chapter 7: who’s still standing when the smoke clears?
chapter 8: double feature
chapter 9: coast is clear
rating: 18+ MDNI
summary: joels your maintenance man!
tags: no outbreak! joel x fem!reader, age gap not really specified but reader is about 24 joel is about 45. reader uses female pronouns, she isn’t really described other than have a vagina, butt & boobs. mentioned here or there that her hair is long enough to be tucked behind her ear, cover her eyes, tied up or held back :3. internal conflict, kissing, dbf!joel miller, also maintenaneman!joel miller, pussy pronouns, dirty talk, dry humping, grinding, dom/sub undertones if u squint, praise kink, joel talks her through it, face fucking, fingering (f receiving), oral (m and f receiving), descriptions of anxiety/OCD, no use of y/n, slight public risk, p in v sex, joel is a freak <3
A/N: hi. first time posting something i’ve written!! woah! i hope someone gets to read it. i can’t stop consuming dbf!joel content so heres my way of coping!! a one shot!!(?)! also i apologize in advance for the layout & any editing mistakes. please have grace for me <3
Summary: Halloweekend. Your dads street hosting its annual block party & everyones dressed up for the costume contest!
Rating: 18+ MDNI !!!!
Word count: 11.8k oops
Tags: dbf!joel, protective!joel, joel dressed as a cowboy, duh, aka just a hat and his regular get up. smut, porn with little plot, pining, age gap (reader ~25 Joel is late 40s early 50s), fem!reader, p in v, fingering (f receiving), established secret relationship, use of pet names, dirty talk, dom!joel, sub!reader, spit kink, he slaps her (she loves it)
The street was alive, smoke rising from the grills planted in almost everyone’s driveway, music spilling out of cracked windows and booming from speakers across the way. Kids darting by in costumes and neighbors laughing too loud over cheap beer and folding tables. You closed your eyes and sucked in a deep breath through your nose. The smell wafting from outside was comforting. The annual Halloween block party.
You smoothed your palms over your torso, ridding of any wrinkles in your costume. You tilted your head while you watched yourself in the full length mirror.
Your body clad in a white dress, the buttons in the front coming to rest just between your breasts. The red, lacy bra top exposed. Your eyes fell down your legs, covered in thin, white stocking material until your mid thigh. Your hands fumbled with the skirt of your dress, reaching up to grab the strap of the white garter belt you had beneath the costume, clipping it to keep your thigh highs in place. You repeated this on the other thigh.
Hair tied into a low, messy ponytail, pulling strands out to frame your face. Small, white costume hat with a fat red cross in the middle sat off center the top of your head. Your eyelids are packed with a pale blue shadow, lined with black and finished with thick mascara. Red lips, and rosy cheeks to match.
Damn.
You thought. You’re pretty fucking close to the real thing. Just missing one thing. You pulled a skin tight blue latex glove over your one hand, letting it snap against your skin.
You smiled contently at yourself, wiggling your toes against the floor in excitement. This wasn’t for you. None of this was for you actually, despite how fucking good it felt to have this on. It was for Joel. It’s been two agonizing weeks since you’ve last seen him.
It’s always- “Sorry, baby. Your dad’s keepin’ me late at work tonight. No slippin’ away.” and not- “F’course I’ll come over and do away with the nagging between your thighs. Right away, baby.”
You could roll your eyes right now just at the thought. But this. This is good enough revenge for now, you figured. ‘Nurse from the Blink-182 Album’ You know. Enema of the State. Joel doesn’t give a shit about Blink-182. But he will give a huge fuck about you in this outfit. Your stomach turns at the thought.
You peer over to the red heels lying outside your closet door and you think about it long and hard. But theres absolutely no fucking way you’re trudging through gravel drive ways in them. You bend down, hooking your fingers into your old pair of white converse.
These’ll do.
You slip them on and turn to the steps, bouncing down them.
———
Joel sucked on the toothpick between his lips, bringing a hand up to tilt the cowboy hat upon his head, bringing it forward slightly. He sighed, leaning against the wall of your front porch. Tommy and your father opposite him, backs to the street. Your father lazily flips burgers around on the grill.
He was trying to act normal- laugh when he should, nod when Tommy or your father told him a story- but it was damn impossible with you prancing around the front yard like that.
Tight, short nurse’s dress. Red lipstick he was dying to smear. Skin tight stockings clinging to your thighs and- fuck. The garter belt clip that keeps them there.
You were laughing, handing out beers to some of the neighbors who sat in lawn chairs. The hair framing your face blowing softly in the cool wind. Joel tightened his jaw, hard enough that he snapped the toothpick between his molars. He spat it to the side with a grunt, beer warming in his tight grip.
Your dad, dressed in a pirate costume- hat, eyepatch, and all- was eating it up. “That’s my girl!” He shouted, holding his beer up, tilted towards you as he laughed. “Ain’t she somethin’? I barely gotta host ‘round here now that she's home.” He raised his eyebrows, bringing his beer to his lips for a long sip.
Joel forced a grin through a strained jaw . “Yeah.” he muttered under his breath, “She’s somethin’ alright.”
Tommy gently jabbed his elbow into his older brothers. “Man, you look like you’re in pain or somethin’. Y’alright?” Tommy turned his head towards Joel.
Joel mirrored him, giving him a once over before chuckling and shaking his head. “M’fine. Can’t take you serious with-“ Joel gestured his beer towards his kid brother. “All’at.”
Tommy furrowed his thick brows, lips falling to fein offense. “You barely got a damn costume on. You ain’t winning shit, Joel. I came to win, mother fucker.” He spoke coolly, taking a step back to let your dad and Joel get a good look at his costume.
Tommy had a pair of khakis on, dark green long sleeved shirt, and a black rubber apron tied over his torso, his face splattered with blood and some more dripping down the apron. Laminated I.D badge slung around his neck: ‘Dexter Morgan.’ Fake knife hanging from his belt.
“I ain’t peg you for a Dexter fan, Tommy.” Your dad quipped while shaking his head at the two brothers.
“Eddie, y’look like you’re fresh off’tha damn Black Pearl.” Joel chuckled, Tommy dropping his smug look to laugh alongside him.
“Ain’t no damn.. Jack Sparrow.” Your dad laughed, taking some burgers off of the grill, placing them on a platter. “Just any fuckin’ pirate. The two a’yous piss me off.” He joked, sucking his teeth.
“Baby! C’mere!” Your dad called, your head snapped at his shout.
You came quickly, bounding over to the three men.
“You lot doin’ alright?” You beamed, eyes lingering on Joel for just a moment longer.
He looked fucking good. When didn’t he, though. His blue jeans snug around his thighs, fell neatly around his booted feet. It looks like he polished them recently. His dark navy flannel, nothing new, you’ve seen it on him thousands of times but it always looks just as good. Buttoned almost to the top, two spaces left undone, few dark, wiry hairs peeking over the snug, white beater he had on underneath. His sleeves rolled up to his elbows, the muscles in his arm visible as his hand gripping a beer bottle tighter and tighter. You swallowed thickly as your eyes moved slowly to meet his eyes. You’d probably be drooling if it weren’t for your dad and Tommy standing between you and Joel. The air felt thicker than usual. His eyes were dark and stoic, burning into your body. His dark hair was peppered with grey at his hairline, curling at his ears and the nape of his neck more than the rest. And fuck- that damn cowboy hat.
“We’re doin’ just fine, baby.” Your dad nodded, then gestured towards the plate of burgers he had just pulled off the grill, a sorry smile on his face.
“Would y’mind runnin’ these around and offerin’ them up?” He asked, a sing-song tone in his voice, trying to persuade you.
You laughed softly and shook your head. “I gotcha. Wouldn’t want hostin’ to interrupt your boy time.” You poked at him before grabbing the tray.
You gestured the tray towards your dad, then Tommy, letting them take what they’d like.
“Want some?” You questioned Joel, looking up to him through your thick lashes.
His lips turned, almost grimaced at the way his stomach twisted. “Not hungry f’that right now.” He muttered emotionless.
Your face flooded with heat, you’d be surprised if it couldn’t be felt 10 feet away. You’d nod your head and turn quickly before you jumped his bones. You could feel his eyes bore into the back of your head, following you as you’d walk down the porch steps and back to the yard, smiling and offering up the food on the platter.
Tommy took a bite of his burger, settling next to his brother. Your dad stood and started cleaning the grill. Tommy mentioned something about the Rangers, but didn’t get an answer from Joel. He whipped his head over, narrowing his eyes to follow Joel's eye-line once he realized Joel was too preoccupied to pay the slightest attention.
Tommy hummed in amusement when he saw you, holding your tray, bent at the waist and chatting with a neighbor sitting in a lawn chair.
“You’re starin’ awful hard at Eddie’s girl.” Tommy said low, nudging Joel with his elbow. “You got a thing for nurses now, old man?” Tommys got a sick grin on his face despite chewing on his last bite on the burger.
Joel gave him a sharp look. “Drop it, Tommy.” He spat.
Tommy held his hands up in defeat, chuckling lowly. “Alright, alright.”
“Need a beer.” Joel said, jaw tight.
“You offering?” Eddie quipped.
“Nope.” Joel popped the ‘p’ while pushing himself off the wall, heading through the front door of the house.
——
The noise of the block party muffled as you walked through the back door, the tray now empty as you had made your rounds. You stopped in there to wash up quickly and grab more beers. You were halfway into the fridge when a rough hand wrapped tightly around your wrist, yanking you around.
Joel.
He was towering over you, his hat shadowing his dark eyes, the muscle in his jaw ticking. Up close he smelled like beer, smoke, and the lingering warmth of October air. It was dizzying.
“You tryin’a kill me, baby?” he muttered, a deep rumble, only for you to hear.
“What? M’just celebrating.” You fiend innocence as Joel backed you up against the counter top, the cold granite pressing into the middle of your back. His body is just inches from yours.
His eyes lowered to your lips, then to trace the obscene outline of your costume. The curve of your thighs, the way your chest nearly spilled out of the tight, low neckline.
“You’ve got no idea what you’re doin’ t’me, sweetheart..” He breathed out, pushing his hips forward, into yours.
He leaned down, breath hot against your ear. “No fuckin’ clue.”
You did have a clue. You felt it as clear as day pressing into your lower stomach as he kept you pinned at the counter, his fingers flexing against your wrist while his other hand brushed over your side. Your lips parted, a soft sigh falling against his collar when his hand gripped your side, pulling you against him.
“Maybe I do.” You teased, whispering soft against his skin, lips pursed just under his ear, pressing a kiss there.
A low groan rumbled in the back of Joel's throat, hand that was wrapped around your wrist leaving to cup your jaw, his broad palm splayed across the front of your neck. His thumb and middle finger pressing gently into your jaw bone, his index finger tapping the apple of your cheek once. His grip wasn’t harsh but it was strong, your face squished slightly. You’d blink quickly while looking up to him through your heavy lids, your stomach twisting and turning with heat.
“You keep pushin’,” He growled through a tight jaw. “N’ I’m not waitin’ ‘til later to put you in your place.”
You swallowed thickly, he could feel your throat flex under his warm palm.
“You understand me, pretty girl?” He leaned back a bit to get a better view of you, his hand giving your jaw a squeeze, his other hand slipping from your side to your lower back, pulling your hips flush against his.
Your eyes hooded, he barely touched you and you already look so fucked. You couldn’t help but crumble at his touch, he’s too calculated. He knows when to push, when to pull. Where to touch, where to grip, then to soothe it after. It makes your head spin.
On cue, his thumb shifted, rubbing small circles into your back where he guesses the corner of the counter was just jabbing you.
You squirmed beneath his gaze, it only brought a sly smirk to the corners of his full lips. You’d nod the best you can against his hand. He sucked his teeth sharply.
“Words, baby.” He raised his eyebrows waiting for your response, his tongue darting to wet his lips quickly.
The sight made you squeeze your thighs together, searching for any sort of friction to relieve the growing pit in your stomach. Just that short lived glimpse of his tongue was enough to fill your mind with gut churning flashbacks of his head between your thighs, his salt and pepper curls tickling your skin while that tongue lapped at you endlessly. His eyes were dark under heavy lids as he studied your face. His thumb lifted from your jaw and hovered over your lower lip, instinctively you parted them. Your eyes stayed locked on his, though his were now centered at your mouth. Slowly he pressed the pad of his thick thumb into the swell of your lower lip, then dragged it to the side, smearing the bright red lipstick over to the corner of your mouth.
What the fuck.
Your knees wobble. If he wasn’t holding you so closely they’d buckle and you’d fall right to them in front of him, beg him to let you take him in your mouth right there, in your kitchen, with the entire street just a wall away.
Tommy, just a wall away.
Your dad, just a wall away.
“Lemme hear ya’.” His voice snapped you out of your daze. Thick and syrupy against your buzzing ear drums.
“Y-Yeah. I understand.” You finally choke out, embarrassed at how pathetic you must sound.
He smirked, a low chuckle leaving his lips as he stood himself up straight, his hand behind your back steadying your wobbling frame- so used to his weight being held against it already. He sighed softly, hand leaving your jaw to slap his three, thick, middle fingers against your cheek. It wasn’t hard, just a love tap. But enough to leave your skin burning, to match the feeling between your thighs.
“Good.” He smiles. “Get back outside.” He mutters. “‘fore I do somethin’ stupid.”
It pained him to let you go at that moment. But you cleared your throat, nodding your head while bringing your own gloved thumb up to your mouth, pressing the pad against the flat of your tongue. Then swiping it below your bottom lip, cleaning up the lipstick he had smeared just a moment prior.
You turned to leave, smoothing your hands down your costume and taking a few steps when he cleared his throat, his feet still haven’t moved from their spot.
“Don’t forget the beer, baby girl.” He’d remind you, a sly, lopsided smile on his lips.
Fuck, what the fuck. Your brain is mush.
