Bring Me Home for Christmas {9}

"Dont you want me to wait until Christmas?" he smirks.
"By then, it'd be too late."
He looks at me, confused, and then works at opening it slowly. Once he pulls the tickets out, he squints his eyes and reads the fine print. I bite my lip, waiting for him to say something. He stops for a while, silent, and then looks at me.
"Why?" he asks.
I freeze. "What do you mean, why?" I ask.
"Why are you giving me this? This must've cost a fortune.. why.. why would you.. I mean.. we just met and.. no.. I cant take this," he tells me, shaking his head. He hands me the tickets.
"Joe. I know we just met a couple of days ago but I care about you. I care about Hailey, too. I like being around you two. I know that you havent exactly had a good last few months but its Christmas and everyone deserves to be happy at this time of the year. I did a lot of thinking about you and about us.. I just want you to be happy. I know that if I havent seen my sisters or got to be with my family on Christmas, I'd be.. sad, you know?" I look at him and he looks down at his feet. "I want you to get on that plane tomorrow and spend a few weeks with your brothers. It wouldnt hurt. Please, just let me give you these tickets," I finish off, taking his hands and putting the tickets in them.
He stares down at them and then when he finally looks at me, I see his eyes fill with tears. I smile and open my arms, inviting him into a hug. He hugs me, tight.
"Thanks a lot, Dem," he whispers. "This means the world to me, you have no idea." I pull away. Then, he says something that I didnt expect. "Demi.. I love you." His eyes seem to widen a bit as well. "I mean.. I don't.. but I do.. but I didnt mean to.. oh god. Please dont feel obliged to have to say anything back. Now I feel like an idiot." He laughs and burries his face in my shoulder.
I giggle and say, "I love you, too. I mean it."
He pulls back and looks at me. "You do?"
I smile. "I dont care if we havent known each other for long.. I just.. do."
He smiles wide. "Lets get back to them."
He grabs my hand and puts the tickets in his drawer before we walk out. But, he stops me.
"Demi, wait," he calls. I turn back to him. "How much were those tickets?"
"The price doesnt matter."
"Where'd you get the money?"
I shrug. "Miley, Sel, and I were saving up to go to Paris but dont worry, this is much more important," I tell him quickly, then am about to head out but he pulls me back.
"Paris? Your dream trip? I can't.." he shakes his head, hesitating.
"Dont worry about it. I can save up more money for later. No big deal."
"Yes it is. I'll help you.. Once I get a job, I'll pay you back, I promise," he offers.
I smile at him. "Its fine, Joe. Okay?" He sighs but nods anyway.

Once it got late, I tell Miley and Selena that they can leave; that I could walk home alone.
"Are you sure? We can wait for you," Miley offers.
"Yeah, I'm sure. Plus, I kinda want to be alone with him," I say, looking over my shoulder at Joe, who was busy cleaning the table.
"Okay.. how'd it go with the tickets?" Selena asks.
I dont say anything, just give them a big smile and thumbs-up. They both smile and wave goodbye to Hailey before walking down the long stairs.
"Do me a favor and change her into her pajamas," Joe calls from the kitchen. I walk into their room and help her pull on her pink and purple pajamas. Then, I carry her back out and we see Joe sitting at the couch. He smiles once he sees me. He puts his arms out and I give Hailey to him.
"So I was thinking you should give one of your brothers a call to let them know you'll be going to see them," I tell him, sitting down.
"Oh damn," he breathes. "I didnt think of that. What if they dont want to talk to me?"
"They are your brothers. You are family, no matter what. I'm sure they miss you just as much as you miss them." I grab my phone and give it to him.
"Do you know one their numbers?" I ask.
"I know Kevin's.. but I'm not sure about this," he admits.
"Whats the worse that could happen?" I urge him to dial the number and bravely, he does. He gives me Hailey, who was sleeping now. I decide to give him some privacy and get up to go put Hailey into her crib. I come out again and see Joe standing over by the window, the phone to his ear. I could hear him talking.
"Yes.. oh, really? I'm glad.. no, no, its fine. I should be the one saying sorry.." There's a pause. "Actually, Camilla is.. Its a long story.. I'll tell you when I get there.. Hailey and I are doing okay.. I, umm, met a girl that I really like and she's done a lot for me and-- yeah.." he laughs a bit. "I can't wait to see you guys.." Another pause. "I miss you, too, bro." This makes me smile wide. "I'll see you very soon... yeah, I know.. bye." He put the phone down. He gathers me up in his arms. Now I'm convinced that I'm turning his life around for the better.

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[LOVATiCLOVER]

oh my gosh. i teared up. that last part. oh god. asjdklfaklj so sweet.

[jellybean646]

Adorable Chapter

[Mikaelaification]

awww so cute

[FancyGirl97xx1]

Can they just get married and have trazillion babies please?

Can't wait for more, I LOVE THIS STORY!

[fannymyly]

awwwwwwwwwww i love this story so much hope u post soon :)



[BricelaBMJ]

Oh gosh i love this so much!

[ddlovatofan8]

Awwwwwwww

[ZanessaGaily]

he loves it*

[ZanessaGaily]

Aww, he loves. 

[ohmyjonas135889]

Soo cute! More soon pleasee(: