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Beatin' Too Fast

"Are you ready for your first day of school there tomorrow?"

Josh rolled his eyes at another one of his mom's questions as he tossed a baseball up in the air. They've been on the phone for over fifteen minutes as she continued to try and make small talk that wasn't working and led to awkward silence. "As I'll ever be."

"Josh, please try."

Josh sat up on his bed as he heard the desperation in his mother's voice. "Yeah." He listened to his mother's deep sigh and could perfectly picture her pleading eyes.

"How is everything at Shawn's? Are you liking it there?"

"It's okay."

"Are they treating you okay?"

Josh once again rolled his eyes."Yes, Mom. Shawn has been very welcoming and Katy has been nice."

"And Maya?"

He swallowed at the mention of the blonde whose room was next door. He looked over at the wall that separated them. "Don't worry I stuck to our deal and I told her not to fall in love with me."

"Josh."

"What?" he snapped. "I warned her. That was the deal."

"Please don't do anything stupid."

'It's not stupid if she comes to him then it's on her. Not him,' he thought to himself but didn't voice it.

"Did you hear me?"

"Yes, I heard you. I'm going to get off of here and get ready for bed. Goodnight Mom."

"Goodnight Josh. I love you."

Josh closed his eyes at his mother telling him she loved him. He knew he had been nothing but a disappointment lately. "Yeah, I love you too."

He hung up the phone, before taking in a deep breath. He walked over hiding the baseball in one of his bags at the bottom of his closet before deciding to take a quick shower before bed. He needed to clear his head and wrap his mind around things. As he was exiting the bathroom, he about ran into someone who was trying to come in. A smile came to his face at the blonde holding her towel and pajamas.

"Gorgeous."

Josh watched as Maya's eyes looked from his wet hair down to his towel wrapped around his lower waist.

"Enjoying the view?" he smirked, grabbing her attention.

Maya looked up at him with wide eyes before glaring at him. "Could you please move?"

"Could you please stop undressing me with your eyes?" he smiled, remembering her words to him the first night they met.

Maya looked at him appalled as she slid pass him into the bathroom but Josh didn't fail to see the smile before she shut the bathroom door. He had huge grin on his face as he walked to his bedroom door.

XOXOJOSHAYAXOXO

Maya sighed, walking over to her locker, tossing her book inside. She hated her first bell with a passion. It always drained her and she still had the rest of the day to get through. Her eyes fell on Riley's locker and she wasn't surprised she hadn't shown up to school today. She needs to remember to send her a text during lunch and make sure she was okay.

"Who is the new hot guy?"

Maya cringed at the sound of one her friend's Missy voice as she obnoxiously chewed her gum and came over to lean against the locker next to her's. Maya glanced in the direction of Missy's eyes and saw a beanie, leather jacket wearing Josh at his locker across the hall. Her eyes snapped back up to Missy and saw the lust in her eyes for Josh and it didn't settle well with her. It made it feel like her heart dropped to the floor. She knew Josh and Missy would probably be a match made in heaven but for some odd reason she didn't want Missy anywhere near Josh.

"I wonder if he is single?" Missy continued, biting her lip.

Maya frowned, and needed to stop Missy before she could get close to Josh. "Uhh, Missy, Charlie?" she pointed out, reminding the girl she has a boyfriend.

"What he doesn't know can't hurt him," Missy smirked, her eyes still on Josh. "You know I love some fresh meat. He's new. Maybe I can show him around? Make him feel comfortable."

Before Maya could say anything Missy kicked off the locker telling her she would see her later. She watched as Missy waltz over to and start to flirt with Josh. She watched in disgust as Missy twirled her hair through her fingers, still chewing her gum and from what she could see Josh seem to enjoy every moment of it. She kept watching until someone blocked her view.

"Hey,"

Maya gasped, shocked. "Hey," she laughed nervously, forcing a small smile at the sight of her boyfriend.

"I've missed you," he stated, pecking her lips. "I didn't hear from you at all these past few days."

Maya grabbed her folder before turning to her boyfriend. "It's been a little crazy. Riley's uncle came to live with us-"

"Riley's uncle?"

Maya nodded. "Yep. He is only staying with us until Riley is a little better. Shawn volunteer to take him in and wants to help get his life back on track."

"I know this is strange question to ask considering the age but Riley's uncle wouldn't happen to be the new Matthews kid?"

Maya nodded again, "That's him."

"He seems like a gem," he said, nodding in the direction of Missy and Josh.

"He is okay," she shrugged. "He kind of sticks to himself."

"If he gives you problem let me know."

Maya gave her boyfriend a small smile. "I can handle him but good to know."

"So, I was thinking maybe we can do something on Friday," he said, changing the subject. "Go out on a date. Hang out. Be alone."

