The College JJ Series

home for christmas

REQUESTED: @thebaddestofbitties - as per usual, I got too carried away with the story line and I only managed to fit Christmas into this, but there will be a New Years chapter! Also sorry if this sucks

Summary: Upon discovering JJ's Christmas plans, you invite him home with you for the holidays.

~

After the snowstorm, it took a couple days for the snow to melt, and when you wake up on the morning of Christmas Eve, you look outside to see wet roads and green grass once again.

You leave JJ in your bed asleep and head out into the kitchen to start coffee. You both had a long day of traveling, and you were going to need your caffeine. As you are preparing your coffee pot, your dad calls.

"Morning sweetheart! Merry Christmas Eve!" he says when you answer the phone.

"Merry Christmas Eve!" you reply.

"How do the roads look down there?" he asks.

"Good," you respond. "Just wet. Snow's pretty much melted."

"Got gas for the car? Tire pressure good? Fluids topped off?"

"Yes, dad," you sigh. "JJ does all that for me."

"I taught you how to do all that yourself," he says.

"I know... JJ likes to take care of my car for me, though."

Your dad hums in response. "Okay then." He's quiet for a moment. "So when can I expect you home?"

"If I leave within the next hour, I can be home by dinner time this evening."

"Okay, I'll let you go then."

As you say your goodbyes, you hear your bed creak slightly as JJ climbs out of it and comes into the kitchen with you. He eyes the coffee pot, nearing the end of its brew cycle.

"Morning," he says sleepily, leaning down to kiss your cheek. "Who was on the phone?"

"Dad," you answer.

He hums in response. "When are you leaving me?"

"Don't say it like that, like I'm abandoning you," you say with a frown. "Soon, though. It's a long drive."

He nods, moving around you to grab two mugs. "You've got time to have coffee with me, don't you?"

"Always," you say, accepting the mug he's held out to you.

JJ wasn't looking forward to you leaving at all. Since he had confessed his true feelings the other night, he had felt himself grow even more attached, and the thought of not seeing you for a few days made his heart hurt. To top it off, John B and his dad weren't going to be at the chateau for Christmas. They were heading to another island in the Outer Banks to spend the holiday with family, so JJ was going to be alone. You had no knowledge of this because he had conveniently left out that piece of information he'd been dealt the day prior via text. He had simply replied to John B with the thumbs up emoji and a promise to hold down the fort until they returned.

You drink your coffee quickly and head off for a quick shower as JJ pours himself another cup. You take your phone into the bathroom with you so you can listen to Christmas music while you get ready. When you get out, you see you have an unread text in the group chat. After toweling off, you open it. It's a text from John B; a selfie of him and his dad, smiling wide. The text underneath says "Merry Christmas from Ocracoke".

You pause for a moment, thinking about the text. JJ had told you he was going to Kildare Island to spend Christmas with John B and Big John, but it was Christmas Eve and they weren't home. Even if they were just going for the day, they wouldn't be home before JJ got to the chateau. You check that your hair towel is secure, then wrap your other towel around your body and walk out of the steamy bathroom, phone in hand.