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11. Erin's POV

I paced the apartment franticly. Where the hell was he? Rachel sat on the couch, watching me walk back and forth.

Finally, there was a knock at the door and I practically ran over to it. I unlocked it before opening it up to reveal a man. He had dark hair, brown eyes, and a lip ring. Josh Farro.

"You're Josh, right?" I asked.

"Yes. You're Erin?" He questioned. I nodded and stepped aside, allowing him into the apartment. He walked over to my sister and smiled,

"You must be Rachel." He said. She nodded and looked him over,

"You're Josh?" She asked, her eye brow raised slightly.

"Yeah, I am." He nodded.

Rachel paused for a moment before looking over at me,

"He seems nice. Why did you say all that mean stuff about him?" She asked. Josh chuckled softly and sat down,

"So why do you need me here?" He asked with a sigh.

"I need you to get back together with Hayley." I explained.

"Erin, you made that huge deal about her dating me and now you're asking me to take her back?" He furrowed his eye brows.

"I guess I just didn't get how much she really loves you." I said in almost a whisper.

"Is she ok?" He asked. I simply shook my head and fought back tears.

"I'm sorry Josh. I was just so mad. She lied to us and made me feel like she didn't care what happened to us." I told him.

"Hey, it was nothing like that." He smiled warmly and put a hand on my shoulder, "Hayley always would be talking about your school work or what you were doing. She was constantly worrying about you guys."

"Why wouldn't she tell us about you?" Rachel asked.

"She wanted to. But she was scared about what would happen when we met. She told me that she always had to share things with you two. And she said it was like I was only hers." He shrugged.

I didn't say anything and leaned back on the couch, taking a deep breath. I finally looked back at Josh,

"Hayley got hurt." I said.

"What? How?" He questioned, concern in his eyes.

"She was mugged. The car broke down and no one could drive her home so she had to walk late at night." I explained, "If I hadn't have made her end it with you, you could have given her a ride home or something."

"Is she ok?" He asked, not even caring about everything else I said.

"No, she's pretty hurt and won't see a doctor. She is a mess Josh." I shook my head and looked down.

Josh sighed loudly and ran a hand through his hair.

"Will you please talk to her or see her?" I asked.

"Like I wasn't going to." He chuckled, "I can't believe that happened. This is partially my fault."

"How?" I raised an eyebrow.

"I just got really angry with her when she broke up with me." I told me.

"It's understandable." I said.

We heard keys jingling outside of the apartment, trying to go into the lock. It finally opened and Hayley walked in, holding some groceries. She looked up at the three of us sitting in the living room. Her eyes finally settled on Josh. She smiled, her eyes lighting up. I had never seen her as happy as she was when she saw Josh sitting there. But that look quickly vanished. She blinked a few times,

"Josh, what are you doing here?"

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