no strings attached - j.b

leave (get out)

"ok, I think we should start getting ready" Phoebe shut the laptop she had been balancing on her legs the whole time and looked questioningly at Joe, who just shrugged.

It was Friday afternoon. Phoebe had stayed on campus after her last class, before Joe had picked her up from there after his last meeting. They had gone to his place together, had eaten a little something before hooking up.

Phoebe had some writing to do afterwards, so she had taken her laptop out of her backpack and snuggled back into bed with Joe.

While she, dressed only in Joe's sweater and her thong, sat between his legs working off her assignments, Joe, shirtless since Phoebe was wearing his hoodie, had snuck his hands under the stolen top and, while watching Phoebe over her shoulder, had grabbed her boobs.

"Isn't it way too early to go? I mean, Ja'Marr lives two houses down. We can leave ten minutes late and still be the first" Joe laughed as he pulled Phoebe closer to him.

"You'd rather hold onto my boobs for a few more minutes?" Phoebe asked with a grin. "They're so squishy, like stress balls. Just stress boobies" he explained, squeezing her boobs to demonstrate.

Phoebe laughed out loud. "And why are you stressed?" she asked. "Well, it's not exactly easy to let you work in peace when you're sitting between my legs wearing only a thong and my sweater" Joe shrugged with a grin.

"Thought I sensed something there" provocatively she wiggled her butt. "Stop it, or we really will be too late. Way too late" Joe growled into her ear, grinning. Phoebe laughed out loud.

"We really should hurry, Fiona was probably waiting for us. So would you please let go of my boobs?" She asked him. "Alright" Joe pulled a pout as he pulled his hands out from under his hoodie and Phoebe swayed out of bed.

"Oh, but if you want me to get ready, you'll have to give me back my sweater. I want to put this on" Joe clarified, nodding at the hoodie. "Really now?" Phoebe looked at him laughing. Joe nodded frantically.

Shaking her head, Phoebe pulled the hoodie over her head and tossed it to Joe before putting her hands on her hips and looking at him. "Seen enough?" she asked with a raised eyebrow as Joe smirked, checking out her body. He especially liked the purple colored almost heart shaped spot on her boob. "I never get enough of that" he grinned.

• • •

"Finally. I've already approached by four people to ask if I'm lost" Fiona groaned in annoyance as Phoebe and Joe walked up Ja'Marr's driveway. "Sorry, took a little longer getting dressed" Phoebe apologized and pulled Fiona into a quick hug before they all ran up the stairs to Ja'Marr's door.

"Why? Did Joe try to take it right back off you?" Fiona asked, laughing. "Very funny" Phoebe nudged her indignantly. "Well, the thought was there" Joe whispered to Phoebe with a grin.

After the group of three were let in, they greeted a few people before settling down at the dining room table with Sam, whom they had picked up at some point between the kitchen and living room, and surveyed the crowd.

It was manageable. While Phoebe had a feeling that the at least a third of the team plus partners and some with children were present, it was still fewer people than at Sam's last week and significantly fewer than she was used to at college parties.

"Where's Kim? Didn't she want to have a reunion with Tee? I bet you would have brought her if she did" Sam asked, reaching into the bowl of chips sitting on the table in front of them.

"Oh, I would have so loved to bring her, but she couldn't today. Her family has one of those important business dinners where they have to show what a great family business they are" Phoebe rolled her eyes.