The Lines Were Gone (Joe x reader X Cherry)

Bath bubbles

You had a towel held to your chest as joe ran gentle water over your hurt back. Miya chased everyone else away, leaving now and you alone.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Joe asked. "Your ex?"

"....He was the first guy I dated." You shrugged. "He wanted to take things too fast, I couldn't, so when he tried to pressure me into sex and I told him no, he forced himself on me.... I kicked him off and nearly beat him half to death, we both ended up really hurt by one another, remember when I twisted my leg and couldn't skate for days, it was from kicking him off the bed, he grabbed my leg and dragged me with him, hurting my leg severely."

"That's awful, I couldn't imagine trying to make a girl do something like that when she doesn't want to." Joe shook his head. "That just makes you worse than scumbags."

"Yeah." You shrugged. "I was traumatized for a couple days, and then I got sad, I thought that maybe he'd still like me had I just let him... But I recognize that I don't have to have a person like that in my life, and I don't need sex either, I realized this when Adam drug me back, and I saw you and Kaoru and you have me big hugs and said you missed me, I realized I only really need friends." You shrugged.

"Than why did you agree to date me?" He asked concerned.

"It's not like that, I do like you Joe, but it's been a long time since I've dated anyone." You smiled slightly. "And sadly, with me I go really slow."

"That's fine, I know it doesn't seem like it, because all the girls who hit on me are like Now! Now! Now!! But I can go slow." Joe chuckled. "I prefer it in relationships too, you get to know the person, you give them all the attention and love they need."

"Geez, how can someone be so perfect?" You giggled slightly.

"Are we in some cheesy rom com or something? Don't say things like that it's embarrassing." Joe said embarrassed.

You giggled as he finished washing up your back. "Thanks again Kojiro."

"Just be more careful next time alright, you can't let the things people say get to you that easily." Joe sighed. "You'll be eaten up alive."

"Well, depending on who's doing that-"

"Shut up!" Joe yelled. "I was trying to be serious here!!"

"I was serious about what I was saying, there's like two, maybe three people in the world I'd be okay with that happening." You blinked.

"That does not raise my confidence." Joe shook his head.

"Well, one is a celebrity, the others are you and Kaoru, and only kaoru because somehow he'd do that and it'd still be platonic, it's a miracle the things he can do staying within his platonic boundaries." You laughed.

"Ouch, the guy who looks like a girl." Joe sniffled.

"Don't be silly!" You laughed. "Kaoru has no sort of interest in me that way."

"..." Joe seemed to go quiet, and the conversation ended. You sat in somewhat calm silence as joe massaged shampoo into your hair. His hands were big, and comfy. He seemed to know what he was doing, it might be because he has long hair himself. He made the silence comfy and the whole experience relaxing. Even pointing out that your towel was slipping at one time to be respectful, but you felt no need to fix it. You trusted Joe, you trusted him more than you trusted the majority of your pervious girlfriends.