Stuck In The Middle With You

A/N: This is Josh's POV! I figured maybe you would want a little tiny sneak peek of what's going at home. He's a little sensitive. Like every other extra of this story, you don't have to read this if you don't wanna. It's just a little something I wanted to put up until I could get back to the original story. Now go read! ...Or don't if you don't want to. :)

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"Does she realize what she's doing? I mean she is tearing this family apart." Sarah said.

I'm going to punch her. I'm just going to turn around, and break her nose. That would make me feel so much better.

"I mean mom left and it's all her fault."

I glared at her. "Will you shut up. Ebony had nothing to do with that bitch leaving."

"Josh, that 'bitch' is your mother." She sounded shocked.

I rolled my eyes. Sarah was always the favorite child. I guess Ebony has more of a reason to not like her, she never treated her like a mother should treat a daughter, but I was kind of out of the loop too.

"She can be your mother, Eb and I can get along without one." I said.

"Ebony has totally corrupted you. You wouldn't be saying that if she didn't tell you all those made up stories about mom."

"They weren't made up!"

"They were, because mom loves her children!"

"That's why she's gone right? That's why she called us last night from a bar surrounded by a bunch a guys. Mom, doesn't care. She never cared. She didn't want us. Dad was supposed to be a one time thing, it just so happened she got knocked up, and decided that maybe she should take some responsibility. She married dad and had us. She was never happy with it. Being a whore is what she wanted from the beginning."

She shook her head. "Mom is not a whore."

I rolled my eyes. "I guess you would say that. You're like a mini me version of her."

I didn't stay to listen to what she had to say. I don't care. I'm not usually that rude to her. She just acts like she's the only one being affected by this. The woman was my mom too. Yeah, I was mad at her, but that doesn't mean I'm not phased by any of this.

I closed my door and laid down on my bed. I can't let my family see me like this. I have to stay strong. Right? I need Ebony here. She's the one that helps me with this stuff. Everytime my arents would start fighting when I was little, I would always go to her. She would always have something we could do to get my mind off it.

I picked up my phone and dialed her number. I haven't talked to her since Adam was mad at me. That was a stupid situation that I shouldn't have been such a jerk about. Adam should have known Amber was coming over. It was my fault and I shouldn't have blamed it on Eb.

"Hello?" She answered.

"Hey." I sighed.

"Joshy, you have no idea how happy I am to here your voice."

I smiled. "Yeah, I'm pretty happy to hear yours too."

"Well I was going to tell you that I was sorry about everything the other day, but I think we can put that off for a minute. What's wrong?"

I knew she would be able to sense my bad mood. "I'm just confused."

"Why?"

I took a deep breath. "It's hard Eb." I said quietly. "She just left. She didn't even give it a second thought. It was like she didn't care at all."

She was silent for awhile. "I'm sorry Josh. I wish I was there to help."

"Me too." I whispered. I hated that I was acting like this.

"Josh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left. None of this would be happening if I wouldn't have come on this trip. Everything is messed up. Mom left, you're upset, Tyler and Bently hate eachother even more."

"What's going on with those two?" I asked. They were always yelling at eachother about something. Actually for the past couple of weeks, it's been about Ebony most of the time.

She sighed. "They got into this huge fight, like fist fight, over something stupid."

"So Tyler didn't tell you anything?" I threw my hand over my mouth. I wasn't supposed to say anything about that.

"Tell me what?" I could hear the anger in her voice. Adam had told me she knew everything was being kept from her. I knew she hated that more than anything.

"Nothing." I said quickly.

"Joshua Braden Green." She said. "Do you know something about this whole situation?"

I gulped. Even when she wasn't here, she scared the shit out of me. "Well...yeah. I guess I...might know...something. Adam was the one that told me. Tyler and Bently have no idea I know, so don't blame them."

She was silent. "Well start talking." She said finally.

"What? No, Eb I can't...I can't do that. I might tell you something they don't want you to know." I told her.

"They already don't want me to know things!" She yelled. "Just spill it!"

I needed to get off here. "Uh Eb, I have to go. Dad needs me."

"Josh don't hang up thi-" I closed the phone before she could finish. I just know she'll keep calling me, but I made a mistake. I can't sit there and tell her everything Adam has told me. It's not mine to tell. She can just suck it up and wait until they want to tell her themselves. Or she'll just wait until she comes home and threaten me until I tell her. Decisions, decisions.

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A/N: So how's Josh? Haha he knows too! Poor Ebony. Everyone is keeping her out of the loop. Someone will spill the beans eventually, I promise. Hopefully it's the right person. Well, vote and comment.