25 August 2012
I cried. Like a baby. Like the biggest, girliest baby when I wrote this. <3
Texas Girl *Justin's POV* "Drew, Drew" I whispered softly into her ear as she lie deathly still in the double bed. "Baby girl, wake up". I crouched beside her, waiting for her to open her cloud grey eyes. I wanted to be the first thing she saw when she woke up, and the last thing she saw before she fell asleep. "Babe, come on" I said softly once more, and only then did she regain consciousness. Her eyes flickered for a brief moment, her small frame rustling underneath the covers. She smiled at the sight of me. And my goal of the day is half-way complete. Sigh of relief. "Good morning" she smiled softly, taking her hand out from underneath the covers to rub her right eye. "Morning". I wasted no time in getting to the point. "Come on, up you get. We've got a busy day today" I grinned, standing up and half-climbing onto the bed to hover above her. "No... Can we please just have a lazy day? I want to be cuddled" she whimpered, hands reaching up to temptingly massage my shoulders. "And you will be, by my Sister" I chuckled softly, brushing the wavy red hair out of her face. She stretched up to get closer to me, kissing my lips briefly between each word, "Not. What. I meant". She finished with a deep, lingering kiss, her hands wandering teasingly down my chest to tug on my v-neck. I didn't think anything of it, and continued to kiss her. She kicked it up a notch, sliding her hands down, and down, and down, until I felt her undo my belt. I shot back, up off the bed, only now understanding what she meant. "Whoa. I uh, don't think we can do that right now" I chuckled softly, doing my belt back up and checking my fly. "Why not?". "Because, it's broad daylight, everyone's awake and you're not exactly the most quiet person" I laughed gently, walking back over to sit at the edge of the bed beside her. "I'm not am I? But I can work on it. Practise makes perfect" she smiled mischievously, sitting up to lay her lips on mine once again, sheets tucked under her arms to hide her naked self. I let her kiss me for a moment, before gently pulling back. I didn't want to let her down too hard. "I have something else we can do" I smiled. "Mhmm..." she mumbled into the crook of my neck, expecting it to be something amorous and erotic. "We get to babysit Jazzy and Jaxon! Yay!". Yeah, it's the opposite. Well, for Drew. I find her babysitting really attractive. Like, incredibly attractive. She makes everything sexy. She could make golf sexy if she wanted to. Now I'm picturing her in a really short skirt and tight shirt with a golf club. What is wrong with me? That's bad dude. Cut it out. Pull yourself together. "Really? We get to babysit!" she exclaimed, her eyes lit up with pure excitement. She actually seemed happy about it. I was getting less happier about it by the second. I'm having strong urges to play golf for some reason, God knows why. "Yeah, we do". "Oh my god. When do we start?".
10:32PM I was so nervous. What if she says no? What if... What if.... What if? Just what if? There are a thousand possibilities to her answer. We sat in a small, tight circle, me, Drew, Jazzy, and Jaxon in my lap. We were playing pass the parcel. Oh yes, pass the parcel. I am the champion. I bet nobody else has ever proposed this way in the history of the world. "Jaxon stop the music buddy" I whispered to the infant, and he reached out with tiny fingers to press the two little lines (pause) on the screen of my iPhone. It's the first thing I ever taught him. That's how legendary of a big brother I am. The music came to an abrupt stop, ending on Jazzy instead of Drew. Shit. Ah well, my sister is in on the plan. "Well done Jazzy! Open the present!" Drew smiled at the four-year old, sitting cross-legged beside her. I gave Jazmyn a look. "Uh, Drew, I actually think it stopped on you" I protested as my sister fumbled the small, two-inch box between her fingers. I'd subtly wrapped it in wrapping paper (Well, Ella, my step-mother had, I suck at wrapping) so it looked like every other little thingy-mabob we had used in the game. So far we'd unwrapped a pack of chewing gum (courtesy of Uncle Rick), a bead necklace (Hand made by Jazzy), a rattle (Jaxon's previous favourite), and a condom (Guess who's ;). Haha, not used, don't worry. I had to have a little fun didn't I? Jazzy had no idea what it was but kept asking, whereas Jaxon preferred to store it inside his pocket and let nobody take it from him. Good man, he's just like me ;). Can't you tell I'm nervous? "Justin, Jazzy got it, not me" Drew said, ruffling Jazmyn's soft brown hair as the little girl giggled. "Jazzy, don't you think it's Drew's present?" I gave my sister the most unsubtle look I'd ever given anyone in my entire life. My eyebrows were raised higher than the ceiling, my eyes on stalks as I stared her down. Her expression went from blank to a massive grin. Please, please, don't screw