It's About Time (GMW - Joshaya)

Chapter 38

Josh's POV

Suddenly that sick feeling in my stomach that I felt yesterday when Maya left was eating away at me again. "I never said it was Maya that I was talking about."

"While that may be true. It is not only painfully obvious, but you also have yet to deny it," he smirked.

I used my fork to fiddle around with the vegetables on my plate. "Ughhh fuck. How did you know?"

"Well, apparently I'm the only observant person who is gonna be vocal about it. But it's so obvious. I mean besides the fact that it's always been you and Maya, I have eyes and ears: it's so clear to me," Auggie began. "It's the way you two are when you're around each other. You're distracted from the outside world, you're only focused on each other. It's the way you talk about each other, even though I can see the heartache in your eyes. It's all that and I saw you taking care of her the night after the bachelorette party."

"I was just taking care of her; she was sick. She needed someone to be there for her and take care of her," I explained honestly.

"Exactly. With all that, it's so obvious because it's so familiar to me."

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"It's all that stuff that I see in you guys, that makes my parents so amazing Uncle Josh."

"Huhhh," I started to think about Auggie's point.

"What?" he looked confused.

"It's just something that your dad said to me a long time ago about me finding my 'Topanga.' And to be honest, when he reminded me of that at the ski lodge a while ago for Riley's class trip, I immediately thought of Maya. I don't know why. But since then, I was always kind of hoping that she was my 'Topanga.'"

Auggie just smiled at me. 

"What?" I asked becoming aware of his devilish grin.

"What are you waiting for? Go get her," he said like it was that simple.

"I wish I could. Auggs, I have screwed up so much, and as much as I wanna believe that I can just go get her, I don't think it's gonna be that easy."

"It's not about easy. It's about worth it," he slammed his hands down on the table causing some people to turn and look. "Ooops," he whispered, gritting his teeth.

"Okay, that's not what I meant. Obviously. I wanna fight for her because I know she is worth it, but just going up to her and telling her I want her and I need her isn't gonna work. I need a plan. And now that we mentioned it, I have heard something about you being the new king of schemes around here," I scrunched up my nose, hoping that he would help me.

"Well, well, well," he scratched by his mouth and proceeded to talk in his best 'godfather' voice. "You come to me on a Tuesday evening and ask me for help. When was the last time you did something for me?"

"Auggie, I just gave you amazing advice not even 10 minutes ago. And might I add this wonderfully expensive dinner."

"But what's in it for me?" 

"The feeling of knowing that you helped your loving and kind uncle win back what I hope will be your future aunt," I gave him a crooked grin.

"You're not helping your case here buddy," he took off his hat and messed with his hair.

"I thought you love Maya?" I was completely baffled now and even a little worried.

"I'm just bullshitting you man, but you should've seen your face," he was laughing at my near heart attack. "This should be one of my easier tasks I presume. Just give me a little background on you two."

I gave Auggie a somewhat brief synopsis of everything that has happened with Maya as we ate dessert. 

"Cute love story Romeo, but next time you can spare me the kinky details."

"Oh, I thought just earlier you wanted to hear the kinky details of my life?" I joked.

"Yea, but that's before I knew that those kinky details included Maya," he shivered at the thought. 

We finished up dessert, payed the bill, and headed back to the house to talk strategy on how to win Maya back. When did my life start sounding like a romantic comedy?