QOTD: um do u guys want a new, cheekier, more mature fanfic with Charlie Gillespie and in a love triangle with Josh or-
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YOU GUYS THIS ONE'S A DOOZY OF A CHAPTER BUT HERE IT IS...THE FINAL CHAPTER OF 'MY CELEBRITY BOYFRIEND' ❤️❤️❤️
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Adeline's POV
"Jordan what's going on – "
"I just wanted to tell you something." He rushed as he continued walking me away from the celebration. I kept looking around in confusion and subtly excusing myself when I walked too close to other people.
When I started paying attention however, I saw that he was taking me into the backstage area and there was no stopping him. In the distance I could still hear Josh on stage.
"Everyone I uh, I wanted to change things up a bit and give you guys a first listen to one of my upcoming songs. I wrote this very recently and everything about it is...so important to me, I would appreciate no cameras for this one. This is an acoustic version of Heaven Is You."
Oh my God. He was singing about me and I wasn't even there to see it.
"Hey uh Jordie what are you – I-I need to get back there," I stuttered. He just cleared his throat and turned around to look at me, curtains were surrounding us and I couldn't see any of the people.
"No d-don't freak out it's just uh, well I needed to tell you anyway that my flight is in like an hour so...I'm gonna have to – "
"Wait what?! You said it was at like 11, you can't go yet – oh my God I didn't even get you a going away present!" I stressed as I stomped my heels on the ground.
"Well then, I might have an idea for that," he hinted whilst I looked at him with furrowed brows. He then placed his hand on the small of my back and lead me to wear the light shone through the curtains. I slowly peered out to see Josh performing the song, he was looking out towards the crowd, with a little less enthusiasm than before; he didn't know where I was.
"I always heard there was a heaven
I never knew if it was true
But darling, ever since I met you
I know that heaven is you
Heaven is you...
Heaven is you..."
"Adeline," I heard behind me. I took a sharp breath and turned to see Jordan with glazed eyes, and he slowly took my hand which immediately made my throat ache and heartbeat quicken.
"I uh...I don't even know where to begin with how I wronged you and how – how to admit to myself that I was awful to you, to Blaire and how-how selfish I was because somewhere deep inside me...I knew I loved you and yet I never wanted to show weakness and let you know."
I couldn't let my mascara run so I had to stop him, "Hey come on, we talked about this it's all okay –"
"No, it's not though. Because everything I have done in the past, is such a big reason why you can't open yourself up to your future." he pointed out before looking behind me. My breathing was so fast paced as I also turned around and moments later, Josh had finally noticed that we were beside him in the shadows.
There were an interlude where he just was playing the instrumentals as he gazed over at me and I looked at him the same way. He then raised his gaze and saw Jordan, however I couldn't see what Jordan was expressing behind me, but whatever it was made Josh's eyebrows slightly rise – and I swore the slightest smile.
"You're all I'll ever want
You're all I'll ever need
You're all I've ever dreamed of having"
He wasn't really performing to the crowd anymore; he was only looking at me. However, he soon caught on that he was looking in the wrong direction and finished the song towards to all the people, happily swaying to his voice. And once again, everyone started clapping and roaring with happiness.
"So uh, I'm allowed to sing one more song for you lovely people and I thought I would sing a Disney favourite. And I – I wanted to say that I love this city so much, I always will there's...so much here to love, and I wish everyone here with the agency the best of luck on everything you wanna acheive." Josh spoke and I peeked further to see everyone in the crowd so moved by how genuine his words of encouragement were.
Josh then nodded up to the person in stage lighting and gave a quick nod. I smiled as I furrowed my brows but within a few seconds, the lighting around him changed from whites and blues to pinks, oranges and purples. Colours that very much could match my Rapunzel dress, and the lantern scene of Tangled.
He then started strumming lightly on his guitar and everyone soon picked up the iconic beginning of I See The Light.
"Oh my God." I whispered to myself. I looked down to my lilac dress and looked over and saw Josh's navy attire, just to confirm that I was truly living a dream that Adeline months ago could've never even fathomed.
