I'm so sad! It's the end! I love you all and will miss you. Please go on my profile (after this chapter) and vote in the poll I just put up over whether you want a sequel, prequel, or not. Please enjoy this!
"Would. You. Stop. Already!" Joseph looked at Nick as Nick finally lost it and shouted at him.
"Rawr!" Joseph said in a playful voice, not losing his grin. His family should be happy that Joseph had contented himself to bounce on his bed. He was ready to get up and do cartwheels, although, the nurses had vetoed that saying he would rip out his stitches. But Joseph didn't care. Nope, he didn't care not one bit. The only thing he was concerned about was that if he ripped his stitches he'd be in the dratted hospital longer and without Lilly.
"Joseph, you've been taught since you were two not to jump on the bed," his mother finally said and he pouted at her. She just smiled and ruffled his hair.
"I'm not jumping. I'm bouncing," Joseph said matter-of-factly and everybody looked up at his childish tone. He didn't care. He couldn't care about anything right at this moment. Lilly was coming back. Lilly was coming back! And she should be here- Joseph looked at the clock underneath the tv- any second!! Joseph bounced a little harder on the bed.
"Is this the... John-as room?" The voice was joking, light, the complete opposite of the speaker's emotions.
Joseph looked up at the door, his eyes lighting up as he heard the voice. "You came back?"
The light bounced off her lip-gloss as she shyly smiled. She didn't want to discuss this with his parent's or brothers in the room but, seeing as how they hadn't moved an inch, she probably would have to. "I said I would," she whispered.
"Oh. Get out!" Joseph snapped at his family, pointing his finger towards the door. His family left the room, grumbling the whole way.
Lilly took a deep breath before approaching the bed. "What am I doing here, Joseph? Why am I here?"
"I dunno. Why are you here?" Patting the bedsheets, Joseph gave Lilly a puppy dog face. She smiled and climbed up next to him, burying her face in his shoulder. She knew that she shouldn't do it. She knew that she was getting in too deep. She would never be able to leave if she didn't back away... But he smelled so good.
"I love having you in my arms," he whispered.
Lilly snapped upwards and looked at him warily. He sighed and leaned back, away from her. "Joseph. Convince me."
"Convince you what, sweetheart?"
"Convince me that I'm not letting you convince me that I'm not making a mistake."
"Huh?"
Lilly laughed and leaned her head lightly against his shoulder for half a second before sitting back up. He breathed out slowly as he tried to keep himself from making any sudden moves. "Tell me that I made the right choice by coming back. Spout more of your pathetic pick-up lines?"
They both giggled and Joseph sighed, hoping that they would be back to normal. He didn't know why he had been bouncing in happiness earlier, they weren't nearly clear yet. "Okay. Okay. I can do this... Did you know... The average woman uses up approximately her height in lipstick every five years?"
"Really? Oh, wow, that's um.. A lot of lipstick!" Lilly laughed and reached over to hold Joseph's hand. "Okay, um... Okay, okay, I remember one. Did you know... Almost 9,000 couples each year take out marriage licenses and never use them?"
"That one can't be true! Why would you-?" Joseph stopped and smirked at her. "We wouldn't be like that. No, okay. I'll think of one... The longest kiss on record is 417 hours."
Lilly raised her eyebrows and then smirked back. "We wouldn't be like that either!" They both cracked up and Joseph rubbed her fingers lightly.
"Don't leave again?"
"You still haven't convinced me."
The tone was light again but the tension in the air was thick.
"Okay... Would you like the truth? How I really feel?"
"That doesn't sound good..." Lilly hesitated but then nodded. "I want the whole truth."
Joseph nodded and then licked his lips. "Okay, fine. When I first met you, the first real time, I already told you. I looked in your eyes and thought that you were worth it. You didn't even talk to me. I mean, not really. You said hi. Lilly." And the way he said her name made her melt. She opened her mouth to say something but he put his finger over her mouth.
"Anyway. What? We got locked in the dressing room and you finally talked to me." Joseph and Lilly smiled at the memory. "You looked... So beautiful-" Joseph's voice broke in laughter. "-while you were yelling at me. Telling me that it was all my fault we were locked in there. I just... I looked at you and, oh, wow. The memories are coming back."
Lilly leaned her head against his shoulder and he put his head on top of hers. "Lilly, I remember when we first started dating. I remember what everybody always said. What... What the fans said about you. And you, you just brushed it off, I knew you would. I've... refrained from dated girls I didn't think could handle it before. But, I knew you could handle it. And you did."
