Crave

Crave Part 1

Word count: 10.4k+

Pairing: Josh x Female Reader

Summary: After pushing the girl you love into the arms of your best friend, you're left regretting your choices.

Warnings: 18+ as always, language, drinking, sexual situations, smut, fluff.

JOSH POV

It's been a long day. The longest day, and it wasn't even over yet.

The night before spilled into the earliest hours of this morning, your time spent twisted in between the sheets with the woman you've been waiting for. The sound of your alarm blaring would come too quickly, harshly pulling you back to reality.

Today when you wake up though, you feel like you're still in a dream. Your eyes flutter open to find her still curled next to you, her fingertips running across your body causing goosebumps to rise in the places left behind. You take a deep breath and the remnants of her perfume clouds your senses. You are absolutely positive it does not get better than this. Starting your morning this way is enough to get you through today's session. With the promise of seeing her later, you head to the studio, hoping that you're not the last one there.

The entire drive you can't help but smile from ear to ear, reminiscing on the events from the night prior. You replay her giggles, you wish you could hear that sound every day for the rest of your life. Your cheeks start to heat thinking about the way she got brave after a few drinks. Beginning to touch you more often, intentionally brushing her thigh against yours, moving her face dangerously closer and closer to yours while staring at your mouth. You hope these memories will stay in your mind forever, like a film, just for you to press play when you need it.

Finally you arrive to the studio and realize that you are in fact the last one there, but you don't dare explain why. The smile plastered to your face should explain enough. As you step into the sound booth, everyone stares at you questioningly.

Jake stares at you, silently asking what you're so chipper about, you responding in your head, and as if he could hear you he raises his eyebrows with a nod.

Sam looks puzzled sitting on the couch, not caring enough to pry, and Daniel...won't even look at you.

What's eating him?

"Well, are you ready to get this over with?" Danny asks the group.

"Let's do it." Sam replies.

The day goes relatively smoothly. You re-record the chorus of a song, as Sam sits at the mixer. Danny comes over the intercom, "Josh that sounded like shit, lets re-cut it." He says harshly.

"Um, typically its me criticizing myself...and I thought that was a pretty good take..." you reply defensively.

"No, it wasn't, just do it again." He snaps.

What the hell? Apparently he is still in a mood. He was quiet at the bar last night.

"Okay, Sam, can you run the track back please, seems I am 'doing it again'..." You say snidely.

After a little bit of back and forth, things seemed to mellow out for the rest of the day, but you can tell something has Danny pissed off, and you have all been walking on eggshells around him all day. You decide to confront him as you begin to wrap up for the day.

"Hey man, is everything okay, you seem...volatile." You question.

"Oh, no Josh everything is just perfect, really..." he says sarcastically.