TIFFANY'S POV:
"No, get away from me! Get your hands off me!"
"Not a chance, bitch! I know you've been sleeping around. You could've riddled me with anything!"
"I haven't, I swear. I've not slept with anyone else but you."
"Liar! I can't believe a word that comes out of that whorish mouth of yours!"
I sat up abruptly, wincing as my ribs and chest pulled, jumping as I felt Justin's hands come to rest on my shoulders…
"It's okay," he assured me "it was just a nightmare."
"It was so real." I admitted, sighing heavily "Ugh!"
"Are you in pain?" he questioned
I swallowed a lump in my throat and nodded my head… "I'll go and get my painkillers from the living room."
"No, I will." he informed me "You stay there. I'll make us a cup of tea too."
"What time is it?" I asked
"6am," he replied "it's a good job I'm up. I should probably call my boss, explain the situation."
"What are you gonna tell him?" I inquired
"That I have to head home on urgent family business." he informed me "I won't say anything about you, I promise."
"Okay, thank you." I replied, smiling at him warmly as he climbed from the bed
JUSTIN'S POV:
"Maybe you shouldn't come with me…" Tiffany admitted as I packed my bag
"What?" I questioned
"It'd cause too much aggro and upset," she replied "you should stay here. I'll be fine on my own."
"Didn't we agree that last night I was coming with you?" I inquired
"We did, but a girl can change her mind." she informed me
"I don't want you going on your own." I admitted "Not after everything you've been through in the past 24 hours."
"I'm a big girl, I can look after myself." she assured me
"I know, but I've booked the time off work now, so I may as well come." I replied
"Okay, whatever." she sighed, moving to make her way out of the room
TIFFANY'S POV:
As I reached the doorway, I felt Justin's hand on my wrist, pulling me gently into him… "What?"
"I get that you're scared," he informed me "and you have every right to be, and I know I've given you reason to doubt me, but I'm not like I used to be, and I'm nothing like Andrew."
"I know," I replied "I just hate that you're having to put your life on hold for me."
As he was about to reply, the buzzer to his apartment sounded and I jumped… "God, what if it's him?"
"It won't be," he assured me "just stay in here. I'll be back in a minute."
JUSTIN'S POV:
"Hello." I spoke into the phone that connected my apartment to the main door
"Justin, it's me." Jessica's informed me "Can you let me in please?"
"Why?" I questioned
"I didn't come to pick up my stuff yesterday, so I'm here to get it now. Can you let me in? It's freezing out here!" she proclaimed
Buzzing her into the building, I opened my apartment door…
TIFFANY'S POV:
Justin had shut the bedroom door behind him, and as I heard a girl's voice, I opened the door to and listened to them talk…
"Is this everything?" she asked
"Yep," he replied "if I find anything else, which I don't think I will, where shall I send it?"
"Just bin it, I'm sure it'll be nothing important." she informed him
I moved from the bedroom and made my way down the hallway, Justin's head turning as he heard me…
"Tiff, what are you doing?" he questioned
"Moved on already, have we?" the girl asked "Nice! Not as good as me, but still, okay, I suppose."
"Why don't you just leave?" I suggested, raising an eyebrow at her
"Feisty!" she proclaimed "Bet Justin gets a treat in the bedroom, doesn't he?"
"Just go, Jess." Justin sighed
"Yeah, just go, Jess." I replied
"What makes you think you can speak to me like that?" she asked
"I can speak to you how I want." I informed her "Because you're stupid. You don't realise how lucky you were to be with him."
"One night and you've already got her singing your praises, why couldn't you be that good when we were together?" she questioned
"It wasn't just one night," I admitted "it's been going on for months, while you and he were still together. Guess you weren't satisfying him either, darling!"
"What?" she inquired "Justin?"
"I…" he began "Yeah, it's true."
"You pig!" she proclaimed "Never contact me again!"
"He won't, not now he's got me." I informed her as she made her way out of the door "Have a nice life!"
JUSTIN'S POV:
"What on Earth was that?" I questioned, turning to Tiffany as I shut the door behind Jessica
She shrugged her shoulders in reply… "I've not had that much fun in ages."
"It's nice to see you smiling." I informed her as I moved across the room to her
"We should get organised if we're gonna get to the station…" she informed me
"Yeah," I replied "I'll just go and finish packing. Why don't you organise yourself some breakfast?"
Nodding her head, I pressed my lips against her forehead and moved past her and made my way down the hallway into the bedroom…
Tiffany definitely had fun winding Jessica up, didn't she? And Justin's noticed she's got some of her spark back. What will happen when they get back to Manchester?