Favors

Chapter Seven

Warnings: Some swearing, lots of dialogue

Word Count: 3217

You and Josh continued to talk about all sorts of things. He told you more stories about his childhood and you told him crazy stories about your mom's various antics as a child. Before you knew it, you had to head back to the house so that you could get ready for the rehearsal dinner.

"I didn't realize that we spent so long out there," you said as you and Josh headed back up the path.

"Like I said, time can really slip away from you out there. I mean, my cousins and I would be out there from the moment we woke up until the moment we had to come in for dinner."

You shook your head, "I wish my family had been like that."

"Well, now you get to be a part of my family," he smiled.

"Not technically," you rolled your eyes.

Laura was standing out on the porch as you neared the house. She appeared to be looking out at something over towards the barn, probably monitoring the decorating process from afar. Josh autonomously took hold of your hand.

"There you two are," she smiled as you came into her view. "I was wondering where you two had run off to."

"We just spent some time out by the lake. I wanted to show her where I spent most of my time as a kid."

"So you two had fun then?"

You both nodded.

"Alright, well you two better get ready for the rehearsal dinner. People are going to start showing up at any minute now!"

You and Josh hopped up the steps together, your hands still interlocked. The inside of the house was empty, which was unusual for this time of day.

"How long is it going to take you to get ready?" Josh asked as you climbed the steps.

"Probably an hour or so. I'll have to do my hair, which will take me a little while."

Josh rolled his eyes, although he still remained smiling. You lightly punched him in the arm to show your disapproval.

"If you were a girl, maybe you'd understand," you argued.

"If you were a guy, maybe you'd understand my annoyance," he retorted, causing you to roll your eyes.

Josh pushed the door to his room open and walked inside. He finally dropped your hand, allowing you to get more than a few feet away from him.

"You get ready first," he said. "I'll only need to be in there for about five minutes."

You grabbed your dress and tights from your suitcase and headed into the bathroom. Most of your makeup was already laid out from that morning. Deciding that it would be easier to work from a clean slate, you cleaned up your face so that it was completely free of makeup.

Just over an hour later, you reappeared from the bathroom completely ready to go. Your hair was curled and pulled back into a low bun, your floral dress was on straight, and everything down to your lipstick was perfect. Josh looked up from his phone when he heard the door open. A smile instantly crossed his face.

"You look nice."

"Thanks," you shrugged, although a smile tugged at the corner of your lips.

"Are you all done?" he asked, starting to stand up.

"Have at it," you said, tossing your clothes from the morning back onto your suitcase.

Josh grabbed his clothes and headed into the bathroom. You took a seat at the desk and pulled out your laptop. Even if you didn't have much time to kill, any chance that you got to write you were willing to take.