Warnings: None

Word Count: 2339

Request: what about a Josh one where he proposes to the reader, like the planning and all that good fluff? sorry, i'll stop i just love Josh a lot. 😂

Author's Note: More Josh content for all of you in his lane! Anyway, enjoy this little one shot and more HOTY will be out next week!

Josh frowned as he screwed up his solo in Lane Boy yet again. No matter how hard he tried, the rhythm just never quite came out the way that he wanted it to. His mind was focused on other things today, it seemed.

"Are you feeling alright today, dude?" Tyler asked before taking a sip of water.

"Yeah, I'm ok. I just can't seem to get Y/N off my mind."

"Is everything ok between you two?"

"Oh yeah, better than ever. I, uh, I actually think I'm going to propose."

Tyler's eyes went wide and he immediately set down his water bottle so that he could pull Josh into a hug.

"That's awesome! Do you have a plan yet?"

"I haven't really thought about it," Josh laughed. "I only decided to do it last night."

"Well, you must have some ideas?"

"I was thinking maybe at a show or something. You know, since we met at one of the first shows that we played in Columbus. I thought it might be kind of cool to come full circle."

Tyler reached up and ran a hand through his hair. After a moment, he began to nod slowly.

"I think we could make that work. What if you did it right after Trees? When all the confetti is still falling from the ceiling?"

"Tyler, you're a genius!" Josh grinned. "That's perfect."

He shrugged, "I have good ideas sometimes."

Josh walked over and took a seat behind his drums. Proposing to Y/N was still on his mind, but he was relieved that Tyler knew about his plans and would be able to help him. It was hard for him not to smile as he thought about spending the rest of his life with his favorite person.

"There's so much to do," he sighed as he picked up his drumsticks.

"Don't worry," Tyler smiled at him. "We're going to get this figured it out and make sure it's perfect."

You watched as Josh squinted and leaned closer to his computer. After a moment of staring, he leaned back against the couch cushions with a small shake of his head. This same pattern had been continuing for the last twenty minutes, but any time you asked what was going on he brushed it aside,

"You alright, Josh?" you asked. You wiggled your foot a little so that it would tap against his leg.

He looked up at you, his eyes widening a little in shock, "Yeah, I'm ok."

"Are you still looking at the same stuff?"

"Yeah."

"And what is that again?"

His mouth curled up into a small smile, "Nice try."

"Come on, Josh. I'm just curious what you're scrutinizing so carefully."

"I'm just looking at drums and seeing if there's anything new that I want to add to my kit. It's nothing you'd be interested in."

"Sure it is," you said, starting to scoot closer to him. "I love hearing you talk about drumming."

He pulled his laptop a little closer to him, "It's for my tour drums. I would show you, but I want you to be surprised along with everyone else."

"Fine," you sighed as you scooted back away from him. "But will you at least come cuddle with me soon? I miss you when you're on the other side of the couch."

This made Josh laugh a little, "Gladly."

He scrolled through a few more pages, bookmarking a few along the way, before he closed his laptop and snuggled up next to you.

The rings that he had been looking at still sat in the back of his mind as he watched TV with you. He wanted to make sure it was perfect, considering you would be wearing it for the rest of your life. At least, he hoped that would be the case.

"Are you alright?" you asked, turning to look at him.

He smiled at you before placing a gentle kiss on your cheek, "Better than ever."

"Do you think Y/N will like it?" Josh asked as he twirled the ring between his fingers.

"You're the one who's supposed to know," Tyler laughed, "But I think you picked a good one."

"Do you mean the ring or Y/N?"

"Both."

Josh smiled and nodded before passing the ring back off to the jeweler to get wrapped up in its little box. His mind was already racing with worries about proposing, despite the fact that the show was still a couple weeks away. Figuring out where to hide the ring from Y/N was a much more prevalent issue.

"I talked to Brad last night and told him what was going on. He said he would be sure to be there to get pictures of the proposal," Tyler said.

"And what about Mark?"

"We can talk to him at rehearsals tomorrow."

Josh nodded, "Ok. That's good."

Tyler reached over and gave Josh a couple pats on the back, "It's going to be ok, man. This is all going to work out."

"I hope so," Josh tried his best to muster a smile.

The jeweler returned with the ring, which was now nestled inside a small velvet box. Josh slowly opened it to really get a feel of what it would be like for Y/N when he proposed. The ring somehow looked even better surrounded by the red satin.

"Yeah, this is it," he said as his worries began to melt away.

Josh handed over his credit card and turned to Tyler with a huge smile on his face.

"I can't wait to see the look on Y/N's face," Tyler said.

"You and me both."

"Alright, you're all set," the jeweler smiled as he handed Josh's card back to him.

"Thank you so much."

"Have a nice day."

Josh slipped the box into his pocket so that it wouldn't be visible to anyone they might bump into on the way back to the car. The last thing he wanted was a clique member accidentally letting the secret out before the hometown show.

"How was rehearsal?" you asked as Josh shut the front door behind him.

"Really good," he smiled. "I think this tour is going to be the best one yet."

He walked over to where you were sitting on the couch and gave you a quick kiss.

"I'm glad to hear that. Also, I just finished making dinner so feel free to grab some and join me on the couch."

"I'm going to put some stuff away and then I'll do just that."

