Together let's breathe - Josh Dun fanfic

18. Marie

Tyler and I are running through a maze of hallways and doors, trying to find his dressing room. He told me he knew where he was going, but I swear we have passed the same twenty one pilots poster three times now. I haven't had time to fully process what I'm even doing here or how I got here. I'm miles away from home and minutes away from seeing Josh again. When he came to my apartment and offered me a life with him, I was scared of the pain I might endure if we didn't last. Turns out sending him away and trying to live without him was just as painful. I regretted my decision after the flowers came, after each "Good morning" text and every time I remembered what it felt like to kiss him.  Don't get me wrong, I still had the doubts in the back of my mind and in front of my face when Charlotte caught me sending him a picture of myself. 

I had the fantasy that Josh would show up at my door again and this time I wouldn't let him leave without me. There were so many times I wanted to text him "please come back", but I was worried I had hurt him too much and he wasn't ready to see me face to face again. When Tyler showed up I knew this was my way back. He spent so much time and energy convincing me what I'd already been discovering for myself. That Josh is a good and caring guy and wants to have me by his side. Now I'm in a giant arena listening for his voice or any clue to where he is.

Finally we see the signs pointing us in the direction of the dressing rooms. The closer we get the more chaos we see. Men in black shirts running around, talking into walkie talkies and worried faces on everyone. We must see it at the same time because Tyler and I stop dead in our tracks. In front of Tyler's dressing room is Jenna crying into Josh's shoulder and a police officer standing next to them.

"Mrs. Joseph I know this is difficult, but we need to know the last time you saw your husband." the officer says.

"Oh crap..." I hear Tyler say beside me before running over to Jenna.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and formed a circle around Tyler. Jenna flies into Tyler's arms asking him question after question and the men in the black shirts seem to relax a little. Tyler doesn't give away where he has been all day he only says "Don't we have a show to get ready for?"

"No, Tyler you don't get off that easy. You go missing all day and scare your wife half to death. Where were you?" Josh asks.

"Helping you." Tyler says pointing over to me.

That is when the yellowed hair man and I make eye contact. I can't move even though I really want to run into his arms and hug him forever. It's as if I have huge weights in my shoes stopping me from leaving this spot. Thankfully Josh doesn't have the same problem and comes toward me, pushing past the crowd around Tyler. He stands inches in front of me and I still stand frozen. 

"Are you really here?" When Josh speaks the spell is broken and I can move again.  I use that  ability to step closer to him and wrap my arms around his waist. He throws his arms around me and I feel small yet protected with his large frame around me. 

"I hope so" I whisper into his chest. 

"Josh, Tyler you guys have fifteen minutes until show time. Start getting dressed now." I hear someone say. 

The crowd around Tyler begins to disburse and Tyler and Jenna disappear into his dressing room. I follow Josh into his and I see the table full of things I used to set up for him. His many water bottles, his healthy snacks and his unhealthy snacks. Josh didn't have many requests, in fact it would always take me much longer to set up Tyler's dressing room than Josh's. However, after our first rendezvous on the couch in the bus he started to request one chocolate bar and he would always ask if I wanted half, and I would always accept.

 "I can't help but notice you are missing your chocolate" I say after plopping down on the small leather couch. 

Josh gives a little laugh standing by his wardrobe and says "Yeah I noticed that too. You know, I used to have this girl who would  share it with me, but she left and I wasn't sure if she would ever come back."