Part 2

The frustration and worry he feels is noticeable in Josh. More than once his mates look at him sharply and ask if he is okay. But he shrugs them off. All of them wonder about his mood. Since Grace has been in his life he is generally fairly happy but tonight it's a different story. Finally after Josh has been short with everyone including Grace they decide to call it a night.

As Josh and Grace walk out of the pub and along the road home neither speaks for a while. Josh is mad but wants Grace to explain. But Grace is now mad that he's angry about something she had no control over and for letting it ruin their night.

Finally Josh can't take it any more and growls "well?"

"Well what?" Grace asks irritably not willing to make it easy for him.

"You know perfectly well what Grace" Josh seethes as he strides along.

"If you mean what Gary did, how the hell should I know. I didn't ask him to do it."

"Maybe not but you sure as hell didn't stop it. And who is he anyway?"

"Josh come on I didn't have a chance to stop him. He took me by surprise and I was shocked." Grace defends herself nearly having to run to keep up with him.

But Josh is not ready to concede yet he has been sitting on this for hours and he's ready for a fight. "Yeah sure Grace, after that greeting you gave him it's no wonder he thought you would welcome his moves."

Grace stops, she is astounded that he would think she invited his kiss. How can he think that? After all they've been through, after every thing she did to be with him how could he think that?

Josh meanwhile is glad she's stopped, at the moment he doesn't want to look at her. He knows he's being unreasonable and if he looks at her he will see the hurt in her face and have to concede. He's not ready to do that yet he's just too mad still so he keeps going leaving her standing there. He's angry that she's angry when he hasn't done anything and he knows she will follow. It's not far to their place so he continues on without a backward glance.

Arriving at the apartment he goes into the kitchen and getting a beer out of the fridge sculls it while he waits for her to arrive. But after he has finished the beer she still hasn't arrived so he turns on the tv determined to look occupied when she comes home. He is calmer now and ready to sort this out but she is taking so long he's starting to worry. She wasn't that far behind. Where the hell is she?

After a couple of minutes Josh jumps up and starts pacing. He doesn't want to go looking for her this is all her fault not his, she should come to him. But after ten minutes more waiting and pacing Josh has had enough he doesn't care whether he goes to her or not he's got to find her.