I woke up the next morning in a happy mood. I jumped in the shower, dancing and singing all the while. When I was done and my hair was dry and styled, I got dress and ran out into the hallway, sliding down the railing.
'Good morning, Rebecca!' called Paul cheerfully.
'Good morning, Agent!' I called as I skipped into the kitchen.
'Someone's in a good mood,' laughed Rocco as I prepared to make breakfast.
'I am in a very good mood, Rocco,' I said, breaking some eggs, 'I can't contain it.'
'What's going on?' yawned Emily as she walked into the kitchen, 'fill me in.'
'Rebecca's in a very positive mood,' said Michael, 'she came skipping into the kitchen at full speed.'
I continued to dance as I made scrambled eggs, humming Mony Mony. Michael raised his eyebrows at me, his face full of curiosity.
'What's gotten you in a good mood?' he asked, 'you're normally not this cheerful in the morning.'
I turned around to face Michael. I smiled at him, my heart bursting.
'Does this answer your question?'
I held out my left hand. My ring glistened in the sunlight, the diamonds lighting up the entire kitchen. Everyone gasped.
'Rebecca…' breathed Emily, 'is that…? Are you…?'
I took a deep breath, looking around at whatever family and friends were in the kitchen. I smiled.
'I'M ENGAGED!'
Everyone looked at me, completely dumbfounded. I looked from one face to another, my heart beating erratically.
'What?' I said, 'what's wrong?'
No one said a word. No one breathed. I frowned.
'What the hell is wrong with you guys?' I said, 'what did I do?'
Everyone was still silent, well, they were, until Emily let out the mother of all screams.
'HOLY SHIT, EMILY!' said Murphy, 'STOP SCREAMIN'!'
Emily ran up to me, her eyes wide. She hugged me tight, shaking all the while.
'OH, MY GOD, REBECCA!' she squealed as she hugged me, 'THIS IS AMAZING NEWS!'
I breathed a sigh of relief. Emily let go of me, gripping my shoulders, happy tears welling in her eyes.
'I am so happy for you,' she said, brushing my hair out of my face, 'I knew it was only a matter of time before he proposed.'
I smiled at my weeping sister. I reached my hand out, wiping her tears.
'Don't cry, Emily,' I said gently, 'it's okay.'
Emily smiled. She pulled me into a tight hug, happy tears spilling out of her eyes.
'I love you,' she whispered to me.
'I love you, too,' I whispered to her.
'Who's dyin'? Why was there screamin'?'
I looked up. Connor was walking into the kitchen, yawning. Emily must have woken him up with her scream.
'Sorry, Connor,' said Emily, pulling away from the hug, 'Rebecca told us the good news.'
'She did, did she?' said Connor, kissing me on the cheek.
Emily smiled. She turned around, hugging Connor tight.
'You're the best, Connor,' she said.
Connor laughed.
'Thanks, Em,' he said, gently patting her on the back.
Emily pulled away from the hug. She smiled at Connor.
'You make my sister happy,' she said, 'you took great care of her after you and Murphy saved us. Thank you.'
Connor laughed.
'I made a promise ya 'er,' he said, walking over to me, 'she's tha love o' me life, an' I can't wait ta marry 'er.'
'Aww…' I said, kissing Connor.
Murphy rolled his eyes. Emily glared at him.
I pulled away from the kiss. I nuzzled Connor on the cheek, giggling.
'When are you planning to get married?' asked Jane.
'Next August,' said Connor, holding my hips, 'I want ta make this weddin' as special as possible.'
'You're cute,' I giggled, nuzzling Connor's nose.
'Yer cuter,' said Connor, kissing the end of my nose.
'We should dance!' said Angelica, 'we gotta celebrate!'
'Alright!' said Romeo, 'let's dance!'
Emily got up and walked over to the stereo where her iPod was. She smiled as she scrolled through her playlist.
'I know the perfect song for this,' she said, 'Rebecca knows what song I'm thinking of.'
'Because you're smart,' smiled Rebecca.
'Come on, Em!' said Rocco, 'hit the music!'
Emily smirked, her finger just inches away from the Play button. Then, her smirk turned into a smile.
'CONGA LINE!'
