TIFFANY'S POV:
After dinner that evening, I stood up and made my way to the bin, scraping the remainder of what was on my plate into it, letting the bin lid shut as I made my way to the sink and rinsed my plate…
"You not hungry, love?" Mum questioned, setting her plate down on the side
I shook my head, signalling no as I grabbed the tea towel and began to dry the pots that were on the draining board, watching Justin as he watched me. Moving over to me a minute later, he kissed me softly as he set his plate down on the side…
"That was delicious, thanks, Allie!" he proclaimed
"You're welcome, love." she replied
"Did you not enjoy it?" he questioned
"I did, I'm just not hungry." I informed him
"Why don't you let Floyd and Leo help your Mum for a change?" he suggested "You don't look too good…"
"Stop fussing, I'm fine." I replied, smiling at him warmly "Anyway, this lot won't take long to get out of the way, so I'll see you upstairs. Go on, go!"
JUSTIN'S POV:
I laid on mine and Tiffany's bed, thinking everything that had happened over the past week or so through. Sitting up, I grabbed my laptop and opened Google, typing in symptoms of stress, knowing Tiffany wouldn't admit it but that's what she was suffering from…
TIFFANY'S POV:
"What's this?" I asked as I saw Justin's laptop sat on my dressing table "Symptoms of stress?"
"Yep," he informed me "you're suffering from all of them. Read it, you'll see."
"Justin," I sighed as I shut his laptop lid "you don't know what you're talking about."
"Don't talk to me as if I'm stupid, Tiff." he begged "I know what I'm saying and I've been watching you this week and the majority of your meals have gone in the bin. Why can't you just be honest with me?"
"Because there's nothing to be honest about, Justin. I'm fine!" I assured him "I'm gonna go for a shower and then I need an early night, I'll see you later."
"I'm gonna blow the airbed up and go in with Leo." he informed me as he made his way to the bedroom door "See you in the morning."
JUSTIN'S POV:
"What's gone on between you and Tiff then?" Leo asked as I lay on the airbed, my hands behind my head, staring up at the ceiling
"I know something's wrong with her, and she won't admit it." I informed him
"Have you ever thought about it from her point of view?" he questioned
"What'd you mean?" I questioned
"Have you ever thought about how she feels?" he inquired "She's scared about the trial, and maybe, just maybe she doesn't want to worry you as she knows you're already worried about her, so she's keeping it to herself."
"But she shouldn't," I sighed "we promised each other that we'd be there for each other and support each other yet she won't let me in."
"It might be hard for her, Justin." he replied "From what I can gather; she's never had a boyfriend before, so all of this is a completely new thing for her. She's thinking of you in all of this, whether you want to believe it or not."
TIFFANY'S POV:
I lay on my side, staring out of the window through the crack where the curtains didn't quite meet when I heard the bedroom door creak open…
"Tiff, you awake?" Justin's voice whispered
"Yeah." I replied
"Can I say sorry?" he questioned as he shut the door behind him
"I don't know, can you?" I inquired
I heard him chuckle softly and his footsteps make their way across the room, his body crouching down by the side of the bed a few seconds later…
"I'm sorry…" he admitted
"What's brought this on?" I asked
"Leo may have given me a talking to," he informed me "I'm sorry, I'm just worried about you."
"I know, and I love you for that." I admitted "But I really am okay. Just because I'm not eating a full meal every night doesn't mean there's anything wrong."
He nodded his head in understanding and smiled at me warmly… "Can I come back to bed?"
I nodded my head, signalling yes and reciprocated his warm smile, moving my weight onto my forearm and pressed my lips against his, cupping the back of his head with my hand, subtly pulling him on top of me, my body hitting the bedsheets beneath me and my head hitting the pillow…
Thoughts?