Our story, our future, our new life.
It was the week after James had proposed to me. I woke up, feeling tired still, as if I hadn't slept, even though I went to sleep at 10:00 last night. I look at the time. It was 7:00. I sigh and sit up, careful not to wake James, who is still asleep next to me. It was time to get ready for work. I hated my job at the Walmart. It was boring, and I absolutely hate math. Being a cashier? That means I have to do math all day. I look over at my fiancé. The gorgeous James Maslow. He is the sweetest,
most amazing guy in the world. (He also looks so adorable in his sleep!) his hair was messed up, and he was snoring quietly. James was my angel. I could almost see a little halo above his head. He flexes his muscly arms in his sleep. When he woke up, I would have to ask how many pounds he could bench press, because he is one strong dude.
I go to the bathroom and change into my work clothes, a blue polo and jeans, then go to the kitchen to make breakfast and check my mail. I turn on my iPhone, the same one James got me for my birthday, and tap the email app. I see a new message from my ex-roommate, Taylor. (in this situation, ex isn't a bad thing, but we're both getting married.) the message was asking how I was and gave me some updates on her and Carlos's relationship. (by Carlos I do mean Carlos Pena) they have been good, as usual, they are a happy couple. I reply to her telling her how well me and James are doing (great of course) and that we should get lunch together while both of us are on break. We both get off for break at 3:00, so we could meet at McDonald's at that time. I sign off and make a quick breakfast of toast with butter.
As I'm drinking my coffee, I hear movement in the bedroom; James must be getting up, I thought to myself. He soon walked into the kitchen, smiling, wearing his flannel pjs. Now that was a funny sight to see: a 22-year-old guy, wearing a black tank top, and green and blue polka-dot flannel pj bottoms. Adorable. I get up and hug him tight before getting him a cup of coffee and sitting back down to finish my own. I tell him how Taylor and Carlos are doing, and that I would be seeing Taylor later that day. "tell her I said hey! And make sure we get plans to get all four of us together at once! I miss them, even though it's only been about four days since I saw them." he says, smiling. I smile back and say "ok James, I will, and maybe we should talk to the rest of the guys too!" he agrees, and I tell him that I unfortunately have to go to work. I can tell he didn't want me to leave, but he had to be at a photo shoot today, too, so we had no choice. As I'm walking out the door, he follows me. I open the front door, then turn to him. I brush his gorgeous hair out of his face and smile. A quick kiss and I'm out the door. I get in the car and wave to him as I drive away. He waves back then nervously steps back inside as if he didn't want the neighbors to see his pjs. I smile to myself as I drive to work.
As I work, I am wishing I could be with James. He wants to bring me to one of his photo shoots or recording sessions, but my job can be more demanding than you would expect. If I skip work once, I'd be fired. Still James promises to being me with him someday. The day goes by in a blur of random people and I soon realize its time for my break. I set off to the office to check out.
As I drive down the road, I look forward to seeing Taylor. I pull into the parking lot of McDonalds and get out of my red volkswagen beetle. I see that Taylor's car wasn't here yet, so I decide to go inside and wait for her. When I get inside, I see an unexpected surprise: Kendall and Shannon were here too! I see that Kendall had a serious look on his face as if he had something on his mind, so I don't go over to them. Instead, I listen from behind a plant, and right then, I was wishing I had my tree-hat. (yes I DO have a tree hat! Got a problem?) quietly, I hear Kendall. "Shannon? I have a question for you." my eyes widen and I keep watching. Shannon nods at Kendall and says "ask away!" Kendall smiles and pulls something out of his pocket. "shannon...will you marry me?" she gasps and says "yes! Of course!" I smile to myself and realize that from the corner of my eye, I just saw Taylor's car pull in. "Jill? I know you're behind the plant." I hear Shannon say. Great. I stand up and walk over. "heyyy guys." I say guiltily. I could feel myself blushing. Kendall was trying not to laugh. "how much did you hear?" Shannon asks me, raising an eyebrow. "so...I heard you're getting married? Heh?" I say nervously. "hey, I'm not mad." she says with a laugh. "hey Kendall." I say, waving to Kendall. "hey Jill." he replies. At this point I could see Taylor was on her way in. "hey guys? I Taylor just got here, and I've been actually waiting for her..." I say. "say no more! You go ahead. It's alright." he says. I smiles thankfully and wave goodbye to my fiends. "email me later!"