His stupid smile made your stomach contort. You trudged back the few fews, swinging the fridge open and grabbing as many in your arms as you could.
“You’re a real ass.” You grumbled before turning your back to him, cheeks hot while walking back out the back door.
Joel was left standing there, a breath he wasn’t even aware he was holding, forcing itself from his lips as you pushed the door shut. His fists clenched at his sides, doing all he can to not follow you like a mad man.
——
It was incredibly hard to host while your brain buzzed with Joel. You tried your best with keeping up with conversation, but you weren’t retaining any of it. A ditsy smile on your lips, nodding and uh-huh’ing when it seemed right. You couldn’t focus on anything else other than him. Hell, most of the time your eyes were scanning the yard to make sure he was still here, still close. You were impatient and needy. You had half the mind to drag him away from Tommy and right up to your room, deal with all the bullshit fallout after. A hand on your shoulder made your body jump.
You heard your name behind you.
“Didn’t mean to scare ya.” The boy snickered, shoving your shoulder a bit.
Your shoulders relaxed when you saw Cody.
“Me? Didn’t scare me.” You laughed softly while opening your arms and pulling him into a hug, then holding him out in front of you to get a good look.
“My, my. New York did you well. You’re even taller n’ me now!” You whistled and laughed.
Cody grew up only a few houses down from yours. You both graduated high school together. You were close while growing up but amicably went separate ways when you both went off to college. Cody went to Columbia. Boy was smart as a whip. Lacked in common sense, but book smart. You’d seen him once the first summer after you both went away at a big BBQ with some of the neighbors.
He was cute, thinner build with a boyish face, could barely grow facial hair. The hair in his head was a dirty blonde and all over the place, curling at the ends. Cute. The both of you ended up getting quite drunk and had a half assed make out session on a tire swing in his backyard, and went your separate ways again to school. He texted you a week after that.
——
‘guess i’m not a good enough kisser to get a text? hahah’
You remember cringing as you saw the notification light up your phone.
‘knew i was drunk, but didn’t think i was that drunk!’
You played it off as a joke. You didn’t like him like that. You were drunk, young and lonely at the time.
——
You still don’t like him like that. But he was always a decent friend to you.
Cody nodded his head. Still had his bouncy blonde hair, but it was restrained under a hat.
“Race car driver, huh?” You smiled and tapped his arm before dropping your arms at your own sides.
“Oh absolutely. Last thing the store had in stock.” He joked while picking at the costume. “You look real good tonight,” Cody said eagerly. “Way too good to be hangin’ ‘round a dad party.”
Your brows furrowed slightly, taking a small step back. You didn’t expect him to be so forward. You laughed politely, wrapping your arms around your torso.
“Well, thanks Cody.” You said quietly, lips in a kind smile.
Joel and Tommy were leaning against your dads truck in the driveway. Tommy going on and on about the homeowner for the new job they just picked up, how bossy and nit-picky she is. Joel isn’t absorbing a lick of this. His dark eyes are shooting daggers into Cody.
“Maybe after things wind down..” Cody continued, his voice low as he leaned into your ear. “We could find a real party?”
You physically cringed. Is this really what guys your age thought was smooth?
No sweet talking? No soft looks and hot whispers?
No Joel.
They weren’t Joel.
Joel was smooth.
He was sweet and slow when he wanted to be. He was collected, stoic but melted in your hands when you were alone. As dominant as he was, you always had the final say. He’d do anything for you. He’d kneel before you and make you finish twice with his mouth before bending you over and fuck you until tears spilled down your cheeks. Then he’d kiss them away, rub your back and whisper-
‘s good baby. pretty girl. ‘s alright darlin’ i’m here. y’took my cock so well, s’like your made for m-’
Cody cleared his throat, pulling you from your thoughts. You still didn’t answer him.
Oops.
Your eyes were wide as you scanned his face, and could barely remember what he asked. It had to be clear as day because he repeated, placing his hand on your shoulder, slowly rubbing it down your arm to grip your elbow.
“Wanna find a real party later?” He repeated.
Joel wanted to take the beer bottle in his hand right now and crack it over this kids thick fucking skull.
“Kids bad news.” Tommy strains through his mouth full of beer, gesturing to Cody.
“What?” Joel snapped, he swore his blood ran cold.
“M’kiddin’. He’s a fuckin’ dork.” Tommy chuckles, his words slurring.
Joel rolled his eyes and pushed himself off the truck, taking a step towards the two of you only to be stopped by a strong arm pushing against his torso. Tommy almost choked on his beer.
“Woah, woah.” He sputtered, pushing Joel back against the truck.
“What’re you fixin’ to do, big brother?” He questions, squinting his eyes as he tries to read Joel's face.
His eyes were locked onto you and Cody, body stiff as his back was on the truck again, Tommy’s arm lowering after a beat. He didn’t answer. Watching your tight, polite, forced smile. Cody leaning in closer, talking too damn much. Touching your fuckin’ arm.
Eddie peered over to Joel and Tommy, then you and Cody before letting out a laugh. He sauntered over, enough beers in him that he really did look like Jack Sparrow, walking the way he was. He slapped Joel on the back.
“She can handle him.” He reassures Tommy and Joel. “Cody’s harmless. He’s been makin’ eyes at her since they were fifteen. Little punk just ain’t smart enough to know she’s outta his league.” Your dad laughs at his own comment.
Joel silently agrees. ‘Way out.’ He thinks to himself, bringing a hand of his to pinch the bridge of his nose, pulling himself together.
“Fucker went to Columbia, still ain’t smart enough.” Eddie continues with a laugh.
That comment pulls a laugh from Tommy, but not from Joel.
Joel grunted, muscle in his jaw ticking. Tommy and Eddie were too busy laughing back and forth over it, he used the opportunity to saunter towards you.
You shook your head softly. “Thanks, Cody. But I’ll be good here. Dad party or not.” You confirm with a solid nod, taking a slow step back.
Cody flushed and muttered something under his breath, then turned to walk away. You rolled your eyes and pushed air through your lips, blowing raspberries as he did.
Joel stopped in his tracks as Cody turned away, weight lifting from his shoulders when they rolled back. He sipped his beer, but kept a watchful eye. Pretending like he didn’t want to snap that kid in half.
You turned to pick up some empty cans, catching sight of Joel and his rigid frame, shooting him a quick look as if to say.
‘Relax.’
His shoulders slouched as he sighed. But he was hanging on by a thread.
———
Your dad stood at the porch, drunkenly declaring the start of the costume contest, giving directions to those who wanted to participate. Slowly groups gathered across the street, leaving a few stragglers behind. You’re using the opportunity to clean up some. Collecting empty bottles, cans, plates and candy wrappers.
You caught his eye again from across the yard. You froze where you were standing, the both of you just taking a moment to stare. His eyes flickered behind the house, then back to yours. You blinked, doing the same. When your eyes met him again he tilted his head the same direction, quickly. He pushed himself out of his chair and went through the front door of the house. You gave it a moment before following, anxious bubbles blooming in your sternum. All you two knew was sneaking around. That same giddy feeling pushes goosebumps over your skin every, damn, time.
You made it into the house, looking around for him before noticing the back door was propped open.
You whine in confusion. “Joel, what the fuck.” You whispered to yourself, exiting the back door and shutting it behind you.
Still no sign of him.
You did hear heavy boots crunching on stale leaves. Your heart thumped against your chest, you swallowed thickly, making your way towards the back of the yard, by the shed.
Nothing. You push air through your nose, frustration growing.
What the fuck is he doing? Calling you to the back and disappearing? Is this fun to him?
You start to get annoyed, an anxious feeling in the bottom of your stomach.
A large, calloused hand grips your wrist for the second time today, pulling you behind the shed, pressing you roughly against the siding. The air pushed from your lungs in a gasp.
“What the f-“ You started angrily.
“You tryin’ to make me lose my goddamn mind tonight, darlin’?” He hissed against your ear, his breath pickling heat against your skin.
You dropped your annoyed frustration. Quickly it turned into a hot, needy kind of frustration between your thighs. A sick smile twisted at the ends of your lips, arching your back against the shed, pushing your chest into his broad, firm chest.
“What if I was?” You gleamed, breathless.
His expression stiffened, eyes cold and dark. He released your arm, that hand wrapping loosely around your jaw, the opposite finding your hip. He splayed his thick fingers along the curve of your ass, slipping his hand lower to cup your thigh, urging your leg to lift and hook at his hip. You whined at the cool air now having direct contact to your damp clothed core. His lips crashed to your hungrily, kissing you hard. His hand squeezed your thigh as he sunk his teeth into your lower lip. The sound leaving your throat was filthy, pleading for him.
“You keep wearin’ shit like this,” He muttered, dragging his lips across the skin of your jaw, sucking soft kisses there. “Someone’s gonna end up dead. And it ain’t gonna be me, baby.”
You moaned softly, his words hitting your core directly, heat building there. You giggled through needy breaths, snaking a hand between the two of you, tugging his cowboy hat lower to cover his eyes.
“You gonna punish me, cowboy?” You emphasized your southern drawl, and the growl that rumbled in his chest was all the assurance you needed to know his answer.
“Damn right I am.”
Your hand rested at his shoulder, pulling him down for another desperate kiss. His hand left your throat to mirror his other, cupping your opposite thigh and coaxing it to do the same. You whined into his lips and he swallowed every one of them. As you lifted your thigh, he bounced you to get a better grip, his strong, warm hands spread along the underside of your thighs, his hips pushed forward to keep you pinned at the wall. The cool metal of his bulky belt buckle pressed into your damp panties made you rut your hips pathetically against it.
One of his fingers finds its way under the strap of your garter belt. He pulled it away from your skin with a hooked finger, far enough to create tension. He let it slip. The strap snapped harshly against the sensitive, fleshy skin. You whined, body stiffened at the sharp burn, melting as it slowly turned sweet.
“Joel- please..” You pleaded against his lips.
“Yeah? Want me to take you right here-“
You heard your name.
Tommy’s voice.
Way too close.
You heard it again, shoes crunching the leaves beneath them.
Panicking, you look at Joel.
He’s losing his shit too.
Fuck.
“Shh. I got you.” He whispered, letting you down softly, but quickly onto the ground. You’re grateful with how quickly he’s collecting himself because you’re sure you still look like a deer in headlights.
Footsteps crunching closer.
Joel ushered you behind the recycling bin, mouthing to you ‘crouch down. be quiet’
You nodded. Your heart was beating out of your chest while you pulled your knees so close to your chest you could barely take a full breath.
Joel turned his back to you, rolling his shoulders back while clearing his throat.
“Joel?” Tommy's voice sounded so clear, he had to be right there.
“Takin’ a leak.” He said cooly. Like he didn’t just have you off the ground, whimpering into his lips.
You swallowed thickly, squeezing your eyes shut, trying to convince yourself this is just a sick fucking joke.
“You seen Eddie’s girl? He’s lookin’ for her.” Tommy slurred.
You heard Joel rustle with his belt buckle. ‘really selling the ‘takin’ a leak’ You thought to yourself.
“Ain’t seen her. Did you check the house?”
Tommy didn’t answer, he lingered for a second.
You felt your stomach sitting in your throat, threatening to spill your guts and give away your cover.
Tommy sucked his teeth, mumbling something under his breath before turning away. Leaves crunching under his shoes again.
You still felt like you were gonna puke, all this built up tension. You needed another second to remind yourself to breathe.
Joel peered around the bin to you, his face flushed, looking like he just ran a mile.
“Y’almost got us caught.”
“You almost got yourself caught, cowboy. Hands up my skirt n’ all.” You grumbled, frowning at him.
His lip curled, muttering something under his breath. He placed a hand on his belt, peering down at you.
“What was that?” You teased, a small smile teasing your lips.
“Said you’re a damn brat.” The words rolled off his tongue effortlessly, and landed deep, heavy in your core.
All the worry and anxiety melting from your body in that moment, that warm pit in your belly taking its place. He reached for your hand, that you graciously took, and pulled you to your feet. His hands, the ones that were just gripping your thighs in a filthy way. The ones that grip and pin your hips, the pads of those fingers that leave bruises there sometimes.
Those hands- His.
His hands.
They were gentle for now, brushing the dirt and leaves from your costume and helping you settle again. His last words rattled around in your brain.
“Go on, get ‘fore you get us both strung up.” His voice was soft, his hand giving you pat on your hip, guiding you out to the front as he lingered behind the shed a moment longer.
——
You were exhausted. Tired from picking up after everyone. You’re making runs for drinks, ice, trash bags, more drinks, quick pit stop behind the shed with Joel, judging the costume contest, things now finally starting to wrap up.
“Tommy, you’re really no help.” You’d mutter, tossing an empty can in his direction. He sat, eyes closed in a lawn chair. He gave no response.
“Only thing I asked-“ You’d grunt, trying to push the grill over to reach some trash behind it. “Was for you to- fuck-“ You panted, grunting against while pushing the grill. “Hold the fuckin’ bag open. Ya drunk, can’t even do that.” You blew air through puffed cheeks, shoulders slouched over as you turned back to him.
He was stirring in the chair, eyes not closed, but heavy enough to look it. “Not a drunk.. You screwed me on that contest. Should’ve been first place.” He slurred. You laughed at him, tossing an empty red cup that was behind the grill at him next, barely making it in the bag.
“You holding grudges now?” You joked, clapping your hands together to brush them off. “C’mon. Don’t be a baby.” You teased.
“He still sour o’er that?” Your dad’s voice comes from the yard.
“He hasn’t shut up ‘bout it since.” Joel chimed in, packing the speaker away.
You smile and shake your head at Tommy’s mumblings and groans.
“I got the rest of this.” Your dad says, walking over and putting a hand on your shoulder. “I got him too.” He gestures to Tommy, who looks like he might actually be asleep now.
