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Justin let out another grunt as he forcefully hit the tennis ball with his racket and sent the ball skyrocketing over the net and back toward Willow who had her eyebrows creased in concentration as the sweat streamed to intersect with her perfectly arched eyebrows.

Upon her serve, Willow grunted loudly and swung with all her might as her high blonde ponytail swung fiercely with her twisting body at the motion just as the tennis ball hit her racket.

Everything seemed to grow more heated by the second -- all while Bruno sat from the sidelines with his matte all black Ray-Bans on the bridge of his nose as he sat slouched in the chair with his arms crossed over his chest as he casually watched the -- so called -- tournament.

Just when Justin hit the tennis ball again and sent it flying back to Willow, she accidentally missed the tennis ball with her too high of a swing and let the tennis ball bounce right by her which made Justin laugh in victory and swing his racket while Bruno sighed softly and reached down at the scoreboard and gave Justin another tally mark.

"It's not too late to give up, little sis."

"In your dreams, big bro."

Justin chuckled and watched Willow grab another tennis ball and flip her ponytail back, even from the far distance of the court, Justin could see Willow's face scrunched up in anger and competitive fury as she went to serve the ball.

While Justin and Willow continued to serve like something off the television, Storm was coming outside with her hands holding two iced sweet teas as she casually took the seat from afar next to Bruno who was casually watching the game -- or maybe the game was watching him since he seemed so lost in thought.

That was until Storm sat down next to him.

Upon seeing Storm, he eyed her over once before returning the same facial expression he keeps per usual which made Storm sigh lowly and slide over the other ice tea for him and see him make no attempt of a reaction as Storm sipped her tea slowly.

"What do you want now?"

"Nothing...can I not watch my fiancé play tennis and talk to his younger brother?"

"Actually no. Cause the younger brother doesn't want to be spoken to."

Storm huffed.

"Look...I was thinking maybe you'd be ready? You know, to talk...or--"

"--Justin told you didn't he?" Bruno interjected which made Storm slouch herself back into the chair as her silence answered for him and caused Bruno to shake his head and move the iced tea away from his side of the table.

"Bruno, I know that's gotta be tough, but--"

"Listen, just stop doing what you're doing. Just because you have that ring on your finger does not obligate me to start liking you. I've been a loner, and I've liked it that way for as long as I can remember...so just...go."

Storm felt a sudden pressure rise in her chest at Bruno's words which she couldn't quite figure out why, but she decided it would only be smart to leave Bruno alone -- so she grabbed her iced tea and the untouched one before getting up from the chair and started to walk back toward the house -- but not before stopping to speak out.

"I never wanted you to like me...I just wanted you to know you have someone who could understand where you're coming from."

And with that, Storm looked over to Justin on the court and saw him wiping away some sweat from his face and pausing to meet her gaze -- only to earn a disappointed head shake which made Justin purse his lips and nod as he watched Storm slowly head back into the house.

"Jay?"

Justin snapped out of his thoughts.

"Yeah?"

"I think I'm done for the day, I have some work to catch up on."

Justin nodded and watched Willow take two big gulps of water from her pastel pink water bottle before flipping her ponytail out of her way as she headed off the court which made Justin sigh heavily and walk over to Bruno who was starting to put the scoreboard away.

"Hey."

"What?"

"What's your problem? Storm just wants to help you."

Bruno snickered and shook his head.

"I don't care."

"You know what, just cause your dad doesn't want anything to do with you, doesn't mean you get to take that frustration out on everyone else, okay?"

At the sound of those words, it was like a switch went off, Bruno turned around and pushed Justin up against the wall -- only for Justin to let out a grunt and release Bruno's firm grip on him and flip them so he was against the wall and Justin's forearm was on his throat, applying pressure as needed.

"You don't know shit about me, you never have!"

"I know you're hurting, but you don't let anyone help you!"

"I don't want any help!"

"Boys!"

