Odds in Our Favor: A Joshifer Fanfic

Chapter Ten

[Song: Like I'm Gonna Loose You by Meghan Trainor]

Josh's POV:

"So what do you think?" Jen asks me, eating a tub of ice cream on her couch. I'm at her house this time, eating a leftover cinnamon roll. "About what?' I ask.

"The new movie!" She says. "We were talking about it for like hours, Joshy." She looks at my face. "What's going on in your head?" she asks. "I don't know.." I mutter. "But yeah, I think the new movie's gonna be great!" I force a smile. God, whats going on with me? Normally I would be exstatic to do another Hunger Games.

"Joshy, what's wrong?" She gives me a concerned look.

"Sam just texted me...He said that he and Jena went over to drop off a copy of the first draft of MJ Part 2."

"Okay?" She says, still looking confused. "So?"

"He also said that Jena snapped a pic of us on that night. The night you kissed me."

Jen's face turns red a little. I show her my phone. Her face turns even redder. The picture just breifly displays on my phone before the screen fades.

"I hate to bring it up like this", I tell her, "but you know just as much as I do that this could leak."

She sighs and nods. "It's OK... I think you've been through that too, right?" I shrug. We both sigh simultaneously.

Sudden rage fills my bloodstream, and I stand up. "I hate this! Why does acting have to mean our privacy is compromised? It's what we want to do! It's our passion! Some people would say that we sign up for a privacy compromise when we sign those contracts for our next movies. But we shouldn't have to compromise anything!" I'm yelling now. Jen puts down her finished tub of ice cream and stands up. "Shh...Josh.. It's okay!" She puts a hand to my cheek. "NO, it's not, Jen!" "Shh.." She repeats.

She lifts her other hand to my face and pulls me closer. Our lips touch. I feel the sudden rage leave my body, and I relax. I put one of my hands on the back of her neck, and she lets go of my face and wraps her arms around my neck. It's a gentle kiss. When we pull away, I sigh. I let a gentle smile creep up on my lips. She whispers to me, "Let them leak the picture. It'll keep them entertained until they get the Hunger Games movie they didn't know they were getting." I chuckle softly.

Through my mind, I run through all the moments I had with Jen. On the set of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire on the beach, and the small portion of Mockingjay kicking some Capitol ass. I smile even wider when I remember the moments on the red carpet, when she tackles me in her fancy, expensive dress and messes up my tie. The time during the Catching Fire premiere where she tickled me and the paps caught it on camera. I laugh at this. She looks up for a second. "What?" she asks with a smile. "Nothing." I tell her. "Just glad I met you."

We just stand there now, in eachother's embrace, gently swaying back and forth, listening to our breathing and smiling. My phone buzzes, and hers does too, but we don't even bother.It's only us, at this very moment. Jennifer and Josh.