JOSH'S POV:
After dinner, Hannah handed me a plate she'd made up for Evie and I made my way out of the room and down the hallway, knocking on her bedroom door… "Evie…"
"Come in" she replied
Opening her bedroom door, I stepped inside and shut it behind me… "Hannah asked me to bring you this"
"You can just put it there" she informed me, motioning to her desk
Doing as she asked, I set it down and shoved my hands into my pockets…
"Was there something else?" she questioned, raising an eyebrow at me
"What happened between you and Hannah?" I inquired
"Nothing" she replied "we talked, and I'm tired, so I'm gonna do some study and then head to bed"
"You can't lie for toffee" I chuckled
"It's the truth. It's up to you whether you believe me or not" she informed me
"Why are you being so snappy with me? Have I done something wrong?" I asked
She sighed and shook her head, signalling no… "I just don't think you should be staying here"
"Why?" I questioned
"Because it's too hard for me" she admitted
"Evie…" I sighed
"Can you just leave me alone, Josh? Please?" she inquired
"Okay, I'll go. See you in the morning" I replied, leaving her room, shutting the door behind me
I made my way back into the living room and sat down, running my hands over my face…
"What happened?" Hannah asked, snapping me from my trance
"She likes me" I informed her
She smiled at me weakly as I looked up at her… "And what about you?"
"I've never thought of it that way" I admitted
"Josh?" she questioned, raising an eyebrow at me
"Okay" I sighed "I like her, but Maddy…"
"I'm gonna say what I said to Evie earlier. I don't condone it, but you need to make a few decisions about what you want and who you want, because it's not fair on any of you" she replied
Nodding my head in agreement, I ran my hands over my face… "What would you do if you were me?"
"I can't answer that" she admitted "but I'd choose whoever made me happiest"
EVIE'S POV:
I opened my eyes later that evening and reached for my phone off my bedside table, glancing at the time, seeing it was 1am. Sitting up and stretching, I climbed off my bed and took my now empty plate through to the kitchen and washed it, leaving it on the rack on the draining board. Organising myself a glass of water, I turned and jumped, placing my hand on my heart as I saw Josh stood in the doorway…
"Could've told me you were stood there" I sighed
"Sorry" he replied "how you feeling now?"
"Embarrassed, annoyed and tired" I informed him
"You've got nothing to be embarrassed about, Evie" he assured me
"Haven't I? I told you I've got feelings for you when you're perfectly happy with your girlfriend" I proclaimed
"If I'm perfectly happy with her, then how come all I can think about is you?" he questioned
"What?" I inquired, raising an eyebrow at him
"You are the only thing I've been thinking about lately" he informed me "when Maddy and I are arguing, all I can think about is you, when I was been beaten up by Harry, you were the one thing that got me through. If you think I'm perfectly happy with her, you're wrong"
"Josh…" I sighed "you're just saying all of this because you two have fallen out"
"I'm really, really not" he replied "Evie, I think I'm…"
"Don't say it, please" I begged "I need to go to bed and get some sleep. School tomorrow. Night"
What was Josh going to say to Evie before she cut him off? And why is she denying her feelings for him?