I texted Joe and let him know that I'd landed, afterwards I called Austin like I said I would. I walked out of the airport and waited for Joe to pick me up, he said he was only 5 minutes away so I didn't wait long. Joe grabbed my bag for me when he arrived and I sat in the passengers seat.
"How was the trip?" he asked with a smile.
"It was good," I reply. I was being honest but if I were to be more accurate I would've said bittersweet. I think he noticed by the look on my face that I was bottling something up.
"I know we aren't the closest of friends but you can talk to me about anything Jasmine. I'm not going to judge you, ever."
Something about his words made me emotional, tears began falling from my eyes. Joe put his hand on my arm, doing his best to console me as he drove.
"I don't think I'm ever going to see him again," I say through my tears, "And I didn't realize how attached I still was to him. I thought we were going to get back together but we didn't and I should've expected that but it all just hurts and it barely makes sense."
"Hey, listen it's gonna be okay," Joe wiped my tears while we waited at the red light, "as much as I wish things would've worked out for you, sometimes things have to come to end to lead to better opportunities. Not only for him but for you too. You told me how hard you worked to get over him and I know this probably set you back but you can do it again. You're strong, you can get through this."
I wiped my tears, his words resonating with me. "Okay," I say plainly, not really have the energy to say anything more.
Joe looked over and hesitantly put his hand on my knee before asking, "Is this okay?" to which I nodded. We sat like this in silence, the contact of his hand on my leg was comforting; if the situation were different I'd even be smiling.
An hour passed and we were back on campus, I sighed in exasperation. God, I don't want to be here.
"I don't want to be here either," Joe said in response to my sigh, almost like he read my mind, "at least the semester is almost over."
"Yeah," I say. Joe pulled into the girls dorms' parking lot, I was a little upset when he removed his hand from my knee. He got out of the car and grabbed my luggage from the backseat, opening the passnager door for me as I gathered my things. He didn't return my bag, and instead carried it up the stairs for me.
"Thank you for driving me, Joe." I say when we reached my door. I was glad that I didn't have a roommate so I wasn't disturbing anyone. Joe set my bag down and was about to walk out the door, but something in me didn't want him to leave.
"Joe can you stay? I really don't want to be alone right now," I say without really thinking.
Joe took a moment to reply, I assume he was thinking it over. "Where am I going to sleep?" he asked.
"We can share my bed, I sleep near the wall anyway. I mean if you don't want to it's fine I promise."
"I'm gonna use the bathroom and then I'll be ready for bed," he smiled before he walked off. I put a couple of extra pillows on the bed and fluffed up the comforter. I took off my bra and wore an oversized t-shirt and shorts. When he came back out I was already in bed.
"Will you turn the lights off?" I asked. He did, leaving on my low ambient lighting, though the light from the sunrise was creeping through my blinds, he crawled in the bed afterwards. I felt the warmth radiating off of him even though he was ar least a foot away from me. I could tell he was still awake but both of us were quiet. My mind started racing with memories of Austin and I although I tried to force them away. Eventually and, quite expectedly tears began to stream down my face. I turned over on my side and was met with Joe's pale green eyes.
"Come here," he said before pulling me closer to him. I was now laying in the middle of the bed in his arms, his body heat keeping me warmer than my blanket. "It's gonna be okay Jas," he said calmly as he held me close, "I'm your friend, I'll always be here for you."
I lay there in his arms, my head in the crook of his neck. He smelled amazing, woodsy was the best way to describe it. As muscular as Joe was I've never been more comfortable in someone's arms. I felt myself drifting off to sleep. After the events of the weekend it felt like I was lost, but right now everything feels okay.
A/N: More filler. ik things seem to be moving kinda fast with Joe but I felt like they deserved a cute comforting moment together yk?
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You're The One
Fanfiction"What are you doing here?" he asked. "I came to see you. I'm sorry that I barely texted and I didn't call, there's no reason why I didn't other than I was scared." "Of what?" "Losing you."
