You got me stressed and angry (J.h.s x reader and best friend!phoenix)
summary: you and phoenix are best friends and have a tendency to get into trouble making Jake, your husband, always worry. This time you two went to far scaring Jake and Nat as never before. Angst
can be read as a stand-alone or as a sequel to 'you got me stressed' which was born from this request ‘Okay I love this so much and need one-shots of the worry they put the boys through with their shenanigans. I know they have them STRESSED’ by @avgvst-7th that was under this post -Being bff with Phoenix
pairs: jake hangman seresin x reader, bestfriend!phoenix x reader (platonic) Bff!Natasha Trace x Reader (platonic), Husband!Jake Seresin x Reader. Minor Dagger Squad x Reader (platonic)
Warnings: Warnings: hurt reader, mention of stabbing, mention of almost SA not on reader or Phoenix. Hospital inaccuracy. Jake is furious.
Notes
Sorry for the grammatical errors. I’m new at writing so feedback is appreciated. Thank you for reading. do not translate or appropriate my work
words: 2500
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-Being bff with Phoenix (fluff)
head canons of you being a top gun pilot (and in a relationship with hangman)
Jake came back from his running session and entered the house he shared with you, his wingman in life and in the air
'I'm back sweatheart!' he shouted entering the house
'I'm upstairs!' you replied
jake jogged up the stairs and opened the door to your shared bedroom, leaning on the door with a smug grin as he looked at you as you adjusted your outfit in front of the mirror
'liking what you see?' you asked eyeing him through the mirror as you checked your outfit
'a lot. care to join me in the shower? javy won't be here for another hour' he asked with a suggestive grin
you turned around looking at him sensually 'would love to but i'm going out with nat' you replied
his grin fell as he remembered that you had told him so
'sh1t i forgot. where are you girls going?' he asked moving from the door and taking off his shoes
'just the hardeck' you replied fixing your accessories
'oh a lay back night then?' he said with relief. he always worried when you went out with nat because you too had a tendency to get in real trouble but of course he would never tell you what you could or could not do
'yep' you replied popping the 'p' as you put on some lip balm
'thanks god' he replied letting out a breath he did not know he was holding
'oh you make it sound like you get worried' you replied as if you didn't know that he always got worried when you and Phoenix went out
'i get worried' he replied gerring nearer
'no reason to' you dismissed him
'no reason? since i know you you and phoenix got arrested' he said as he counted with his fingers to make a point
'the charges were dropped' you replied looking at yourself in the mirror
'you got a concuscion' he continued, sticking out a second finger
'minor' you replied getting near to him now. you did not care if he was sweaty from the run. you placed your arms on his shoulders and interwined your hands behind him as he places his hands on your hips
'ended up in mexico' he continued , now his hand too busy to count but he tilted his head towards you
'blame the best margaritas in the world what can I say' you told him your hand playing with the hair on his neck
'got a weird tatoo'
'you love it' you whsipered with a wicked smile
'of course i do but how can i not be concerned?' he said, now serious
' i don't get concerned when you go out with javy and rooster' you replied well knowing that they got in trouble too but not as much as you and phoenix
'because we don't do anything craxy' he stated in his defence
'ok true' you admitted.
'just be safe okay?' he asked his tone changing. for him it was no joke. you picked up the change of mood immediately and felt a little bit of guilt for making him always worry
'i promise' you say truly
'thank you. that is all i need' he replies with a sigh of relief
you lean in to kiss him as he brings you closer by the hips making you squeel, the moment is interrupted as the house bell rings
'It must be nat. have fun with the boys. i'll pick your offer up when i come back, if it still stands' you told him leaning on him to kiss him again
'for you it always stands sweatheart. have fun baby' he replies with a last peck as you exit the room and jake starts to undress for the shower
-.-.-.-.
javy rooster and jake were watching the game on the sofa. they had invited mav over too so penny and amelia could have a mother-daughter night.
