Hi loves! Chapter 41 is here and I hope you'll love it! I loved writing it at least, so hopefully you'll enjoy it too <3
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Here's chapter 41. Enjoy! Love you <3
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"Josh!"
"Joshua!"
Josh looked in the direction of the hotel, while Tyler did the same, and they saw Jonathon and Jenna look around. "Oh shit", Josh muttered. Tyler looked over at him. "You didn't tell them you're here?" Tyler asked and Josh nodded. He got up from sitting down next to Tyler. "Jon, Jenna! I'm fine!" Josh yelled back.
"Josh! What the fuck!" Jenna yelled as she came running towards him, with Jonathon following her. "What the hell are you doing out here on your own you tiny idiot!" She yelled as she came closer. "Why are you out here on your-" she said as she came to a stop, and Jonathon almost ran into her.
"Hi", Tyler said sheepishly as he gave them a small wave. "I- wh- what are you doing here...?" Jenna trailed. "...wait have you been crying?" She then asked. "Wait Josh have- have you been crying too?" She added. "Uh... yeah", Josh said with a soft laugh as he scratched the back of his head. "Yeah... both of us", Tyler said with a soft laugh as well.
"I'm... not following what happened", Jonathon said. "But- you're, you're okay right? We were really worried when you didn't come back and didn't answer your phone", he said to his lover. "Yeah, yeah I am baby, I'm okay. I forgot to text, sorry", Josh said.
"Okay but I really wanna know why you're here", Jenna said to Tyler. "Well", he started, as he looked over at Josh. "Uhm the vending machine on our floor was broken so I went to the lobby to use that one", Josh told them. "And I heard music... piano, then a voice which sounded like Tyler..." he trailed.
"Josh was eavesdropping", Tyler said with a teasing smile, and Josh blushed as he looked down. "Long story short, we... somehow ended up in the same hotel", Tyler said. "We're all in there too, just like you guys. That's why I was there as well, that's how Josh found me in one of the rooms", Tyler said.
"Okay for the record, I didn't go into the room", Josh said. "That's true, he was right at the door when I opened it", Tyler said. "Had to swear that I wasn't stalking him", Josh added.
"My god the coincidences on this trip are crazy", Jenna said. "Yeah", Tyler said with a soft laugh. "Uhm... what about the- the crying?" Jonathon asked. "Oh Uhm, I wasn't feeling great. I was playing sad songs", Tyler smiled softly. "And uh... I needed to talk to someone about it. Josh was right there, so..." he trailed. "So then we came out here to... to talk", Josh said. "And uh... yeah we cried a bit", he said with a blush. "Cried a lot", Tyler corrected him. "...yeah maybe a lot", Josh admitted softly. "But we're... We're okay", Tyler told Jonathon and Jenna. "Good, that's... That's good", Jenna said. "Just... Don't ignore our calls anymore 'cause you freaked us out", she told Josh. "I won't, sorry, I didn't mean to ignore them", Josh said. "I know baby", Jonathon said as he stepped down so that he was on the same step as Josh was, and he kissed him softly. Josh gave him a tight hug. "Love you", he whispered. "Love you too baby", Jonathon replied. "We'll give you guys some more privacy okay?" Jonathon told Josh, and they pulled back. "Really?" Josh asked. "Yeah, just... Be careful and come back to us", Jonathon told him. "I will, always", Josh promised.
"I'll bring him back safe and sound", Tyler told him. "Thanks", Jonathon smiled at him. Jon pressed a kiss on Josh's forehead and he wanted to get back up to Jenna, but Josh stopped him, to give him one more kiss. "I won't stay too long okay?" Josh said. "As long as you'd like, baby. Just keep me a bit updated if you stay for a long time okay?" Jonathon said. Josh smiled softly as he nodded and he pecked his lover's lips, before they said goodbye and Jonathon and Jenna headed back to the hotel.
