Divine (A Josh Devine Fanfic)

Chapter 6

Liam comes running up to us with a look of panic on his face. “We just found this note Niall left.” He hands the piece of paper over to me.

Guys. I need some alone time. A little R&R. Stress is just eating away at me. I’m so sorry. And Claire, sorry for being a dick. I love you all. -Nialler xx

I hand it back to Liam. “So he basically ran away.” I whisper.

“Management won’t be happy about this. We have a concert tonight.” He says.

“Niall would never miss a concert. He loves the fans too much.” I say, rubbing my temples. “Claire’s right. He would never just run away when he knew it’d disappoint directioners.” Josh backs me up.

“Very true.” Liam nods and looks away. He turns and walks back to his room.

“I feel so terrible…” I trail off, feeling my stomach churn. “Don’t. It’s not your fault, Claire.” Josh rubs my arm and we walk into his room.

I plop down on the bed and close my eyes. "You’re an amazing girl. You don’t deserve any of this crap, but yeah… best friends go through shit like this once in awhile.” He sits down next to me and interwines his fingers with mine.

“It’s nice to know that someone thinks I’m amazing.” I smile up at him. “Every guy I’ve been with has been a dick and cheated on me. Nobody has made me feel as special as you do.” My love life was a train wreck. I could spend a whole day talking about all the douche bags that have slept with sluts because I was too afraid to put out for them.

“They cheated on you? Are they blind or stupid? You’re the most beautiful and fantastic girl I’ve ever met. I wish I could track down all those cunts and teach them a lesson… I just can’t imagine anyone cheating on you. I certainly wouldn’t.”

He lays down and then pulls me on top of him. There was something about laying on his chest that made butterflies flutter all around my stomach.

“You’ve had girlfriends before, right?” I ask as I trace circles on his chest with my pinky finger. “A couple in high school, but nothing was serious.” He says.

“You’ve never cheated on anyone, have you?” I ask curiously as he strokes my hair. “No, I could never hurt a girl like that.” He rubs his hand along my lower back. “That’s nice to know. It makes me feel a bit better.” I say but something else crosses my mind.

Something Niall said to me one time. We had been talking about clubs and I brought up if he’d ever hooked up with a girl he’d met at the club. He said he never did, but that Harry and Josh were the most notorious for bringing girls back with them.

“Um… do you, did you hook up with girls a lot?” I ask, feeling a bit awkward. “I used to, but that was before I met a certain someone.” He taps my nose gently, and I scrunch it up.

“If I tell you something, you have to promise you won’t make fun of me, okay?” I stretch my arms out and wrap them around his neck. He nods with a cheeky smile on his face.

“Last night was my first time…” I say barely audible. I don’t know why I was embarrassed by it. “So, I took your virginity? I don’t think I’ve ever done that before.” He kisses me gently.

“I bet you feel all macho and manly now.” I laugh and stroke his cheek. “I actually do. I’ve got a gorgeous girl on top of me and I just found out that I look her virginity. Life is good.” I bury my head in his chest and inhale the sweet smell of his cologne.

“I love just being able to hang out with you like this. It just feels so relaxed.” I say with a sigh. It makes me forget about all my problems with Niall.

“You’re the only girl I’ve thought about for months, didja know that? I would talk about you for hours with Niall. He’d try to convince me to work up the nerve to talk to you about how I feel, but I got too scared. It was only a couple days ago that he actually made me a bit more confident. I wish I could thank him.” Josh tells me as he wraps his arms around me.

“I’ve always had a crush on you. Remember the day we met? That’s when it first started…” I trail off, reminiscing back to December.

It was a snowy day, and Niall invited me over to watch movies. I accepted in a heartbeat because I loved spending time with my best friend.

“Is it okay if Josh joins us?” Niall asked when I arrived. “Um sure… I guess.” I just smiled, a little bit disappointed. I hoped I’d be able to vent to Niall about the guy who had just dumped me.

About five minutes later, Niall was just setting up The Hangover in the DVD player when Josh knocked on the door. “Could you get that, Claire?” Niall asked.

The moment I opened the door and saw Josh’s face, a spark inside of me was ignited. “H-hi.” I stuttered with a big smile.

“Hey. It’s Claire, right?” He asked with a grin just as big as mine on his face. I nodded and then stepped aside, letting him into the flat. “Looks like you two met and everything.” Niall laughed.

Throughout the movie, I couldn’t stop staring at Josh. He couldn’t keep his eyes off me either.

I’m brought back to reality by a kiss on my cheek. “I’ll never forget that day.” He whispers in my ear. I would never forget it either.

Then I was brought back to the nagging thoughts that I was having about Niall. He would come home safely. I tell myself as I snuggle closer up to Josh, feeling the world slip