Elements of Us /// Jimmy Butler

Chapter 6

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"Jimmy its fine, just come here." She called again as her eyes fluttered shut, and she could feel herself dozing off.

"Are you sure you're okay with this?" he asked from the opposite side of the bed.

"Mhm." She managed to get out as she turned her body towards him, "J, I'm the one invading your house, you shouldn't have to sleep on the couch just because of me really, just lay down so we can both go to bed." She pleaded, giving little begging eyes.

"Okay," he nodded, "as long as you say it's okay."

"It's fine." She whispered, and couldn't help but smile at how much of a gentleman he was.

"What?" he asked of her smile, as he approached the light switch, turning it off.

"Nothin." She shook her head, "Night, thanks for letting me stay."

"Anytime, you know that." He said, as she felt his presence move into the bed beside her.

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Jimmy woke up to a loud bang, followed by laughter. He rolled over to the side of the bed and saw that it was 9:30 in the morning. He stretched quickly and changed into a new shirt before opening the bedroom door to see a mess.

"What happened to my kitchen?" Jimmy asked while laughing seeing Taj and Allison standing in his kitchen, looking as if they attempted to make breakfast, with batter everywhere.

"Jimmy we made you breakfast as a thank you." Allison said, wiping some batter from her hand on her shirt and then turning to show a plate of pancakes.

"And I promise we're gonna clean this up, too." Taj added as they all sat down to eat together.

"Thanks, but you guys didn't have to do this, really." Jimmy laughed.

"It's all good, we-" Allison began

"We were hungry." Taj interrupted, causing everyone to break out laughing again.

During the entirety of breakfast they all kept laughing together and Taj couldn't help but notice Jimmy always stealing glances at Allison when she wasn't looking.

After they finished, Allison and Taj cleaned up with some help from Jimmy.  Allison got her stuff together and dug through her bag to find her keys.

"Bye Taj." She said as she gave a half hug to Taj who was seated on the couch, eyes glued to the television screen.

"Oh, uh, yeah see ya."

"I'll walk you out." Jimmy offered as he silently laughed at Taj and lead Allison to the door as they both stepped outside.

"Thanks for letting me crash here last night, Jimmy, really I appreciate it." She spoke, as she turned to face him.

"Nah, it's no problem." He smiled, "Anytime, really."

"Thanks, J." she smiled

"Drive safe, okay?" He said as he leaned in to hug her goodbye.

"I will." She responded as she stood on her tip toes to give Jimmy a small peck

on the cheek and a hug, "Bye." She waved as she walked towards her car.

"See ya." He responded as he watched her go for a moment before turning back to go inside.

"What's up with you man?" Taj asked as Jimmy walked towards him, must be a commercial break.

"Huh?" Jimmy questioned, sitting down on the couch to join him.

"You got a thing for her or somethin?"