Damian's POV

We sat in the living room, drinks in hand after we had had lunch. Y/N sat with Bella lying across her lap. I smiled as Bella and she had a special bond. Demi and Matt's dogs all loved Y/N, but Bella took to her like a duck takes to water.

That's why I couldn't wait to give y/n the puppy I found at the shelter. He was still only seven weeks old and had actually been born at a foster home of one of the many volunteers from the local animal shelter where y/n actually volunteers.

She had met his mama and told me all about how she was found in an abandoned home with several other dogs and cats. She had helped take care of her before she went to stay with the foster who is also the veterinarian at the shelter.

I knew y/n was going to be over the moon with getting the puppy for Valentine's Day. I was adrift in my own thoughts when I felt a tender kiss on my cheek as y/n's voice brought me back, "Amor. Are you with us?"

I blinked and looked over to y/n. She smiles at me, "Yeah. I am with you." I smile, kissing her forehead.

"Where did you go?" she inquired.

"Just thinking," I smiled.

"About?" her eyes searched mine.

"Something I can't tell you," I smiled.

Y/N raised an eyebrow "Oh really?"

"I promise it's something you will love but you can't know just yet," I wink.

Y/N blushes lightly. "So, do you want me to start, or do you want to?" she asked.

"Will someone start!" Demi says, exasperated.

"Okay. Okay," I chuckle, "Now after the amusement park we knew we didn't have to worry about Karen until the wedding, as she wasn't a part of the joint bachelor and bachelorette party. The barbecue the following day," Demi opens her mouth, "and yes we will get to it."

"Thank you," said Demi making y/n giggle lightly as she props her legs up on our sofa.

"Amor, come on, let's start," y/n says, patting my knee as I lazily link our fingers, my arm casually draped over her shoulder as she leans her back against my side.

"Shall we begin just prior to us leaving my Pops' house?" I asked.

Y/N nods "Good place to start," she said.

"Well, we were leaving from the Ottomano residence for the bachelor and bachelorette party, so staying at Pop's place was convenient."

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Saturday, July 2, 2005

I sat on the bed as y/n sat on the floor in front of the mirror that sat in the corner. The Bachelor-Bachelorette party was themed around couples through the ages. The maids and groomsmen that were paired got a decade to dress as, y/n and I got the 80s, so we were both dressed in acid-washed jeans and jackets, neon shirts, and high tops. Y/N teased her hair and sprayed it with Aquanet, using an entire bottle.

"You know I think you could use your hair as a lethal weapon now," I tease.

She glances at me in the mirror before she flips me off as she did her makeup "Get bent Luis," she smiles sweetly as she giggles.

"I'd much rather bend you over," I whisper as she arched an eyebrow.

"Say that again?" she turned to me her face half done.

I blushed "Umm do I have to?" I asked.

She giggles lightly before winking "No it's okay. Besides I heard it anyway," she murmured as she leans forward putting on mascara.

I gulp. "You-you did?" I stammer.

She smirks as she looked at me in the mirror "Maybe I did," she shrugs "Maybe I didn't. You will never know." She laughed as she grabbed her eyeliner and leans forward applying it. I open and closed my mouth but no words came out "But if I did hear it. I would say that can easily be arranged."

I swallowed and choked on my own saliva, causing me to cough. As she giggles, the radio began "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Pink, and Mya. She giggles lightly as her words landed on me the way she intended. I shook my head. "You almost done?" I asked.

She was singing and rapping along with the song, "Just about. Don't get your boxers in a twist," she says as she finishes up her other eye. She stood, grabbing her lilac perfume, spraying it into the air and walking into it. "There, done. How do I look?" she tilted her head, looking at me.

"Um, well, gorgeous and totally eighties," I said as 'Faith' by George Michael started on the radio.

"Good. You look handsome and totally radical," she laughs as her neon pink hoop earrings bounce as she laughs.

"We better head over to the Ottomano's," I said, shutting off the radio.

