253 Waiting and watching

Darkness covered the city and it was almost time for Ivy to reach home. When she went inside, she saw Joshua waiting for her in the living room, his expression serious. He was in deep thought as leaned forward with his elbows resting on his thighs and his fingers intertwined. He was staring into space without blinking with his eyebrows scrunched up. For a moment, Ivy thought him to have been angry with the way she had thrown him out of her room, which in fact was his room, and her heart skipped a beat. Her mind ran a hundred miles and she couldn't stop worrying about it. 

However, she was getting anxious over nothing. When he sensed her presence, he looked up and gave his enchanting smile, taking her off guard. It was a completely different scenario than she had expected and his face did not have even an ounce of anger. She sighed in relief and went to him and he took her in his arms affectionately before giving her a small peck.