Hide And Seek ~ Josh Dun

Chapter 18

"Tell me something about your past, baby." Josh nuzzles his head into my shoulder, his arms squeezing me gently. I turn over in bed, laying on my side. We put our hands under our heads for support.

"Why, you can't sleep?" I try to keep the blush away. He has been calling me cute nicknames all night, ever since the photo got taken. Earlier, while he was in the shower, I laid down in his bed and fell asleep. When he was done his shower, he crawled into bed with me, accidentally waking me up, and we've been cuddling since.

"No. Besides, I just want to hear your voice. Get to know you more." He talks quietly, as if afraid to disturb the darkness. I can tell he's been thinking too much, his breathing isn't as calm as it should be, and he blinks slower. As I spend more and more time around him, I notice those little things about him.

"Ok." I smile and grab his free hand. While I talk, I play with his fingers. "I don't talk much about my parents, so I guess I'll tell you about them. My mom is a nice woman. Very funny. You'd like her, I think. Her laugh is the silliest thing in the world. My dad treats her like they've always been highschool sweethearts and they never grew up. They're so childish together, always picking on each other or doing silly things. To be honest, I inspire to have a relationship like theirs."

Josh watches me as I speak the whole time, his eyes staring deeply into mine, never once leaving them. I continue playing with his fingers, lifting one up, running my thumb up it, over it, and down, going to the next one.

"You'd like my mom too. I want you to meet her one day. It would mean the world to me if you did." I nod, entwining our fingers together.

"Do you miss your family while you're on tour?" He gives a solemn smile, scooting closer to me.

"Of course. I'm big on family. Especially my siblings. I miss just wasting time with them." He bites his lip, placing my hand on his cheek, which I cradle in my palm, rubbing his cheekbones with my thumb.

"Do you want a family in the future?" The question comes out before I can even think, and Josh flashes such a dazzling smile.

"No doubt about it. I want a big family. Little kids everywhere. I'd be counting how many kids are there while going along to the Jaws theme song. Dun, Dun." Both of us burst out laughing.

After we calm down, he starts playing with my hair. His eyes travel over my face, resting on my lips longer than anywhere else.

"What about you? Do you want a family." He looks back into my eyes, blinking away the lust. Part of me just wants to grab him and kiss him harder than I've ever kissed anyone.

"Yeah. Like you, I want a big family. I won't be able to have little Dun Duns though." I giggle, and he raises his eyebrow at me, as if challenging me. I smirk, closing my eyes as he continues to play with my hair.

"You're beautiful. You know that, right?" His voice is so deep and barely audible, but it's spoken with so much warmth. I open my eyes, and his face is so much closer to mine. His eyes are shimmering as they watch me, full of admiration.

He slowly moves his had from my hair down to my cheek and down to my chin. Using two fingers, he lifts it up, as he leans down. As our lips touch, warmth fills me from my head to my toes. I place my hands on his chest, as if making sure he is still there.

The kiss is sweet, sensitive, and short. But worth everything in the world. We pull away, and neither of us could wipe the stupid smiled off of our faces.

After that, we just laid in there, cuddling each other the whole night, neither one of us breaking the comfortable silence,. At peace, in bliss, we fell asleep. Both of us with smiles on our faces.