"He's really a great guy", Tyler said. "I know I said that a few times before but like, he keeps convincing me more and more", he said with a chuckle. "He is, he really is", Josh smiled as he sat down next to Tyler. "Hey Josh, I'm sorry about earlier. I feel like I shouldn't have bothered you with all of my insecurities. It's... You shouldn't have to worry about me, about how I feel and all that. I... I shared too much, and I'm sorry", Tyler said. "I wish you'd stop saying sorry for that", Josh said. "You told me I could talk to you about everything. I know I'm... I'm just a fan I guess and uhm, and maybe you wish you hadn't told me for yourself but you shouldn't feel bad about telling me for me. It means a lot that you... That you trusted me enough to tell me all of that", he said.
"I don't trust people very easily, usually", Tyler said. "Especially not when I'm crying", he smiled softly. "It's just something about you. I don't know what it is, but there's just something about you that makes me trust you a lot", he said. "If... If you don't mind that I bothered you with all of that-", Tyler started, but Josh interrupted him. "Don't say bothering me. You didn't bother me with anything", Josh said. Tyler smiled softly. "If you don't mind that I told you", he corrected himself. "Then... Then I'll try not to do so either", he said. "Well, I don't, so you better stop doing that now too", Josh smiled. Tyler let out a soft laugh as he wrapped his arm around Josh's neck and he gave him a side hug. "You're a cool guy, Josh", Tyler smiled as he pulled his arm back.
They talked for a while longer, before Tyler stretched his arms out in front of him and he sighed deeply. "Alright. What do you say if we wake everyone up and have drinks down at the lobby?" Tyler said. "As a proper end of the tour. A proper goodbye before you guys go back to Los Angeles." Josh smiled softly. "That would be nice", he said. "Yeah? You'd like that?" Tyler asked and Josh nodded. "Awesome, 'cause I really didn't wanna go to bed yet", Tyler said with a laugh. "Let's get going. Let's wake these fuckers up", Tyler said with a laugh. He lit a cigarette as Josh got up, and Tyler wrapped his arm around Josh's neck as they made their way back to the hotel. They came to a stop in front of the hotel so Tyler could finish his cigarette and throw it away in the ash tray right outside the door, before they went inside. "Which floor are you on?" Tyler asked as they got in the elevator. "The sixth", Josh replied. "Oh man you guys have a better view than we do. They're on the fourth", Tyler said. "I'm on the third." "We booked way in advance", Josh hummed. "Yeah no we definitely didn't", Tyler chuckled. They arrived at their floor and Josh went to his room with Jonathon, figuring Jenna would probably be in there with his lover.
He knocked on the door before he used his key to open it. He peeked inside, seeing that both Jenna and Jonathon were decent as they were on the bed watching TV. "Hey", Josh smiled. "Hi baby", Jonathon returned it. Josh pushed the door open more and Tyler followed him as he entered the room. "Hi", Tyler said. "O-okay I know that we spent like almost all tour together with you guys but- realizing that Tyler Joseph is in my hotel room is probably the weirdest realization I've made all tour", Jenna said, causing them all to laugh. "Well I'm not here to have sex", Tyler joked. "Oh I sure hope not!" Jenna laughed as Josh blushed at Tyler's joke, and Jenna and Tyler laughed about it. Josh couldn't help but let out a soft laugh too, and he heard his boyfriend's as well.
"Come downstairs with us", Tyler said. "Tour after party in the lobby's lounge. We're on our way to wake up the guys and we're all meeting downstairs for drinks as an official goodbye", Tyler said. "Oh I'm in", Jenna said as she looked over at Jonathon. "We'll be there", he smiled. "But I need a minute to change out of my sweatpants", he chuckled. "Oh yeah I definitely need to do so too", Jenna said, realizing she was in sweatpants and a matching zip up hoodie. "We'll see you in a bit then", Josh chuckled. "We'll be right down!" Jenna smiled as she waved and Josh and Tyler let the room. "Alright, let's get these dudes out of bed", Tyler chuckled as they made their way back to the elevator and they went to the fourth floor.
