as he shook his hand back and forth. Shouldn't have slapped my ass so hard. "Now let's go. We gotta be at the arena in three hours."


"I'm feeling kinda hungry. We should get something to eat too." He said, snaking his arm around my shoulder as we walked out of the hotel room and he slammed the door shut.


"Me too," I said, stepping into the elevator and pushing the button for the lobby. "We should go to the little diner down the street. It looks good."


It was silent as I finished my suggestion and I furrowed my eyebrows, looking over at Justin who was just staring at my face. It turned into a staring contest as I just stood watching him as he looked at me, but I was startled as he came rushing toward me, wrapping his hand around my neck and pushing his lips against mine.


The kiss was not as aggressive as I thought it was going to be. Our lips moved smoothly against each other's, my eyes fluttered shut and my stomach erupted in butterflies. Justin slipped his tongue into my mouth, making me moan as he gently pushed me against the elevator wall. The sound of our lips and tongues moving in synchronization was the only thing that could be heard--- at least that was what I was hoping with the way my heart was beating against my chest--- before Justin pulled away, placing his forehead against mine.


"I look at you..." He whispered against my forehead, causing me to open my eyes and see that his eyes were still closed. "And I realize how lucky I am to have someone like you. You're beautiful and humble and it baffles me. I don't deserve someone like you, but here you are giving me a chance. I'm just so grateful and I want you to know that, Tori."


I opened my mouth to respond to him, but I was cut off by the sound of my heart thumping so loud and the elevator bell ringing. We had made it to the lobby and Justin pulled away from me, softly interlacing our fingers as he pulled us swiftly through the lobby and outside. I looked at him as he guided us through the streets and I smiled.


"I'm grateful for you too." I said to him, turning my head to the front of me.


But that didn't stop me from seeing the smile that formed on his lips.

But that didn't stop me from seeing the smile that formed on his lips

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