Here she comes now sayin' Mony Mony
Shoot 'em down turn around come on Mony
Hey she give me love and I feel all right now
Come on you gotta toss and turn and feel all right, yeah I feel all right
I said yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
'Cause you make me feel so good, so good, so good
So fine, so fine, it's all mine
Well I feel all right
I said yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Well you could shake it Mony Mony
Shot gun dead and I'll come on home yeah
Don't stop cookin' 'cause I feel all right now
Don't stop now come on Mony
Come on yeah, I said yeah
I said yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
'Cause you make me feel so good, so good, so good
So fine, so fine, it's all mine
Well I feel all right
I said yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
I love you Mony Mo-Mo-Mony
I love you Mony Mo-Mo-Mony
Sure I do
I love you Mony Mo-Mo-Mony
Sure I do
I love you Mony Mo-Mo-Mony
Sure I do
I love you Mony Mo-Mo-Mony
Sure I do
I love you Mony Mo-Mo-Mony
Sure I do
I love you Mony Mo-Mo-Mony
Sure I do
I love you Mony Mo-Mo-Mony
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Come on!
Come on!
Come on!
Come on!
Come on! Come on!
Come on! Come on!
Come on! Come on!
Feel all right!
I said yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Wake it, shake it Mony Mony
Up, down, turn around, come on Mony
Hey she give me love and I feel all right now
Don't stop now come on Mony
Come on, yeah
I said yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
'Cause you make me feel
So good, so good, so good
Feel all right, all right
Well I feel all right
I said yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Ride your pony, ride your pony
Ride your pony
Come on! Come on!
COME ON!
Mony Mony
Feel all right
I said yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
The song faded out. Everyone laughed merrily.
'Wow!' laughed Paul, 'I haven't Conga'd like that in years!'
'Holy shit, that was epic!' said Isabelle, all out of breath, 'wow!'
'Well, we're not done yet,' said Emily, 'I have another idea of how to celebrate.'
'Oh?' said Angelica.
Emily smiled. Her eyes danced.
'We're gonna have a Girl's Night Out,' she said, 'me, the Bride-To-Be, Angelica, Jane, and Isabelle. We're gonna go to Paula's for dinner.'
'Ooh!' said Isabelle, 'we haven't been there in a while!'
'We are overdue for a Girl's Night,' said Angelica, 'what do you think, Rebecca?'
'Let's go for it!' I said.
'Alright!' said Emily, 'let's go!'
Later That Day
'Rebecca, hold still or else I'm gonna poke you in the eye again.'
'Sorry.'
'It's a good thing there's an extra three of us. You have a ton of hair.'
'So I've been told.'
Angelica, Emily, Isabelle, and Jane had finished getting themselves ready. Emily did my makeup as the other three curled my hair. Tonight was our night, and we were excited.
'You're engaged now,' said Jane, 'how does it feel?'
'It feels absolutely amazing, Jane,' I said, 'he makes me so happy.'
'How much did he spend on the ring?' asked Angelica, eying my ring.
'He wouldn't tell me,' I said, 'but I found the receipt. Five-hundred and fifty dollars.'
'Wow,' said Angelica, 'expensive.'
'Expensive but beautiful,' I smiled, looking at my ring.
'It's very beautiful,' said Isabelle, 'it suits you.'
'Seventeen diamonds,' I said, 'I was in shock.'
'Seventeen diamonds?' said Jane, 'wow.'
'Yes, seventeen diamonds,' I said, 'amazing, isn't it?'
'Why seventeen?' asked Angelica.
'I know the story,' said Emily, 'tell her, Rebecca.'
I took a deep breath. I began the story.
'Fozzy came to Boston the day of our seventeenth birthday,' I said, 'Daddy bought us the VIP package and we had dinner with the band. I never mentioned it was my birthday, but it was a lovely dinner. So, we were front row and the concert began. I had brought a sign that said IT'S MY 17TH BIRTHDAY. ALL I WANT IS A KISS FROM CHRIS. I thought it would be a fucking long-shot, but what happened after left me in shock. He saw my sign, pulled me up on stage, and he full-on kissed me right on the lips.'
'Wow,' said Jane, 'you're lucky. I've always had a thing for Chris Jericho.'
'Oh, I was a mess,' I said, 'my face went bright red and I fell to my knees. I could barely breathe.'
'That's not all,' said Emily, 'keep going, Rebecca.'
'He then invited me to sing Enemy with him,' I said, 'I swear to God, it was the best moment of my entire fucking life. He told me I had a gorgeous voice and then he asked my name. I could barely get it out. Then when I said it he said GIVE IT UP FOR REBECCA, EVERYONE! YEAH, BAYBAY!'
'I'm your cousin and I was never informed of this,' frowned Angelica.
'Sorry,' I said, blushing a bit, 'but I haven't even gotten to the best part.'
