Paradise frowned at him, and said, "Well we just got here..." She got to her feet, to talk to him eye to eye. "Why do you have to go so soon?" She couldn't help but stare at his bruise again, on his nose, and smirked. But quickly looked away from it, and back up at his eyes. Which, by the way, weren't so hard to look at either. 

Josh looked away from her, a lump forming in his throat. It made it hard to talk. "My uncle and aunt will be home soon," he lied smoothly. "Unless you'd prefer I'd get grounded a little longer for your sake?"

Without waiting for an answer from her, he started to walk away grumpily, hands in his pockets. "bye," 

Josh stopped walking, turning around to look at her. She was turned away from him, sitting, look so vulnerable. He knew she was probably going to cry, and he hated it. He hated that he had hurt her so much. 

It was silent as Josh tried to figure out what to do; leave, or go comfort her. He really wanted to go home, but the latter option was so appealing. Frowning to himself, he walked up silently behind her, and without warning, threw his arms around her waist, hugging her gently from behind.

"Hey," he said softly into her ear. "Please don't be mad at me." 

"Good," Josh murmured, resting his chin gently on her shoulder. "Because I don't like it when you cry. It's..." he frowned, trying to find proper wording. "Well, it just bothers me a lot." He smiled again, eyes on the side of her face, even though he couldn't see her eyes. "You know?" he asked slowly, breath tickling the back of her neck.

"I think I just found my Paradise." 

Things finally registered in Josh's brain. He was close to Paradise. Closer than he'd even been before. And his heart...it was thudding rapidly in his chest, threatening to break free. And Paradise... she looked more beautiful than she ever did at this angle. And his thoughts... they were screaming at him to do something.

So he did. Leaning forwards, his lips brushing against hers lightly, just enough to make it a kiss. He felt warmth spread through his body from there, pulsing through his veins like some sort of love-induced steroid.

She looked at him, confused for a long time. Completly starstruck by their kiss. When reality finally hit, she looked back at his eyes. "I..." She smirked, "That's not fair...You never told me either..." She smiled, "I never would've thought you even-" She stopped herself. Not wanting to go down that road again. She was still confused as to why he even liked her. Why would he like someone like her? I'm not the prettiest...Or the smartest...And VERY emotional...WHy would he ever even let me steal a kiss from him? She sighed, trying to get these thoughts out of her mind.

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"I like you," he said. "Because you're different. You're..." His eyes shimmered as his grip tightened slightly on her. "you. Unique. Creative." Josh smiled. "I knew that the first time I saw you, scribbling in your little note book." He moved one arm to tap on his bruised nose. "I wouldn't have done this for that ditsy brunette."