I walked inside reeling my kiss with Kendall. I was feeling so much better about the whole thing that happened. I was also beating myself up over how I treated him without knowing the truth. I was way too judgmental. I hope everything can get back to some kind of normal. It was already pretty normal with Sabrina but I don't want to lie anymore. I'm not going to tell them everything that happened but I want to be honest going forward. I want to make up with Lucas too. Sabrina will understand that I need him in my life as a friend. It wasn't fair of me to not want to be around him just because he likes me. It's immature, he can't help it and things are different now that I have a boyfriend. Wow, boyfriend. This is all so new to me. I've had a crazy past few days.
I walked into my kitchen and saw a familiar face. "Josh?" I said excitedly. I didn't think he would be here this soon. I was surprised my grandparents didn't stay to say hi to us.
"Row!" He smiled with that electric light up a room type of smile and hugged me. "You've grown up so much since the last time I saw you a few months ago!" I laughed a little. My uncle was the life of the party type of guy. We pulled away and saw my brother enter the room.
"JOSH!" Jamie charged in and they hugged. They were so close. It made me happy to see.
"It's uncle Josh." Josh smirked as we both rolled our eyes. He was anything but an actual real uncle.
"How have you been?" I asked Josh, trying to see if he would tell me anything about why he was staying with us.
"Just fine." Josh says. "What about you Rowan?" He turned it on me.
"Uh nothing really. Just been busy! It's awesome that you're going to be starting school with us." I was excited but I also wanted to not talk about myself.
"You got lucky you came today. The homecoming dance was just announced so you have time to ask someone." Jamie mentioned grabbing water from the fridge.
"Really huh?" Josh wondered. "Do you guys have dates?"
"No sadly." Jamie laughed. I turned my head trying not to lie anymore but not wanting to mention Kendall.
"And do you Row?" Josh looked at me.
"She doesn't." Jamie laughed again but this time turned to me and saw I was trying to leave the conversation. "You don't have a date." Jamie stated, looking at me as I looked at him. I didn't say a word. "Who is it?" He caught on to my silence. Josh looked at us waiting for me to say something.
"It's not important." I said not wanting my brother to know anything about this dance. I didn't want him to know I was seeing Kendall now.
"It is important, you're my little sister. I want to know who you're going with now!" He exclaimed I gulped.
"Kendall Hess." I said breathlessly knowing this would get under Jamie's skin.
"What?!" Jamie's eyes widened.
"Who is that?" Josh looked at the both of us trying to figure out what was happening as he sat on the counter. I didn't know where my parents were but I'm glad they aren't here to listen to this.
"You are not going to the homecoming dance with that dude!" Jamie ordered me and it made me mad. "He's a player, he will use you. I won't let you go." He looked at Josh and back at me like he was the boss here or something.
"I will do whatever I want with my own boyfriend." I said angrily, not even realizing what I was saying to them.
"Boyfriend?!" Jamie yelled he couldn't believe this.
"I think I'm going to like it here." Josh says and I roll my eyes and Jamie glares.
"He just asked me today." I mentioned it to him. The more he fought for me not to go the more I wanted to. He wasn't my boss.
"You're not doing this." He set his mind. "Since when is he interested in you?" Jamie questioned.
"Since we went to the party together." I said softly.
"He's the one that invited you to Bridget's party?" He asked and I nodded. "Rowan?! You weren't supposed to go to that party!" Jamie was in disbelief; he never had to wonder about my behavior before.
"Yeah, I know I shouldn't have gone. You're right." I said looking at my older brother. "But I did and I got to see a side of Kendall that no one else does." I smiled to myself. "He's nice, caring and he likes me. He's going to treat me right and you have to let me be." I added.
"You don't know the kind of guy he is, he is just using you." Jamie tried convincing me as Josh stayed silent.
"I know what I'm doing." I told him. "I can make my one decisions."
"You're fifteen years old!" Jamie exclaimed. "I'm telling mom and dad."
"I don't care." I went to my room and left them be.
There was a knock at my door a little later. I opened it to see Josh standing there with hot cocoa. I smiled big, I had the best uncle ever.
"Hey, I thought you might need to pick me up." Josh hands me my mug and then places his on my dresser before jumping on to my bed. I took a sip of my hot coco and placed it down. I sat next to him and we laid back.
"Thanks, you're the best." I stated.
"So what's with this Kendall guy?" Josh questioned me. I sighed not wanting a repeat of the fight I had with my brother. "Don't worry I'm not the police." We giggled.
"He's the most popular guy in school." I said.
"Ah, is he a player?" He knew the types of questions to ask.
"No, well yes but not anymore." I noticed my uncle's eyebrow raise. "He's not the same guy he use to be. Kendall's had a lot of things happen that turned him into someone he doesn't want to be anymore." The more I defended him the more I wanted to be with him.
"I understand, everyone deserves redemption." Josh stated. I was relieved that he was getting it.
"Thank you." I smiled. I knew he had my back.
"How old is he exactly?" He asks me to try to get more information to understand my side and Jamie's side of this.
"He's a senior." I whispered hoping he wouldn't think badly of me. Kendall was three years older than me and I knew that people might not like that.
"Wow." Josh thought. "He treats you well?"
"Yeah." I smiled softly.
"Then that's what matters the most." He hugged me. "I'll talk to Jamie for you."
"Thanks Josh!" We talked for a little bit but I still couldn't get any more information on why he was here.
I dialed Sabrina's number and took a deep breath as the phone rang.
"Hey Row!" Sabrina answered. "What's up?"
"Hey, I have news." I braced for her reaction that I knew was going to be a big deal. "Kendall asked me to be his girlfriend."
"Oh my gosh!" I heard a high pitched scream. "Your first boyfriend!"
"Yeah." I laughed.
"This is so exciting!" I felt her excitement.
"Josh is home." I interrupted her rant over Kendall.
"I uh- really? This soon?" Sabrina was speechless for once.
"He's excited to start school, you'll be seeing way more of him."
I didn't like the thought of Josh being a bad influence on Sabrina but he handled this thing with Kendall so well. I was giving him a break and why not just let him try and prove me wrong. I'm tired of judging people and not giving them the benefit of the doubt.
Author's Note:
Josh is here! I hope you enjoyed. Let me know if there's anything you want to know!
