Cornelia Street - Jaylor one-shots

cruel summer (part 2)

MATURE CONTENT WARNING

-Taylors Pov-

Tom kisses my cheek when he sits back down and then introduces himself to Joe "hi I'm tom" and I can't quite make out if joe looks sad, angry or otherwise, but I think I'm the only one who notices thankfully. "Hi, I'm joe" they shake hands before tom once more wrap an arm around my shoulders and kiss the side of my head.

I know I should have told joe that tom was coming but I honestly think he would have backed out if I told him and I really wanted to see him. I know it's self-centered of me though, it's not fair but I can't help it I need to be near him again.

***

The plane ride is long but eventually we make our decent into road island and quickly arrive at the house. Everyone is staying here for two nights so it will be lots of people, but I love to throw parties here. the rest of the people coming are arriving tomorrow morning and the festivities can begin.

When we arrive it's late so everyone just makes their way to the guestrooms to call it a night. Joe and I exchange glances but he looks hurt for some reason when he sees that tom is following me to my room. One part of me can't help but wonder what he is thinking, he was the one wanting for things to go back to normal. All I'm trying to do is forget about that night, well pretend at least, there is no way I will forget but I sure as hell am trying.

***

I wake up before tom and sneak out of the bedroom and make my way towards the coffee pot and as it finishes, and I pour myself a cup joe makes his way into the kitchen, and I get a dejavu from that morning we are trying to forget.

"Hi, morning Tay" he says and gives me a half smile "hi, good morning joe"

He pours himself a cup of coffee too before sitting down opposite me at the kitchen table "look Taylor, you could have told me you know? That you two are back together" he scratches the back of his neck, and he has a clear hurt look on his face.

"Sorry I didn't tell you. but we aren't together really. It's just... I don't know. But we aren't official or exclusive" why I felt the need to say that I don't know but I did so. There is just something about him that makes me want to confess every aspect of my life. "Are we okay Taylor?" he says and looks everywhere but at me. "Yeah, why wouldn't we be?"

Before we can say anything more tom walks in and pour himself some coffee too before walking over and kiss the top of my head "there you are. The bed felt empty without you" he says and sits down.

Part of me is annoyed that he came in because I was enjoying getting to speak with joe for the first time in weeks, I've missed him a lot. I want us to be friends, I really do, but I also wish we were something more. I know we need to talk about what happened that night, but it's hard to find the right moment.

**

Everyone else has arrived at the house and the party is in full swing. We have made cake, went swimming and slip and sliding. Per usual it's so much fun being around my friends, but I can't help but look at joe a lot. There is this tension between us that I hate, we used to be so close but there is clearly something bothering him that he just won't tell me and that makes me mad.

We are going to do a barbeque now so people have taken turns to get changed and I'm the last one to go inside to get a quick shower and slip into clean clothes. But when I walk through the hallway joe comes out of his room and we just stand in silence for a while, but as he is about to walk off I grab his arm and drag him quickly with me to my bedroom. Thankfully everyone else is occupied with the food so there isn't a real chance for people to find us here together. well, it wouldn't matter because we aren't doing anything, but I don't want people to get the wrong idea either.