‘Come on man!’ Shouted Jake as the team missed a point
He had just sat again on the sofa when his phone rang. He turned to look at it as a smile crawled on his face as he saw your name and a photo of you two pop up on his phone
'hey baby-' he said
'jake its nat' Phoenix replied interrupting him. His dementor changed. He did not want to panic but he knew that when Phoenix called from your phone it meant something had happened
'hey is everything all-right? why are you on y/n's phone? Do you want me to pass you rooster?' He asks
nat’s only reply is a sob. Every muscle’s in jake’s body tensed. He tried stadying his voice from preventing panic to slip
'trace why are you cryign and where is my wife' he demanded to know
By uttering those words the rest of the boys stopped playing attention to the game and looked at Jake
'she is in the hospital, some guy stabbed her- i'm so sorry-‘ she said between one sob and the other. Jake did not let her even finish as he ran to take his car keys
‘Which hospital?’ He asked in panic as the others by hearing the word 'hospital' started running with him towards the car
.-.-.-
It wasn’t the first time Jake had to come pick you up at the hospital, between being a pilot and doing reckless stuff with Natasha he was used to it. But this time it was different. Natasha had called him, not you , and he had not heard Nat cry in a long time, not since the last time you were seriously hurt. And she had said ‘stabbing’. He was panicking and his anger was rising. Someone had hurt you. He did not know the extent of your harming, Nat had told him only that you were with the doctors. He did not know what to expect but the fact that it wasn’t you who had called him scared him to death.
Javy was driving as he always was in this situations. They did not trust Jake behind a wheel when you were in danger. and after him mav , who was your honorary uncle, basically a father to you, and the same with rooster but as a honorary brother their level of fear was high too. So Javy was the designated driver, and as you joked also the designated damage control, meaning stopping Jake from doing or saying stuff he would later regret as when you are in danger he does not think clearly
They reached the hospital and javy with the car not even parked let them get out of the car. Jake opened the door before the car could stop with the other two men right behind him while javy quickly parked the car.
He ran to the desk, Mav and Roster close behind, as he said to a nurse ‘i'm jake seresin my wife-‘
'jake!' He heard Phoenix voice shout at him before he could even finish talking
He ran to her leaving the desk. She was crying and visibly a bruise was forming on her cheeks. In any other situation he would have asked her how she was, checked on her bruises and mentally note that he would have personally punched anyone who had touched his friend. But in that moment he could only think of you, to know where you where, how you were, so instead he just asked
'where is she?' he asked frenetically
'she is under surgery right now . the knife took her stomach, there was so much blood. They told me we must wait here' Nat explains to him as mav and rooster’s face falls but Jake can only look at Nat’s clothes covered in strains of blood, you blood
'nat are you ok?' Rooster askes her placing a hand on her shoulder and checking her bruise
'i'm fine i just got some bruises, she was the only one that got stabbed ' she reply’s wiping her tears
'what happened' Jake asks jaw clenched his eyes still locked on the strains of blood.
Before Nat could reply the doctor shouted jake's sourname and name. The whole group ran to the desk. They gave a lot of medical terms but the summary was that until you were under the surgery they did not know your conditions exatcly and how bad they were
Nat covered her mouth to suprress another sob . As rooster and mav fought tears. Jake was silent his anger about to explode. Coyote, that had arrived in the meantime, thanked the doctor as the others were processing the info. While Nat looked at Jake in shame.
Jake remained silent as he moved about to take a chiar and crush it against the wall, but coyote stopped him placing his hand on his arm before jake would do something that would get him banned from the hospital. Javy took the chair away from Jake and made him seat on it instead. As the others came near too.
‘Jake I’m so sorry’ she said voice low almost a whisper
‘How did this happen’ he asked his anger rising , his fists clenching
‘There was this guy who was bothering the new bartendender at the hard deck. We interviened and it escalated. He would not stop and we got into a fight, some costumers called the police but the guy aimed at me and y/n punched him but then he grabbed her and stabbed her, he went for me too but she punched him again and knocked him out. Then the police arrived and I called you as soon as the doctor got her’ Nat explained visibly still shaken from the scene
Classic you, jake thought, defending and protecting eveyone. It was one of the many reasons why he loved you. In a different situaion pride would rise in him, but now he hated it , in that moment he hated how selfless and brave you were, because that had brought you to be here in an hospital.