At the sudden sound of a voice booming, Justin and Bruno look at the top of the stairs and see Marjorie standing there dressed in an elbow-length black fitted dress that stopped just after her knee with a long slit in the front that moved with her body as she came down the steps in her black Louis Vuttion heels.

Upon Marjorie meeting them halfway, Justin released Bruno from his threatening grip and clenched his jaw while Marjorie pulled on Justin's muscular arm and shook her head as she looked over to Bruno and tried to cup his cheek -- only for him to move his face.

"My sweet boys...why are you fighting? I haven't seen you two get physical like that since you fought over who got to ride shotgun in your father's Maserati."

"Screw this."

"Bruno--"

Justin watched Bruno give him one last death glare before heading back into the house and leaving Justin with Marjorie and having her scoff and shake her head as she looked at Justin's tousled hair and sweaty appearance. "Why'd you have to get so sweaty?"

"What are you talking about?" Justin asked as he creased his eyebrows and moved Marjorie's hands away from his hair as he watched her attempt to fix it which made him shake his hair back to its tousled way and move back. "Why are you so dressed up anyway?"

"Because--"

"Ms. Bieber?"

The sound of a feminine voice made Justin and Marjorie look and see a woman that looked familiar, but Justin couldn't quite put his finger on it at the second as she came walking down the staircase with a cameraman hot behind her and already rolling which made Marjorie fix her posture and brush her curls back.

"Oh, welcome. Are we already rolling?"

"Yep, mind if I ask you and your business partner a few questions?"

"Business partner? No, I--"

"--Justin here hates interviews sometimes, please don't mind him." Marjorie interjected as she gave a wide smile and patted Justin's sweaty chest and clearing her throat as she stepped a bit in front of him as he creased his eyebrows.

"Got it. Well, how about we take this from the top then, Mr. Bieber?"

"I--"

"We would love that, Stacey. Thank you."

"Stacey? Wait, you're that reporter from the airport."

Stacey creased her eyebrows and turned back around and looked Justin up and down before simply ignoring him and going back to look at the camera with a straight face as the cameraman gave her a countdown with his fingers before pointing at her as a sign that he was rolling.

"Hi, I'm Stacey Brooks, coming to you live from the Bieber family manor where the two rich and famous business owners, Marjorie Bieber and her oldest son, Justin Bieber reside."

Justin was fuming.

This woman had the audacity to show up on his property while his mother lies to the public without his consent.

Justin was about to open his mouth to speak again, but the sound of Storm coming down the steps with some books in her hands which made her puff out a breath as she stepped in front of the camera -- blocking Justin from the camera as she looked back at him.

"Jay, come help me look over some wedding venues, please. It is a team effort."

Justin grinned softly.

"Of course, baby."

Justin took the books from Storm's hands and gave Stacey one last death glare before following Storm back into the house where she stopped as soon as they were out of sight and took the books from Justin's hands and sat them back down onto a shelf which made him crease his eyebrows.

"What books are these?"

"I have no idea, I just grabbed them from the bookshelf."

Justin chuckled and shook his head before cupping Storm's cheeks and pressing a soft kiss to her lips while she giggled into the kiss and wrapped her arms around Justin's waist as he pulled away. "Thank you for saving me."

"Of course, I needed to get you alone."

"Listen, I'm sorry about how things went with Bruno. He's just--"

"--In pain," Storm interjected as she let out a small breath and looked Justin in the eyes briefly before looking away and shaking her head as Justin creased his eyebrows. "I understand."

"That doesn't justify for him being a dick to you."

"Jay...let him be, when he's ready, he'll be ready."

Justin shook his head and smiled softly down at Storm and saw a sudden gleam in her eyes that made him bite his bottom lip momentarily before leaning down to give her another kiss before speaking out in a whisper on her lips. "Let's go somewhere tonight."

"Where?"

"I know just the place, old friend of mine that works there."

Storm raised an eyebrow.

"Old friend as in...?"

"Old friend from high school, nothing you need to worry too much about."

Storm creased her eyebrows slowly, but she still managed to flash Justin that smile that he loves so much which made him hum softly and press another chaste kiss to Storm's lips before taking her by her hand and walking past a few staff members as they headed to their bedroom.