'Keep going!' said Isabelle, 'I wanna hear this!'
I took a deep breath, closing my eyes. Then, I exhaled, a smile spreading across my lips.
'Chris Jericho gave me my first kiss.'
Everyone gasped. I smiled, my eyes dancing at the beautiful memory of my very first kiss.
'Oh, Rebecca!' gushed Isabelle, 'Chris Jericho gave you your first kiss!'
'I know!' I said, 'his lips were so soft!'
'You will always remember that,' smiled Emily, finishing my makeup and grabbing a curling iron, 'your very first kiss.'
I smiled as Emily helped the other three girls finish my hair. They grabbed the hairspray, putting the finishing touches before adding some gold glitter to it.
'Alright,' said Emily, 'you're done. But I have a couple of surprises for you.'
'Oh?' I said.
Emily smiled. She walked over to her closet, pulling out a dress bag. I looked at it, my mind filling with curiosity.
'What's in the bag?' I asked, raising a brow, 'what did you buy?'
'Not buy,' said Emily, 'make.'
I watched as Emily slowly walked over to me with the bag in her hand. She smiled.
'Surprise.'
I gasped as Emily opened the bag. Inside was a beautiful light-blue dress. The breast area had sparkles, and on the right hip, there were three flowers. The bottom was ruffled and had sparkles. It was breathtaking.
'Emily…' I whispered, 'this is beautiful…'
'I saw a picture of this dress online and thought of you,' said Emily, 'I decided to make it for you.'
I looked at the dress, my eyes widening as I took in every detail from the top to the bottom. I was in awe.
'Put it on!' said Jane, 'put it on!'
'Okay!' I said.
Everyone watched as I slipped into the bathroom. I grabbed my silver stiletto heels. I closed the door, slowly stripping out of my shorts and tank top. I put on my shoes before I slowly slid on the dress. I looked in the mirror and gasped.
'Wow…' I breathed, 'this is perfect…'
'Come on out, Rebecca!' called Emily, 'I wanna see!'
I sighed. I opened the door, peeking my head out slowly. I smiled.
'Here I am.'
Everyone gasped as I walked out of the bathroom. I smiled, my hands by my sides. I looked beautiful. I felt beautiful.
'Wow…' breathed Angelica, 'you look beautiful…'
'I feel beautiful,' I said, twirling, 'this dress suits me.'
'You really do look beautiful, Rebecca,' said Isabelle, 'it fits you perfectly.'
'I still have her measurements from when I made her Halloween costume last year,' said Emily, 'I went by those.'
'I love it,' I said, 'it's amazing.'
'That's not all,' said Isabelle, 'we have another surprise for you.'
I watched as Emily walked over to her dresser and grabbed a purple box. She walked up to me, smiling.
'Congratulations.'
Emily opened the box. I gasped.
'Oh!'
Inside the box was a beautiful white-gold diamond tiara. It glistened under the light of Emily's chandelier. It was magical.
'Emily…' I whispered, 'this is beautiful…'
'Custom made,' smiled Angelica, 'we pooled our money together to buy it for you.'
I clapped my hand over my mouth, staring at the tiara. Happy tears welled in my eyes. Thank God for waterproof makeup.
'Put it on!' said Jane, 'come on!'
Emily took the tiara out of the box. She stood behind me, gently placing it on my head.
'There you go,' she said, 'look in the mirror.'
I walked over to the mirror and gasped. I looked like Cinderella, only I wasn't wearing glass slippers.
'Wow…' I breathed, slowly touching my reflection, 'wow…'
'That tiara looks amazing on you, Emily,' said Jane, 'you look like Cinderella.'
'Thanks, Jane,' I smiled.
'Well, we should get our dresses on and do a big reveal,' said Emily, 'let's go!'
A Few Minutes Later
'I wonder what Angelica looks like.'
'I wonder what Emily looks like.'
'I wonder what Isabelle looks like.'
'I wonder what Jane looks like.'
'I wonder what Rebecca looks like.'
All the boys waited in anticipation for each girl to walk down the stairs in their dresses. Angelica would be in purple, Emily would be in pink, Isabelle would be in yellow, Jane would be in black, and I would be in blue. First up: Angelica.
'I hear footsteps,' said Paul, 'I wonder who it is.'
Everyone waited with batted breath as Angelica prepared to walk down the stairs. Romeo gasped.
'Wow…'
Angelica took a deep breath. She exhaled, smiling. Slowly, she began to walk down the stairs. Romeo watched as she slowly walked, holding onto the railing.