Tyler skipped down the hallway with Josh following behind. He came to a stop in front of one of the rooms, before he banged the door with his fists. "Wake up, fuckers! Tour after party in the lobby!" Tyler yelled. "Tyler! We're not the only ones in this hotel!" Josh whisper-yelled. "Oh shit!" Tyler laughed as he remembered, before he quickly went to the next room, banging the door again as he yelled for them to wake up, before he laughed as he ran towards Josh, grabbing his hand as he pulled him with him, Josh stumbling behind before he ran together with him back to the elevator, that didn't arrive right away. "Okay stairs it is", Tyler laughed as he still held Josh's hand as he dragged him along to the stairwell, jumping down the steps with Josh before they went into the hallway of the third floor where they came to a stop, panting as they did so. "Let's hope no one will complain about us", Tyler laughed. "I didn't even do anything!" Josh laughed. "You're my accomplice!" Tyler laughed.
"Let me text them real quick, in case they were too sleepy to understand what I said", Tyler chuckled as he sent a few texts. "Alright, I texted Shane, Shap, Michael, Mark and Jordan", Tyler said. "What about your friend? Is he not coming?" Josh asked, referring to Lucas. "Oh he's not on the fourth floor. He's here with me", Tyler said. "We're sharing a room." "Oh alright", Josh nodded. They walked to the room, which Tyler opened. "Wait here, alright?" He asked and Josh nodded. Tyler left the door open as he went inside, seeing that Lucas had drifted off as he was watching TV on the couch. Tyler crouched down and gently woke him up. "Hey sleepy head", Tyler said softly, as he saw Lucas's eyes open. Lucas let out a yawn as he stretched his arms out. "Hey ba-", he started, when he noticed that the door was open, and he noticed Josh standing outside of the door, who wasn't looking into the room but down the hall.
"Bro", Lucas said instead, and Tyler snorted. "Bro? Really?" He let out a laugh. "Give me a break, I just woke up", Lucas smiled as he closed his eyes. Tyler chuckled. "Hey Josh? Can you close the door for a minute?" Tyler called out and Josh looked up. "Yeah, of course", Josh smiled as he closed the door for them. "Sorry, didn't think about that", Tyler said, referring to the open door. "I was gonna call you babe until I noticed him", he said. "Ah, that's where the bro came from", Tyler chuckled. "...wait what is Josh doing here?" Lucas then asked, realizing that when he fell asleep, Josh was definitely not here.
"Ran into him a few hours ago, they are coincidentally in this hotel too", Tyler said. "No way", Lucas chuckled. "That's funny", he said and Tyler hummed, smiling softly. "We're having a tour after party in the lounge of the lobby. Wanna come with us?" Tyler asked. "Yeah, yeah I will", Lucas smiled. "If I look presentable", he said. "You do", Tyler chuckled as he kissed Lucas deeply. "I love you, Mr. Handsome. Take a few minutes to wake up, yeah? I'm gonna go downstairs with Josh already", Tyler said. "Yeah, I'll see you there", Lucas said as he kissed Tyler. Tyler got up, blowing him a kiss before he left the room. "He's coming too", Tyler said. "Awesome", Josh smiled.
Josh had obviously noticed how differently he treated Lucas from the rest. He had no issue brutally waking up his crew, but he was very gentle with Lucas. They were definitely different in their friendship, he thought. While Tyler and his crew were always messing around, he and Lucas were much more gentle and sweet towards one another, it felt like. It was nice to see.
He and Tyler made their way down to the lobby, hoping no one would complain to the hotel about Tyler's loudness. They got there right after Shap and Shane who hadn't been asleep yet, and the two of them sat down on a couch next to each other. Josh felt a bit more nervous around Shane and Shap since he hadn't spent as much time with them as he had with the other guys, but they were really nice to him, which definitely helped him feel a bit more at ease. Plus, Tyler was right there, and it felt like Tyler looked after him, and made sure that they were nice to him.
