Paul's POV
What. The. Fuck?! I never expected her to kiss me back. Well, actually, I don't know what I expected, it just happened.
And it felt so good, holding her and kissing her, finally.
But all good things have to come to an end. We ran out of breath and had to stop.
But you know what? When she looked at me and spoke, I didn't even mind.
Susie's POV
I didn't have any words to describe how I felt. But I had to try, 'cos I needed Paul to know.
In the end, I opted for the classic version.
"Paul... I love you," I said.
Paul's POV
I felt like I'd been electrocuted, but in a good way. Wait... no. That was a really retarded way of explaining it. But how can I put that feeling into words? You can't. Love. Such a short, insignificant-looking word. But what it represents... ah... everything from hell to heaven.
"I love you, too," I told you.
I stood up, and helped her to her feet.
"Come on, let's go home," I said.
Susie's POV
When we got home, the guys were all waiting for us.
"Where the fuck were you?! I've been calling both your mobiles! You could have been dead in a ditch! Running away to Mexico to get married or something, without telling us! Don't ever fucking run off again like that, especially when you're ILL! Oh my God, I'm so glad you're okay!"
Dear predictable mumsy Joel. "Sorry we ran away, honey, didn't mean to scare you," I said, hugging him.
"Dude, I told you they'd be fine," called Benji from the sofa.
Billy and Chris sauntered in from the kitchen. Billy's intuitive eye immediately picked up on what Joel, in his agitation, had missed.
"Oh my God!" he squealed. "You two...?"
We nodded.
Paul's POV
I glanced over quickly ay Benji. I didn't want to shove this in his face too much right now. Luckily, he didn't seem too concerned. He came over and hugged us both.
"We have to go out and celebrate!" yelled Billy. "C'mon guys!"
"Oh Billy... no... we still have to celebrate you and Joel!" Suse pointed out.
"Oh come onnn, I wanna go out, we'll go to that new French restaurant seeing as we'll be in Europe sooooon!"
Damn, when Billy gets excited, there's no stopping him. He's such a kid sometimes. We went out.
Susie's POV
I know it's cheesy. I know it's corny, predictable, all the rest of it, but... But when I'm with him, holding his hand, I feel like I'm walking on air. I feel like if I fall down, he'll come around, and pick me right up off the ground. I feel something I haven't felt for a long time.
Happy.
And so we're sitting in a plane headed to London. The guys booked the entire first class just for us... wow. I'm sipping champagne. It's so decadent. And Paul is sitting next to me. He's scared of planes. Well, not exactly scared, he just doesn't like them. So I'm holding his hand and talking softly to him and watching the guys play thumb wars. Chris is beating Benji, and Billy and Joel are... "Where are Billy and Joel?"
Benji looks up. "I don't know, actually, where are they?"
Paul's POV
Oh, for the love of chocolate biscuits. We're on a plane and lose two of the band?! I sure hope security is tight at the Mean Drummer or wherever it is we're playing in England. "Benjiii... you go find them. He's your brother," I moan. There is no way I'm leaving my seat. I might puke up.
"Why do I always have to find him? He'll be fine!"
"Maybe they wandered down to economy and got mobbed!" suggests Susie, laughing. Oh, no way. No laughing matter. Some of our fans are weirdo. And obsessive. Like, they know our tour dates and where we were on such-and-such a date. They'll rip Joel apart! I feel sick again.
Susie's POV
We sit around on the plane for another half-hour, not doing much. Paul falls asleep on my shoulder. It feels kind of comforting, that he trusts me enough to let himself go like that.
What the hell? There's a sound coming from behind the curtain at the back of the cabin, and a couple of voices.
Paul's POV
Noise, goddammit. I wanna sleep. I rub my eyes tiredly, and look up. A stewardess walks into our area, herding Joel and Billy in front of her.
"Now go and SIT down!" she says firmly, sounding like a schoolteacher.
"We said we were sorry!" squeaks Billy.
A man walks in and speaks to the schoolteachery stewardess in a low voice. I'm still puzzled. What the fuck is going on?
The man turns around. "I'm your captain..." he starts.
I have a mini-panic attack. "You're the CAPTAIN? Who the hell is flying the plane?! Oh-my-God oh-my-God are we going to crash?!" I squeak. He glares at me.
"Autopilot and my second," he says to me, in a voice he probably reserves for extreme retards. I shrink down in my seat and resolve to say nothing until he has gone.
Susie's POV
The captain speaks to all of us, but looking particularly at Billy and Joel. "I'm sorry, but such behaviour as has just been encountered is UN-acceptable. You are banned from flying our airlines. We will of course honour your return tickets, but from then on will not allow you to fly with us again. We will be landing in half-an-hour. Have a pleasant rest-of-the journey."
Woah, that was seriously sarcastic. The captain leaves from the front and the uppity blonde stewardess leaves from the back.
All of us look at Joel and Billy.
"I think I speak for all of us when I say, 'Huh!'" says Chris. Damn Buffy fanatic!
Billy blushes a deep crimson and sinks into his seat. "I can't believe we just got banned from an airline, what will Mom say, oh nooo..." he mutters to himself. Seeing that we're not gonna get any sense out of him, I ask Joel.
"Uhh... well... me and Billy..."
I'm kinda frustrated now. "Okay, first things first. Where were you two, what were you doing that got you into trouble?"
"We were in the loos, and we were... umm..."
"Okay, okay, we don't need to hear the rest of that sentence, bro!" interjects Benji. I have to laugh. This is hysterically funny. Everyone turns to look at me as tears of laughter pour down my cheeks.
Paul's POV
Oh. My. God!! We just got BANNED from an airline! Because of Joel and Billy... eugh... OH MY GOD! Shitting hell! And there's Susie, laughing her eyes out... What is it with my girl and having laughing fits? Heh, MY girl.
Susie's POV
We land at London Heathrow and go straight to the hotel to unpack. It's getting on a bit in the day now. The guys decide to go clubbing or something, but me and Paul choose to stay put, at least for the time being. I'm so tired... I can't keep my eyes open...
Paul's POV
God, she's so beautiful when she sleeps. I can't keep my eyes off her. Like a baby doll, so peaceful and content...
But if she sleeps now, her body clocks will go out. I know that much. Now that I'm on terra firma, my mind is functioning again. I lean down and kiss her eyelids gently. She stirrs and moans in her sleep.
"Wake up, baby," I murmur. She rolls over and opens her eyes, staring straight into mine.
"That's possibly the best wake-up call I ever had," she says.
We go out for a walk. The moonlight shines down in an ethereal way, glimmering on the surface of the Thames. We stop to stare at the gorgeous sight.
"The stars are out tonight," I whisper, kissing her neck, "but you're the brightest one shining in my sky."
"You're the closest to heaven that I've ever been," she replies.
Gotta have an answer to that... Oh yeah... "How do you do it?... make me feel like you do? How do you do it, it's better than I ever knew..."
"There's a reason why certain people meet," she hums into my ear. I can't think of another song line. Dammit, she always wins.
But I don't care. I have her, and that's all that matters.
Author's Note: The end!! *cries* Hope everyone enjoyed the rocky ride to happiness!
"The stars are out tonight, but you're the brightest one shining in my sky," is from "I O U One Galaxy" by the Ataris.
"You're the closest to heaven that I've ever been," is a line from "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls.
"How do you do it?... make me feel like you do? How do you do it, it's better than I ever knew..." is from "Stellar" by Incubus.
"There's a reason why certain people meet," is a song line from "Jaded" by Mest.
I do not own any of the above songs.