Michael Evans Behling Imagines

Complicated (featuring Jesse Lee Soffer) Part One

Michael is ten years older than in reality for this. The reader was born in the 80s for this imagine. I'm thinking of making a book like this for Jesse Lee Soffer. Should I?

Also, this imagine is going to focus on the reader's relationship with Michael falling apart and the reader finding everything she was missing from Michael in Jesse.
Warning ⚠️ infidelity, intimacy - not sex, feelings of inadequacy and major insecurities, feeling emotionally overwhelmed, ultimatums. That's all I can think of for now.

You didn't think it was possible for the streets of LA to be as empty as they were when you decided to take a stroll to try clear your mind but you knew that it wouldn't work. At all. Most of the time, you find yourself feeling like the only thing keeping you in Los Angeles is your boyfriend and your job as a detective with the LAPD but lately, you find yourself under scrutiny for all the cases you solve and the fact that you're female doesn't really help your case and your age too.

Ever since you became the youngest female detective precinct 34 has seen since the age of 23, it pisses your boss off because he feels like he's being upstaged by his inferior. It's a load of bullshit if you ask me. Michael, your boyfriend, hates your job and is constantly begging you to leave the precinct because he's afraid of what might happen to you on the job and you know that you're not planning on leaving anytime soon which brings us to the reason why you went for a stroll anyway. The two of you fought about your job - yet again - and he gave you an ultimatum this time: quit and be with him or sacrifice your relationship for your job. That and it's been almost a decade since you made detective without a promotion but you did get a bonus for solving cases the way you did.

That "discussion" alone lead to you letting it slip that you applied for a better position in Chicago and that you're thinking about taking it, which started another fucking fight that ended with you walking out the door.

You huffed as you walked your anger off and soon enough, you started running as if you were being chased and bumped into something hard, waiting for your ass to kiss the ground but it didn't happen so you looked up to see the person you bumped into was the one who kept you from falling over. You wanted to apologise for bumping into him but the worry in his green eyes that had bits and pieces of blue in them, had you confused as you stand upright with his help. You go to wipe your face and that was when you realised that you were crying and you didn't even notice.

The guy you ran into said his name is Jesse and you tell him your name with a small smile that you managed to force but then you remembered why you were outside to begin with and the tears returned to your eyes, making Jesse's widen as he tried to find someplace for the two of you to sit down but he only saw a 24 hour diner across the street and he breathes a sigh of relief before pulling you into his arms, letting you cry it out before asking if you wanted to sit and talk about whatever happened, and the two of you walk side by side before he opens the door for you to walk in before him - here you were thinking that chivalry was dead.

You walk to the end of the diner and sit down in front of Jesse. A waitress comes up to the table with menus then gives you two some space. Your eyes scan the menu as you feel his green-blue eyes on you and for the first time since you've walked in, you look up into his eyes and your breath gets caught in your throat at the beauty of his eyes but you shake your head, remembering that you had a boyfriend and that's when you started spilling.

You explain everything that led up to him finding you in tears. Your job. The strain it's been putting on your relationship due to your boss being a cunt about you "upstaging" him at work with the rate at which you solve cases at your precinct. You tell Jesse about wanting to leave LA and moving to Chicago for a better position and that that's where the fight ended with you walking out on your boyfriend after he gave you an ultimatum. Just the thought of the ultimatum made you want to cry but you felt all cried out.

At some point, your food came and the both of you ate while you vented to a complete stranger who just happened to make you feel like you would completely safe with him in another country and this thought scared you because you kept comparing Michael to him with Michael coming in second. You started getting choked up when you tried to justify where Michael was coming from with his fears because of the time you were undercover and he didn't see you for five whole weeks.

Picking up on this, Jesse squeezes your hand gently and hesitantly as if he's not sure if he's overstepping but he relaxes when you squeeze back. Eventually, you stray from the topic of your shitty situation at the moment and end up talking about his job and it was like two friends reuniting. The two of you carried on talking about random ass things before you both started yawning and it was only then that you realised that the sun was coming up and you looked down at your table to see that Jesse already covered the bill because he was now dragging you out the door and making you run alongside him.

You ask him where he's taking you but he keeps quiet after giving you the biggest smile he could muster and tells you to trust him. After about five minutes, you find yourself in an elevator with him and still pestering him, you pause for second, seeing him smile the smallest of smiles at your curiosity, he just takes your hand in his larger, much warmer one to the balcony once you exit the elevator and you're a bit shocked because he remembered that you wanted a cheesy titanic moment with someone you've never met before.

As Jesse pulls you over to the railing of the balcony, you step up on the metal bar that's there on the floor and you feel Jesse move closer to you, arms and body trapping you between the railing and his body heat that you find yourself melting into as his arms make their way around your torso and in that moment you decided to step down, returning to your full height and turning around in Jesse's arms.

Considering the lack of space between the two of you, your face meets his chest and before you could think about what you're doing, you wrap your arms around him and breathe him in as you bury yourself in your newest guilty pleasure - his arms, completely forgetting about your boyfriend at home.

Jesse didn't want to acknowledge the things he was currently feeling as you bury yourself in his comfort - something you didn't know you needed until it was offered without hesitation. Jesse could feel his heart beating faster as inappropriate images flash in front of his eyes as you let out little noises from trying to block the world out but you're both broken from your trance as your minds go blank when your eyes meet.

Neither of you say anything, scared of ruining the moment but someone snapped you from your respective daydreams by making a comment about how in love the both of you look and how great of a couple you both are. This comment made you bury your face into Jesse's chest as wide smile made its way to your face and while you're gathering your bearings, you hear Jesse's voice say thank you but there was a smile in it that couldn't be ignored.

Suddenly, you felt happy without feeling guilty unlike when you're with Michael. Shit! Michael! Remembering that you left your boyfriend at home, your happiness quickly becomes stress and guilt. He must be worried sick. Sensing the change in your demeanour, Jesse looks down at you and asks what was wrong. You tell him that Michael is probably worried about you and try to untangle yourself from him.

You missed the disappointment that washed over his face but felt him sighing deeply just before you fully removed yourself from his embrace. He didn't want your time with him to end

Jesse didn't let go of your hand as he walked you home because he figured that it would give you more time to calm down but that didn't stop the sadness from seeping in his body as he walked you to your shared apartment door. You turn to look at Jesse and decide to risk everything anyway and before he can move out of your reach, you pull his arm back and place it around your waist before leaning up and wrapping your arms around his neck and kissing his lips.———————————-

Part two? I really feel like making this a long ass imagine because y'all deserve it because of my absent self. I've been working a Sunday to Sunday job and it's been super stressful on me to a point that I haven't been able to attend my classes. I hope you enjoy this imagine and I hope it isn't too confusing. If it is, comment.

with love,

@parabataidaddario