'She looks beautiful,' whispered Michael, 'her dress is really sparkly.'
'Purple is definitely her color,' whispered Romeo, 'wow!'
Angelica stepped down off the last stair. She walked up to Romeo, her eyes dancing.
'Hey, Papi,' she said in a seductive tone, 'how do I look?'
'You look amazing, Mamacita,' said Romeo, running his fingers down Angelica's arms, 'wow.'
Angelica laughed. Next up for her reveal: Emily.
'More footsteps,' said Rocco, 'who could it be? Who could it be?'
Emily stepped out from behind the corner. Everyone gasped in awe as she smiled and slowly began to descend down the stairs.
'I like her dress,' whispered Paul, 'the color suits her.'
'Tha girl's got an obsession wit' tha color pink,' chuckled Murphy, 'half o' 'er fuckin' closet is fuckin' pink.'
Emily looked at all the faces of the men before her eyes locked onto Murphy's. She smiled, her eyes dancing. Murphy smirked at her as she walked up to him.
'Hi,' she said.
'Wow…' breathed Murphy, looking at her, 'you look absolutely amazing, Em.'
'Thank you,' smiled Emily, 'I made this for prom.'
'Well, ye look beautiful,' smiled Murphy, kissing Emily on the cheek.
'Alright!' said Michael, 'next girl!'
Everyone listened for footsteps. Slowly, Isabelle looked down the stairs in her dress. Rocco's eyes widened.
'Holy cow…' he whispered.
Isabelle walked down the stairs, her eyes dancing as she looked around. Rocco stood there, staring at her in awe.
'Wow…' breathed Paul, 'Isabelle looks amazing…'
'Yellow is definitely her color,' said Rocco, 'we don't call her Belle for nothing.'
Everyone smiled at Isabelle as she clutched the railing, trying to keep her balance.
'Ye might' wanna catch 'er,' Connor whispered to Rocco, 'she looks like she's gonna fall at any second.'
Rocco walked up the edge of the stairs. He grabbed Isabelle, picking her up and placing her down on the ground.
'Holy smokes…' breathed Isabelle as she walked over with Rocco to stand with the others, 'normally I'm good in heels but those steps are fucking steep.'
'I almost fell on my face,' said Emily, 'don't worry.'
'Alright!' said Romeo, 'who's next? Who's gonna round that corner?'
'There's only two girls left,' said Paul, 'it's either going to be Jane or Rebecca now.'
Everyone watched in anticipation as the next set of footsteps echoed down the stairs. Jane appeared at the top of the stairs, looking very nervous.
'Oh. My. God…' whispered Michael, looking at Jane, 'wow…'
Jane slowly stepped down, her eyes wide with fear. She clutched onto the railing for dear life, trying her hardest not to fall.
'Holy crap,' said Murphy, looking at Jane's shoes, 'those things could take someone's eye out.'
'Yer not kiddin', Murph,' said Connor, 'wow.'
Michael was speechless. He was in awe over Jane's beauty. Paul noticed Michael's trance. He chuckled.
'Beautiful, isn't she?' he said.
Michael nodded in agreement, still looking at Jane.
Jane took deep breaths as she slowly walked down the stairs. She looked like she was about to fall.
'You're okay, Jane,' coaxed Paul, 'you're almost there.'
Jane slowly stepped down and walked over to Michael.
'How do I look?' she asked, 'is this too slutty?'
'Don't say that,' said Michael, 'you look extremely beautiful.'
'Thank you,' said Jane, blushing slightly.
'You're welcome, beautiful,' smiled Michael, kissing Jane's hand.
Jane giggled. It was time for the final reveal.
'Rebecca!' called Connor in a sing-song tone, 'Rebecca Jane! Come out, come out, wherever ye are!'
Everyone waited in anticipation, holding their breath. Then came the moment of truth. I rounded the corner and stood at the top of the stairs, smiling brightly. Everyone gasped.
'Oh…my…' breathed Romeo.
I stepped down and slowly began to walk down the stairs. My tiara sparkled with each step, my smile brightening the entire room.
'Wow…' whispered Rocco, 'she looks amazing, doesn't she, Connor?'
Connor didn't say a word. He was in awe.
'Are ye okay, Connor?' chuckled Murphy, 'ye look like ye saw a ghost.'
'I think he's in shock, sweetheart,' giggled Emily.
I continued to smile as I slowly walked down the stairs towards my family and friends. My eyes wandered over to Connor. I smiled at him, my eyes full of love and affection.
