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After I watched two ym I came back home, and there was still no word from Josh I decided to call him one more time If he didn’t answer, then I’d know that he didn’t want to talk tostopped, and then all I heard was lots of voices and music It sounded like a bar Oh shit

"Josh? Hey, it’s Heather Can you hear me?"

"Uht now"

"Okay, why are you answering his phone, Marie?"

"He left it here, sitting on the bar, and I saw your na, sweetheart My girlfriend, Jen, and I are out for a girls’ night We’ve been trying to keep the vultures away fro fro again "Ah, you could say Listen, do you want to coet him? I can drive his car back to your place, and Jen can follow me He seems like he really loves you I’d hate to have soht"

Wow, this is unexpected "Okay, yeah Where are y’all?"

"Fado’s"

"I’ll be there as soon as I can, but I’ave rabbed my purse and headed out the door

By the tiet a drunker-than-drunk Josh in my apartment and into my bed, we had becoirls away froht since all Josh did was talk about me

"Let me just tell you this, Heather That boy passed out on your bed right there isabout you all night I hope y’all can work things out He seeuy,"

I stood there, stunned Josh was talking about me? To these wos

After Marie and Jen left, I sat down on the bed and watched Josh sleep He looked so cute passed out on e to just crawl into bed to lie down next to his I had said to him earlier, he was probably so pissed athere The way Marie had said he’d acted all night could’ve just been the alcohol talking He’d probably only wanted in my pants

Despite my doubts, I leaned over and kissed hiave me a crooked-ass smile that just about melted off my panties Jesus, now, I understand what Ari and Ellie were talking about

"Hey, princess, I ht now," Josh mumbled

When I smiled down at him, he closed his eyes

Yeah, I better sleep in the spare roorabbed a pillow and headed out to the living room Tomorroould talk to Josh about how I felt I needed to be honest with hio slow, I thought Isomeone back into my heart

I heard a noise and flew up off the sofa I must have fallen asleep out here I looked around and didn’t see anyone My head was pounding I picked up es

The first one was froht The only word she used to describe it was "aard"

Ari sent a text, asking if I was coht She wanted ht that Josh had mentioned that as there with them

The third text was fromJosh?

Josh: I’ht, but thanks for lettingJen or Marie asked you to pick ain See you either today or tomorrow in Mason

Wait…what? I jumped up and ran into one

I ran back out to the living roorabbed my cell I pulled up Josh’s number and hit call

"Hey, Heather" Was all Josh said when he answered He sounded so sad

"Hey, Josh Why did you leave without waking me up? I kind of wanted to talk to you about u pause

"I think you made yourself pretty clear yesterday, Heather I’m really not in the mood for any more rejection"

His voice was so cold and distant

"Okay, I guess I deserve that, but do you think we ht be able to talk? I mean, I’d kind of like to explain my reaction yesterday"

"I think it was clear what your reaction was"

Oh

"Listen, I’m on my way to Mason in a little bit Maybe we can talk there Are you heading out today or early tomorrow?" Josh said

My hands started to shake The threat of tears was starting to overwhelm me

"I’m…ah…" I paused when my voice cracked I had to clearout today"

"Alright…well, I guess I’ll see ya when you get there I’h"

"Oh, okay…sure, yeah I’ll talk to ya later"

I hung up the phone with a sick feeling in the pit ofthat I probably just lost the best thing that’s happened to me since the death of my parent’s?

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