"Joseph-" Joseph leaned forward to give her a gentle kiss on the lips, silencing her.
"Our first date. Do you remember?"
Lilly laughed and Joseph continued. "All the photographers and the fans and the haters! But all I could do was look in your eyes. And then... Gosh, was our- I mean... Was the start of our relationship really not that long ago? I mean, it seems like, I dunno. We met, we dated, I went on tour, and then I got shot."
Joseph leaned forward and kissed her on the forehead. "Please believe me, Lilly. I would get shot again for you."
Lilly leaned her forehead against his shoulder. "I hate you."
"I know, sweetie."
"I really honestly hate you."
"I hate me too sometimes."
Lilly suddenly laughed and kissed him. "I love you, though."
"I love you too."
"Joseph-"
"Did I convince you?"
"You know what? Yeah... Yeah, looking in your eyes convinced me. Besides the fact that I don't think the uh, fans would like it if I broke your heart?"
"Oh, they would love that. The chance to mend my heart?"
"True," Lilly whispered. "Happily ever after?"
"Happily ever after," Joseph agreed. Faintly, from outside the hospital room, Joseph and Lilly were sure that they heard cheering. Joseph and Lilly though, looking into each other's eyes, were caught up in their own little world.
Loe?
Hey babe!
Joseph. What, uh... What are you doing?
Thinking about you.
Ha-ha. You're hilarious. What are you really doing?
Nothing. Just watching One Missed Call with the purple monkeys.
Oh, isn't that that scary one?
Yeah. Nick is scared out of his socks right now and pretty much is jumping at any noise. Boo! See?
That was evil.
I know. Wasn't it?
Did this conversation have a point?
Oh, sweetheart. Do any of our conversations have a point?
True. How are you feeling?
Sweetheart, I'm feeling fine. Really, I don't even feel it anymore.
What does the doctor say?
He says that I shouldn't be feeling it. I mean, it has been- what? Six months? What month is it?
I should probably be offended considering that I graduated last month!
Oh, right. What month is it?
This is me rolling my eyes. It's July, idiot.
But I'm your idiot, baby.
Maaaaaybe.
I can't wait the seven days.
I can't either. But we're going to have to.
Speaking of which...
Yeah?
Um... What's your birthstone?
My birthstone? Um, I dunno... Uh, it's, um... It's an aquamarine.
Hmm.
Why?
Hmm?
I said, why?
Yeah, I know. I heard you.
You're evil!
I know. Hey, babe, I'll talk to you later okay?
Fine, evil one. I love you.
I love you too, sweetheart.
"What do you think?"
Nick raised his eyebrows and bit his lower lip. "No. I don't like it."
Joseph sighed and looked down at the ring. It was gorgeous, truly it was. But it wasn't her. "You're right."
"Hey!" The two younger boys looked over at Kevin as Kevin suddenly yelled.
"What?" Joseph yelled back.
"Come here!"
Joseph sighed and jogged to the other end of the store where Kevin was standing. "Wh-" Joseph gasped as he looked where Kevin was pointing. "Kevin."
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
Kevin snorted. "Okay, Joseph."
"It's gorgeous," Nick muttered from where he was, next to Joseph.
Joseph nodded. It was gorgeous. The band was silver, shiny in the display case. On the top was a heart-shaped diamond and on the sides of the band were little hearts, alternating between diamonds and aquamarines. And, looking at it now, he realized that this was Lilly. He looked around for a salesman and then nodded. "I'm taking it!" Joseph yelled in happiness!
Hello?
Hey baby.
What's up?
I-
I can't wait to see you!
Okay then.
Seriously.
Okay then.
Can't you say anything else?
Yeah. See?
You're hilarious.
Wait, what time is it? Are you onstage?
No... But I should be.
Get off the phone! I'll talk to you later! Love you lots.
Love you more.
Lilly tapped her foot, waiting impatiently for Joseph to get off the plane. She had been waiting impatiently for an hour already and just wanted him here already. She couldn't believe that it was already the end of their mini-tour and he was hers for a full six months before their next tour.
"I told you we should've come an hour later," Miley said sleepily from where she was reading a teen magazine that had the headline 'Niley:Fact or Fiction?' on it.
"Shut up," Lilly snapped and tapped her foot harder. She couldn't believe that Miley could act so non-nonchalantly about all of this. Lilly was so anxious to see Joseph and she felt that Miley should be happy about seeing Nick.
Hearing tons of girls scream, Lilly stood on her tiptoes and grinned as she saw the familiar black curls. "He's here," she whispered, something suddenly caught in her throat.
