Everything is Easy - S.Johannson x Y/N reader

Chapter 25: Firsts

Song: ceilings by Lizzy Mcalpine

October 13, 2023. 7:45 pm New York.

Normal POV:

I groaned after getting my blazer off. I can't do this alone but I'm so stubborn that I don't care. I reach for my belt and undo my pants buttons. As I remove my pant, I started to cry. "I can't get my pants off, this is embarrassing. " I thought out loud. I hear a knock followed by a voice, "Y/N/N, it's Scarlett. Do you want me to help you?" "No, I got it, love. Thank you." I replied. Starting to remove my boots so I can remove my pants. But I leaned forward too much, causing me to trip. "Y/N" I hear Scarlett walk in. "I'm sorry, I thought I could do it by myself." "Don't apologize, I got you." I finally see her eyes. "I don't want you to see me. I'm not the same." I tell her, crying my eyes out. "Babe, I got you. Meaning you don't have to worry about what I think. In fact, I only care about you. I'm not here for your body only, I'm here for all of you. The scars, trauma, and everything in between." She gently replies. "I got you, love. Now let me help, can I touch you?" She's asking for consent. This makes my heart warm "Yeah" I cry. "Ok, let me get your shoes off but first sit on the bed." I watch her walk up to me and put my weight on my left leg. "Ready? 1...2...3" She says, holding on to my waist and my right arm. "I got you. Step by step." Thank god I was still in the bedroom. We reach the side of the bed which I immediately jump on, more like splat on. "Hold on let's lock the door, I don't want any more teasing if anyone walks in." I just laugh while imagining the comments from Nicole I would get. As she returns, I could see her eyes widen. "Oh love, what really happened?" She asks.

"No don't answer that. Come on let's get you ready for your shower." She quickly covers. She kneels, paying attention to getting my shoes. But from my view, it leads to an unwanted guest. So I quickly get a blanket from above me and covered myself. As my eyes wander around, I hear Scar laugh "I'm just getting your shoes off. No funny business... well not yet." Her saying 'not yet' in her infamous raspy voice kills me. "I'm sorry. This is just bad timing, I'm sorry." Adjusting as she finished unleashing my left shoe, I feel bad now. "No no, I just enjoying how easy I could get you like this." "You're not helping." I say while moving into this bed. I just waited for my unexpected guest to leave.

But she's just laughing here "Ok now the shirt." "Wait" I stop her by grabbing her hands. "It's just that there's more scarring. I can't tell the other yet, I'm not ready for that." I explain. "I got you, love. Don't worry." She replies. We kept eye contact, she was soo comforting. When I was ready, I just nodded. She then proceeds to, causing my emotions are fall. "It's ok to cry, you're not alone. I'm here and I'm not leaving." I raise my arms and stop where I feel soreness. "Ok, now laying down I'll go around you to get the last bit," she adds. "I'll give you the shirt so you can cover your chest then I'll head to the shower to set a chair for you." I just nod while I stay non-verbal. I'm so glad she understands me. She gets my binder off, then basically runs to the bathroom. Making me laugh, "Thank you love. Can you wait for me, I'll need help getting dressed." I ask her. "Of course." After Scarlett left the bathroom, I headed in and saw that she had put another pair of clothes and undergarments on the counter. Then I was myself in the mirror. My smile faded. I've been avoiding mirrors for 3 months, but you can't avoid this size of a mirror. I couldn't stare at my body anymore so I went to put on the shower. Cold temperature and sat down on the chair. Letting the cold water run down as my memories of being there run through my mind. The bunker. Cold thin wind going through. The smell of urine and liquor. When my legs began to numb, I began to wash my body. Repeating the same words. 'I'm home and safe.'

Scarlett's POV:

While helping Y/N with their shirt, I go to unlock the door and head back to Y/n/n, who laying down. "Lizzie told me about the offer of sharing your room with me. I can't accept it. I just..." they paused, as I watch a tear run down their cheek. "Every aftermath of being deployed leads to nightmare after nightmare. I don't think you're ready for that." They added as they turn to face me. "It's your choice, love. But I do want you to talk to me about it sooner or later. You're not going to scare me away." I try to comfort them by hugging them to my chest. "Thank you, my love." I hear them, as they cry. "God, we haven't even been on a date yet, and look at us." We laugh at their comment. "Well, I wouldn't change a thing if I had the power. I actually enjoy this. Communication is really important to me, so I don't mind your rambles or the sad bits." I replied, fidgeting with their hair. "If we stay here, I probably fall asleep and Lizzie's still waiting for you. So come on love." They try to slide off, but I quickly pull them in for the kiss I've been wanting since they got here. "This...Doesn't...Get...Old.." They commented between breaths. "Ok now we can go"

As we go down the stairs, we hear laughter and I see my brother smirking at us. "I hope you just changed because that was a long time to change." Then he eyes Y/N as a warning. "Hunter, don't. Plus I don't think you could handle them, sorry but work on those gains then we'll see." I walk to the kitchen unaware of Y/N's laugh. "Don't worry, Hunter. I'll teach you, what do you want to learn? Martial Arts, weightlifting, cardio?" I hear Y/N ask while they go around the island. I let them be while I go check on Lizzie and Nicole, only to get smirks. "Can you not? I just helped Y/N with the shower settings." "Only with the shower settings or...?" Lizzie teases while stirring. "Drop it please, I'm here to help if y'all continue I'm leaving." I'm really not in the mood for this again. "Ok, sorry. We're making Gnocchi Soup and beef strips with a mushroom sauce on top." Lizzie says, pointing to the ingredient. "I need you to dice the onions, slice the mushroom, and finely chop garlic. Please." She added, still stirring.

Normal POV:

"Dinner's ready" I hear Nicole call us in. "Roger that. So it's a yes then?" I invited Hunter to L.A. "Of course. Come on, let's eat." He offers a hand to lift me up. "I got it thank you." My femur said another wise. "Woah." He says holds on to me so I could get my balance. "Sorry I forgot about it." I say touching my neck. "About what? What just happened?" Hunter said. "I umm, I'm still recovering from a femur fracture." Thank god he didn't ask more following questions, we just walked to the dining room while he hummed. "Hmm, everything looks soo good. I wish I could take this with me on every deployment. Thank you for making dinner." I tell the girls. "Robbie helped too, you know," Scarlett says while serving drinks. "Do we have juice? I'll skip on the wine." I asked. "Yeah, hold on" While she goes and gets it, "Also excuse Y/N for eating in a bit. When they get back from work, they dig into the food." Nicole says. "Yeah sorry but you can't blame me. Being fed MRIs or shitty chicken with beans for months gets boring and becomes nauseating." I explained, serving myself some of this soup. When I see Scarlett with cranberry juice, I immediately do Scarlett's toddler excited dance. Scarlett notices and laughs, "Thank you love." We start and I can't catch my breath. It's soo good. " Y/n/n slow down, it's not going anywhere," Lizzie says. "I'm sorry but hot damn this is soooo good." As we continue to enjoy dinner, they keep laughing at how I'm eating. Hovering over my food and shit. "I'm sorry." Nicole apologies for me. 

a/n: 

I don't know about this chapter, it just feels weird to me. Anyways, I have to study every muscle in the human body. Pray for me because HOTDAMN. 

Scarlett's house tour is coming soon.