'Did you make her dress, Emily?' asked Paul.
'I did,' nodded Emily, 'all by myself.'
'Well, you did a marvellous job,' smiled Paul.
'Thank you,' smiled Emily.
I stepped down slowly, keeping my balance. I floated over to Connor, smiling at him.
'So…' I said, 'how do I look?'
I twirled, giggling. Connor didn't say a word. All he could do was blink.
I frowned at Connor. I waved my hand in front of his face.
'Connor?' I said, waving my hand again, 'Connor?'
'I think he's in shock, Mamacita,' laughed Romeo.
'I can tell,' I said, waving my hand some more, 'either that or he's dead.'
'He isn't dead, Becca,' laughed Murphy, 'he blinked.'
Isabelle laughed.
'Rope.'
Connor jumped.
'What?' he said, blinking rapidly, 'where?'
'He lives!' I said, giggling.
'What just happened?' said Connor.
'You were in a trance, bro!' said Romeo, 'look at your girl!'
Connor reached out and placed a curl between his fingers. A smile spread across his face as he twisted the curl on his finger, his eyes dancing.
'This is new,' he chuckled, 'yer hair's curly.'
I laughed.
'Yeah,' I said, 'it's curly.'
Connor looked at his finger. He laughed.
'And coated in glitter,' he said, 'gold glitter.'
I threw my head back, laughing hysterically. I couldn't help it.
'Oh, you!' I said, regaining composure, 'you're adorable.'
Connor smiled. He took my hands in his, looking in my eyes.
'Ye look beautiful, baby,' he said, 'very beautiful.'
I laughed, looking down, blushing slightly.
'Thank you,' I said.
Connor chuckled. He twirled me, pulling me in close to him.
'It's a shame I won't be comin' wit' ye,' he said, running his hands down my arms, 'I'd flaunt ye like a lost treasure o' Atlantis.'
'You're making me blush,' I said, my cheeks flushing.
'Romance is in the air!' smiled Romeo.
'Indeed it is, Papi,' giggled Angelica, 'look at them!'
Connor nuzzled my nose, cooing at me. I giggled.
'Shall we get going?' said Jane.
'Yeah, we should,' said Emily, 'the sooner the better.'
Everyone turned around and said their goodbye's to their partner. Rocco hugged Isabelle tight, stroking her hair.
'Have fun with your family,' he said.
'I will,' said Isabelle, kissing Rocco on the cheek, 'I will.'
'We'll be home by Midnight,' said Jane as Michael kissed her cheek, 'I won't be drinking, so I'll be driving.'
'Have fun and be safe, sweetie,' said Michael, kissing Jane.
'I will,' said Jane, kissing Michael back, 'I promise.'
'You behave yourself, Mister,' said Emily as Murphy kissed her neck, 'no picking on your brother.'
'I ain't makin' no promises,' said Murphy, kissing Emily's cheek, 'but promise me that ye won' do anythin' stupid.'
'I promise,' said Emily.
'Good,' said Murphy.
'I love you, Papi,' said Angelica, 'try not to miss me too much.'
'I love you, too, my beautiful Mamacita,' said Romeo, kissing Angelica, 'I'll try not to.'
Angelica giggled.
'I love you!' I cooed, nuzzling Connor's nose.
'I love ye more!' cooed Connor, nuzzling my nose.
'No, I love you more!' I cooed.
'Nuh-uh!' cooed Connor.
'Uh-huh!' I cooed.
Connor laughed. He bit my neck. Hard.
'OUCH!' I cried.
Connor chuckled.
'Sorry, babe,' he said, kissing the bite mark.
'That fucking hurt,' I said, grabbing the bite mark, 'am I bleeding?'
'I don' think ye are,' said Connor.
'Can you check?' I asked.
Connor moved my hand. He inspected the bite mark.
'Well, yer not bleedin',' he said, 'but I broke skin.'
'Marvellous,' I said, rolling my eyes, 'I'm going to dinner with a bite mark on my fucking neck.'
'I sowwty,' said Connor, looking at me innocently.
I laughed.
'You and your puppy eyes,' I said, kissing Connor, 'fuck.'
Connor laughed.
'Go have fun wit' yer family,' he said, 'I'll try not ta miss ye too much.'
I laughed and turned around. Connor spanked me.
'Ow!' I said, giggling.
Connor laughed. He kissed me one last time.
'I love ye,' he said.
I smiled.
'I love you, too,' I said, 'I love you, too.'
