demolition lovers // josh dun

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Josh's P.O.V

We got home a couple days ago. I haven't left my apartment since. And neither has Tyler, which is weird. Not weird in the sense that he's staying at my apartment, which is normal, but the sense that he hasn't gone HOME to Jenna since we got back.

Touring in England was amazing. It's nice to get away from home for a while. I do start to miss home after a month or two, but this was just the beginning.

Jenna was waiting for us at the airport, and everything seemed normal between them. Until Tyler lied and said we had a couple other things to work on, which we don't, and that he wasn't going to be home a lot for a few days.

I knew he was lying. He knew that I knew he was lying. But I decided not to question him and we just went back to my place.

Now it's 11PM on a Wednesday night. I'm in bed, trying to fall asleep and I hear Tyler's muffled voice coming from the hallway outside. I put my ear to the door and try to make out the words.

"Are you sure you don't want me to come tomorrow morning? Josh is going to be busy with his mom and Ashley."

Who is he talking to?

"Okay...I'll be there in a few minutes. Just don't tell Jenna, okay?" Okay, what the hell is going on? "I know you won't, I just don't want everyone getting suspicious."

Too late. Already suspicious.

"Yeah, I'll leave in a minute. Just let me make sure Josh is asleep."

Shit.

I almost trip on a pile of my clothes that's on the floor and jump under the covers in my bed, faking sleep. I'm pretty sure I've mastered the heavy breathing required to make it believable.

I hear the door open and see light shine on the wall next to me, but I manage to keep my eyes shut and my breathing consistent.

The door closes and I rush to put some clothes on and down to the lobby.

Tyler's car is already gone, but I know exactly where he's going.

I shouldn't be snooping on him like this. He's my best friend. But Jenna's my friend too, and I don't want to see her get hurt by anything. I also just want to confirm my suspicions, and not just assume something is going on, which might not be.

I head in the direction of Delilah's apartment. I know he's been visiting her a lot before, when we were just putting the finishing touches on our album. I don't want to believe what I think is happening, but what if it's true? Why would he be spending more time with her than his wife?

Because they're friends, Josh. Just friends.

But he was in love with her. Since before I met him. He told me about it. He didn't say it was specifically her, but he said, "one of my best friends from when I was a kid". Then, three weeks later, introduced me to her. The way he looked at her even then, I knew it.

Why would he do this now? Even after I told him about my feelings for her?

I pull up a half a block away from her apartment, and, confirming my suspicions, see Tyler's car in the parking lot. But it's not empty.

He's in there still. He must have just got here.

I watch him get out of the car and he even LOOKS suspicious, peeking around the lot before going inside.

Feeling defeated, I decide to head back home. There's no way I would know what is going on in there now...unless I call his cell. Now that I KNOW for a fact where he is.

If he lies, my suspicions are 99% true. If he tells me the truth, well, then I really just don't know.

The phone rings three times, and I figure he's just going to ignore my call. Which does not help the situation at all.

But he answers.

"Hey, what's up?" He asks, and I can hear an echo. It sounds like he's in the bathroom.
"Just wondering if you're okay, I noticed you weren't here when I woke up."
"Oh, I just went to the store. Get some air. Stuff like that." He's a bad, bad liar.
"Oh, okay, when will you be back?" I regret asking that, because I probably sound suspicious.
"I might stop home for a few hours too, so maybe tomorrow morning? All my stuff is still at your place so I'll have to come back and grab it. Hey, I'm about to check out. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" He hangs up.

So what? He's spending the night?

And the store, huh? That's it? The best he could come up with?

I type in Jenna's name in my messages and try to figure out what I'm going to tell her.

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