“So I guess should get back to my original assignment t as director. Hey lover boy, you make any progress on the song? Can I hear it?” Katy asked looking at Chris. Chris blushed a little; Brandi had confirmed with him that their date was in fact on for tonight. But he couldn’t help but notice that she seemed a little unsure about it.
“Yeah I think we pretty much got it, I might suggest a few little changes with the music, but you can listen to it if you want. It might help you with the video shoot.” Chris offered. Katy smiled and before Justin could stop her she dart past everyone and into the recording studio.
“I’ll help her.” Justin stated and took off after her, after all the last thing they needed was for her to start pushing buttons and mess something up in there. Plus he wanted to talk to her about what he had just witnessed and how he felt about it. His feelings for her were starting to scare him.
“So what are we making for dinner?” Joey asked.
“Oh, I don’t know. I mean you don’t really have to help me, if you don’t want to.” Mandy said, after all she didn’t want him to feel obligated just because Katy had set her up.
“No, it’s cool. I would love to help you and I could use a change of scenery. What do you two want?” Joey asked his eyes now fixed on Chris. Chris just shrugged; he didn’t even know what Brandi liked.
“Well, someone is probably going to have to go to the store and I wouldn’t mind having Mexican. We haven’t had that yet.” Brandi suggested. Chris smiled, he loved Mexican food, though he wasn’t sure that Joey knew how to fix Mexican food but it’s not like it was that hard.
“I don’t think Katy likes Mexican.” Kim stated.
“It’s not like she eats anything but junk food any way. And don’t send her to the store for crying out loud, she won’t come back with anything but cookies and crap.” Brandi said.
“Hey, cookies aren’t crap! And I don’t care what you have to eat on your date. I’ll find something. It’s not like I’ll starve.” Katy yelled from the recording studio.
“It’s not a date, it’s just dinner.” Brandi fired back. She didn’t want to think of it as a date, it kind of freaked her out a little bit.
“It’s a date.” Katy called back to her. Justin was beside her now, his hand innocently on her knee while he search for Chris’s completed file on the laptop, which Katy was seated in front of.
“It’s not a date!” Brandi repeated a little louder.
“Dinner alone with a guy, yup that’s a date.” Katy joked. She laughed and smiled at her friend. Brandi knew that Katy wasn’t going to stop once she got started. So she reached over and slammed the door shut, for once she was really glad that room was sound proof. She wasn’t sure if it had been the sound of the door slamming or her comments but now everyone in the room was looking at her, including Chris.
“Sorry.” Brandi said softly, though she wasn’t sure what she was sorry about.
Katy smiled as the door sealed shut and then quickly turned back to the laptop. Justin brushed her hands away a few times as she tried to touch stuff. She really was kind of child like at times.
“Don’t like you hitting on the others.” Justin stated, he didn’t look at her has he got the song ready to play for her.
“I know, I was just having some fun with JC and Kim” Katy offered, but she knew this was coming. She figured she would just be honest with him. Katy was an acquired taste and must people just couldn’t handle her.
“I don’t think they appreciated it.” Justin said, he could help but laugh. He could totally see her doing it just to annoy him. “Seriously though, can you not do that stuff around me?” Justin begged.
“Okay, I’ll try. But you should know I tend to act first and think later. Which I realize that sounds really stupid, but a lot of people spend all their time thinking and they get nothing done. I am a doer. I get shit done.” Katy explained. Justin nodded to her after all he loved her free spirit attitude but it was just so painful to watch her with another guy as innocent as it may be.
“I hope you feel better, but you know I can’t lie to you.” Katy offered.
“Right, because you don’t believe in lying. Tell me what do you believe in?” Justin asked.
“I believe in you, all of you guys. You are more powerful than you think you are.” Katy said. She realized it sounded cheesy but it was the truth. Her faith in them was so strong.
“So says the chick that kidnapped me.” Justin laughed.
“I said you were powerful, not smart. So are we going to listen to this thing or what?” Katy asked. Justin shook his head and hit play for her but not before stealing a kiss. Her lips were so soft and still tasted like sugar. “I want to be mad at you but why is it that I can’t seem stay mad at you?” He asked, as the song played softly in the background.
“If you figure that one out let me know, because then I will have really fucked up.” Katy whispered then kissed him again as innocently as she could, but she knew there was nothing innocent about her.
“Is he safe in there with her?” JC asked, concerned for Justin’s well being.
“Probably not, but he’s the dumb ass that went in there in the first place. It’s not like any one told him to.” Brandi offered. Chris perked up a little, realizing that they were now alone in that tiny room together.
“Um… you know what I am going to just check on them.” Chris offered then ran past Brandi and into the tiny room before anyone could see what might be taking place in there. He shut the door behind him and covered his eyes before turning around. “So is it safe to look?” He questioned.
“It’s safe. What the hell are you doing?” Justin asked.
“You can’t be alone with her; you might do something stupid…again.” Chris snapped. He wasn’t sure why he felt the need to look after Justin, maybe it was the older brother in him. He just wanted to protect the younger man.
“So says the guys spending time alone with Brandi later.” Katy joked, flashing him a sly grin that said it all.
“It’s just dinner, nothing is going to happen.” Chris protested.
“So I have heard.” Katy stated. She turned her attention back to the music that was playing, just as Justin’s voice came over the speakers. There was something in his words that calmed her, maybe it was the tone of his voice. With Katy apparently on another planet Justin turned back to Chris.
“So you aren’t going to put the moves over on Brandi tonight?” Justin questioned. Brandi was a very pretty girl, what one earth was Chris thinking?
“No, I don’t want her to think that I am a jerk. I want her to like me for who I really am.” Chris explained.
“So you want her to think that you are gay?” Justin asked. Chris groaned and shook his head; it wasn’t worth explained things to Justin some times. As the song ended Katy turned back to them, she pulled Justin in for another kiss. Since apparently Chris already knew, not that she was the one hiding anything to begin with. She let her hand run along his leg.
“Hello, I am still here.” Chris snapped.
“Don’t think you being here will change anything. I have no shame, remember? In fact that is kind of hot.” Katy joked. Chris rushed over and separated the two of them. “You are no fun at all.” Katy added as she began to pout. Chris looked at her but opted to address Justin instead. It wasn’t like she was going to listen to him.
“Behave.” Chris warned. Justin just nodded to him. Chris jumped back when he felt Katy’s hand lightly graze his inner thigh. “What the hell?” He snapped. Justin glared at her too, it wasn’t clear what she had done but it probably wasn’t something he would approve of.
“What got you to move didn’t I?” Katy asked. Justin gave her a warning look and she hung her head. “Sorry, I am really trying but I just am not very good at this. But if I can’t touch either of you then he shouldn’t be blocking my view of you and your sexiness. There is no harm in looking, right?” Katy asked. She really did need some clarification. All these rules that they had were confusing her.
