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Chapter Four

Warnings: None

Word Count: 2044

You woke up to Tyler nudging you in the side. It took you a second to remember where you were. You hadn't even realized that you had fallen asleep, or that you were leaned on Josh's shoulder, or that his head was resting on yours...

Josh sat up straight and you quickly removed your head from his shoulder. Your hands were still intertwined too, so you quickly pulled yours away. You didn't want either of them getting the wrong idea, you had just been trying to calm Josh down a bit.

Josh had already grabbed your suitcase from overhead, so you quickly popped the handle and started to leave the plane. You could feel your face burning red from what had just happened. Tyler and Josh didn't seem to be paying much attention, instead they were discussing who might be at the wedding.

"So, finding your parents?" you asked once you were all off the plane.

Josh pulled out his phone, "They said they were waiting in the reception area."

"Let's head there, then," Tyler said.

"Ready, love?" Josh asked, slipping an arm around your waist.

"As ready as I'll ever be."

Tyler nodded and three of you followed the crowd of people out of the gate. You hadn't ever been to Ohio before, so you were continually looking around at various spots in the airport, allowing yourself to be guided by Josh's arm.

"There they are," Tyler said, gesturing to two middle aged people standing near the wall.

"Josh! Tyler!" Josh's mom smiled as you got closer. She pulled each of them into a hug before turning to you, "And you must be the lovely Y/N."

"That's me," you smiled.

She pulled you into a tight hug. You hesitated at first, but, not wanting to appear rude, hugged her just as tightly in return.

"Oh, how rude of me. My name is Laura," she said once she released you, holding out a hand.

"I've heard lots of wonderful things about you," you smiled, shaking her hand. This only caused her to smile wider.

"Y/N! Nice to meet you. Bill Dun," his dad said, holding out his hand.

"Nice to meet you too," you smiled, doing your best to give him a strong handshake.

Once you had officially met both of Josh's parents, Josh once again slid an arm around your waist. Even though you weren't dating, it helped to calm the nerves that you still had. Tyler fell into step with Josh's parents, allowing you and Josh to hang back a bit.

"Are you doing ok? I know this is probably overwhelming for you."

You laughed a bit, "No kidding. I'm fine right now, but I don't know how well I'll do at the wedding and reception with so many people. Just...stay near me, ok?"

"Whatever makes you feel comfortable."

"Speaking of which, do you mind just holding my hand for now? It's not that I don't like your arm around me, I'm just afraid I'm going to trip over my suitcase," you laughed.

Without a word, he removed his arm from around your waist and laced his fingers with yours. You squeezed his hand as a silent thank you. It felt weird to be acting this way around Josh, yet at the same time, it was almost natural.

The sun was shining brightly as you walked outside of the airport and towards the parking lot.

"How many people are at the house, Mom?" Josh asked.