Falling Asleep On A Stranger

Chapter 20

A/N: I'm so, so sorry that I have not updated this story in the longest time. I promise to start updating again as often as I can. I hope you don't all hate me. /.\'

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Tony:

She looked so beautiful tonight and I wasn't the only one who noticed. Wherever she went, heads turned, most of them guys. I stayed close to her, trying to make it look like she was with me so most heads would look away... or maybe because I wanted her for myself. She was my Jenna.

The smile on her face when she saw the rest of the group was indescribable. It lit up her face like a million stars and she looked ten times more beautiful. I was having a hard time not staring at her. I would try to avoid her gaze because looking into those eyes, I became defenseless. Her eyes made my knees go weak and combined with her smile, I stood no chance. I wanted to hold her and kiss her and call her mine, but I couldn't. Not here, not now, and definitely not yet. I was so nervous around her, trying to control myself from not saying anything stupid that would give away my feelings for her. She can't know until she's of age and unfortunately, that day was still a year away.

I noticed Jenna taking pictures of everyone at the table. I took the camera from her while saying, "You don't get to take pictures tonight, babygirl. You get to come out in them." I handed the camera to Jaxin. "Hey kiwi. Do you mind taking a picture of me and the birthday girl?" I said standing up and holding my hand out for Jenna to help her to her feet. "Yeah, no problem turtle." Jaxin said as he too stood up from his place. Jaxin walked over to where Jenna and I were standing. I put my left arm around her waist and pulled her close. She set her right arm behind me and placed her left hand on my chest. God, I loved her touch. We smiled at the camera and after the picture was taken, I pulled her in the rest of the way for a hug. I put my lips on her forehead and gave her a kiss. "You look absolutely gorgeous tonight Jenn. Happy birthday, babygirl." I whispered for only her ears to hear. I saw the flash come from the camera and I realized that Jaxin had taken another shot. I mentally thanked him because I was sure that the picture he just took would be my favorite picture in forever. "Thank you, Tone. You look amazing as well, my dear turtle." She said as she smiled up at me. Again the camera flashed but I barely noticed this time. I just know that I was smiling so brightly thanks to Jenna. She was amazing. I let her go and we walked back to our seats just as our food arrived.

After everyone finished their dinner, I looked up at my friends. "Excuse me guys. I'll be right back." I said as I left my seat and walked out of the restaurant to my car. Popping open my trunk, I took out Jenna's present. I walked back inside and, without letting Jenna see me, I walked up behind her and set my gift right in front of her on the table. "Time to open your birthday gift, babygirl." I whispered into her ear. Then I took my seat. "Tony! I thought we were done with presents after your flowers and Jaime's bracelet." She said and I heard Jaxin laugh. "Oh, you're not even close, hun." He said as everyone pulled out gifts from under the table. Everyone had a gift of their own except for Nat and Jaxin, they had chosen a gift together. I laughed as I saw the expression on Jenna's face. "Oh my gosh you guys! I love you." She was laughing but had tears in her eyes. I wiped the away the first tear that fell. "Don't cry babygirl." "It's just that you guys are so amazing! You barely met me a week ago and you've gone through all this trouble to make my birthday special." She said smiling. "Jenna, since we met you a week ago, you just clicked into our group of friends. Yes, you're way younger, but it was like something in our group was missing and once we met you, our group was complete. You're an amazing girl and we instantly loved you from the moment you walked onto that tour bus." Vic said to Jenna. He always knew the right words to say for some reason, just like Jenna. "Thank you Vic." She said wiping away the tears falling from her face. Seeing her cry made me want to hold her close and kiss her. I couldn't do that. "Open the gifts Jenn." Kristi said and I was glad that she did. Jenna nodded and began to open my gift.

"Oh my gosh, Tony! This shirt is so awesome!" Jenna had just pulled out the Key Street shirt I got her. "Thanks. The first day we talked you mentioned that you had been wishing that Key Street would start a girls' line. I told Jaxin the idea and he and I have been working on starting that. This is the first shirt from the new line that will drop in autumn." I said smiling and looking over at Jaxin. "Oh my gosh! You guys are really doing this? That's so amazing! Thank you. You're the best." The shirt was short sleeve and was tied into a knot on the bottom left side. On the bottom right side of the shirt the words, "One Nation Under Lock & Key" were printed diagonally and on the left side of the chest was the Key Street logo. "We're glad you like it, because you get to try it out first." Jaxin said from his seat. "Your gift isn't over yet though." I said with a smile on my face and nodded at the gift bag. Jenna set the shirt aside and kept digging through the bag. Then her eyes widened and she pulled out a box of DVD's. "The complete Star Wars saga? Tony Perry, I'm loving you more each minute." "Thank you, I try my best." I said placing my hands behind my head with a cocky grin. "Go on." I added after she set down the DVD's. "There's more?" she seemed surprised and I simply nodded. Her hand dug further through the bag and then she stopped, slowly pulling out her last gift. It was a tiny blue jewlery box and she looked up at me as she held it in her hands. "Go ahead. Open it." I said. She did as she was told and gasped. "Oh my God, Tony! It's beautiful!" She placed the box containing a small diamond necklace on the table and gave me hug as she kissed my cheek. I simply hugged her back, completely surprised by the kiss. "Thank you so much, Tone." She said as she pulled away from me. "Hey, we want to see too!" Mike said from across the table. Jenna passed him the box and Mike whistled when he saw its contents. "Daaaamn, turtle! You really went all out this time." He passed the box around and everyone admire the necklace. I was pretty sure that my face was absolutely red. But I was so happy that Jenn liked my gift that I didn't care.