I don't know how it happened, but Alexander Rybak was pulling me up on stage. I was the focus of thousands of people and it made me incredibly nervous.
"What's your name?" He asked into the microphone.
"Josie," I answered, shaking.
"Your friends told me you really like this song," Sam and Sarah. Of course! I hate them for this, or I love them, I don't know yet, "and I thought you could help me out."
What.
I just smile and nod. A member of the backstage crew comes out and hands Alex (can I call him Alex?) a head set.
"May I?" He asks. I nod and he places it on my head, fixing my black hair in the process, which falls below my shoulders. I was probably as red as a tomato-lobster-fire truck hybrid.
He must see how nervous I am, because he pulls me into a tight hug, not letting me go for at least ten second. Alex smiles at me reassuringly and nods at the crew backstage.
In one moment, he takes my hand and holds it up, Alex places his other hand behind my back. Oh, dancing yay! (Note the sarcasm) But I didn't care. I have fantasized about this boy too long and too often to care what anyone thinks.
"Singing Oah," he starts. I smile a bit as he begins to dance with me, and Mr. Rybak's pretty face grins back. "I love you Moah, you're way too young for me, but I don't mind."
The instrumentals kicked in and we were full on dancing now, smoothly across the stage. "Come Josie, sing along." Alex poked my side, which made me laugh involuntarily.
The verse came, and I sang with him. I danced with him. I didn't have a care in the world.
Alex twirled me under his arm and placed his hand behind my back again. It felt like we were outside of time. We danced across the entire stage, underneath the lights, and underneath the stars.
At the very end, the music was fading and we both wrapped our arms tight around the other one. Neither of us wanted to let go. I feel like he started out doing this to be nice. But in the end, I'm 100% certain he loved dancing together as much as I did.... Almost as much anyway.
When we finally separated I was overwhelmed in the moment. Alexander was smiling at me, widely, and it was contagious.
I was going to do it. I pulled my eyes away from his and to his cheek.
I grabbed his shoulders and moved my face towards his. But just as I was about to kiss that boys face he pulled away suddenly.
And put his lips against mine. He kissed me gently as he buried his fingers in my black hair, holding the back of my head. His soft lips felt like a puzzle piece against mine, it felt like this is where I belonged. Thousands of fans started screaming. Apparently within the time it took us to sing Oah we had gained a couple.....thousand shippers.
We pulled away and he hugged me again. I looked at Sam and Sarah smiling in the crowd. Yes, I still loved them.