“Are you sure?” You raise your eyebrows, tilting your head up to him.
“Mhm.” He hums, looking at the yard then back to you. “Long as you don’t mind helpin’ Joel take some of these chairs back to his house, huh kid?” Joel cleared his throat from a few feet away, eyes locked onto you.
Your stomach sits heavy.
It’s sick, really.
Your dad asking you to help Joel, to be alone, in his house, for who knows how long it takes to put away some damn chairs. While he’s sat taking care of his kid brother.
It’s sick.
It shouldn’t light a fire in your stomach. But it does.
“Y-Yeah. I can help.” You finally choke out.
Your dad smiles and gives you another pat on the back, mumbling a ‘Thanks, kid.’ before turning towards Tommy, slumped in one of the chairs you’d need.
“Get’cher ass up, boy.” Your dad laughed while tugging on his arm and helping him up, taking Tommy's body weight on his own and helping him into the house. The click of the door seems to echo through the quieting houses on the street., you and Joel sharing side glances as you’re left alone.
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You struggled to keep up with the pace Joel set as he walked towards his house, just four houses down from your dad’s, arms filled with lawn chairs. The lawn chairs now thrown onto the porch, not taking the extra second it’d take to put them away.
He unlocked the front door in one smooth motion and pulled you in the next. He kicked the door shut, hard, with his boot.
His hands are on your hips, whipping you around until your back is pressed against the door, his hips keeping you pinned there. The quick movements pulled the air from your lungs, leaving you to gasp.
“Been teasin’ me all goddamn night.” He hissed, voice thick with frustration.
He leaned back to give his hands some space to roam over the fabric of your nurse costume, his palms warm and broad as they’d skate over the buttons.
His hands stopped at your ribs, his fingertips pressing into the bottom of your breasts.
“Flirtin’ and smilin’ at every boy who looked your way.” He spat while taking both of your wrists into one of his hands and pinning them about your head, knocking his cowboy hat off his head, somewhere behind him.
You gasped, bottom lip quivering. You needed him badly. Pent up after hours of waiting for this- for him. You force a grin, not wanting him to know how easily you’ll fold. You know he loves it, you’d be lying if you said you didn’t too.
“What’re you gonna do about it, cowboy?” You don’t even recognize the sound of your own voice with all the buzzing in your head.
He does though, and he growls in response, pushing his hips firm against yours. His thick cock straining, hard against the denim material, right up against your lower stomach for the second time today. He grits his teeth, his free hand coming to grip the collar or your dress, the warmth of his hand over the exposed skin of your breast makes you whimper.
You arch your back, pushing your chest towards him, silently begging for more contact, just more. He doesn’t give it to you just yet, hand around your wrists tightening, the one on your cheap costume ripping it open, the white buttons bouncing off of the wooden floor.
Your eyes widened as you processed, squirming under his dark stare. Under the shreds of the white dress, your body clad in the white and red, laced get up you so thoughtfully slipped on earlier.
For him.
He knows that, too.
“Gonna remind you who you belong to, pretty girl.” He says lowly, his southern drawl painfully prominent.
Before you get the chance to respond, Joel spins you around, taking your hands that were above your head and pinning them behind your back, still his single hand keeping both of yours pinned there. Your chest pressed against the cool door, the difference of your burning skin against it made you whine. Your back arched, his straining cock now pressed to your ass. Silently you tried to push your hips back onto him.
His free hand came down quickly on your ass, the stinging turning sweet as he rubbed his warm palm over the spot, soothing it.
“Joel!” You squeaked, resting your cheek against the door, face smushing just slightly, stomach turning and pulling.
“Gonna be a good girl now, hm?” He leaned over your back, his lips just dusting the shell of your ear while rocking his hips slowly into yours.
“Y-Yes, Jo-“ He cut you off with another rough smack to the same spot. A yelp bursting through your lips, body slinking back into his.
“Too late for sweet talk, baby girl.” He rasped, his hand not soothing the sting this time, letting it sit and burn your skin.
He pulled back for a moment, the weight of his body being pulled from you made you whine, missing the heavy contact. His hands made work of what was left of costume, discarding it somewhere with his now long forgotten cowboy hat.
It hit you like a ton of bricks. The fact that you’re bent over, pressed against his front door in nothing but a red laced bra, panties, the garter belt and the thigh highs they held up. Joel was still fully clothed, just his hat missing. The thought of being so exposed and vulnerable to him just made the slick between your thighs amplify.
“Fuck.” Joel growled, pushing a sharp breath through gritted teeth. His dark eyes scanned your body, the way the lace dug into the fleshy parts of your skin, thighs spilling slightly out of the tops of the stockings. The large, pink outline of his handprint adorning your ass cheek.
“Look so pretty for me like this, baby.” He muttered.
He let your hands go and you quickly pushed your palms into the door, steadying yourself.
Before you got the chance to beg for his touch, he gave it to you- just not where you needed him. Broad, calloused palms skating up your sides, then back down to rest at your hips. You closed your eyes, scrunching your nose in frustration. A quiet whine fell from your lips as you pushed against the door, grinding your hips against his throbbing cock.
“S’alright, angel. I got you.” He offered reassurance.
“Please- just. Need you. Badly.” You pleaded through soft breaths.
“Tell me where, pretty girl.” He rasped, placing a hand between your shoulder blades, keeping you pinned to the door again.
His other hand reached around your torso, palming your breast for a moment, his fingers hooked around the cup of your bra and tugged down, letting your boob spill out. You whined as his fingers found your hardened nipple, his thumb and pointer finger giving it a lazy roll.
A broken whine left your lips, body squirming for any additional friction he’d offer.
“This where you need me?” He asked lowly.
You could just about hear the smirk on his stupid, beautiful, fucking face.
You shook your head.
“Gotta use your words, darlin’.” He reminds you.
“N-No. Not there.” You huffed into the door, his hand still working painfully slow at your nipple.
“So good f’me.” He praises.
In a beat it was gone, his hand trailing down your spine, stopping for a moment to admire his darkening handprint on your ass. The sight made his eyes roll back and his thick cock twitch.
“What ‘bout here?” He asked, his hand trailing further to cup your cunt.
Your knees buckled at the contact, after being teased and left all day, the final contact of his warm palm grinding against your sensitive slick was euphoric. A long string of ‘yesyesyespleaseyesthatsit’ left your lips quickly.
“Atta girl.” He muttered, almost to himself.
Your body writhed under his touch, even when there wasn’t much of it. The anticipation of it was enough.
His index finger dragged slowly up your slick panties, nudging against your covered entrance, a soft, sick, wet noise filling your ears as his finger rubbed slow, torturous circles there.
“S’all for me, angel?” He sucks his teeth sympathetically. “Poor baby, walking ‘round all day like this, huh?” He hums.
You’re embarrassed because it’s true. Even more embarrassed because of him calling you out on it, makes it worse. Heat licks at your core, right where his fingers prodding on the other side of the lace.
“For you- yes. All for you.” You pushed out quickly, your soft moans gracing his ears shortly after.
He tucked two fingers under your panties, slowly tugging them to the side, a growl rumbling deep in his chest at the sight. A thin line of your slick stretching from you to the lace, your cunt and inner thighs glistening from your arousal.
“So pretty.” He said simply, tugging your panties once to keep them out of the way, letting the web fabric snap against your skin.
You grit your teeth, the cool air hitting your wet core, walls clenching around nothing. You could almost sob at how desperately you needed him, chest heaving, heart sitting in the base of your throat, stomach wound in a tight coil.
He leaned over your back, his fingers dipping through your folds, collecting your slick and stopping at your clit.
You cried out against the door, pressing your thighs together, clamping down on his hand.
“You knew damn well what you were doin’ tonight.” He whispered against your ear, his syrupy voice soft against you.
“Paradin’ around in this little thing. Letting that fuckin’-“ His fingers worked in smaller, more concentrated circles at your clit despite your thighs clamping down. “-punk lean in real close. Like he had a chance.”
His voice was hot on your already burning skin, his words doing filthy things to the coil in your belly.
“I-I didn’t-“ You rebuttal.
“Quiet.” He spat, his tone making your breath hitch.
You became painfully aware of how large he was, how big he felt while brooding over you, fingers working at your clit, his wide chest pressed against your back, lips ghosting your ear.The sheer size of his frame against yours made your muscles spasm, a fresh gush of arousal dripping from you and into his palm.
“That's what got you this wet, hm?”
You shook your head.
“What was it then, baby?” He asked, fingers slowly to dip back into your folds, his middle finger circling your entrance before slowly pushing in, your slick allowing him to sink it deep, smoothly.
“Fuck!” You panted, walls spasming around his thick digit.
“Was it when Tommy could’ve caught us? He walked around any later, would’ve seen me fucking you right into that wall. That make your pretty pussy this wet?” His southern drawl rang against your ears, his finger pumping slowly in and out of you, his knuckles shiny with your slick.
“J-Joel, please-“ You begged breathlessly.
You were gratefully cut off by him adding his ring finger. Both of his fingers work at your core, stretching you as he bottoms out to his knuckles. You balled your fist and banged it against the door, trying to release the pent up energy buzzing around in your body.
“Or was it when I had you in the kitchen?”
Fuck.
“Your daddy just on the other side of the wall, while I had that pretty lil’ face’a yours in my hand, smearin’ that fuckin’ lipstick.” He grunted, curling his fingers deep inside you.
Every huff that left your lips ended in a moan, a whine or a plea for him. His beautiful, filthy mouth pushes you closer to your release.
He fucking knows it, too.
He is painfully aware of the effect his sultry words have on you. He weaponizes them every. fucking. time. It’s why he makes sure to let you know how beautiful you look while dripping and shaking for him, how tight, wet, hot, you feel against him, around him, for him.
Only him.
His heart skips a beat, dark eyes locked onto every subtle movement, clocking the way your body reacts. He knows those moans, increasing in volume, being drawn out towards the end. Breathless and fumbling over your own lips.
“That was it.” He states matter of factly.
“Wasn’t it baby?” His fingers twisting, curling and pumping into your wet cunt.
Your arousal pooling in his palm, dripping down his wrist and soaking into the sleeve of his flannel that's pushed up his forearm somewhere.
You swallowed thickly, almost wincing, the amount of pleasure wound in your gut painful.
“Joel I-“
“I know, baby.” He soothes you with his words, fingers giving you no mercy.
“Give it to me, baby girl. Let me feel you squeeze my fingers, yeah?”
Your eyes screw shut, rutting your hips against his fingers. His soaked knuckles brushing against your swollen clit. That swift contact was all you needed to unravel.
“J-Joel, ohfuck-“ You whined out, your fists so tight your nails pressed half moons into the fleshy part of your palm.
The coil deep in your belly snapped.
“I know. Look so pretty cummin’ around my fingers, angel face. S’good for me baby.”
Your knees buckled and he quickly wrapped his free arm around your torso, your skin white hot, supporting your entire weight like it was nothing, keeping you upright. His fingers didn’t change pace, your slick gushing around his digits. The squelching and your moans almost syncing up, all he could think about was how fucking good you felt writhing in his arms.
“I got you, pretty girl. S’okay. Doin’ so good for me.” He praised.
His thick fingers fucked you through your orgasm, your hands squabbling at the door as it became too much. He didn’t let up right away.
“Fuck-“ You’d pant. “Joel, s’too… too much.”
He smiles sweetly behind you, slowing his fingers and finally unsheathing them, a thick string of your cum webbing your cunt to his fingers.
“I know-“ He’d drawl again. “You’re alright. I got you.” He reminded you.
You whined at the loss of his digits, walls clamping around nothing now. Empty. Joel's hand cupped your pulsing heat, rubbing his hand sickeningly slowly. Your body twitched, thighs clamping shut around his hand, broken whines leaving your raw throat.
“Alright, pretty girl. Settle down.”
He removes his hand from your heat completely, smearing your slick on the inside of your thigh before grabbing your waist and slowly turning you to face him.
“There's my girl.” He spoke softly, one hand pressed to the small of your back, holding you to him while the other creeped up your body.
Your eyes were hooded, face flushed, body unsteady and shaking from the orgasm he just ripped from you. His hand cupped your cheek, cool and still slick from you. You turned your face into his palm, parting your plump lips and taking the two fingers that were just fucking you into your mouth.
His groans, eyes dark and wide while he watched your lips close around the base of his knuckles. You could taste your bittersweet cum still clinging there. His fingers prodding the hot flesh at the inside of your cheeks.
“Did so good for me, darlin’.” He reminds you.
You met his eyes, leering up to him through your thick lashes, lids still heavy. You look fucked. Completely and utterly fucked. It makes him throb to know he’s the one who made you look like this.
Mascara and eyeshadow smudged around your eye, a small trail of what looks to be a single tear spilling over one of your cheeks which are now hollowing around his fingers. He studied every small detail, eyes lingering on your mouth, lipstick barely on but just enough to leave a small stain at the base of his knuckles as he slipped his fingers out of your throat. The suction lifting with a small ‘pop’ as his hand returned to cup your cheek, pulling you in for a long, desperate kiss.
“Not done with you yet, baby.” He mumbles into your mouth.
Your lips part to sigh into his. He quickly took the opportunity to roll his tongue into yours. His kissing turned from sweet, long and slow to hungry and needy in no time. Low growls from his throat spilling against your mouth.
“Think you can give me another one?” He pulled back, looking down at you.
His face was red, a slight sheen of sweat sticky around his hairline. His dark curls plastered there, grey hairs adorning them. His hair was messy, tousled and fucking beautiful. That's how he looked. Beautiful, hungry and so fucking filthy at the same time. But god your body was fucking reeling from the first one still. He must’ve sensed your hesitation by the way your eyes widened.
“Know you can, you did so good just then angel face.” His words work overtime in your brain.
