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Dorian let the sound of Do You Understand by Shy Glizzy fill his ears as he patiently waited in the passenger seat of the rental for Isaac as he finished up his conversation with the saleswoman who he let find a way to cut them a cheap deal for the rental for -- Dorian honestly thought she did it because she thought Isaac was cute.

Dorian suddenly was snapped out of his thoughts by the sound of the trunk door slamming shut which made him lick his lips and lean his arm against the side of the door as Zoë slid into the backseat and puffed out a breath and readjusted her white jean jacket and put on her seatbelt.

"How does it feel?"

"How does what feel?"

"Knowing you're gonna see her again. You can't tell me some old memories didn't come back to you when Isaac mentioned her."

Zoë paused for a moment as she considered Dorian's words as he never made eye contact with her and she found herself looking at her lap as she let her mind wander for a second -- but not long enough once the sound of Isaac opening the door to the car was heard.

"Alright, we're good to go. Yasmin said we have unlimited time for this car."

Dorian remained quiet as Isaac buckled up and got ready to drive off as he watched Yasmin wave them off until they were out of the lot and driving which made Isaac's face go straight as he looked over to Dorian.

"Did you call the boys?"

"Yeah, their plane should be landing sometime tomorrow morning."

"Good."

Dorian went silent again as Zoë let out a small sigh and leaned her head against the door and looked at all the beautiful buildings lit up they were passing which gave her a moment to appreciate the beauty of Canada -- too bad she wasn't here for pleasure.

Zoë was here to handle unfinished business.

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Storm sighed heavily as she watched the moon shimmer down as more people seemed to be entering the casino -- if anymore people came, it would probably be considered a concert rather than a fundraiser which made Storm shake her head and glance over to Bruno.

"Don't."

"But--"

"Where is your fiancé? I don't see why you're trying to talk to me, I have absolutely nothing to say to you."

"Why do you hate me? You don't even know me."

"I hate everyone."

"Well...why?"

Bruno sighed loudly to let Storm know she was annoying him even worse than before, it had been about three or four minutes of her being outside with him on the balcony and he was beginning to decide whether or not to jump or stay there.

"You're very persistent for someone that everyone doesn't want here."

"I...don't really care what everyone thinks."

"Why do you care about my opinion then?"

"Cause you seem like you need someone to talk to." Storm spoke out softly as she tilted her head and watched Bruno's face stop looking like it was scrunched up with anger and start to slowly look confused causing her to bite the inside of her cheek.

"I-I don't know what--"

"Bruno...if you need to talk to someone I'm here, I'm actually a great listener."

Bruno scoffed and shook his head as Storm kept her eyes on him for a brief moment before letting their thickening silence fall over once again, Storm knew Bruno would talk, she just needed to give him a chance to say the first words.

"Like I would tell you."

"Look, Bruno, I...know what it's like to be the black sheep of the group. When my brother Royce was around, I was an outcast, but he showed me how to be confident in myself and embrace it."

"What are you trying to tell me?"

"That...you shouldn't have to let your silence stop you from embracing who you are."

Bruno swallowed a sudden lump in his throat as Storm let her eyes fall onto her heels for a moment before she found herself letting out a breath and leaning off the railing and turning herself around to start back inside.

"Wait."

Storm stopped walking.

"Yeah?"

"Tell Willow I'll be inside in a few to help set up the equipment for her speech."

Storm felt a sudden pressure on her chest as she sharply inhaled a breath and nodded before heading back inside of the building while Bruno remained outside and let the cool breeze hit his rosy cheeks as he puffed out a shaky breath, letting Storm's words sit in his mind.

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Justin had finally found Joanne and the two were casually in a quiet sitting area of the casino that softly played jazz music when suddenly a waitress came by offering a drink which made Justin decline as she continued to walk while Joanne let out a small breath and crossed one leg over the other.

"How's Storm enjoying this?"

"Honestly? She hates it just as much as I do."

"And has she met Greyson?"

"Oh, of course."

"Hm," Joanne murmured out softly as she reached forward and grabbed her glass of water and took a small sip which made Justin rub his chin softly and lean back against the soft couch. "And did you punch him?"

"As much as I wanted to...no, Storm reminded me where I was."

"That Storm's a keeper, I like her better than the others, Jay."

"As I keep hearing from you."

"When do you two plan on saving the date? I'd love to see you two tie the knot."

"Well, that all depends," Justin breathed out while leaning himself off the back of the soft couch and leaning his forearms on his thighs and giving Joanne a serious look, all while lowering his voice so only she could hear. "How long do you have?"

"Well...as...inconvenient as it sounds...two -- maybe three months."

