Craving You // Duke Depp

two

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   And yes, you probably guessed Josh. Which is who it was.
   Duke and Josh used to be good friends before I got with Josh, but Josh slept with a girl Duke was seeing, and they haven't been close really since.
   He started walking up to me, and the gait he had while walking up to me scared me.
   "Why?"
   "Why what? What's wrong with seeing my friend?"
   He crossed his arms and rolled his eyes. "So, you'd rather spend time with your 'friend', than with me?"
   He was getting too close to me and I nicely moved him away from me.
   "Josh, stop being childish. Duke has been a good friend of mine, and you know we wouldn't do anything that would hurt you. He had shit on his mind and wanted to talk to me. You'd do the same for Amelia."
   He wouldn't look at me. Amelia has been his childhood bestfriend. I would never impead on their friendship, so he should leave Duke and I alone.
   "Ok, ok! I'm sorry babe, really am. I get defensive because I care. I just want to make sure-"
   "Josh, you have nothing to worry about. You're stressed out. You have school and work to worry about. I don't want you to worry about me." I made him look at me, and I gave him a kiss. "Now let's head to my place and hang out."
   He nodded and went to his car. I got into mine and sat in the seat for a moment before starting the car. I put my head on the steering wheel, and took some deep breaths.
   I want Duke, but I have Josh.
   I was very surprised to tell myself this, but I've always heard this from others, that if you can't choose between someone, they always say go for the second choice, because if you really loved the first one, you wouldn't have gone with the second choice.
  
   I beat Josh to my place, though he had a good 7 minute head start. I didn't take it personal and headed inside.
   My place looks so boring. I invested in some house plants, but I can't keep the reminder in my head to water them once in a while, I have some nice knickknacks that I've been giving throughout the years, but those get so dusty, and then they loose their color from all the dust.
   I heard a knock and Josh walked in.
   "Once again," he says. He places the bags of food on the counter and wraps me in a big hug.
   I went to release earlier than what he wanted, and he seem offended.
   "C'mon, let's eat. My fat ass is starving." I lied, because if I said I would've ate with Duke, he would up and leave, like he's done before.
   We move to my couch and I throw something random on the TV.
   "So," Josh starts. "What did Duke want?"
   "Oh, the girl he had been seeing, had been with someone while they were seeing each other,"
   Josh didn't seem really shocked. "Shame. What her name?"
   I gave him a suspicious look. "What?"
   "Her name. What's her name?"
   "Why do you wanna know her name?"
   He stopped chewing and looked at me funny. "Damn, sorry. Thought I could ask her name."
   It was silent for a few moments. "Leah. Her name was Leah."
   He was eyeballing his phone when I answered him. "What's that babe?"
   "Nothing," and I continued eating. I wasn't really hungry since I ate at Duke's place, but again, I wasn't going to be suspicious.
   I got up and threw the remainder of food away.
   "I did hear you babe. Leah. I know her."
   I stopped dead in my tracks. "How? Leah doesn't live from around here. She lives back in his hometown."
   Josh's face got red, and he grabbed his keys. "Oh shit, I didn't think there was another Leah."
   "Another?" I said.
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   {I've wrote stories before on here, but other accounts. I would like to know any thought about this :)}