"YOU GOT me tickets to see the Goo Goo Dolls?!" Valerie exclaimed excitedly as she held the tickets in her hands, her smile never fading.

  "You mean, I got us tickets to see the Goo Goo Dolls," Dylan said, snatching the other ticket from his wife's hand. "and yes I did."

  "But you don't even like them," Valerie retorted. "you said so yourself that you think they suck."

  Dylan shrugged. "Maybe I want to give them a try. I mean, I did make poor judgement on one song. I want to see why my wife is so fond of them." he walks over to her and places his hands on either side of her arms, planting a soft kiss to the center of her forehead.

  Blushing, Valerie laughed and returned her husband's sweet gesture by wrapping her petite arms around his tall frame. She then placed a peck on the left part of Dylan's clothed chest, kissing his heart.

  "I think you will, honey." Valerie said, "I just can't believe I'm going to be seeing these guys live and I also can't believe I'm going to be face-to-face with Johnny Reznik."

  "Well believe it baby," Dylan replied. "because I wouldn't have done this for you if I didn't think it would have made you happy."

  Valerie gushed. She couldn't believe it was happening, at the moment it was all so surreal. But knowing Dylan, when he put his mind to something, he did it. At least, most of the time he did.

  She hugged him tightly, "Thank you, babe! You're the best!" she said, then skipped happily upstairs to their bedroom; her heart and adrenaline pumping in her body. She couldn't wait until next week.

  Next week was going to be the day she would be living and breathing the same air as everyone else in the auditorium. She was going to see the Goo Goo Dolls and her best friend was going with her.

She couldn't wait.