Title: White Christmas
Chapter 10 – The New Year
Disclaimer: I don't own Susie or Jonesy or the song Angel's Wings by Westlife. Everyone and everything else belongs to me
Dedication: Nat, Blaire, Megan, Manda, Mandy, Haylz and Chantal!
A/N: I know it's been ages since I updated, so I'm going to make this chapter extra long. Then after this chapter I'm sending them back to Mt Thomas and that'll be the final chapter. Then maybe I'll do a sequel lol! Enjoy…
"Well this is it, the last day of 2006." Jonesy smiled and held Susie in his arms.
"Yeah. So what are we planning on doing with the final day of the year?" Susie asked, kissing him lightly.
"Hmm. I don't know. Whatever you want to do." He kissed her back.
"Well I wouldn't mind staying in bed all day, but then that would be a waste. I was thinking maybe we could do something fun."
"Like what?"
"Well last night Chuck mentioned something about a New Years Eve tradition."
"And what would that tradition include?"
"Well he told me that everyone grabs a snowboard, goes to the very top of the mountain and snowboards all the way to the bottom."
"Sounds fun."
"That's not all. Everyone is given a large pint of beer and the first person to make it to the statue at the bottom of the mountain with the most beer left in their glass is claimed 'king of the mountain'." Susie laughed.
"King of the mountain huh?" Jonesy laughed too. "Sounds fun."
"Yeah. Chuck's been the king three years in a row apparently."
"And what exactly does 'the king' get for winning?"
"Umm I'm not sure about that one. You'll have to ask Chuck." Susie replied with a yawn. "Well I don't know about you, but I'm ready for breakfast."
"Sounds great to me." Jonesy started getting up. "You wait right there and I'll order us some room service." He smirked.
"You're loving the fact that you don't have to pay for any of this aren't you?" Susie smirked.
"Now where would you get an idea like that?"
"Because you've only ordered breakfast in bed EVERY morning since we got here." She laughed.
"Well it means you don't need to cook." He winked at her.
"What makes you think I would be cooking for you anyway?"
"Because you're such a great fiancé." He smirked.
"I love that word. Fiancé." She smiled.
"I love it too. And I love you."
"Love you more." He kissed her again.
"So, are we going to join in this 'king of the mountain' thing?" Jonesy asked.
"Sounds like fun to me. Only you cant because of your arm. There is no way Chuck's even going to let you near the slope."
"Well…you're not going to risk it are you?"
"Jonesy just because I'm pregnant doesn't make me an invalid." She poked her tongue out.
"I know. I just want to make sure everything goes right."
"Well if it makes you happy I'll be really careful. Besides Shelly is pregnant and she's still going to do it."
"Well I just want to make sure you don't get hurt."
"Trust me Jonesy, I wont."
"How can you guarantee that?"
"Would you just quit worrying? I'm going to have a shower." She stood up and walked towards the bathroom. "Don't worry, I'll be fine!" She reassured him.
He sighed and let her go into the bathroom.
"So is everyone ready?" Chuck was standing in front of a group of everyone that was staying at the hotel. "Great. Now I'll explain the rules once again. As some of you may know the 'king of the mountain' is a tradition here at Chuck's Castle. For those of you who don't know how the game is played, we start at the top of Mount Kelly and the first person to make it down the mountain and touch the statue of the Great Mayor wins. However there is a catch." He heard several groans. "Each of the contestants will be given one pint of beer and at the end of the race, the first person to make it back with the most beer in their glass wins."
"What do we get if we win?"
"Well you'll find out if you win won't you." Chuck smirked. "Okay contestants. If you'd like to make your way to the ski lift we'll get the competition started. Now seeing as some of the women aren't as strong boarders as us men, we'll give them a 10 second head start." He laughed.
"It's just a pity I cant join in. I would kick your asses." Jonesy laughed.
"Yeah well it's not my fault you broke your arm is it?" Susie laughed. "Don't worry I'll win it for you."
"Please try not to hurt yourself."
"I wont Jonesy. Trust me I've been boarding for years and haven't once fallen off. I'll be fine!"
"As long as you're sure. I don't want you risking the baby's health."
"Just shut up and go and wait at the finish line." Susie shook her head. "I'll be alright. Just try not to let your arm get too cold or you'll be complaining about it hurting too much." Susie laughed.
