Iris

Jillian – Hello ...

Guy – Hey cutie!

Jillian – Johnny? ... Is something wrong?

Johnny – I need to see you right now ... I have realized something tonight and I have to see you before I leave tomorrow.

Jillian – Well ... I’m not doing anything right now ... Why don’t you come over here?

Johnny – Okay ... I’ll be there in a few minutes ... See ya.

Jillian says goodbye and places the receiver down, while terrible images of what Johnny has to tell her race through her mind.

A While Later –

Jillian curled up and fell asleep on the couch while she was waiting for Johnny. She is woken up by someone brushing their hand on her cheek. Startled she opens her eyes.

Jillian – Oh Johnny ... It’s you!

Johnny – I’m sorry ... It’s just that you looked so beautiful and well ... I’d give up forever to touch you.

Jillian just sits up on the couch and stares at Johnny for a few seconds.

Johnny – Oh god ... I’m sorry ... I just couldn’t hold my feelings in anymore ... I had to tell you before I left and ... I know that you feel me somehow.

Jillian snaps out of the trance that she has been in but can’t think of anything to say. Her mind starts racing with a number of different emotions. Without thinking she reaches out and places her hand on the side of Johnny’s cheek and then pulls him closer towards her. Jillian leans closer and gently kisses him and Johnny catches his breath for a second before returning the kiss. Johnny pulls away and looks deep into Jillian’s eyes.

Johnny – You’re the closest to heaven that I’ll ever be ... and I don’t want to go home right now ... Do you want me to go home?

Jillian – I’m not thinking straight ... and all I can taste is this moment ... and all I can breathe is your life ... cause sooner or later it’s over and I don’t want to miss you tonight.

Johnny – Dance with me?

Jillian – But there’s no music!

Johnny – We’ll make our own ... Come on!

Johnny pulls Jillian up off of the couch and to the center of the living room. He gently pulls her towards him and she rests her head on his chest while he strokes her hair. They start dancing while Johnny sings.

Johnny – And I don’t want the world to see me,
‘Cause I don’t think that they’d understand.
When everything’s made to be broken,
I just want you to know who I am.

And you can’t fight the tears that ain’t coming,
Or the moment of truth in your lies.
When everything feels like the movies,
And you bleed just to know you’re alive.

And I don’t want the world to see me,
‘Cause I don’t think that they’d understand.
When everything’s made to be broken,
I just want you to know who I am.

I just want you to know who I am.

Jillian moves her head away from Johnny’s chest and looks up at him. He looks down and kisses her. Then he bends down and scoops her into his arms.

Jillian – What are you doing?

Johnny – It’s getting late ... I think it’s time for bed.

Jillian – But I’m not tired!

Johnny – Neither am I!

Johnny smiles and Jillian starts to laugh. Then Johnny adjusts Jillian in his arms and starts to walk across the living room towards Jillian’s bedroom. Johnny stops in the doorway of Jillian’s bedroom and kisses her again. Then he steps through the bedroom doorway and closes the door behind them.

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