Chapter 37

I wake up in the middle of the night, the driver deciding to drive into every pothole and bump he can find, my sleeping pattern isn't helped by bringing up all the past with alex earlier or josh. I went back to the bus and found Josh alone, strumming his guitar, when he looked up and saw me he immediately stood up and came over, taking me in his arms, saying about what a bad day he had had and how much he had missed me. I just wrapped my arms around him, clinging on tightly as he buried his head into my hair. I then drew back and stood up on my tiptoes, pulling his head down to kiss him, his arms wrapping around me. I led him to the back lounge and proceeded to sit him down and relay the story i had just told alex to him. Josh held my hands, then my arms, then my entire torso, pulling me nearer and nearer to him, as if he was holding me together, and he does, all the time, hold me together, keep me from falling apart.  I swing out of my bunk, trying to be quiet as I hop down and cross over, I climb up the bunks and tear back josh's curtain, trying to haul myself in quietly. I crawl over him and draw the curtain behind me. He lets me know he's awake by sliding his hands around my waist and pulling me to him, he begins to kiss face in his sleepy state, pulling me to his body like a teddy bear. 


"I love you jess." He whispers into my ear, hugging me tighter and burying his head in my neck. 


"I love you too." I whisper, i can feel his lips curl into a smile against my skin, before his breaths get deeper, falling into sleep once again. I cuddle again him, enjoying his warmth. every time I move he just pulls me closer to him, not allowing me to move away from him at all.I feel completely at peace next to him, falling into a deep sleep. 


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"Wake up, we're next to a KFC!!!" I am awoken by matt screaming from the front of the bus, having arrived in denver. I can hear Max jump out of his bunk and scream towards Matt like a little girl, followed by several more people , shortly after i hear heavy footsteps and the front door of the bus close loudly. I roll over in josh's arm, pressing my cheek against his chest. His fingers trail up and down my arm. I lif my head up to look at him, his hair is in a sleepy bed head mess, a cheeky grin on his face as he looks down at me, knowing that we're all alone on the bus. 


"I can't wait to take you out on a date today." He tells me, flipping me round, I find myself underneath him, one hand cradling my cheek and the other playing with my hair. I lift my hands up and wrap them around his neck. 


"You know i wouln't want to spend my day any other way." I tell him, he lowers himself down, allowing our lips to touch, softly, but quickly becoming more and more passionate. My legs wrap around his waist and i feel a bulge press against my thigh. Turning ourselves over, I find myself on top of him, his hands exploring my body, removing my clothes, piece by piece, and slowly i do the same to him, creating a fantastic start to our day. 


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We continue our fantastic day in the shower and then again in my bunk, after that we find ourselves some clothes. Josh shoves on a DBNO shirt and black jeans with vans. I steal a black tshirt from Josh and tuck it into my shorts. I make toast for josh and i and feed it to him as we lazily sit in the back lounge, I'm sat on his lap with his arms around me, kissing me after every bite of food. Josh checks the time on his phone and then hops up, picking me up in the process and carrying me through the bus towards the front. 


"Time to goooo" He sings, putting me down as we reach the door. I skip off the bus and he takes my hand, going past KFC and along the main road before hoping into a taxi and pulling up outside a cinema 10 minutes later. I look at him questionably but he gives nothing away. Hoping out we walk past the ticket desk and he guides me up and through to cinema 7, having already bought the tickets. We choose our seats and i turn to josh, expecting an explanation.


"So I know how much you love Pride and prejudice and i found an early screening of the new film that eric managed to hook me up with tickets for, I thought you would like it?" Josh explains to me, worry appears on his face as he waits for my reaction, but soon turns into a smile as I hug and kiss him, clearly happy with his idea.


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We then walk to a nearby nature reserve/park, walking around, sunbathing and just chatting for several hours, after that we go to a nearby restaurant and enjoy a meal.afterwards he takes my hand and guides me to the back of the restaurant and up a staircase.


"joooosh, when are you going to tell me where we are going?" I ask him, desperate for hints.


"Trust me, you'll love it, leave it as a surprise." He tells me with a laugh, squeezing my hand before we reach the top of the staircase and he pushes the door open. A roof lies behind the door, almost like a jungle with lots of flowers and potted plans and shrubs, a bench sits covered in fairy lights, along with most of the foliage, he guides me over to the bench where we have a perfect view of the sunset. I sit next to him with my head resting on his shoulder, my hand in his, the perfect company for an evening like this. After the sun has set and the sky is dark the fairy lights switch on and josh pulls out his phone and starts playing coldplay, I pull a face at him and he starts laughing.


"I thought i could give you the classic romance film experience." He informs me, holding out his hand and guiding me to an open space on the roof where we slow dance in a cheesy cliche way, causing both of us to laugh out loud, randomly throughout. Once the song ends i breathe a sigh of relief and we lie down on a blanket and stargaze before we proceed to have a..fantastic end to the day...

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