@musicnmeme asked: jealous kiss drabble
he’s not jealous. he’s not jealous. he has absolutely no reason to be jealous, so he’s not jealous. except this is the third date in a row she’s cancelled on him and he really can’t stop himself from thinking he’s done something wrong as he watches her talk to max across the bullpen. he knows he has no reason to be jealous, max is just going through a tough time and zoey is his best friend and she has every right to be there for him, but that doesn’t stop the swirl of dread and anxiety building in his stomach as he packs up his laptop and swings his backpack onto his shoulders, turning around to see zoey heading towards him, hoping he doesn’t look as mopey as he feels.
❝ hey, ❞ an apologetic smile rests on her lips as she approaches, hands reaching down to grab his and looking up with a frown when she notices that he can’t quite wipe the worry off his face. ❝ i’m just grabbing my stuff and we’re heading out. you’re still free to come with. ❞
❝ i’m fine, zoey.” he punctuates it by dropping her hand to send an awkward wave to max over her shoulder, sympathetic smile drawing on his lips before he brings his eyes down to her own soft ones, doing his best to force the tension out of his shoulders. ❝ really. i get it. i don’t... like it, but i get it. ❞
she smiles and presses her toes up to kiss his cheek, thumb drawing across the bottom of his jaw and lingering before she starts to pull away. he catches her jaw instead, leaning in for a real kiss that he tries to pack with everything he doesn’t really wanna say. ‘i miss you. i love you. i’d really like to see you outside of the walls of sprqpoint.’
he pulls away hesitantly, letting his hand drop with a bittersweet smile. ❝ i’ll be home whenever you’re done, if you wanna swing by. ❞