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��And that was number one on the Top 8 At 8, �N Sync�s Girlfriend,� Sean said into the microphone, suppressing the urge to yawn. It was only 8:37 and he was supposed to leave the station at midnight. He still had the chat at nine to do, not to mention the shout-outs that he would have to record and edit. There was no one to help him that night � his producer was on vacation for the week. He was doing fairly well by himself up until then. But he was just plain tired and bored with everything at that point.

The truth was, he missed his girlfriend. Keely was a Front Of House Engineer for Three Doors Down and was on tour with them at the moment. She used to work at the radio station with him, as half of his Afternoon Drive Show, before she was offered the position touring with 3DD most of the year.

Keely and Sean had become friends from the moment they met at the station � but the flirting on the air between the two was the topic of discussion at most radio station events. But when Keely went on tour, Sean missed her more than he would miss a friend. As soon as she got back, the first thing he did was ask her out. Their relationship had lasted almost two years, their anniversary was in three days.

Keely was his True Love, he was sure of it. The diamond ring in his sock drawer at his apartment proved it � she was coming back home in two days so they could spend their anniversary together. The night of their anniversary, they were going to the restaurant that they had their first date at, then out to a club. After they got back to Sean�s apartment, he was going to propose. Hopefully she would say yes. But until she got back, they remained separated by the airwaves and a tour bus.

He made it through the chat at nine and decided to check his e-mail after it while he was still online to see if he got anything from Keely.

Porno, porno, Homestead Account Info, porno, chain letter, survey from Heather, porno, another I Love You Sean letter from a fan, computer virus, porno� ooh, e-mail from Keely.

He opened the message and double clicked the attachment, not caring very much if the computer at the studio got a virus or not. The attachment was a word file, titled My Meant To Be. Sean scrunched up his eyebrows as he read the title, wondering just what exactly Keely was sending him this time. His confused expression faded and gave way to a smile while he read.

Is there that one person in your life, who just takes your breath away when he walks into the room? You see him almost every day of your life� yet he still manages to make your heart skip a beat with his smile. You could stare into his eyes for hours at a time� But it would never be long enough.
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He manages to turn your knees into Jell-O when he hugs you. The touch of his hand on your shoulder is all the comfort you�ll ever need. When his arms are around you, you feel completely safe� Nothing in the world could ever hurt you when you�re in his embrace.
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You would be completely content just sitting on a couch with him � as long as you�re with him, everything is perfect. You think about him constantly� He is the only person in your mind at any given time. Every love song you hear reminds you of him in one way or another.

The page was cut off abruptly � it sounded like a paragraph was missing or something. Where it should have been was, instead, in Keely�s signature font,

�I can�t wait to see you again. I miss you so much. And don�t you dare be late coming home from work tonight.�

Why would I be late� Sean shook the e-mail from his thoughts as the phone rang for the station�s request line.

~*~*~

Midnight came and Sean trudged to his beat up old Mustang. He prayed that it would start and stay running while he tried the ignition. Thanks to a small miracle (and some cursing Ford on Sean�s part), the car came to life and Sean peeled out of the station�s parking lot and got on the highway to drive the fifteen minutes that separated him from the apartment he shared with Keely. When she wasn�t on a tour bus zig-zagging across the country.

When he got home, he found that there was another car parked in his spot. A nice one too, a 1999 blue Mustang GT. Sean was too tired to complain to the super of the building or to call someone to have it towed, so he was forced to park half a block away.

When he got off the elevator and walked to his door, he noticed there was a soft glow coming from under the door frame. Thinking he forgot to turn off the kitchen light or something to that nature, he unlocked the door and opened it.

He was hit with the scent of lavender � the same exact scent of Keely�s lotion. When he lifted his head to see where the smell was coming from, he discovered that the soft glow wasn�t the kitchen light, but was small purple lavender-scented candles placed around the apartment, which was, amazingly enough, clean. The last time it was this clean was when Keely helped him clean it two months prior, before she left for the tour.

A grin spread on his face as realization hit him. �Keely?� he yelled, stepping into the apartment, shutting the door and locking it behind him.

There was quiet music coming from the bedroom he shared with Keely, so he decided to begin his search for his girlfriend there. He was hoping that it was Keely that did all this; it was either her, back from touring early, or his *friend* from work, Chucky, had a sick sense of humor and was looking to get the hell knocked out of himself.

When he got to the bedroom, he was met with Keely, her back to him, lighting more candles that were sitting on the dresser. Lonestar�s Amazed was playing loud enough so that she couldn�t hear him come in, and Keely was singing along to it.

�I don�t know how you do what you do, I�m so in love with you, it just keeps getting better. I wanna spend the rest of my life, with you by my side, forever and ever. Every little thing that you do, baby I�m amazed by you��

�I always said you should�ve been a singer instead of a DJ.�

Keely jumped at the sound of his voice. She spun around, a candle still in her hand, and grinned. She didn�t say a word as she put down the candle and walked to where Sean was leaning against the door frame, and hugged him. A few seconds went by before she said anything.

�I missed you,� she murmured into his neck.

�I missed you too,� he replied, running his hand through her hair. �Did you get a haircut?�

�Just a few inches,� she said, pulling back. �It was getting too long. And I had split ends that needed to go,� she said, giving him a small kiss on the tip of his nose. �You like it?�

�I love it.� He looked around the room. �And I love what you did to the place, we should keep it like this all the time.�

Keely laughed. �I thought you would like it. I know you like that lavender stuff I use so much, and they had candles. Bath and Body Works up the mall is now sold out of everything lavender that they had in stock.�

Sean smiled. He caught a glimpse of the dresser out off the corner of his eye and thought for a moment. He let go of Keely and walked over to it, opening the sock drawer.

�What are you doing?� Keely asked. �Why do you need socks?�

�I don�t need socks, I need what�s in here,� he said, pulling out the ring box and hiding it in his left palm before Keely could see what he was doing.

�Well, what�s in there?� Keely asked, walking over to Sean.

�Sit down,� Sean said, motioning toward the bed.

Keely sat. Confused as she was, she listened to him. �Sean-�

�Shhh,� he said, taking a step toward her and dropping down to one knee. Keely gasped before he started the speech he said to himself in the mirror so many times.

�I was going to do this on our anniversary, but I couldn�t want as soon as I saw you.� He cleared his throat before continuing. �Keely Marie, I love you. I have loved you since the second I laid eyes on you. I would do anything for you, I would die for you. You mean the world to me Keys�� He opened the ring box. �Will you marry me?�

Keely�s eyes were filled with tears as she shook her head yes, unable to speak.

The only sound in the room was Lonestar�s Amazed as Sean slipped the ring on Keely�s finger and leaned up to hug her.

��The smell of your skin, the taste of your kiss, the way you whisper in the dark. Your hair all around me, baby you surround me, you touch every place in my heart. You know it feels like the first time, every time, I wanna spend the whole night in your eyes�

"I don�t know how you do what you do, I�m so in love with you, it just keeps getting better. I wanna spend the rest of my life with you by my side, forever and ever. Every little thing that you do, baby I�m amazed by you��

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