Maya slowly nodded, forcing another smile. "Yeah," she finally agreed, swallowing.

"Great," he smiled. "I better go so I'm not late," he told her

"Yeah, me too."

"I'll see you later?"

Maya nodded.

Lucas leaned in giving her a quick kiss. Her eyes watched him go before they quickly glanced back over to see Missy and Josh both still leaning against his lockers. She couldn't see Josh's face but she saw the huge smile on Missy's. She shut her locker with an eye roll before walking away.

XOXOJOSHAYAXOXO

"You know, you can take a picture? Then you can look at it whenever you want. I don't mind."

"What?"

"Don't think I don't notice you can't stop looking over at me."

Maya scrunched her face up, one of her hand instantly going to her hip as she turned to face him. The two were doing what was their nightly routine of cleaning up the kitchen after dinner. She didn't care for one moment she was holding a wet sponge and her t-shirt and shorts were getting a little wet from it. She was just praying her cheeks weren't betraying her at the fact that he caught her. "I do not," she argued.

"Yes you do. First, last night after I got out of the shower I caught you undressing me with your eyes and now you keep glancing at me-"

"I was not undressing you with my eyes last night. You were practically naked only wearing a towel-"

"Which you enjoyed."

Maya rolled her eyes, shaking her head and decided not to fire back at that comment. "And, I only keep looking over to make sure you aren't just standing there doing nothing while I do all the work."

"So you are admitting you can't keep your eyes off of me?" Josh smirked.

Maya glared. "I didn't say that. I can and I wasn't looking at you to look at you. I was looking to make sure you are doing your job."

"Is that what you were doing?"

"Yes."

"Okay. Whatever you say."

Maya sighed, frustrated and went back to the dishes.

Josh smiled to himself as he continued to sweep the floor.

Maya pressed her lips together as thoughts of Josh and Missy popped up in her head and before she could stop herself the words were out of her mouth, "You do know Missy has a boyfriend?" she asked, breaking the silence that had come over the two when they went back to their cleaning.

"Missy?"

Maya nodded, placing the plate in the dish washer before looking over at Josh who had stopped sweeping. "The girl I saw you with at your locker after first bell," she reminded him.

Josh narrowed his eyes in and she could tell he was trying to think of who she was speaking of and saw the realization hit his face, "Oh, her," he shrugged. "Yeah, I'm not interested. Her boyfriend doesn't have to worry."

Maya raised her eyebrows, shocked. "Really? She is the hottest girl in school. Like every guy wants to be with her."

Josh stared at Maya for a moment before walking over to her and leaning back against the sink next to her. "Well, I'm not every guy and I can tell you she has nothing on you, Gorgeous."

Maya blushed, pressing her lips together. She turned her back to him and continued to load the dish washer.

Josh watched her before a slight smirk come to his face as he walked away to finish sweeping. "You're jealous," he stated when she said nothing.

"What?!" Maya said, sharply, turning to face the boy again. "I am not jealous."

"Yes you are. You're jealous at the thought that Missy could possibly have my attention. You like having my attention and don't want anyone else to have it."

"That's not true. I was just telling you she has boyfriend."

Josh nodded. "Okay," he shrugged before continuing sweeping the kitchen floor.

Maya shook her head, once again going back to the dishes. She couldn't believe the nerve of this guy. She wasn't jealous. Why would she be jealous? She has a boyfriend. She has already established Josh is hot. She isn't blind. She could see but he is a complete ass and she would never go there. She just thought he should know Missy has a boyfriend.

"And now you are hot and bothered by me."

Maya's mouth dropped open in disgust at the sound of the voice interrupting her rant in her head. "I am not hot and bothered by you."

Josh smirked, "Sure, keep telling yourself that."

"I'm not!"

Josh nodded with a cocky smile on his face.

"I'm not!" Maya snapped again.

"Mmhmm," Josh nodded again. "You've said that," he began as he put the broom away into the closet. "But I can feel the heat and desire from you all the way over here," he smirked, slowly backing out of the kitchen.

Maya glared at him as he left her alone. "I'm not hot and bothered by him," she told herself. "I'm not," she repeated, roughly washing a dish.

"Can't stop thinking or talking about me, huh?"

Maya's mouth dropped open for the thousandth time since meeting Josh and she knew her cheeks were burning red at being caught.

"You know, you do know where my room is?"

She finally met her doom and turned to face him again. "And I'll never visit that room as long as you are living in it."

Josh chuckled, grabbing a water bottle out of the refrigerator. "We'll see," he smirked. "Night Gorgeous."

Maya watched him leave the kitchen. There was no way she was visiting his room. She didn't even plan on stepping a foot into his room. Her plan is to avoid him and his room at all cost.

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