She's The One Thing I Couldn't Live Without
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We all stood up from our assembly line bow, waving at the audience as they gave us a standing ovation. The thick red curtain began closing, and we moved away from it, standing on the stage.
“Becky! That was awesome, you did so great tonight!” Ruby said, running over to me and giving me an excited hug. I couldn’t stop grinning, and I hugged her back.
“You were fantastic too!” Compliments about the show, and performances were being tossed around loudly. I looked around for Joe, trying to find him so I could tell him that he did a good job.
“Aren’t you supposed to be with Joe right now?” Ruby asked me, and I remembered that he asked me to meet him outside.
“Oh, yeah! Thanks Ruby!” I said, running off towards the door.
“I expect full details at the cast party!” She called out after me, and I left the stage, walking backstage, and out a door that led to the outside of the auditorium. I looked around for Joe, and then I saw him sitting on a bench, an acoustic guitar in his lap. I lifted the dress I was wearing, and ran towards him.
“Hey, Joe, great job tonight.” I said, sitting down next to him. He smiled.
“Thanks Becky, you too.” I looked down, and patted the guitar.
“Any particular reason you brought this?” I asked. He nodded, getting a little more nervous.
“Uh, yeah, actually. I wanted to sing you something.” I became more interested, sitting up a little straighter, smoothing out my dress.
“Sure, Joe. Go ahead.” I told him, smiling warmly at him. Joe smiled back, picking up the guitar, and he started to play it. A few seconds later, he began singing.
There she goes again
The girl I'm in love with
It’s cool we’re just friends
We walk the halls at school
We know it’s casual
It’s cool we’re just…
I don’t want to lead you on
No
But the truth is I’ve grown fond
Yeah
Everyone knows it’s meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
‘til the end of time
‘til I’m on her mind
It’ll happen
I’ve been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and a rose garden
I just keep on dreaming
But it’s cool cause we’re just friends
Small talk on IM
Just one word sentences
It’s cool we’re just friends
If I had my way
We’d talk and talk all day
Yeah
Everyone knows it’s meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
‘til the end of time
‘til I’m on her mind
It’ll happen
I’ve been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and a rose garden
I just keep on dreaming
But it’s cool cause we’re just friends
Thinking about how
We’re gonna say our vows
It’s cool we’re just friends
She walks down the aisle
I see all my friends smile
Cause now we’re more than friends
Everyone knows it's meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
‘til the end of time
‘til I'm on her mind
It'll happen
We've been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and a rose garden
I'll just keep on dreaming
Just keep on thinking of when we used to be just friends
Joe finished playing, strumming the last few notes. He looked up at me, a hesitant smile on his face.
“What did you think?” He asked.
“Joe…that was beautiful! It was wonderful!” I said, honesty ringing in every word. I couldn’t help but feel jealous of the girl he wrote that for; she was one lucky chick.
“I wrote it for you.” Joe’s voice was so quiet, I almost thought I had imagined it.
“Wh-what?” I said, leaning closer so I could hear him. He looked straight into my eyes.
“Rebecca Elizabeth Marie Todd, I am in love with you.” He said, his voice unwavering. I felt a grin slowly spread across my face, and I reached over the guitar, wrapping my arms around his neck.
“Joseph Adam Jonas, I am in love with you.” I whispered into his ear, and I felt his arms wrap around me.
“Good.” Joe said, pulling away, looking me straight in the eyes, and then he kissed me.
You know all of that cliché stuff that they say happens when your true love kisses you? The fireworks, the sparks, the warm, loved feeling?
It’s all true.
I felt myself smiling into the kiss, and I could feel Joe smiling too. We pulled away at the same time, to hear applause from behind us. We turned around to see the entire cast behind us, clapping, cheering, whistling even. I turned bright red, and Joe laughed.
“It’s about time!” I heard Nick shout, and I giggled, shaking my head.
It was about time.
“Becky! That was awesome, you did so great tonight!” Ruby said, running over to me and giving me an excited hug. I couldn’t stop grinning, and I hugged her back.
“You were fantastic too!” Compliments about the show, and performances were being tossed around loudly. I looked around for Joe, trying to find him so I could tell him that he did a good job.
“Aren’t you supposed to be with Joe right now?” Ruby asked me, and I remembered that he asked me to meet him outside.
“Oh, yeah! Thanks Ruby!” I said, running off towards the door.
“I expect full details at the cast party!” She called out after me, and I left the stage, walking backstage, and out a door that led to the outside of the auditorium. I looked around for Joe, and then I saw him sitting on a bench, an acoustic guitar in his lap. I lifted the dress I was wearing, and ran towards him.
“Hey, Joe, great job tonight.” I said, sitting down next to him. He smiled.
“Thanks Becky, you too.” I looked down, and patted the guitar.
“Any particular reason you brought this?” I asked. He nodded, getting a little more nervous.
“Uh, yeah, actually. I wanted to sing you something.” I became more interested, sitting up a little straighter, smoothing out my dress.
“Sure, Joe. Go ahead.” I told him, smiling warmly at him. Joe smiled back, picking up the guitar, and he started to play it. A few seconds later, he began singing.
There she goes again
The girl I'm in love with
It’s cool we’re just friends
We walk the halls at school
We know it’s casual
It’s cool we’re just…
I don’t want to lead you on
No
But the truth is I’ve grown fond
Yeah
Everyone knows it’s meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
‘til the end of time
‘til I’m on her mind
It’ll happen
I’ve been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and a rose garden
I just keep on dreaming
But it’s cool cause we’re just friends
Small talk on IM
Just one word sentences
It’s cool we’re just friends
If I had my way
We’d talk and talk all day
Yeah
Everyone knows it’s meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
‘til the end of time
‘til I’m on her mind
It’ll happen
I’ve been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and a rose garden
I just keep on dreaming
But it’s cool cause we’re just friends
Thinking about how
We’re gonna say our vows
It’s cool we’re just friends
She walks down the aisle
I see all my friends smile
Cause now we’re more than friends
Everyone knows it's meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
‘til the end of time
‘til I'm on her mind
It'll happen
We've been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and a rose garden
I'll just keep on dreaming
Just keep on thinking of when we used to be just friends
Joe finished playing, strumming the last few notes. He looked up at me, a hesitant smile on his face.
“What did you think?” He asked.
“Joe…that was beautiful! It was wonderful!” I said, honesty ringing in every word. I couldn’t help but feel jealous of the girl he wrote that for; she was one lucky chick.
“I wrote it for you.” Joe’s voice was so quiet, I almost thought I had imagined it.
“Wh-what?” I said, leaning closer so I could hear him. He looked straight into my eyes.
“Rebecca Elizabeth Marie Todd, I am in love with you.” He said, his voice unwavering. I felt a grin slowly spread across my face, and I reached over the guitar, wrapping my arms around his neck.
“Joseph Adam Jonas, I am in love with you.” I whispered into his ear, and I felt his arms wrap around me.
“Good.” Joe said, pulling away, looking me straight in the eyes, and then he kissed me.
You know all of that cliché stuff that they say happens when your true love kisses you? The fireworks, the sparks, the warm, loved feeling?
It’s all true.
I felt myself smiling into the kiss, and I could feel Joe smiling too. We pulled away at the same time, to hear applause from behind us. We turned around to see the entire cast behind us, clapping, cheering, whistling even. I turned bright red, and Joe laughed.
“It’s about time!” I heard Nick shout, and I giggled, shaking my head.
It was about time.
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