this up for me Jaz. "I think Drew should have it" she squealed, pushing the box into Drew's hands. I can breathe. I will survive to see Drew's face when she opens the box. "O-oh, thank you Jazzy, that's so sweet babe, thank you" Drew smiled softly at the little girl, taking the box and beginning to rip the paper off. My heart beat so loudly I could hear it, the blood rushing so fast it echoed through my ears. My head spun, my eyes blurred. Dear God don't let me pass out. Please. If you never do anything else for me in this world, don't let me pass out. The box was exposed. Perfect black velvet coating it's every inch. Drew's eyebrows knitted together, but she didn't bother to look up before she opened the box. The whole world stopped. Everything froze. Drew's blank face, Jazzy's excited grin, Jaxon's babyish chuckle, my hopeful heart. Everything went on hold as I prayed to God. I want her to say yes. No, I need her to say yes. Without her, there is nothing left for me. Not my career, not my fans, not my family, not my friends. Nothing. Zero. Zilch. The world began to play, but in total slow motion. Drew's expression slowly changed from blank to total shock and part confusion. Her jaw dropped, and I could almost feel her heart pounding as hard as mine. She looked up at me, out from under thick black lashes, her grey eyes turned to a loving, comforting and passionate sea of emotion, and all for me. I choked back every single nervous bone in my body, the only thing holding me together right now was her face itself. "I forgot to ask... Marry me?" I held back the tears, of joy or sadness my mind hadn't decided yet, it all depended on the next word she would speak. The next word she would choke out. Jazzy held her breath. Jaxon fell totally silent, I along with him. Drew was the only one we wanted to focus on right now. Nobody, and nothing else could make us leave this moment. I slid my eyes shut, suddenly convinced the amount of time she was taking to answer meant no. My heart was preparing to implode, taking the rest of my worthless body with it when- "Yes". That was all it took. My eyes flew open, my breath shaking like hell as I tried to take in the three-letter word she had just enunciated. "One more time?" I shook, barely noticing as Jazzy came over to me and took Jaxon out of my lap. Smart girl. She knew what was coming next. Drew was crying, emotional tears streaming down her cheeks. "I said yes. Yes, I will marry you". And before I knew it, I had her in my arms. We were standing, and I was swinging her around the room, holding onto her waist as she laughed with joy and wrapped her arms around my neck. I was never letting go. Ever. Not ever. Not for all the money in the world. Drew was properly mine. I had a ring to prove it. Wait, the ring. I suddenly set Drew down on the floor. Please don't tell me we lost the ring in excitement. Jazzy appeared beside me, the ring box open in her hand. I've never loved my sister so much in my entire life. She was almost in tears too. "Thanks Jazzy" I grinned, my voice a shaky mess as I took the ring box from her. I turned back to Drew, trying to gather myself as I took the ring in my hand. It truly was beautiful. Perfect, shiny gold ring with four top of the range diamonds, eight small ruby stones, and one massive in the centre. My entire body shook as I stared deep into Drew's eyes. It was getting easier to speak the more I went on. "Drew Texas, I promise to love you every second of forever, no matter what. I promise to never let anything come between us, you are my world, and I'm in love with you". She blushed as I took her shaking left hand in mine. "How come you still manage to blush even though you're crying your eyes out" I shakily laughed through my own tears of joy. "I don't know... I just know I want you to put the ring on my finger so I know this whole thing isn't a joke" she tried to giggle softly, but you could easily see she was waiting for me to laugh and go "Haha! You fell for it!". Just to be clear I wasn't going to do that, this is real, I am having a possible heart attack right now. "It's not a joke babe" I chuckled softly, tears streaming down my cheeks as they did on hers. "Then put the ring on my finger, please?" she smiled gently, sniffling from so much crying. I chuckled nervously as I stared down at her hand, small and fragile in my own. I slowly slid the gold up her third finger, my body wracking as I did so. Please tell me I put it on the right finger. One quick glance told me I had. "It's a perfect fit" I swallowed, staring down at the expensive gems. "Just like us" Drew smiled at me. I looked back at her, every single shed of emotion inside me turning into pure, passionate love at the sound of her words. I gave her the biggest smile I had ever given anybody back as I spoke, my voice conveying just how insane the amount of love I had for her was. "Yeah, just like us" <3
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