You Had Me At Hello

VIII

((Song is For You by Get Scared wait to start. btw this chapter sucks sorry about it.. I wanted to update though because well I needed too. I had like REALLY big plans for this chapter, but I couldn't remember them ); oh well.. Enjoy anyway.))

Today was officially Friday, also the day I decided to throw my party. Did I have any idea what I was doing? Hell no. That's what Josh was for. He's been to a lot of these before because of Brendon and Dallon dragging him to it. I was waiting anxiously and I had made sure Zach made plans with friends so he wouldn't be around this. I know, I know, Zach is a freshman in highschool, but I wasn't going to be the reason he got into any of this. Hell, I'm not even into it. I'm only doing it in spite of my parents.

I waited on Josh anxiously as he went out getting 'supplies' for the party and soon enough I got a text saying he was here and needed help carrying things in. I headed to the door and propped it open and headed over to Josh who was grabbing things from the trunk. I went around the side and looked wide eyed in the trunk.

"Holy crap Josh... How'd you get all this?" I asked in awe as I stared at the many cases of types of alcohol.

"I know a guy." he laughed. "Help me carry it all in?"

"Yeah." I replied simply as I grabbed a couple cases and brought them inside.

It took two or three trips until we finally got everything inside, but that was settled. We went out to get party snacks like chips and dip and all that. Josh said it would probably help out cause there's always those drunk people who love to snack when they're under the influence. Especially for the 'stoners' he called them.

"What the hell is a stoner?" I asked with a raised brow.

He laughed, "It's someone who smokes a lot of weed.. Like daily.. Or several times a week.. Stoners are the people you want to be around, not potheads."

I knitted my brows together in confusion. "What's the difference?"

"Well.." he started thinking about it. "Stoners are like.. Your smokers that are more intelligent? Like they have a successful life still and it doesn't control their lives. Potheads on the other hand are usually the stereotypical lazy ones that spend all their money and free time smoking. They usually don't have jobs and usually don't care about much of anything." he shrugged. "Stoner is a compliment, pothead is an insult. Potheads are the one that give stoners and weed a bad rep. Don't be a pothead Tyler."

"I don't think I could pull it off." I laughed at the new information. "I've never smoked or drink before in my life.. I don't want it to be obvious, but I am interested in trying."

"Uhm.. Alright, I can give you a rundown and smoke with you beforehand so you don't look stupid? Only if you want too though."

"Yeah, that'd be cool."

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A couple hours later the party was getting ready to start and I was feeling more relaxed and giggly than I think I've ever felt before. That was definitely something I want to do more often! Josh was laughing at me though saying he could definitely tell I was 'high'. Oh well. He mentioned it reminded him of his first time ever smoking.

People were going to be showing up soon and honestly I was kind of excited. I invited my friends, but Patrick and Pete were the only ones going to show up. So hopefully whoever Josh invited shows up. Or else it'll be a pretty lame party.

We got all the snacks and drinks out and now it was just a waiting game. Patrick and Pete showed up on time, but Josh said it was normal for no one to get there until at least half hour to an hour after the starting time.

He was right.

In about the spam of an hour the whole house was crowded with teenagers our age and even a lot of college kids, too. Josh picked out some music and played it over some speakers he had brought as well. People were coming up and saying thanks for the invite and that it was a pretty cool party. Which felt pretty good to be honest.

Josh brought me over a drink and raised a brow in question.

"Hell yes." I said and took the cup.

I didn't really know what came over me, but I wanted to let go and be free for once. Screw upholding this christian goody two-shoes act for my parents who barely even cared. I was going to have fun and after the 5th or 6th drink I could see why Josh had done this a lot. It was indeed a lot of fun.

People were up and dancing in the living room and I grabbed Josh's hand quickly and led him over to the outside of the dancing crowd. Yes, I was stumbling a bit, but so was Josh. Did either of us care? Nope! We were both just enjoying ourselves relieving the stress that had built up on the both of us over the years. Of course Josh had it worse than me, but what's wrong with relieving some stress now and then?

I took Josh's hand again and began dancing with him we jumped around a lot and did the cliche dancing spins that you see on like dancing with the stars or whatever. We sang along to the music and laughed hysterically for quite some time and I just couldn't see why no one gave Josh the time of day. He was fun and caring and I definitely have feelings for him. I've only known him for a few months or so and I could already tell that he was definitely someone I wanted to get closer too. I mean we already kissed and whatnot, that's gotta count for something right?

I felt kinda light headed, but it wasn't a problem. I was just really enjoying this feeling of enlightenment. I felt like a completely different person and the way I was looking at Josh and feeling those same butterflies I felt the day I met him, I knew I was falling in love with him. That had to be what it felt like.

When I look at him I can see that we're two completely different people. He's the 'bad boy', hard life, caring, most warm-hearted individual I know. I'm just the christian boy that knows nothing. Our two worlds clash, but It's intriguing and I can feel myself falling hard for it. When he laughs it's like it blocks out the music because that's all I want to hear. His laughter is the music. Even with all these people surrounding us, Josh is the only one I see or can notice.

We continued to dance along with the music and eventually we got pretty tired and just leaned against each other. We found ourselves just staring into each other's eyes and I could feel my cheeks heating up under his gaze.

"Tyler." Josh stated and I looked up at him with a raised brow.

"Jesus, I wanted to wait before I said anything, but.. I don't think I can wait anymore."

"What is it, Josh?"

"Okay, I really like you Tyler! I have since the day I met you and- and you've improved my life significantly since I've known you. I don't care about anyone else in my life, but you. You're all that matters to me! Not Brendon, not Dallon. Not even my brother. Tyler I care about you more than anything! I wanted to wait until we went on like a really awesome date or something, but.. Tyler will you be my boyfriend?!" he asked over the music.

I felt my heart beat a bit faster as I watched wide eyed. "That's not the alcohol talking right?" I giggled. "Of course Josh! I'd love too! You mean so so much to me! You understand me and yes! Just yes!"

A giant smirk was plastered to his face as he grabbed my face in between his hands and pulled me closer to him. His lips crashed against mine and I immediately wrapped my arms around his neck happily and kissed him back. It was a weird feeling since I really couldn't feel my face at all, but it brought a tingling sensation that I couldn't get enough of. We pulled away breathing hard smiling like idiots. I'm sure I had the biggest grin on my face and Josh had an identical one to match.

Yes Josh was a bit crazy and sporadic and was the definition of the bad boy I mentioned earlier and I was in love with it. People would call it flaws, but I think his flaws are flawless. His only flaw is that he is flawless. Josh was perfect and if no one else showed him that, I would. Fuck what my dad thinks, fuck what people think, fuck what society thinks.

I was in love with Josh.