"Good luck Susie." Jonesy whispered as she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks." She replied and she went off to join the other competitors.
"Okay everyone are we ready?" The women were lined up on the starting line, waiting for the signal.
"Don't worry I'll be fine." Susie gave Jonesy a reassuring kiss.
"Just…be careful."
"I will. Now get out of the way." Susie laughed and pushed him backwards.
"Get set and…BOARD!" Chuck screamed and the women started boarding down the mountain.
"Go Susie go!" Jonesy shouted with a laugh.
"Okay boys, line up!" Chuck shouted, and so the men in the competition took their place at the starting line.
"Okay guys, ready, set GO!" Chuck shouted and everyone started down the hill.
Jonesy watched, still worrying about Susie.
"She'll be fine mate. She's been boarding since she was six years old." Aaron smiled at Jonesy. "Come on let's go down to the finish line. If we're lucky we'll make it back there before Chuck crosses the line."
"You seem really proud of Chuck considering he's not really your son."
"Well he's been like a son to me since his father died and he's part of our family. I care about him just as much as I care about all of my other kids." Aaron replied.
"Oh, okay." Jonesy nodded and followed him back to the ski lift.
"Woooo!" Screams of joy rang out as Chuck entered the final straight of the race. Susie was right behind him, slowly catching up to him. He crossed the finish line then two seconds later Susie finished as well.
"Well chuck you've done it again." He laughed and he slowly came to a stop just past the finish line. "Thankyou, thankyou." Chuck laughed and took a bow.
"I knew you would win!" A woman standing in the crowd cheered.
"Was there ever any doubt?" Chuck laughed again.
"Well it was a close race. For a second there I thought Suse was going to win." Jackson laughed. Several other contestants crossed the finish line and the judges checked their levels of beer, still Chuck was in the lead.
"Hey where's Jonesy?" Susie asked as she sat down and unbuckled her boots.
"I don't know. Last time I saw him he was with Dad." Shelly replied, sitting down beside her.
"Oh god we left him alone with dad." Susie gulped.
"Relax Suse. Dad's cool. He wouldn't do anything to Jonesy."
"Speaking of which here they come now." Amanda pointed to where Jonesy and Aaron were slowly making their way towards the crowd, laughing together.
"They actually seem pretty chummy." Shelly pointed out.
"Look out, if you're not careful he'll become one of your dad's 'boys'." Amanda laughed.
"Well at least he hasn't killed him. That's always a plus." Susie put her snow boots on and walked towards Jonesy.
"Well done Susie." He smiled and hugged her. "Second place."
"I told you I was going to be fine. How's your arm?"
"It's alright." He replied. "So what did you win?"
"Second place got a package deal at the spa."
"And what did Chuck win?"
Susie rolled her eyes. "Eternal glory" She laughed. "Oh and his name on the plaque underneath the statue."
"Sounds…great." Jonesy replied.
"Yeah, only Chuck would be grateful to have his name underneath the butt of an old guy." Shelly joked.
"Come on guys we're heading up to the hotel to celebrate. You're welcome to join. Drinks are on me tonight." Chuck shouted. Anna wrapped her arm around him and they headed towards the bus that was taking them back to the hotel.
"So, do you think we should join them?" Jonesy asked.
"Well I did win second place. I suppose we should make an appearance." Susie laughed. "Besides Chuck has planned a big new years eve party. We at least have to do some sort of partying."
"I suppose. But don't think for one minute that you are going to get me dancing again. No way. That's one thing I really don't like doing."
"Come on footloose." She laughed. "Let's get up there and do some celebrating."
"Sounds like a plan to me." Jonesy replied. Susie linked her arm around Jonesy's good arm and they walked up towards the bus together.
"Three cheers for Chuck, hip hip!"
"Hooray!"
"Hip Hip"
"Hooray"
"Hip Hip"
"Hooray!" A roar of cheers and laughter showered the room as Chuck bowed to the crowd. Everyone had gotten changed into their eveningwear for Chuck's special dinner/dance to celebrate New Year's Eve.
"Thanks everyone for coming tonight. I hope you have a rocking' time. Try not to get too drunk." He laughed. "Let's get this party started!" He screamed. As if on cue the music started and everyone started dancing and singing and drinking.
