How Many Ways

I'm Ready, Pt 2

I hope you guys like it. I re-wrote this part like 85893709857 times!
I think there is one more part (MAYBE two) that will wrap up this story. Then I will post my other short stories/one-shots.

also - not my photo, but the inspiration for this litte story.
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He was truly incredible.

His show was spectacular, he was amazing with his fans and of course, he sounded perfect. This was her first time seeing his new show live, and it was an experience she would never forget. Hearing all his songs live, was a completely different experience then all the times she heard them before. There was an entirely different energy about them. And the fans, they ate us every single minute of it.

Bringing her thoughts back to the present, she focused her eyes on the stage. He was sitting in front of that beautiful piano, playing random notes. He had spotted her in the crowd two songs ago and gave her that smile that made her knees go weak and her blood pressure skyrocket. She had tried to sneak into the show without him knowing, wanting to be just another fan tonight. But of course, she was seen, and some of his people quickly let him know that she was there.

"This next song, it's uh... it's very real for me. It's about loving someone so much that you will wait forever for them, to be ready for you.... Sing along if you know the words"

Oh, how she loved this song. Her body taking over, she swayed back and forth to the song, as she let the words and his voice wash over her.

"Even ten years from now
If you haven't found somebody
I promise, I'll be around
Tell me when you're ready
I'm waitin', yeah''

He turned his head ever so slightly to look at her and the world stopped.

She could no longer hear the crowd singing along, she could no longer see the stage lights. All she saw and heard was him, singing a song that was very much about her. She was memorized, utterly entranced by his voice and the feeling that he was singing, just to her. Warmth flooded her body, butterflies danced inside her chest, and a small smile made its way across her face, as the meaning of the words, finally became clear to her.

Her brain finally kicked back in, and she was transported back to that venue with all those people. All those people, his fans, were singing along to this song, that he wrote, for her. He wrote a song for her. Not just any song, but a song that was about how much he loved her and was willing to wait until she was ready to be with him.

"And if I have to, I'll wait forever
Say the word and I'll change my plans
Yeah, you know that we fit together
I know your heart like the back of my hand

So baby, tell me when you're ready
I'm waitin''

She felt the lump in her throat grow, and the sting of tears forming in her chocolate eyes. She couldn't tear her attention away from him, the smile returning to her lips. She finally understood what this feeling was, this feeling that she felt every time someone spoke his name, every time she felt him enter a room before she even laid eyes on him. She knew this feeling meant she was head over heels, in love with him... and had been for a very long time.

"Even ten years from now
If you haven't found somebody
I promise, I'll be around
Tell me when you're ready
I'm waitin', I'm waitin'"

He finished the song, glanced over to her direction once more, a flirty smile on his face. Breaking the spell, she felt someone tap her shoe, looking down she saw Andrew.

"Hey! Can you come backstage for just a second, he wants to say hi"

She knew she couldn't speak yet, simply nodding her head, she climbed down from her seat and followed him, trying to stay hidden in the shadows. They made it backstage as he finished the last song, the whole world disappearing again, and she watches him run towards her.

"Mila!" and he scooped her up into a deep hug, spinning them once around. She felt her feet hit the ground, pulling slightly away from him, she kept her arms around his neck and looked into his beautiful brown eyes, a bright smile plastered on her face.

"How come you didn't tell me you were coming tonight?" he asked, his cheeks red and sweat streaking down the side of his face.

She took a steadying breath in "I wanted to surprise you, but also experience all of this, like the true fan that I am" she stated. Leaning up towards him, she pulled his head closer to her, so her lips were next to his ear. "You are absolutely incredible"

He leaned back, beaming at her, gave her a sound kiss on her cheek and ran back on stage.

She didn't wait for him after the show. She needed time to re-center herself, especially after hearing songs like "Why" and "If I Can't Have You" with a new-found knowledge of his feelings. She leaned her head against the window of the car, as her driver navigated the city streets en route to her condo.

She thought back briefly to a couple of months ago when they were recording their latest collab and the tension that had built up. She thought it was just because it as a sexy love song, but then the same tension, the same intense feelings returned, the minute they started rehearsing for the music video.

Taking a deep cleansing breath, she pulled her phone out of her purse, clicked the messaging app and clicked his name. She watched the cursor blink a couple of times, as she thought of exactly it was, she wanted to say.

The car came to a stop at her house, she typed two simple words. Grabbed her things, quickly exiting the car thanking the driver, she trotted up to her house. Unlocking her door, she looked down at her phone and the unsent text. And before she could talk herself out of it, she pressed send.

<I'm Ready>

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Okay, now that I am thoroughly terrified after posting this chapter. I really hope you all liked it. I am almost done with the next chapter, so hopefully, have it ready to post in a day or so.