| One Boy, One Girl |
| December 3rd, 1998
�C�mon, what are you doing?� I whine as Justin sits me down on the couch of his hotel suite, the guys behind him. Keri is also there, she flew in early this morning to be with JC, since we have a few days off. �Hold your horses little missy.� Joey points a finger at me. �Yea, you want this surprise or not?� JC adds. I roll my eyes, reluctantly slinking back down into the couch. I�m almost afraid, a surprise from these 5 goofballs doesn�t necessarily mean something good. A second later we hear a knock on the door. �I wonder who that could be?� JC questions with a smirk. Something�s up. �I�ll get it!� Chris says with a goofy accent. My eyes move to the door as Chris slowly pulls it open, revealing my 3 best friends. �Ohmygod! LL! Court! Casee!� I jump off the sofa and run to them, giving them all big hugs. �I can�t believe y�all are here!� I scream, my Louisiana drawl quickly thickening. �What you think we�d miss your birthday?� My cousin, Laura Lynn, asks with a big grin, I return the gesture. �How have y�all been?� I glance at them excitedly. We greet each other with hugs and chat for a minute or so before I hear someone clear their throat behind us. I look around and remember the guys are still there. �Right. Guys, these are my three best friends, Laura Lynn, Courtney Braham, and Casee Rhodus. This is Keri Russell, I told y�all about her.� I introduce each of them. They greet each other with hugs and hands shakes, I couldn�t be happier. �Nice to finally meet you.� Laura Lynn says as my boyfriend envelops her in a hug. �You too.� Justin smiles. �We�ve heard so much about all you guys.� Courtney says. �Yes, but we�ve heard the most about Justin.� Casee adds and the girls all giggle. Justin smiles at me as I blush before sending Casee a death stare. Just then the door opens and Johnny enters the room. �Hey Brit. Ladies,� Johnny nods his head at them, �hope you had a nice flight.� �We did, thank you so much for flying us out here.� Courtney smiles at him. I turn to Johnny. �You did this? Tha-� �Ah. Ah. Ah.� He cuts me off. �Actually, it wasn�t me, it was the boys who thought it�d be a great Birthday present.� My smile grows as I turn to my favorite guys. �This is s-� �We can�t all take credit for this either-� JC starts to explain. �Yea, it was all my idea, all me.� Chris says quickly. �Now, shower me with love�� He motions with his hands for me to hug him. �No. It was all Justin�s. He thought of it, he asked Johnny, it was all him.� Lance interrupts. Justin stares at the carpet bashfully, I move closer to him and my heart warms. �You did this?� I ask quietly, looking up at him in complete awe and adoration. He nods. I slowly slide my hands around his neck and he hugs my waste. �Thank you.� I murmur into his ear. �This is just what I needed.� I pull away so that I can look into his eyes, they�re filled with love. I capture his lips in mine in a gentle kiss. I smile against his mouth when I hear the loud simultaneous �Awwww��s from behind me. I blush a little and bury my face in his chest. I kiss it before turning around in his arms. My friends are staring at us dreamily, giving me their �that was the cutest thing I�ve ever seen� looks. �Alright so the cars are waiting outside whenever you�re ready.� Johnny says to no one in particular before exiting the room. �Where�re we goin�?� I look around curiously. �That�s the second part of the surprise.� Justin says and kisses the back of my head. �We�re going to�.� He pauses dramatically. �Casa de Mickey.� Joey smiles. �The Magic Kingdom.� Lance adds. �The happiest place on earth.� JC says. �You mean�� My smile grows wide. �Disneyland!� Chris throws his hands up and a few people hoot and holler before we all start laughing. �Really?!� I turn to look at Justin and he nods. � We wait at the farthest gate to the right of the big entrance to Disneyland while Lonnie gets our tickets. There isn�t much fear of getting recognized, it is a weekday, most of our fans should still be in school, and it isn�t Christmas vacation yet. We all try to dress down, just be comfortable today. I�m wearing some dark blue jeans and a lightweight zip up hoodie over my pink spaghetti strap top. My hair is up in a messy ponytail with a few stray strands falling out and I�m wearing hardly any makeup. Justin always tells me I look prettiest without makeup. Yeah, right. We�re standing in a circle talking about what rides we want to go on. The girls get along great with the guys, this is going to be so much fun and I can�t wait to get inside. I feel a little bad that Jamie Lynn got food poisoning yesterday and couldn�t come, but I promised to pick her up some cool souvenirs. I�m studying my newly manicured nails when I feel soft lips on the back of my neck that send chills through my body. I take Justin�s hands from behind me and wrap them around my waste. As I lean my head back against his shoulder and close my eyes, I feel him place another kiss on the side of my neck and then on my temple. I have to remind myself we�re in public, at a children�s amusement park. I let out a throaty moan and turn my head on his shoulder so that my face is in the crook of his neck. I start to speak, �I�� drawing out the one syllable word. LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU! My eyes snap open when I realize what I was about to say. I can�t say that. �� really want to go on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.