My Heart 8 - Forever

Johnny

The police tackle Andy down while everyone in the court room goes into a frenzy of confusion. I fall down on my knees beside Dan's bleeding body. I try, but to no use, the tears begin falling. I grab Dan's hand, and a smile appears on his lips."I am here now Dan," I whisper while kissing his cheek. The Paramedics come running in and straps Dan to the stretcher. I stand there crying while my parents mumble half ass words. I follow the paramedics as the load Dan into the ambulance. Tif grabs my hand and whispers" I meet you at the hospital." I get in the ambulance with the paramedic, and wish I had never been so selfish to just end my own life without thinking of Dan. I wrap my arms around myself and try to stay strong for Dan.

The ambulance finally gets to the hospital; I look at Dan and notice he look pale. The paramedics and nurses rushes Dan into the Emergency Room. I notice Dan is starting to look lifeless which makes me freak out. However, right at that moment, Tif grabs me and tries to calm me down. She wraps her arms around my shaky frame trying to comfort me. All I want is to go be with Dan, but I know, I am not in the best condition to being help.

I calm down while Tif goes to get us some coffee. She comes back with coffee and donuts, but I am don't feel like eating. "Tif where is all our friends," I ask. "The loyal ones went to tell his parents, but the others, I figure are to ashame to show their face," she replies. I look away from her while trying to hold back my tears and ask, "Do you think he will make it?" She sits up in shock, grabs my hand, and whispers," Of course. His love for you won't let his heart stop beating."

Just then, I see a doctor walking towards us. I stand up and wait for the news I feared. I imagined it since I saw his lifeless face; the moment the doctor says "Sorry he didn't make it". In that brief moment of realization, I fall to my knees and start crying. "Is everything ok?" I hear the doctor ask. "Yes, so how is he?" Tif answer. "He didn't make did he doc." I say staring up at him. "Um... I am sorry... He did make it. In fact, he up and asked to see you." The doctor says to me. Tif helps me up, says, "You go Johnny. I stay out here for the others ok." I can't even answer. I just nod my head.

The doctor leads me down a long, creepy, and dimly lit hallway. We reach room 321, and he opens the door and says,"Go in." I do and he closes the door behind me. I take slow baby steps into the room until I see Dan sitting up in the bed. "Hey," I whisper to him. He turns around and stares into my eyes. In that moment, I realized why I loved him. His eyes showed the full love he held for me. I sit on the bed beside him neither of us saying anything. we stare into each others eyes, I rub his scruffy growing beard, and he rubs my thigh.

"I thought I was dead, and I couldn't help but think of how much I never got to tell you. I never got to tell you how my world stops everytime your around, how when we lay in bed together it means the world, or how you push me to reach my dreams." I feel like I am about to cry from his beautiful words. Dan moves the blankets off him, and I see the bandages where he got shot. He tries to get off the bed and the pain of his actions are clear on his face. "Dan don't," I whisper. He gets down on one knee because the pain is so strong, I figure, but then he pulls out this expensive looking diamond ring, "Johnny Baxtor will you marry?"

"Dan, yes I will marry you!" I jump up and shout which is then followed by a group of shouting. I turn around and see everyone standing in the doorway from Tif, my parents, Dan's parents, and our friends. I turn back to Dan, who is standing up. I grab him and give him a big tight hug."Baby thank you, but could you slack up a bit. Your hurting me!" He says.

The doctor comes in and informs us that Dan can go home today. Everyone stays to say their happiness for us then leaves. I spend hours sitting on the bed with Dan and talk. "Can I ask you something Johnny?" "Sure," I whisper. "Why did you say yes to a jerk like me?" "Dan stop! You are amazing and I learned that I can't live without you."

"I think its time that we got more serious." He whispers to me. "What do you mean?" I ask. "I think we should move in together." I look at him and say,"Don't you basically stay at my house all the time." "Of course. But I mean something we can call ours, a dream house with two dogs." "Dan I think we should focus on the this first." I say pointing at the ring. "Ok Johnny."

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"Johnny! Johnny! Johnny! Johnny! Johnny!" ... "Uh. Oh sorry Tif I was just remembering how I got to this point. You know last year's drama." I whisper. "Johnny today is your wedding day why are you thinking about that crap." Tif says. "Tif its been exactly a year since he asked me to marry him. I had to think about that stuff so I could write my vows." I reply.

"Of course, your vows. I mean you could focus on the more positive things like how he started working at Q-Shoes as well as that new gym and you working at that child day care place. Maybe the fact you two moved in together, finally." Tif rants. I know we have done so much more since then, but I would never forget that day. "Your right Tif. However, I never felt so strongly about a guy because no guy made me go through this much.

Tif looks at her watch and shouts, "Shit! we got to get in position." "Tif calm down." I say as she drags me toward the backyard. I see Dan standing there in all his sexy glory. I stood next to him and the ceremony began. I couldn't tell you what the guy was saying since I couldn't keep my eyes off Dan and his tux that clung tightly to his muscular body. Since Dan started working out at the gym, we haven't been able to go thirty minutes with out having sex.

My stare into Dan's, and I notice his lips move. "Huh?" I say which everyone stares at me. "I said I do." He whispers with a grin. "Oh. I do too." with my face quickly turning bright red. "Now the vows." the preacher says. I go first."Dan ever since I was little. I wanted a knight to carry me away to my own fairy tale instead I got you. A prince who has everything thing good and bad that means the world to me. A year ago, I would of died for your love, and I would do it all again." I try to hold back my tears but they come falling. "Johnny I can't do this." Dan says and walks away leaving me standing a lone...