semi-automatic ; j.d

sixty five ; nightmares

"we could do, like...a fall wedding. that'd be kinda pretty, don't 'cha think?"

mia turns her head, the soft fabric of the pillow underneath her brushing against her cheek. "yeah, really pretty. it'd have to be like next year, though."

his bottom lip juts out. "but babe, i don't wanna wait that long to marry you," says josh with a small frown as he gives her hand a gentle squeeze, playing aimlessly with her fingers that are laced with his.

"well you guys will be back on the road soon," mia points out, shrugging her shoulders. "it's okay, j, we can start planning as soon as things calm down, i promise."

josh nods his head slowly, a bit disappointed, but still. if he had it his way he would probably just marry her the next day ( just because he's so damn excited to marry her ). "m'kay. hey, did you tell your mom yet?"

"i'm gonna wait till we go over next week," replies mia with a shake of her head. her niece's birthday is coming up so she figures she'll tell her family when she sees them.

he grins. "d'you think she's gonna be excited?"

"definitely. she already loves you," she says back with a soft laugh. "next she'll want to know when we're gonna start having babies and stuff."

josh glances at her intently for a moment, a thoughtful expression on his face. "you want kids, right?"

"yeah, of course," mia nods affirmatively. she knows that with the band quickly growing a larger fanbase and gaining more fame, the thought of having kids with josh is something that'll probably have to be put off for a while.

he smiles shyly at her and says, "me too."

it's quiet for a moment while mia turns over, half on her stomach and half on her side. she looks up at josh. "what time is it?"

josh checks the time on his phone and then meets mia's glance with a shy, slightly guilty expression. "almost one."

"why does this always happen?" asks the grinning brunette. her late night talks with josh always drag on till the early hours of the morning.

he shrugs. "i dunno, cause i like talking to you. you always have interesting stuff to say."

"literally all i do is complain and tell you how cute you are."

"yeah, i know," says josh. with a heavy exhale he curls one of his arms around mia's shoulders. "and it's really interesting."

mia rolls her eyes. as soon as josh starts rubbing her back she knows it won't be long until her eyelids become heavy and sleep will sweep her up in its arms. cuddling with josh makes it very hard to stay awake.

"love you," she mumbles while pulling the sleeves of her - well, josh's sweatshirt - over her hands.

a warm, fuzzy feeling is absorbed by his heart when he hears this. no matter how many times she says that, he thinks to himself, i'll never get over how happy it makes me.

"i love you, too. have a good night, baby," replies josh while his unoccupied hand pulls the blankets up over them. it doesn't take long for the familiar drifting feeling to overcome him and before he can realize it, he falls asleep.