"Okay, then let me have it so you can ask me." I said, pulling him into a long kiss. He tangled his fingers into my hair, kissing me back harder, my heart jumping at the feeling of his lips curling into a smile.

I couldn't believe it.

We were going away to school together.

It was really happening.

When he finally moved away, he stared back at me with dazed eyes, his lips in a permanent grin as his eyes traced my face the way they always did, making me feel truly seen. I always loved the way he looked at me, like I was the only girl in the world, and when I was with him, I really was.

Then he peeked under the tree, his smile growing.

"I want to open yours first." He said. I sighed, playfully rolling my eyes as I reached over for it, handing it to him. He jokingly shook the box next to his ear.

"Feels kinda light." He laughed. "After everything we've been through?"

"Oh, shut up." I sighed, moving back next to him, leaning my head on his shoulder as he began to unwrap it.

"Now.. I might need to do some explaining." I said, reaching over and helping him move the paper away. When he finally lifted the cover of the box, I felt my heart start to beat faster, knowing that soon enough, this thing wasn't going to be mine anymore, but ours.

"What's this, Jaime?" He asked, slowly reading it over.

"So, you've written me so many songs.. I wanted to try and write one for you too. But.. apparently I'm not very good. This is definitely your thing. But still.. it's for you, and.. I just-"

"You wrote me a song?" He said, turning to face me, his eyes wide, slowly filling with tears.

"I tried to write you a song." I laughed.

"This looks like a song to me." He whispered, reading it over again. "Can you sing it?" I felt my face get hot, looking over at everyone who seemed to be more involved with themselves than anything we were doing.

"Sure.." I finally sighed, knowing that it wouldn't matter what anyone else thought anyway. If anyone deserved to have a song sung for them, it was him. The same way he sang his songs for me, in front of anyone who would listen.

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But then as I stared to sing, as quietly as I could manage, and he stared at me in such a way that every girl dreams to be stared at, and suddenly it all made sense; why people wrote songs to begin with. It was for this. For this moment. To be here and have him looking at me like I was everything, but it was him who was everything, and I knew every day forward I'd chase this moment. I would write him a thousand songs if it meant getting to relive this moment every day for the rest of my life.

When I finally finished, he stayed quiet.

Silence was all I could manage too.

Until finally he leaned in, holding my face in both of his hands, pulling me into a passionate kiss, and everything felt right. I didn't need anything else. I could care less what was under that tree, because I had him.

And that would always be enough.

"I love you." I sighed, tangling my fingers in his hair. His smile grew, pulling me back into a series of kisses, each one longer, needier than the next.

"I love you, Jaime."

"There's one more." I said, motioning back towards the box. He shook his head, giggling to himself.

"I don't think anything will ever top that."

"Maybe not." I laughed. "But still."

He sighed, pulling me into one more kiss before reaching back over for the box, pulling out a small book.

"And what's this?" He asked, practically beaming. It was so hard not to get lost in his eyes as they twinkled from the Christmas lights around the tree. This moment was everything I had ever wanted and more, and now I was finally getting it with the one I was always meant to.

"It's one of the screenplays I submitted for my portfolio." I said. "I.. I made it into a book for you. So you could always have it, and so you can see how I remembered it." He instantly flipped it open, his jaw dropping.

"Our first date.." He sighed, his eyes now quickly skimming the page, shaking his head in disbelief. "Our.. real first date." I nodded, cuddling closer to him, reading along as I reminisced on the night at the carnival, watching him shamelessly dance through the crowd, playing games and sharing our ice cream cone and ending the night with a gentle touch on the hood of his car, and in that touch I felt everything. It's where it all began.

When I knew that it was all possible.

Now here we were.

And I couldn't have asked for anything more.

"Josh, I have never felt a love like the one I have for you, and maybe that's why it was so scary at first. Because it's not the kind you read about in fairytales, but it's the happily ever after that we all deserve in real life, but even still, you've always been my knight in shining armor every time I needed saving. You have always been my one constant peace in a world of such.. chaos and instability and that's why.. I've never felt more at home then I do in your arms, than I do right now. I just want them to hold me forever while you tell me everything is going to be okay, because it will, if I'm with you. I will never forgive myself for the things I've put you through but I'll spend the rest of my life showing you how much you mean to me. How much you've ALWAYS meant to me. I love you, Josh. I love you so much and.. I truly am my best self when I'm with you."

"Jaime.." He sighed, his eyes filling with tears again. "What did I ever do to deserve you?" I pulled him into another long kiss, my hands moving down to his neck, pulling him in closer, kissing him harder.

"I don't know, but I ask myself the same thing."

"Am I dreaming?" He giggled. I shook my head, kissing him again.

"I really hope not. But now it's your turn."

He sighed, nodding before flashing me a nervous grin.

"You're right." He said as he reached over, grabbing his laptop.

"Now, what is this?" I asked, wrapping my arms around his neck again, leaning my head against his as he pulled up a file, keeping it on pause before taking a deep breath and looking back up at me.

"So, I have been working on this.. for a long time. And now that it's finally done, you deserve to see it. And.. for a little bit, I wasn't sure if I would ever show you, but I knew that it had to be made, because.. nothing has ever inspired me like you, Jaime. And wherever you chose to make your home, that was up to you, but.. I've always known where I've made mine. And.. it's with you."

Then he pressed play.

And for those few minutes, my heart stopped.

A beautiful montage of from the many days we spent together in the woods, by the river, exploring all over town, flashing back and forth between clips of him on the road, short visuals of him in their van, in mirrors backstage, in the wings and after shows, and then suddenly, it got quiet, the once vibrant colors of the scenery fading to black and white.

And then.. there I was.

Slow motion clips of me, swimming in the river, writing up against the tree, making our way down the dirt path, every moment we shared together, it was all here..

And then I heard his voice.

What is home but where he lay our head, but more importantly where we lay our hearts. Through it all, she has been everything and she always will be. Physically, when I'm on the road, or back in our hometown, my heart always lies within her, and I can only hope that one day she can find home within me too.

Then it faded to black, and it white lettering it read.

For my beloved Jaime, my heart and home.

After it ended, he slowly shut his laptop, placing it back under the tree before finally turning back to face me, nervously biting down on his lip, waiting.

"Josh.." I finally managed.

"That's what I submitted to them." He said, reaching for my hand. I grabbed onto his arm, pulling him in closer.

"You are home to me too." I whispered. He sighed, his smile growing as he held his stare on me for a moment before finally reaching behind his neck, unclasping his golden "J" necklace, and hooking it around mine.

He had had this necklace for as long as I could remember, never once taking it off, and every time I saw it glisten in the sun, I couldn't help but love the idea of us possibly sharing it one day, with the "J" now having a double meaning. And now it hung heavy around my neck, like a constant reminder that he was always with me.

"Jaime, as long as I'm with you, I will always be home. Through everything, you have always been the one constant that has given me a sense of safety that nothing and no one else ever has. No matter where I am, or what I'm doing, if I have you, I.. I have everything. I'm happy. And.. I want to be yours again. I love you, Jaime, and I want to experience this life with you, whether we're on the same journey or on our own paths, I know they will all to lead back to you. So.. please.. be mine again."

I didn't have to think for a second before instantly pulling him into a passionate kiss.

"Yes."