Smoke And Fire Completed

Chapter 21

Josh smiled as he looked at Maya sitting right next to him.
She was beautiful and definitely dressed up but she was either way beautiful.
He exhaled as he put his hand on hers making her look up at him.

"How do you manage to do this? Through everything you have kept strong and never falling down. Even after I was so mean to you, you found a way to stand up and to tell me where I stand with you. Even if you never knew where you stood with me. Why?"
"Because I love you, Joshua. And I always will," Maya said.
"I love you too. This place is going to be my next hang out place for sure," Josh said making Maya smile.

It was a small place where Josh took Maya for dinner.
Very teenage but also very mature.
In its own way it made so many reactions and Maya was never sure how to feel about either of them.

"So do you sing?" Josh asked as Maya saw a karaoki setup.
"Yeah. Let's see what I've got," Maya said walking up to the stage.

"Big lights.
People.
Rushing to grow up before you know.
Stop signs.
Denied.
Everyone tells me I gotta go slow.
And it's gonna hurt sometimes.
No matter what you do.
But nothing can change my mind.
If I'm too young to fall in love.
Why do you keep runnin' through my brain?
And if I'm too young to know anything.
Then why do I know that I'm just not the same?
Don't tell me I won't.
Don't tell me I can't feel.
What I'm feeling is real.
Cause I'm not too young.
Rain drops.
Deep thoughts.
Pictures of you and me wherever I go.
Laughing.
Running.
To a place where nobody says no.
And it's gonna hurt sometimes.
No matter what you do.
But I've got to fall to fly, yeah.
If I'm too young to fall in love.
Why do you keep runnin' through my brain?
And if I'm too young to know anything.
Then why do I know that I'm just not the same?
Don't tell me I won't.
Don't tell me I can't feel.
What I'm feeling is real.
Cause I'm not too young.
Cause I'm not too young no.
Ye-e-eah.
And if I'm too young to fall in love.
Why do you keep runnin' through my brain?
And if I'm too young to know anything.
Then why do I know that I'm just not the same?
Don't tell me I won't.
Don't tell me I can't feel.
What I'm feeling is real, yeah.
Cause I'm not too young.
Cause I'm not too young no.
Cause I'm not too young."

Josh looked at Maya who came sitting down next to him and he smiled.
He lightly brushed her hair out of her eyes giving her a passionate kiss which she immediately fell in love with.
The longer the kiss got the more intense it got and the less did Maya want it to end.
She looked Josh in the eye as he pulled away giving her a soft smile.

"I love you," Josh said and Maya smiled.
"I love you too," Maya said giving Josh a soft kiss.