I neither mind the time skip or that for ONCE a season finale isn't a CLIFFHANGER (I hate cliffhangers with a vengeance). But everything being from Josh's view is very strange to me.
I feel so bad for Josh...he fell for her so hard. He willingly took that bro-zone for her. He wanted to leave because he didn't want to be considered family, but he also didn't have to heart to leave her alone (after everyone else). Yet...that previous chapter when she said Eiden felt different from Josh, felt like he has zero chance. With Carlyle and Eiden, I'm not liking the poor kid's chance.