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Jealous? No. Maybe. Yes.

Joshua Matthews was never one to overreact or get envious. He was a reasonable, accepting guy. Funny and always up for a good time.

But, something change in him during his senior year of college. He getting ready to take on the real world in just a few short months and was excited to be on his own.

College was fun, great even. The best four years of his life. The parties, the girls and all the incredible people he's met over the years have all influenced his life in one way or another.

Of course he had a few girlfriends or the occasional a hook up, but he wasn't one to settle down. Or, at least, that's what he thought. The change was subtle but came out of the field and started to change him, little by little.

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It all began when he was hanging out with his friends before class. A familiar flash of blonde hair passed him in the hallway and almost immediately, his heart rate sped up. But the feeling was replaced, very quickly by anger when he saw that she wasn't alone.

No, she had a guy with her. Right next to her to be precise. He guy was probably around his height, slightly less muscular but he held all her attention. And that, that was the problem.

He ended up glaring at the two long enough to quickly shake the uneasy feeling and categorized it in the 'just being overprotected' pile. Which, he was.

She was a freshman. Young, new, his niece's best friend and practically her sister and he was just looking out for her. He also knew she could handle herself and decided to push the thought aside. He went about his day, not needing to think about her.

But, his mind had other plans. She held his attention longer that wanted to admit and he saw something in her he hadn't seen before.

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The next time his um, feelings got out of hand was when he and Lucas were at a baseball game.

He knew she wasn't much of a sports person, so the fact that she was even here intrigued him even more. But when, he was the familiar brunette haired guy took his seat next to her, he swore he felt a tightening in his chest.

He was so busy watching the two of them, he hadn't even realize that the bag of popcorn he was holding as slowly getting smashed by his hand until the pressure became too much and the bag popped, sending popcorn into the air and all over the surrounding guests.

Lucas jumped in his seat from the sudden commotion and turned to his left, eyeing his friend suspiciously who had a scowl on his face. "Josh. Are you okay, bro?" he wonders with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Sorry for the mess. I just spaced out for a second," Josh replies calmly, shaking off the popcorn in his lap.

Lucas gave his friend a skeptical look, knowing something was definitely up, but didn't push the matter further.

The game started shortly after the popcorn mishap and Josh was thankful for the distraction.

But, every once in a while, his eyes would drift back to the couple and fury would take over as he saw her smiling at brunette hair guy, laughing at something hejust said.

She shouldn't be giving brunette hair guy that smile. That smile was reserved for him and he should be the one putting that beautiful smile on her face.

And, as soon as the thought came to mind, he quickly shook it away. He shouldn't be thinking these things about her. His friend he's known for years. She was the feisty blonde who would drool whenever he was around. And back then, he only saw her as young girl. Too young for him.

But now, she was an adult. An attractive and pretty adult who was making him go crazy and get jealous.

Wait, jealous? No. he wasn't jealous. He was just looking out for her.

Or, at least that's what he kept telling himself.

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But, as the days, weeks and months passed by and she was still on his mind, he knew he had to do something before he went insane.

And luckily, the last straw came when he ended up at a club one random Friday night.

He wanted a distraction and what do you know, she was there, with him. Not what he was expecting.

He tried his hardest to ignore them, but couldn't stop himself for glancing around the place every so often and definitely couldn't stop staring when he saw the two of them on the dance floor, dancing body against body.

He brain took over and he was finally going to put a stop to this, once and for all.

Stomping to the dance floor and pulling her away from her friend? Boyfriend? He didn't know, nor did he care. But his possessive side was coming out and claiming what was his. "What the he-Josh? What are you doing?" Maya hisses, but not making any movement to remove herself from his firm grip.

"I should be asking you the same thing," he barks.

"Hey dude, what the hell. Let her go. She isn't with you. She's with me," the brunette hair guys yells, pulling Maya back into him.

"You're right, she's not with me. And, she's not with you anymore because we're leaving," Josh declares, pulling Maya close to him and off the dance floor.

"What the fuck are you doing, Josh?" Maya shouts over the increasingly loud music.

"I'm taking you home. And, watch your mouth," Josh growls, trying not to think how sexy she is when she's angry.

"No, I'm not leaving," Maya announces, stopping their movement. "I came here with Adam to have a good time. Not to be babysat by you."

"You shouldn't be here, Maya. This isn't your scene. And Adam, he's not the guy for you," Josh screams heatedly.

"You don't get to tell me what I can or can't do. And, you most definitely don't have the right to tell me what guys I can see, hang out with and date. You aren't my father or my boyfriend. You're just, oh god, you're jealous," Maya exclaims, her glare turning into a smirk.

"No, I'm not jealous. Not by a long shot. I don't get jealous, Maya. But, I am a guy and know how we think. Which is why you're coming with me," Josh orders.

"No, I made myself clear the first time. You have no say in what I do. I'm going to go dance with Adam and maybe make out with him in a dark corner. So. Goodbye Josh," Maya finishes, pushing Josh's buttons as she pulls herself away from his embrace and walk back to Adam.

As Josh watched Maya leave, the word jealous kept replaying over and over. Which was outrageous, because he wasn't jealous. He just didn't want anyone else touching her like that, making her smile like that and most importantly, allowing her to give them all her attention.

And all at once, as he was nursing his beer and listening to the songs keep changing, he realized that he was the stupid one in all of this because everyone was right. He wasn't just looking out her. He was in fact jealous. And now, it was time to face the music.

The song changed again, this time to a slower one and as the couple moved around the dance floor, Josh ran over and yanked Maya away from Adam again and roared, "You were right. I was jealous that another guy was with you. I'm sorry for being such an ass."

"Yeah, I was wondering when you were going to break. You and I have a lot to talk about," Maya smirks happily.

"Yes, we do," Josh agrees, smiling back.

There are moments in life when you realize what you've missed all along. And sometimes, all you need is a push forward.

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Thanks and until next time,

Missy xx