Candace's POV
I sat spinning nervously in my chair.
I know this is going to be hard for Johnny.
I can only imagine what he's going through.
And he's trying to do it all alone.
I stopped my spinning when I started feeling a little nauseous.
I sat looking at my desk as I bounced my foot up and down.
A few minutes later the door to the recording room opened and I stopped all movement.
I saw all the guys come out and I saw Johnny's as well as the rest of the guys eyes were a little red.
I stood up quickly and made my way over to Johnny.
I wrapped my arms tightly around him and pulled him close.
He nuzzled his face into my neck and I ran my fingers soothingly through his hair.
I looked at the guys and they were all looking at Johnny.
I smiled softly at them and they all smiled back.
"I'm so proud of you." I whispered in his ear.
"Thanks for pushing me to do it. I can't tell you how relieved I feel now." Johnny whispered.
"Anytime honey." I told him.
"Aren't you guys just so cute." Zacky said in a girly voice.
Me and Zacky both laughed and I hid my face in Johnny's shoulder.
"Hey guys. Could you give us a minute." Johnny said.
I looked up at him in confusion, not knowing what this was about.
"Yeah definitely." Matt said.
"We're gonna go and get lunch." Brian suggested.
"You guys want anything?" Zacky asked.
He nodded and they had a short conversation about what they were gonna eat.
"You want anything Candy?" Brian asked.
"No I'm okay Brian. Thank you." I told him with a smile.
The guys all walked out and Johnny led me over to my chair.
I tried to keep my breathing normal as I sat down.
Johnny was making me so nervous.
I had no idea what he had to tell me.
And after all he's been through, I didn't know if he'd want me as a burden.
I sat down on my chair slowly and Johnny kneeled in front of me.
"What's wrong Johnny?" I asked him softly.
"There's something I really need to talk to you about." He told me.
I felt the nerves get even worse.
This is not good at all.
"Candace I've been meaning to talk to you about this for a while." Johnny told me again.
I started breathing heavily and I felt myself break out in sweats.
"Oh God. You're gonna break up with me aren't you. I knew this was going to happen. I knew you didn't want me around anymore. If I did anything wrong I'm so--," I was silenced by Johnny's lips pressing against mines firmly.
I wrapped my arms tightly around Johnny's neck and held him as close as possible.
If this was going to be one of my last moments with him, I was going to get everything that I could out of it.
He pulled away a couple minutes later and we were both breathing raggedly.
He cupped my face and rested his forehead against mine.
"What, in the hell, are you talking about?" Johnny asked me in between breaths.
"You've been so stressed lately. I can totally understand if that's why you want to break up with me." I told him, tears burning in my eyes.
Johnny started to chuckle and that only strengthened my feeling of what he was about to do.
"You are without a doubt, one of the craziest women I have ever known." Johnny said with a chuckle.
I looked up at him in confusion.
I had no idea what he was getting at.
"I don't understand." I told him honestly.
"I'm didn't ask to talk to you, so I could break things off with you. Why in the hell would I do that?" Johnny asked me.
"I don't know. It's just with everything going on in your life, I didn't know if being with me, would be too much to handle right now." I told him.
"Are you insane. Being with you is one of the greatest things that has ever happened to me." Johnny told me.
I opened my mouth to talk but nothing would come out.
I couldn't believe what Johnny was telling me.
"Ever since you came into my life, things have been amazing. You've helped me cope with one of my best friends passing away. You make me laugh, and you hold me when I feel like I'm about to break. You're the best thing that has happened to me in a long time." Johnny said sincerely.
I looked down, suddenly feeling like I was about to cry.
"I wanted to talk to you because I realized that I love you." Johnny said.
I looked up at him with wide eyes and the tears spilled down my face.
"You, you love me?" I stuttered.
Johnny smiled widely and pulled me into his chest.
"I love you with all of my heart Candy. You are the most amazing person. You treat me with the gentlest and sincerest touch. You always think of me first. You encouraged me to talk to my friends about how I felt. Now, I'm more at peace then I've ever been. You helped me do that. I love you Candace. With all of my heart." Johnny told me.
I couldn't blink back the tears that were streaming down my face as I looked up in to the gentle eyes of the man that I love.
I didn't realize how strong my feelings were until Johnny was leaning down in front of me, pouring his heart out to me.
I threw my arms around Johnny's neck tightly.
"I love you too Johnny. So much." I told him.
I could feel Johnny grinning against my cheek and he lifted me up off of my chair and spun me around.
"I love you. I love you. I love you." I kept repeating, feeling so much better now that it was out.
"I love you too Candace. I'm never going to let you go." Johnny promised.
"Good. Because I'm not going to let you." I told him in his ear.
And there, with me in his arms, we reveled in our complete love for one another.
I couldn't be happier.