"Go out there." A whisper said to me. I huffed and turned back to Jordan with alarmed eyes, only to be met by his encouraging ones.
"Are you fucking serious, no way! I can't face all that - "
"Oh come on he wants you out there!" he exclaimed. I shook my head before turning back, yet there Josh was looking over to me, with the amorous lights and hopeful eyes.
"Now I'm here blinking in the starlight
Now I'm here suddenly I see
Standing here it's all so clear
I'm where I'm meant to be"
"What has gotten into you Jordan, why are you doing this for me?"
"Because, I wanna make up for all the times I wasn't there for you, but this is your time," he replied, I squeezed his hand and he smiled gratefully, "this can be my going away present...just me knowing that you're gonna be okay...and happy" he continued before his confident tone broke towards the end.
"Jordan...I don't know, everything is gonna change for us," I whimpered, my hands were trembling in his.
He moved my arms around in encouragement, "It's gonna be for the better, you don't need to stay afraid of what you can't control, therefore you just hesitate from living the life you want..." we both then fell silent for a few moments. Only Josh and the curious mutterings of the audience could be heard.
"Come on, I dare you."
"You did not - wow everything's gotta be a dare with you." I replied with a hunk of attitude, but I didn't do well to conceal my smile.
"Yeah maybe I do still have my fratboy-fuckery side" he declared and we both giggled. Our smiles soon faded, but Jordan gave me one last nod – that one last nod of reassurance that I can face what I had been escaping.
"Thank you." Was all I could whisper, a single tear falling down my face. I smiled as he took his thumb and quickly wiped it away.
"You're gonna be okay." he said. I didn't know what else to do except quickly hug him and squeeze onto him with all my power within those 2 seconds. Sure, he was in a chapter of my life that I couldn't wait to leave behind, but he was an important part of my story nonetheless.
I finally then turned around to Josh, even his eyes were teary that they sparkled under the spotlight.
I don't need to be afraid, I'm going to get my fucking prince.
I slowly walked out with a smile that screamed excitement with a dash of fear. Josh let out a breath of relief through his words and the crowd then looked over in awe as to who he'd been singing to this whole time.
"Now she's here shining in the starlight
Now she's here suddenly I know
If she's here it's crystal clear
I'm where I'm meant to go"
The cheers multiplied and I looked down to see my best friend and his best friend beside each other, my brother and the two most important women in my life, clapping right at me and their beaming smiles made mine grow.
It was too bad that when I sang, it sounded like I was constantly gargling water – or else this Disney fantasy would've reached peak cliché if I could sing along. But there I was, standing across from a tall, dark and handsome guy in my favourite Disney boy's costume. He had a smile that lit me up the way those dang lanterns did in Tangled. The way he delicately landed each note perfectly – voice and guitar wise - I could tell he practiced this song when I wasn't around.
"Oh my gosh I can't" I said before I let out a little whimper and pressed my hands to my face. As he sang the final chorus, Josh grinned again and the crowd's loud applause suddenly went quieter, for his soft acoustic melody to be heard.
"And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once everything is different
Now that I see you...
Now that I see you"
It's like I couldn't hear the exploding applause from below us, even though it was blaring through my ears; it was the least of my concern. All I was noticing was the deep brown eyes across from me, with the warmest blush and the kindest smile.
I missed him so much: I missed making fun of him – his occasional puns and five t-shirts, calling him random nicknames, playing with Herbie the curl...just everything.
I quickly walked to him and put my hands on his shoulders, and I quickly turned off his mic and he looked at me with such nervous eyes.
"Josh I love you."
"You-really? Wait Adeline we're-"
And I kissed him. We firstly kissed quickly, the adrenaline and nervousness in us had us making up for lost time, before we slowed down and his hand lightly covered my neck, because we had all the time in the world.
Until we heard the crowd yelling a variety of gasps and exclaims of surprise. We parted and I couldn't even bare to look at them, my mouth was just parted in shock. However the heavenly boy in front of me just placed his forehead on mine and giggled at me.