Y/N grabbed her purse. "Ready," she smiles as I lead her to the bedroom door by the small of her back.

We walked to the Ottomano's and up their steps. Steps that bring back so many memories for y/n and me. I looked down and stopped y/n. She looks at me confused. "Look," I said as I stooped and grabbed something that was wedged in between two floor boards.

"Oh my God! LUIS! It's my teddy bear charm!" she laughed cried. As she held my hand in hers.

"Didn't this get lost like when we were thirteen?" I asked.

She nodded as she stood on tip toe, cupping my face and kissed my cheek "My hero," she said.

"Here, let me put him back on your bracelet," I smiled as y/n offered her wrist that the charm bracelet hung from. "There," I said with a smile as I placed the charm back on her bracelet. I cupped her cheek and pressed a kiss to her forehead. "You have the little guy back."

Y/N wrapped her arms around my torso and gave me a tight hug. "Thanks to you and your incredible eyesight!" she murmured into my chest.

I chuckled as I pushed my glasses up my nose. "If you say so," I said, wrapping my arms around her and hugging her tightly.

She tilted her head up and rested her chin on my chest. She licks her lips, "I could kiss you right now!" she smiles, making me smirk.

"Then what are you waiting for?" I asked as she stood on tiptoe. The front door opened, causing us to quickly pull apart as Y/N turned to look at the door. Bianca smiled as she was dressed head to toe like she was going to a sock hop, wearing a purple poodle skirt, a white Peter Pan collar shirt, and saddle shoes. Anson stood behind her wearing a leather jacket, white t-shirt, and jeans rolled at the cuffs, and black Converse high tops. His blonde hair is slicked back. He put a hand on the door over Bianca's head.

"Hey," Bianca greets us cheerfully. "You two look so cute!" She stepped aside. "Enter, don't stand on the front porch like a potted plant."

We stepped into the house. Angelo and Ginger's friends are all milling about. Everyone has bottles of beers and all of them are dressed in different eras. A few other couples were dressed in 80s and y/n noticed at the same time someone dressed as Baby and Johnny. She looks up at me. Her pout said everything.

"I'm sorry I didn't think of it," I apologize.

"No te preocupes, Luis," she smiles as she hugs my arm. "I think we look adorable; besides, we found these clothes at the thrift store. That's Hailee and Josh. They're engaged. Kinda makes sense."

I nod "You're right. Like always," I chuckle as I grabbed two beers handing y/n one after I opened it.

"Glad you acknowledge I'm always right," she teased as she raised the bottle to her lips with a smirk on her face.

"I'm not dumb. I know my bestie is generally always right," I said as we walked into Mrs. Ottomano's sewing room and sat on the sofa there.

"Besides, a Baby and Johnny costume is more for an actual couple," she pointed out, as she took another swig of beer.

"Of which we are not," I said, taking a swig of beer. Although I wish we were, I thought to myself, Joder. We slept together. Okay. So neither one of us remembers that. But! We were going to sleep together again. Hell, just y/n snapped her fingers in front of my face, pulling me back to reality.

"Bus just arrived. You joining us, or are you going to continue to mumble under your breath?" she quizzes. I look at her, and she offers me a warm smile and her hand. "Let's go get crazy."

I smiled, grabbing her hand as I stood. I quickly wrapped my arm around her shoulders as my hand and hers stayed intertwined. We headed towards the front door. We were the last two to leave. We climbed onto the limo bus and found a seat. I sat before pulling Y/N into my lap, seeing as the bus was packed.

"Do you mind?" I asked into her ear.

"Not at all," she smiled as she wrapped her arms around my neck, while I wrapped mine around her waist. I rested my hand on her hip, the other still gripping my beer. One of her arms rested lazily around my shoulders, while the other rested on her leg holding her beer.

"Okay. Can we do a duet?" I asked as we were heading to Songbird Saloon, a karaoke bar in the heart of the Bronx.

