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16• Stuck In The Moment

The reality that he would be meeting my friends who I've kept completely out of the loop for almost two months made me visibly nervous. Justin clearly picked up on this because he enveloped my hand with his, instinctively interlocking our fingers. The spaces between his fingers are right where mine fit perfectly.

"Just relax," he whispered gently. I simply mustered up a quick nod in response.

We then made our way to the open living room area of the suite where my friends were congregated. Once I walked in with Justin by my side, the room's atmosphere froze. Jess, who had been lying upside down with her legs against the backrest of the couch, toppled over with a thud. Teal, who had just taken a gulp of a fresh mojito, puffed her cheeks out in attempt to prevent her mojito from being spewed everywhere. Em dropped her fashion magazine and gaped at the two of us. Mads gasped a loud and entirely non-subtle gasp. Vi openly and shamelessly expressed a lively, "oh my god". Keeks' mouth dropped open, resulting in a dribble of nacho crumbs to flutter from her mouth. And Sam, well, you already saw her reaction.

It's safe to say my friends were gobsmacked.

"Holy fuck," Jess groaned.

Typical.

"Guys, Uhm, this is---"

"Justin Fucking Bieber," Teal completed with her own flare of cussing.

"Yeah and... well, I've kinda been talking to him for... like a month. I know you're either gonna be mad or confused or shocked and I totally get it---"

"That's Justin Fucking Bieber," Jess reiterated, cutting off my explanation and feeble attempt at an apology.

"Yeah," I decided to stop trying to explain the situation because it was obvious that nothing would really be taken in right now other than the fact that he's 'Justin Fucking Bieber.'

"I didn't know my middle name was 'Fucking'," Justin chuckled, trying to cut the tense shock lingering in the air.

It did no good. Jess squeaked. You see, she's got a thing for the way Justin swears. Don't ask.

"You guys are so awkward," Vi stated the obvious which actually broke the tense initial shock to the system that had Jess and Teal riled up after seeing Justin in person and meeting him like this.

"So, names?" Justin asked, his eyebrows raised inquisitively.

"I'm Violet. And no offense but I'm not obsessed with you like so many others are," Violet flat-out blurted. She's always been pretty cut and dry, so this response wasn't entirely shocking. Although, the underlying shade towards Jess, Teal and I was kind of unexpected.

"Vi!"

"What, Char? I still love y'all. I'm just being honest," she shrugged then turned her attention back to Justin, "your music is bomb though, don't get me wrong."

"Uh, nice to meet you Violet. You're... refreshingly honest," Justin smiled.

"I'm Madison, but everyone calls me Mads," Mads grinned and got up, scurried over to Justin and embraced him. He instinctively hugged her back.

"Hi Mads," he mumbled as she suffocated him in a tighter hug, "can't. Breathe."

She let go quickly, her cheeks grazed with soft red.

"I'm Emily," Em waved once at Justin.

He mirrored her wave and added a smile her way, "nice to meet you."

"I'm Keke," Keeks shyly smiled at Justin. She doesn't classify herself as a Belieber but she says she finds him undeniably attractive.

"Hi Keke," Justin beamed brightly.