You're the Right Person (So it's the Right Time)

Chapter 8

Tw: smut and anxiety/panic attack
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John B spends the entirety of the next morning cleaning his house and getting it ready for Sarah to spend a few days there.

He doesn't really understand why he's so nervous about this, she spends almost every day here anyway, but this time feels so much different.

He deep cleaned the châteaux, throwing away old things, putting clothes in the laundry. He cleans until it's spotless, then decides he needs a few things.

He returns from the store with a few groceries and a bouquet of flowers. But what he doesn't expect to see when he gets back is a pile of bills on his doorstep and a notice that he has 30 days to pay his bills before he gets kicked out.

"Fucking hell" he says to himself. Knowing he doesn't have a job right now and he can't pay for the bills. And if he can't pay for the bills, how can he take care of Sarah, or pay for anything for that matter. He's told Sarah that he doesn't have much money before, she knows that he is struggling right now but how can he tell her this?

He throws the stack of bills behind something on his counter. And gets back to the groceries. He puts the flowers in a vase on the table and makes sure everything is perfect. He wants to have a perfect weekend with Sarah, not worry about how much his life sucks. Usually that's easy but the looming reminder that he might not have a home in a month is making it difficult.

In the meantime Sarah is packing her things in a small bag. Everything she thinks she will need for the next few days. Clothes, toothbrush, perfume, deodorant, a book, the important things.

"Alright Sar I'm leaving!" Ward shouts up from downstairs

Sarah runs downstairs with her things to say goodbye and then she's on her way to John B's house.

She calls John B when she arrives, he picks up on the second ring.

"Hey! I'm here"

"Awesome, you know the door is open right?"

"Yes but it felt rude to just walk in"

"All this time, and all the things we've done together, and you still don't want to walk into my house, I love you Sarah" he says and she can hear the grin on his face

"Shut up. I'm walking into your house now bye" she says into the phone.

"Look who walked into my house all by herself!" John B jokes

"I know I'm so grown up now! I can open doors!" Sarah jokes back sitting down on the couch

"I'm so proud of you, my little girl is so grown up" he says with a pretend happy cry

"Okay you can stop that now" she giggles "John B! Did you get my flowers" she says as she gets up and walks to the vase.

"I figured my girl needed something special for her stay" he replies as he walks over to where Sarah is standing.

"This is so sweet thank you!" She says as she wraps her arms around his neck leaning up on her tiptoes. He immediately responds, melting into her wrapping his arms around her waist.

He breaks apart the hug by grabbing a daisy and putting it behind her ear. She blushes and moves them back to the couch.

She reaches up for the flower "thank you, it was very sweet, you did not need to get my flowers but I love them nonetheless" leaning in to kiss him

He kisses her back. And while neither of them expected it to escalate here they are. When the initial kiss broke apart and John B leaned in again, Sarah kissed him back twice as hard.