West Chester Beauty Queen

Chapter Sixteen - New Years of My Life

Johnny and I stop so the press can get some pictures of us. At one point, Johnny pulled me close and kisses me while the world got a lot brighter because of the cameras.
We finally get to the door where Jeff was waiting for us.
He smiles at us and says, "Glad you could make it."
"Wouldn't miss it for the world." I say
Jeff had rented out the ballroom of a really fancy hotel, and even some hotel rooms for us in case we were too drunk to go home.
Once Johnny and I made it inside, I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.
Johnny looks down at me and smiles, "A little overwhelming, eh?" he asks
"A little." I say smiling back at him.
A waitress with a tray of champagne walks by and Johnny grabs two and hands me one.
"To us. To being able to spend the holidays together." he says and we clink our glasses together.

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All throughout the night, we talked to some other guests, I was congratulated on my success.
But I don't leave Johnny's side, and he doesn't leave mine.
After someone from a record label walks away, Johnny grabs my hand and says, "Enough is enough. You're my SuperStarr tonight."
He pulls me out onto the dance floor and pulls me close after spinning me.
"I'm always your SuperStarr." I say giggling.
And we slow danced, it didn't matter if it was a fast song. We just enjoyed our time being in each other's arms.
"May I cut in?" asks a voice and when I look I see Bam.
"Alright," Johnny says with a sigh, "But only for a little bit."
Johnny hands me over to Bam and I dance with Bam.
"So are you having fun?" Bam asks
"Loads." I say and Bam laughs.
"Good," he says, "You look beautiful tonight."
I smile, "Thanks. And forgive me for being rude or wrong. But you didn't come over here to compliment me." I say
"What? I can't dance with my sister?" he asks
I give him a look and he twirls me, "That's not the only reason, you're right. I just...want to spend some time with you before everything changes again." he says
I tilt my head to the side a little, "Change? What do you mean?" I ask
"Well...soon you'll be back on your tour. And it won't be long until you'll be headlining. And it almost seems inevitable for you to move out with Knoxville-" Bam says
"Whoa, Bam," I say, "Where is this coming from?"
He gives me a look, "Come on Pebbles," he says, "You can't stand there and tell me you haven't thought about what the future will bring."
"Yeah but that doesn't matter right now," I say, "We have the way things are now. We can't worry about the future. We just have to live in the now. And deal with what's to come."
He doesn't respond for a moment, "You're right. But I didn't need you to go all fortune cookie on me." he says and I laugh then he continues, "But no matter what the future holds, know I'll always be there for you. For anything. Anytime."
I smile, "Now look who's the fortune cookie," I say and Bam laughs and I continue, "And thanks Bam. I know I can always count on you."
He smiles at me and then the song ends and everybody claps for the band.
"Alright," says Johnny slipping his hand in mine, "My turn again."
We laugh and Bam leaves and Johnny pulls me close again.
"So was Bam a good dancer?" he asks
"Not as good as you." I say and we smile at each other and we kiss.
We pull away and he says, "I love you Joe. More than words can describe."
"I love you too Johnny." I say making him smile wider.
We just stand there and sway, not really in time to the song or anything. We were just happy together. I wondered what being like this for the rest of my life would be like.
"What are you thinking about?" Johnny asks tucking some hair behind my ear
I take in a deep breath and say, "That I need some fresh air. You coming with me?"
He smiles and nods and we head out on the outdoor patio into the crisp night air.
The moon was really bright reflecting on the ice. There was no clouds in the sky so you could see the stars.
"It's a beautiful night." I say
"Sure." Johnny says
I look over my shoulder at him and smile.
He walks over at me and wraps his arms around my waist and hugs me from behind.
I relax in his arms and he says, "I don't want you to leave again."
"I know," I say, "It wasn't any fun for me either."
We stand there in silence for a moment and I hear someone inside yell, "It's almost midnight! In one minute!" and Johnny says, "Oh. I was having so much fun dancing with you I almost forgot."
He lets me go and digs in his jacket while I heard people chattering inside.
I turn around to face him and see he has a small gray velvet box and my mind started racing.
He opens it and inside was a promise ring.
"Now," he says, "I know a promise ring is considered lame but...it felt necessary."
The ring was in a shape of a princess tiara.
"It's your crown," he says with an adorable smile, "Because you are my princess." he takes it out of the box and slips it on my ring finger on my right hand and says, "And I hope to someday make you my queen."
I giggle as he winks at me.
I wrap my arms around his neck and he wraps his arms around my waist.
"10, 9, 8, 7..."
"I love you Johnny." I say
"I love you too Joey." he says
"...4, 3, 3,1!" they count and fireworks go off and cheers from inside erupt the night as Johnny and I lean in for our first kiss of the year.
And in this moment, nothing else mattered. It was just Johnny and I. We had our own worlds that revolved around the other person.
We kiss for about a minute, until we pull away but still hold each other close.
"I love you more than anything in this world Philip John Clapp. I have from the moment I met you that first day, and I love you even more with every passing second." I say quietly for him to hear.
He smiles and tucks some hair behind my ear and says, "I love you too Josephine Margera. More than words can describe. I never thought I'd find someone that made my life so much better. Then I met you and you defeated all logic. I love spending time with you, and love all our adventures. I look forward to so many more." he replies back
We stay outside just a little while longer, holding each other securely.
"I guess we should head back inside." I say with a light sigh.
"I guess." he says and laces his hand with mine and we head back inside.

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