You hit play on the TV show you were watching and waited for Josh to get done putting things away. With tour just around the corner, you and Josh tried to take as much time as you could to just relax together and enjoy one another's company. Alone time was hard to come by on the road.

"How was your day here?" Josh asked as he took a seat on the couch.

"Pretty uneventful," you shrugged. "I just worked on packing stuff up for tour and making all the necessary preparations."

"Sounds exciting," he laughed.

"Hey, not all of us get to be in the band."

He rolled his eyes but a quiet laugh still escaped his lips. You grabbed the TV remote and paused the show that had been playing so that you would better be able to hear Josh.

"Remember the shows you were playing when we first met?" you smiled. "Kinda crazy to think about where you were then versus where you are now."

"And you've been there for me every step of the way."

"Four years," you let out a wistful sigh. "Easily the best four years of my life."

"I'm so happy that you get to go on tour with us now. It was hard being away from you for weeks at a time."

"It was what had to be done at the time, but hey, look where we are now."

It was hard not to smile as you thought of how far you and Josh had come. When you first met, you were both still kids who were trying to figure out where you were going in life. Now, Josh's career was going better than ever and the two of you got to travel the world together.

"I love you, Josh."

He smiled, "I love you too."

"Where is the ring?" Josh asked as he frantically patted down every item of clothing in the room.

"You lost it?" Tyler asked.

"Not intentionally!" Josh snapped.

"Alright, dude, take a deep breath. Where do you last remember having it?"

"I know for a fact that it was in the pocket of my jacket when we left the house. Then I got here, took my jacket off, and now I can't find the ring."

Tyler walked over to the other side of the room where the jacket was slung over the back of the chair. He grabbed it and began to feel around in the pockets.

"Is this it?" Tyler asked, holding up a little velvet box.

"Yes," Josh sighed, snatching it out of Tyler's hands. "Where was it?"

"In your jacket pocket."

"What? I swear I checked in there already."

"You probably missed it because you're so panicked. We have this all planned out, Josh. It's going to be fine."

He nodded, "You're right. There's just so many things that could go wrong."

"They won't."

"Where's Y/N? I want to make sure she doesn't accidentally see the box in my pocket."

"Brad is keeping her distracted right now. You probably won't see her until the actual proposal."

Josh immediately tensed up at the thought of proposing. Being on stage drumming in front of thousands of people was already daunting enough, but now he had to put his heart on the line too? He was beginning to wonder why he had thought this was a good idea in the first place.

"Actual proposal," he repeated. "Right."

Tyler smiled and shook his head a little, "Y/N is going to say yes. You two are more in love than any couple I've ever seen before."

"That's as long as I actually work up the courage to propose," Josh laughed nervously.

One of the tour crew members popped her head into the room. She seemed relieved to see both of the boys in Josh's dressing room, although her eyebrows furrowed for a moment when she spotted the box in Josh's hand.

"Five minutes," she said before quickly disappearing again.

Josh and Tyler turned to one another. Tyler nodded and threw an arm around Josh's shoulder, leading him out of the room.

"Let's get out there and do what we do best."

You watched as the boys headed back towards the stage after finishing the last part of Trees. Confetti was just beginning to fall from the ceiling, casting a reddish light over the room. Normally you would be out in the crowd, enjoying the moment with the rest of the fans, but tonight Mark had insisted he got a shot of you watching from the side of the stage.

Tyler and Josh took their place at the front of the stage, their arms wrapped around one another. You waited for Tyler to say the final bit of speech that he always did at the end of the show, but instead he said something much different.

"Y/N," he said, turning to look towards where you were standing. "Can you come join us on stage for a moment?"

You turned to Mark, as if to confirm that this was supposed to happen. He gave you a little thumbs up, so you took a deep breath and walked out on stage. Cheers immediately erupted as you became visible to the thousands of people crowded into the arena. You gave a small wave towards them; being on stage wasn't really something that you were used to.

"What's going on?" you mouthed towards the two of them.

Just as you were about to reach the two of them, Josh reached into his pocket and dropped to one knee. You stopped dead in your tracks and tried not to start crying. The crowd had started cheering so loud that you autonomously brought a hand towards your ear to deafen the noise a bit.

"Will you marry me?" Josh asked.

You could barely hear him over the noise, but you nodded furiously. His smile grew even bigger as he pulled the ring out of the box and slipped it onto your finger. Once he had stood back up, you flung yourself at him and wrapped your arms around him. Confetti was still floating down around you, landing on your arms and head.

Knowing that the two of them still had to finish the show, you gave him a quick kiss and ran back offstage. You watched with pride as they took a final bow and came running offstage towards you.

"Did that really just happen?" you asked once Tyler's mic had been turned off.

"Yes," Josh smiled, walking over and resting his hands on your arms.

"We're going to get married."

"We're going to get married."

You wiped a tear away before throwing your arms around him again. The two of you had already experienced so much together, and now you had the rest of your lives to do so much more together.

"I love you so much, Josh. That was perfect."

"I told you," Tyler chimed in.

You were too busy having your face buried in Josh's shoulder to see the look that he had undoubtedly given Tyler.

"I love you too, Y/N."

"Alright, lovebirds. Let's get our stuff and get out of here."

You let go of Josh, but he kept an arm wrapped around you as you walked back towards his dressing room. It was hard not to admire the ring that now had a permanent place on your finger. Getting to spend your life with Josh was like a dream come true.

You wouldn't change it for the world.