Love is for Suckers (Joshaya)

Chapter 10

Maya was finishing up reading the chapter Josh had assigned her to read. Once she was done she looked up and saw Josh staring at her.

"What?" she asks self-consiously    

"Nothing" Josh looks down and Maya could swear he was trying not to blush. She tried to ignore it.

"I think it's time for a break, don't you think" Josh asks

"Agreed"  She pushes her book away eager to get a couple minutes of rest she gets up and heads to the refrigerator "Would you like some water?" she asks Josh

"Sure thanks"

She opens the refrigerator and grabs too water bottles and heads back to the table

"So how was school?" Josh asks her as she hands him his bottle 

"It was okay, your brother went on and on about the principles of US Government or something like that, I don't know I kinda of tuned him out"

"And now we know why you need the extra help" Josh chuckles 

Maya laughs too "Yeah I guess paying attention would help huh"

"But then we wouldn't get to have this one on one" Josh smiles

Her eyes meets Josh and her stomach flips and she feels her cheeks begin to heat. She looks down to make sure he doesn't notice.

"So uh how were your classes?"

Josh smiles seeing her nervous "It was fine had a huge Biology paper to finish, Thats why i wasn't there today" he explains 

Maya nods "Will you be there tomorrow?" she asks curiously

Josh smirks "Why , miss me already?"

Maya rolls her eyes "You wish"

Josh smiles liking her sassy side. His smile and the way he stared at her made her stomach do another flip, she looked away and back to her books.

"We should get back to work" she says

Josh chuckles "Do I make you nervous?" he teases

"Of course not" Maya tries to say confidently as she opens her book again to read 

Josh tries to hide his smirk he just sits and watches her as she reads and taking in every detail, like  how her eyebrows raise in concentration and how he can see her mouth move as she is reading the words.  He couldn't deny that she was very beautiful.

He was so lost in his thought he didn't hear Maya ask a question about what she was reading until she waved a hand in his face to get his attention. 

"Hello anybody there>?" she asks as she waves her hand in his face

"Sorry, I uh got distracted" he says 

He had to get better at keeping his mind on work

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The next day at school

Riley and Maya are making their way through the halls 

"So anymore run ins with Ranger Rick?" Maya asks

Riley sighs "No nothing, he hasn't spoken to me in days" 

"Maybe he's just nervous" Maya suggests

"You think?" she asks 

"Trust me Riles the guy likes you"

"You really think so?" Riley asks hopeful it makes Maya giggle at how adorable her best friend was.