Breaking Point

The Talk

"I don't know, Belle. I think she's up to something." Jennifer said, standing up and stretching her arms.

"You think she's gonna try to seduce Justin?" Maribelle inquired, and Jennifer paused before nodding. "Don't be stupid, Jen. Justin wouldn't do something like that."

Jennifer stopped stretching and started her warm-up routine.

"Maybe... we don't know that, Belle. Maybe he would."

Maribelle joined Jennifer in her warm-up routine, and the two were silenced for a while as they started becoming breathless.

"Jen... listen to the words that are coming out of my mouth right now," Maribelle said after the two had finished their warm up. She made sure her words came out slow and clear so that Jennifer could catch every last syllable.

"Justin Drew Bieber would never... do you hear me? never cheat on you. Ever! Get that thought out of your head right now."

Jennifer felt the tears burn at the back of her eyes. So much uncertainty and doubt clouded Jennifer's thoughts, she couldn't help but to believe them.

Maribelle examined her best friend's face. She knew that Jennifer was beginning to believe those doubts. "Don't even think about it, Jen. Don't try taking the easy way out. Talk to him about how you're feeling about all this. You know that if it were Jeremy, you would have already told him."

Jennifer looked down at the floor and bit her lip. She nodded her head to acknowledge that Maribelle was right.

"You're right," she said, "I'll... I'll talk to him tonight."

"No, sooner. Tell him after we're done here." Maribelle demanded. Jennifer sighed and nodded.

"All right. After we're done here." Jennifer replied, and Maribelle nodded, appeased.

Soon the girls were dancing and laughing together as a few hours passed. They danced off the stress of the week, their extra emotions, and they practiced the routines for the tour.

Finally, when they were finished, they made their way back to their rooms.

"Tell me how it goes," Maribelle said to Jennifer, once they got to her and Justin's hotel room door.

"I will," she promised, and the two gave each other a hug and Maribelle walked off.

Taking a deep breath to calm her nerves, Jennifer braced herself for whatever it was that her and Justin would talk about.

Finally, Jennifer pulled out her keycard from her bag and inserted it in the key holder. She saw the green light indicating that it was unlocked and slowly turned the knob.

Opening the door, Jennifer heard voices. As she finished opening the door, she saw Justin and Selena sitting on the couch, talking.

Once they realized someone was in the room, Justin turned around.

"Hey beautiful!" he said cheerfully, and Jennifer gave a small smile. He quickly got up and gave Jennifer a hug and kiss. "Did you and Belle have fun?"

"Yeah, we got in a good workout." Jennifer replied. "But... I kind of feel gross right now, so I'm gonna... I'm gonna just take a shower." Jennifer involuntarily stole a glance at Selena, who was glaring at her fingers.

"I'll walk her out." Justin assured her quietly, and she nodded.

Jennifer went into the other room and set her bag down. The voices started up again, and Jennifer couldn't help herself but to eavesdrop.