The One That Got Away

Chapter 11: His Laugh

This was more then just a dare. I really truly and honestly wanted to be with Joshua.

I didn't even know I had felt so strongly about him until he told me he also felt that way about me.

And after saying that, he said he couldn't be with me. At that moment in time all I wanted was him, and all I still want is him.

It feels damn good to be able to call him mine.

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"I want to take you somewhere." Joshua said looking down at me. We were in lunch and I was snuggled in his arms.

It was a position I had gotten accustomed too and I liked it. I felt safe when I was with him.

"Okay." I said. He stared at me as if he was waiting for me to move. "Ohhhh, you mean now?"

"No, I mean yesterday." He said sarcastically and laughed grabbing my hand and practically dragging me out of the cafeteria.

"Woah, slow down. What about school?" I asked.

"What about it?" He said with a blank expression.

We got into his car but not before passing by Jamie.

"Hey, I thought we were going shopping?" She asked looking disappointed.

Oh yeah. I was supposed to skip school with Pooh bear today.

I felt bad as hell. "Um, raincheck?" It seemed like that had been my answer to everything lately. It almost started to seem as if I didn't have time for her but I'd be sure to make it up to her.

Joshua pulled off. "Josh, where are we going?" I asked.

"Only my mother calls me that." He looked over at me smiling "You better be lucky I lo--....like you."

Did he almost just say he loved me?

I didn't know if I loved Josh but I did know that I felt very strongly for him. It was something I felt for no one else and it scared me a bit.

I'm Danielle fucking Rogers and I like Joshua "bad ass" Davis? Who would've thought?

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We pulled up to a bowling alley.

"A bowling alley?" I looked confused.

"Not just any bowling alley, this is the bowling alley Barak took Michelle too." I laughed.

"What's funny? I thought going bowling would be fun." He said holding his heart as if he were really hurt.

"No not that, why do you know what bowling alley our president took the first lady? But none the less, I love it." I said standing on my tippy toes to kiss him.

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We made a deal before starting our game. If he won, I had to call him Big Daddy. If I won, he had to call me Big Momma.

We started playing and he was kicking my ass. I couldn't even get a spare and every time he had the ball he made a strike.

"You're such a cheater." I whined.

"Did I mention I was the champion in bowling?" He gloated. He turned to look at the score. It was 79-13. This was some bullshit.

"Um-Mhm!" He cleared his throat loudly waiting for me to say the magic words.

"Do I really have to say it?" I laughed rolling my eyes "ughhh fuck you." I said catching a fake attitude.

"Fuck who?" He asked waiting for me to say the words.

"Fuck Big Daddy Josh." I said trying to hold a mad face but I couldn't. It was funny as hell. It sounded dumb just saying it.

He was cracking up. "It's not funny." I said slightly punching him.

"Wait, one more time." He said holding up his phone to record and put me on Snapchat.

I rolled my eyes "My boyfriend, Big Daddy Josh, is the biggest fuck boy in the history of fuck boys." I said smiling into the camera.

This only made him laugh harder. "Okay, okay it isn't that funny." I smirked.

We went to go give the employee back our bowling shoe. I didn't like the way she was eyeing my man. My man? I like how that sounded.

I took my shoe off and handed it to her. Josh took his off and did the same. "And what size is this?" She asked looking at him like he was a piece of steak.

"A 11." He said in a uncomfortable tone.

"You know what they say, 'the bigger the shoe, the bigger the di--"

Before she could even get the words out I punched her in her nose. It made a crunching sound like when you first crap open a pistachio.

She held her nose and Josh's mouth hung to the floor. Before I knew it he burst out laughing.

"I don't find shit funny." I said sending him a death stare causing him to shut up.

I don't play about what's mine. Before, at Olive Garden, I couldn't do anything because we weren't together but now that we are, I ain't bout to play that flirting shit.

I walked away leaving the thirsty trick standing there in awe. Josh followed me.

I sat down in the car. "You didn't have to punch her." He said as soon as he sat down.

I was feeling hella embarrassed for even acting like that. "I know and I'm sorr--"

He kissed me right in the middle of my sentence. He had a nice way of telling me to shut up. It was long and aggressive. I loved our kisses.

"Sorry for what? I like your little jealous ways and on top of that, that shit was a major turn on." I looked at him smiling.

"Damn, you fiesty. Now I know I gotta try not to get you mad. I ain't tryna be the next one with a broken nose." He said laughing, practically dying.

I couldn't stop looking at him, I couldn't stop smiling either. My dimples and my braces were showing. His laugh was adorable.

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Song: Weak by SWV