Stuck on you pt2*

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Summary: after getting back together with Joe, it's evident that he's struggling mentally with how the season is going

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Summary: after getting back together with Joe, it's evident that he's struggling mentally with how the season is going. Just like he usually does, he shuts you out until it all comes rushing to the surface and it's your job to reassure him and calm him down.

Warning: smut, couples fighting, mentions of blood and death threats, and angst

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Once I got home for the first time since getting back together with Joe, I was just going to wait for Joe to get home from his game so I could greet him by the door like I usually do, but as I was unpacking my things, I couldn't help but notice all of the misplaced items around the house. With Joe's busy life, he doesn't deserve to worry about coming home to a messy house and so I was the one who cleaned up and made sure everything was in the right spot. So, as soon as I got unpacked, I went around the house and helped Joe clean up a little bit and put things back where they belonged. It looked like Joe made an attempt at being tidy since he hates a messy living space, but since he never used to have to worry about cleaning up, a lot of things were in the wrong spots

After cleaning up, I decided to instead go upstairs and take a small bath while waiting for him. Being back in this house made me realize just how much I missed it, and one of the things I love most of all is the bathtub. It was just the right size to fit two people comfortably in any given circumstance, which Joe and I found out the first day he purchased it, meaning that there was so much room for me to relax since I figured I would be done before Joe got home and he wouldn't have a chance to join me.

It only took me a few minutes to fill up the tub with water and at the right temperature too; the temperature that Joe always complains about because it is apparently too hot for his liking. Once full, I stripped and then stepped into the big tub. As soon as my cool skin touched the hot water, goosebumps began to decorate my skin and I started to shiver slightly. I couldn't help but smile and let out a small moan when I sunk fully into the water so my head was just above it, wanting all of my body fully submerged. "This is the life." I sighed out while resting my head on the tub and closing my eyes.

I was only trying to make take a short bath and be downstairs by the time Joe arrived home from the stadium, but time seemed to go by extremely quickly while being the most comfortable I have been in weeks. The smell of the familiar candle that I lit filled the entire room and made me feel at ease. There were so many things that I missed about being together with Joe. For instance, how he always buys the same candle from bath and body works because he knows it's my favorite. After we broke up I threw out every single warm sugar vanilla scent I had in my apartment: candles, wallflowers, hand sanitizers, soaps, everything, All because I knew that I would be instantly reminded of Joe and how he always noticed the little things, like my favorite scents, even when I didn't come out and directly say it. But now, being able to smell it again just reminded me that we were back together and that things would hopefully be different this time. Better.

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