"Duh. Obviously," Y/N looked at me like I was crazy to not realize we were singing a duet.

I chuckle as I kiss her cheek. "How could I be so silly, right?" I yell over the bass of a heavy metal song. She smiled at me; we are nose to nose.

"Exactly," she smiles as she turns her head to take a drink from her long neck.

She turned her head back to me, making us nose to nose again. A smile on my lips. "But what?!" I yell as she tilts her head towards me. She pressed her lips to my ear.

"Like you have to ask?!" she laughed as she held her long neck to her chest. "I'm kinda offended. How long have you known me, Luis Berrios Martínez Junior!" she playfully teased.

I laughed heartily, "Oh so that's how we are playing now, y/n y/m/n y/l/n," I said, wrapping my arm tightly around her waist, pulling her into my chest.

She giggles lightly as she holds my face and nuzzles my nose with hers. "You bet your fine ass we are!" she said, her lips brushing mine ever so slightly.

The world stood still as she rested her forehead against mine as she caressed my cheek with the side of her thumb. "You know you're going to give people the wrong idea!" I yelled over the music.

"Let them think whatever they want. You know as well as I do, we flirt!" she murmured as she kissed my jawline. "Besides, I don't think anyone is watching!"

I scan the bus and everyone did seem to be in their own bubbles. "I guess you're right," I said into her ear.

"Now, are you ready to admit that you know damn well which song we are singing as a duet, or am I going to have to spank you?" she smirks.

"Can I still get a spanking even if I admit that I know it's 'I've Had The Time of My Life'?" I smirk as she raises an eyebrow, a smirk on her own face.

"Depends!" she says, leaning into me.

"On what?!" I asked.

"If you're a good boy and you promise me that the first round of jack and coke is on you," she says into my ear.

"Deal," I said, kissing her cheek.

"Then you can bend me over later after I spank you," she murmured into my ear. She stood after the bus stopped at Songbird Saloon.

My eyebrows shoot up in surprise. So she had heard me back at Pops' place. Joder! I thought.

"So you did hear me!" I said as we walked the aisle to exit the bus.

"Luis. Subtle has never been one of your strong suits. Besides you said it loud enough," she smiles over her shoulder as she reaches back taking my hand in hers linking our pinkies.

I follow her like I was in some sort of love trance. But let's face it I had been under her spell since we were ten. She looks back at me. A smile spread across her face making me grin and my heart flutter.

"And you didn't bat an eyelash?!" I asked as we descended the stairs.

She walks backwards as she laced her fingers with mine and pulls me to her. She wraps her arms around my neck as I wrapped an arm around her waist holding her close.

"Because it's not like we haven't already slept together. Luis I agreed to sleep with you again only a few days ago and had your Pops not interrupted you would have been balls deep in me that morning ," she smirks as I rest my forehead against hers as I wrapped my other arm around her waist. I pressed her against the wall by the entrance of Songbird Saloon. My lips curving into a smile as she looked up at me.

She bit her lower lip before a smile curved her lips. Our lips hover dangerously close to one another. I close my eyes as I move closer to her when...

"Y/N! LUIS! ARE YOU JOINING US OR NOT?!" yells Bianca, causing us to break apart, both of us blushing, as Bianca has her head poked around the entrance door.

Y/N smooths her jacket and walked towards the entrance "Yeah. Yeah. We are coming," as I fell into step with y/n. We both followed Bianca.

"Anson bought the first round of drinks for everyone," Bianca explained as she led us to the party room.

"Oh well that's nice of him," I said.

I held a chair for y/n as she sat beside Bianca and I sat beside y/n.

"I hope you like jack and coke," says Anson his voice raised above the noise and chatter of the bar.

"My favorite mixed drink," smiles y/n "Gracias Anson," she took a drink as she leans towards me "Next round is on you?" she raised an eyebrow as she clanks her ice in the glass.

