What You Wanted (A OneRepublic Fanfic)

Chapter 4- Negotiations

(After the coffee shop)

Ryan's P.O.V.

"Come on Ryan! Come and catch me!" Said Jo as she ran from me.

I started to chase her around her apartment and I see her blue hair disappear into one of the rooms.

"Come on half pint! Show yourself!" I shouted and out of nowhere she ambushes me and pins me on the floor.

"Well, you found me. What are you going to do about it?" She whispers and I couldn't help but smile at her.

I haven't felt this happy in years. I know this is too good to be true.

"Well how's this for starters." I said as I cupped her rosy cheeks and kissed her soft lips.

"I like that." She says biting her lip.

She pulls me by my shirt collar and her lips find mine.

"I love you Ryan Tedder." She said between breaths

"I love you too Johana Barretto."

"Ryan are you okay?!" Zach says, shaking me awake.

I stare at him wide-eyed and noticed my shirt is drenched in sweat.

"Dude! Did you just... Did you just say that you love Jo?" He asked raising an eyebrow at me.

"Pfft! No!" I said almost immediately.

"Ryan, seriously. I'm your best friend. I know you have feelings for her." He said putting his hand on my shoulder.

I sighed.

"I've been trying to make sense of it for the past twenty-four hours."

"I could tell." Zach answered.

"You could?" I asked.

"Yeah, just by the way you were staring at Jo and her boyfriend while they were cuddling together." He said.

"You saw me?"

"Yeah dude. I've never seen you act that way over any girl."

"Well she's not just any girl. She's our best friend." I snapped.

"Who you just happen to have feelings for."

"I just wish I didn't have feelings for her."

"Why? You two are like perfect for each other. You guys always bicker like a married couple."Zach said lightly punching my arm.

"Well for one, she has that douchebag of a boyfriend which I still don't like. He looks like he's hiding something and I'm gonna find out what it is."

"And two?" Asked Zach.

"I don't want to ruin our friendship. I mean, what if we actually end up going out, and it goes wrong. Like really wrong? Zach, besides you and the guys, this girl has been through everything with me. I don't want to fuck it up." I said looking down at the floor and running my hands through my hair.

"Are you gonna tell her how you feel?" Asked Zach.

"I---I don't know Zach." I said and I heard my phone ring I took the phone off the night stand and see a photo of Jo.

"It's her, what do I do?" I asked.

"Talk to her." Zach commanded.

"Fine." I said as I answered the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey loser! Are you free tonight?"

"Yeah why? What's up?"