One Step at a Time

by: Ginny

Pairing(s): Josh/Donna
Rating: TEEN
Disclaimer: The usual, not mine etc.
Summary: Josh and Donna take tentative steps towards a relationship. Sequel to "Jumping to Conclusions".
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Part 8

Even though Josh and Donna had been out to eat countless times together they both couldn't help but to be nervous. Donna changed her outfit three times before Josh arrived and he had spent at last 15 minutes trying to do something with his hair which seemed determined to stand up on end. He was feeling much better and hadn't had a coughing fit since the early afternoon.

Dinner was a mix of nervous conversation, uneasy silences, longing looks, hand holding across the table and lots of laughter. They steered clear of any conversations about the fact that if things kept going they way they were headed they were in for some difficult decisions. Neither one of them wanted to consider anything further than 24 hours in the future.

They left the restuarant and walked around for a while. They caught their reflection in a store window and stopped to smile. Neither of them wanted the evening to end. They stopped at a convienence store for ice cream on the way back to Josh's car. The even aruged over the flavor of ice cream like an old married couple. In the end Donna won. They went back to her place.

The talked, ate the ice cream, talked and talked some more until the wee hours of the morning. It was amazing to both of them that there were still so many things they didn't know about each other. Somewhere around 3:00 the conversation slowed and the ice cream was long gone. Both of them were struggling to put their feelings into words.

"Donna?"

"Hmm" she murmured as she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Are you sure 'this' is what you want?" Josh asked nervously.

"Depends on what you mean by 'this'. If 'this' is rushing to sleep together then, no, I'm not ready. It 'this' is what we're doing now, taking things one step at a time, then I am more than ready."

"Well, I never in my life thought I would say this but I'm not ready to sleep together either." whispered Josh as he gently pushed her back down on the couch. He eased his body on top of hers and kissed her, softly at first, until her lips parted and she deepened the kiss. Within a few minutes they were a tangle of long limbs on the couch.

Josh finally broke away, breathless and on the verge of pushing things further than both he and Donna had planned. He could hear Sam's advice in his head, "One step at a time"

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