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Josephine: "There's a hot chick and a buff dude. What else do you need to know?"
Josephine: "Dunno. Doesn't look like any porno I've ever seen. It's kinda classier somehow."
Josephine: "Why's that babe wearing so many clothes?"
Josephine: Which is the most Hero?
Josephine: You there?
Josephine: I'll stop. I swear.
Night sky flows in through my curtains. Between the stars and the glowing pool in the backyard, the sky is brighter than it should be.
Or maybe that's her.
Josephine: No. One more.
Josephine: "Get back to me when there's some penetration."
My smile spreads over my lips. There's something about her responses.
I can feel her joy.
It's infectious.
Hero: Original was the best.
Josephine: Tell me you haven't completely lost interest in art in the last two years.
Hero: Mercy took up your mantle.
Josephine: Good girl.
Hero: I have some bad news, Jo.
Josephine: Oh?
Hero: She doesn't get pop art.
Josephine: No.
Hero: Yeah.
Josephine: But she always complimented the Lichensteins.
Hero: She was trying to impress you.
Josephine: Really?
Hero: Yeah. She adored you. Still does.
A knock on my door pulls me from our exchange.
"Hey Hero! We're going out for ice cream. Want to come?" Mercy asks.
Fuck no. After five cake samples, I never want to see sugar again. I certainly don't want the crowd. Not when I have the chance to savor my time with Josephine. "I'm good."
"You sure?" She lowers her voice to a whisper, but it stays high pitched.
Excited. "April and Lucas are coming."
Ah. She wants them together.
She's sweet that way.
Even after everything, Mercy's still hopeful, optimistic, headstrong.
I'm not sure how she held onto that.
"We'll probably be an hour." Her voice gets singsong. "In case you want to invite someone over."
"And really rush through it?" I ask.
She laughs. "Zack says you only need ten minutes."
"'Cause he's only ever managed three minutes," I say.
"Gross." Her footsteps move into the hallway. "Call if you need anything."
"You too." I wait until the front door slams shut to turn back to my cell.
Josephine: Really?
Hero: Yeah.
Josephine: And you?
Hero: What about me?
Josephine: You never tried to impress me.
Hero: Why do you think I got that half-sleeve?
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BROKEN (Herophine Fanfic)
ChickLitI lost her once. I won't lose her again. After my brother's death, I was drowning.She was my life raft. Josephine and I were opposites, the outspoken art student and the brooding athlete. She was passionate where I was apathetic, bright where I wa...
