Beyond Enough (A Josh Hutcherson love story sequel to Is it Enough to Love you)

Chapter 7: Alleluia Sweet Thing

Warning.. Has not been proofread.. May suck..

Chapter 7:

The worst part of the trip that topped the awkward Christmas party had to be leaving. Although that one day full of uncomfortable people swarmed in the house was nearly unbearable it was leaving after New Years that got me down. Every year before this it had been the day Josh and I would share a wordless moment together and he would hug me tighter than he had his last visit before he would drive off leaving me with Connor for a while before he too went on his merry way back to college. Today was different, today I went with Josh, it was my turn to give Connor a squeeze and get in the car to leave him standing the dusty driveway forced to watch the car tracks speed away not to be seen again until we visited again.

Don't leave with him. Stay with me.

Connor's words of fair well murmured in my ear below a volume audible to anyone but me held precedence longer than I had anticipated. As I boarded my plane and sat for the ride there was a ring in his voice I couldn't shake from my head. I know and should assume that he meant no harm by his words but I couldn't help but over analyze how he had spoken of his brother as if he were a complete stranger. It was almost as if Josh were a random I had brought home that Connor didn't approve of. Of course I knew Connor wasn't fond of my love for Josh however it was something I could see he was beginning to get a grip on slowly. As I sat on the plane next to Josh fast asleep I couldn't coax myself to rest while thoughts buzzed around in my mind and the faint sound of South Park buzzed in my ear from the screen in front of me curtesy of the inflight television.

"I can hear you're awake over there." Josh stirred after sleeping through a majority of the early morning flight.

"How's that?" I chuckled entwining my fingers in his and grinning over at his eyes as they pealed slowly open.

"For starters you're talking." He sat up grinning at me, "how come you didn't sleep?"

"I wasn't tired." I shook my head running my fingers through Josh's hair and giving the back of his neck a small scratch, "I'll probably sleep later, what will you be up to for the rest of the day?"

"I have some scripts I need to look over and a few phone calls." He shrugged listing things that usually constituted a normal day for him. Nothing concerned me about his words until a saw a troubled expression sneak onto his face only momentarily before it vanished.

"Well tell me then?" I questioned, my ability to read him by the smallest slip of emotion in his face quite impeccable.

"What?" He grinned leaving no trace of the distressed look he had given me anywhere.

"You're lying about something." I narrowed my eyes staring him down with a beady gleam.

"Shit," he sighed letting his facade of unconcerned cool slide away, "let me start out by saying I didn't lie, I just didn't tell you," I said nothing as I saw his tactics for stalling flying about, "you know these passed months with just you and me in California has been some of the best time of my life, right?"

"Mhm." I could only force a hum passed my lips as anxiety began to set in as I worried by each word what he would say next.

"But I do have a career and that career does require me to travel." A weight felt somehow lifted off of my shoulders as anxiety I had had over what he would say faded away. However as soon as the anxiety left sadness swept in.

"How long?" I murmured knowing without him directly saying it that he was leaving and I needed to know now how long he would be gone without his pep talk and sugar coating.

"Four months." He lowered his voice and I couldn't help but shift drastically in my chair to face him, "the house is yours, I booked you modeling gigs so you can work while I'm away, you'll be taken care of I promise."