Giving you away - Hosie

The calm and the storm

Hope & Josie - 19/19 & 20/19 - May 1st to May 3rd

The butterflies in Josie's stomach are flying strong as she knocks on the door of Hope's apartment. It will be the first weekend she's gonna spend at Hope's place, and she can't wait to have some alone time with her best friend.

Her time with Hope only seems to get more and more rare, and unfortunately it doesn't help the brunette's feelings go away. She now has Jade in her corner though. Their friendship has beautifully bloomed since New Year's Eve, and it's to Josie's greatest pleasure. Jade is charming and flirty, and she respects Josie's boundaries, something the brunette is really thankful for.

Hope quickly opens the door when she hears Josie knock.

"Josie! You're finally here." The auburn haired girl excitedly says.

Hope gently grabs Josie's wrist and pulls her inside the apartment. Josie giggles and lets her best friend pull her in without any resistance. As soon as she's in, the brunette is hit by how Hope's place just seems to perfectly suit her. The colors, the decorations, the furniture...

"Welcome home, Jo." Hope softly says by Josie's side.

The Saltzman girl quickly looks at her friend. "Your home."

Hope rolls her eyes with a smile. "Which means it's also yours."

Instead of saying anything, Josie places her bag on the floor and quickly hugs Hope. She closes her arms around the auburn haired girl's waist and lifts her off the ground. Hope's laughter invades the apartment as Josie twirls her around in her arms.

"I missed you!" Josie says as she finally lets Hope's feet touch the floor again.

Hope giggles. "I missed you too. Now, come on. I'm gonna show you around."

Hope takes Josie's hand in hers, intertwining their fingers quickly and naturally. She guides Josie around the apartment. The auburn haired girl is still talking excitedly, and Josie never gets to say a word. She doesn't mind though. She could listen to Hope talking all her life. When the tour is done, Hope tells Josie to get comfortable while she orders food for dinner. Josie sits down on the couch and looks around. Hope may have shown her around, the brunette feels like she barely had time to look at a single room properly. There's pictures hanging all around the living room, and Josie smiles softly as she looks at every one of them. Hope's family is in most of them, and so is Josie. There's one picture that Josie doesn't recognize. It's the Mikaelson girl with Jade, Rafael and Landon.

Hope suddenly sits down on the couch right next to Josie, making the brunette jump in surprise. The Mikaelson girl lets herself sink deeper into the soft cushions and sighs as she looks at her best friend with a special kind of softness in her eyes.

"I ordered pizza from a place that's near. They have a delicious vegan pizza."

Josie smirks. "Why did you, Hope Mikaelson, try their vegan pizza?"

"To make sure you'd like it, of course."

"Hope..." Josie says barely above a whisper. "You're so sweet."

The Mikaelson girl shrugs. "I just want what's best for you." She pauses for a second or two. "Talking about that... I heard you and Jade have been talking a lot."

Josie nods. "Yeah."

"That's all I get?"

"There's nothing else to say, Hope." Josie says with a sigh. "Jade and I are friends. We've been talking a lot, but I haven't seen her since New Year's Eve."