This Is A Story About A Girl

"Get the fuck up."

What a way to wake up. I could tell there was no anger in this statement, but when Josh wanted something, he got it. And obviously this applied now.

"Who pissed in your cereal Jobe?"

"No one. I just want to know if you FINALLY got with my sister."

I rolled my eyes, attempting to hide my flushed cheeks. I didn't want to seem like a lovesick puppy like usual, because I could already see the bro talk beginning.

"What if I did?"

Another face appeared and he sat down onto my bunk.

"Save that cool guy shit for someone else. What's going on with you two?"

Stephen always knew what to say, I will give him that. And he knew all about honesty, so when he asked for the truth, everyone have him the truth. So that's what I gave him. I told them about the kiss on the couch, and how everything unraveled quicker then I could figure out what to do with myself.

They seemed to be taking it all in, piece by piece, like a puzzle. Each piece made sense, but the more important ones were missing. Did Liz feel the same? Did she know how much I loved her? We pondered the 'What Ifs' for a while, and decided to just ride it out. I paid special attention to Josh's expressions. For all the years I've loved her, one of the things I've wondered is how he would react. To my surprise, he seemed.. relieved.

"Josh, are you seriously okay with this?"

His eyes shot up to catch mine. Then a smile erupted on his face, cascading over his face in a warm burst.

"More than happy. I wanted you together. I trust you, and I hate everyone else. Could you imagine my sister bringing home some guy like Cameron?"

I did that. The ending wasn't pleasant, I could tell you that.

"This isn't about Jobe, this is about Baby Go growin' up!" Dylan sputtered.

"I actually have a plan of what to do, could you guys give me your ideas?"

"Anything. Just no dirty details, since, it IS Liz."

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The door slammed open, everyone flooding out for the show. I decided to stay in, and maybe catch some alone time with Liz before I had to play.

Soon enough, I could feel her breath on my skin. It lingered, washing over me like the summer breeze.

"It's hard to believe the whole world is sleeping next to me."

She did not just say that. How am I supposed to live with this girl? She's the pinnacle of perfection. I could hardly hold myself back before I uttered a quiet curse.

Turning to face her, I held my breath at first sight of her. It was like the first time we met all over again. But I had to recover from my random outburst.

"I'd wake up to that gorgeous face every day, if only she'd let me. She's so beautiful, I could write her a song, and that wouldn't even begin to describe her," I managed, sitting up and pulling her closer to me.

By that moment, there was no thought in what happened next. My toes followed my heartbeat, picked the tiny figure up into the air, and twirled her around the bus. Our laughter bounced off of the walls, and when I almost crashed into Jess' bunk, we stopped spinning. When I caught her eyes, I couldn't help but melt. Self control was the best thing right at this moment.

Her baby blue eyes gleamed at me, and I stretched my arms out wide, preventing my heart from bursting. She crawled her fingers up my arms, slowing touching every square inch before reaching the destination and clasping our fingers together.

My lips reached for hers, but I stopped them, instead touching our noses together. The smirk on her face proved that it was successful. She tried to return my kiss, and then pulled us out of the bus.

"Catch me if you can!" I yelled behind me.

She must have been faster than I thought, because soon enough there was someone jumping onto my back. Her laugh, and her lack of body density was enough to keep me going all the way to the couch. When my feet dragged their way to the stage, I hardly had enough energy to throw her down before I landed on top of her.

"John! Hurry up, god damn."

I took a sharp breath before singing out, "I'm coming Stevie!"

Our fingers released, and I felt a pang in my heart. Any separation was going to be hard starting now. But when I twisted my head back to catch a glimpse of my love, I couldn't help but feel that the time with her was worth the time without.