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"Yes, it is a baby." Tyler states calmly.
"It looks just like Josh," the teenaged girl states. Josh nods his head. He glances at Tyler for a split second.
"That's because it is my daughter." Josh states, shocking Tyler and the teenaged girl. She smiles, "Your daughter is beautiful, how old is she?" Tyler and Josh give each other a weird look.
"Seven months," Tyler states. The young girl grins, "Oh! Tyler, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Ohio?" Tyler's eyes widen, "Oh, I'm here to help Josh out with this little bug." He says, pointing at Amari. She giggles, "Well, I was wondering if I could get a picture." Josh grins, "Yeah, of course. However, you have to keep it secret, we don't really want ourselves out there during the hiatus." She nods her head in understanding, "Oh, yeah, I completely respect that. I promise."

Tyler sets the carrier down, then takes Amari out of it. He holds her up, making sure she's safe and comfortable close to him. The girl gets in between Tyler and Josh after handing her mother her phone to take the picture. Tyler slides his arm around her, setting his hand on Josh's lower back. He then starts to grin and stare straight at the camera. Josh glances at Tyler, then does the same with his own arm. He then also grins at the camera. They take the picture then hug the girl.
"Hey, why didn't you ask for her name?" Josh questions. The girl smiles at him, starting to walk away, "That's for you two to know, and me to find out when you post about it." She waves and says goodbye, them doing the same.

"See that wasn't so bad," Tyler states, nudging Josh.
"I honestly really enjoyed my time here. If only things could always go peacefully." Josh states. Tyler leans down to put Amari back in her carrier.
"They can." Tyler says, standing back up to make eye contact. Josh meets his eyes, "They usually don't."
"That moment did. Things are getting better moment by moment." Tyler states, soft smile placed on his lips. Josh smiles, "Yeah, you're right. Things are looking up. At least, now that you're here." Tyler blushes.
"Let's go checkout," Tyler states quickly, not wanting Josh to see the blush that has risen on his cheeks. Josh nods, then begins to push the shopping cart to the checkout area. They pay for all of their items, then walk to the car. They both put bags in the trunk of the car, then Josh puts the shopping cart up while Tyler puts Amari in her carseat. They then drive back to Josh's house and unload everything.

"It's nice to not be eating takeout all of the time, and to finally have more real food." Josh states. Tyler grins, "I agree, you really needed more food in this fridge. It's nice to see it stocked full." Josh nods. Silence falls upon them.

"Josh, why didn't you post about Amari?" Tyler asks hesitantly. Josh stares blankly for a few seconds, trying to wrap his mind around the right answer.
"Honestly, I was scared. I'm still scared. How's everyone going to react? What if they think I've changed? What if they don't believe I can keep up with the band and her? There's so many questions I have stuck in my head. They gnaw at my brain. I don't want to fail everyone, especially Amari." Josh admits. Tyler pulls Josh into a comforting hug.
"Josh, you know everyone is going to support you unconditionally. That girl today was so respecting and supportive. They're rooting for us. They're going to love Amari, and they are going to want to see lots and lots of pictures of her. They're going to always think of you as Josh, an inspiration. We can always come up with multiple ideas to keep her safe and healthy over our tours. They'll understand." Tyler reassures Josh. He cradles Josh's head in his soft hands, lightly playing with his faded pink hair.
"Thank you." Josh states. Tyler places his head on top of Josh's, "Always. I'll never not help you."

Written: 4/22/19 Words: 695
My loves. I hope you all had a great Easter.
Stay Alive, Frens💗

~Chloe🌻