Touch (Posie)

Chapter 8

Penelope's favorite past time had always been watching Josie squirm underneath her gaze, the deathly glares thrown her way with heavy sighs and Josie's overall attempt to deflect any constant teasing and lack of with snide remarks that usually got lost in her loss of words and pouts. It happened almost like routine that Penelope never thought she'd stop.

Until she did.

Sienna had been something unexpected but she was certainly the distraction Penelope needed to keep herself from falling back into that same waiting game. Still hopeful for something that might never happen. Sienna was fun as she was wild, unpredictable in a way that made her more alluring. She was looking for fun and so was Penelope so they worked out perfectly in that regard.

Since the football game Penelope had slowly stopped glancing over in Josie's direction when they were at lunch or the halls despite the urge to shoot a teasing glance to ruin her ex's whole mood. The week after Penelope stopped bothering to make small comments whenever Josie passed and during class she occupied her attention to MG and his futile plans on winning over Lizzie.

Penelope figured that she was giving Josie exactly what she wanted, that Josie wouldn't care that she was with someone else, that she wasn't around to tease her but the sudden mood change was plain as day and it confused the hell out of Penelope. Towards the end of the second week Josie was far from her usual overly warm and smiley mood that used to make Penelope's eyes roll and now she looked annoyed.

A part of Penelope wanted to sneak up on Josie and get caught up in their old ways but Josie had moved on and Penelope was respecting that while doing the same and for a moment she actually felt like she could move on.

Until the third week.

Penelope found herself at the school's bonfire Jed and the other wolves had decided to throw with Sienna at her hip along with MG and Kaleb and of course it being a party hosted by Jed meant all the wolves in attendance showed up, Gavin included and alongside him,Josie. Their was liquor already in Penelope's system, the air suddenly felt thick, and somehow despite her better judgment her eyes moved across the way to Josie.

Who she was already looking.

It wasn't supposed to be some kind of competition but that's what it turned into. Whenever Josie leaned up to whisper something into Gavin's ear she made sure Penelope was watching only to glare daggers when Penelope leaned over and upped the silent battle by leaning over to kiss Sienna. Penelope was supposed to be having fun getting drunk with a pretty girl who made no secret of wanting to be with her, instead she was getting pissed watching Gavin and Josie.

Penelope really should've been the bigger person but Sienna was kissing up her neck and after seeing how it was bothering Josie, she didn't want to. Josie watched with angry brown eyes and before Penelope could continue their little heated session, Sienna was jumping back from Penelope hitting the fabric of her shirt that was now on fire. Of course being that they were close to the bonfire everyone assumed Sienna had simply leaned a little too close but Penelope caught the small smile tugging at the corners of Josie's lips and for a split second, their eyes met briefly before Penelope followed after Sienna.

After the shit show at the party Penelope found herself like on most late nights, in the kitchen looking for food to soak up the liquor before curling up into bed and knocking out to Netflix.
" Of course you're here" Josie's voice sounded and Penelope lifted her head from the fridge to see her ex currently leaning against the island now changed out of her party wear and in a simple pajama top and shorts. That were a little too short Penelope might add.

" Well you knew I would be, question is why are you?"

" Why'd you leave the party early?"

Penelope scoffed at Josie's question, watching as the brunette played the end of her white tee. " I don't know maybe because you set the girl in talking too top on fire so I had to spend my time helping a drunk girl to her room and out of burnt clothes"

" Like you had such a bad time"

Penelope eyed Josie silently finally closing the fridge door to cross her arms over her chest. " Why do you care?"

" I don't" Josie bit out quickly though seemingly paused in thought before continuing. " I don't want to".

" Why are you here Josie?" Penelope was well aware of what kind of Josie this was. The semi bold one when liquor is involved, the dangerous one that usually got Penelope into trouble with her emotions, the one she spends so much time shoving down. There's a beat of silence between them before Josie pushes of the island and moves to the fridge beside Penelope. " I came to get some water".

Penelope scoffs.

" There's a shit ton of fountains on the floors and you came all the way down here?"

" Yup" Josie puts emphasis on the 'p' while grabbing a water bottle and unscrewing the cap. See while Penelope knows what happens when they're both drunk, when they really shouldn't be around each other because Josie has a boyfriend and she has...well something with Sienna, Penelope knows that it's almost the only time she had get some truth out of Josie.

" Bullshit" Penelope grabs Josie's elbow turning the brunette towards her as Josie's eyes widen slightly in surprise but only slightly because they both now that in being this close and alone someone's going to make a move to close the distance, only this time it's not in the way Josie expects.

Despite her fingers remaining on the bottle, there's a slight tilt of Josie's head Penelope notices because in usual circumstances by now the two of them are  already kissing. Penelope doesn't move in to kiss Josie, instead leaning back slightly despite the brief features of disappointment that cross Josie's face.

" Tell me why you're really here".