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"No. The Jess and Josh show," I countered, still reeling from the thought.
"Ha, nice try. But it was my show first, so I get first billing."
"Fine," I relented. "But I didn't say I'd do it."
"You won't?"
"Well, it's not like you really even officially asked me. Aren't you just brainstorming right now?"
Suddenly, Josh pulled me off the boardwalk into the sand again, a confused Magic waiting patiently on the end of his long leash. I stared at Josh, bewildered, and then he slowly sunk down to one knee in front of me.
He took one of my hands in his as a smile broke out on my face. "Oh, my God," I said. "Stawp."
But he ignored me, the look on his face as earnest as Devon's had been not too long ago. "Jessica..." He grimaced. "Shit. What's your last name?"
"Santoro." I glanced around, noticing people stopping to stare at us, keeping a respectful distance. "Would you get up?" I whispered.
"No, I won't because, Jessica Santoro, I want you desperately. I want you to be my partner in this crazy life. Will you please do me the great honor of becoming my podcast partner?"
Giggling, I shook my head at his ridiculousness.
"Is that a no?" he asked, his mouth turning down in a cute frown.
"Not a no." I thought for a moment. I mean, what the hell did I have to lose? I loved sports. And Josh was certainly fun to be around. "Okay. Yes. I'll do it."
His grin rivaled the sun beating down on us. "A yes?!"
"Yes!"
Jumping up, he gathered me in his arms and twirled me around as the people surrounding us cheered.
"She said yes!" Josh shouted while I laughed in his ear, feeling dizzy.
"Congrats, guys," a deep, somewhat familiar voice said near us.
Josh set me down, both of us tangled up in Magic's leash, and my heart stopped as I turned around to see a hand extended towards us and an incredibly handsome face sporting a huge grin.
Chris fucking Hemsworth stood right in front of me.
Gawked. That's what I did. My brain a stupid pile of nothing. Somewhere in my dumb mind, I saw Josh and Chris Hemsworth shake hands and exchange a few laughs.
And then, the craziest thing happened. Chris Hemsworth hugged me. Hugged me! Shirtless! He even gave me a quick peck on the cheek before running off in the sand, opening a portal, and disappearing into Asgard.
I shook my head. Nah. He just blended into all the other hot dudes playing beach volleyball.
"Jessica?" A voice from Earth called me back to reality.
Turning away from the sand, I returned my gaze to Josh. "Did that really happen?" My voice sounded like it came from another dimension.
Laughing, he asked, "Which part?"
"Everything!"
"Yep." He quickly pinched my arm.
"Ouch," I yelped, rubbing my bicep. "What the hell?"
"Just trying to help you out of your shock."