Justin felt like his heart was starting to shatter into a million pieces.

"A-Are you being serious?"

"Jay, honey...I know I shouldn't had kept it from you for so long, but--"

"No no, don't apologize, grandma..." Justin whispered out as he licked his suddenly dry lips as the tears threatened to leave his eyes all while he leaned forward and grabbed for her soft hands and cupped them with his large ones.

"Don't make such a fuss about me, okay? I'll be alright..."

"But--"

"Mr. Bieber, your sister is about to start her speech and she wanted all of her family to be in the requested sitting area."

Justin cleared his throat and nodded to the casino worker and rose up quickly from his seat just as Joanne did as the two stood there for a moment -- almost like if they let go of hands, something terrible would happen -- but Joanne knew she had to smile to reassure her grandson.

"Go find Storm, I'll meet you over there, alright?"

"Y-Yeah..."

Joanne smiled and nodded before rubbing Justin's soft cheek with her hand before letting him walk away and into the crowd of people to go find Storm just as she exhaled a deep breath and followed the casino worker who ushered her to her seat.

Meanwhile, Justin pulled his phone out, ready to call Storm when he suddenly noticed she was at a bar that wasn't in service, the lights were on and the alcohol was all there, but she seemed to be so deep in thoughts that drinking wasn't on her mind.

"Storm?"

Storm turned around and met Justin's gaze as he met her at the empty bar stool and found himself sitting next to her casually and licked his lips slowly as he watched Storm go back to looking down at the glossy counter that allowed her to see herself in.

"Penny for your thoughts?"

"I was just...thinking about Royce...I just...really miss him, you know? I see you and the relationship you have with Willow and it reminds me of me and him."

Justin sighed softly and reached over to scoop Storm up in his arms which made her giggle and shake her head as she rested her head against Justin's hard chest and listened to his steady heartbeat and let herself feel more safe in his arms as she always did when he held her.

"Enough about me, how did it go with Joanne?"

"Uh...I don't wanna talk about that -- how about we go listen to my sister's speech?"

"Jay, come on, you can talk to me."

Justin hesitated for a second and found himself suddenly getting that familiar lump in his throat just at the mere thought about his grandma which made Storm tilt her head and crease her eyebrows as she cupped Justin's cheeks and forced his hazel eyes to look at her doughy chocolate-brown ones.

"Jay..."

"She's only got three months, Storm..."

"Oh, I-I...I can't imagine..."

Storm cut herself off and shook her head before wrapping her arms around Justin for comfort which made Justin swallow the lump in his throat and bury his face in Storm's shoulder and wrap his arm around her tiny frame to stop himself from crying -- but he only failed once Storm realized her shoulder was getting a bit wet.

"We should get out of here..."

"And go where?"

Storm pulled back and wiped Justin's tear stained cheeks and let out a deep sigh before shaking her head and giving a small smile before whispering out softly. "Somewhere that makes you smile."

It didn't take long for Justin to think of the place he wanted to go to, so he simply smiled weakly as Storm looked up to him with her long black eyelashes and let Justin take her hands in his and kiss them both before getting off the bar stool and letting her follow him.

"I know just the place."

"Don't you wanna tell Willow first? We're missing her speech."

"I'll make it up to her."

Storm snickered and still followed Justin as the two headed out the emergency exit of the casino and made their way to the parking lot where Justin got the car ready for them -- only to have Storm stop walking and look down at her puffy dress train.

"What?"

"Just a second."

Justin creased his eyebrows and saw Storm begin to unhook the puffy dress train and let just the plain black skin tight part of the dress stop mid-thigh which made Justin chuckle and lean against his side of the car. "You surprise me everyday, you know that?"

"I know."

Storm smirked and threw the puffy dress train in the back of Justin's car and hopped into the car as Justin followed her and let himself put the key into the ignition and let the engine roar just as the sound of In The Night by The Weeknd started to play which made him speed out of the parking lot.

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After driving for what seemed like forever, Justin had finally drove the car into a parking lot and let the car came to a stop as Storm blinked a couple of times before looking out the window and saw a small diner before her with Dolly's Dine-In written in big neon pink cursive letters just above the entrance making Storm smile.

"Ready?"

"Yeah..."

Storm and Justin slipped out of the car and into the cool breeze of the night while Justin slipped his blazer onto Storm's exposed shoulders which made her smile and put her tiny arms through and let the blazer droop down as her and Justin entered the diner and let the instant smell of grease hit their nostrils followed by the sound of Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley playing on the jukebox that was stationed in the corner of the room next to the pool table and the wall of famous singers from the sixties portraits lined up against each other with their name on a golden plaque underneath.