"Absolutely," I said with base in my voice as I took a drink. I see her shiver at the timber of my voice.

"I love it when you put base in your voice," she purrs as she placed a hand on my thigh as she pressed her lips to my ear "Do that as you bend me over and I promise you that I will be screaming all night long." A satisfied smirk paints her face as she settled back into her chair. My mouth opens and closes with no words leaving but my mind is in a perpetual spin of my insatiable want for her.

She giggles as I lean down my lips hovering by her ear as I drop my voice to a whisper for only her to hear "Might need to take you to the bathroom," I said "I bet no one would hear you scream as I pound into you here," I chuckle evilly as I watched her breath become a bit more rapid. Her eyes moved slightly over as she looked at me with the corner of her eye "Excuse yourself. I will be there in a minute."

She coughs slightly as she leans over to Bianca, whispering something to her, and I watched as Bianca nods, waving her hand as I caught the words, 'Girl, if you gotta go. Go!' Y/N stood and walked behind her chair before stopping by me. She leans down and whispered, "Don't take too long. I'm wet." She stood and strode away towards the bathroom. I give it a few minutes before I push away from the table.

"Excuse me," I said as I did my best to hide my growing need for the women patiently waiting for me in the bathroom. Luckily, no one noticed, and I made a quick getaway. I quickly walked to the bathrooms. The door to the women's bathroom cracked open, and an arm reached out, grabbing me by the collar. I was tugged towards the door and into the bathroom.

"What took you so long?" y/n asked as I grabbed her pulling her to me before swinging us around and pressing her into the bathroom door. Locking the door. I quickly removed our jackets. They both fell to floor. Our lips meeting in feverish tango.

"Lo siento mucho y/n. Perdóname, por favor," ("I'm so sorry y/n. Please forgive me,") I begged as I moved to her neck as I pulled her t-shirt up her body. Breaking my lips away from her neck I remove her t-shirt. Throwing the t-shirt onto the sink counter.

"You're forgiven. Now shut up and fuck me!" she said as she held my face.

"As you wish," I said taking my t-shirt off and throwing it with y/n's. I wrapped my arms around her waist pulling her close. Lifting her off her feet she instinctively wrapped her legs around my waist. As I moved to her neck causing her to moan lightly as she ran her fingers into my hair. I unhook her bra and slide the staps down her arm.

I moved slightly and y/n quickly took her arms from her straps and I rip the material from between us. But as I was about to throw it with our t-shirts. The doorknob is wiggled and someone knocked. We both gasp and I quickly put y/n on her feet and we quickly dress.

"Now what?" whispered y/n.

"Duck into the stall as I unlock the door and keep it open. I will be right there." She ran to the nearest stall, and I quickly unlocked the door before ducking into the same stall, slamming the door shut. I put a finger to my lips as the bathroom door opened.

"Y/N? Are you okay?!" asked Bianca. Y/N gasped quietly before slapping a hand over her mouth. We looked at each other wide-eyed as we saw saddle shoes stop in front of our stall. Shit. Shit. I thought, "Y/N. Luis."

Y/N's eyes slowly close as she moves her hand. "Yeah, Bianca?" she asked quietly, as she squeezed her eyes closed.

"Everything alright?" she said.

"Um. Yeah. I just got a bit lightheaded. Um Luis had gone to the men's bathroom and as I was exiting the women's bathroom I nearly fainted. He brought me in here to wet my brow and then I felt sick so uh we came into the stall. We will be right there. I think it was just my heavy jean jacket."

"Why was the door locked?" asked Bianca.

"It wasn't locked, it got stuck on me too," y/n said as she looked at me, and we unlocked the stall. Opening it a crack and then all the way, Bianca had her hands on her hips. She looked at us, her face showing no emotions, so we didn't know if she believed y/n or not.

"I will not say anything but you have a nice bruise on your neck y/n," she said pointing to where I had been a bit rough on her neck.