Soon enough, Michael got downstairs, followed by Jenna and Jonathon, then Jordan and Mark and lastly, Lucas joined them. They all sat down, as Tyler scooted closer to Josh so Lucas could sit on the other side next to him, and they all talked about all sorts of things; Shap and Shane asked Josh, Jenna and Jon feedback about the sound and lighting at the last show, Mark and Jordan evaluated tour and the footage he'd gotten from the live shows, Michael talked about security concerns for next show with Lucas. The hotel had music playing in the lobby which made for a nice background noise.
"Alright, what are we doing? Beers, cocktails, wines, spirits?" Tyler asked. "Cocktails is my vote", Lucas said. "Same, we haven't really done cocktails yet this tour", Jordan said. "Agreed", Shap nodded. "Cocktails it is, then", Tyler said. He looked over at Josh. "Drinks are on us, so if you wanna get something else than a coke, please don't hesitate and just order whatever you like", he said. "'Cause there's quite a list of non-alcoholic cocktails that sound delicious as well", he said as he showed him the drinks menu. "Are you sure?" Josh asked and Tyler nodded. "Absolutely. These are pretty good, I've had them before", Tyler said as he pointed at two of the cocktails on the menu. "Which one should I get then?" Josh asked. "Hm... Get the Shirley Temple. It's sweet, kinda like you", Tyler said, so casually that Josh didn't have the guts to respond to it, but he couldn't stop his cheeks from blushing.
"Which other one do you recommend?" Jenna asked. "Virgin margarita. ...or the Arnold Palmer", he said. "We'll just get both and try them out and see who wants which", Jonathon suggested to Jenna, who agreed. "Alright. I'll get... I think I'm gonna go for a Manhattan", Tyler said as he looked through the menu. "Vesper", Shane said. "Old fashioned for me", Michael nodded. "What about you?" Tyler asked Lucas. "Not sure... Either the Piña Colada or my favorite", Lucas replied. "What's your favorite?" Shap asked. "Sex on the beach", Lucas replied. "Oh that's a good one", Shap nodded. "Have you had sex on the beach?" Tyler asked Lucas, quirking his eyebrow. "Uh yeah, you don't remember that's my favorite cocktail?" Lucas asked Tyler, a bit confused.
"Oh no, I mean have you actually had sex on the beach", Tyler said, with a knowing, naughty smirk as he looked at Lucas, 'cause he very well knew that he had done so, together with him.
"Oh fuck off, Ty", Lucas said as he rolled his eyes with a slightly nervous laugh as he gave Tyler a shove, who laughed. "Who the hell asks someone that question", he chuckled and Tyler laughed gently. "Just teasing", he said.
"You should ask him that question back after he asks something so inappropriate", Shane said. "Have you done so, Ty?" Shane asked him with a quirked eyebrow, and Tyler let out a laugh. "I'm not gonna answer that question", he said. "Oh of course you're not", Shane said and Tyler chuckled. "...but if we'd be doing never have I ever right now, I'd have to take the shot", Tyler simply replied, followed by ooooh's around the group, Jenna loving Tyler's honesty, and Josh was blushing more than he had done all tour, as he pulled his sleeves over his hands further nervously. "Too much info, Ty. TMI", Shap laughed. "What can I say? I'm just honest", Tyler laughed, and Lucas was shaking his head as he let out a soft laugh. "Shouldn't have asked me if you didn't wanna know the answer!" Tyler said.
Their drinks came soon enough and Tyler took a sip of his Manhattan. "How's the Shirley Temple?" Tyler asked Josh. "It's really nice", Josh nodded as he took another sip. "Can I try?" Tyler asked and Josh nodded. He wanted to hand Tyler the glass, but instead Tyler used Josh's straw to try, and Josh couldn't help but think of how Tyler trusted him enough to use the same straw, instead of just taking a sip instead.