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Justin slipped his leather jacket on before fixing the collars in the mirror before looking over his whole outfit that consisted of a black long sleeve, black skinny jeans, and black combat boots with his black Rolex and silver chain that Storm bought him for his birthday around his neck.

Justin took the chance to step back from the mirror and walk over to the nightstand to get his phone off the charger when he suddenly heard the bathroom door open and the faint sound of Damage by H.E.R. playing as Storm stepped out dressed in a white long sleeve ruffle dress with a tie-knot in between her breasts while she wore white strappy sandal heels with her hair in a sleek low ponytail flowing down her back.

Justin felt his mouth go dry just at the sight of her as she made eye contact with him and smiled before turning the music off and stepping back into the bedroom and walking over to her side of the bed while Justin shook his head.

"I...damn, are you sure we can't have sex?"

Storm rolled her eyes playfully.

"You're the one who said we should go out tonight, so no."

Justin watched Storm walk past him and head over to the dresser to open it and pull out her small black box that she kept her engagement ring in and slipped it back on her finger which made Justin smile and watch her adjust it on her finger before shutting the dresser back and turning around to see him already staring at her.

"What?"

"Nothing...I just...can't believe I get to call you my wife soon."

Storm got that warm feeling inside of her again at the sudden mention of her being his spouse, it was a thought that Storm had been wanting for a long time and it had never faded. It ultimately made Storm walk over to Justin and cup his cheeks in her small hands to kiss him with so much passion as Justin took it all in and didn't regret a second of it.

Once they pulled away from the intoxicating kiss, Justin sharply inhaled a breath to try and stop himself from going any further just as Storm pressed her forehead with his.

"You ready to go?"

Storm nodded and giggled as Justin took her small hand and interlaced it with his large one and guided her out of the bedroom and down the staircase where they met up with Willow who was holding a tub of Ben and Jerry's ice cream while in her pajamas and her hair in a messy bun.

"Where are you guys headed?"

"Out to dinner."

Willow puffed out a breath that made a fallen strand of her hair fly up toward her hairline, but effortlessly fall back down and rest by her jawline as she muttered out a response. "I'm so lonely."

Before Justin or Storm could reply, Willow had already walked past the two of them and let her socks glide swiftly across the carpet which made them both look at each other and just smile before continuing to walk down the staircase where they ran into Joanne who was holding a small glass of wine.

"Grandma..."

"Pipe down, Bieber. Remember I'm the grandma here, right?"

Justin sighed heavily as Storm giggled and patted his chest before walking over to Joanne and wrapping her arms around her to bring her into a warm embrace that made Joanne hum in bliss and hold her tighter.

"I'm sorry about...you know, Granny Jo."

"Don't you worry, beautiful..." Joanne murmured out softly as she released herself from Storm's embrace but kept a soft hold on her hand as she tilted her head. "You just worry about walking down the aisle."

"Okay..."

Joanne smiled before giving Storm's hand a small peck on the back before letting it go and winking to Justin before heading up the staircase and heading to her bedroom which made Justin let out a small breath.

"You okay, Jay?"

"Yeah...come on, let's go eat."

Storm pursed her lips and nodded as she let Justin guide her again and take her outside to his car and unlock it to let the crisp white lights blare on them as they approached it, Justin wasted no time opening Storm's door and letting his hand leave the lower part of her back as she slid inside before thanking him just before he shut the door.

Justin proceeded to jogging to his side and sliding inside himself and starting up the engine and letting the engine roar as the sound of Sunflower by Post Malone played on the radio while he put on his seatbelt, but he felt a sudden hand on his forearm which made him stop and look over to Storm.

"Baby..."

"I'm alright, Storm. Seriously."

"I just...don't brush your feelings off to me because you're a guy."

Justin snickered.

"But I'm not."

"You are, don't think because you're a man you can't tell me how you're feeling. I love you, Jay...I just want you to be able to come to me when you feel like there's no one else listening."

