You Are the Greatest Thing That Ever Happened to Me

STEPHEN:

Adelaide was kinda drunk, I could smell the stench of alcohol in her breath when she talked to me, she couldn't walk straight so I had to guide her and she couldn't stop crying. I was like seeing a new side of Adelaide, she was never drunk so it's all new to me.

"I can't believe he did that to me" she cried as we walked in the hotel room "I thought we were friends"
"He's a jerk, Adelaide. But don't worry, we took care of it. You won't see him again" I assured
"Why did he do that? Jess said your friends were nice people. No perverts" she said, her words were slurred and I could hardly understand them. She sat on the bed and did her best to stop crying
"Adelaide, he's asshole, he wasn't even supposed to be there. I just had to invite him because he called me and asked why he wasn't invited. So I had to" I explained
"But he's your friend"
"Was. was my friend" I said but she just gave me a confused look, as if she wants me to explain. I sighed then I sat beside her "We got in a fight before"
"What did you fight about?" she asked
"He had a girlfriend. They got pretty serious but in the end, the girl only went out with him just to sleep with me" I said as I remembered all the dark memories
"You slept with his girlfriend?" she gasped and she looked super cute, she always does
"No, I didn't sleep with her" I shook my head "She tried to, but I said no. Then I called Coop and told him about it then he just started to shout at me and called me a liar. He misunderstood things, that's why he's so mad at me. But we made up months after that since they broke up"
"So he's like.. taking revenge?" she asked and I nodded "That's not nice at all. He should have known in the first place that his girlfriend's a slut"
"Yeah, he did blame their breakup on me" I laughed
"Dick" she mumbled as she rolled her eyes. She crawled to the pillows then she laid down and curled up into a fetus, I don't know why but I laid beside her and our faces were close.
"Are you okay? You're drunk" I said
"I don't know. That was really traumatic. He's the first one to disrespect me like that"
"Don't worry. No one will do that again. I'm here" I smiled as I rubbed my nosed against her's and it made her giggle
"But at least, you helped me cross out a box in my bucket list" she said
"What?" I asked
"You see, 'Witness a bar fight' is on my bucket list" she laughed
"Really?" I asked
"Yeah" she nodded all cutely and stuff
"Well, what else is on your bucket list?" I asked
"Have someone to write a song for me" she smiled
"Well then, cross that out" I grinned as I rolled out of bed to get my guitar
"You're gonna write me a song?" she asked as she sat up
"I already wrote you a song" I smiled
"What song? Is it on the record? Ohmygod, this is so exciting" she giggled
"I wrote Where Are You Now for you" I smiled
"You did?" she asked with a flattered voice "Aww, Stephen" she said as she hugged me and I hugged her back
"So, shall I sing? Or do you want Brian to sing?" I asked
"No, you sing, haven't heard you sing yet" she smiled
"Okay, not the best singer though. But here it goes" I said then I cleared my throat "I've been staying awake in the front seat for days
Let the wheel turn and take me away Oh, the truth I must tell, is I'm lonely as hell still looking for myself. It rains all day when you're not around and I'm trying my best to come clean with the clouds, they follow me around, I'll dance 'till the rain comes down. Stuck in the sand with the waves at my feet and I wish you'd come crash into me, cause where you are is where I wanna be now. Where are you now? And I know I'm not perfect but what the hell do you think of me now? They say that love is for the patient gotta plan for being restless for now. Hope I'm more than a cheap trick you played on yourself but I do it so well yeah, I'm doing so well. They follow me around, I'll dance 'till the rain comes down. Stuck in the sand with the waves at my feet and I wish you'd come crash into me cause where you are is where I wanna be now. Where are you now? But when I leave, she walks and she talks and she stirs my feet like she's sleeping next to me. It doesn't matter where we are, it doesn't matter where we are, it doesn't matter if we're states apart. She loves me" I sang from the first note to the last and her eyes never left mine, she gave me butterflies, she makes me smiled and she makes me so happy.
"I-I don't know what to say. It's so beautiful, it's my favorite song and.... Thank you so much" she stuttered as she gave me the tightest hug ever
"You're welcome" I smiled as we pulled away "Adelaide, when I met you in Sydney, I already fell for you, for your words, for your eyes, for you smile. Prom night is still the best night ever and you're the best person I've ever met. When we left, a part of me left too. I wasn't complete without you. I couldn't stop thinking of your eyes, your smile, you hugs and kisses. Honestly, I tried to forget about you, dated girls, slept with some of them, hang out with friends, drown myself with alcohol but at the end of the day, you're all I think about. At first I thought it was a bad thing but then I realized it's not. You're my inspiration, everything I do, I do it for you so when we meet again I could like.. show you that I could be your inspiration too. I know we were miles apart but it still felt like you were with me all along. I couldn't stop thinking about you and I know you couldn't too. We were miles apart but I know that... you love me and.. I love you. I never thought I could say that to someone again. Adelaide, I love you" I said all at once which made her sit there with her mouth half opened. She was speechless
"Stephen" she whispered
"I'm sorry, that was too much. I shouldn't have said those three words and--" I tried to explain but she cut me off with her kiss. The kiss was long and passionate, just like our first kiss. I missed her lips onto mine. She wasn't drunk anymore, she was sober but tipsy
"I love you too, Stephen" she smiled as we laid down, her eyes on mine and mine on her's "I know I'm kinda drunk right now. But I'll be sober in the morning and I will still love you" she smiled as she gave me a goodnight kiss.
I rested her head on my chest and said "I'm always here for you. Nobody can hurt you anymore. I love you, Adelaide. Sleep well" I said then she dozed off.
I could feel her slow breathing, her breath, I stroked her hair and I couldn't help but smile. Adelaide makes me so happy and I know I make her happy too. I would never ever hurt her, I would never do what Brayden did and I know she would never do what Tiffany did to me. I would never let another incident like Cooper's happen again. I would never ever let anyone hurt her. I remember her dad saying to me "Protect my little girl" and I will, I'll always protect her and I'll always love her and she loves me, that's all that matters