Odds in Our Favor: A Joshifer Fanfic

Chapter 27

[How do you guys like the new cover? I like it more than the old one tbh. :3 - Jackie]

[Song: What I Like about You - 5 Seconds of Summer]

Josh's POV:

As soon as Jen and I walk hand and hand up to the rest of the cast for a nice day of chilling out, a smirk spreads across Sam's face. My eyes widen. "What, Sam?" I ask. Sam just stands there smirking. "Oh nothing, Josh. Nothing at all." Jena walks up behind him. "Aww, you two are so cute together!" She squeals. Jen sticks her tongue out at her. She responds with her tongue in the air too. Sam looks at Jena. "Who are we, Miley Cyrus?" He whispers. "No..." Jena says. She lowers her voice to a whisper and asks "Why are we whispering?" Sam gestures a finger over to Liam, who's busy talking to Francis. "Ah." Jena responds. Sam nods. "They used to be madly in love. Then Miley...umm...changed. That ended quickly after that." I let out a gentle laugh. "They were engaged." I comment. Sam nods. "That must be tough to break up after an engagement. So close... but too far." Jena says.

The conversation winds down to nothing when Liam walks over. "Hey Jen! Hey Josh!" We put on smiles. "Hey, Liam!" Jen responds. Liam glances down at our entwined hands. "Aww... So the rumors are true, eh? That's cute. Really cute, guys."

"Joshy, Jena and I are gonna have a convo ok? I'm gonna let go of your hand." Jen says. "Awww...." I say, making a puppy face. She mimicks my puppy face and I feel her hand loosen from my grasp as she walks over to Jena. Liam leans in and whispers "Don't take it personally, Josh. Strictly girl code." I laugh. "I know."

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Jen's POV:

Jena pulls me over to the side. She has a huge smirk on her face. "So...?" She starts. I give her a look. "So what?" She grins. "Have you guys umm... y'know... yet?" I make a face of shock. "No!" I respond quickly. She gives me a look of disbelief. "Jena, stop." I tease. "Jennifer. Honestly. Have you slept with him yet?" I give her a curious look. "You mean like sleeping in the same bed or....?" She cuts me off with making "the gesture" with her hands. I laugh. "Jena, what makes you say that?" I ask her. She laughs. "I dunno. Just the way you look at each other, that's all." My mouth drops open. "Jena, no. You've got it twisted." I pause, thinking of last night. I lean in and whisper into her ear, biting my lip. "Unless you count keeping your underpants on." She shakes her head. "No. That's only making out to the next level." She pauses. A grin creeps up on her face. "But that's nice to know that you did that. I call it Make Out Level 2." I laugh. Jena leans in and whispers with a smirk seemingly stuck on her face, "Do you want to sleep with him?" She laughs a soft laugh. I glance over at Josh. He's talking to Liam, his adorable smile plastered on his face, and I can hear him laugh at something Woody whispers to them sneakily.

He spots me and waves with a sweet smile. I break out in a grin and wave back. He turns back to Liam and I turn back to Jena. Apparently I was biting my lip a little because Jena says "Awwww.... Jen you do want to, don't you? You're so cute." I glance at her with a smirk, and I bite my lip again. "Maybe.." I whisper. Jen pats me on the shoulder. "Your secret's safe with me, girl. Besides, he IS hot." She glances at Josh and starts listing cute/sexy things about him. "His jawline... his eyes... his smile... his laugh..." I stop her. "Jena. We get it. I know my own guy." She laughs. "He IS really hot though." I agree.

Jena lifts a hand to cover one side of her mouth and whispers, "Should I start calling you Ms. Hutcherson?" I laugh. "We're not that far yet, Jena. We haven't even...umm... you know...." Jena chuckles. "We should come up with a secret word for you and Josh sleeping together." This makes me laugh really loud. "Ooh! I know!" I say suddenly. "How about THE EAGLE HAS LANDED?" She makes a face. "Too generic." She comments. She suddenly gasps. "I've got it! How about THE MOCKINGJAY'S LOST HER WINGS?" I laugh so hard I start clapping my hands like Josh does when he laughs. "Perfect!" I exclaim.

My hand goes on Jena's shoulder, and she turns. I whisper "Don't be surprised if one morning I just randomly text you  The Mockingjay's lost her wings. " She smirks. "I won't be too surprised."

As Jena and I walk over to the rest of the gang, I think of our new slogan.

The Mockingjay's lost her wings.

I try not to laugh when I make eye contact with Jena again. It's obvious that she's trying not to laugh too.

Josh puts his arm around me when I get close enough. "What are you two monkeys talking about?" he asks, turning to me and giving me a kiss on the cheek. "Oh nothing, Josh. Nothing at all." He laughs. 'Hey, Jen! That's my bloody line!' Sam exclaims. I smirk at him. Woody glances at Josh and I. "You two are the cutest." He takes a sip of his beer he apparently brought. I swear, he's like a real life Haymitch sometimes. He points with the top of his beer bottle and gestures to the both of us. "Should we start calling you the star crossed lovers of Kentucky?" Josh laughs, clapping his hands. "Whatever, Woody." Josh says. "You do you." Woody chuckles.

Jena and I make eye contact again. She's obviously holding in a laugh. I mouth to her "The Mockingjay might loose her wings tonight." She laughs. I give her a wink, silently laughing with her. I try to go back to a normal face when I notice Josh looking at us, his eyebrow raised and a small smirk appearing on his face. He rolls his eyes and nudges me playfully. "You're cute, Jen." I laugh at him. Jena makes a sound of exasperation and looks at Josh in disbelief. "So I'm not cute, Josh?" She says with a smile. She walks over and nudges him. Josh laughs. "Anyways, how did you know I didn't add like a silent "a" in there?" He responds. Jena laughs. "Because you DIDN'T!" Liam jumps in. "Alright, alright. Jen and Jena, same damn person." Josh nods at Liam with a grin. Jena smirks at me and comments, "Yeah, well I don't get to sleep with Josh like the other girl." I cover my mouth with a hand and look at Josh, who's mouth is slightly open and his eyes lit up, a smile creeping up on the edge of his lips. Woody cracks up laughing. "Jena! You can't just do that. Not cool, man." Jena shrugs. "What can I say? I'm a real life Johanna." There's an overall laugh from the group.

Jena suggests we all go to the frozen yogurt place down the street from the park. It's a nice day, so we decide to walk there together. Josh goes ahead and walks with Woody, and Jena and I walk together on the sidewalk. Jena leans in and whispers, "When's the Mockingjay really gonna loose her wings?" When I look at her, she's wearing her signature Johanna smirk. "No idea, Jena. Only time will tell." I respond. She whispers slyly, "You never know when he's gonna feel... umm.." She lowers her voice even further into a whisper. "...horny." I laugh super loud. "I woulda used another word if there was another word for it." She whispers again, joining me in laughing. We've just calmed down enough when we reach the frozen yogurt shop.

The rest of the day consists of walking, eating food and chatting. It was really a nice time. The best part was kissing Josh in public. Both of us kinda eventually gave up trying to keep our relationship a secret. So we kissed in the yogurt shop and help ourselves to each other's bowls of fro-yo. We were actually surprised as to how the rest of the cast seemed to just not care and not bother us too much about how we were in a love relationship now. Maybe this is what they've wanted? I dunno..

The only thing I know for certain is that I couldn't ask for a better day.