"...Anyway, how's studying for finals going for everyone?" Josh piped up. Even though he was on Laura's side about Brian, mostly he was on Mallory's side and he wanted her to have a good birthday...or at least not one that ended up with her boyfriend and her friend fighting.
"I can't believe that this is it for me. No more North Carolina after next week." Josh actually was kind of bummed about that because he didn't really want to join the real world just yet.