Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Later that night, Josh came on time to pick up Josie for the dinner party. The dressed fit her perfectly and her hair was done up with falling curls. She may look like a tomboy but she still know what to do when the occasion came up. He was at lost for words when he saw her dressed in the fitting dress. Her smile made him blush as he nodded "You look....amazing." he shook his head. He gave her a slight bow "Shall me, Miss?"
Josie smiled trying to hide her thumping heart, he looked amazing in the back tuxedo. "Thank you. You don't look so bad yourself." she teased.
They were off to the party, everyone was dressed elegantly. Josie felt she was out of place from all the ball gowns that women wore. Josh was a gentleman the whole night, never leaving her side since she only knew him. At one point, she was standing around mingling with Josh and some of his co workers. She quickly excused herself "Sorry, I have to use the...ladie's room." she knew it was more appropriate than bathroom.
Josh smiled with a nod "It's down that hall to your left." he pointed.
She was in the bathroom along with a line full of girls freshening up eventhough they just got there. Some glanced at her and a few checked her out from head to toe. No one new who she was but she came with the boss's son. Those girls soon left the bathroom and a new bunch came in "Did you see who Josh brought?" Josie was in the stall when she heard someone muttered.
"Yeah, she looked like she hasn't eatened in ages!" another voice cracked.
The girls blew up in giggles "And where do you think she can afford that dress?"
"Josh probably bought it for her. I hear she's a waitress." the girls talked on for a while. And it wasn't until they talked about Joey when Josie realized they thought she was Allie.
Josie walked out of the stall clearing her throat loud and clear. She saw the girls glance at each other as they suddenly shut their mouths. She cleaned her hands casually and fixed any misplaced strands of curls. She opened the door and before she left she turned to the girls "You can go on and talk about me now. But I am not who you think I am. Didn't your mother ever teach you not to talk about others behind their back?" she snorted and walked out of there looking extra confident.
She returned to Josh looking a bit upset, but he didn't seem to notice since he too caught someone gossiping about his brother and the love triangle with Allie. "Can we get out of here?" he asked Josie.
She sighed "I thought you'd never ask!" the two walked out after only being there for one hour.
He drove along downtown city until it reached the beachside. "Let's have dinner." he smiled secretly. He quickly opened the door for her "Come on." he took her hand and they ran to the pier where a little restaurant stod. They ended up ordering fast food while sitting on the bench of the pier eating their cheap food. "Thank you." he said out of nowhere.
Josie laughed through her mouthful of rice "Anytime. I didn't expect to enjoy that party anyways." she shrugged "This is much better."
He nodded "I'm glad you feel that way." he saw her shiver. Josh placed his container on the empty seat next to him as he took off his coat and placed it on her shoulders "Tell me Josie, why did you agree to come if you did not expect to like the party?"
She stopped eating as she swallowed the remaining food in her mouth "Because friends do favors for friends." she answered matter of factly.
"That's all?" he pressed.
"Yeah." she blushed lightly but she knew he could not see under the dim light. "What else do you think?"
"Nothing..." he said sounding disappointed.
She laughed nervously "Did you want me to say that I like you or something?"
He turned to face her with a surprised expression. "You do?"
She let out a sigh as she stood up and walked a few feet away "I guess you could say I do. But I'm not about to fall head over heels for someone that is in love with one of my closest friends."
He shook his head "I'm not in love with her. Not anymore at least. I guess I just needed reassurance from her, it's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders." he was telling the truth, he was actually over her. "Maybe all I needed was time away from her."
Josie felt hopeful to hear him say it. "So what does that mean? You're free to allow someone else a chance?" she hinted with a smile.
"You know what I like about you?" he asked with interest, she shook her head "You have this confidence about you that doesn't scare off people. You say it like it is. Don't get me wrong, I adore Allie but she's the type of person that won't say something because it will hurt the other person. But you...you're just very different." he complimented.
Her face showed extreme happiness "Thank you. But you didn't answer my question."
He laughed "Different and bright. I would like to take more time before I decide." he said carefully.
Josie couldn't hide her disappointment "I respect that." she let out a deep breath "Okay, I should I go home now before it gets anymore uncomfortable."
He stood up to block her way "You didn't let me finish." she wrinkled her eyebrows questioningly "Normally, I think I would take more time and maybe I should. But I trust my gut. If you want to give this a try...I am willing to."
She covered her mouth to keep herself from screaming with joy "Thank you!!" She jumped up and hugged him happily. "Thank you sooo much!!!"
He laughed "I've never had a girl thank me for this before."
Suddenly, she pushed him away "Wait! We can't start." she rubbed her forehead "Allie...what about Allie? How would she feel if she knew we got together?" she asked with nervousness.
"I knew you would think of that." he nodded in agreement "Maybe we should not tell anyone just yet. We should let her cool down first."
She smiled "You read my mind."
"Scared?" he asked with a grin as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and led her back to the car.
"Not the least bit. If anything, you should be scared. You have no idea what you're getting yourself into." she warned.
"I'll take my chances." his last comment made her feel warm inside.
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When Josie came home, she was smiling so much that she did not see a shadow stiring on her couch. She practically jumped back in shock "Geez! Oh my gosh, you scared the crap out of me!!" she cried when she recognized the shadow to be Sunny.
He sat there still in the darkness and his hand resting on his head. She saw him looking at her intently after she turned on the lights "Where have you been?" he said after looking at her up and down. Her dress was way too expensive for her taste.
"I...I was...out..." she stuttered like a girl caught by her father.
"Out? At 1am in the morning?" he asked with a harsh tone "Don't lie to me, I'm not a three year old kid."
She laughed nervously "I'm not lying. Why are you back already?" she tried to change the subject.
"I got an urgent call from my partner, your other boss that it was chaotic since the day I left. I cannot trust you two anymore can't I?" he stood up and faced her.
She buzzed her lips in humor "Of course not! We are doing fine without you, Nick was just being overexaggerated. Everything was good, the people were very nice and there were no errors...Okay okay!!" she sighed "I hate it when you give me that guilty look. "It was crazy without you." she finally admitted. She whimpered as she hugged him dearly "I hurt my ankle." she pouted.
He laughed "What did you do? Trip over the the empty floor?" he patted her on the back with no feeling. He was use to her being baby with him. Knowing that she had no brothers and they were both orphans.
She pushed him away harshly "No, I ran into Amy. Or she ran into me...it doesn't matter, I'm okay now." she yawned "It's getting late, I should go to sleep now."
He tilted his head and rolled his eyes "This talk is not over. If it wasn't because I was stuck on the plane for the past 5 hours, I would not let you get away with it. I'll find out who the other guy is..." he narrowed his eyes at her "Mark my words."
Josie rolled her eyes "Good luck, there is no other guy."
He pounded his fist on his other palm "Darn! I was hoping there was another guy. So I can give up my job with babying you..." he quickly dodged her punch while he laughed. He ran to the door "See you tomorrow."
Josie wrinkled her nose at him as he left her apartment. A natural smile came over her face as she recalled the magical night. She never imagined it to be so easy to fall for a guy and have him returned the feelings.