He's Still The One

Chapter 45 - All That Matters

Ashley.

With Prom and Graduation done, I have never missed school this much. I used to think that school was a not a good thing but when it ended, I can't help but miss every single time I was there; my friends, the memories, basically everything.

It has been 3 months since it ended and so far, life has been great. I have been with Justin on his tour stops and it was the best experience ever.

Now, we are back home to promote his new album. It's time to give back to all the people who have helped him reach where he is now.

I am extremely proud of his accomplishments. But most importantly, I am proud of how much of a man he is now. Sure, I may still not be used to the fact that I'm dating the man of my dreams right now but it has been, by far, one of the best things that's ever happened to me, minus the hate of course. It comes and goes and we have learned to just deal with it.

"God, I have missed you so much. Who knew 3 months was that fast. But I still missed you. The house has been awfully lonely without you, Ash." Mum rambled as she hugged me. It was really amusing. I missed her so much too. She has been with me through it all and never left me. I love her just so much.

"Ashley! Come here. Give me a hug too!" Pattie said, opening her arms to me. I chuckled and went in with the hug. I missed her too. She's like a second mother to me, even though Justin and I are dating. She treats me like her own kid and I'm happy for it.

After the mini reunion, Justin and I were both exhausted from the flight so we excused ourselves to rest because we have a big show tonight. I am pretty sure, we need all the sleep we can get.

As I reached my bedroom, I get a call from Justin. What was this all about now? I smiled and answered the phone.

"Okay, it has been seconds since we last saw each other. What is it?" I teased him. I could feel him blush as I hear a chuckle from him.

"Can you sleep with me? No, not like have sex. Just sleeping, you know. Nothing else. I promise." It was really cute. He didn't have to explain it, I understood it. I told him I'll just change and I'll be there in a few minutes.

As I arrived at his bedroom, I was greeted by a Justin sprawled on the bed, watching re-runs of a show. As soon as he saw me, he smiled. I still can't believe this dork right here is my boyfriend. I'm pretty much the luckiest person on earth right now.

He scooted over to give me space and let me lay in the arms as we sleep together soundly.

*****

I could hear an alarm blaring. I reached for my phone on the bedside table and checked the time. It was way past four. I looked around and Justin wasn't even here. What? Where is he? Why did Justin didn't wake me up?

I got out of bed as soon as Justin got out of the shower.

"Did you sleep well? I'm sure you did. I didn't want to wake you up because you needed it. But now you're awake, go get ready. We have a big concert tonight and I wouldn't want you to miss it." He grinned at me. I wasn't focused on what he said because he was half naked, baring his abs. Needless to say, that was much of a distraction. I shook my head and planted a kiss on his cheek and told him I was going to see him later.

*****

On the way to the venue, Justin held my hand. It was really cold. I could tell he was really nervous.

"Why are you nervous?" I said, causing him to snap out of his trance. He looked at me and said,

"It's where I grew up. It just gives me chills you know that stuff. But I'm okay, baby. I got you here with me." He smiled and planted a kiss on my temple.

As we arrived at the venue, I could hear thousands of fans screaming, Paparazzis crowding us and all that. Justin went into a last minute warm up and changed before we huddled in for a prayer.

Upom pulling away, Justin went in and kissed me and his mum on the cheek and hugged everyone. His whole family is here to support him and maybe calmed his nerves quite a bit.

Justin started performing songs from his new album and some other crowd favorites. It was then that I heard the band play One Less Lonely Girl and all the memories came flashing back. I was really ecstatic and nervous at that time because I knew I hid a big secret from Justin. Of course, I acted like I didn't care but deep down, I always did. And I don't regret a single moment from it.

Justin started singing the verse. As the chorus came, he stopped and told everyone he has to go and get something. He entered backstage and dragged me to the stage with him. I was in shock. I didn't know what to say at first but I saw him smile and it made me think how lucky I am to have him.

He continued to serenade me and when the bridge of the song came, usually it was where he hands the one less lonely girl flowers, but this time, it was different.

He got down on one knee and sang,

"Her heart's locked and no wait, I got the key. I'll take her and leave the world with one less lonely girl." He locked his eyes on mine and pulled out a ring from his pocket. I can't believe this is happening.

"Ashley Jane Monroe, I can't bear the thought of losing you again. Will you spend the rest of your life with me?" To say I was in deep shock would be overrated. I looked around and I saw my mum and Pattie cry, as well as the other girls watching the concert. I looked at him and grinned.

"Yes, I would love to." And everyone cheered. He held me and kissed my forehead. He couldn't contain his happiness, he forgot the lyrics to the song. It was cute. I was really happy and I could tell, he was too.

And that's all that matters.