“Need to see you cum ‘round my cock. Yeah? S’that sound okay?” He hums, tucking a strand of your hair behind your ear and tilting your chin up, more and more pieces must have come loose during the past 20 minutes.
“Joel I don’t.. I-I don’t know if I can.” You whimper, hating how pathetic you sound. But he drinks up every bit of it.
He started shaking his head before you even finished.
“I’ve gotcha baby, don’t forget that.” He pressed a soft kiss to your forehead before bending at his knees, wrapping his strong arms around you and lifting you up like nothing.
“Joel!” You yelped in surprise, wrapping your arms around his neck, giggling into his chest.
You feel him smile against your skin. He’d kick his bedroom door open, sauntering in until his knees came in contact with his bed frame. He crouched over, letting you fall onto your back, mattress bouncing. You sprawled your arms out, his dark grey comforter, your hands balling some of the fabric into your fists. You felt vulnerable in front of him like this. This is far from the first time he has seen you in such scad clothing, but the way he loomed over your body made you feel shy. His large hands pull his flannel from his belt line, unbuttoning and slipping it off. His broad, tanned shoulders are on display. The white beater clung to his sweaty skin, belt buckle hanging at his hips. Just the sight of him made you swoon.
“Keep lookin’ at me like that.” He mutters.
You just can’t take your eyes off his body. The way his muscles flex under his skin while his hands work at unfastening his belt, the large buckle clinking against itself.
“You look so good.” You hum to him, spreading your legs further apart as he stands between them. The insides of your thighs are warming from the friction of his jeans rubbing against them.
He chuckles, pulling his belt from its loops in one quick motion. Your stomach tightens. Your hands are moving before you can notice, fingers splayed outwards, reaching for his torso. He drops the belt on the floor with a clatter. He lets you reach, even leaning down and pressing his hands into the mattress on either side of your head. You tilted your head up to pull him into a kiss that's soft at first until he sinks his teeth into your lower lip. You hissed as he pulled it back, letting it snap back to its place. The noise only made him smirk. Your hands made quick work of the button and zipper of his blue jeans. Frantically pushing them down his hips. He helps you by kicking them off with his boots.
“Joel-” He cuts you off with a kiss before pulling back and looking down at you.
“Please.” You were over his slow and calculated moves. You needed him to take you here and now.
He doesn’t answer, even when you pull his beater off and run your fingers down his torso, tugging at the band of his boxers.
“Tell me you’re mine.” He finally speaks up, voice slow and steady.
You furrowed your eyebrows. Of course you’re his. You sighed softly while nodding.
“I’m yours, Joel.”
“Repeat it.” He demands.
“I’m yours.” You obey.
“Those college boys couldn’t make you feel the way I do.” He’s not asking. It was true.
He pushes your bodies up the bed, now kneeling into the mattress, his thighs pressed into the bottoms of yours, his lips connecting with your collar.
“They couldn’t make you cum with their fingers like I can.” Another true statement.
Your legs wrapped loosely around his waist, digging your heels into the backs of his legs, coaxing his hips to make contact with yours, the throb of your cunt doing everything but dulling.
“No, only you.” You reassure him, slipping your hands to the back of his head, curling the hair at the nape of his neck around your index fingers.
“Only me.” He repeats, growling.
“You sure you know that? Was lettin’ that Cody kid hang ‘round for some time.” He continued, his lip curling at the thought.
He was jealous. Even while he was fucking his fingers into you minutes ago, he couldn’t help that quick memory of Cody holding your arm, leaning in close. The way you let him.
You knew Joel was jealous, but this made your heart skip a beat.
“You think he’d like to see you like this, hm?”
Your breath caught in your throat, shaking your head ‘no’.
“You want him to?”
“No.” You breathed out.
“Want him to hear you?” He whispered, peppering kisses across your chest, licking a fat stripe from there to the spot below your jaw, then blowing cool air over the damp skin.
You shiver and he speaks up again before you can answer.
“Want him to hear you cummin’ on my cock? Hear how wet your pussy is while I fuck you?”
You shake your head again, rocking your hips in the direction of his.
His words stirred around your brain. God, how long was he thinking about you and Cody? The five minute interaction burned permanently into Joel’s brain. He couldn’t stand looking at a boy touching you like that. That's not how you like to be touched, Joel knows how you like to be touched. Only Joel.
“That boy wouldn’t know the first thing to do with you.” He sucks a small hickey into the side of your neck.
“With this.” he mumbles against your skin, pushing his teeth into the flesh. One of his large hands cupping your sex again.
You whined at the contect, almost sure he could feel you throbbing in his palm.
“Only you, Joel.” You moaned softly.
“Damn right, darlin’.”
He couldn't contain himself anymore.
Yours. Yours. Yours.
He heard you say it a million times.
Mine. Mine. Mine.
Was the only thing ringing through his ears.
He stood up quickly, pulling your panties and garter belt off, fast. Fast enough for them to burn down your legs. As good as it looked on you, he needed it off. He needed to feel your skin against his, not the scratchy lace fabric. He pulls your bra over your head, not caring how awkward it was. He needed it off. He needed you. He groaned at the sight of you beneath him, body squirming in anticipation on the bed. His cock throbbed in his boxers, pre cum staining the fabric with a wet spot.
“Please,please,please” You murmur, reaching your hands out again to push his boxers down his hips. He lets you, kicking them off the rest of the way.
He sucks a sharp breath through his teeth as his cock springs free, bobbing against his stomach. You’ve seen him plenty of times but it never mattered. His cock thick, tip red and glistening with his pre. You rolled your hips up, feeling your slick drip from your folds, flooding the comforter beneath you.
“Please what, baby?” He teases and you cuss under your breath.
As much as he loves talking you through it, he loves eliciting your voice too. No matter how broken or pathetic it may sound. Your pleading and promises ‘to be good’ drive him fucking insane.
He wraps his strong hand around the base of his cock. Dark, wiry hairs brushing his knuckles as he pumps himself. A hearty groan falling past his lips.
“Joel. I need- Please,” You breathe out.
“Fuck me, please.” You push out your words before whining.
He doesn’t say anything but position himself as close as possible to you, his thighs under yours again.
“Fuck.” He drawls, slipping the tip of his cock through your soaked cunt.
You’re white knuckling his bed spread, rocking your hips into him. He purses his lips before parting them, letting the tip of his tongue fall past them. A hot, thick drip of his saliva spilling off his tongue and onto your pussy.
The sight was fucking dirty. But him tapping the head of his cock along the spit, dragging it against your clit was downright filthy.
Quickly your hands left the sheet, squabbling at his strong shoulders before gripping them, pressing your nails into his hot skin.
“Y’look so pretty. Soaking my bed like this, baby.” He gruffs.
His words could eat you alive right now.
“Joel-” You warn him, your walls clenching around nothing, needy and weeping.
He guides the tip of his cock to your entrance, prodding there before stuffing the tip past your tight cunt. The muscles in your stomach tightens, rapid breaths breaking up your moans.
“Feel good, baby?” He swallows, trying to keep his composure.
Slowly he sinks his hips into yours, his thick cock stretching you. You wince as he bottoms out, the sharp burn making your vision blurry. Full. You felt so full of him. This is the feeling you’ve been missing for these long two weeks. No matter how hard you tried, your own fingers in your bed did no justice. You’re not sure anything would amount to the pleasure of being stuffed to the brim with his cock. His heavy, sweat sheened body hovering over yours.
You nod your head. “Y-Yes.” You babble while nodding your head sloppily.
You were grateful for the moment he gave you to adjust, the burn turning sickly sweet. Your hips rolled, now begging for friction.
“S’good, pretty girl. Y’fit my cock so good. Like you were made f’me.” He breathes while slowly drawing his hips back, and pushing them back into the hilt.
He established a paced thrust, his tongue wetting his lips in concentration, his eyes focused on how slick his cock is with you when he draws out.
You felt the air knocking out of your lungs with every thrust, whining steady pouring from the back of your throat. Your eyes rolled shut, nails pressing harshly into his shoulders. His hips didn’t slack as he pushed your hands off him, his hands pulling your legs to rest on them now, ankles on opposite sides of his shoulders. The new angle pushing him deeper in your cunt, the room filling with his grunts and the sick squelch of your arousal.
“Open your eyes. Look at me.” He grits, picking up his thrusts, the new position making his cock strain against your tight walls.
You were too drunk on his cock to listen. Your eyes still screwed shut, mouth falling open, fucking filthy sounds falling. Until you felt a sting on your cheek, your eyes opened wide, greeted with his face. His hand made contact with your cheek again, but didn’t leave it. His burning skin is boring into your reddening cheek. He grips your jaw roughly.
“Said-” He groans, hips slapping against the back of your thighs. “Fuckin’ look at me.” His dark eyes locked onto yours.
You swallowed tightly, the coil in your lower stomach binding quickly.
“Open.” He says, pressing his thumb into your lower jaw.
You whine as his thrusts cease. He’s leaning over your frame, legs still propped on your shoulders as he's practically folding you in half. You whine and open your mouth, tongue sitting on your lower lip, welcoming the string of his saliva he drips over you. It's hot on your tongue. It tastes like whiskey and him. You let your tongue display it for him, closing your lips around it when he taps your tender cheek roughly with the hand that's there, signaling you to do so. Then you swallow.
He grits at the sight, resuming his thrusts like he hadn't stopped. He's even setting a new debilitating pace, one that makes the muscles in the undersides of your thighs burn.
“Fuck, y’so good for me, baby.” His praises make your walls squeeze his cock.
The familiar pit in your stomach rumbles. You won't last long the way his hot breath tickles the inside of your ankles. The ruthless pace he set with his thrusts. The thought of his spit lingering on your tongue while he fucks you senseless.
“I-I’m close, Joel.. Fuck- Harder.” You tell him, moaning loudly.
“Yeah? Want to cum on my cock, pretty girl? Fuck-.” The hand on your cheek leaves to brush some of your hair from your face. A loving gesture while he's manhandling you otherwise. His hand settles on the top of your shoulder, giving him leverage to fuck you deeper, harder.
His free hand glides down your shin and onto your thigh, his fingers pressing harshly into your flesh. The pain dragging a breathless moan of his name from you. He could listen to that all fucking day.
You try to answer him, the words coming out as a blubbering mess. You aren’t able to think straight while hes fucking you, drunk on him.
“Squeezing my cock so good, angel face. Such a good girl.” He presses a wet, sloppy kiss to your inner ankle, the hand at your thigh wrapping around in, his broad palm splaying across your lower stomach.
Fuck.
His jaw falls slack, his own stomach churning at the feeling. The feeling of his cock pounding into you under his palm.
“Need y’to cum for me baby. Give it to me, c’mon.” He encourages you, his hand slipping lower, thumb making contact with your clit.
You can barely make out his figure, sight going white when you feel his thumb. He barely moves it, just adding pressure right above the sensitive bud. THe ruthless movement of his hips jolt your body with every thrust. He's holding out for you, he doesn’t want to finish until you’ve given him another, and he tells you just that.
“Need one more baby, know you can do it. Cum on my cock. Let me feel you.” He doesn’t know how much longer he can hold on.
You dont last any longer. He rips a second orgasm from you. Your body white hot and shaking as he fucks you through it. His name leaves your lips repeatedly, not knowing anything else in this moment other than him.
Joel. Joel. Joel.
“Fuck, yeah.” He pants. “That's a good girl. Easy. Cumming for me so- shit.” His hips sputter as he nears his own high, his thumb now working small circles on your clit, riding you through your high. “S’good. S’fucking tight- ah, fuck.”
Your body burns, muscles sore as he relentlessly fucks into you, breathing rapidly while his thumb works quick to overstimulate you. Tears welling in your eyes, threatening to spill.
“Cum in me-” The first coherent words you blurt out other than his name in a while. “F-Fill me- fuck, Joel. Please.” You pant, head turned into his wrist, teeth grazing his skin.
That was all he needed. “God- fuckin’.”
Both of his hands grabbed your hips hard, keeping you still as he fucks his hips into you, cock throbbing and twitching as he cums, thick ropes filling your cunt.
Full.
He collapsed against you, his forehead falling to yours, folding you in half again, his hips staying buried deep in you. Your legs are shaking around him.
You both stayed like that for a few beats, breaths slowing, chests no longer heaving. After another moment, Joel lifted his head, pressing soft kisses to your forehead and down your cheeks. Your body felt limp, quivering under him.
“Hey, hey.” Joel whispered after he's taken a look at you, brows knitting in concern.
“Look at me, baby.” He takes your face in both his hands, slowly slipping himself from your throbbing cunt.
Your face scrunches, still so sensitive from your last orgasm, and the feeling of being empty again makes a tear spill over your cheek.
“Talk to me, hun.” He pleads, his thumbs rubbing soft circles on your face, swiping your tears away.
You felt distant, your mind clouded. It was painful to not have him stuffed to the hilt, prodding spots so deep you’d have never known they were there. The warmth between your thighs making you whine, his spend leaking from your cunt.
“Baby, I need you to tell me you hear me.” He coo’s, hands cradling your head while he continues to pepper kisses against your skin. “Was I too much?” He blinks lovingly at you.
You sigh deeply, his continued touches to your face grounding you, your vision slowly coming back to you.
He's sweaty. His hairs stuck to his forehead. His eyebrows sewn together as he tries to read your face. He looks spent. His face is flush, features relaxing as you stir beneath him.
“Mmh.” You hum and nod your head once.
Joel lets out a sigh of relief. “I got you. Let me clean you up, angel face.”
He pulled himself off of you, steadying himself on his legs before making his way to the bathroom.
Your thighs twitch as your eyes dart around, fingers sprawling across his comforter. You turned your head to take a deep breath in, your nose filled with the smell of him.
Clean blanket, smoke and cedar.
Joel.
He returns a moment later with a warm, wet rag. “C'mere sweetheart,” He whispers, sitting in the bed next to you.
