Who Do You Love? Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench Fanfiction

Chapter 10: Showtime

(BRACE YOURSELF - IT'S A LONG ONE)

The sunrise woke me up. Did I not close my curtains? That's not like me. Oh well.

I stretched and something tugged at me. Am I still wearing earrings? I pulled them out and placed them on the table next to me. I looked down. What am I wearing? My dress from last night?

"What the hell.." I said out loud.

I felt a shift behind me.

"Hm?" The shift said. I slowly turned around.

My eyes met a shirtless Josh Ramsay in my bed. I quickly stood up and flattened my dress. He rubbed his eyes and sat up in bed.

"Arianna?" He said in a groggy voice.

"What happened last night?"

"What?" He stretched.

"Is this just a normal thing for you? You go to different cities and get girls drunk and sleep with them?"

"Ar, what are you talk-"

"Don't 'Ar', me." I crossed my arms. "What happened." I demanded.

"We slept together. Like slept. Sleeping. Dreaming. Nothing else." He said. I unfolded my arms. I gathered some of my things and walked out. "What, where are you going?"

I exhaled. "I am going to shower. I just need to think."

I didn't recognize myself in the mirror. I had forgotten about my hair. I turned the water on. I needed a cold shower.

The water felt so good against the burn on my back, but the rest of me shook. I was freezing, but I was awake. I quickly washed myself down and got out. I brushed my teeth and put on a robe I had. 

I heard voices in the living room. Skyler,  I thought to myself. They were laughing, what were they talking about?

"Then she said 'shh' like I hadn't seen anything." She said with a laugh. I walked out into the hallway and looked at them.

"Guess that's my cue," She said while walking past me, "See ya." Josh waved at her. 

Awkward silence filled the air. I leaned against the wall, I wasn't sure what to say. It was still early, but we had a lot to do today. 

"I made coffee," He said while getting up, "would you like a cup?" I shrugged and shook my head. "Arianna?" He said as I walked into the living room. He sat on the couch next to me. "I just want you to know, I had a lot of fun last night. This trip has been amazing and I have you to thank for that." 

I sighed, and I looked at him for the first time. Really looked at him. I wasn't just sitting next to some singer in some band. I wasn't sitting next to a friend. I was sitting next to someone that I had a genuine connection with. His messy blonde bedhead was loosely pulled back into a bun, his face looked a little more grey from his hangover, and his right leg was crossed over his left. He wasn't looking at me anymore, but he knew I was looking at him. 

"I think we both need to go get ready." I said. He nodded. I reached over and squeezed his hand before getting up and going to my bedroom. I heard the front door close as he left. 

Skyler's feet ran into my room and she looked at me and smiled. I gave her a small laugh. "Are you just gonna stand there or are you gonna help me get ready?" She ran over to the closet and started asking me about everything that happened. I told her about my night as she picked out a nicer black shirt for me to wear today, with converse. She straightened my hair as she talked about how sweet Josh was.