"R-right I should've not done that."
"No – It was uhh, okay we should probably get off though-"
"Yeah sounds good," I rushed.
"Thank you so much everybody!" Josh yelled with a classic hand salute to the fellow guests. A lot of them mimicked his gesture as they continued cheering for him and we rushed off stage. As we left I noticed that Jordan wasn't where he was originally standing.
"Holy fuck I can't believe I did that..." I said through large huffs.
"Yeah I don't think I know this Adeline Phillips...in fact I could say it was outta-line for you" he said with crooked smile. My smile then faded and my lips were thin.
"Actually scratch what I said I don't love you, that hurt my soul –" I jeered as I tried walking away but he laughed heartily and pulled me back. We laughed for a few moments but eventually I knew I needed to finish what I started.
"As I was saying, I-I'm so sorry for everything, for cowering away from what we could be and not communicating clearly and just I'm so sorry – "
"Hey hey hey, I'm the one who should be sorry, for just assuming the worst and letting my own insecurities made me jealous, I needed to trust you...even though we were supposed to pretend from the very beginning, I stopped doing that so quickly and I guess I was scared that somewhere deep down, you didn't feel it as truly as I did," he confessed. I smiled sadly and it was now my turn to place my had on his neck delicately.
"I did, and I do. I just...I saw how crazy the internet got with just a few dashes of evidence and I freaked out way too hard. I've just been so used to living happily in my own bubble of like four people you know?" I asked and he nodded in understanding.
"And yeah, Jordan was just something I also couldn't let go of and I brought him here since he's leaving and I just I wanted to say goodbye right, he'll always be important to me, just not in that way." I continued and I could practically see the cloud of confusion leave his mind.
"Yeah he uh, he can actually be kind of a stand-up guy when he's not on a crazy jealous rampage," he began and I snickered, "when he was behind you backstage, he mouthed to me 'You got this' while I was performing." He replied.
"I think he surprised everyone tonight, I just don't know where he went now," I said with a sigh as I looked around. I then felt Josh subtly bring me into his arms and I smiled before comfortably placing my arms around his shoulders.
"You know people gonna keep talking about this, Joshua's rumoured girlfriend kisses him in front of crowd as Rapunzel and Flynn, I mean I bet Clevver News is all over it already."
"Oh my god shut up." I pestered and he cackled.
"I'm sorry if I ruined anything for you, I mean I know your album and everything is releasing soon and you wanted good press for it."
"I mean if we really wanna talk about press, I see what just happened giving me a majority of good publicity, and then you've got those few who just can't accept it but who gives a fuck right?" he joked and I shook my head in humour.
"Especially since...the inspiration of my album is all about you, but you already know that" he continued softly.
I pursed my lips and tried to look innocent, but I scoffed before emphasising, "Okay I'm sorry your best friend exposed that to me" I replied sarcastically and he laughed with me.
"But really Josh, it meant everything to me, those songs are just...I love them all and you are probably just the sappiest romantic I've ever met."
"I'll take that as a badge of honour." he replied. We both gleamed to each other before we glanced at each other's lips.
We had done this 100-times before, yet I still felt the same butterflies and hesitancy as the first time we kissed. This kid could never dull my day, we were just tied to each other from the day we met. Our lips were inches away until we heard –
"Addie – oh sorry you – oh my god Joshua I'm such a big fan, th-that was amazing! I can't wait for that single to release and the album and stuff." my fellow intern, Cleo exclaimed. She was in an adorable Ariel-inspired mermaid dress.
"Thank you so much uh – "
"Cleo!" she rushed with her hands fingers weaved together.
"Cleo, I'm glad you enjoyed the performance!" he replied, trying to match her level of excitement.
All of us went quiet before I awkwardly spoke, "Cleo did uh...something happen I mean we were just in the middle of -"
"Oh, right uh Gwen and the rest of your family wanna see you guys to congratulate you too" she clarified. I let her know we'd be down in a second, but not before she quickly got a selfie with Mr. Joshua T. Bassett himself.