He slowly pats the warm rag against your face, cleaning the smudged and running makeup. You watched him closely. His eyes are soft, no longer harsh and black. They were big and doe like. The soft brown hue back. He gently dragged it down your neck, torso and then the insides of your thighs. You hissed, the skin there sensitive.
“Shh. S’okay. Did s’good for me. Gave me everythin’ you had. Looked so beautiful doin’ it.” He whispers, his gruff voice rolling softly from his swollen lips.
He gently wiped his spend between your thighs, turning the rag over until you were clean. He leaned over to toss it in his hamper, turning his full attention to you.
“Thank you, darlin’.” He lays on his back, pulling you into his side. You curl into him, your head nestled under his arm, nose brushing the side of his chest.
“Thank you, Joel.” You finally whisper, feeling more grounded, more present.
He chuckles, craning his neck to look at you, the arm under your head curling around your body, tracing his fingers against your skin.
“There's my girl.” he whispered into your hair.
The two of you laid there for some time, damp bodies intertwined. Joel whisperering sweet praises. Sharing sweet, soft kisses here and there.
Until your phone vibrates. You fish it from the sheets.
Dad.
Your heart drops, turning the screen to Joel and he gives a sympathetic smile.
“Hey.” You answer swiftly. Act normal. You’re not laying naked with his best friend.
“Hey, kid. Did you help Joel out?”
Your throat tightens. But you remind yourself that is what you were supposed to do. Just not how your dad thinks.
“Yes.” You blurt out bluntly.
“Well, alright.. Are you still there? Been a while. Just checkin’ on you.” He asked, voice wavering a bit. He's waiting for you to fill in the spaces so he doesn't have to ask. But you don’t.
“Nope. Left after dropping off the chairs.” You roll your eyes and Joel gives you a squeeze.
Your dad didn’t say anything. He’s asking where you are without seeming like he’s prodding.
“Went out with Cody,” You say quickly. “I’ll be out late. But not too late. I’ll be safe. I’m okay.”
You barely take a breath between your words. Joel's eyebrows lift at your mention of Cody, he's sucking his teeth quietly.
“Oh! Well-uh.. Well, alright kid. Be uh. Be safe and good y’know. Can’t leave Tommy. He’s in bad shape. Call Joel if you need anything. He won’t mind helpin’ you out.” He says, speaking just as quickly as you did.
“Okay, thanks. Bye, dad.” You hang up before he can answer, tossing your phone on the bedside table with a groan. You turned back into Joel and buried your face in his chest.
“Out with Cody, hm?” He teases, wiggling his fingers on your side.
“Did you want me to tell him I’m laid up naked next to his best friend?” You quipped.
Joel opened his mouth to speak, then shut it. He shook his head.
“Thought so.” You scrunch your nose at him, stretching up to place a soft kiss on your lips.
“Said I’d still be a while.. He told me to call you if I needed anything.” You continue, lifting yourself to straddle his lap, knees sinking into the mattress on either side of his hips, hands splayed on his torso.
Joel sighed, sinking into the bed, one arm folding behind his head, the other resting on the top of your thigh. His eyebrows raised in amusement.
“Did he now?” He clicks his tongue.
“Said you wouldn’t even mind helpin’ me out.”
“I wouldn’t.” He chuckles, hand rubbing slowly on your thigh.
You sit there and bask in each other's smiles before his drops, his body stirring beneath yours.
“Think you can give me one more before you go, hm?” He asks, your stomach does a flip.
“Joel- no way.” You laugh, prodding a finger into his chest. “M’still sore.”
He shook his head before removing the pillow behind it.
“C’mere n’ sit on my face. Lemme kiss you better.” He muses and your face drops, trying to read his expression if he was serious or not, his hand on your thigh pulling you up his torso.
“Don't mind helpin’ you out.” He repeats your earlier words with a smirk.
summary: joel comes over for pancakes! & they brush up on surface level feelings. reader goes to visit jesse at work & comes home for a late night phone call with her maintenance man!
word count: 10.6k
tags: no outbreak!joel, fem!reader, age gap (reader23 joel45), dbf!joelmiller, maintenance man!joel, talking about feelings and no one wants to say what they want to say, TW: owen mention. reader gets scrapes and theyre briefly described, drinking, bar setting, phone sex, dirty talk, pussy pronouns, lots of pet names
a/n: hiii guys. sorry if this chapter feels uneventful!! its all i can think about when reading it back :/ but i hope you guys still enjoy it :) also peep the harry styles lyric as a title aaaa. hs4 at midnight
It’s barely 9 AM and you’re pacing. You’ve had an itch you can’t scratch since Joel left. Not a bad one, either. You’ve had his contact pulled up on your phone for the last hour. You’ve typed out ten messages and deleted them all.
Hi joel it's me, wanna come over?
Hey joel!!!! How are you?
Heyyyyy. Thinking about you.
What are you up to today, Joel?
You screamed into a pillow after deleting the last one. What the fuck is wrong with you? You’ve questioned yourself too many times since you met this man. Just say hi. He gave you his number. But you also gave him yours and you havent received a fucking text yet and- Act normal for fucks sake. He just ate you out on your counter yesterday, so the two of you aren’t exactly strangers today.
You flop face down into the couch and groan, limbs slipping off the cushion. You lay like that for a while, breathing in the clean smelling fabric. You feel your belly rumble, the loud groaning noise muffled from being pressed into the couch. You whine and flip over onto your back, staring up at the ceiling, folding your arms over your belly.
“Shut up.” You tell it, pushing your fingers into the soft flesh.
You had an idea. Eyes are wide when you sit up, scrambling for your phone. You unlock it quickly, staring at the empty message exchange.
You: how do you like your eggs?
You send it before you can think anymore. You ripped the damn band-aid off and you’ll suffer the consequences when Joel thinks you’re a psycho. You immediately regret it. You throw your phone like it’s morphs into a bomb you don’t want to hold. You throw it into the couch cushion and scamper to the kitchen, away from it like a crime scene.
Joel's phone vibrates against the kitchen table, rippling the black coffee in his mug. He leans forward with a grunt and grabs his phone, furrowing his eyebrows at the notification. He hadn’t expected you to actually reachout. Well maybe he did, but not so soon. Not the very next day. But something about you lingered in his mind all night. The softness in your eyes, awkward charm and the way you said you didn’t want to call anyone else.
He blinks at the text on his screen. Eggs? How does he like his eggs? He puts the phone on the table and stares blankly into his cup of coffee. What could this possibly mean? Are you just making conversation? Why is he getting all worked up? He’s too old to get this giddy. Get a grip. But damn if you aren’t the cutest thing. And brave. You actually texted him first.
Joel: Over easy.
His phone vibrates seconds later, he didn’t even put his phone down yet.
You: come over? i’ll make pancakes too
He hesitates. It’s Saturday. He’s off, no jobs. It’s usually his quiet day. He stands and grabs his keys anyway.
You almost broke your ankle running back to the couch when you heard your phone go off. ‘Over easy.’ Of course. He's a forty-something year old man. Over easy fits him. You quickly type a response, not even reading it over before pressing send. You don’t doubt that he’ll take you up on your offer. You’re working quickly, remember in a passing comment he mentioned he lives about thirty minutes away.
You give yourself a pat on the back, cleaning as you go to make it look like you have your shit together. A knock at the door makes you jump out of your skin. Your feet carry you quickly to the door, taking a deep breath before slowly opening it.
Joel stands there, a lopsided smile plastered on his lips. A grey t-shirt clings to his torso, a faded Texas Rangers logo on the front. His jeans are nicer than the ones he was wearing yesterday, heavy boots on his feet. Maybe nicer wasn’t the word to use- but cleaner. No paint or oil stains on them. You didn’t mind the other ones. He’s holding a paper bag, you notice while you take him in. Before you could question he speaks up.
“Brought coffee. Didn’t say anything last time-” He leans in and lowers his voice. “Yours was definitely stale.” He stands straight and smiles down at you.
“Rude. But fair.” You scrunch your nose at him and make way for him to enter.
He looks you over- taking in the rust colored tank top you had on, the grey sweatpants with the band rolled at your hips, mismatched socks on your feet. You looked beautiful.
“So- I have bad news.” You speak up, walking with him to the kitchen.
Joel's heart skips a beat, he thinks this is where you’ll decide it's too much for you. That he’s too much for you, over fucking pancakes and eggs. He looks at you, nervous but not showing it.
“Over easy turned into scrambled real fast. Hope that's okay?” You offer a sheepish smile, gesturing to the plate filled with fluffy scrambled eggs on the kitchen island.
His world floods with color again and he forces a breathy laugh, relieved that all you were on about is some damn eggs. You sure do keep him on his toes.
“I guess they’ll do.” He teases, settling the paper bag of coffee on the counter.
“Oh! I’ll make some.” You say, snatching the bag before he even fully releases it.
You scramble around the island to the coffee maker, pouring the grinds in and repositioning the pot under the dispenser. It grumbles and whirs while brewing, the scent filling the kitchen. You smile, warmth from brewing coffee, steaming pancakes and your attempt at over easy eggs. You’re grateful he isn’t too particular. You had already set out dishes and silverware so you slide a set of each over to him.
“Can take what you’d like. Kinda like family style, y’know? I owe you. Saving me in power outages, fixing my dryer and the sink now, too.” You beam at him.
Joel offers a kind smile.
“Yeah, when you asked me ‘bout eggs I thought maybe you’d burn the place down without supervision.” He teases nut bows his head, speaking softer. “Thank you, darlin’. Everythin’ looks great.”
Great was an understatement. You had a plate with golden brown pancakes piled high, steam swirling above them. The air smelled sweet, the bitter tang of coffee softening as it dripped out of the dispenser and into the pot. There's a stick of butter on the table with a knife stabbed right in the center, two different bottles of syrup on the table. One is a tall plastic bottle and Joel recognizes the logo on it. The other is in a small, shorter glass bottle, thinner in consistency than the other. You notice his gaze between the two bottles.
“Ones real maple syrup. In the glass bottle.” You gesture with a tilt of your head, grabbing two mugs out of the cabinet and pouring a cup of black coffee just for Joel.
“You use both?” He asks, settling into the barstool at the kitchen island and reaching for the glass bottle.
“I like the one in the glass bottle. Ellie likes that one in the plastic bottle. Apparently that's a hill we are both willing to die on, seeing as we have both.” You shrug your shoulders, spinning around to slide him his coffee.
Joel chuckles and thanks you for his coffee, wrapping his fingers around the warm mug.
“You known Ellie long?” He asks after taking a long sip.
You look over your shoulder at him and smile, nodding your head.
“Since the start of highschool. She's real good at drawing and was always doodling on her arms. All I’d do was make eyes at her all day until I finally asked her to draw on me. Boom, friends forever.” You say, mixing some sugar into your mug of coffee.
Joel smiles, picturing a younger you with arms littered in doodles.
“Is she ever…I dunno.. Here?” Joel asks, trying not to pry or sound rude while he looks around.
You laugh softly and nod your head, standing across from him with your mug.
“She will be. She's visiting her girlfriend's family right now. Be home in a few days.”
Joel nods his head and takes another long sip of coffee.
“Here, take what you want, please.” You push the plate of pancakes towards him, then the plate filled with eggs.
Joel smiles bashfully while nodding his head, taking a few pancakes and spooning some eggs onto his plate. He pauses for a moment. He can’t remember the last time someone made him breakfast. Hell, he can’t remember the last time he made himself breakfast. He usually takes his black coffee to go and calls it a day.
You make your way next to him, and put some food on your plate. You guys eat together, elbows and knees bumping each other every once in a while.
“You’re not married, are you?” You ask abruptly, looking up to him.
Joel nearly chokes on his mouthful of pancakes, bringing his first up to cover his mouth while he struggles to swallow the bite.
“Jesus- no.” He shakes his head and clears his throat, looking down to you with saddled brows.
“Would be kinda fucked up if you were, right?” You say, shoving a square of syrup soaked pancake into your mouth and chewing.
Joel slowly nods, his eyes flickering to the kitchen island. It was nearly impossible to forget what you two were doing here not even 24 hours ago.
“Yeah. Would be fucked up.” He agreed, forking some eggs into his mouth.
“Were you ever married?” You follow up right after.
Joel nods his head, finishing the eggs on his plate. You don’t say anything, just continue looking at him. He side-eyes you, sighing while resting his fork on the plate.
“High School sweethearts. Married young, didn’t know what we were doin’. Didn’t last long.” He says, pursing his lips in thought.
You slouch forwards.
“Oh- I’m sorry.” Is the only thing that makes sense to say.
Joel chuckles and shakes his head.
“Different lifetime. Nothing to be sorry for. You ever been married, hm?” He asks, a smile on his face.
You laugh and shake your head.
“Fuck no.”
Joel chuckles at your response, shaking his head at you. The both of you sit there for some time, chewing on pancakes that are growing cold, talking about your lives. The time comes when you stand and start to gather the dishes. Joel stands alongside you, helping you wrangle them up. The two of you are hip to hip at the sink. You’re washing, Joel is drying.
“You got siblings?” You ask, handing him a dish.
Your dad mentioned to you that he has a brother. In somewhat the same line of work. But you ask him anyway.
He hums. “Sure do. Younger brother. What about you?” He takes the dish and circles the rag over it.
You shrug your shoulders.
“I do. But don’t really talk to them. They’re young. Kids my Mom had with her new husband. Only met them a few times.” You say simply, spraying off the dish in your hands.
Joel absorbs the information, noting the tone of your voice. He pries gently to see if you’ll open.
“You close with your parents?” He asks.
You feel like he drove a sharp, serrated blade between your ribs and twisted it. Your lungs deflated. You were almost pissed off. At him. Why would he ask that?
Why wouldn’t he?
