more than friends//joshler

chapter 16

tyler threw open the door of the apartment, raising his arms and calling happily "i'm hoooome!"

josh was snuggled under a few blankets on the couch, and tyler was taking wobbly steps to join him when he shot up, looking a bit more angry than tyler would have liked.

"where have you been?"

"i-i was out, b-because you were with debby, and..." tyler was shrinking into himself, starting to feel bad about his decisions.

"i was worried about you! you've been gone for like-" he passed a glance behind tyler to the oven clock "-five or six hours! and you weren't responding to your texts or anything!" tyler furrowed his eyebrows a bit.

"but that's exactly what you did when i woke up? i'm confused."

"if you would have texted me i would have responded though! this isn't like you, tyler!"

"well you haven't quite been yourself recently either!" josh was caught up on this statement, mouth moving but no words coming out. he was suddenly deadly calm.

"yeah? well maybe you don't know me then, tyler," he said, striding off into his room and slamming the door shut behind him.