Chapter 2: Ignomony
"But that intimacy of
mutual embarrassment, in which each feels that the other is feeling something, having once existed, its effect is not to be
done away with."
-George Eliot
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3 months earlier
(fyi, johnnie can drive in this universe)
"Tara, are you sure this is going to work?" Johnnie was getting nervous.
The lights in Tara's kitchen were practically blinding as he watched her type a message from the other end of the island.
"Of course it'll work, Johnnie. This is Tara you're talking to."
Johnnie chewed on his lower lip
"Right.." his voice trailed off a little
"At least let me see it first.." he motioned for Tara to hand him her phone
Tara slid her phone across the island counter with a grin. Johnnie picked up the phone and read the messages that were sent.
Tara: heeeyyyyy jake!
Jake: heyy tara
Jake: whats up?
Tara: i was wanting to know if you wanted to go swimming with me and johnnie
Jake: ooohhh sounds fun, definitely
Jake: mama bear's gotta get home
Tara: thanks jake! love u lots! ❤️
Tara: me and johnnie will get ready and pick u up in a few hours
Jake: awesome, i'll be ready by then
Tara: ❤️
Johnnie finished reading the messages and looked at Tara with an 'are you serious?' expression.
"Whaaaat? I promise it'll work."
"Tara! I told you not to send them until I read them first!" he handed her phone back
"Ughh," she groaned dramatically while getting up off of the island stool, "stop worrying, Johnnieee."
she made her way to where he was standing
Johnnie rolled his eyes at her
"First off all, I don't like swimming!" he raised his voice by a pitch as he spoke
"Second of all, what the fuck, Tara?!" He practically yelled now, visibly frustrated at girl that was smirking up at him right now
"How is this going to help the situation at ALL?!"
She started up again, "LISTEN to me, Johnnie, i've got this ALL figured out."
He raises an eyebrow at her confident words
"Yeah, okay." he takes a deep breath and sighs
"No, seriously!" she recoils back at him "We'll go swimming under the sunset.." She looks off into the distance as if she was daydreaming, her hands forming arrows like she was directing fake traffic.
She draws out lines with her hands, hoping Johnnie will get the picture
"..And then, you tell Jake he looks sexy..."
She continues creating her air lines as Johnnie watches in disbelief at the stupidity of her plan
She makes a heart with her hands
"...And then, BOOM! He kisses you!!"
Johnnie shakes his head
"Whattt?? It's perfect! Think, Johnnie. You, Jake, no shirts..you see where i'm getting attt.." she nudges johnnie's arm with hers
"Tara, this is the dumbest thing i've ever heard. It won't work!" He rambles off about how Jake probably doesn't even feel the same way and how "He'll just take it as a compliment!" and "What if he thinks i'm weird?!"
"Plus, who the hell thinks of this when trying to find a way to confess?? This isn't confessing, this is...is..." he struggled to find a word "..is- I DONT KNOW- CREEPY?? "
"okayyyyy.." She grins and drags out the 'y'
"so?"
Johnnie walks out of the kitchen
"Where are you going?" she asks, obviously confused
"To change clothes," he grabs his phone and car keys, "I'm not missing out on an opportunity to see Jake without a shirt REGARDLESS of how stupid the plan is."
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Without you (Jake Webber X Johnnie Guilbert)
FanfictionJohnnie remembers it all. Every detail. Every detail before the breakup. But was it really even considered a breakup?
