Nicholas pulls Josh to the floor.
Josh lands on his back, but immediately jumps to his feet.
"Don't," Josh says glowering at Nick.
"Don't kiss my girlfriend!" Nicholas yells. People are starting to watch and I can feel my face begin to redden.
"I was being friendly!" Josh retorts
"Obviously a little too friendly!" Nicholas yells, and goes in for punch.
It's a bit silly for Nick trying to pick a fight with Josh. Josh is a lot stronger than Nicholas. He easily blocks the punch and pushes Nick to the ground.
"Okay, that's enough!" I finally yell.
"It's over! Josh, you and I have an interview soon, cool it! Nicholas, relax! He didn't mean anything by it okay. It meant nothing to me anyways." the words slip from my mouth too fast and I immediately regret it.
I look to Josh. He has on a hard face, but the hurt in his eyes is too obvious not to notice.
"Like I said, I'm going to get ready." He pushes past me and Nicholas.
"I'm going to take my seat now," Nicholas says awkwardly.
He stumbles away, embarrassed from his fall.
He had a right to be mad. Why would I even let Josh kiss me like that in front of my boyfriend? I'm in a happy relationship. This 'thing' between me and Josh needs to be put to rest.
"Okay, we're ready for you!" says a lady with a headset on.
As I'm walking toward my seat, I see Josh from the corner of my eye making his way over too.
We both quietly sit down in our seats.
"Hello you two! So happy to finally get to have an interview with both of you!" says Savanna, our interviewer.
"Great to be here," says Josh with a proud smile on his face.
"So tell me, I heard there is some a lot of romance in this movie. Care to give us some details?"
"Well Peeta is in love with Katniss, and since they're going back into the arena, Peeta will do anything he can to keep her alive," Josh says.
"The chemistry is a lot different. Katniss is still battling with herself because she doesn't know if she really loves Peeta, or Gale. I promise it's not a boring love triangle," I say, and Savanna laughs. Josh laughs too.
I know he's only laughing because he's just now realizing how similar we are to Katniss and Peeta.
I'm just realizing the similarities.
Wow.
"Wow! I'm so excited! Is there any real chemistry between you two?" Savanna gives a smile
Josh just laughs.
"No, we're just good friends. I love her to pieces though," Josh says peering at me
"Yeah, Josh and I hangout with each other because we don't have any other friends," I say and Savanna laughs, this time sighing.
She continues, "Bummer, I was really hoping you two were a thing. People already made you two a ship name!"
"Really?" I say, surprised that people already think that Josh and I look good together.
"Joshifer!" Savanna squeals. She's beginning to get on my nerves.
"At least it's better than Katniss and Peeta's ship name," Josh says chuckling
"Peeniss," I say
Josh and I both begin to laugh
This is how it goes. All these interviews. We crack jokes and answer questions. Pretend everything is okay for a little while.
The interview ends and I hop off my seat looking for Nicholas. I can't find him, it appears he's already left. My heart sinks. I go back to my dressing room and put back on my jeans and t shirt.
I look for my manager because she was my ride here. I can't find her anywhere! She must've already left too. It's almost 11:00 p.m. All the energy in my body is drained.
"Hey, you need a ride?" Josh says from behind me.
"Umm yeah, is that okay?"
"Of course," he says politely.
He has a bit of stiffness in his voice, like he's holding back.
We walk to his car and I get in and shut the door. He has fuzzy pink dice on his mirror and I can't help but laugh.
"What's so funny?" Josh asks
"Your fuzzy dice," I reply giggling
"Oh you love them," he says smirking
We begin to drive. My apartment is 45 minutes away so I'm stuck in here until then
"Hey so Jen um-" Josh begins but I cut him off.
"Shh. No I want to sleep." I recline my chair back and close my eyes.
As soon as I close my eyes I'm out.
"Jen,"
"What?"
"We're at my house," Josh speaks and I open my eyes.
I must've been asleep the whole ride
"You were supposed to take me home." I whisper angrily
"We were supposed to finish our conversation," he whispers back in the same tone
"I'm too tired, in the morning please," I beg him
"Fine, but I'm too tired to drive. You'll have to stay here." he says and gets out of the car.
I follow behind him to the house. It's huge. I can't remember the last time I was here.
"I'll sleep on the couch," I say and walk over to the living room
"Jen, I have like 3 guest rooms," he laughs
"Oh, yeah," I smile
He shows me to the bedroom, and leaves. Not even a goodnight.
I slide off my jeans and bra and climb into the bed. As soon as my eyes are shut, I'm drifting to sleep.
I see trees. Im running. Its hot and all this gear makes it harder for me to keep running. Before I know it, I'm tripped over. The face of the person looks vividly like Nicholas. Then Alexander Ludwig, who played Cato, comes from behind me and puts a knife to my neck. Before he can slit my throat, I wake up in a panic.
I've never had nightmares like this before. It felt so real.
I leave the room to get a glass of water, but find myself and Josh's door instead. I knock three times before he opens the door.
"I had a bad dream, can I sleep here?" I ask quietly
He just nods an I make my way past him towards the bed.
"Thank you," I whisper as we climb into bed.
"Always," he responds, softly placing a kiss on top of my head.
As I doze off into sleep, I feel his arm hook and wrap around me, keeping me secure and feeling safe for the night.
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FanfictionSeems simple. He confesses his feelings, and she realizes that she's loved him all along. But somehow, trouble seems to find Jen and Josh no matter how much they fight it. Distrust has become an issue and they both become unwitting victims of heartb...
