Disclaimed
For those of you who ignored my A/N in the Intro this story is based of a GENERAL HOSPITAL (YES THE SOAP!) storyline, and if you want deets let me know!
"It's a damn cold night Trying to figure out this life
Wont you take me by the hand take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are but I... I'm with you"
With You, Avril Lavigne
Claire and Josh could have separated, after he saved her. Josh knew that, taking the rather sassy blonde home would've been the best thing, but he was a little bit caught up.
Sure, Josh wasn't stranger to the legend that was Claire Lyons. Derrick had a rather odd obsession with her in 8th grade, if he recalled correctly the shared a PG-13 dance at Alicia Rivera's Halloween Party. But he didn't know her. Even though they'd hung out with each other with Massie and Polvert, they never talked. However, after the way she stopped he and Massie early, Josh kind of wanted to get inside her head.
Josh drove them to the elementary school playground a place were the couples would meet. It was empty and serene. To Josh, it was a safe place where he could breathe.
"Hotz, why are we at St. Agnes?" Claire looked around the forested area as if they were on the look out from some serial killer. Josh let out a hearty chuckle before repling, "Oh you rather go home? Let your pretty face go to waste because Kemp Hurley was bent on copping a feel?" Josh said unbuckling his seatbelt.
"Why do you care?" Claire stated hotly crossing her arms. "Don't you want to run of to Massie?" Josh raised as eyebrow before opening the door and walking towards the playground. Claire let out a frustrated sigh before following along.
"You didn't answer. Should I be worried?" Claire said. She slid of her heels to hop on the swinging tire. "Seriously, Josh I know you care about her. So why are you doing this?"
"Doing what?" Josh answered, he sounded confused but he knew what Claire was trying to say.
Claire being the expert in playing dumb that she was, caught it and was quick to reply "Hotz, please. I'm not stupid. You know what I'm trying to say. I love Massie; I don't want her to get hurt. I know you feel the same, so why do you insist on continuing this relationship." Claire said the word relationship like one would say 'duh'.
Josh blinked several times. Claire attempted to ignore the way his amber orbs took in the moonlight.
"Uh, I do care about Massie. That's why I'm going out with her. I know girls like Massie; she tries to act fearless, like she's unstoppable. But it's all artificial. She just thinks she's unstoppable, because she couldn't be perfect if she wasn't. I know that if I walk away from her she's going to think she's not good enough, like a failure." Josh put his head in is hands. Claire clucked her tongue.
""You love her! Everyone does. Deal with it." She blurted out. Josh bucked up and gave Claire a well deserving stare.
"Sound jealous Lyons." Josh said nonchalantly, Claire sighed heavily.
"You wish! I have someone thank you very much!" Claire protested, rocking lazily on the tire. "Polvert is my, my…"Claire stopped to ponder this. What exactly was Polvert?
"What is he Claire?" Josh asked sounding like one of the many shrinks Claire had talked to in her short lifetime.
"He's my best friend. He's my Massie." Claire said mockingly.
"What are we doing Claire? How is it that two of the messed up students at BOCD, are close are connected through two of the most adjusted ones?" Josh said rising from his sport on the rusting green bench. "Who are we to try and make things work with them for our own good?" Claire nodded in agreement.
"Were greedy, hopeless. I mean we both want the best for Massie and Polvert but, yet our own happiness is priority. We know were going to screw this up." Claire said eyes closed, her head tilting up towards the dark cerulean sky. Josh had a situated himself beside Claire and rubbed his face rapidly.
"I just wish, I could stop this from happening. Or at least have control over it." Josh sniffed, "I hate not knowing how this is going to end." He and Claire locked eyes.
Great.
Claire knew herself to well. Her heart was staring to flutter. Her toes were twitching rapidly in the sand. She was falling for Josh Hotz. Who knew it only took a conversation for it to happen. As for Josh, is heart dropped in nervousness. The way Claire's navy eyes contrasted with the sky and the fact that his 'romance' with Massie was going to end in a fiery mess dancing in his head. Claire who was used to liking things she shouldn't spoke first. "Josh, you know it doesn't have to be like this. You could tell Mass." Claire said drawing back, she knew if she got closer she'd do something dumb.
"Massie Block doing what's best for her? Not a chance." Josh got closer.
"Josh you don't want to do this."
"Claire, I rather do it with someone that she would hate me to the point that she doesn't want me back. You two are close, you could fix it." The idea paraded around her head. Everything was sounding right. And Josh's eyes were starting to look like Edward's. At that moment, Claire leaned in, placing her rosebud lips on Josh's pale ones.
Josh was caught by surprised but didn't stop,
Claire Lyon was kissing her best friend's boyfriend.
He kissed back.
Neither one regretted it.
They were doomed.
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