You two have been chatting about your lives for the past hour. Why wouldn’t he ask a question about your parents? You neglected to tell him he knows one of them, real well in fact. You swallow your anger once you realize it shouldn’t be directed towards him. He didn't do anything wrong. You have. You are doing something wrong.
“Not close with my Mom.” You say shortly.
Joel nods his head, keeping an eye on you out of the corner of his eye while continuing to dry the plates you hand him.
“Shit. I’m sorry.” He says softly.
You shake your head, regulating your breaths even though it feels like that knife really is there.
“It’s okay. My Dad’s still around. We talk. He’s just.. Busy.”
Don’t say contractor. Don’t say anything he can use to connect the dots. Busy. Just stick with busy. It’s vague enough.
Joel watches you carefully, filing it away. He doesn’t press.
Dishes are done. He leans against the counter top, watching you scrub the shit out of the same spot for the last minute. He squints his eyes while watchin you, sucking his teeth.
“You’re gonna scratch the damn countertop.” He says, folding his arms over his chest.
You stop your scrubbing and look up to him, standing up straight. You take a deep breath and nod your head. He is probably right. But there's a spot of syrup you just can't get up. Your eyes flicker between him and the spot.
There's a long silence. It’s comfortable. Then it’s not.
“You know this is… Not exactly standard for me.” He shifts his weight.
“You meant the part where you fix my sink and I feed you pancakes? Or the part where you fix my sink and then give me head on the counter? Or… When you fix my sink and then I give you head?”
Joel closes his eyes, taking a deep breath. He's trying not to let himself grow distracted. It's hard not to when you mention that.
“That. And the part where you’re twenty-something and I’m..”
“Twenty-three.” You speak up.
“Forty-five.” He says dryly.
“You don’t look forty-five.”
“You look twenty-three.”
You don’t say anything for a moment, dropping your hands to your sides and just looking at him. You feel uneasy. You’re not sure what he’s trying to say.
“I don’t want to be something that's messin’ up your college time.” He sighs.
“I don’t want to be something you regret.” You whisper.
He doesn’t regret anything. You’re not messing him up. You’re waking something up. Something soft and warm. Something he buried a long time ago.
The silence lingered again. Joel dried his hands on a dish towel, then folded it too many times- a nervous tic you noticed while he was standing here.
“You don’t think you should be doin’ this stuff with a guy closer to your age?”
You don’t speak up right away, just letting his words sit between you, looking at your hands.
“You deserve someone your age. Someone who don’t carry ‘round a busted shoulder and a marriage already under his belt.”
Joel needed to say it. It felt sour in his mouth but he needed to. He needed to remind you of the reality of this. Give you the chance to walk away. He wants to be selfish even if it means he's being a fool. He doesn’t want you to walk away.
You’re not offended, but a little taken back. Maybe surprised is the better word. Was he really worrying about that? You turn towards him, studying his face with a kind of quiet bravery.
“You ever think I’m not looking for somebody my age?”
It’s Joel’s turn to let the words hang.
“Maybe I want someone who.. Who listens. Takes care of things without needing to be asked. Who looks at me like he’s trying not to.”
The last part caught him off guard. He looked at you- really looked- and saw the flush of your cheeks, defiance in the twitch of your jaw and your nervous grip on the edge of the counter.
Fuck, he’s already in trouble. He likes you more than he should. Now you’re saying things like that, making it impossible not to lean in closer. Joel lets out a slow breath, plopping the dish towel onto the counter. His walls are still up, and he can tell you’ve got some too. But his are thinning. Being worn down by your smile, your softness, by your nerve.
“This ain’t real simple.” He says plainly.
“I know.” You nod your head for more than one reason.
He blinked slowly, taking you in. Your hair tucked behind your ear, bare arms folded over your chest loosely. There was a quiet steadiness.
“I work in half the buildings ‘round here. People know my face. If they see me wanderin’ in n’ outta here at odd times, they’re gonna talk. I got a feelin’ it won’t be too nice.” He lets that sit between the two of you.
“You think about that before knocking on the door in the rain? Or this morning, coming over with no tools or anything?” You pry at him a bit.
He sighs heavily. You’re right, though. He isn’t being careful in the slightest. But to answer your question- no. He wasn’t thinking of that. He was thinking about you.
“No,” He admits. “I was thinkin’ ‘bout you.”
You bit the inside of your cheek, the warm wind blowing in from the cracked window swirling around the two of you. You nodded slowly, processing his words.
“It makes sense. To keep things, you know.. Quiet.” Your gaze meets him for the first time in a while.
Joel meets your eyes, raising a brow. There was something in your tone, something that didn’t sit as comfortably as everything else you said.
“That why you think it’s a good idea? ‘Cause I’m the maintenance guy?”
“No. God- no. That’s not what I meant.” You say too quickly.
“It’s just… my dad. He doesn’t live too far. And he- he knows a lot of people. I don’t need him asking questions. Like you don’t need the neighbors asking questions.” You lowered your voice as if your dad could actually hear you.
Joel narrowed his eyes, curiosity eating at him. You had changed the subject so quickly earlier, he’s not letting you do it again.
“He live ‘round here?”
You shrug your shoulders, masking more than it answered.
“Close enough.”
‘You know him. You’re friends with him. You kissed me and I kissed you and he has no idea that I’m his daughter and I’m still lying.’
Joel nodded slowly, running his hand down his face.
“Alright. So we keep it quiet. If we're gonna have visits they gotta be a lil’ more… Secret.” He offers a crooked half-smile, trying to keep the air light even as something tugged at him heavily.
“Hell, I shouldn’t even be here now.” He mutters.
Joel should’ve walked away the second you smiled like that. Should’ve kept it all business. He should’ve sent another guy when you called to have the lightbulb fix. But he didn’t. And now he doesn’t want to.
“But you are.”
He looked at you for a long second. Then he gave a low, almost reluctant chuckle.
“Yeah. I am.” His southern drawl is prominent.
Silence again, still not cold. It stretched between the two of you, warm and full.
It only took Joel two long strides to be right in front of you, his thick fingers skating the edge of the counter top, twitching there like he’s holding back.
“You’ll let me know if you need anything?” He tilts his head down, watching you with soft eyes.
You nod slowly. Your heartbeat picked up, even though you were just saying goodbye.
“What if something breaks again?” Your voice is quiet.
He raises a thick eyebrow.
“Then I’ll fix it,” He trails off, pressing his lips together tightly. “You deserve good things, darlin’.” He speaks softly, almost like a promise.
The silence that followed was different. It wasn’t heavy or uncomfortable. It was soft. Warm. Charged with something unspoken, but understood.
Joel cleared his throat and took a step back- not because he wanted to- but because he had to. Don’t be stupid, he thinks. But don’t run. Don’t ruin this.
“Thank you for this. Everythin’ was wonderful.” He says, pushing himself off of the counter.
Your breath is caught in your throat but you force a nod.
“Thank you for coming.” You say as he turns for the door.
You trail behind him, a little farther than you usually do. You stop where the tile begins in the entryway, leaning against the arched opening.
Joel looked over his shoulder and flashed a warm smile. The kind where his dimple is deep. THe kind that makes your whole body melt.
As the door closed behind him, the both of you stood still on either hide- he with his chest tight, you with your breath caught- wishing the other was brave enough to turn around.
Yesterday went by slowly after Joel left. Today went by even slower. You occupied the better part of your day doing some work outside, pulling up all the weeds and trimming back some of the larger plants. You were tired. Also, you couldn’t lie to yourself. You were a bit upset. You haven’t heard from Joel since he left yesterday after pancakes. You could text him. But you did that yesterday, and after the conversation the two of you had, you both made it clear you wanted to keep it quiet. But this quiet?
Around six, the sky starts to turn. Still hours away from true sunset, but the purple, pinkish colors start to reflect off of the clouds. Your phone vibrates. You pat your hand on the couch, searching for the remote and not looking away from the T.V. to find it. You wrap your fingers around it and pause the cooking show that sucked you in.
Jesse: what are you doing?
You: nothing
Jesse: good
You furrow your eyebrows, making a face at your phone.
Jesse: did you eat dinner?
You: no
You: where are you going with this?
It wasn’t out of character for Jesse to text you. He always surprised you, doing little things like that. You could never quite figure him out.
Jesse: the bar is dead, come & i’ll get you dinner.
You: wow, you must be really bored
Jesse: i guess so
You rolled your eyes and tossed your phone into your lap with a sigh. You rolled your head, stretching your neck. It would probably do you some good to get out of the house and stop replaying the same scenarios in your head.
So you do.
The bar isn’t a far walk. It’s actually the main reason you and Ellie looked into your house. Ellie and Jesse have worked there together for about two years. You open the door and squint, the rush of cool air being pumped into the establishment whips your hair behind you. You step in and let the door close behind you. Holy shit, it really is dead. Jesse is sitting at a barstool, watching whatever baseball game is plastered on the single, huge television in the middle of the bar. Two guys share a booth on the far end. One woman sits a few stools down from Jesse, three empty glasses on the bar in front of her while she nurses a fourth.
“Slacking off?” You joke, skipping over to the stool next to him and pulling yourself up onto it.
He chuckles and nudges your shoulder with his.
“Very funny. Thought my eyes were gonna fall out of my head. That's how bored I am.” He sighs while standing up and circling the bar, pushing open the swinging door with his hip.
“The fuckin’ game isn’t even good. Rangers are shitting the bed.” He says while walking behind the bar, stopping once he’s in front of you.
“DeGrom looks like shit today.” You drum your fingers on the bar, eyes locked on the TV.
“Didn’t know you liked ball.” Jesse furrows his thick brows.
You shrug, watching the pitcher throw a meatball right down the middle. You puff out your cheeks and shake your head. You watched a lot of baseball with your dad growing up. You surprise yourself at everything you remember.
“Time was moving too slow. No customers, can’t bother Ellie and you see what the game looks like.” Jesse puts a hand on his hip, watching you.
“Oh, so I was just your last resort?” You tilt your head.
“You could say that.” He chuckles while scooping ice into a glass and filling it up with water from the bar gun.
You thank him with a small nod.
“Okay now what do you actually want to drink?”
You shrug your shoulders, taking a long sip of water.
“Surprise me. You and Ellie spend all this time here, are you actually any good at making any drinks?” You test.
He narrows his eyes.
“I’ll have you on your ass before this damn game is over.” He pushes back with a shake of his head.
You laugh, swinging your legs while they hang off the barstool. Jesse turns and starts working, grabbing different bottles, shaking the liquids and pouring it over ice into another glass. You take the time to look around the bar, taking in all of the pictures and knick knacks nailed to the wall.
Jesse sets the glass in front of you.
“What is this?” You say, picking it up and looking at it from different angles.
It smells like rubbing alcohol that stings the inside of your nose. It’s darker than amber but has that orange hue to it. Jesse shakes his head.
“Just drink it.”
You set it down in front of you and sigh, nodding your head slowly. You bring it to your laps and take a large gulp. The liquor stings when it goes down, drying out your mouth at the same time. You almost gag. You scrunch up your face and shake your head, making a ‘blagh’ noise.
“That-” You suck in a sharp breath and blow it out. “Is really fucking strong. And kinda gross.” You tell him, shuddering.
Jesse laughs at you, smacking his palm down on the bar.
“God, your face was too good.” He lets his chuckle die down with a low whistle.
Jesse eventually brings out food and comes around to sit next to you again. The both of you share, swapping food from each other's plates just to try it. Every now and then he goes back behind the bar to refill a drink, to close up a tab, or to get you something new to drink. You don’t know what he’s handing you. But you are graciously accepting them and finishing them. You sway slightly on the barstool and Jesse tuts his tongue.
“Don’t feel like carrying you to your bed all the way from here.Take some water.” He laughs but he’s only half joking.
He sets a cold glass of water before you and you take it in both hands, lifting it to your lips and gulping it down. It feels good compared to the burning liquid you’ve been sipping on.
You smile at him, lips wet from the drink.
“Thank you.”
He nods his head from behind the bar, shining a few glasses and greeting some people who walk in. His face immediately falls with a sigh. He looks over to you, then flickers his eyes to the door, signaling you to look. You sit up straighter, not moving your head but flickering your eyes in that direction. You hear his voice and it’s like nails on a chalkboard. Owen. You groan internally and slouch forward.
“Sorry.” Jesse mouths to you and you roll your eyes.
“Think I might go.” You say, swallowing thickly.
Owen has genuinely never done anything directly to you. You don’t count the chip incident as something he did maliciously. You even talked to him a few times after that in passing. But recently he is getting under your skin more and more. The last time you saw him was your housewarming. You still have no idea how he got there.
“Hey Jesse.” You hear his voice behind you before you can hop off the barstool and slip out.
Jesse nods his head towards Owen and you close your eyes, trying to give yourself a second of peace before he inevitably turns towards you.
Right on cue your name leaves his lips. He dropped his voice a few octaves lower when addressing you.
“Hey.” You spit out.
Your lids are heavy as they sit low on your eyes. Whatever the fuck Jesse was giving you was lethal and should be banned from this bar. You only had three fucking drinks.
“What are you doing here?” Owen asks, leaning a little closer.
You cringe and lean away from him.
“I was actually just about to leave.” You tell him truthfully.
You hear his stupid fucking friends chatting behind you and it pisses you off. Jesse lingers by you. You’re not concerned about being left alone with Owen, and Jesse knows this. He just simply irks the ever-loving-fuck out of you.
You feel the weight of his arm at the back of your barstool and you quickly rip yourself from the seat, stumbling a little.
“Woah.” Owen says, standing up and walking around the barstool, his hands outstretched like he’s going to grab you.
You don’t know how Jesse got there so quickly but you’re grateful that he did. It’s Jesse’s hands you feel on your shoulder, not Owen’s. You sigh in relief.
“She’s good.” Jesse says to Owen.
“I’m fine.” You confirm, not looking him in the eye.