I walk to the door and wave to Taylor. She smiles and waves back. "hey!" she says as she approaches me. "hey dude!" I reply. "let's go order." we walk over to the counter and order some burgers. "so what's new?" I ask her as we're getting out sodas. "well I'm really happy with Carlos. You?" she replies. "same. James is awesome. I cant wait for our wedding." I tell her. We pick up our burgers and go to a table. I see that Kendall and Shannon are not far away. Taylor and I chat for awhile about our plans for the wedding then I realize that my break is almost over. "hey! Look! It's Kendall and Shannon!" I say pointing to their table. "oh yeah! Let's go say hi!" she says, getting up. We walk over and Kendall smiles at us. "hey! what's up guys?" Taylor asks. "oh, not much..." he says "except...were getting married!" Taylor gasps and congratulates them, leaning over to hug both. "wow guys! Finally, huh?" she says. "haha yeah, I finally got up the guts." Kendall replies. I smile, then realize that my break would be over soon. I had to get back to work. "guys, i really gotta go!" I say frantically. "oh ok! Let's go then." Taylor replies. "my breaks almost over too." so we walk out the door and get in the car. I drive back to work, missing James. The rest of the day drags by, and I long to go home. After I am released, I head home. As I pull in the driveway, I see that James is already home. I smile to myself and walk in. He's sitting on the couch watching his own show on nickelodeon (go figure, huh?). I sit next to him and hug him, I was so happy to see him. We talk about our day and how we wish we could spend more time together, when he tells me that we were going on a vacation to Hawaii. "Whoa! Seriously? How can you get enough time off?" I exclaim. "well, I get two weeks off every year, and they are going to be here...in two weeks!" he tells me with an amazing smile. He absolutely shocked me. I of course, had no idea this would happen. Hawaii was one of the most romantic places in the world. I couldn't wait. The most amazing place with the most amazing guy, that meant an amazing experience. I now realize that I hadn't spoken in about a minute and he was waiting for a comment. All I do is embrace him in a huge hug and don't let go. My feelings for him are to strong to express through words. He understood that, and hugged me back. We stayed like that for who knows how long, and I then realize, awhile later that I had just woken up. We had fallen asleep like that, in a strong, powerful, hug.
The next week went quick. The same routine and such continued every day. Get up, go to work, go home, go to sleep, repeat. Then it was two days before we were to leave for Hawaii. My excitement was building every day. All I wanted was to spend time with the most amazing fiancé in the world. With our work, we were hardly ever home at the same time, except for breakfast, dinner, and at night. This next couple of weeks, we would be able to spend every minute together.
As I pack my bags, I remember that I have family in Hawaii. Maybe James and I could visit them. I hadn't seen them in awhile, but, I did keep in touch with them on our emails. It would be the first time they would meet James. As I'm thinking, I realize that he was standing behind me. I jump with surprise and turn around, smiling. What I needed now was revenge, and I knew the perfect way to get it! Innocently, I lean in, pretending to be about to hug him, then at the last second, I start tickling him. I knew that he was very ticklish at his sides, just below his rib cage. As I tickle him, he starts cracking up and trying to get me to stop. "that's what ya get for sneaking up on me!" I say, laughing. "haha! Stop! Haha please! Stop!" he was laughing adorably and I didn't want him to stop. He had the sweetest laugh and it was music to my ears, but of corse, I had respect for him, so I stop. He relaxes, trying to catch his breath after laughing so hard. I laugh at him, in a flirty way. We smile at each other, an understanding smile that said "I miss you" and that we just wanted time to ourselves. We continue packing for vacation and just talk. I tell him about my family in Hawaii, and that they would want to meet him. He of corse, was psyched by the idea; he always wanted to meet my family. My family loved him. Who wouldn't love a sweet, caring, and very attractive guy? When we went to Hawaii, we would see my family.
As I bring the duffel bags and suitcases to the front door, I know to look forward to our vacation. It was time to go to sleep. We were to leave tomorrow morning.