of thing he had dreamed about for years. It was so unreal, as if he was dreaming.
They found their seats, and anxiously awaited the beginning of the awards. They watched the cameras move around, watched the lights flicker on and off above various parts of the stage, and watched a few of the stars walk across it to the sound of scattered applause from the audience and screams from the fans that had seats in the nosebleeds.
The opening band came on, and the crowd got pumped. Kaylee enjoyed watching, but she was distracted by the heat radiating from Ashton's hand.
They sat through presentation after presentation, performance after performance. It was exciting to watch, but the real excitement was yet to come - the award for Best New Group. The night seemed to drag as they waited for their category to be called. The nervousness built and built. Ashton started biting his lip again, and Kaylee had to squeeze his hand hard to get his attention and make him stop. It was hard to concentrate on everything that was happening around them as they sat in sweet anticipation.
Finally, their moment came when the band that won the award the previous year went to the podium.
"This is it," Kaylee whispered, and Ashton smiled at her, but didn't take his eyes away from the stage.
"Tonight, we're presenting the award for Best New Group, and for the first time, the winner has been picked by the fans. For the past week, MTV has accepted your votes and let you pick this year's Best New Group. And the nominations are..."
The screens came alive, showing the videos of all the nominees. Ashton and the rest of the guys smiled broadly as their video came up. The cameras moved into position, pointing directly at them to get a good reaction shot.
Finally, all attention went back to the presenters. "And the winner is..." One of them opened up the envelope slowly. "That's great, I love these guys," he said, more to himself than anyone else.
"MILES OF PLEASURE!"
The shock of hearing the name didn't register at first. The crowd went wild, but no one in Miles of Pleasure moved. The group in front of them turned around and stood to shake their hands, and the producer waved frantically, trying to get them moving.
"It's you!" Kaylee said, fighting back the tears and smiling so hard she felt as though her face would crack. "Ashton, it's you!"
In a delayed reaction, the group finally stood and hugged one another. Their dazed eyes told the story. None of them had expected to win, but here it was, and now they were going up on the stage - it was so surreal that each of the men thought they might be dreaming.
Ashton turned to Kaylee when she stood up, and did the one thing she didn't expect - he pulled her in for a deep kiss. She was shocked by the suddenness of it, but the surprise of his lips against hers and his hand against the small of her back. Before she could properly react, he backed away and let out a shout of joy.
He looked into her eyes for a tender moment, but the producer was still waving and the crowd was cheering. He smiled at her one last time before heading down the aisle.
Kaylee hugged each of the guys as they passed her. Noah was the last one. He pulled her tight and lifted her in the air. "I saw that," he whispered in her ear, then ran to join the rest of the guys.
She sank back into her chair, a little embarrassed by the kiss, but she couldn't think it through right now - there was an award to be accepted! She was so ecstatic and proud of her boys.
The guys all gathered around the microphone. "Wow, this is great! We didn't prepare a speech, because honestly, we NEVER thought we'd be up here," Noah told everyone. He looked at the little moon man statuette, holding it tight in his hands.
"First, we need to thank our fans. You're the ones who put us here, and you're the ones who keep us going day to day. Next, we need to thank all our friends and family, everyone who has supported us since day one," Noah went on. He looked to the other guys for help, as he got caught up in the moment.
"All the production crew, Jayden, Cody, the guys at the recording studio, our record company..." Jayden added.
"And most importantly,