Josh was so happy. It was raining outside, and he was lying on his bed, fully clothed. He stared at the ceiling and sighed, not wanting to move for fear of losing this sense of complete joy and contentment. He reached his hand into his jeans pocket and pulled out his cell phone.

"Hello?" She sounded busy.

"Hi, this is Josh. Are you busy?"

"No, well, yeah. I'm scrubbing the kitchen floor, but I can afford to take a break. But if Taye comes in and sees me slacking he might get upset. What can I do for you?" She pulled off her yellow cleaning gloves and leaned against the cabinets.

Images of Taye Diggs flashed through his mind. Josh knew that Taye was a good husband to Idina, and that they both loved each other. They were a complimentary couple, and Josh had no intentions of ruining their happiness.

"I was just wondering if you wanted to come over for dinner sometime. Taye can come, too. If he wants."

"Oh, Josh! That's so thoughtful of you. Are you going to cook?"

"Take out." They laughed. "No, I'll whip something up on the grill. I can cook like a man! Do you want steak or chicken? Or pork?"

"Uh, that sounds so good! I'll have pork. Taye likes steak."

"Great! Do you want me to use my famous BBQ sauce?"

"I've never… oh, you mean store brand! Josh, you make me laugh."

"It's a skill that requires years of practice. So, maybe we can jam or something. I have some ideas spinning around in my head that I'm going to try to put onto paper today. How about you come over tomorrow night? That gives us some time to brainstorm on our own."

"Yeah, and that gives you time to mix up your BBQ sauce."

"Oh, shut up! You like my cooking and you know it."

She giggled.

"Well, I'll let you go. Oh yeah, feel free to dress casually." he wrapped up.

"Thanks, Josh. We'll see you tomorrow."

"'k, bye!"

"Bye."

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"Baby, I'm amazed by the way you love me all the time!

Baby I'm amazed by the way you love me." He did the classic cord scale, then stopped and put his hands on his lap. Sweeney came over and barked.

"Yes, Sweeney? Do you want a treat?" The dog stuck his tongue out and panted.

Josh reached his hand in the cookie jar on top of the baby grand and pulled out a treat.

"Here you go, buddy." Josh threw the treat high in the air and Sweeney caught it on the way down. Josh laughed.

"Okay, Sween, it's time for me to get back to my music. Go lay down!" Sweeney scampered to his pillow next to the refrigerator and Josh turned back to his music.

"If I loved you

I would tell you

If you meant

The world to me.

If you loved me

You should tell me

If you want

To be with me.

I'm tired of all this acting,

I'm tired of saying no.

I wonder if you love me

More than him."

Well, that's enough for today, he thought. Josh went over to the couch and plopped down for some tv-watching.

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