"Justin Bieber?!"

Justin whipped his head around looked to see a heavyset woman that appeared to be in her mid to late thirties with a wide pearly white smile on her lips that were coated with pink lipstick to match the rest of her heavy coated makeup on her face and dark tinted eyebrows that matched her jet black hair that was curled into a fancy bun.

Upon seeing Justin, the woman engulfed him into a hug which he returned as she squeezed him up into her arms while letting out a laugh of joy and closing her eyes as Storm stood back and watched the two embrace each other making her cross her arms over her chest and grin once the two broke apart from the hug and the woman fixed Justin's tousled hair.

"When the hell did you get back to town, hotshot?"

"A few days ago, and come on, Cass, hotshot?"

The woman giggled loudly and placed a hand on her hip with her notepad in her hand as she shook her head and placed her sharpened pencil in the pocket of her white apron and paused for a moment and looked past Justin at Storm and sharply gasped which caused Storm to slightly jump.

"Are you going to introduce me, hotshot?"

"Cassandra, this is my lovely fiancée, Storm Blackwood."

"Nice to meet--" Storm started, but was quickly cut off by Cassandra quickly pulling her into a hug and feeling the wind getting knocked out of her by her large breast as hers collided with hers just the for the second and she squeezed tight for a few seconds before letting go and laughing once again as Storm fixed her clothes and plastered a smile on her lips, "You."

"Oh, Justin...you didn't tell me you had a fiancée. You're so pretty! How did Justin manage to snatch you up?"

"Whoa--"

"You know, Cassandra, I ask myself the same thing sometimes."

Justin rolled his eyes as Storm smirked at him while Cassandra began laughing and shaking her head and taking her pencil out of her apron pocket and motioning with her head for them to follow her as her laughing died down.

Once they reached a booth, the sound of I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 started playing as Storm slid into a booth that Cassandra stopped in front of while Justin slid into the booth seat across from Storm's, once the two got themselves comfortable, they picked up the small menus from the black basket on the table while Cassandra got her pencil and notepad ready.

"What'll it be, lovebirds?"

"I'll have a double cheeseburger, fries, and a chocolate milkshake."

"I'll take the same, please."

"How about you two get one milkshake and share?"

"Oh, how cute...let's do that."

Cassandra winked at Storm before turning around to head to the kitchen to tell the cook their order, leaving Storm and Justin alone at the table giving Justin the chance to let out the breath he didn't realize he was holding while Storm took the chance to speak. "Well...that was interesting."

"Cass is something else, isn't she?"

Storm hummed to herself as she reached across the table and took Justin's hands in hers and leaned forward so only he would hear her and the sound of the music could drain out their private conversation as she stared deep into his eyes.

"Jay...I was thinking about something on the drive here."

"What's wrong?"

"I don't need you to say it to know you want your grandma at the wedding...so...I was thinking...we should get married sometime in the next month."

"Wait wait -- I -- you, uh--"

"It...was just a thought, Jay. I know how much her being there means to you, and I...I just want you to be happy."

Justin thought over Storm's words for a moment as the sound of rain started to patter against the window of their booth which made him glimpse in its direction momentarily before looking back to Storm who was patiently waiting for a response.

"Storm...are you sure? I know you want me to be happy, but I want you to be happy too -- and ready."

"Of course I will, why do you think I told you 'yes' when you proposed? Are you ready?"

"I've been ready to marry you since the first time we kissed."

Storm felt the warm feeling in her heart and the butterflies in her stomach like it was her and Justin's first time meeting all over again which made her giggle and bite her bottom lip softly causing her to reach across the table and peck Justin's lips and let her lips linger for a moment before sitting back down on her side.

"We're getting married."

"We're getting married..." Justin muttered out softly as he found himself having some sort of staring contest with Storm just as Cassandra arrived at the table with their food which made the two break their hand holding to give her space.

"Hot plates!"

Cassandra sat the plates down onto the table with a clink and turned them around to face them as the steam came drifting off them effortlessly as she took a step back and wiped her hands down onto her apron and sighed softly. "I'll be back with your milkshake in a jiffy!"

Storm let out a small snicker and watched Cassandra walk off and head back into the kitchen, leaving her and Justin alone once again and giving her the chance to take a few bites of her fries and see Justin already devouring his burger.

"They have the best burgers..."

"Don't talk with your mouth full."

Justin shared a laugh with Storm as she watched his cheeks turn pink again momentarily as he licked his lips free of crumbs and went to pop two curly fries into his mouth and chew as Storm took the first bite of her burger and moan at the sweet and tangy taste that swirled on her taste buds as Justin smiled at her.