Owen holds his hands up in defense. “Alright, alright. You really on your way out? I would’ve liked to buy you a drink.”
You pause.
Joel's words from yesterday bounce around in your mind.
‘You don’t think you should be doin’ this stuff with a guy closer to your age?”
You look back at Owen. A boy. Your age. Maybe even a year younger. You don’t know, you never cared to ask him. Maybe Joel is right. Maybe you like him because of how spontaneous it felt. About how careful and calculated he is. How he feels off limits, even more so once you figured out he's your dads friend.
“Actually, Jesse. I’ll stay for one more.” You say, the end of your sentence faltering with uncertainty.
Owen smiles widely, so wide your cheeks hurt for him. Jesse furrows his eyebrows, leaning down and whispering.
“What are you doing?”
You brush him off and turn your attention to Owen. It’s forced. But you’re going to fake it until you make it. You’re letting Owen buy you drinks, stand close and brush his arm against yours, he even reaches out to touch your arm a few times, leaning in close to talk to you over the music.
“So, yeah. Backpacking in Costa Rica was great and all. But the mushrooms there really changed my life. You just see the whole world differently after something like that.”
You try your hardest to not make a face. The only thing fueling you right now is the thought of proving Joel wrong.
“Oh really? That’s soo cool.” You say and feign a smile, turning your attention back to your drink.
“Yeah. Made me more of a lover, not a fighter. You know what I mean, baby?”
No, you don’t know. This is the shit you’re talking about when you complain about him. He just says shit. He really isn't even that ugly. Just the second he opens his mouth it's so amazingly stupid, it’s almost a little impressive. The first part of his sentence was so astonishingly dumb it took you a second to realize he called you ‘baby’. It doesn’t sound right coming from his mouth. It makes your stomach twist like a period cramp. It just feels yucky.
Jesse keeps a close eye on you the rest of the night, periodically checking in even as the bar gets busier. He’s leaning down and whispering into your ear before circling behind the bar again. It’s comforting knowing that Jesse is here in case Owen does try to do something painfully stupid.
It’s inevitable actually. He does do something stupid. It’s nearing midnight and Owen won’t stop looking at you. You notice but don’t say anything. He’s got a look on his face that is off putting. Like he's really trying to concentrate while you bop around to the song playing. You try to ignore it, hoping he will get the hint. He doesn’t of course.
He puts a hand on your lower back and you freeze. You’re done with your little fantasy game now. It’s too real. Owen leans in with his eyes closed and you look for Jesse and he’s already moving from behind the bar, clocking your body language before you even remembered he was there. You turn your head and laugh uncomfortably, leaning your head away from his. Jesse wraps his arm around your shoulders and starts to pull you away when Owens hand lands on Jesse’s arm. Jesse whips his head over to Owen, emotionless.
“Hey man, where are you taking her?” Owen asks, his words slurring together a little bit, blinking his eyes open.
“Taking her home.” Jesse says, pushing you to the other side of him so that he stands between you and Owen.
Owen laughs drunkenly.
“She’s alright. Right? You were having fun?” He cranes his neck to look at you behind Jesse.
You make a face. You were having fun, thinking about Joel and then not thinking about Joel. Thinking about how this is what Joel thought you wanted. When in reality you wished Joel was standing where Owen was the whole night.
“Yeah, man it’s late. She’s going home.”
“Awh. You wanna stay, right?” Owen says, practically ignoring Jesse when he whips out his vape.
The stupid fucking mango flavored vape. The same flavor he was smoking the night of the housewarming. He just has no redeemable qualities.
Jesse doesn’t let you answer. He pulls you just behind the bar for a moment, leaving you there while running into the kitchen. He’s back in no time with someone else following behind him.
“Alright. I’m taking you home. Let's go.” He says, putting two hands on your shoulders and directing you out from behind the bar, then out the door, cutting off any attempted contact from Owen.
“Hey, you’re working, you can’t leave.” You sputter, stumbling over your own feet while he guides you out.
“Got someone to cover me. Just gonna take you home. Won’t take me long.” He tells you, squeezing your shoulders before letting go.
“What the fuck was that?” Jesse asks, unlocking his car door when you walk up to the side.
You shrug your shoulders, body feeling loose.
“Just thought maybe I should try it. To know that I really don’t want it. You know?” You hiccup while plopping down into the passenger seat.
Jesse sighs and turns the key, the car rumbles beneath you.
“No, I don’t know.” He says, pulling out of the spot.
Jesse questions you a few more times though the short ride.
“What have you been doing since Ellie left?”
You open your mouth to answer truthfully and then immediately close it. You need to lock in. Jesse is asking completely innocent questions but you’re keeping so much bottled up inside you don’t want to slip up.
“Nothing.” You say while side-eyeing him.
He glances at you quickly.
“You’ve done nothing in over two weeks?” He says flatly.
“Got my job back at Riverside. I’ll start soon.” You tell him, changing the subject.
You’re telling the truth about one thing at least. And that feels good. He nods his head and grumbles something that sounds like a positive acknowledgement.
He pulls up outside of your house in no time.
“You alright getting to the door?” He puts the car in park and turns his torso to face you.
You swallow thickly and nod your head. You have more than a decent buzz on, but you’re still capable.
Okay, somewhat capable. Your shoe gets snagged on the door of Jesse’s car when you’re rolling out of it and it sends you into the curb.
“Fuck.” You hear him grumble, his car door swinging open.
You just laugh. You’re face down, sprawled on the curb and the sidewalk, laughing your ass off. The impact didn’t even hurt. It will tomorrow though. Jesse rounds the car and grabs your wrists, helping you get up off of the ground.
“C’mon, help me a little.” He groans, tugging you to your feet.
You toss your head back and giggle, legs feeling like jelly as you settle on them again.
“Oh- oh my god.” You say through more laughter, walking towards your door with assistance from Jesse.
He can’t help but crack a smile and shake his head at you.
“Look at you, you’re a damn mess.” He stifles a short laugh while you unlock your door.
“Aw, shit.” You mumble, looking at your house key in your raw palm.
Jesse says your name sternly and you whine, tilting your head back.
“You’re all fuckin’ cut up. Show me both your hands.” He says, taking a step back from you.
Both heels of your palms are tattered in thin scrapes, blood smeared over your hands.
“Your fucking knee.” He looks at you with wide eyes. “How did you manage all of that?”
You take a deep breath. Your body feels so heavy. You hold your leg out and look down to it, a thick red drip running from your scraped knee, down to your ankle. You just shrug.
“I dunno, Jesse. Please open the door. Gotta pee.” You huff.
He makes quick work of the lock, swinging the door open and helping you inside.
“I can clean myself up. Promise. You did too much for me already.” You tell him, keeping your eyes closed while you talk to him.
He sets your keys down on the small table you have by your entryway. For a second he debates staying and helping you clean yourself up. But you repeat yourself when he doesn’t answer.
“I’ll be okay. You got me home safe.” You reassure him with a loopy smile.
“Thank you, Jesse.” You tell him and he sighs, shaking his head.
“Just be careful. Lock this door behind me. I’ll call you tomorrow morning.” He tells you, closing the door behind him.
You kick off your shoes and peel off your socks, throwing them into the living room. Slowly, you make your way up the stairs, pulling off your shirt, and tossing it into your room when you pass it. You go right to the bathroom and sit on the counter, carefully turning to put your feet right in the sink. You take a moment to breathe, rubbing the backs of your palms into your tired eyes. The slow throb in your palm begins to make itself known, the adrenaline now wearing off. You turn the water on and wait until it gets a little warmer, running your hands in the steam, brushing off any gravel or debris still stuck in your flesh. You hiss when the water cleans them. It’s not too bad at all, just overly sensitive in your drunken state. You lean back slightly to grab a hand towel, sticking it under the water to soak it before bringing it to the scrape on your knee.
You frown, pressing the warm, wet cloth into the throbbing scrape. It doesn’t look as scary as it did with all the blood on it. You clean up the blood that dripped down your leg and dry yourself off, slowly slipping off of the counter. Your bare feet pad against the hardwood floor while you walk to your room, yawning. You pull your bra off, then your shorts. You rifle through your pajama drawer in your underwear, pulling out a t-shirt and slipping it on. You fish your phone out of your shorts pocket and crawl into bed, whining quietly when the fresh wound on your knee makes contact with the mattress. Quickly you flop onto your back, staring up at the ceiling.
You sigh deeply, sprawling out on the bed. Your mind wanders, thinking about the past few hours. Having fun with Jesse, getting out of the house, then Owen ruining it because that's all he’s good at. That might be a little harsh. But he didn’t make the night better. Only Joel could do that.
Joel.
Your body reacts at just the thought of him. You lift your head off the pillow and spot your phone, quickly unlocking it and pulling up his contact. You squint your eyes at the bright light, letting your eyes adjust before you press ‘Call’.
It rings once, twice, three times. You almost hang up. On the fourth one the line clicks.
“Hello?” His gruff voice calls out, lower than usual.
“Hey..” You say, slurred and breathy.
A pause. You hear the rustle of sheets on the other line. The deep exhale of someone being pulled from sleep.
He says your name and you melt at the sound.
“You okay?”
“No,” You laugh. “I mean, yes. I’m fine. I just shouldn’t have called, probably.”
“It’s past midnight.” He’s still quiet, but more awake now.
“I know. I know the time. I’m a business major. I know soooo much.”
Joel lets out a quiet, amused sound.
“You drunk?”
“Tipsy. I had like three drinks. Maybe four. I won’t admit to anything more than five. That’s it.”
“Jesus, sweetheart.”
“You said I should be ‘doin’ this stuff with a boy my age’.” You really turn up your southern twang, mocking his drawl.
Silence. Joel doesn’t respond, scared of what you’ll say next. You wait, eyes following the slow turn of the ceiling fan above you.
“I tried talking to this guy tonight. Owen. Have had a couple of classes with him. He’s my age. Exactly my age. Found that out tonight actually.” You speak quieter.
Joel still doesn’t respond. You know he’s still there, the quiet rasp of his breathing still on the other end.
“Was wearing cologne that smells like a gas station. Not in a good way. And he kept touching my arm like I was gonna beg him to kiss me from it. Like he was really doing me a favor by reaching out to touch me. You know the kind?”
“Yeah darlin’, I know the kind.” He speaks softly, exhaling through his nose.
“I hated it, Joel. Every second. Every word out of his mouth made me wanna throw myself into traffic.” You admit, a hiccup cutting your sentence short.
“Then, he just gave me a look. Like he was really trying to get me to pay attention to him. He touched me and leaned in all close just-” You shudder at the blurry memory. “I didn’t like any of that.”
“You let him?” Joel says, voice tight.
“What? No. I didn’t say that. I was just being polite.” You say defensively.
He really thinks you’d let some guy at the bar kiss you?
“Sounds like the kinda guy who don’t just settle for polite, sweetheart.”
You hear him shift on the other end, like he stood up, or sat up in bed. The grogginess in his voice was gone and replaced with something else. A taut, careful control.
“His voice gave me a headache, Joel. He told me he was a ‘lover’ not a ‘fighter’ and that the ‘mushrooms on his backpacking trip changed his life.’.” You mock Owens' dopey voice and earn a short, stiff chuckle from Joel.
“Christ.” He murmurs.
“He called me ‘baby’. It didn’t sound right coming from him. Made me feel sick.” Hiccup.
“Should’ve let me pick you up.” His voice is sharper now.
You pause, startled.
“You would’ve?”
“I picked up when you answered, didn’t I?”
Another silence. Your chest feels tight. You don’t answer. Joel breathes deeply.
“You get home safe?” His tone softens.
“Yeah. Jesse dropped me off.” Hiccup. “He told me to come out ‘cause it was so dead. Then all of that happened.” Your voice is quiet, almost shameful.
“Jesse. The one who's not your boyfriend, right?” He says in a low voice, but you feel like you can see the smirk on the other side.
“Yeah. Jesse, who's not my boyfriend.” Your voice trails off at the end.
Joel hums quietly in amusement. The sound vibrates low in your ear. You relax into the mattress and close your eyes, comforted by his voice even over the phone.
“I just wanted to hear your voice.”
The line is silent again. You wonder if he’s annoyed. But when he speaks again his voice is different- gentler.
“I should’ve texted you after yesterday. I didn’t and I’ve been thinking about it.”
“Yeah?”
“Yeah.” He repeats.
You shift on the bed, tugging the sheet over your buzzing body. The memory of his hands. His mouth. Warm.
“Are you in bed?” You tease quietly.
“Almost one in the damn morning. Where else would I be?” He gruffs, but is amused.
“What’re you wearing?” You bite back a smile.
Joel lets out a rough laugh.
“Jesus. You’re trouble.” His laughter dies to a light chuckle.
“Am I?”
“Yeah. The worst kind too. The kind that makes me answer a damn phone call at one in the morning and not hang up.”
“Do you want to hang up?” You whisper, curling into your sheets.
A pause.
“No.”
You sigh, rubbing your feet against the blanket.
“You sound sleepy. You could fall asleep on the phone if you want to.”
“And what? You’ll stay on the other end, listening to me breathe like a damn creep?” Joel laughs thinly.
“Absolutely.” You joke, smiling wide even if he can’t see it.
You hear sheets rustle again.
“You got any idea what you do to me, sweetheart?”
“I think I might.” You whisper.
“Don’t say that.”
“Why not?”
“‘Cause I don’t wanna have to drive over there right now.” He gruffs.
Your heart beats in the base of your throat. God, his voice sounds beautiful right now. It’s low, slow and dripping with sleep.
“Maybe I want you to.”
The line goes quiet and you second guess yourself if he heard you or not.
“You’re drunk. I wouldn’t do that.” His voice is more stern.
“I know. That’s why I called you.”
He lets a shaky breath leave his lips.
“What’re you wearing?” He shoots your question from earlier back at you.