At the sound of Storm's words, Justin felt himself get a more comforting feeling inside of him as he leaned himself back into the leather seat while Storm tilted her head and never broke eye contact with him, waiting for a response.

Without speaking, Justin looked down at Storm's hand on his forearm and used his free one to take it off and bring it up to his lips and give a soft kiss while keeping eye contact with her. "Thank you."

Storm smiled softly and watched Justin take her hand in his and use the other to take the car out of the driveway to take them to dinner, but Storm still got the feeling inside of her that Justin wasn't telling her all he was feeling, but she knew better than to bring it up right now.

Storm simply let her mind racing thoughts leave her head for the night before letting herself get comfortable for their ride to their dinner destination while they never let go of each other's hand.

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Justin opened Storm's door and let her slip out the car before shutting it back behind her and locked the car up as he licked his lips and walked behind Storm who was too busy trying to figure out their surroundings.

"What is this? Where are we?"

"It's a surprise," Justin spoke out while smirking down at her confused facial expression while he stepped in front of her and opened the door for her to walk in seeing her give him a hesitant look. "Just follow me."

Storm continued to hesitate for a few more seconds before shaking her head and heading inside the building and creasing her eyebrows once she saw that there was a long dim hallway with the faint sound of music thumping. "Jay--"

"Close your eyes."

Storm turned around to face Justin.

"Why do I have to--"

"Storm, please," Justin breathed out as he saw Storm roll her eyes in the dim lighting and sigh before shaking her head and looking around at what she could see. "Close them for me."

Storm bit the inside of her cheek before shaking her head as she finally closed her eyelids, not being able to see anything anymore making Justin smile and wave his hand in front of her face -- just in case -- before holding her hands in his making her gasp softly.

"You won't be able to walk if I don't hold you, Storm..."

"Okay...but I'm trusting you to not let me fall on my ass."

Justin simply laughed and kissed Storm's forehead before starting to guide her down the hallway and she felt herself being lightly tugged forward and hearing the sound of a door opening after walking for a few seconds.

Suddenly, the faint sound of music was heard again, yet the sound was louder than before and Storm could feel the bass in her chest while Justin led her to a table and sat her down before taking a seat across from her himself.

"Okay...open your eyes."

Storm followed Justin's instructions and opened her eyes, revealing her beautiful chocolate brown eyes to Justin and then to her surroundings, she looked to see that they were in a restaurant with a live band on stage at the front and a small bar to the side of the area while they sat in a booth with black leather seats and a sleek wooden oval-shaped table beneath her elbows.

"Justin, what is this?"

"It's an underground restaurant...do you like it?"

"I-I love it..." Storm breathed out as she looked around to still try and take everything in which made Justin smile wide as he watched her look around and stare at the live band as they played smooth jazz. "Justin, this is amazing, thank you."

"Don't thank me yet."

Just then, a guy walked up to the table happily with a goofy smile on his lips which made Storm look him over and see was a brown skin and slim yet built guy, he had a close cut haircut with waves, chocolate-brown eyes, and thin yet plump lips.

"JB, what's poppin, baby?"

Justin chuckled and stood up and dabbed the guy up before hugging him as they both patted each other's backs for a moment like if they let go, one of them would disappear, but once they broke away, the guy looked from Justin over to Storm and slightly bit his bottom lip. "And who's this beauty?"

Storm tilted her head and saw Justin touch the guy's chest softly and shake his head.

"Za, this is Storm Blackwood, my fiancée."

"Fiancée? JB, you're getting old, man."

Justin gave him a certain look that made him throw his hands up in defense and chuckle before looking over to Storm again to stand a bit closer and take her right hand in his, giving the back of it a kiss.

"Nice to meet you, Storm Blackwood. I'm your fiancé's one and only friend, Za."

Storm grinned and raised an eyebrow.

"You're pretty bold, Za."

"So I've been told."

"Okay, Za," Justin breathed out as he pulled Za away from Storm by the collar of his white button up and have him crease his eyebrows while Storm bit back a smile once Justin plopped back down into his seat. "That's enough."