He also knew you and phoenix were even more brave together, but you two could be also rekless and that is what he feared in your freindship with the fellow pilot. He adored natasha, she was a great friend and even more a great pilot. He knew she always would have your back, but often she was the reason why you ended in dangrous situations that ended up in hospitals or police offices. And in those moments he despised her. Not actually her but the consequences that your shared actions had on you, the most important thing in the universe for Jake.
So the next question was the most natural one for him
‘who through the first punch at the guy?' jake asked his jaw clensing his eyes with flames about to burst out
phoenix stayed silence
'so?' he aked again, knowing the answer before it was spoken
'me...' she said voice small, as jake gave almost a laugh, which sounded sinister and out of place even for him, the others witnessed the interaction knowing jake was ticking bomb now.
‘it’s all your fault!!! My wife is fighting for her life and it’s all your fuckign fault’ he said turning towards natasha and shouting at her
'i'm sorry. we were trying to help-' she said trying to explain tears forming again
' 'you are sorry? well i'm fucking sorry that you are her best friend. she deverse more than someone who always puts her in danger!All these years I said nothing no matter in what conditions she came back home to when after she had gone out with you- but this- this would have never happened if anyone else would have been her best friend!’ He shouts
at that phoenix freezes as silent tear runs down her cheeks and she looks down at the floor. With javy intervening putting a hand on Jake’s shoulder ‘ man stop’ meanwhile bob who had just arrived hugged pheonix and gave Jake a terrible stare
'who side are you on? y/n could die and its all her fault!' jake shouted at javy too
'jake' bob scolded him as Phoenix cried on his shoulder. Javy had called him and explained what had happened and Bob had left his previous commitment and had run to be with nat and the group
'you know I'm right. You did this to her' jake said teeths gritting and pointing at Natasha
'jake, son. stop. you know the way y/n is, you can't stop her. phoenix might bring out her risky side but it was her choice to get in that fight' maverick tried to make him reason although his heart ached at the thought that you his adopted honorary niece were in danger
jake clenches his jaw staying silent looking at no one in particular. Everyone waited tensily, fearing jake's next move
He raised his head again, eyes red 'out' he spatted looking at natasha direclty
'jake...' she replied With a small voice, something that was strange for natasha trace
'i said out!' He shouted pointing at the door. Bob and javy tried to make him reason as Nat looked at them wiping a tear
Even rooster could not look at her and phoenix took it as a silent accusation
At least mav was in tears but tried stopping their fighting but Jake had made his decision
'okay' she said getting her bag and moving towards the door
'i'll drive you' bob told her looking at jake sternly before jogging towards nat.
Rooster and mav had not liked that but they were scared Jake would throw them out too so they decided to save the conversation for later.
when you were in danger jake could not reason, it was useless to try. He would go full on hangman mode and answer to no one.
jake fell back on one of the chairs passing a hand through his hair as the group waited for hours.
….
when it was almost morning a nurse appeared in front of the group of men 'jake seresin?' the nurse called
the pilots spirnted towards her asking how you were
‘'your wife is stable. she lost a lot of blood but the stabbings didn't damge widely any major organ. The surgery went well and in a few weeks she will fully recover. you may wait in her room for her to wake up if you wish. Only one at the time though until she wakes up' the nurse explained
Jake closed his eyes as happy tears streamed form his eyes As he ran towards the room number the nurse had said. Maverick thanked the nurse as rooster said ‘I knew it she is strong’ , ‘she is’ maverick replied as they walked to the room to wait outside for you to wake up and leave Jake to be with you.
….
Jake opened the door. A sight too familiar to which he still never got used to, seeying you broken in a hospital room. You had a black eye and he could not see the stab as you were under the hospital covers. For the rest you seemed okay. Much better than other times he saw you in a hospital bed but still his heart broke at the sight. of you, the love of his life, hurt.