"Yeah that's great", Tyler nodded. "How's yours?" Josh asked. "It's really good", Tyler said as he took a sip. "I really wonder what it tastes like", Josh said. "...I mean, if you wanna try it, I won't mind", Tyler said. "But just a little sip. Not gonna buy or give you alcohol if you're not old enough yet. But a small sip is fine", Tyler said. "Can I?" Josh asked. "Yeah, but you gotta be careful. Have you tried alcohol before?" He asked. "No, never", Josh replied. "Then it's even more important to try just a little bit. It's pretty strong", Tyler said. "But it's sweet, so I think it won't be too bad", he said as he handed Josh the glass, since he did not have a straw like Josh's drink had.
"Careful, baby", Jonathon said and Josh looked at him, wanting to know what he was thinking, but Jonathon had a gentle look on his face, so Josh knew it was okay for him to try. Josh looked at the orangey-red drink in his hand, before he took a small sip. Josh grimaced once he did so, and Tyler let out a soft laugh as he took the glass from Josh again. "Oh that's- that's weird", Josh said. "It... burns", he said. "Yeah, it does", Tyler said with a gentle laugh. "When you're not used to it, it definitely burns", he said. "The actual taste wasn't bad, though", Josh said. "The sweetness was nice."
"Oh now you gotta try mine too", Jordan said. "Is it sweet as well?" Josh asked. "No, it's a dry martini", Jordan said. "Hey you might like the dryness but if you're a fan of the sweetness of my cocktail, you might hate it too", Tyler said. "I'll try", Josh said as Jordan handed him the glass and he accepted it. He took a small sip from it, wanting to listen to Tyler who told him to be careful. As he did so, he grimaced even more as before, and Tyler and Jordan laughed. "Oh that's- that's awful, what the hell", Josh said as he handed it back to Jordan. "Who the hell would drink that voluntarily? That's disgusting", Josh said as he quickly sipped from his own cocktail to flush the dry martini taste away. "Oh I love him, he literally doesn't care that I'm sitting right here while he insults me and my drink choices", Jordan laughed, and Josh blushed as he realized that that was indeed what he was doing, but he wasn't thinking.
"Told you. Josh's funny as hell", Tyler laughed as he sipped from his drink. After a while, their first cocktails were finished and they wanted to order another round. "C'mon, help me order", Tyler said as he got up and he held his hand out for Josh to grab, which he did as Tyler pulled him up to his feet. Their hands let go of each other again as they made their way to the bar.
Josh didn't notice how Tyler never really asked something, he just said they'd do something and Josh would do it. He didn't notice it, but Jenna sure did. It wasn't like Josh didn't want to do it, and it wasn't like Tyler didn't give him a choice; he just kind of said it, and Josh just kind of did it.
"Hi, we'd like to order another round", Tyler said as he put his elbows on the bar, leaning on his arms against the bar as he looked at the bartender. Josh leaned against it with his side, as he looked at Tyler while he ordered the drinks. "Uhm let's see if I remember..." Tyler started. "I'll have a mudslide, then we'd like two grashoppers, a long island ice tea, a mai tai, a bloody mary and another dry martini", Tyler said. He looked at Josh. "Which ones did you guys want?" he asked. "Uhm, the same ones", Josh said. "Alright, so a Shirley Temple, an Arnold Palmer and a virgin margarita", Tyler added. "Alright, we'll bring them to your table and put them on your tab", the bartender said. "Thanks", Tyler smiled, before they returned to their friends. Soon enough they got their drinks - this time Josh was drinking the Arnold Palmer, and Tyler grabbed his Mudslide. "What's it like?" Josh asked. "It's vodka, coffee liqueur, Irish cream and heavy cream", Tyler said. "With a bit of chocolate around the rim and shaved chocolate on top", Tyler said. "Oh so it's like a fancy, spiced up coffee", Josh said. "Yeah, pretty much", Tyler smiled. "I'm gonna go for a smoke", he said. "Oh okay", Josh said, and Tyler got up but Josh remained seated. Then he noticed Tyler's hand again, reaching out for him, and Josh looked up to see Tyler wasn't even looking at him, he just expected him to go with him, and of course, he was right. He grabbed Tyler's hand again. "Bring your drink", Tyler said, before they went outside.