"Great, right?"

"So damn good...I haven't had a decent cheeseburger in forever."

"Well, I'm glad I got to help you experience it again."

Storm hummed in response and popped a fry into her mouth as the two stood in silence and stared at each other with nothing but a wide smile on their lips, just when the sound of L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole started playing from the jukebox and it caused Storm and Justin to pause and turn around to see Cassandra leaning on it with a chocolate milkshake in her hand and a grin on her lips as she looked over to the two.

"I cannot believe her."

"Does she always act like this?"

"Yep, she's a sucker for romance."

Cassandra began laughing as she sat down the milkshakes in front of them, she then leaned herself back and crossed her arms over her chest and looked down at their half-eaten plates on the table as she slipped her pencil into her bun. "Don't you guys just love this song? Doesn't it make you want to dance?"

"Oh--"

"Come on, Cass..."

"Come on, for me? You've been gone for so long...I just wanna see you two lovebirds dance. Look, nobody else is here."

Cassandra did have a point. There was nobody else in the diner. It was just the three of them -- and the cook of course.

"Well...Jay?"

"Only if you want to."

Storm offered Justin her hand and he slipped his into hers while Cassandra smiled wide and stepped back and moved some tables for Justin and Storm which made them thank her as Justin wrapped one arm around Storm's waist and let the other hold her hand at his side while Storm's free hand wrapped around Justin's neck.

"This...is nice."

"Better than dancing at the fundraiser?"

"Way better. No prying eyes, no paparazzi, nothing."

"Just us."

"Yeah," Storm whispered out as she smiled up at Justin and let him twirl her two times back to back before going back to their regular position as he stared deep into her eyes with so much lust in them making her heart feel warm. "Just us."

As Justin and Storm continued to dance, Cassandra found herself dancing in the kitchen with the cook, Levi, who was smiling at her as if she was the only woman on the planet while he hummed the lyrics of the song to her.

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Marjorie was saying goodbye to a few guests when she was suddenly stopped by Greyson as he casually placed a hand on her shoulder to get her attention which made her smile slowly fade as she raised an eyebrow in his direction.

"Yes, Greyson?"

"How have you been? I see my little cousin's back in town."

"Yes...he is."

"And he's got a new woman whispering in his ear, too."

Marjorie felt the sudden annoyance at the thought.

"Yes, he does."

"Well, that seems like a problem, don't you think?"

"What are you saying, Greyson?" Marjorie asked in annoyance as she puffed out a breath and let her curls blow onto her back as she walked away from Greyson and let him follow behind like a lost puppy as she headed to the limo where Willow and Bruno were getting inside of.

"Seems like Justin's not holding up his end of the deal, is he?"

"That...deal was made by Jameson before he passed. It's in the will."

"Yes, but...I was looking over the will, and...well, I think there's a way we can both get what we want out of it."

Marjorie stopped walking to the limo and held her hand up for the limo driver to give her a moment as she turned back around and faced Greyson and saw the hopeful gleam in his eyes with his hands behind his back which made her cross her arms over her chest and squint her eyes.

"I'm listening."

"If you let me take Justin's seat on the board, I'll bring in more money for the casino...money that'll keep our family rich for generations to come -- way into when Willow and Bruno have kids."

"And how do you expect to do that?"

"I have some suppliers."

Marjorie paused for a moment as Greyson let out a small chuckle.

"Oh, did you think I was dumb like the rest of these people? I know how you've kept this family rich and I want to help...that is, if you'll let me."

"But Justin--"

"--Justin doesn't give a damn," Greyson interjected as he let out a dry chuckle and looked around to see there was almost nobody else in the area which made him exhale a deep breath and turn his attention back to Marjorie. "But I do."

"Greyson...I-I...give me some time to think."

"Alright...fine. Just don't take too long, alright? My guys aren't as patient as I am."

Marjorie pursed her lips as Greyson rose his eyebrows and shrugged before turning around and walking away with one hand in the pocket of his slacks just as the valet brought his orange Camaro around front which made him nod to the valet boy and slip inside before letting his engine roar loudly before he drove off into the darkness of the night and leaving Marjorie there at a loss for words.

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oof, that was a lot to take in, huh? this is why i made a part two lol, i wanted everything to be given to yall but not too much at once, you feel me? anyway, i hope you guys enjoyed this juicy drama-filled chapter!

how do you guys feel about greyson? are you guys excited about justin and storm getting married sooner than you thought? and what do you guys think marjorie and greyson could be plotting? or isaac? things will come to light soon!

oh, don't forget to comment! love getting feedback! but i'll see you guys in the next chapter! 🦋✨