Wanting You - Mandy Gonzalez X Chris Jackson - COMPLETED

23 - Blackout?

We were running Blackout in our final tech run before dress next week. Chris and I had just done off before we went on for our 'argument'. It was one of the moments I hated most in the show, I hated having to be angry at Chris. It wasn't fun. "Babe, we are telling them now right?"

"Yeah. We'll kiss as usual and then just keep kissing through the blackout. Lin said they will bring house lights up as if doing a show, then all will be revealed."

"Perfect. I love you." I jumped up and gave him a quick peck before getting ready to run onstage for our sub-scene.

"Nina, there you are."

"I gotta go."

"I'll get you out of here tonight." His hand grabbed mine viciously. This was why I hated it, it wasn't like Chris.

"I don't need anything!." I shook him off me. "Tonight, I will find my way home."

"Then find your way home."

"Without you."

"Without you." We sang together before I stormed off towards the salon on stage left. I fussed around a bit like my character did as stressed out as Nina and as Mandy. 'What would people say about us? What would they think?" I was broken out of my thoughts as I stepped forward, saw the light on Chris and ran into his arms, front and centre stage. We kissed as expected.

"En Washington Heights." There was the final clap of fireworks as Chris and I made out onstage, in front of everyone. Both our eye were closed. I felt the lights go down around us. "Okay that was perfect, take five before we run from the top of act two." Tommy and Andy yelled into the blackness. We just kept kissing. Chris increased the pressure a little, as I smiled against his lips. Any second now the lights would go up. My arms were around his neck, as his were around my waist. He pulled me closer, as he intensified the kiss a little more.

The lights came on as we kissed. We had stopped making out and just kissed each other normally. At first there wasn't a sound. Then a few whispers and finally, from the far corner I heard Karen and Lin cheer. We pulled apart. "I love you Chris, I love you so much. You and your son are everything to me and I hope we can live a long and happy life together."

"I love you too Mandy. More than anything. I have the perfect little family, Doug, you, and V is still there in my heart. But right now I have everything, I have you." I slid my hands into his little bit of hair and went on my tiptoes and kissed him again. We were both smiling against each other's lips and were happy to not have to keep our relationship so secret. After we pulled back, I rested my head on his chest and looked towards into the stage. I put my arms under his and wrapped them around his back. He held me protectively, one arm around my back, one on my head. He kissed my forehead and then eventually Karen came behind me.

"So you finally decided to tell everyone, or should I say show everyone." I turned my head around to slightly face her.

"Yeah." I said softly.

"No me diga!" Andréa and Janet said coming behind me. I pulled my arms out from under Chris's and turned around in his arms. I held his arms in position, as if we were singing sunrise. I loved when Chris held me like this. "So you two are a thing?" Janet asked.

"Sure are." Chris said. I looked up at him

"How long has this been a thing? And how have we not noticed?" Andréa asked excitedly.

"5 months this Friday. And I don't know, you clearly don't pay much attention to us. Never noticed us hugging, kissing each other's forehead or cheek or even saying 'I love you' every so often." I said shocked how two of my best friends didn't even notice.

"Ummm no." I simply giggled and looked up at Chris. He placed his lips on mine and we gently kissed for a few moments. I heard the cheers from everyone.

"You two are so flipping cute together it's insane." One person said.

"You are just like Benny and Nina in real life." I heard from someone else.

"I guess you guys accept that we are a couple?" I asked.

"Of course." Everyone said. "It's your choice about your relationship, so why wouldn't we be happy and accept you two as a couple." Janet hugged the two of us.

I was so happy that everyone accepted us. "It's just how it was only six months after Veronica died when we got together. It was quite quick but we love each other, and that's what matters." I said.

"Exactly. That's what matters." Olga came up to us. "I'm so happy for you both. You two deserve each other, I hope you two have happy lives together."

"Thank you Olga, or should I say Abuela." I removed myself from Chris's arms and gave her a hug. I then walked over to Pricilla.

"Mija Nina. I always knew there was some other way of how you and Chris had such incredible on stage chemistry. Somewhere in my mind I knew it wasn't just the incredible acting. I'm so happy for you Mandy." She gave me a big hug like she did many times in the show.

"Your like my second mom P-Lo, I love you."

"I love you too kiddo. Now go get back to your man." I giggled and walked back to Chris.

When I reached him, he was talking to Lin and the boys. He seemed in a pretty sturdy position, so I jumped on his back and clung on tight. "There you are Mandy." I giggled. I got down and jumped up onto his hips facing him. He held his hands on my ass to support me as I put my legs around his waist. My arms were around his neck again and I tangled my fingers in his hair.

I looked down into his eyes endearingly. "God I love you so much Chris. I love you even more now everyone knows and we don't have to hide it." I tilted my head to the side and let our lips touch. We kissed for a few seconds before I jumped down. "We should probably get ready for act two."

"Yeah, lets go babe." He kissed me and we walked up to the fire escape above the dispatch ready to begin.