back to you//[a.k.]

★ 𝐟𝗼𝐮𝐫 ★

two weeks later

it was halloween, and i was excited. now, i was 27 which meant i was way too old to go trick or treating, but i still absolutely adored halloween.

josh and i planned to just stay home and watch horror movies, which i was content with. i was baking halloween cookies for us to eat which was a yearly tradition of mine even before i met josh.

"hey babe, your phone is vibrating." josh told me. he was sitting at the kitchen table, tuning a guitar.

"who is it?" i asked him.

"it's that awsten guy you were talking about." he said.

i put down the bowl of cookie dough and wiped my hands off before running to answer my phone.

"awsten, hey. what's up?" i answered, catching my phone just in time.

"hey, y/n! not much. happy halloween, by the way. i know it's your favorite holiday." awsten greeted me. i smiled. he seemed to remember everything. not that i had changed too much.

"yeah it is. happy halloween to you too."

"i was wondering, are you and your boyfriend doing anything tonight?"

"mmm...we just planned to watch movies honestly. and i was baking halloween cookies. why, what's up?"

"otto and his girlfriend are throwing a halloween party tonight, and i know it's super short notice, but i was wondering if you two wanted to come?"

i thought for a moment. this meant that i could meet awsten's other friends and then he could finally meet josh. it sounded like a great idea.

"yeah, we'll be there. just send me otto's address and what time the party's at and we'll show for a bit."

josh looked at me with a confused look on his face and i just held up a finger.

"okay, sick. it starts at 8 and i'll send you the address." awsten told me.

"okay, just let me know. see you later." i said.

"later."

i hung up and set my phone down.

"hey babe, how about we go to a halloween party?"

time skip

"i can't believe i let you drag me to this." josh sighed. i grabbed his hand as we walked up to the front door.

"it'll be fun, babe. and you get to meet awsten. which, is something i've been looking forward to because both of you are important to me." i told him. he shrugged.

"if it's important to you then it's important to me then. so, let's get this over with." he said.

"that's the spirit!"

we walked up the steps and i heard loud music. i wondered if they'd even be able to hear us knock. but still, i pounded my fist against the door three times and it was almost immediately opened by awsten. he was wearing halloween makeup and his green hair was everywhere.

"you came!" he greeted us. i gave him a hug and he let us in.

"i told you we would." i reminded him. i then looked at josh. "awsten, this is my boyfriend, josh. josh, this is my friend, awsten."

"hey man, it's nice to meet you." awsten greeted josh, with his hand out for him to shake it. josh looked at me for a second before looking back at awsten.

"it's nice to meet you too, dude." he replied, shaking awsten's hand. i let out a breath i had no idea i was holding. i was so glad that went well.

"there's snack and drinks n shit in the kitchen if you guys want to help yourself." awsten told us. he then looked at me. "come with me, i want to introduce you to my friends. josh can come too."

josh and i followed awsten to the living room where everyone else was.

"y/n, josh, this is chloe, geoff, otto, grace, jawn, daphne, and travis." awsten pointed to everyone, telling us their names. "everyone, this is y/n and her boyfriend, josh."

"y/n, we've heard so much about you." chloe said to me with a smile. "like, so much."

"hey y/n, how have you been?" jawn got up and greeted me.

"i've been good." i greeted my old friend back. "nice to see you finally got a girlfriend."

daphne waved at me and smiled so i waved back.

"yeah, she's a dime piece, this one." he told me.

"that's adorable." i gushed.

"you guys can sit down if you want." awsten told us. there wasn't two spots next to each other so i sat next to awsten and josh sat next to travis.

the party actually went extremely well. we all talked and played party games and card games such as cards against humanity.

it eventually got pretty late and josh and i decided we would head home. we all said our goodbyes and i hugged awsten. then, finally, josh and i headed home.

the car ride home was quiet and somewhat awkward. i didn't know why. for some reason josh seemed a little bit upset. he didn't say anything or show it at all. it was just his energy.

when we got home and we got our pajamas on and were about to head to bed, i decided i would ask him.

"is everything okay, baby? you seem a little bit upset." i asked josh.

"i'm fine..." he replied, but i still didn't believe him.

"i have a hard time believing that. your energy is so off and it's filling every room we're in with awkward tension." i told him. he sighed.

"you said that you and awsten were really close back then. did you guys ever date?" he finally asked me. ah, there it was.

"admittedly, yes we did. but that was 10 years ago. he's just a friend to me and i'm happily in love with you now."

"why didn't you tell me he was your ex in the first place?"

"because i don't really see him as my ex, honestly. we only dated for like two months, compared to the other 17 years we spent as best friends. us dating never really meant anything to me."

"okay...sorry if i seemed to be making a big deal. i just don't want anyone to steal you from me." josh admitted. i simply kissed his lips and smiled.

"don't you worry, baby. nobody can ever steal you from me." i assured him. he smiled.

"i love you."

"i love you too."

we both layed down and i layed my head on his chest. i was lying when i said that awsten and i dating meant nothing to me. i spent all my teen years in love with him, of course it meant something. but, i didn't want josh to worry and think awsten was going to steal me. my feelings for awsten faded years ago and they were no longer a concern.

awsten wasn't going to steal me from josh. that was just a stupid thought. i wasn't in love with him anymore and he wasn't in love with me anymore.

right?