"She did, actually. She said the Rezboyz were provoking the audience."
He laughed. "The lyrics are kind of, uhm, politically incorrect."
"Do you write your own songs, too?"
"Yes, but my songs are less rebellious."
"Are you going to play some songs tonight?"
Josh nodded slowly. "Only if you promise me you'll play me some of your songs during the barbecue on Friday."
Hannah bit her lip. "Well, okay then."
He smiled. "Come on. You know you can sing. I was truly impressed with your performance at the gas station."
She moaned. "Shut up, or I'll never have the courage to sing again."
"But I'm serious!" Josh gave her a crooked grin. "You sounded so passionate, yet so aggressive."
"Shut. Up." She tried to sound stern, but failed. With a wide grin, she grabbed a piece of the broken cracker from her plate and threw it against Josh's shoulder. He stared at his shoulder, remaining silent for a few seconds.
"Food fight!" he suddenly shouted, and unexpectedly threw an olive from his plate against her forehead.
"Wait till I get you!" Hannah grabbed the bottle of water from the table and splashed some of it in Josh's face. Sputtering, he jumped up, ran around the table and filched the bottle from her. The next thing she felt was a stream of water running down her back. Jumping up from her chair, she went after him. "Give it to me!" she laughed, grabbing the bottleneck, covering his hand. He put out his other hand and in turn covered her hand with his.
"No," he said defiantly, holding her gaze.
Hannah fell silent. She looked up at Josh, feeling the warmth of his hands on hers. Gingerly, she grabbed the bottom of the bottle and half-heartedly tried to twist it out of his hands. "Let go," she mumbled.
He took a step forward. "No," he repeated, more softly. He leaned into her, his dark eyes fastening on her face. Hannah's heart started to beat wildly. Suddenly, she knew for absolutely sure he wanted to pull her and the bottle against his chest. He was going to kiss her. Swallowing hard, she uncertainly took a step back. Maybe this was getting too close, too fast.
Then, she froze up when she caught the look in his eyes. Insecure and confused eyes. Oh man, what had she done? Josh clearly thought he'd made a mistake. He probably wouldn't come close to her in the next two decades.