JOSH'S POV:
"Well I guess that's that then" I sighed as I flopped back down onto the sofa after seeing the funeral director out of the front door
"You okay?" Evie asked as she sat down next to me
"Not really" I admitted "but I will be"
Evie smiled at me sympathetically as I turned to look at her and moved closer to me, resting her forehead against mine…
"I love you" she whispered
"I love you too" I mirrored
EVIE'S POV:
I made my way back to the farmhouse a little while later and made my way to the freezer, settling down on the sofa with a tub of chocolate fudge brownie ice cream and switched on the television…
"Oh no…" Denny chuckled as she walked into the room a few minutes later
"What?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at her
"The ice cream's out. What's happened?" she asked
"Nothing" I replied "I'm just a bit, y'know, blah"
"How come?" she inquired
"I was with Josh whilst he organised Andy's funeral" I informed her
"Sorry, I didn't know" she admitted, smiling at me apologetically
"It's fine" I assured her "I'm just worried about him, that's all"
"Is he not doing very well?" she questioned
"I don't know" I replied "one minute he seems to be doing okay and the next minute he's really down. I just don't know what to do"
Denny smiled at me weakly and came to sit down next to me… "Just be there for him. It's all you can do"
"I'm just worried he's going to end up pushing me away" I admitted
"Well if he does, he does, there's nothing you can do" she replied "only be there for him no matter what"
JOSH'S POV:
Andy's funeral was over, and as expected, not many people had shown up. There had been me, Evie, Casey, Denny, Hannah, Brax and Ricky. After the service, everyone else apart from myself and Evie had gone back to the Braxton house, the two of us deciding to go for a walk on the beach…
"Josh" I heard Maddy's voice call as we walked across the sand hand-in-hand
Stopping, I turned to face her… "Hi"
"Hi. How are you?" she questioned
"I'm okay, thanks" I replied
"I know you and Andy didn't always get on but he was still your brother…" she stated
"I'm doing okay, honestly" I assured her
"Okay" she replied "well you know where I am if you need a chat. Take care, yeah?"
"You too" I stated, turning back to Evie as Maddy walked away
"Let's get back to the house, yeah?" Evie suggested, raising an eyebrow at me
I nodded my head, signalling yes, both of us making our way back up the beach…
Maddy's back – do you think she may try and come between Josh and Evie?