"Whatever you say, JB. What can I get you two to drink?"

"I'll take a Long Island iced tea, Storm?"

"Water, please."

Za nodded and smiled at Storm before looking over to Justin, clearing his throat and crossing his arms over his toned chest. "Long Island iced tea? I'll need a license to know you're of age, sir."

Justin rolled his eyes as Za let out a loud laugh and slapped Justin's arm which made Storm smile softly and shake her head as she looked over to see Justin was not one bit amused by Za's jokes.

"I'm fucking with you, JB. I'll be back with your drinks."

Justin rolled his eyes playfully and heard Storm giggling, making him look at her and then break out laughing as well while Storm took one of the menus out from the black metal bin on the table. "How long have you known him?"

"Since he moved to Canada our senior year of high school."

Storm hummed in response and simply looked down at her menu and kept herself quiet which made Justin crease his eyebrows and start to slide his hand across the table to place it on top of hers, but they were cut off by Za coming back with Storm's water.

"Y'all ready to order?"

"Um...can I have spaghetti, please?"

Za nodded and pulled out his notepad from his black apron and wrote down Storm's request and then looked over to Justin with a raised eyebrow and a small grin. "The usual?"

"You know it."

"Alright, spaghetti and steak covered in the special sauce. I'll be back with your food later and your Long Island iced tea."

Storm and Justin watched Za head off and give the chef their orders, but once he was gone and out of sight, Storm cleared her throat and fiddled with her fingers in her lap, yet she was suddenly snapped out of her daze by Justin.

"Storm?"

"Yeah?"

"Are you okay? You seem lost in thought again." Justin spoke out as he finally took the opportunity to slide his hand on top of hers which made her look down at his hand on hers and purse her lips as she looked him in the eyes.

Storm held something behind her big brown eyes that Justin was itching to know, but once again, Za had interrupted them by coming over with Justin's drink which made Justin pull his hand back and sigh as Za plopped down into the same side of the booth as him and slide his drink across the table to him.

"Thanks."

"So, Za...anything embarrassing about your friend here you wanna tell me?"

Za snickered.

"Senior year? Boy, do I have some stories--"

"--That you'll tell her another day."

Storm giggled.

"What's wrong, JB? Not man enough to tell your gorgeous fiancée?" Za asked in a teasing manner which made Justin sigh heavily and shake his head before taking a few big gulps of his drink before patting his chest to let him out of the booth.

"If you're going to talk about it, just let me not be present."

Za chuckled and watched Justin slide past him and head straight for the bathroom all while giving Storm a pleading look which made her cover her mouth with her hand and shake her head as Za got back into the booth and smiled wide.

"Alright, Za...anything about Bieber I should know before I say those two words?"

"Alright, listen...to be honest, I never thought I'd see the day where he would even say fiancée--"

"--Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Storm asked as she raised an eyebrow and saw Za chuckle and show off his pearly white teeth while tapping his fingers against the table and shaking his head.

"Justin was...pretty lost. It was one of those situations where you don't know how to help the person. Losing his old man...it sent him down a hole and..."

Storm felt a small pang in her chest once she saw Za break eye contact with her and twist his lips upwards, the pause he took was enough to make her seem a bit anxious, but she just needed him to finish talking.

"And...?"

"Look, some of Justin's past isn't mine to tell, but just know that you're special, Storm Blackwood. My boy was in a dark place, so you must've been the light he needed all along...and I can see in the way he looks at you that he doesn't want that light to disappear."

Storm felt the warm feeling in her chest and the butterflies in her stomach just as the sound of footsteps approaching was heard making her sharply inhaled a breath and look to see Justin coming back to the table while rubbing his hands.

"Alright, how much did you tell her?"

"Just enough." Za murmured out softly as he looked over to Storm quickly and winked which made her hum and smile softly just as she watched him slide out of the booth to give Justin his seat back.

Just then, their food came out and they were being sat down nicely in front of them which made Justin and Storm look at their food and then at each other just as Za clapped his hands together.

