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14. Perfect

One thing to note about Josh is that he has never been on a date before.

His first kiss was in middle school when he lived in Wisconsin during a game of spin the bottle.

So it is also easy to assume Josh has also never had a boyfriend before.

And it was currently 7:40, 20 minutes before Tyler was going to be there, and he was panicking.

He had been sitting in his bed, not doing anything in particular, when he got the text from Tyler.

And Josh knew they way his heartbeat quickened and his stomach felt like it was butterflies meant he did like Tyler back. Having Jenna question him at the dance sort of made everything click.

But he also knew this was almost like a new first impression. Their actual first impression went terribly but now they were at a point where they were going on a date together.

Josh could not fuck this up.

He was already on relatively thin ice with Tyler. Like if this didn't end well then he would probably never speak to him again. And then Jenna wouldn't. And then he would be sad and friendless again.

He rubbed his face with his hands and let out a sigh. He really needed to get ready. He was sitting in a towel, water dripping everywhere.

Suddenly the door opened and Jordan walked in. "Hey, Jo— woah! Didn't know you were naked! Lock your door next time, bud!"

Josh rolled his eyes. "I'm in a towel all you can see is my chest. What do you want?"

"I was just gonna ask what you wanted for dinner so I could propose the idea to mom. If you want it too it's more likely she'll say yes."

"I won't be here for dinner. I have a date."

"Holy shit! With who?"

"Tyler..." Josh blushed.

Jordan smiled at him. Genuinely smiled at him. "Are you panicking?" He asked sincerely.

"Yeah," Josh admitted.

"About?"

"Everything; but it started with not knowing what to wear. He said casual—"

Jordan walked over to his brother's closet and opened it. A moment later he pulled out a hoodie, black skinny jeans, and Josh's Vans. He dropped them all on the bed. "Perfect."

Josh agreed. It did look perfect. "Thanks, Jor."

"You're welcome, doofus," Josh shot him a look. "What I can't be too nice to you! Who would I be?"

"A less annoying little brother."

"My big brubber is gwoing up," he cooed. "His first date," he let out a sigh. "Anyway, I'm leaving now so I don't see your dick. I'll go harass mom about dinner by myself. Have fun on your date."

"Thanks."

Once Jordan left, Josh realized that he only had a little over ten minutes to get ready and it was easily the fastest he's ever gotten ready. But, he did check to see how he looked and he did admit, he looked pretty good.

He grabbed his phone, money his mom had given him that morning (another reminder that he really needed a job), and his house key before making his way down the stairs.

He saw his phone light up with a text so he checked it, smiling.

Tyler
I'm here

Josh was about to walk out when a voice stopped him. "Honey?"