Bouncing Castle
Summary: Sometimes you just need a bouncing castle.
Pairing: Biker!Ari Levinson x Girlfriend!Reader
Warnings: mentions of bad days, fluff, Ari being the best boyfriend, naughty Ari, implied future smut
A/N: thanks to @buck-star for listening to my idea and encouraging me to write it.
Sometimes you want to forget about the shit life threw your way once again.
Sometimes you want to close your eyes, count to ten, and believe that when you open your eyes, the world will be a better place.
Sometimes all you need is a fucking bouncing castle.
“No.” What keeps you from using the bouncing castle is its owner, a tiny man with a thick mustache and angry eyes. “This bouncing castle is for children only. No adults allowed.” They recite their speech as if they did it more than once.
“But there’s an adult on that bouncing castle,” you argue, pointing at the woman jumping up and down. She squeals and laughs. You huff because she’s having the time of her life.
“She’s testing the bouncing castle for the party tomorrow. I pay her for the test results.” He sternly says to keep you from fulfilling your wish.
“I can test it for free,” you offer, hoping for some quality time on the bouncing beauty. Back then, when you were a kid, bouncing castles were your haven. You could forget about kids who didn’t like you, bad grades, or a broken toy.
“I said no, miss.” The man gets angrier than needed. He jerks his head toward your car, silently telling you to leave.
“I hope you know, this bouncing castle is for adults too, not just kids,” you say while turning to leave.
“I don’t fucking care,” he snarls in your direction. “I don’t want random bitches on my property.”
You stop in your tracks. Looking over your shoulder, you say, “I hope you do not use fecal language at children’s birthdays.”
He calls you names and kicks dirt in your direction, but you don’t care. That tiny man made your awful day even worse…
“Baby, what’s wrong?” Ari cocks a brow. One of his big hands cups your chin to tilt your head. “Don’t try to lie to me. I know something is bugging you.”
“It’s just…” How can you tell Ari that the world has become too much lately? “I don’t know. You see…” You try to come up with a lie, but Ari’s eyes narrow before you can open your mouth. “Urgh… Life not only fucked me over, it fucked me over hard.”
“The only one who’s allowed to fuck you hard is me.” He states, not accepting any argument. “I want you to tell me everything.”
You take a deep breath, eyes holding Ari’s gaze. “It’s…” You tell him everything. As always, Ari listens. He nods and takes mental notes to have a serious conversation with a few people who have been messing with you lately. “And then, I saw this bouncing castle, but that man wouldn’t let me try it.”
You pout and sniffle. Ari won’t understand that the bouncing castle would’ve helped you relax and calm down.
“That bastard wouldn’t let you use that castle?” He squares his jaw. Ari closes his eyes, takes a deep breath, and then his blue irises focus on you again. “Get changed. We will go back to that castle, and you’ll bounce on it tonight.”
“What? I—what?” You grab his wrist. “Ari, no. It’s already dark outside, and that man won’t let me near that bouncing castle. Let’s forget about it and relax on the couch or something.”
“No.” Ari won’t let anyone get away with disrespecting his woman. “We will go and bounce on that castle.”
Ari didn’t take no for an answer. He waited for you to change, got his bike, and drove you back to the bouncing castle. Luckily, only a friendly dog guarded the property.
“Ari, we don’t even know how this thing works. We should head back home. What if someone sees us and calls the cops?”
Your boyfriend snorts. “As if they would swing their lazy asses here to check on a bouncing castle. They have better things to do.” Ari flashes you a cocky smile.
“Okay. What did you do?” You ask, poking your index finger into his chest.
“Maybe, and only maybe,” he whispers in your ear, “I asked the guys to make some noise in the neighborhood. No one will care about us using the bouncing castle for an hour or two.”
“Ari!” You giggle and slap his chest. “We still don’t know how that thing works.”
He shrugs. “I do. When I was younger, Steve, Curtis, and I worked for a guy renting these things out. We had to put them up and stay around for the parties.”
“Every time I think I couldn’t love you more,” you grin and press a soft kiss on his lips. “You tell me you know how to handle a bouncing castle.”
Ari’s grin widens at your words. “Stick with me, Y/N. I’ll show you how it’s done.” He strides over to the bouncing castle, tugging at the flap to make sure it’s secured, then starts inspecting the air pump.
For a moment, the seriousness with which he approaches the task makes you laugh. This is the same man who’d do anything for you (even burn the world), now determined to conquer a bouncing castle in the middle of the night.
The pump kicks on, and the bouncing castle begins to inflate. You watch it with glossy eyes, wringing your hands as Ari handles the castle.
“All done,” Ari says, looking at you, a wide grin on his lips as he dramatically bows and holds out his hand.
“My beautiful princess, your castle awaits you,” he says, mischief in his eyes as he straightens. “Let me show you around.”
You giggle, the tension fading away as your heart flutters for Ari. “Ari, you’re unbelievable,” you say, laughing as he walks you toward the bouncing castle.
Taking off your shoes, you cannot wait to test the castle. Ari helps you crawl inside, laughing as you take the first hesitant jump.
He winks at you, encouraging you to bounce higher.
All your worries, fears, and intrusive thoughts fade away. “Come here, jump too!” You call for him, holding out your hands while you giggle and laugh. “Please.”
“Alright,” Ari joins you on the bouncing castle. You two jump together, laughing, cheering, and giggling.
“WOW!” You giggle.
“This is great!” Ari exclaims.
You jump for a while, bouncing up and down until you both collapse together in the center of the castle. “This helped so much, Ari. Thank you.”
“I told you, I’ll get you your castle.” Ari turns to his side to press a kiss to your temple. “I knew you loved bouncing.”
“Ari,” you playfully swat his chest, seeing desire in his eyes. “No.”
“How about we use this bouncing castle a little more?” he purrs and scoots closer, his hands reaching out for you. “I bet you’ll love to bounce on my cock while we bounce on this beautiful castle…”