� I save myself. �That one�s not scary�� He mumbles. �That�s why I like it you goob.� I say and lean back, nudging him in the chest. �Kay, got the tickets, let�s go.� Lonnie yells as he walks up and gives us our tickets as we file into the park. I move away from Justin towards Laura Lynn. I can�t believe I almost let that slip, I wonder what he would have done? Those three words are terrifying aren�t they? I. love. you. Three little, one syllable words mean so much. They mean everything, they mean you give that person everything, your heart, your soul, your body� I�m not ready for that, I�m only 17. That�s too young right? Do I mean them? Am I in love with Justin? I�ve never been in love. How do I know. They say you just know. But I do. I know. I do love him. I want to spend the rest of my life with him. �Yo! Earth to Brit!� Courtney nudges my shoulder. Do I just tell him? What if he doesn�t feel the same way? �Hm?� I look around and notice everyone is staring at me. �What ride do you want to go on first, it is your Birthday day.� She continues. �Oh it doesn�t matter, anything is fine.� I smile, still a little dazed, my thoughts are still else where. �C�mon pick one!� Casee prods. �Okay! Um� Pirates of the Caribbean.� � We don�t have to wait in line because we have those special VIP passes, the lines aren�t that long anyway, there�s hardly anyone here. We file into the booths on the ride, 3 per bench. I move around Chris so that I can take the seat between Justin and him. �Havin� fun so far?� Justin asks me. �Yes, I am.� I smile, �Thanks to you.� I say softer. He smiles and puts his arm around me, I rest my head on his shoulder and stay that way until the end of the ride. � �What next?� Lance asks after we all exit the ride. �Howa bout the Haunted Mansion, it�s right there.� Joey suggests. �Noooo way.� Britney says. �I second that no.� Casee adds. �Aw. C�mon Brit, don�t be a scaredy cat.� Justin teases. I turn to him with a smile on my face, �Do I need to remind someone of a certain movie that had them shakin� in their boots?� The guys all snicker. �No. No, that�s okay.� He says quickly. �So um, I vote Tea Cups!� � Needless to say we still go on all the scariest rides at the park, and all the non scary ones. At the end of the day I�m so exhausted and ready to just crash, but Justin still had more up his sleeve. �Justin, where are you taking me?� I ask as I hurry in my heels to keep up with his pace. �We�re almost there,� He smiles, �C�mon.� He says and tugs my hand as we speed up our pace. I have no clue where we�re headed, Justin instructed me to change and get ready for dinner, but then he picked me up and brought me back to Disneyworld. I can�t see but I have a feeling it�s dark by now. When the blindfold finally comes off my eyes were sitting n the middle of the park in front of a beautiful fountain with a dinner set for two. I know I�m grinning like an idiot, but this is amazing, I can�t believe he did all this. �This is�� I�m speechless, �awesome.� He chuckles, �Well everything I touch is awesome, it�s a gift.� He lifts up the silver plate cover, revealing a delicious looking meal. �Then why was I awesome before you touched me?� �Look Brit, you were cool, but definitely not awesome at 11.� He grins. �But at 12, after I got my paws on you,� He nods, �completely awesome, reeking of awesome in fact. With all this touching, by now, I�d say you�ve almost, almost reached my level of awesomeness. Maybe in a few more years.� I give into his egotistical rant, �Yea, maybe.� He�s adorable. After we ate dinner, we had dessert, I totally pig out and regret eating so much after. �I�m so full.� I say and rub my stomach. �Finally.� I gasp, pretending to take offense, but he just laughs and I do too. A moment later he looks at me and I know something�s on his mind. I give him an inquiring look. �There�s something I�ve been meaning to tell you, because it isn�t exactly a new revelation or anything, I�ve felt this way about you since I was 13, but my feelings are getting stronger and I figured, no matter how you feel about me I need to be honest with you about mine.� �Ok�� He speaks slowly. �You understand me like no one else. I wish I was always as happy as I am when I�m with you. I�m your greatest fan Brit. I want to take care of you and make you happy every second I can.� He stares at me. �I love you.� I silently gasp for air, he knocked the wind out of me. Did I hear correctly or was that just my over active imagination telling me what I want to hear again? Oh my god, oh my god. Did he really say that, if not why is he staring at me like he�s waiting for me to say something. �Um.� The words ring in her head, he must have said them. I find my voice and finally say what I've been dieing to for weeks, �I love you too.� |
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