Y/N and I exchange glances before we sheepishly looked at Bianca "Sorry," we both said as if we had been scolded by our mother.

Bianca rolls her eyes. "Just thankfully no one else noticed you two were gone for any amount of time. They're either three sheets already or are arguing about what they're singing. Let's just go," she said, opening the bathroom door and we shuffle out, her leaving behind us. As I reached up, trying to smooth my hair, as I was sure it was messed up.

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Demi started laughing uncontrollably. Matt looked at her like she had gone mad, making y/n and me laugh too.

"You okay, babe?" he asked.

"You two got cock blocked so often it's laughable," she said as she finally caught her breath. "But please continue. I didn't mean to interrupt."

"Okay," I said, my own laughter subsiding. "Okay. We will pick up where we left off."

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Y/N and I sat in our chairs. Bianca is correct. The table has empty glasses and half-eaten food on it. Angelo only took notice of our presence when I reached for a book of karaoke songs.

"Wow. You two are slow. Can't keep up?" he was slurring every other word.

"We are pacing ourselves, there has to be a few semi-sober people here," I said as Bianca was still nursing her margarita and Anson had barely put a dent in a second jack and coke.

Angelo laughed "Dude come on!" he hiccups.

"Angelo Michael, pull your shit together," said y/n as she rolled her eyes.

"Pull the stick out of your ass, y/n," Angelo snapped, and y/n immediately grabbed my arm before I had time to think.

"Sit. He is drunk. He is your best friend and my cousin," she calmly says. "I know that temper of yours."

I raised an eyebrow. "You have one too!" I replied.

"I do. But I also know that Angelo can be a huge jerk when he is plastered. So ignore. He will be dealing with an awful hangover tomorrow. We can have fun then," she turns to me a wicked smirk painting her lips. I chuckle lightly.

"Okay. Then what shall we sing?" I asked as I open the song book.

"Aside from the duet you promised me?" she nudged me playfully.

"Well let's see," I scanned the lists "What shall I sing. Hmmm." I glance at her as she grabbed a book herself.

"Well you figure that out," she looks at a karaoke book, chewing her lower lip, which means she's deep in thought. She didn't realize it wasn't just a turn on for me when she bit her lip, but when she bit her lip deep in thought, I thought she was absolutely adorable. I must've been staring at her with heart eyes as Bianca reached around smacking my arm.

"Ouch!" I said rubbing my arm "What was that for?"

"Keep your eyes to yourself," mouthed Bianca.

I rolled my eyes before I mouthed back, "I am!"

"Bianca Jean Ottomano, leave him alone," said Y/N as she still had her head down. I smirked at Bianca, and Bianca rolled her eyes.

"Fine," Bianca sighs as she silently drinks her margarita.

I smirk as I look at my own karaoke book.

"Luis Berrios Martínez Junior, wipe that smirk off your face," y/n said as her eyes never left the book. "You leave Bianca alone too."

"But!" I protested as her head snapped to me and she raised an eyebrow.

"But what?" she said. "Just leave each other alone," she said as Bianca laughed. "Same goes for you too, Bianca. He can look at me if he wants. Now let's just have fun, okay?"

We both nod in agreement. I returned to looking at the karaoke book. I am silently singing along to the song that was playing, completely unaware, until I see y/n smirking beside me. "What?!" I chuckle.

She looks at me. "Someone likes the Backstreet Boys," she sings songs as she playfully teases me.

"I blame you for me even knowing the lyrics to any of their songs," I said with a chuckle.

"Moi?" she says, placing a hand on her chest, pretending to be shocked. "Whatever do you mean?" she bats her eyelashes at me.

I chuckle as I press a kiss to her forehead. "Not complaining," I whisper, "But if you tell anyone. And I do mean anyone that I know their lyrics, I will flat out deny it."

"No one would believe me anyway," she laughed lightly as Stronger by Britney Spears was being performed on the karaoke stage. Y/N starts singing along, making me chuckle.