They sat down on the steps in front of the hotel, off to the side. Tyler put his Mudslide down next to him, as he grabbed his pack of cigarettes and he lit one. He took a deep drag, before he blew out the smoke. "Are you having fun?" Tyler asked and Josh nodded with a smile. "I'm really glad that we can kind of close our trip like this", Josh said. "Yeah?" Tyler smiled. "Me too. Much better than the goodbye we had earlier this evening, and also much better than spending the last night of tour crying behind a piano at a hotel", he chuckled. "You cheered me up, a lot", Tyler smiled and Josh blushed softly. "You- you cheered me up too", he admitted softly and Tyler smiled at him. "We're a great team", he said and Josh let out a soft laugh as he nodded.
Tyler took another drag from his cigarette, before he took a sip from his mudslide. "When I get back to Los Angeles, will you be there? At the show?" Tyler asked. Josh looked up. "Yeah, of course", Josh said. "I hope so", Tyler said. "I know I will", Josh said. "There's no doubt about it. I will be there", he said. Tyler smiled. "I'll take your word for it then", he said. "It uhm... It would be great to see your face in the crowd again. Jonaton's and Jenna's too, by the way", he said. "But you make me smile so I really hope I'll find you in the crowd, and see your smile again", Tyler said as he looked down, picking at the rubber of his Vans that was coming loose. Josh felt his cheeks flush, but he also felt amazing, and his heart was pounding in his chest. "I uh... I gotta make sure to- to get to the front, huh?" Josh said. Tyler laughed softly, then took a drag from his cigarette. "Yeah, you should", he smiled as he looked at Josh. "I'm counting on it", he said. "I'll start queueing as soon as I get back to LA", Josh said, and Tyler laughed. "You don't even know what venue I'd play next time", he said. "I'll queue at every venue. I'll rotate, queue at each venue for a day and move to the next one until you announce it", Josh hummed and he loved that he could make Tyler laugh, he loved hearing Tyler's laugh, he loved seeing his teeth between his lips as he laughed, and he wished he would never have to go without Tyler laughing. Especially because of him, and especially when he was right next to him. He still couldn't believe it.
"C'mon, let's go enjoy the rest of our night", Tyler said after he finished his cigarette, and they went back inside.
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Josh looked over his shoulder, waving one last time at Tyler and the guys as he sat next to Jonathon in the backseat of their rental car, while Jenna was driving, and honked before they turned the corner. Josh let out a shaky sigh, having extremely mixed emotions about the fact that they had just officially said goodbye to Tyler and the others, the morning after their tour after party. Tyler and the guys were all visibly hungover, but still got up to say goodbye to Josh, Jenna and Jonathon. It was the last time they'd be able to see them that tour, and Tyler didn't wanna oversleep and ruin the chance of saying goodbye to them.
"You okay baby?" Jonathon asked and Josh shrugged softly. "I don't know", he softly said. "Uhm... The- the goodbye was so much better this time around than the one from yesterday evening before- before we realized we were in the same hotel, but..." he trailed. "But it still sucks that- that we won't see them again, that this was the end and that this is also the end of our trip and- and Jen is leaving soon and I'm- I'm losing everything that made me happy", Josh said softly. "...except you", he then added. Josh suddenly felt like he was giving Jonathon the feeling that he wasn't enough, and he really didn't want his lover to feel like that. But Jonathon was everything and more that Josh could ever wish for, and he knew Josh didn't mean it like that. "You can't leave me as well 'cause I- I don't know what to do if you'd leave me", Josh said softly. "I don't know what I'd do without you."
