Wrong Number - A Josh Richards Fanfic

Back to The Sway House

Maddie's POV:

"Tony, no! I-" I stop abruptly as he slams the door. I throw my head back as tears well up in my eyes and slowly walk up to my room. I look at my empty suitcases sitting on my bed, waiting to be packed. I go over to my closet in begin to pack. 
Here we go again. 

Time Skip, 45 minutes later:

I zip up my second suitcase when I hear my door open. I whirl around, expecting the girls or even Chase or Thomas who have heard the news, but I see Tony of all people. I stare at him, but he stays silent. I turn back around and walk into my bathroom to get all my toiletries. As I'm stepping out, I notice Tony hasn't moved an inch from where he was before. I place all the stuff on my bed when he finally speaks up.

"So you're... you're actually doing it?" He asks, still not moving. I sigh and sit on the edge of my bed.

"Yea... I'm so sorry Tony but I was never planning on actually staying long... I'm so sorry..." I say quietly, not able to meet his eyes. He sighs.

"You and Josh are talking again, aren't you?" He asks me with a hint of sadness in his voice. I look up, still not meeting his eyes, but instead staring past him.

"I... yes." His eyes drop. "But not like that," I hurry on. "I told him I only want to be friends." I say and Tony smiles a small, sad, smile. 

"Just when I thought... nevermind..." He whispers and I look at him curiously. "So when are you leaving? And where are you planning on staying?" He asks.

"I'm leaving tonight... and I'm staying at the Sway House. But not in Josh's room!" I explain and we finally meet eyes. I see his eyes glimmering with tears and this makes my eyes well up.  "I'm really sorry Tony... I'll miss you so much and you can come visit whenever and I can try and come visit as much as I can!" I reason and he smiles a little at this reassurance. I stand up and pick up my suitcases, putting my backpack on. 

"I thought you weren't leaving for another hour!" He says as he watches me stand up.

"I'm not, I have to put my stuff in Addison's car and say all my goodbyes." I explain and he nods. We stand there staring at each other for a long time. Then it happens in a blur. It happens so fast, I don't even know how it did. Tony ran up to me and closed the small distance between us before crashing his lips onto mine. I stand shocked still before giving into the kiss, allowing it to happen. He takes one hand and caresses my face and runs his other hand through my hair. I tangle my fingers into his hair, dropping my suitcase, and start playing with his curls. Then I realize what's happening and suddenly pull back. I untangle my fingers from his hair and bring a finger to my lips. 
Oh no.
That just happened. 
I grab my suitcases and run out the room, leaving him standing in the same place, shocked and confused. Tears start streaming down my face as I realize what I just did.
Technically, me and Josh aren't together so it doesn't count as cheating...
But I love Josh and this will hurt him...
Tony is literally my best friend!
How could I give in to it?
I probably just messed so much up!

I burst into Addison's room where all the girls are sitting and they all look up and see me crying. Avani is the first to react. She stands up very quickly and brings me into her arms, holding me and whispering things into my ear to calm me. Once I've calmed down a little, she leads me over to the bed and sits me down. 

"Bebe, what happened?" She asks me softly while Addison and Charli stare at me with compassion etched all over their features. I explain the whole story to them and when I look up, I see them all frozen. 

"Mads, it's okay. We all make mistakes. All of us. We know you didn't mean to and hopefully Tony understands that too." Addi reasons and I smile weakly at her. All the girls continue to comfort me and soon, I don't feel as bad. I check the time.

"Time to say goodbye, I guess..." I say slowly and all of our smiles immediately fall realizing I'm right. The girls all nod wordlessly and I stand up, grabbing my suitcases and strapping my backpack on. We silently head downstairs and there I see everyone waiting to say goodbye except for Thomas who is still afraid of me. I even see Tony, standing stiffly with a remorseful look on his face. Everyone stares at me with different expressions, people like James, Jack, Ryland with neutral expressions because we never really hung out, Alex, Kouvr, Larray, Ondreaz, Nick, and Dixie with sad expressions because we hung out some times, and Vani, Addi, Charli, Tony, and Chase literally in tears because we were really close. I say my goodbyes, quick for some, quite lengthy for others, but soon I'm ready to head out. Just as I'm going to walk out the door, Tony grabs my wrist and pulls me aside. 

"Mads. I'm so sorry. I don't know where it came from, but I do know it shouldn't've happened. I understand if you need space for now, but I just can't have you leave without knowing where we stand." He says very quickly and I stare at the wall straight past him, nodding slightly. 

"Tony, you know I can't right now but I don't want to leave on the wrong foot. I'm so sorry as well, but I don't want it to affect our relationship. You know I love you Tony, but as a friend. I have to go now, but come visit soon!" I say and then run off, the tension just to thick. I hop in Addison's car and us girls all start driving to the Sway House, talking about small things. We all go in, Anthony meeting us at the door. He engulfs Avani in a hug first, pecks her on the lips, and then hugs me next. Addison runs off to see Bryce and Charli sits down on the couch, unlocking her phone. I find myself walking to Kio's room as everyone else chills. I knock.

"Come in!" He yells through the door and I walk in to him playing Call Of Duty or something with a large bowl of candy and another large bowl of chips in front of him. He doesn't look back, but he seems to sense my presence. "Hey Mads! Come play!" He says and gestures me over. I plop down next to him, pick up a controller, grab a handful of chips, before we wordlessly start gaming. 

Time Skip, 2 hours later:

"HAH! I beat youuuu! I win! You loseeee!" I say, doing a victory dance as Kio laughs at me. He checks the time and his eyes widen.

"Mads! It's been two hours! I'm supposed to show you your room!" He says standing up quickly and running out the room. I follow behind, grabbing my suitcases and running after him. I notice my room is right across from Josh's. 
Fantastic. 
I enter and see it's nothing like The Hype House, it's a completely empty room with just a bed in the middle. Something about this snaps me back into reality. 
I don't live in the Hype House anymore.
I technically live in the Sway House.
I live in a house full of dudes.
I break into a smile looking around, thinking of how to decorate.

"I'm so sorry we didn't get it ready but-"

"And we're back, baby." I say, still looking around.

(A/N: Oop- pretty long chapter with some Tea! Anyways I have nothing really to say today so thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed! K, bye bby's💖✌🏻)