Sunday arrived and it was a day where everyone had nothing to do. The center was closed and Kaitlin couldn't do her hours for that day. She agreed to work at the center until she was done with her hours for drinking and driving.
She stood in her bathroom brushing her teeth after taking her shower and dressing. She picked up her dirty clothes to put in her dirty clothes basket so she could bring them to the basement to have them washed with the toothbrush in her mouth. As she entered her room, she saw something on her bed. She placed her clothes in the basket and walked up to the bed brushing her teeth. There lied a rose and envelope with 'Katie Baby' written on it.
She smiled at the rose and picked the envelope up. She walked back to the bathroom brushing her teeth. She spit out the toothpaste, rinsed her mouth out, and opened the envelope. She pulled out the paper inside and opened it. A ticket lied in the three-folded paper. She held the ticket up and her eyes widened. She began reading the writing on the paper.
"Katie Baby,
Meet me at the arena around five. Bring the ticket. You'll need it to get in to see Bon Jovi. I LOVE YOU!"
Kaitlin grinned and screamed. Seeing Bon Jovi in concert was a goal in her life. She couldn't believe that Bradin got the tickets. They were the most expensive ones, too.
FIVE
Kaitlin walked up to the arena and saw Bradin waiting for her outside the doors. He smiled and opened his arms. She ran up to him and hugged him tightly.
"How did you get these?" she asked pulling away.
"I have my ways," he said placing his forehead against hers.
She grinned, kissed him, and said, "Thank you. Thank you so much."
"It was nothing. I felt the need to do something nice for you."
"But, after planning a surprise birthday party for me last year, going to the hospital to see me after we broke up, and proposing, you didn't have to do this."
"I've had these tickets for months," he said looking up, "I remember one night when you and I were alone; you told me that a goal in your life was to see Bon Jovi in concert." He looked down at her. She was looking up at him. "I haven't seen you really happy in a very long time. I missed seeing the absolute happy side of you."
She kissed him and said, "I love you."
"And," he began, "I remember that after everything I did, I always got something in return. I enjoyed it, too." She smacked his arm knowing what he was talking about. He laughed. "I'm only joking. I didn't do this for what I just said. I was telling the truth about enjoying it."
He took her hands and led her into the arena saying, "Let's go. I want you to see how close up we are."
Inside, the two were led to their seats by an usher. When they got to their seats, Kaitlin saw who they were sitting by.
"Kylie! Amanda!" she yelled.
"Katie!" they screamed as they hugged each other tightly.
"How have you been?" Amanda asked, "We heard what happened to you."
"I've been great," Kaitlin said, "How are you two?"
"We're good," Kylie said, "We've been spending a lot of time with our boyfriends. They surprised us this morning with the tickets."
"Bradin did the same."
"They love us," Amanda said.
Around 7:45 after the opening act, Bon Jovi came on stage. Everyone in the arena screamed their lungs out.
Bradin stood there watching his girl dance to the music with their friends. He smiled at how happy he made her again. He saw Kaitlin look at him.
"Are you okay?" she shouted over the music.
He nodded. He wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and began singing in her ear to the song "Livin' on A Prayer". She sang along with him and they began dancing and jumping with their friends.
Hours later, the concert ended. It was the best concert that anyone has ever seen. Bradin had his arm around Kaitlin's shoulders as she had her arms around his waist and head on his shoulder. Mike, David, Kylie, and Amanda went their separate ways.
"I can't believe you," she said.
"What?"
"This, tonight," she said, "You took me to a concert that was one of the most expensive ones in the world. YOU actually smiled and had fun."
"That's because you were having fun," he told her.
"Do you ever have fun when I'm not around?"
"When I'm around Nikki and Derrick," he said, "Lately, whenever I'm around them, they make me smile and happy. But, I think that's because they're always saying something about you."
"Are you always talking about me?"
"I'm always thinking about you. And yes, I always talk about you unless someone asks me a question not having to do with you."
She smiled. "Hmm," she said.
"What?"
"I'm thinking of a way to repay you for this," she said looking up at him, "What do you want?"
"What I really want right now is to spend a night on the beach with you as we watch the stars, smell the scent of the ocean, hold each other, talk, and sleep."
"When would you want to do that?"
"It's supposed to rain tonight," he said, "And tomorrow I was going to spend some time with Nikki and Derrick. I'll get back to you on that."
"All right," she said.
They walked up to her door and hugged. "Again," she said, "thank you for tonight."
"It was no problem," he said kissing her, "I will call you tomorrow night, okay?"
"Call after seven," she said, "I have to be at the community center until 6:30."
"I'll call during the day and leave you voice mails on your phone."
"If you want to, that's fine," she said. He smiled and kissed her. "I love you," she said.
"I love you too, Katie Baby. Good night," he said giving her one final kiss.