He walked towards you, your image sinking in as he took a chair and placed in next to you. Tears steaming as he took your hand in his
‘Hello sweetheart .’ He said gently before wiping his tears. He kisses your palm as he held you hand waiting for you to wake up
…..
A few hours passed before finally you woke up. You stirred and that prompted Jake to press the button to call the nurse
‘Baby. I’m here. You are ok’ he said getting up and letting your hand go to gently caress your arm as he leaned towards you to see if you opened your eyes
‘Jake?’ You asked as you finally opened your eyes and saw him. You tried to sit up
‘hey hey go easy you lost a lot of blood' he said gently stopping you ‘how are you feeling?’
‘Like I got stabbed’ you replied humouring him, his face fell
His face falls but before he can reply the nurse arrives and checks on you asking him to give her space
‘How is she?’ Jake asks her as she examines you
‘She is fine. A few weeks of rest to make the wound heal and she will be brand new. You were lucky, the knife did not damage any organ, but it was a close call’ the nurse explains as Jake sighs in relief. You both thank her and she leaves, Jake takes again his seat next to you. He kisses your forehand and then pecks your lips
‘You got me so scared baby’ he tells you sincerely trying to steady his voice, you cup his face and stroke his cheek with your tumb before kissing him again.
‘I’m fine baby. The guy was not the first drunk dickhead I had to put in his place for assault’ you reply. Spending a lot of time in bars with your colleagues meant you saw this situations quite commonly, still was the first time one of the misogynist dickehad attacking girls had a knife . Also usually the rest of the uranium squad was with you
'i'm so sorry. i should have been there to help you' he tells you sincerely squeezing your hand. Classic Jake seresin feeling guilty even when he wasn’t even there
‘Honey. You could have not known. Of all the times we spend time there together that this was going to happen the one night it was just me and Phoenix’ you tell him your hand touching his cheek to reassure him as realisation hit you
‘where is nat?' you ask worried looking around as panick surges in you 'is she okay?' You try to get up but Jake gently stops you
‘she is fine. Not a scratch on her, just a black eye' jake is still so mad that it takes him self control to not roll his eyes. You sigh in relief and fall back into the hospital bed
‘Thank god. can i see her?' you ask him
‘she is not here' he replies dismissingly falling back on his chair
'she left? Or is she hurt?’ You ask eyes wide and worried, Nat usually spent nights in the hospital when you were in danger and you did too for her , her leaving was something impossible to comprehend
‘I sent her away' he replies with nonchalance, crossing his arms in defence subconsciously, he is still so mad
You don’t understand ‘why?' You ask him confused
‘why? she almost got you killed!’ jake says trying not to raise his voice at you but his calm was slipping
‘what are you talking about?’ You ask him still confused but this entire situation
‘she got you in this mess. !’
‘ no she didn't’
‘ she said you did it to protect her!’ He replies not understanding why you don’t get him
‘jake, baby , you would have done it too’ you tell him taking his hand trying to calm him
he knew you were right. He would have stepped in and helped that girl and he would take a knife for natasha trace any day. She was his friend and he cared about her. Maybe he had overreacted blaming her for something out of her control.
‘I know you did it because you were worried about me handsome. And I know she knows it too. But please can you call her? I want her to know I'm okay’ You ask him gently giving him a small smile
Jake weighted his options for around 10 seconds before giving in, He nodded and exited telling the others they could enter and told javy to call natasha. As maverick rooster and javy took turns checking on you
natasha was home on her sofa with bob, eyes still red from the crying and worry. Javy had texted them that you were ok but only now he had called them to have them come back to the hospital she had seen the message. They quickly drove back to the hospital
.-.-.
Natasha rushed in as Javy gave her a sign towards the room. ‘I’ll wait here. And will punch him if he makes you cry again, so that you know’ bob told her taking a seat next to rooster.