"So have you decided what you're singing?" I asked.

She pursed her lips before a smile spread across her face as she nodded, "I have a couple, but you're gonna have to wait." She smiled again as she pushed herself away from the table. I watched as she confidently walked to the MC of the karaoke bar. I kept a close eye as I saw him eyeing her up and down. She laughed lightly as she gestured to our table. He must have asked her about her outfit.

He says something before he gestures to the stage. I watched as y/n climbed on stage, and I saw the name of the song flash on the screen: 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' by Britney Spears. I chuckle as I remember her dancing along to it in my apartment when she visited me during her Spring Break 2002.

"This is for my best friend Luis, who had to sit through me singing this song non-stop when I brought this CD, when I visited him during Spring Break three years ago," she addressed the crowd as the song began. She removed her jacket, throwing it onto an empty chair on stage.

I chuckled as she wasn't even looking at the lyrics as they were shown on the screen. She was moving to the song as I bobbed my head and tapped my foot watching her come alive on stage. Bianca was laughing and clapping beside Anson.

"GO Y/N!" she yelled.

I was mesmerized by her moving her hips as she sang the song. The entire table was clapping along as she sang. Salvatore beat me to my feet as he stood leading the applause as the song ended. Y/N bows before grabbing her jacket and hopping off stage. I was the first to hug her though.

"Squish, that was fantastic!" I said, holding her at arm's length before crushing her in a hug again.

She laughed as she hugs me back "Thanks Pookie," she murmured into my chest before Salvatore joins us.

"My turn," he said opening his arms as I stepped aside and Salvatore wrapped her in a giant hug "That was fantastic il mio piccola tesoro," he smiles.

"Sally," she pouts "You're gonna make me cry."

See her great uncle Salvatore, after whom Salvatore is named, as he is his grandfather. He always called y/n 'il mio piccola tesoro', which means 'my little treasure' in Italian. He called all the girls in the family that as a term of endearment.

"You know what Nonno would say," laughs Salvatore.

"Mio piccolo tesoro, non ci sono lacrime quando si ricorda. Solo sorrisi," says y/n in perfect Italian.

"Exactly," Salvatore laughs kissing her forehead "So only smiles!"

Y/N smiles as she laced her arm through mine, as we walked.

"What would your uncle Sal say?" I asked.

Y/N laughs lightly "Oh. I forgot you don't speak Italian. It means My little darling, there are no tears when you remember. Only smiles," she grins "Uncle Sal was a wise man. He sometimes would float between his native tongue of Italian and English much like you do with Spanish."

I chuckle "I still can't believe you speak Italian."

"I understand it better than I speak it. But that saying was drilled into my head as far back as I could remember. Mom even made a cross stitch out of it and had it framed."

"I remember that. It sat in the hallway going from the stairs to the bedrooms."

She nods, "Yup. That way we saw it every morning. Mom was proud of her Italian heritage. My great-grandmother, Uncle Sal's sister, always said the same thing. Another thing she would say is, "Non piangere perché è finita, piccolo sorridi perché è successo." Roughly translated to be, "Don't cry 'cause it's over, baby smile 'cause it happened." It always sounds so much wiser in another language.

I nod, "In Spanish it is 'No llores porque se acabó, nena, sonríe porque sucedió,'" I said "My Bisabuela (Great grandmother) would say that if something happened and I cried. She never wanted to see her niño cry."

She put her hand over mine and squeezed it. Before leaning over and kissing my cheek "Let's take their advice. Let's smile," she whispered softly.

I nod "Agreed. We can't be the Debbie Downers of the party," I laughed.

"True," she said "And besides you still have to sing and I also believe I was promised that duet."

I chuckled as I kissed her forehead before standing and walking to the master of ceremonies of the karaoke bar. I gave him the song I was going to sing and he nodded with a smile. I leaned against the booth as Ginger sang a drunk version of Oops!... I Did It Again by Britney Spears.

