"Guiding Light" Judd Birch x reader

seventeen.

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"And when did you learn to do this...?" Y/n asked, sitting in a circle of snow was Judd placed snow bricks around her.

"When I was little." Is all he said, determined to make the best igloo y/n had ever seen.

"Mm." She replied, watching his concentrated face. The two of them had snuck into some marked off woods near the resort to hang out alone.

"Do you have baby pictures of yourself?" She asked suddenly.

"My mom does."

"When we get back to bridgeton, can I see them?" She asked, laying back into the snow and looking up at the trees.

"Just a few." He replied immediately, and y/n chuckled, closing her eyes and listening to the sound of his movements. Sometime after she drifted off to sleep, still tired from her lack of sleep the night before. And Judd worked quietly, sneaking glances at her whenever he could.

"When are you going to ask her to be your girlfriend?" Sonya asked, sitting in a nearby tree.

Why hadn't he thought of that before? Suddenly Judd realized he wanted y/n to be his girlfriend, he wanted it so bad in fact, that his chest was beginning to hurt.

Before he realized it, the igloo was finished, and y/n was softly snoring inside.

Instead of waking her, he crawled in and laid at her side, tucking her head under his chin and falling asleep as well.

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When y/n awoke again, she was much warmer than she expected to be. Softly, she sat up, gloves crunching against the snow.

"Good morning." Judd mumbled, eyes not yet open.

"You finished it." Y/n said with a small smile. As he sat up, she crawled around and inspected the walls of the igloo.

They were pink.

Well not actually, it was like a pink light was shining on them, one that disappeared in the way of her shadow.

"Whew, its cold in here." A voice called out.

Y/n whipped around quickly to see a familiar face. It was a bug thing with a glowing butt.

"You were the worm on my shoulder!" Y/n whispered.

"I was. Im Rochelle." She smiled.
"Your love bug."

"Love bug." Y/n mumbled to herself.

Did she love Judd? She had never thought about it before. Did he love her?

"Yeah, about an hour and a half ago." Judd replied, looking at her.

"I slept for that long?" She asked, crawling back over to his side. He nodded, wrapping an arm around her waist.

"Thank you for staying with me." She smiled up at him. He looked down at her, hard stare boring into hers as usual. Then for a quick second it softened, and he gave her a little smile, making her heart skip a beat.

Shit. Maybe she did love Judd.

"Yes. A love bug." Rochelle replied.

Y/n straightened her back a little and pressed a soft kiss to Judd's lips.

As she pulled away, he chased her, pulling her into another warm kiss.

Then y/n wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer as she stole his breath. His cold hands trailed under her sweater, touching her sides with care.

Judd laid her out on the snow carefully, pressing a kiss to her lips, then her cheek, then her other cheek, then her forehead, and before y/n knew it, he was pressing kisses all over her face. Y/n giggled at the sensation, playfully trying to push him off. She only laughed harder as he grabbed her hands, holding them in place so he could continue his assault.

"What is up with you?" She giggled, watching as he pulled back and looked down at her.

"Be my girlfriend." He said. Y/n's eyes widened.

"What?"

"I mean-" Judd backed up off of her, letting her sit up and face him. His gaze never left hers, but his fingers slightly shook and tapped against each other.

"Can I...be your boyfriend...?" He mumbled then held his breath.

He watched as y/n looked down in thought, then she placed her hand to chin.

"Welllll..... I dont know...." she said seriously. Judd immediately let go of the breath he was holding, his heart pounding hard in his chest.

There. She said no.

"Im joking." She said suddenly, playful smile under her lips.
"Id love to be your girlfriend."

Judd rolled his eyes, but nevertheless pulled y/n to him, wrapping his arms around her and hugging her tightly.

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"Judd." Y/n chuckled, trying to find the key to the cabin door while Judd tirelessly tried to kiss her.

"We're gonna be out here all night if you dont stop." She fake glared, giggling at Judd's shrug as he softly grabbed her chin, kissing her again.

"What can I say? I like kissing my girlfriend." he mumbled against her lips, trying to get her to open her mouth and deepen the kiss. Y/n rolled her eyes and pushed him back a bit.

"You can kiss me all you want when we're back in the room and in our pajamas." Y/n fished the key from her purse and unlocked the door.

"There you two are!" Diane called out as the two stepped in. The fireplace in the Cabin's living room was lit and everyone was playing monopoly by the fire.

"Where'd you go off to?"

"Oh we just went for a walk in the forest." Y/n smiled, taking off her coat and hanging it up, her boots followed.

She could feel Judd's stare as she stood at the edge of the room and conversed with the family.

"Why does she want to spend so much time talking to your mom???" Maury huffed in irritation.

Judd just stuffed his hands in his pockets and leaned against the wall, watching them.

After a while, y/n glanced back at Judd, taking in his leaning position and pouting expression with a laugh. Then she shook her head and excused the two of them to their room.

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