"Enjoy lovebirds. Let me know if you need anything."

Storm and Justin shared a laugh as they watched Za salute to them before heading off with the waitress who brought over the food, leaving them to their wonderful smelling food as the live band continued to play the music as Storm extended her hand out for Justin.

Justin noticed her hand and took it before smiling and letting Storm bless their meal before they dug into their food and let the calming sound of the music play as they talked for the rest of the night -- up until Storm wanted to dance.

So, there they were, dancing with other couples joining them on the dance floor and letting the sweet sound of the saxophone, drums, and piano orchestrate perfectly as Storm held onto Justin's body with her head rested on his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat while he held her waist.

"Storm?"

"Hm?"

"Not to be super nosy, but...what exactly did Za tell you?"

Storm couldn't help but giggle at Justin before pulling her face away from his chest and looking over his face and letting her hands touch his soft face while he still held onto her.

"Just that we're in each other's lives for a reason."

Justin raised an eyebrow.

"That was it?"

"Yeah...but I didn't need him to tell me something I already knew," Storm whispered out softly as she bit her bottom lip momentarily and looked down at Justin's lips and then back into his hazel eyes before whispering again. "I love you, Justin."

"I love you too...more than you know, Storm."

Storm watched Justin lean forward with no hesitation and let their lips meet and mold perfectly to give them both the warm sensation as the kiss deepened and they let everything and everyone around them fade away, but alas, their kiss came to an end so they could breathe which made Justin press his forehead against hers.

"Jay...I wanna get out of here."

Justin paused.

"You mean--"

Justin stopped his sentence when he saw Storm nod which made him grin and take her by the waist and spin her around and head for the door to take them back to their car, but before they left, Za caught them while he was finishing up a drink order.

"Come by the manor, man. You know your company is always welcomed."

"I'll take you up on that, JB. It was nice to meet you, Storm."

"Likewise, Za."

Za nodded and watched Justin take Storm by her waist and lead her out of the restaurant with her in front of him and head back to the car where Justin had abruptly turned Storm on her heel and pressed his lips on hers with urgency.

Storm didn't object to the action, she simply wrapped her arms around Justin's neck and pulled his warm body closer as she let out a moan onto his lips when Justin pressed himself onto Storm.

Storm abruptly pulled away from their heated kiss and got inside the backseat of the car and kept her intense eye contact with Justin as she scooted her dress further up her legs and hooked her fingers in her lace panties before slowly pulling them down her legs which made Justin groan lowly.

"Jay...I need you..."

Justin cursed under his breath and quickly slipped his leather jacket off and unbuttoned his pants and quickly slid himself into the backseat and shut the door behind him and locked the doors as he slid himself between Storm's legs and heard her let out a wavering moan as his length rubbed against her exposed sex.

"Does this mean your dumb little rule is getting taken away?"

"Mm...make love to me first, and then we can go from there."

Justin groaned slowly as he slipped his jeans further off his legs and was able to pull his length out of his boxers and let his tip touch Storm's wet entrance causing them both to moan as Storm's hands found his toned back and her small fingers went underneath his long sleeve.

Storm suddenly arched her back off the leather seat as soon as Justin slid himself inside her with ease and whispered how much he loved her into her ear as a gasp left Storm's lips at the contact, sending a chill through her spine at the feeling while her eyes fluttered close in pure bliss as Justin pushed himself further inside her.

And for the rest of the time Storm and Justin spent in the parking lot making love, they didn't let a single bad thought come to them as they showed each other their evident love with no interruptions.

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heyoo! i know it's been 10,000 years since i've last updated and i'm completely sorry for it, hopefully this chapter was good enough for you guys! i'm honestly sleepy, but i needed to finish this lol

but how do you guys feel about za? do you guys like him as a character? how do you guys feel about bruno still not opening up to storm? do you think he'll ever be ready to talk?

anyways, don't be a silent reader! i like talking to you guys! don't forget to vote and comment! thank you for reading and i'll see you guys in the next chapter! 🦋✨