Page 84 of Shape Of My Heart
Chapter18
Josh decided to sleep in.His whole body ached and felt like a truck had run over him backwards and forwards severaltimes.
He was going to take it easy today and stay in. It was Saturday morning and come next week they would be training every day from sun up till sun down until the first match. Coach Simpson wanted them to go in hard. He’d upped the game dramatically and changed everything up. Josh felt sorry for the Centaurs. Losing would hitthemhard.
Josh felt it was going to be a game to be reckoned with and he was seriously looking forwardtoit.
He’d really pushed himself, really tried to focus and do all he had to do. But itwashard.
He missed Amy too much and life wasn’t the same without her. He didn’t get another PA. Instead he asked Hilda to help out and he did the rest. It just didn’t feel right to replace Amy. He’d told Zelda that she’d be back in a few weeks, even though he knew there was a chance she wouldn’t be backatall.
He tried to hold back during his calls to Amy and never reveal how much he missed her because he didn’t want her to feel bad. She was where she needed to be and he had torespectthat.
When she was here Josh had always imagined her at the first game, standing with his father, cheering for him. Just like his mother and Clarissausedto.
He then imagined being with her all the time, taking her out, going on long walks on the beach, and listening to her talk about herdesigns.
Josh just missed her. He didn’t know if it was okay but he planned to go see her when he had a clear weekend. Perhaps when her mother had fully recovered, because he didn’t want toimpose.
He went downstairs and heard the TV. He must have left it on last night, but he couldn’t remember leaving it on the Cartoon Network. That stupidCow and Chickenshow was on. He hated it and couldn’t imagine what would possess someone to come up with shitlikethat.
Josh made his way into the living room to turn it off but froze at the entrance. He stopped and his heart seizedwithinhim.
Just before him was the beautiful blonde woman who he saw in his dreams every night. Actually, he didn’t need to be asleep to dream about her, he thought about her all the time, so much that he swore he hallucinated herpresence.
Was this what that was? Just adream?
He watched her sitting on the sofa, munching on a piece of toast. She looked ahead at the TV just as that dreadful cow was about to eat that disgusting meal of porkbutts.
Maybe he was still asleep and this was just a figment of hisimagination.
Why would Amycomeback?
Why would she come backtohim?
Josh brought his hand to his mouth as his Amy turned and looked backathim.
“You have no cereal, and this bread tastes weird,” she stated, smoothing a lock of her beautiful, shiny hair behindherear.
He watched her grimace at the bread but finish off the last pieceanyway.
“Amy.” He said her name just louder than a whisper, more to himself than to her as he tried to work out if she reallywashere.
She gave him one of those sweet smiles and stood up, bringing her hands together over her gray skirt. Just like in his dreams it floated about her golden legs, luring him tostare.
Her eyes fixed on him and she looked cautious. “I hope it was okay to come here. I wasn’t sure if you were busy.” Her gaze shifted nervously to the hallway behind him then back to his face. “Or, if maybe you hadcompany.”
God, she thought he’d been sleeping around again. He didn’t know what to say. He was too shocked to see her, and his feelings for her overwhelmed him to the point where hecouldn’ttalk.
Instead he moved towards her and interrupted her next words with a kiss. It felt so good to kiss her. And to hold her. She was like pure energy to his soul and he experienced this euphoric blast of vigor as hetouchedher.
He held her face as he pulled away to look down at her. “You came backtome.”
She nodded and smiled at him. “Yes, I came back…toyou.”
“What about your mom?” He was just trying to beunselfish.
“She sent me away,” she chuckled. “She’s doing a lot better and apparently doesn’t need me. She thought I might be needed here more.Forwork.”
