There's A Fine Line Between Love And Hate

Chapter Seventeen- I Will Try To Avoid Those Eyes

Hey guys, sorry that this is a shorter chapter. There is definitely some drama coming this way soon! Let me know what you think.

Trigger warnings: None

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After our earlier interaction at the interview,  a couple of us had left the main group to go out and get dinner for everyone. Originally the idea was to sit in somewhere and chill, talk about everything over a glass of wine or two. However, we ended up in a pizza shop, which had been highly recommended by a few fans at the last Meet and Greet. Tyler had began talking about needing to get lunch before one of the shows, and a fan mentioned this little pizza place. It wasn't too big, a family owned business with a friendly atmosphere and cheap prices. Winner all round in my opinion. There had been a couple of fans hanging around near the shop, but after a little conversation and a couple of photos, they were on their way, leaving us to get dinner.

Other than that, it was a quiet night, still quite bright outside but with a relaxed atmosphere. There were little kids playing in the park a little bit down the road, people riding past on bikes and just generally having a great time.

Jenna and I were stood in the pizza shop, having placed the order, while Josh, Tyler and Mark were playing Pokémon Go outside. I knew that now Jenna had me cornered, it wouldn't be possible to escape the questioning now. Jenna tucked the credit card back in her bag, before turning around to look at me, the smile evident on her face.

"So, how are things going with Josh? " As Jenna asked this question, I could feel the blood drain from my face. Surely Jenna couldn't know what was happening, and I don't think I could even start to explain what was going on between Josh and I. "You know, are you still being civil to each other?"

I'm pretty sure Jenna could hear me audibly sigh in relief as she clarified the question. Thankfully, Jenna didn't comment on this, if she did hear.

I leant against the counter, taking a moment to try to conjure the words to tell Jenna what had been happening. I had to tell someone what was going on, Jenna and I had become close, so it would make sense to tell her, knowing that there was no point in denying it. I wouldn't tell Jenna everything though, not just yet anyway. I took a deep breath.

"We kissed earlier." Okay, not how I was expecting to announce that fact, I was going to word it a little better instead of just blurting it out, but at least it was out in the open now.

Jenna almost dropped her bottled water on the floor. "Are you serious? What happened?"

"Well, obviously you heard us fighting earlier," Jenna rolled her eyes and nodded, "So we screamed at each other and then ended up kissing. I think he did it to try and shut me up to be honest with you!" I looked outside to see if the guys had run off on us to catch a Meowth or something. Josh caught me looking and smirked over at me. I could my cheeks flush a little as I smirked back, looking away from Josh, standing on the other side of the window.

"So have you spoke about it then?" Jenna prompted, obviously having seen the exchange between Josh and I. Tyler nudged Josh in the shoulder, having seen our exchange as well. I had no doubt that he and Jenna would talk about the situation between Josh and I later, so I should stick to the story Josh and I had agreed with.

"No, not really, we're good as friends." I could see the disappointment written all over Jenna's face. Her eyebrows furrowed and a little sigh emerged from between her pink lips. I was waiting for Jenna to try to talk me out of the whole 'Just friends' idea, but thankfully we were interrupted by the boys coming in the door, looking for their dinner. The unmistakable sound of their laughter filling the small foyer, as they prepared to show off the latest captured Pokémon to us, iPhones at the ready. Jenna leaned in next to me and whispered.

"We'll finish this later, but I really think you two need to talk."