We both walked down and saw that a lot of people were dancing in couples to the next performance that was going on. We walked hand-in-hand to my family and I hugged each of them tightly.
"Oh my god Deli that was so amazing, I mean Josh you were incredible oh my – I'm just so proud of you sweetie," Mom exclaimed and I smiled gratefully.
"Why thank you Mother Dearest" I teased, she giggled before trying to maintain my curls and adjust my dress beside me. Mothers.
"And Geli I see you finally got off the Nintendo Switch" I joked as I hugged him sideways, which I knew would irritate him.
"Yeah well it got interesting," Angelo began before looking over to Josh with his interrogating eyes, making Josh smirk, "I'm keeping my eye on you dude – making out with my sister in front of a bunch of randos –"
"Holy shit shut up!" I hissed and he snickered.
"Hey you swore, you owe me a dollar!" Angelo pointed out. I groaned, ready to argue with him some more, but I looked down to him and felt our dynamic just click back into place, he looked happier than ever before. I chose to leave it there.
"Josh I gotta say, you're...not a bad performer, I can see why you made it" Aunty G said, as if it took everything in her to confess a compliment.
"Thanks Gwen, thanks for letting me perform my new song here and everything, I loved it." he replied politely.
"Oh I bet you did." she remarked, side-eyeing me and him. Josh looked slightly guilty but soon enough, my Aunt smiled at him and gave him a stick of gum. Who knew a stick of gum would mean so much to him?
"Anyway, we gotta make sure the rest of the event doesn't go in flames, congratulations kids." Aunty G announced before her and Mom left us. Mom blew me a quick kiss and I sighed before catching it.
Josh and Olivia then went their own way to have their own gossip session, and that left me with my favourite human on the planet.
"Bitch what the fuck was that?!" Blaire yelled and I begged for her to hush her tone.
"I-I mean...who knew you had it in you to just say 'fuck you Josh stans, he's mine now' I mean I no he said no cameras but by that point everyone was filming!" she continued kidding and I tried not to laugh along.
"Hey that's now what we were trying to do, I just wasn't thinking in that moment and...okay God I just really wanted to kiss him alright?" I said in a defeated tone.
"Girl it's gonna be fine, this'll all be under fire for a bit and then his album will come out and your life will be a bit crazy. But at least you have some eye candy who is obsessed with you by your side the whole time." she cheered.
"You're right...ugh yeah we'll see what happens but I just know that I've still got my people with me and, well hopefully they'll find a new white boy of the month soon enough." I teased back and she squeezed my hands.
"Okay but before you tell me everything that happened I gotta tell you...I asked out Liv for coffee before they all gotta go back to Salt Lake!" she revealed and I gasped.
"Boba – I- fuck yeah! What did she say??" I then screamed and jumped on the spot. Usually, Blaire hated when I freaked out about her love life, but she knew she had to let me have this one. She then ushered me to the food table, and soon enough she was caretaker of the pretzels.
"The weirdo said yes, I mean who says that to me?" she replied with two pretzels in her mouth and I scoffed.
"Um people who should consider themselves lucky, god we all frickin knew something was going on – I'm guessing she's off telling Josh the same thing." I added and Blaire nodded eagerly.
"Okay now spill sis, what happened back there and what made you pull of a total Disney Channel show finale moment?" the curly-haired girl pleaded.
"Well," I began until I realised that the catalyst of that decision, was a boy I still hadn't seen around.
"It was all Jordan, but before I delve into that where the hell is he?" I asked quickly. The worst-case scenario popped into my head.
"Uh – yeah he was down here with us for a bit but he like just said goodbye to all of us, like he's getting a cab right now." Blaire replied. I inhaled quickly and suddenly I was pacing out with these stupid heels to the building's entrance.
I walked out – slightly panting – to see the cab and the end of the stairs, about to let an emerald-suited boy into the back seat.
"Jordan!" I yelled. I tried to go down a few steps, but I knew I couldn't trust my heels to get me down them.
