Clifford the Red Headed Big Shot

chapter eleven

Hawaii was incredible. It was warm and sunny and I couldn't help but want to get on the beach.

"Let's just check in and then we can go to the beach, okay?" Marina said, earning groans from Luke, Michael, and I.

"Oh my God, Five Seconds of Summer?!" A mom and her teenage daughter came up to us.

Ashton smiled and replied, "Yes, that is us."

"We're here for the fundraiser," the girl said. "It's such a nice thing of you guys to do. My sister and I both had leukemia when we were younger."

"Is your sister coming to the concert?" Luke asked.

"No," the mother replied. "She, uh, she died just a few years back. Maddie and her were very close, though."

Then, all four of the boys went to the mother and daughter and gave them a giant group hug.

"Thank you. You just kinda made my life," the girl, Maddie I think her name was, squealed, tears forming in her eyes.

Calum sniffled. "Don't cry. You'll make me cry. And then Michael will cry. And then Luke will cry. And that'll make Ashton cry. And then all of us will be crying. And that sure would make a hell of a scene in the middle of this hotel lobby."

I then had a very generous idea. "Hey, Maddie, where are your seats for the show?"

"We're kinda far back, actually. But it's okay."

"I'll come find you tomorrow before the show and you can come sit with me up in the front. Don't tell anyone, though, okay?"

"Okay." Maddie then smiled the biggest smile you could have ever seen on a teenage girl.

I love making people happy.

-

"Another one of those Piña Coladas please," I told the waitress in the coconut bra.

"Jamie, you should really cool it down with the alcohol. You've already had a Piña Colada and whatever the hell that fruity drink was." Michael took the Piña Colada that the waitress had given me. "I'm cutting you off for the night."

"Michael, it's an open bar and only 5:45pm. Do you really think I'm done drinking for tonight?"

"You are still a recovering alcoholic and I am trying to help you remain sober. Think of the children."

I gave him a sideways glance. "What children?"

He shrugged and took a sip of my Piña Colada. "Our future children, I guess."

"You want kids?" I never expected Michael to be the kinda guy who wanted kids.

"Yeah." He smiled thinking about it. "And I can teach our son how to play guitar and he'll wanna dye his hair just like mine. And our daughter will be a mini you, but she'll also wanna play with the band sometimes with her daddy and uncle Luke and uncle Calum and uncle Ash."

"H-how often do you think about this stuff?" I wondered, already knowing the answer.

"A lot, actually."

-

The concert was amazing. The guys rocked and little Maddie had the time of her life.

Towards the end of the concert, Michael took the stage and quieted everybody down. "Now you all know my amazing girlfriend, Jamie, right?" A camera put my blushing face on the big screen and everybody cheered. "Well, Jamie, I want you to come up on stage with me, I have a very important question I wanna ask you."

I covered my mouth and felt my face get hot as I went up to the stage.

"Now, Jamie. I know I've asked you this before, but I didn't really get a straight forward answer. It was more of a maybe."

I knew what was coming. He knelt down and pulled out a ring.

"Jamie Amelia Quinn, I love you with my all my heart and I have never ever met a person who makes my heart beat like you do. I remember the first time I met you. It was in the airport in Florida and we were all on our way to Sydney. I thought you were the most beautiful girl in the entire world and I fell in love instantly. And I hated that. I hated how you made me feel that way, so I pushed you away, but you broke down my walls and I couldn't deny how madly I was in love with you. I still am. I will always be. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I want you with me every step of the way. Will you marry me?"

The crowd exploded. I couldn't hear myself think.

Michael smiled at me with that goofy smile of his and said, "Baby, just say yes."

And that's what I did.

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the Clifford series is almost done are you sad bc I am