“T-shirt. And underwear.” You feel your heart skip a beat.
“That all?” He breathes out.
“That’s all.” You confirm quietly.
Another pause. This one is lengthy and heavy, the sound of his controlled breathing the only thing coming through the other line.
“Touch yourself.” He says, keeping his voice even.
You widen your eyes, throat going dry. He can hear the hesitation in the small noise you make.
“Go on. Touch yourself like I did the other day.”
A quiet whine escapes your throat just at the thought.
“O-okay.” You breathe out.
You position yourself on your back, putting your phone on speaker and resting it by your head, his soft exhales echoing around your room. Slowly, you slip one hand under the blanket, pulling up the hem of your shirt and resting your hand just above your panties. You pause.
“I don’t hear you yet, pretty girl.” He hums.
You curse under your breath and slip your fingers over your panties, adding pressure to your clit. A long, quiet breathy wine passes your lips.
“That's it, baby. Slow circles.” He guides you.
A breath gets caught in your chest, sputtering before pushing the breath out. You did as he said, slow, agonizing circles over your panties. You felt the material dampen with your arousal.
“Tell me how it feels.”
Eyes closed, you buck your hips into your own hand, the sound of his voice sending chills down your spine. It felt like he was here. Like it was his hand on you. You can almost feel his warm breath fan over your neck.
“G-good. Feels good.” You manage to get out between soft moans.
“Fuck- bet you’re so wet right now. Can’t stop thinking about the way you tasted. Had you on my lips all day, you know that, darlin’?” He rasps in his thick drawl.
You squirm at the thought. Joel going from job to job with the tang of you lingering in his mouth.
“You made me feel- fuck- feel so good.” Your breathing picks up in pace, the slow touch over your panties is no longer enough, you want more.
“I know, baby girl. You did so good that day. Let me fuck your throat raw, yeah? Y’looked so pretty like that.” His lewd voice fills your room.
You nod your head even if he can’t see you. It’s selfish- but you could listen to his praises all day. They make you squirm, belly filling with tumbling butterflies every time.
“Need more, Joel.” You sigh out, fingers twitching against your panties.
“Yeah? Needy pussy needs to feel some fingers? You think yours will do the job?” He sounds tighter, his breath is sharp.
You let your thighs fall apart, rubbing your fingers along the hem of your panties.
“Yours feel better.” You tell the truth.
You hear his low groan on the other end, blankets and sheets shifting. Then you hear it- the low, paced, wet slick. It’s barely audible. Your stomach tightens, lips part but you hesitate. You want to listen for just a second longer.
“Are.. Are you touching yourself?” You ask him quietly.
He exhales hard through his nose.
“Those fuckin’ noises you’re makin’. Can’t help myself.” He rasps.
“Fuck.”
Your body feels hot, too hot to be under the blanket. You kick it off, goosebumps pricking your skin at the sudden change of temperature. You feel exposed now, thighs spread, laid out on your bed. Your free hand trails lightly over your hip, sending a shiver down your spine. It pushes up your shirt and doesn’t stop until it reaches the swell of your breast. You sigh deeply, pressing your fingers into your flesh, the sensitive bud prodding into the middle of your palm. The sharp sting against the scrapes makes your body tense up, but you’re too focused on Joel talking filthy to care.
“Go ‘head and take those panties off. Wanna hear you.”
You swallow thickly and do as he says, slipping your panties off and letting them land somewhere on the bed. The air is cool against your burning core. You can feel just how wet you are.
“Touch, pretty girl.”
A moan passes your lips when your bare fingers make contact with your slick folds. You press the outside of your thighs into the mattress, dipping your middle finger between your folds, gathering your arousal and bringing it to your clit and spreading it. Your opposite hand squeezes your breast at the same time.
“Wanna feel your fingers again, Joel. M-Mine don’t feel good like yours do.”
He hisses through what sounds like a clenched jaw.
“I know, baby. You like the way I touch you? Know just what you need, don’t I?”
You press your finger into your clit and whimper. You won't last long. Your body is exhausted and you’re feeling everything ten times more than you would usually.
“Yes- you do.” Your voice is broken.
“God- listen to you fallin’ apart over there. You know I’d take care of you if I was there? Make you cum on my fingers again.”
Your body shutters at the thought. You hear the slick sound quicken on his side. You think about him, laid on his back in his bed. You’d bet he’s got flannel sheets. Seems like a ‘Joel’ thing. You imagine him without a shirt, soft pajama pants pushed off of his hips. His thick cock strained in his fist. His head tilted back into the pillows, hair sticking out each and every way from his sleep. A light sheen of sweat graces his forehead, stray hairs sticking there. He’s bucking his hips into his hand.
You miss the feeling of his throbbing cock in your mouth. Your jaw bothered you afterwards, you can’t imagine the feeling of him finally pushing into your soaked cunt. That's it. That's the image you’re stuck on. Instead of his fist around his cock, his hands are gripping your hips lethally, fucking himself up into you.
“O-On your cock. Make me cum on your cock.” You blurt out, stumbling over your words, a little too excited at the thought.
Joel's strangled moan radiates on the other end.
“Oh- fuck. Yeah? You want me to fuck you nice next time I see you? Have you makin’ a mess on my cock, pretty girl?”
The wet squelching on his end stops for a moment, and you hear a ‘ptuh’ on the other end. He’s fucking spitting into his hand. If it wasn’t the words that made you weak, it was that. You rub tight circles on your clit, hips moving rhythmically, chasing after the high building up in your belly.
“Yes Joel. Wanna to feel you. Please.” Your voice was pinched up in a pathetic, vulgar whine.
You couldn’t control your breathing anymore, you let your chest rise and fall rapidly. Your hand squeezed your breast hard for a moment, releasing to pinch and roll your hardened nipple between two fingers.
“Use your fingers,” He grunts. “You’re askin’ so nicely for me, baby girl. Fuck-“
His moans are more frequent, breathy and even the little sounds are drawn out at the ends. You don’t waste a second before pushing two of your fingers into you. They don’t stretch you like his did, don’t fill to the brim like he did. You whine in frustration, slowly moving your fingers.
“Doesn’t feel as good as your fingers.” You admit.
But you don’t stop moving them, pushing them in and pulling them out, slick clinging to your skin.
“Ain’t gonna last long hearin’ you talk like that.”
“Please cum, Joel. I wanna hear you.” You tell him, heavy breathing breaks up your words.
He curses low on the other line. You slip your hand off your breast and press a finger to your clit, gently stimulating while fucking yourself with your fingers. You were close, teetering on the edge of release, your moans drawn together in a loose string.
“Can hear you’re close, baby. Want you to cum for me, alright? Give me all you’ve got, sweet girl.” He breathes out.
His words make your belly twist, skin burn up and finally the coil buried deep in your belly snaps. Your walls spasm around your moving fingers, soaking them through. You stall the tight circles at your clit, body seizing at the overstimulation. You moan, a little too loudly as you cum and that sets Joel off. You hear him grunt a few times, deeply exhaling a groan. The wet noise on the other end ceases. You unsheath your fingers from your cunt and lay there, chest rising and falling.
After a moment of silence, you hear sheets rustle on the other side again.
“You still there?” Joel sounds a little wary.
You nod your head.
“I’m here.” You say.
“S’that alright?” He asks a little too quickly, it makes you smile.
“It was good.” You reassure him.
You hear him grunt on the other side as an acknowledgment.
“You get some sleep. I’ll talk to you tomorrow. Okay?” His voice is soft on the other end, the light hum of a fan somewhere behind it.
“Goodnight, Joel.”
You want to keep talking to him but you don’t argue. Your lids are heavy, body sinking into the mattress. The buzz of alcohol is fading.
“Goodnight, darlin’.”
The line clicks.
Amazingly your head is not what's bothering you when you wake up. It's the sharp sting in your palms and the throb in your knee. You make a mental note to never let Jesse make your drinks again. It was foul.
It takes you a long time to pull yourself from the confines of your bed. You take your time, showering, brushing your teeth, washing your face while wrapped up in a towel. The skin on your palms feel tight when you rub the sleep from your eyes. Your phone vibrates against the kitchen sink. You answer it, click the speaker button so you’re able to continue what you’re doing. The loud banging on the other end startles you
“Hey Dad.” You project your voice.
“Hey kiddo!” He shouts over the banging.
“What are you doing?”
“I got a side job I’m finishin’ up today. You wanna come for dinner? I’ll make ya a good steak.”
The banging ceases and you sigh thankfully. Seconds later a high pitched whirring begins, mechanical clangs and snaps, too.
“Jesus christ-“ You mutter and turn down the volume on your phone, the blaring noise echoing through your bathroom.
“What was that?” He shouts.
“I said yes!” You shout. “I’ll text you!”
“Okay, baby. Love you!”
“Love you.”
You hang up first and screw your eyes shut. You love your dad, you really do. But holy shit- you’d be perfectly fine if he never called you in the middle of a job again.
You: could barely hear you. hope you have in ear plugs!! what can i bring?
Your dad responds hours later. You’re dressed, going about your day. Your hair isn’t even wet from your shower anymore.
Dad: Sorry! Bring something good. Maybe that chocolate thing.
The chocolate thing. It’s just a cake with fudge icing. You made it for him for his birthday one year with your Mom while they were still together and he has asked for it every occasion. His birthday, religious holidays, your birthday- yes he asked you to make it on your birthday- barbeques, and now he just asks for it just because. And you do it, always. You laugh to yourself and shake your head. You have almost everything needed for it.
You’re at the store when your phone vibrates once.
Twice.
Three times.
Again.
And once more you think.
You’re cursing to yourself, arms filled with baking ingredients because you were too stubborn to grab a fucking basket. You drop everything on the counter with a wince and an apologetic smile to the cashier. You quickly take out your phone to make sure theres no emergency because who the fuck is texting you like this-
Joel.
You blink your eyes at the bold name on the screen. Your heart does a flip, memories flooding back from last night and your knees almost buckle in the damn grocery line. You quickly shove it back into your pocket as if you were going to be caught doing something you shouldn’t. You frantically check out, lugging the bags back to your car. Your mind is moving a mile a minute, breaths starting to match its pace. He’s got you giddy. Worked up and about to break a nervous sweat and you haven’t even read what he said yet. You toss the bags into the back seat and slam it, plopping yourself down in the driver's seat, turning the ignition and cranking up the air. You close your eyes, center yourself and take a deep breath before pulling your phone out.
Joel: You sober up yet?
A small smile spreads over your lips before confusion settles in. You absolutely felt your phone vibrate more than once. You swipe out of your messages with Joel and sigh softly when you see Jesse’s name, bold with new messages waiting to be opened.
Jesse: are you alive
Jesse: also how fucked up are your hands
Jesse: i feel like you were acting unhinged last night with the whole owen thing. wtf was that
Jesse: i told ellie about that btw. she called me this morning :)
You groan quietly and tilt your head back against the headrest. Ellie is a smart girl. She knows your distaste for Owen. Who knows what the fuck Jesse told her. She will be home tomorrow, you think. The time zone thing messes you up.
You: im alive. my hands and knee are lowkey fucked up.
You: i told you it was nothing, and you suck for airing me out like that
You: but thank you for taking me home last night
You shudder like it will shake the memory of Owen touching you gently last night. Last night. Joel. Right, Joel texted you. How could you forget?
You swipe his thread open and stare at his message for a second too long.
You: sober and sore
You set your phone in the cup holder and sigh before pulling out of the parking spot. You’re home, grocery bags plopped on the counter while you start to go through them. Your phone rings. You’re popular today.
Joel
Your heart skips when you slide to answer, pinching the phone between your ear and your shoulder while you work through the bags.
“Hello?” You say, a plastic bag rustling when you bunch it up.
“Sore? Why are you sore?” His southern drawl was laced with concern.
“I tripped.” You say simply, brows saddled together.
Were you too flustered last night you didn’t tell him? You rushed right into the good stuff?
“When?” He answers barely a second after.
“Coming home from the bar.”
“Thought you said Jesse got you home?”
“He did. I just tripped when walking up. I’m fine-“ You reassure him. “Just scrapes. That's it.”
Joel sighs quietly into the other end.
“You should’ve called me.” He mutters.
A sly smile toys at the ends of your lips.
“Oh- I didn’t?” You tease. “I feel like I distinctly remember a phone call between us.” You feel your face warm.
Joel chuckles and you can practically see the slow shake of his head on the other end.
“There goes that mouth again.”
That hits your core. Right in that spongey warm spot that practically has Joel’s name written on it.
“Y’know that's not what I meant, darlin’. Call me to get you home next time.” He breathes out.
“I’m fine, Joel.” You reiterate.
You want to twirl your hair, kick your feet and flirt with him on the phone for hours on end but you really need to start making this cake. You pull your phone from your ear and set it on speaker so you have full range of both arms to get started.
“If you say so.” He muses and you hear him doing his own rustling around. “What’re you up to today?”
The casual tone in his voice makes this feel normal. The kind of normal that comes with routine and five years of companionship.
“Had to pick up some stuff from the store. Going to see my dad later and he asked me to bring something.”
Joel hums in acknowledgment, maybe in curiosity.
“You gonna tell me what you’re makin’? Or do I have to guess?”
“Why don’t you come over and help me?” You blurt it out and almost want to hang up the phone, cringing at your own assertiveness.
“I don’t know what kind of baking advice you think I’d be offerin’..” He trails off
“Don’t need the advice. A pair of skilled hands would be nice, though.” You tell him in a playful voice.
Joel chuckles softly, barely audible over the phone.
“Alright, alright. I can be there shortly.”
You bite back your giddy squeal and pull yourself together.
“See you soon, darlin’.” You lower your tone and mock the deep drawl of his voice.
Before he gets a chance to toss in a smartass comment you speak over him ‘Okayseeyousoon,bye!’ and hang up.