Where It All Starts (Joel Miller Fanfiction)

9. Drive

Pairing: no-outbreak!joel miller x f!reader

Warnings: fluff, sweet joel, domestic joel, rom-com

Summary (Series): reader as Joel's neighbor. Joel's wife left him so Joel asked his neighbor for help in babysitting Sarah.

Summary: Pov: Joel comforting you after a bad day at work.

Words count: 1.4k

Pic by https://id.pinterest.com/pin/806566614536743051/

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It had been a few days since that passionate kiss on the night of Sarah's birthday and you hadn't had the right time to talk about it with Joel.

"Hey." Joel hung his jacket on the coat rack and put the keys in the key bowl.

"Hey.." You were sitting on the couch with baby Sarah on your chest and turned your head to see him.

"You okay?" Joel was concerned as you sounded languid.

"Yeah." You sighed and wiped your face.

"You sick?" He asked again.

"No." You sighed again.

"You wanna talk? Anythin'?" He sat beside you on the couch and faced you.

"Just a bad day at work." You finally explained why.

"What happened? Talk to me." He put his hand on your shoulder.

"Someone yelled at my face this morning." You started sobbing.

You were not usually like this but maybe because you were PMS-ing so you were more sensitive.

"Why did she yell at you?" He tucked your hair behind your ear.

"He." You hyperventilated.

"Why did he yell at you?" He repeated the question.

"I don't know. He suddenly came to me and lashed out. He was complaining about how the muffin wasn't baked good enough." You were mumbling as you cried but Joel understood what you were saying.

"He's a jerk." Joel got annoyed.

"Do you remember his face?" He asked.

You nodded as you pouted your lips.

"Call me if he comes there again. I'll kick his ass." Joel wiped your tears away from your cheeks.

You laughed with tears on your face, snorting your snots. Sarah was awakened by your laugh and snort. Then she raised her head and looked at you. Her small hands cupped both of your cheeks. She babbled. It was like she was trying to comfort you too. You laughed at Sarah's actions.

"You're not gonna do that." You snorted again and looked at Joel.

"Oh! You think I won't?" Joel gave you a tissue then crossed his arms.

"Uh-huh." You nodded as you blew your nose.

"You'll see." Joel caressed your head.

You giggled. You were thankful you had Joel and Sarah to comfort you. You had been alone for a while and you didn't have a shoulder to cry on whenever you needed one.

"Thank you, Joel." You smiled at him.

"I'm always here for you, darlin'." He cupped your cheeks and rubbed it with his thumb.

"Sarah's your sidekick too." He cooed at his daughter.

"Do you want to go for a drive?" He suddenly asked.