She bows after she finishes and I help her off the stage as Angelo hops up onto the stage as he sings Larger Than Life by Backstreet Boys. I chuckle as he tries and fails at dancing. Y/N and Bianca were in stitches at the table. I couldn't help but chuckle at them leaning against one another laughing their heads off.

I'm grooving to the beat as I caught y/n out the side of my eye and she along with Bianca were laughing while singing the song. She raised her glass to me a smile on her lips. I wink as I got on stage as my turn was up.

"Luis here. Now my best friend y/n gave me a shout out for her first song, and well, now I am doing the same. This was her song on Millennium because her boy sang it. I remember the dreamy look she always got on her face when listening to it." I see y/n look at me before exchanging a quick glance at Bianca. "I hope I can do it some justice."

I nod to the MC and I Need You Tonight by Backstreet Boys began. I see y/n's mouth drop and everyone looks at her. Bianca grins brightly as she wraps an arm around y/n as y/n doesn't look at anyone but me. I focus solely on her. I, by some miracle, remember every lyric without having to look at the screen.

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"I swear to all that is holy if this is a Johnny and Penny situation again. I'm killing both of you and sorting it out later," said Demi.

"No. No. It definitely happened," y/n nods "I was absolutely stunned and I was melting in my seat. He definitely had me in the palm of his hand," she glanced up at me.

I smile at her before pecking her lips "Te amo mucho mi amor," I whisper.

"Te amo mucho mi vida," she said cupping my cheek as she nuzzled our noses. Our eyes meeting and no words exchange but one look said everything.

"Ehem," said Demi "Backstreet's back to the story please."

Y/N laughs lightly as I nod "Backstreet's back to the story..."

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As the song ended y/n was on her feet and running to me. She flung her arms around me. She kisses my cheek.

"You more than did it justice," she said as we stood there as the next group was doing Everybody (Backstreet's Back) "Who knew you could sing," she teases playfully as we stood there wrapped in each other's embrace.

"Hey. I knew it was your song," I smile as I reach up cupping her cheek and caressed it.

"That song and," she began.

"Anywhere for You," I replied making her smile.

"You remember," she murmured quietly.

"Y/N, I remember everything. I always will," I said, pressing a kiss to her forehead. As the same group who had been performing 'Everybody' started performing 'Anywhere for You,' I asked, "Dance with me?"

Y/N bit her lip and nodded enthusiastically. I smiled as I pulled her close, and we began swaying. Had this been a movie, this is where the credits would roll and the audience would go home...

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".... happy but it wasn't a movie and well the night didn't end with us dancing," I explained to Demi and Matt as y/n had gotten up to start dinner for us.

"Well yeah because I thought you two were going to sing a duet," said Matt "Right?"

"We were. But as we were both ready to get up and sing, the karaoke bar was closing. So many people had sung that night that we never got the chance."

"And we never have gotten the chance to sing it," said y/n bringing in some appetizers "So mi amor I believe you still owe me a duet," she smiles as she sat down beside me.

"KARAOKE TONIGHT!" said Demi in an outdoor voice causing Matt to jump slightly.

Y/N and I exchange smirks as she raises an eyebrow" We can easily do it after dinner," she says.

"I mean it does sound fun," I admit.

"Drinks on us," said Demi.

"Umm," said Matt.

"Please?!" begs Demi.

Matt sighs" Okay. Karaoke after dinner. There is Harmony's Lounge downtown."

Y/N and Demi grin before they both squeal. Y/N hugs me and Demi hugs Matt.

"Okay we have to totally do a duet!" said Demi looking at y/n.

"Agreed!" smiles y/n.

"Good thing Harmony's Lounge has private rooms and we can sing songs just us," I said.

And so it seems we were going to karaoke tonight. Thankfully, the barbecue and wedding were still to be told. But for tonight, I was cutting loose with my best friends and my beautiful and loving wife. This trip down memory lane was shaping up to be amazing.