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"Hey baby", Lucas said. "Hi", Tyler softly replied as he rested his head on his lover's shoulder. "My head hurts", he muttered. "And this van is not making it any better", he complained. "Luckily the drive isn't too long", Lucas said. "What are we gonna do when we get back?" He asked. "Do I go home?" He added. "No, no no", Tyler quickly said as he lifted his head up to look at his lover. "Please- please don't. I... I need you right now", he said. "Please stay", he softly said. "Okay baby", Lucas replied. Tyler sighed softly, relieved, before he kissed Lucas's lips.
"You should send Josh a message", Lucas said. Tyler frowned a little. "Why?" He asked. "Just to chat, see how he's doing, maybe you could keep talking a bit to him", Lucas said. Tyler shook his head softly, letting out a huff. "I told you that he's a fan, that's it", Tyler said. "Are you sure though? I think you and him could be amazing friends, and-", Lucas said, but Tyler cut him off. "Stop", he said firmly. "We talked about this. He's nothing more than a fan. Drop it", Tyler said, scooting away from Lucas, closer to the window, which he now looked out of. Lucas sighed softly, but didn't push it further. He just wished Tyler would let his guard down and admit what was so painfully obvious to Lucas; Josh would be an incredibly valuable friend to Tyler, and he knew Josh would be so happy to have Tyler as a friend too, but Tyler just wasn't gonna admit it. He wished Tyler wasn't so dang stubborn sometimes.
"Would you reply if he'd send you a message first?" Lucas then asked. It was quiet for a while, before Tyler mumbled a soft "Shut up". Lucas knew that that meant that the answer was yes.
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"Maybe you should just send him a message", Jenna said as she toed her shoes off before she crawled on the single bed in the room, which was next to the double bed where Jonathon and Josh were using. "Wh- no, no I can't do that", Josh said. "Why not? He said you could, he'd probably reply!" Jenna said. "No, no I- I can't just randomly send him a message without having a reason to do so. I- no, no I can't do that", Josh said. "He probably doesn't wanna talk to me", he said.
"So you're gonna wait for him to send a message first?" Jenna asked. "No! Of course I'm not waiting for Tyler fucking Joseph to send me a message first!" Josh said. "He's- he's not gonna do that. There's no reason for him to do so", he said. "Are you sure you don't wanna try it? Sending him a message?" Jonathon asked. "Yes, yes I'm sure. I- he- he'd think I'm weird for doing that. I'm not gonna message him. And no I'm not expecting him to message me either", Josh said. "Alright, whatever you say", Jenna said as she turned on her back. "I think it's worth a shot. But if you don't wanna do it, then you shouldn't do it", she said. "I don't", Josh said.
He truly, really did want to, though. He just didn't have the guts to do so. And while he didn't expect Tyler to do that either, he really, really hoped he would. He really wished that he would get a message from him.
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Mannn oh man. That was the end of their tour trip thingy with Tyler! And they're returning to LA and we're gonna have a lot of time skips from now on! Definitely feels bittersweet that this part of the book is over but jeez I spent so many chapters on this trip, it's quite insane honestly lmao so I'm happy we get to move through the story a bit quicker from now on, to get to the point we're all waiting for!
We're gonna go back to skipping/fast forwarding through days, weeks and even months, depending on what I've got planned in the timeline. But I hope you'll keep reading and loving it regardless 'cause everything I have planned is important in how Tyler and Josh will be together and how they'll find each other and feel and all that so I hope you'll understand and I hope you're looking forward to it and you'll still continue to read this and support me <3
I'd love to hear what you thought of this chapter. Can't wait to hear from you <3 you make my life as a person who writes so so so much better. I love you all <3 see you at the next one!