I then sensed a person come beside me and I saw it was Josh. He looked just as alarmed as me and even he gestured for Jordan to come up the stairs, just for one final moment. But we both saw Jordan shake his head, breaking my heart slightly, but he had a brave face on and his optimistic smile.
"Take care of each other!" Jordan yelled back.
A whimper came out of me, but it was matched with a smile and bitter-sweet tears. I looked over to Josh and he smiled down to me before giving Jordan that same hand-salute.
"We will!" I replied. Jordan stood there for a few moments just looking at me, before he nodded to himself and got into his cab. And we watched it drive until it was out of our sight.
"Goodbye Jordie." I whispered. Josh immediately took me into his arms and it took everything in me to not cry off my whole face of makeup.
We swayed for a few moments in the starlit night until I reached peace with it. Jordan was gone, but we were both going to be better off.
"So...what's gonna happen now? Your internship is almost over, any idea where you wanna go from here?" he asked into my hair. I leaned off of him and played with his navy vest as I thought it over.
"I don't know, I mean I don't wanna go to college still, Blaire hates it but maybe I can take a few classes in graphic design or art or something...it was the only part of this whole ball thing I really enjoyed."
"Besides you." I clarified sarcastically as I watched Josh pout at me.
"Well like I'd have to agree, I was blown away with that event poster and I mean come on – the artwork you made for Common Sense was fucking amazing. I've never looked so soft and dreamy – " he was cut off by my jab into his stomach, making us both laugh.
"So much so I mean...how would you like to do Inspiration's album artwork?"
A moment of silence passed, and I forced a sarcastic laugh, "Uh yeah sure."
"I mean I don't know you can think about it but, I feel like doing something with art is your calling and it's so easy to make any hand-drawn artwork digital these days. And I was thinking having a style like that for my album would really match. I think you'd be perfect for it, and from there, we'll see where that career could lead you..." he teased. I slowly distanced myself from him and gazed in pure shock.
"See now I'm freaking out because I don't actually think you're kidding." I said in a high-pitched tone.
"I'm not. I have faith in you and - okay perks are you get to date the boss," he replied, and I chuckled before leaning on his chest, "but I know you could do it...only if you want to though, you don't have to," he then digressed.
"No I – you really think my art would be good for it?" I asked in disbelief. I always knew the boy believed in me, but him asking me to combine my skills with his like this? Everyone was going to see this artwork on all platforms, I couldn't comprehend it.
"You were the inspiration for the songs in it, why not just take it all the fucking way?" he teased, and I then grabbed onto his shoulders in excitement, trying not to jump up and down on the spot.
"Wait so I take that as a yes??" he enquired with impatience.
"Eh, maybe" I suddenly replied with performed disinterest. He scoffed before bringing me into another embrace, and I got to laugh as I breathed in that cologne I remembered all too well.
"Now, we were in the middle of something back there weren't we?" Josh then whispered and I leaned off his chest and matched his cheeky grin. What we were going to do before Cleo interrupted us.
"Oh yes I vaguely recall, something to do with us taking our dainty time looking at each other's lips before –"
He didn't even let me finish my joke as he put his fingers under my chin and brought my lips to his. I got to feel his honey-sweet lips once again, he moved them against my own in a perfect harmony.
We didn't know what was going to happen for us once the new day began and everyone was going to start talking and try to get under our skin, but we had each other and it finally stuck that that ruled over all.
And to think he just used to be my white boy of the month, and he was now my person I was able to experience the coming days with.
Who knew that all you had to do in the beginning, was to make everyone believe you had a celebrity boyfriend?
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--- notes ---
dang you guys...that's the end and i low key couldn't be happier about it. i mean i loved this story concept and everything but after everything that happened josh and such, i just knew i wanted to take a little break from writing.
but i am so happy that i pulled through and i didn't let this fic end on a random cliffhanger, i always hate when a book betrays me like that EHEUEH
i still loved writing this one so much, i hope you guys enjoyed reading along for the (very long) journey.
bye kiddos, until next time <33