Josh.

4

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I wake up.. Ty is in bed next to me, and Charlie is at my feet. Shoot. Today I have to give Tyler back. It will probably take a day or two to buy him. But once I buy him I'll respect that he can leave at any time. Maybe I'll just give him the money and let him buy himself out. I love him too much to let him go easily. But whatever happens is for the best. I'll go make him breakfast. By that I mean pancakes causeee.. uh.. i don't actually know.. pancakes just sound good. Hopefully he likes pancakes. I can even add nutella on them. Yum. I grab the pancake mix and pour it on the pan. (I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S CALLED I LEGITIMATELY SUCK AT COOKING)

But the moment was far too good to last. Ty walked in.

"Watcha doin Joshie?"

"Making you pancakes."

"HOW'D YOU KNOW?"

"Know what?"

"PANCAKES ARE MY FAVORITE."

"I just thought they sounded good."
We both laugh and I get back to cooking. But yet again, the moment is ruined. My phone goes off.

"Ty.. I need to take this."
I kiss his cheek. It's Jake.

"Jake what do you want??"

"Where are you??"

"None of your business."

"Yes, it is my business. You are my friend and I should at least get to know where you are."

"Fine. I'm at my house."

"I knew it."
I hear a knock at the door. I end the call and go to get the door. Tyler beat me to it, though.

"Uh.. who's this?" Tyler looks a little bit worried.

"THE REAL QUESTION IS WHO ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU IN JOSH'S HOUSE??"

"I'm tyler.."
I walk over to Ty and kiss him on the cheek, sending an obvious message to Jake. He switches his gaze to me. He looks mad. But it shouldn't matter to him what i do.

"Ty, i need to talk to Jake alone. Go eat your pancakes. They should be done." He nods and heads to the kitchen and i shut the door.

"You got a prostitute, josh?"

"A boyfriend."

"Oh."

"Stop looking sad. I love him a lot."

"You better not go soft."
Jake looks at the ground and heads back to his car. I think he's jealous. But again, I don't care. I look through his car window as he backs up. I can see his tears. Pathetic. I open the door and head inside. Ty is looking at his phone smiling.

"Watcha doin Ty?"

"KITTENS"

"Let me guess. You found one you want."

"YES. AND HE IS AVAILABLE TODAY."

"Aaaand you want to go get him?"

"PLEASE JOSHIE"

"Where is he?"

LOL IM MAKING A FAKE NAME FOR THE SHELTER

"HES AT THE FARLAND SHELTER."

"What breed?"

"Uh.. Bengal."

"Only cause you're cute and I can't say no to you."
He grabs Charlie and runs to the car. I sigh and unlock it. We hop in and I start to drive.

"HURRYYYY I DONT WANT ANYONE TO BEAT ME TO HIM."

"i can't sign the papers. They'll call on me. Ty, you're going to have to go in there without me and use your signature. I'll pay you back."

"AS LONG AS I GET MY CAT."

"alright."
The shelter wasn't too far away. We pull up and he hands Charlie to me. I give him $300 and he runs inside.

"BE SAFE."
Nobody should be out to get Tyler though. He'll be fine. About 2 hours later, he finally comes out.
I unlock my car door and he hops in.

"I GOT MY KITTY JOSHIE."

"What's its name?"

"Ace."

"Cute."
I put Charlie in his lap. He smiles and pets both kittens.

"Joshie I still need another one."

"How about when these dudes are a few months old?? We don't need 3 kittens."

"Okay. I want a girl."

"What will you name it?"

"Winter."

"Cool.."

" I know there's something on your mind."

"No.. there isn't."

"TELL ME."

"I have to send you back to Drew today.."

"I'll be okay.."

"I know. I just don't want anyone to do anything to you."

"Josh, we aren't even sure I'll get sold. It will be fineee."

"Sure."
He hugs me. I love when he does. But I have to keep driving. My phone rings. It's Drew. Tyler grabs my phone.

"Hello this is tyler."

"Get back here. Now."

"Y-yes sir." He hangs up.

"Josh I have to go.."

"I know.."

"Promise me one thing, joshie."

"What's that?"

"You'll take good care of Charlie and Ace while I'm away"

"Sure thing."
I stop the car and he sets the kittens in the backseat.

"Josh you have to pick me up in a few days."

"Yea. Keep your phone on you."
We walk in and Drew runs to us. He smacks Tyler. Twice. That bugs me a lot.

"What the hell Drew??"

"Jake called me. This one is a rat. He's done here."

"No, he is not. I'm buying him."

"No Josh. Jake told me everything. He is bad."

"I DON'T CARE. HERE." I hand him $400 and grab Tylers hand. I pull him back to where I can protect him.

"And if I don't want your money?"

"Don't cross me, Drew."

"Oh. Right. Well you know the rules. He still has to stay here for 1 week."

"Hurt him and I'll kill you."

"I won't but someone else could." I frown and kiss Tylers cheek. He has a mark from where drew smacked him. He hugs me and walks back to his station. I sigh and go back to my car. I hop in and see someone familiar pull in.

Jake.