*Haley's P.O.V*
I still don't think I had fully wrapped my head around it. I mean how would you handle being Philip John Clapp's girlfriend? We must've spent hours in the meadow, because as I laid beside him, we watched the sun gradually go from the light blue color of my eyes to various shades of pinks and purples. Sunset was always one of my favorite times of the day. I sighed appreciating the beautiful scene. It looked like someone had spilled water colors all over a blank piece of paper.
"It's so beautiful." I sighed, still clinging to my prince. He had one arm around me and the other was holding mine.
"No sunset could ever compare to your beauty." Johnny's sexy, husky voice whispered in my ear. Even though I knew it wasn't true, it still made me smile.
"It's going to suck when I wake up." I said. He gave me a confused look, and I giggled slightly at his adorableness. "Well, this all has to be a dream." I stated. "Life can't actually be this good."
"Well, when you wake up, don't wake me. I'm enjoying this dream quite a lot." He responded, making my mind wander to strange places.
"What if your whole life was just a dream?" I wondered out loud, staring at the sky, "And you woke up as a completely different person? What if this sunset is nothing but an illusion? What if you and I are just figments of someone else's imagination?" As the words fell out of my mouth, I realized how insane I sounded.
"I like the way you think." He replied. I was relieved he didn't think I was a psychopath. But then again, there was a chance my life was just a dream of somebody else. " Your mind really really intrigues me, you know." I couldn't help but compare this day to Twilight. But ignoring that, I went on.
"But really, don't you ever wonder why flies, and then other times drag on? Why memories can seem so distant, yet so close? It's just like dreams. Everything's changing so quickly, it's like you can't even grasp it sometimes." That's how I've felt ever since my parents' death. Everything just happened so quickly, like my life was flashing like a speeding car with no intention of slowing down.
"I know what you mean." He agreed. "All this fame still shocks me. I feel like I'm gonna wake up one day, and the whole Jackass thing never happened. Like I just dreamt up the best friends and girlfriend that I could wish for, and that's why I'm so blessed." He said. I processed his words, glad I wasn't as insane as I thought. "But, I don't really like to think that way. I'm so grateful that you and the guys aren't just fictional characters that I dreamt about in my sleep. As hard as it is to believe, I'm actually holding the most perfect girl to ever walk the earth, in my arms."
His compliments made me blush and roll my eyes. Could he actually mean those things? I hated to think that he was just stringing together words that sounded nice like Aaron did...But no, I wouldn't think about that. I was hoping now, forgetting the past. How can you leave the past behind, when it keeps finding ways to get to your heart? It reaches way down deep and tears you inside out, 'til you're torn apart. Lyrics from Rent flowed through my mind, but tried to push them away. I remembered that I was in the arms of a boy I had decided to trust. That was a big thing for me, so there must be something special about him. I wasn't scared when I fell for Aaron. I was eager to jump into love, desperate even. No, Johnny was not like Aaron. Johnny was different. Johnny was something special.
"Oh, hush." I mumbled, smiling as I buried my head into his chest. The moon was rising and the sky was turning an indigo color, now looking like ink had been spilled instead of watercolor paints.
"It's so true. And I will continue to shower you with truthful compliments until you finally realize how perfect you are." I smiled, but before I could protest I was hit by a chilly breeze. I shivered and Johnny held me tighter. "Are you cold?" He asked, heat emanating off of his body.
