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Joshua Washington
Josh sat in his room with Chris, Chris was silent and clicking away at his 3Ds and Josh was on his laptop.
Chris was draped over Joshes legs and Josh was using Chris's stomach as a laptop table.
This was how they spent a lot of their time, as best friends they didn't always need to talk. Just being around each other was enough to make them happy. Chris was happy, or at least Josh hoped, and Josh was most definitely happy.
Josh for the longest time, probably since middle school, had the biggest crush on the nerd laying on top of him. It was pathetic almost, and everyone knew how head over heels Josh was for Chris. Except for, of course, Chris.
Chris and Josh went to the same college together. Josh could have afforded a way better college but he wanted to stay with Chris. On top of that all of his friends lived in the area. Mike, Jess, Emily, Matt, and Ashley.
One of the worst things was that Chris had a huge crush on Ashley. And Josh was pretty sure Ashley liked Chris too. So he pushed Chris to ask out Ashley almost constantly because, one: there was no way in hell Chris liked Josh back. And two: He wanted Chris to be happy, even if that meant being miserable.
"Hey." Josh said suddenly, deciding to check up on the whole Chris/Ashley situation.
"Yeah?" Chris said, not looking away from his Ds.
"Have you talked to Ashely yet?" Josh questioned.
Chris looked at him now, raising an eyebrow at Josh's question.
"About?" Chris asked in return.
"You know what about. You've been avoiding it for like, what, a year now? You should talk to her bro."
"Jesus, why do you get such a hard-on for me asking out Ash?" Chris teased with an incredulous tone.
"What?! No, bro, I just want you to get this over with. Seeing you puppy dog eye her every time she passes is getting a little pathetic."
As if he was one to talk about being pathetic.
"Hey shut up." Chris said, but he was smiling a little.
"I'll talk to her when I talk to her. But whatever dude, I mean, I doubt she likes me so why ruin the friendship you know?"
Josh knew that feeling too well, so he nodded.
"Yeah dude I know what you're saying. But still, you gotta go for it dude."
"Ugh, butt out." Chris said, grabbing a pillow and throwing it at Josh.
Josh grinned at him, catching the lightly thrown pillow, and then Chris grinned back. Josh felt a light fluttering sensation in his chest and he wanted to groan with frustration. He needed to get over this stupid crush.
-Hour's later-
Chris had left Josh's room to go to his own apartment room, a floor above Josh's room. As soon as Chris had left and Josh had shut his door there was a knock. Josh raised an eyebrow, had Chris forgotten something? He walked over and opened the door, and Ash was standing there. Looking nervous.
Josh looked confused, "uh, are you okay?"
"What? Yeah? I-"
"Chris just left if you're looking for h-"
"No, No, I'm here to talk to you." Ash said, now looking even more embarrassed.
"Uh...Okay? What up?"
Ash looked like she was struggling with the words but then they seemed to burst forward as if she had been holding back on these words for a long time.
"Do you have a crush on Chris?" She asked suddenly, taking Josh extremely by surprise.
"W-What!?"