Perfect

the concert

Darling, just hold my hand,

Be my girl, I'll be your man.

I see my future in your eyes.

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"Dallas, thank you so so much for tonight. You guys have been so incredible.

"Oh my goodness, its such an honor to play here again. I just wanna take this time to... to remind you guys of something. Um, and that is, this entire tour, everything you've seen up on the stage, the past five years honestly, would not have been possible at all without every single one of you."

I walked back into the spotlights at that point, then smiled as I saw Mitch in the center of the stage. The crowd was dead silent, taking in every word that was being offered to them. I knew what they were feeling all too well. Not a day went by when I wasn't captivated by him. I shook my head at the thought, then refocused on his little speech.

"Um, I'm gonna try not to get emotional, but it's just crazy that this many people are here for us. And my first concert I was literally sitting right there." I followed the boy's hand, and sure enough, he was pointing at a seat that he always gushed to me about in high school.

"So, it's... I'm just blown away by all of your dedication and support over the years. It just fills my heart with joy. So thank you so much. If you take anything away from the show tonight, just remember we are grateful for all of you. Thank you. We love you so much." I couldn't help but grin wider as the crowd cheered.

"And, um, this next song is one of my favorites from the original record, and it's called Rose Gold. So I hope you enjoy." With those last words, he turned around and headed for the stairs on my right. I tried to catch his eyes before he went behind me, but the lights went down before I could see.

Moments later, I heard the all too familiar beginning chords of the song Mitch was in love with. Of course I was loved it as well, especially after the past year or so we've had together. When Avi and I had originally wrote the song, I never imagined it would turn into such an incredible piece that he would end up loving so much, but I was so glad he did.

I ended up on the catwalk as the song came to a close. The fans kept singing along, but became even more attentive as I began to address them.

"Thank you for an unforgettable night. This is something we will remember when we think of this tour. We love you so much, and it feels amazing to be home." I paused for a moment as the crowd cheered. "This next song is New Year's Day, and it's about every single time we heard or were told 'no' along the way and now we're here, and... it's just about new beginnings. So I hope you guys enjoy." With that, I turned around and headed up the few stairs towards the other band members. There was a few seconds of silence, but then the lights came back on in full force, and we were starting one of the last songs of the night.

New Year's Day was also a song that meant so much to us, the band, and Mitch and I. We wrote it together with a particular theme in mind, but once again, I had no clue that it would end up meaning this much to us.

The second verse came quickly, which was our cue to walk back down the stairs. Mitch remained to my left for the whole song, so when it came time for his solo, I knew exactly where to look.

Mitch had sang this bridge more times than I could count. Yet it still caused me to turn all my attention towards him much like his speech earlier did. I couldn't help but smile at the boy, especially as the crowd cheered as well.