"Is he always like that when he wins?" Jonesy asked. He and Susie were standing by the drinks table at the edge of the room, watching as Chuck grabbed Anna's hand and led her onto the dance floor.
"He's like that even when he doesn't win." Susie laughed. "So, how about we make a toast?" She held up her glass. "To the new year, new friends, new family and best of all a new baby." She smiled and held up her glass of punch. Jonesy held up his glass and beamed at her.
"To the new year." They each sipped their drinks.
"Hey guys!" Shelly and Jackson walked up, hand in hand.
"You guys look like you've been having fun." Jonesy commented. Shelly and Jackson were sweating and puffin from dancing.
"It's awesome guys. You should come and join us." Shelly suggested.
"No thanks, I don't dance." Jonesy replied.
"Aww come on. Can I at least have one dance with my brother in-law to be?" Shelly asked.
"I don't know. Don't you think Susie might get a little jealous?" He tried to make an excuse.
"Nonsense. You two go and have fun dancing. It'll give me a chance to catch up with my brother here." Susie put her arm around Jackson.
"Come on Jonesy!" Shelly grabbed his hand and dragged him onto the dance floor.
"You were awesome today Suse, second place. Nobody has ever come that close to beating Chuck before." Jackson commented.
"Thanks Jackie. You weren't so bad yourself. You've obviously been practicing." She laughed.
"It's a pity Jonesy broke his arm, I would have loved to see him attempt to snowboard." Jackson laughed.
"Now that would have been funny." Susie laughed. "Speaking of Jonesy, where has he disappeared to?" Susie looked around the room. "Well would you look at that, he's actually dancing." Susie laughed when she saw him with his arms up in the air, jumping around and waving them everywhere. "Well sort of anyway." She added. The fast song changed to a slow song and Jonesy put his arms down and stopped jumping. He looked at Shelly and smiled, but didn't move towards her.
"Well I don't know about you, but I think I might go and dance with my lovely wife." Jackson put his glass down on the table and headed for the dance floor.
"Excuse me Jonesy do you mind if I cut in?" Jackson asked. Jonesy stepped back and watched as Jackson took Shelly in his arms and the two of them started swaying gently to the music. Jonesy looked over at Susie and began stepping towards her. She put her glass down and walked up to him.
"May I have this dance?" She asked sweetly holding out her hands.
"Oh alright." Jonesy couldn't resist the look on her face. He kept his eyes on hers as they walked into the centre of the room and wrapped their arms around each other. The whole world seemed to fade, as they became one, snuggling up close and swaying to the music. Susie placed her head on Jonesy's chest and listened to his heart beating as they danced.
I would die for you
Lay down my life for you
The only thing that means everything to me
'Cause when you're in my arms
You make me prouder than
Than anything I ever could achieve
And you make everything that used to seem so big
Seem to be so small since you arrived
On angel's winds, an angelical formation
Angel's wings, like letters in the sky
Now I know no matter what the question
Love is the answer
It's written on angel's wings
And I often wonder why,
Someone as flawed as I
Deserves to be as happy as you make me
So as the years roll by
I'll be there by your side
I'll follow you wherever your heart takes me
Cause you make everything that used to be so big
Seem to be so small since you arrived
On angel's winds, an angelical formation
Angel's wings, like letters in the sky
Now I know no matter what the question
Love is the answer
It's written on angel's wings
Love is the answer
It's written on angel's wings
Jonesy looked into Susie's eyes, mesmerised by the sparkle of happiness they showed. He slowly bent down and gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead.
"I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too." She whispered back.
They were completely oblivious to the fact that the song had ended and everyone around them was starting the count down to the New Year.
"Ten, nine…" Susie held onto Jonesy tighter. "Eight, seven, six"
"You know this is the last time we're going to be together this year." Jonesy commented.
"But we've got the whole next year, and the year after and every year to come to look forward to." Susie replied with a smile.
"Five, four, three…"
"I love you so much."
"I love you so much too."
"Two one…HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
Susie and Jonesy leant in towards each other and shared a passionate kiss.
"Happy New Year." Jonesy whispered when they broke apart.
"Happy New Year." Susie whispered back.
Well it was a little longer than I thought it was going to be. But I had to make it long because I haven't updated for so long. Well Natty I hope you liked it. and yes Leah, lots of mushiness hehehehe...Please tell me what you all thought of it I would love to hear your opinions. TTFN Jess!