Thranduilsperkybutt 8000 follower prompt-a-thon @thranduilsperkybutt
Prompt: 26
Word count: 1,002
Fandom: John Wick
Pairing: Aurelio/reader
Warnings: language
Gif credit: @johnbabayagawick
You were in trouble. BIG trouble. And the longer you stalled trying to figure out how you were going to break the news to him, the more pissed off he was going to be.
Fuck.
Best to just bite the bullet and take the car to him. It still ran, you could drive it there. Not having to call Aurelio to pick you and the car up with the flatbed would be the best idea right now.
Sighing you climbed into the driver's seat and turned the key. Once, twice, third times the charm, you hear the engine roar to life. Ok, not roar, more like sputter softly. But it's running, and you just need to get it to Aurelio.
Putting the '63 Stingray in gear you slowly make your way to his shop. He's really going to have your head for this.
Work in the shop ceased as you pulled in, all eyes turning towards you. With a grimace you try to hide lower in the seat. At this rate, someone would blab to Aurelio before you had a chance to even get out of the car. You meant to prepare him, not blindside him.
Finding the spot where it went, you quickly put it in park and cut the engine. Jumping out you ran towards his office, only to be met by him and one of his guys half way there.
"What did you do?" He asks, voice tight but not angry. Yet.
"uhhm, it's probably best if you just come and look at it," you sigh, biting your lip.
Closing his eyes, as if to calm himself, he nods and waves his guy off before walking towards the car.
Following behind him, you wish you were able to hide, as if you could. Your breath catches as you realize the exact second he sees it. He doesn’t stop walking, but you can see his shoulders tense up, and he turns his head slightly to the left, looking for you. You can almost visually see the daggers coming from his eyes.
Stopping at the front bumper he takes in his car. His baby. His pride and fucking joy. You were dead. Or at the very least, had months and months of making up to do.
The front bumper had hit a tree, after you swerved to avoid hitting a couple that had bolted out between two parked cars. You hadn't hit it that hard, but hard enough to dent it, those bumpers were not plastic like the ones on your car. The spider web crack starting on the left side of the windshield was from the woman's purse that she had let go of as her partner pulled her back, safely away from your car.
He rubbed his temple with a sigh and started to walk around to see what other damage you had wrecked on his baby. Scratches down the driver's side rear fender, though to be honest, you're not sure if you remember exactly HOW those had happened.
He stopped dead in his tracks when he reached the back end of the car.
"Y/N, where's the muffler?" He asks, voice weary in anticipation of what your answer would be.
Biting your lip, you walk over to the passenger side and open the door. Pointing inside you step back as he approaches and looks down into the seat. Sitting on your favourite cashmere sweater was the muffler.
"Y/n, why is the muffler sitting on your sweater in the front seat with the seatbelt wrapped around it?" He asks, a new edge to his voice that you couldn't quite name. Horror? Amusement?
Swallowing the tears that are threatening, you will not let the other mechanics working see you cry, you take a quick look at him before looking down.
"With everything that had happened to the outside of the car, I didn't want the muffler to ruin the leather seats," you explain, voice barely above a whisper.
Silence meets your answer, and it goes on so long that you chance a peak up at him. As you do he lets out a bark of laughter, causing the tears in your eyes to fall.
Rubbing his temple, he laughs until he realizes you're crying.
"Hey, Y/n, what's wrong?" He asks turning towards you, taking your hand in his.
"That was not the reaction I was expecting," you answer honestly, your free hand wiping away the tears.
He pulls you in close to him, his hand reaching up to cup your face, and his thumb catches the last stray tears.
"Y/N, are you hurt?" He asks softly.
You shake your head and he pulls you in close for a hug.
"Then that's all that matters here. It's just a car, I can fix it," he explains rubbing your back.
Pulling away slightly he tilts your chin up so you can see his eyes.
"You, I can't fix. As long as you're ok, nothing else matters."
You smile at him, eyes still watery, as he leans down to press his lips to yours in a soft kiss. Pulling you tight against him, you rest your head on his chest, his comfort releasing the weight that was on your chest.
Pulling away he turns and closes the passenger side door and holds out his hands for the keys. Digging into your pocket you hand them over, very relieved to have given them back. Aurelio walks over to the driver's side, opens the door and puts the keys under the visor before closing it. Turning towards you he motions for you to come with him.
"Are you seriously not pissed?" You venture to ask as you walk with him towards his office.
"Pissed? No, like I said, it can be fixed. It's what I do. And I know you'll make it up to me," he says, voice full of suggestion.
"Besides if there’s one thing I learned from tonight, it’s to never trust you with the keys to my car again," he finishes with a grin.











