Mile High Club

Ch. 7

The descent had been agonizing for both of them. Things had been so easy when they were thousands and thousands of miles in the air with no one to answer to except for themselves. They had lived it up one hundred percent to the fullest and now that they were returning home it just meant that they would have to start lying by omission, something Olivia was both nervous and excited about.

She glanced over at him just as the plane touched down and kept her eyes on him until the aircraft came to a full and complete stop, her heart doing flip-floppy things when she watched him run his fingers through his hair and fixing his curls. After their... session... he had rummaged through his bag and found a pair of basketball shorts to change into, and he had put his dirty t-shirt back on. He was one hundred percent laid back, and it just made her want to lay him back and do even more naughty things to him.

At the clearing of her mother's throat and the woman's movement to start clearing up their little 'rest area' she blinked rapidly and moved back to her original train of thought.

She hated to be considered a liar, but the fact that she had shared one hell of a night of passion with her co-star and they had both enjoyed immensely was something she would be able to hold onto forever. She could tell from his actions he had feelings for her. He wouldn't have been as considerate and nervous about everything if he hadn't. Josh was not the wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am type, and she felt... honored... to have been the girl he wanted.

He seemed to be smitten with her even before he had seen the other side of her, and afterwards, well... they had found out very quickly what effect that had on him...

She just hoped that his feelings wouldn't change before they had the opportunity to explore them further, and in public. It was a long shot, but she hoped they could someday move forward with this and actually enjoy a little PDA with one another.

Tim and Olivia's mom both began to pack up their belongings into their carry-on bags, and she watched as Josh began to do the same, and her breath caught in her throat when he finally raised his eyes to meet hers and she could see the slight smile tugging at the corners of his lips when he looked at her.

Josh had been elated to look up and see her looking at him, a smile gracing her lips as she was no doubt thinking back on all the things he couldn't stop thinking about. She had been so amazing, and completely stunning in her actions, there was no doubt in his mind he was falling hard and fast for Olivia Rodrigo.

Josh and Liv shared one lingering glace across the aisle at each other until Liv's mother crossed the path between them, heading to the bathroom, and by the time she was out of the way, Liv was already looking back down at her iPad. The plane had landed, and reality was rushing back at them like a herd of running bulls.

He wasn't ready for this ride to be over already.

Josh felt a large mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, excitement, and also grief as he finally looked away from her. What they had shared on this trip was something he would always be grateful for and would never be able to forget, but the idea that this could very possibly have been a one night stand upset him more than he ever thought it would.

She wasn't going anywhere, though, and he knew he would just have to figure out the best way to get her to want this in a more permanent situation.He would figure out a way to make this work for them. He knew he didn't have a choice.

His decision had been made. He would keep in touch while they were on their filming break. They would keep up with the niceties, but when  they resumed filming for season three, things between them would change for the better. He just knew it. He would make sure of it...

Josh watched out of the corner of his eye as she packed her things up into her carry-on and stood to wait for the pilot to open the door fully. He mirrored her actions, ignoring the short stare from Tim as he solemnly tossed his duffel bag over his shoulder and stood behind her waiting.

Liv could feel his presence behind her and she coyly looked over her shoulder at him. She hadn't missed the way he was stealing glances at her for the last half hour, and truth be told she was actually relieved and felt better about it. Of course she wanted more than a just-this-once roundabout with her best friend and co-star, but now was not the time to strike up a relationship. Maybe someday, if she was lucky, she would be the one girl to win Joshua Bassett's heart, but for right now she would just bask in the memory and knowledge that she was his first, and would always be the girl he compared all others to.

"My goodness," Liv's mom stated as she emerged from the airplane bathroom. "That restroom is a sticky mess!"

Josh and Liv both froze in place and Olivia was sure she could hear Josh's heart thundering away in his chest behind her.

"Shit..." Olivia whispered under her breath, loud enough so that only Josh could hear. Suddenly she could feel his breath on her ear and had it not been for the terror in her system at hearing her mother comment on the... state... of the room they had been in, she would have shivered.

"When that door opens just go," Josh whispered, stifling a laugh. The tone of his voice made Olivia chuckle and they both held in their laughter as they watched the pilot emerge from the cock pit and smile at them.

"Great flight, sir, thank you so much," Olivia beamed, using her enthusiasm as a cover up for her nervous laughter.

The pilot gave her a curt nod as he worked the latch on the door and began to push it open.

Josh leaned forward on his toes and got ready to make a dash for it.

"Seriously," her mom continued as she grabbed her things, looking at Tim. "The amount of money put forward for these things and they don't even give the place a good wipe-down first... It's like someone used it as a sauna and never cleaned up afterwards. It even smells funny..."

Josh snorted with laughter and so did Olivia as the pilot finally stepped back and motioned that they could leave the aircraft.

"Go, go, go!" he whisper-laughed as he pushed her forward and they both exited quickly, their quiet laughter filling the tarmac as they sprinted toward the airport. Then and there, they both knew that things would be alright between them.

Liv's mom and Tim looked down the tunnel at the teens with furrowed brows, confusion and oblivion etched clearly across their faces.

"What's gotten into them?" Tim asked as he grabbed her things.

Liv's mom shook her head and shrugged, following her friend out of the plane. "Must be the jet lag..."
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