"Lilly!" Lilly rushed towards her name, clearing her way through the piles of screaming girls and threw herself in his arms. It was the first time they had really shown the public how they felt about each other, besides words. She was kissing him with all the passion that had been pent up in the month since she had graduated and when she had seen him a month ago it had only been for two or three hours. "I missed you," he whispered in her ear. "I love you."
"I love you too," she whispered back.
"Lilly... Oh, Lilly."
"Not here!" Nick suddenly whispered and elbowed Joseph in the side but Joseph shook his head.
"Lilly, I love you so much and you deserve so much better but I'm going to do it now anyway because I'm selfish."
"What are you talking about?" Lilly asked as Nick and Kevin both sighed and began clearing a little circle around them.
"Lilly. Lilly Truscott. I love you. I love you with all of my heart. When I'm away from you I wanna die. I can't think of myself with anybody else. And I die thinking of you with anybody else."
Lilly gasped and her eye's widened as Joseph suddenly knelt down on one knee on the dirty airport floor.
"I, uh. Whenever I think about you, I smile. When I look in your eyes, I just... I lose it. I love you, so much, that I can't even stand it. And I wanna make you mine. I want you to be my wife, until the end of time. Or until you get tired of my annoying fans and divorce me, whichever comes first."
Tears filled Lilly's eyes as he was talking and she laughed quietly, amused by the fact that he could make even a marriage proposal funny. She could see flashes of light as photographers tried to take pictures, chattering from said annoying fans.
"Marry me, Lilly. Make me the happiest, luckiest, and hottest guy alive!"
Lilly giggled again and then smiled. "Yes, Joseph Jonas. I will marry you. I will-"
Then he laughed and took her hand in his to slip her ring on her finger. As she looked down to admire it, he swirled her around in his arms. He breathed out a sigh of relief and kissed her, unaware of the clapping and cheering from the people standing around.
"Lilly Truscott! Joseph Jonas deserves better than you!"
Joseph suddenly half dropped Lilly and twirled around, his eyes flashing.
"Joseph?" Lilly asked and Joseph took her hand in his, pulling her up next to him.
"Who said that?" Joseph asked, his voice dangerous.
"I did." The talker was a teenager, obviously unaware of the dangerous tone of Joseph's voice. She thought that instead he had determined the error of his ways and was going to marry somebody who 'deserved him.'
"Listen up, this is for everybody," Joseph's voice shook in rage as he addressed everybody and the photographers took out little notebooks to record every word. "I love Lilly Truscott. I love Lilly Truscott with all of my heart. I would like to let the fans know, right now, that I love you guys too. I will always love every single one of my fans, even those who don't support me like they should.
"But, I will not stand for your hatred of the things I love anymore. I have stood by and not said anything, been the better person, while you guys... insulted every little thing that I loved. But I'm not going to stand by while you guys... do that anymore. I love my fans and I would never do anything to hurt them. But I will not stand by anymore. Nick and Kevin stand by me and Lilly."
Nick and Kevin nodded and stood on either side of the couple. The crowd gaped as Miley suddenly sidled up between Lilly and Nick. Nick smiled at her and Joseph continued. "We will cancel our tour. Because we don't wanna play for fans, excuse me, not-fans who don't support us." Joseph's smile was cynical as he looked at the crowd. "So listen up, Lilly Truscott means more to me than anything. If anybody doesn't deserve the other it's me who doesn't deserve her. Because, dating me, she gets stuck with all of my unsupporting fans.
"Don't do it. You might just be the cause of the cancellation of a tour. And believe me, the wrath of our fans... Pretty harsh."
Lilly smiled at Joseph and walked beside him as they began walking out the airport.
"Same with me," Nick said quickly and held up Miley's hand, before walking quickly out of the airport with her.
Lilly and Joseph laughed before walking hand in hand out of the airport. Lilly was happy that she took a chance... A chance on happily ever after.
Oh. My. Jonas. The readers who only read K stories are so lucky because while I was writing this I was tempted to bump it up to M lol. Or at least T. But, I refrained and instead I'll just write a xxx Loe one-shot and leave this for all you K readers.
BTW, all the facts, as far as I could tell on the internet, are true!!
As for the birthstone I just gave her Emily Osment's birthstone cuz I couldn't find Lilly's dob.
I was going to make it longer, chronicalling their marriage and children but I'm going to leave it at that. Let me know if you guys want a sequel about that. Let me know!!
My heart is pounding. I'm so sad it's over!!
Thanks to anybody who's ever reviewed!! I LOVE you all!!
Please review again. It's been a good ride.
