semi-automatic ; j.d

fourty three and a half ; shorter than your temper

this chapter is hella short (hence the title) because i'm about to make you all hate me so i decided to give out some extra fluff

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"hey, princess mia," josh greets when the phone call goes through.

this insistently makes her grin. "hi, yoshua."

"i just got back from an interview and listened to your message," he tells her as he lays in bunk, tracing the outlines of the glow in the dark stars he has stuck up on the ceiling. "it was really cute. m'sorry i missed your call, though, babe."

"oh, s'okay," mia insists, because all she cares about is that she's actually talking to him.

"i can only talk for a little bit before sound check, but i just wanted to tell you that i love you and stuff since i can't be there today. so is it cool if i get all sappy and cute for a sec?"

josh, the hopeless romantic.

even though its her second nature to make some sarcastic comment, mia holds back because she actually kinda wants to hear this. "go for it."

so he does. "well for starters, you're amazing. inside and out. not your literal insides, but i mean i bet those are sick, too-"

"ew, josh, gross. i thought you said this was gonna be cute?"

"sorry," he apologizes with a laugh. "i'm just kinda nervous, s'all. cause there's so much i could say but i don't have enough time."

mia lays back on her bed, gazing up at the ceiling. "how about you just start talking?"

"talking," repeats josh. "right, okay. so what i meant was that not only are you drop dead gorgeous, but your personality makes you the most beautiful person i've ever met. and i mean that, y'know, cause i wonder to myself every day how it's possible to be drawn to someone so much. and i think it's because you're just so incredible. it's like when you haven't had sometime for a long time, like your favorite food, and then you have it after what seems like forever and just that feeling is like nothing in the world can ever get better. that's how i feel with you. every day. you make me feel like every day is the best day i could ever have."

"josh?"

"yeah, babygirl?"

"i love you," mia tells him, her stomach twisting and her heart aching.

he smiles. even though he's the only one that can see it happening, he still smiles. "and i love you. happy valentine's day."