Natasha nodded as she entered the room and saw you awake and well ‘heya Nat’ you told her smiling, she let out a breath FINALLY knowing you were okay. She was about to step closer to you but then her eyes mets Jake that was sitting next to you holding your hand and she stopped
There was a Tense look between Jake and nat that you could do nothing but notice
‘I will wait outside’ he says as he gets up. He kisses your forehead ‘call me if you need anything’ you peck his lips in reply as he goes towards the door ignoring Natasha
Nat rushes to your side but is afraid to hug you as she stops nearby. You read right through your best friend
'hug girl come on' you tell her inviting her in and at that she crumbles as she hugs you tight
At that nat cries, gosh for someone who never cried today had been a crying day For Natasha trace
‘Natasha trace crying for Me? Gosh I’m special!’ You told her trying to humor her to make her stop
‘ i'm so sorry its all my fault’ she tells you still sobbing
'Its not. Nat I'm serious. you would have done the same for me, also got in that fight at my choice. I'm sorry for what jake told you. He didn’t tell me what he said exactly but I know him. he must have gone hard on you' you tell her
'He is right its my faut I always put you in these situations' she replies shaking her head at all the times you two got into trouble. You never get into toruble with rooster but with her yes
'You might make me take unecessayr risks but you never obliged me to do anything, I'm as much to blame as you are nat. its not your fault And he knows it too , you know how jake is , he gets all bagman when I am in danger but he is not relaly angry with you. We are all fine, understood?' you ask her as she nods
'good. hug me again trace' you hurmour her and she finally laughs hugging you again 'I'm glad you are okay' you tell her 'I;m glad you are okay' she replies.
'you ready for the apology? Might be the only time you get them' you ask her referring to Jake 'no there is no need-' she tries but you are faster
'honey?' you shout and jakes come in
'you ok baby ? what you need?' he rushes to your side asking you, again not looking at nat
'No I'm fine, I thought you wanted to say something to nat now before it gets all weird at work' you tell him, his shoulder remain tense as he takes a moment to think his options but he knew you were right as always
Jake turned towards natasha finally looking at her and taking in her state. He had never seen his friend like this. Tears yet to dry on the cheeks , guilt and bruises. he felt like shit knowing she had suffered too and he had only made it worse instead of helping her like he usually does
Jake then did something he does only for you, he apologised 'I'm sorry for what I said. You are a good friend even if you put her in danger. I - I just can't loose her and you two always make me worry and today when you called me saying she was stabbed i relaly thought the worse and I lost it ' he explains, this time with no trace of anger
'I know and I'm sorry, I will tone it down I promise' natasha replies swearing
'Ok but not too much. We like you as you are trace' he says giving her a smile and moving his head as a sign for her to come closer. Natasha careuflly comes closer not sure what to expenct as jake engulfs her in a hug taking her by surprise as he bring her forward to you too. The three of you hug as he les her go
'I know I don’t show it sometimes but I care about you too trace ' he tells her with a small smile as with his shoulder he hits her shoulder playfully
'I know bagman, me too' nat replies smaking his shoulder away in laughter. And they finally exchange a smile and your heart sweels of joy
'you guys want to exchange friendhsip bracelets or what?' you humour them , but in reality you could not be happy, your huband and your best fiend getting along again 'Come here you two' you tell them as all hug again this time in laughter
'okay that is enough' jake says wanting to end the vulnerbility it always magically arises when you are in the hospital. Nat crawls in your bed layign down at your side to give you another hug as Jake shakes his head playfully, as always Natasha pushed him out of your bed
'Can I sleep at your house when they discaherge you?' she aks you looking up at you from your side
'No' jake said as you said 'yes' as nat and you started laughing but jake was serious ‘come on trace we said to tone it down’
‘Exactly at your house you can check on us we will make no trouble! A sleepover!’ She exclaims
‘No!’ He exclaims as you say ‘yea!’
The two start bicker again as you just laugh and try to relax looking at your best friend and your husband basically playing at who loves you more
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-Being bff with Phoenix (fluff)
head canons of you being a top gun pilot (and in a relationship with hangman)
Hi. I'm tagging you as you had commented the story that inspired this years ago as this is from the same universe
@avgvst-7th @hotch-meeeeeuppppp @kaitlyn-weber @alittlereadingcorner
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