this charming man - j.k.

ten

Josh's POV

I waited at my house, preparing for the rest of my friends. It was 6 o'clock, they should be here pretty soon.

Finally, Juliette arrived. I was really excited to see her. It was getting harder to not like her. I was sure she didn't feel that way about me, I tried not to act out on it too much.

"Josh?" She asked.

"Hm?" I hummed in response.

"How many more people are going to be here?" She asked. I looked around seeing who all was here.

"About 7 more people." I said. There was supposed to be 15, give or take. Her eyes looked surprised after I said the number.

Everyone had arrived, I had already got a beer down. Juliette came over to me at the 'drink table.'

"You want something?" I asked.

"I don't know..." She trailed off looking around. "I don't drink very much."

"Would you be down for shots?" I asked. She looked at me for a moment and nodded her head. I poured us both a shot and we downed them. Her face was pretty funny.

"Want another?" I asked. She nodded again, I was surprised. Never took her as someone to drink. She downed it, a little less facial expressions this time.

"I don't know half these people." She said sitting down.

"You'll get to know them by the end." I said. "Don't worry."

"I dont want that much friends. I'm fine with you and Maya." She said looking around at the people talking in our living room.

"Just drink a little more, you'll be fine soon enough." She smiled at me and started to pour herself some beer.

We didn't make it til 9 o'clock when people were already suggesting games. I tried to keep close to Juliette most of the time. I could tell this wasn't her typical element. Maya had already hit it off with some guy, making Julie feel like a third wheel.

Juliette had got considerably more tipsy. Not bad, but she was getting there. I didn't want her getting too drunk, but I still wanted her to enjoy herself.

"I have an idea." My friend Adrien said breaking through the crowd. "Spin the bottle?"

A couple people looked interested, some looked bored. Either way, we all got in a circle with a wine bottle. Juliette sat across from me with Maya beside her.

The first people went, the bottle spinning around and landing on others. It was Juliette's turn. I felt every muscle in my body tense a bit.

She grabbed the bottle, I could see her look slightly nervous. I watched it spin in slow motion, when it stopped. It was facing a guy named Andrew.

I felt myself become so jealous, I shouldn't feel like this though. She looked at me for a moment before looking at the boy sitting a few feet from her. He eagerly went towards her, kissing her more than I cared to look.

It spun a couple of times, landing on me, I looked to see that a girl I didn't really know looking at me. I saw Juliette watching me from across the circle.

I gave the girl a peck, and sat back down looking at Juliette.

Everytime it was mine, I wanted it to magically land on Juliette. I needed it to. Even if it was nothing, that was the only girl I wanted to kiss.

This one guy in particular, had kissed Juliette two times in a row. He got another girl on his last turn, but this time the bottle spun towards Juliette.