Realize That It's Gone

Chapter Eleven

Warnings: None

Word Count: 2410

Author's Note: I hope you enjoy the chapter! :)

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"Ok, I think I heard his car," you said, frantically rushing to the living room to get a look out the window. "I'll talk to you afterwards."

"Good, because I want all the details!" Marenna said. "Remember to take deep breaths and be yourself. He isn't worth your time if you can't be yourself."

"Right, ok. He's walking up to the door. Thanks for talking with me, Ren!"

"Anytime, Y/N. Good luck!"

"Thanks, bye!"

You managed to hang up the call and slip your phone into your pocket just as Josh knocked on the door. After a quick glance in the mirror and a small adjustment of your shirt, you opened the door with a smile. Josh was standing on the other side, holding a bouquet of bright yellow flowers.

"Hi," you grinned, too distracted by his appearance at first to notice the flowers. He was wearing a pair of dark skinny jeans with a patterned button down. You had to admit, it looked really nice paired with his blue hair.

"Hey," he returned your smile. "These are for you."

"They're gorgeous, thank you. Here, you should come inside while I put these in a vase."

You tried to hide the smile on your face as you led Josh towards the kitchen. Georgie had also come running down the stairs to investigate what was happening. He was currently standing in the middle of the hall, watching the two of you with wide eyes.

"Who is this?" Josh asked, already making his way towards him.

"That's Georgie. I would be careful, he can be a bit chaotic at times."

"He doesn't seem too bad."

You watched with wide eyes as Josh bent down next to Georgie and gently began to stroke at his head. It took Josh turning to you and raising his eyebrows for you to remember what you had set out to do in the first place.

"Where did you get these?" you asked as you filled a vase with water. "They look so fresh."

"My mom is friends with our neighbor, who just so happens to be a florist. I, um, may have struck up a deal with her to get some fresh flowers for you."

"Such a gentleman."

There was a smile on your face as you dropped the flowers into a vase and set them in the middle of the counter. Your parents would no doubt have plenty of questions for you when you got home, but that problem was far from the forefront of your mind.

"Ready to go?"

Josh finally stood back up to his full height, leaving a very disappointed Georgie sitting in the middle of the hall. He stuck his hands deep in his pockets and turned to you.

"Yeah, I think so."

"Great, let's get out of here."

Josh held out a hand to you, which you happily linked your own with. Together, you walked out to his car. He even made a show of opening your door for you.

"Thanks," you said, holding back nervous laughter as you sat down in the passenger side of the car.

"Of course."

You nervously tapped your fingers against your knees as you waited for Josh to join you in the car. There were a few random things sitting around the dash area, but otherwise it seemed like Josh had made an effort to clean his car before picking you up.