Just a Walk in the Park

You couldn’t possibly think of what Joey had in store for you today and you felt completely spoilt. You also have the feeling that Joey knows what happened last night because he keeps smiling at both you and Darren as he’s driving,

‘So where are we going exactly?’ you ask Joey wondering how long the journey will be,

‘If I told you I’d have to kill you!’ he says winking at you,

‘Any ideas?’ you ask Darren,

‘Well… erm.. Joey told me when you were getting changed.’ He says smirking,

‘Are you serious?! So I’m the only one not in the loop here. This is so unfair!’ you say folding your arms.

Joey just puts his hand out to Darren as they hi-5 each other. Darren looks to you and sees how annoyed you look,

‘Hey… I promise you will absolutely love this present, okay?’ he says pulling you in for a hug,

‘Okay.’ You say laughing because Darren tickles you slightly.

The car ride took a while and you found yourself drifting off to sleep.

* * *

‘(Y/N)…. Hey (Y/N).. wake up. We’re here.’ You hear Darren’s voice as your eyes slowly flutter open,

‘What time is it?’ you ask as you realise you were sleeping in Darren’s arms,

Was I like that the whole way here?

You wonder as Darren tells you the time,

Wow! I was asleep for a few hours!

You look out the car window and all you see are bright lights everywhere. You realise where you are. A huge smile forms on your face, you turn to Joey and Darren and they’re both looking at you,

‘Are you serious?! We’re in fricking New York!’ you say getting so excited and desperately looking outside the windows.

You turn to Joey,

‘This is so amazing! How did you know?’ you say pulling him in for a massive hug,

‘Well… Darren did mention just a few times that New York is the one place you need to go see… so I made some arrangements.’ He says laughing at your shocked face.

‘Wait. Wait. Wait. Can we go see Broadway?’ you ask hopeful and filled with excitement.

Joey and Darren sneak a glance at each other, and Darren cuts in before Joey can say anything,

‘Well.. we’ll have to see. It depends on how much you spend in all the shops we’ll be taking you to.’ Darren says grabbing your hand and pulling you out the car as all three of you rush down the streets in New York.

You can’t stop looking at all the amazing buildings and shops and you just wish you could be here every day. Darren and Joey take you to all these awesome shops and then you find some record shops and you just spend loads of money. You don’t even care. You end up eating at this small coffee shop and it was so delicious, you couldn’t believe you’d never been here before.

After lunch Joey tells you he has a surprise so you follow him for what seems like ages with your hand intertwined with Darren’s. you start to wonder where you could be going,

Are we meeting a person? Are we going to a really awesome shop?

You really didn’t know but you were still too busy taking in the sights to contemplate on it. But as you round the corner your hit with the view of a hundred lights and billboards up everywhere. You realise now where you were. Broadway.

You stop dead in your tracks and just stare. You can’t believe this, it’s been your dream to come here for so long and now you are and it’s just as perfect as you imagined it to be. You notice Darren and Joey staring at you with excited eyes,

‘What do you think?’ Joey asks,

‘I… You… We’re…’ you’re lost for words you can’t even get a full sentence out, instead you grab both of their hands and rush off running across the road and taking in all the posters and billboards,

‘So I assume you like your present?’ he asks,

‘Yes! Yes! Yes!’ you say stopping in your track as you find the one Broadway show you’re desperate to see. Wicked.

You basically hug the screen but Joey pulls you back and gives you an envelope,

‘So, without realising it Darren helped me out a little and told me something about a show you’ve always wanted to see.’ He says teasingly.

You glance to Darren and then Joey,

‘No… wait. This can’t be.’ You say as you rip open the envelope only to find in your hands were 3 tickets to Wicked, ‘Oh my God! Joey! I can’t believe you! Come here!’

You jump on top of Joey in a massive hug and then you turn to Darren and hug him. You look at the tickets ad hold them to your heart, you couldn’t believe this was happening. You felt so spoilt.

After you’d calmed down you go and watch the show. It was everything you expected it to be and you had amazing seats. You even teared up a little bit when it got to the end. You sang along to all the songs word for word and the whole time you had a huge grin on your face. This was a dream come true and you were here with your two most favourite people in the world.

Once the show had ended the streets outside were now dark and it was even more beautiful than before, you started singing One Short Day from Wicked as you treasure the last few moments of your Broadway experience. Darren and Joey just laugh at you as they walk you back,

‘I think she enjoyed it!’ Joey says to Darren,

‘Yeah she definitely did, I’m starting to think it was better than my surprise by how excited (Y/N) is!’ you hear Darren tell Joey.

You stop singing and turn around,

‘Your surprise was absolute perfection.’ You say to Darren, ‘but you know how Joey is when it comes to surprises!’ you tease as you turn to Joey and hug him tightly, ‘Thank you thank you thank you!’ you say over and over.

‘Oh I see how it is.’ you hear Darren says,

‘Hey. I think you got enough action last night with her.’ Joey says winking at him which makes you laugh because he definitely knows what happened,

‘This is why you two are my favouritist people in the whole wide world! You just always fight over me!’ you say laughing and walking away from them, leaving them to just glare at each other.

But when you turn round you see that thye are both play-fighting and Joey had Darren in a head lock,

‘C’mon guys! We’ve got a plane to catch!’ you say dragging them away from Broadway and back to LA and your home.