Chapter 7

It was now time for Cory to get the two love birds back together. Whether he liked it or not.

Cory had called Joshua over so they could talk about this whole thing. Cory was currently pacing around in thee living room waiting for Joshua to come over. It had been ten minutes ago since he called him and Josh wasn't here yet.

"Why does Josh always have to be fashionably late?" Cory asked himself and kept looking at the front door waiting for it to be opened.

Just then the door to the apartment and there was Joshua walking in. "Hey Cor What did you want to talk to me about?" Joshua asked entering the living room.

"Let's go talk in my room it's more private there" Cory said to him.

"Okay" Joshua said and him and Cory walked out of the living room, through the hallway and into Cory's bedroom.

They both walked in and Cory closed and locked the door so they could be in private.

Both of them took a seat on the bed.

"So Cory what did you want to talk to me about?" Joshua asked him.

"It's about the breakup" Cory said sternly.

"Please Cory I don't want to talk about that. Don't make me more upset then I already am" Joshua said immediately standing up when Cory said 'It was about the breakup' which made Josh be at the verge of tears.

"But Josh please listen to me and hear me out" Cory pleads to him.

"Okay" Joshua said and waited for Cory to start.

"Well the whole reason I did this was because I didn't like you dating Maya. I like her though but sometimes I feel she's a bad influence. I would never want you getting your heart broken cause I'd never stand that. And also because I want to spend time with you and hang out. I want us to have those sweet brotherly moments that I shared with Eric. I had really missed those moments and i wanted us to have those. I figured that if you were tied down then we couldn't hang out cause all the time you'd be with Maya so I did this" Cory said explaining his whole reason for doing this.

"Cor I'd always have time for you. I'm your baby brother I'm free 24/7 when you want to hang out just call me and I'll be there in a flash" Joshua said sweetly.

"I know Josh and I realize that now. But all I care about is your happiness and if your happiness is with Maya then I'll do whatever I can to make things right" Cory said sweetly.

"Thanks Cory but I don't think Maya wants to see me. She probably hates my guts now after what I did to her. How will we get her to take me back?" Joshua asks Cory.

"How about you go and buy her some flowers and a box of chocolates? That always works to make girls feel better. Trust me I know from personal experience" Cory suggested to Joshua.

"Alright I'll do it, that should work. Thanks big brother" Joshua said smiling.

"No problem baby brother I'm always here. Now good luck and get your girl back" Cory said and gave Joshua a pat on the back for good luck.

"Thanks big brother I'm off" Joshua said and then walked out of Cory's bedroom, through the living room and out the door.

He made it down to the street right in front of Cory's apartment and walked 2 blocks north from the apartment to the flower shop.

Joshua entered and spotted the flowers he needed. Pink Geraniums. Riley had told Josh that these were Maya's favorite flowers and he decided to buy these. Hopefully since these were her favorite it would help lighten her mood.

He picked the boquet up from the rack and then saw a box of chocolates sitting on a shelf and went to go get it. Joshua grabbed it and then headed to the checkout, He gave the lady his stuff and paid for both and then grabbed it and then exited the flower shop.

Next stop, Maya's house. Riley had told him what her address was and he followed her directions there.

Josh arrived at the door step of a white brick house and rang the doorbell.

"Let's hope this works" Joshua thought to himself anxiously as he waited for Maya to come and answer the door.

One second later the door opened and their stood Maya. Seeing that it was Josh she immediately slammed the door in his face. Kinda rude if you ask me but Joshua was the last person Maya wanted to see or talk to right now. She never wanted to see his face.

Josh was startled that Maya slammed the door in his face.

"I guess I kinda do deserve that. But she didn't see what I brought" Josh thought to himself.

"Maya I know you hate me right now and don't even want to see my face but just give me five minutes to explain everything. I'll only take five minutes and then you'll never have to see me again" Joshua said pleading to Maya that she opens the door to give him a chance to explain.

Maya thought that he was right and deserved at least five minutes to talk.

She opened the door again and a wave of relief went through Joshua.

"Okay. Five minutes and then we're done" Maya said sternly, "Thank you. I'm so sorry about this whole thing Maya. I never wanted to break up with you and hurt you like that. Cory told me to and I had to follow him. He thought that you might break up with me and I'd get my heart broken and he could never want that to happen or stand it. I was being a jerk and being stupid. Please take this idiot back and accept these flowers and chocolates?" Joshua asked Maya after apologizing and held out the flowers and chocolates.

Maya thought about it for a second and took the flowers and chocolates.

"Thank you for the pretty pink Geraniums and chocolates Josh but I can't take you back" Maya said refusing to take Joshua back.

"Why not Maya?" Joshua asked her surprised that she said no.

"Because I feel that I can't trust you right now. I know your sorry but I'm still pretty heart broken. How do I know that your not going to break up with me again? I can't risk going through all that pain again at the moment. I'm going to need more time. I'm sorry" Maya told Josh sadly.

"I understand its fine" Joshua said feeling defeated.

"Thank you Josh" Maya said with upset eyes and closed the door slowly.

Joshua walked off of Maya's house and then headed back to the apartment in defeat. He opened the door and Cory came rushing to him hoping that it went well.

"How did it go?" Cory asked hoping that it went well but by looking at his baby brothers eyes that it didn't go as planned.

"She said no" Joshua said upset with tears in his eyes now.

"Bummer baby brother. I'm sorry. Don't cry. We'll make this right. I have another idea that's sure to work. And I know just who we need" Cory said and engulfed Josh in a hug to get him to feel better.