Evan Peters Drabbles

Prompt #30 (Jimmy Darling [AHS] x Reader)

"I swear it was an accident."

------------------------------------------------------

You were so dead.

You just wanted to do something nice for your boyfriend, but it backfired so badly & now, you were screwed. He was going to be livid when he found out & you knew he would probably dump you the minute you dropped the bombshell on him.

You had ruined his only pair of gloves. They were completely destroyed, far beyond the point of repair. All you were trying to do was shine them up & get the nice brown leather smooth & gleaming again, but instead, you ended up burning a large hole straight through the leathery material. You tried to stitch it back up, staple it, glue it, even melt it back together, anything you could think of, you tried it, but nothing worked. His gloves were ruined & it was all your fault.

For a while, you forgot about the gloves entirely. Days went by & Jimmy stayed home, so he didn't need them & they slipped from your mind completely, until one night, about two weeks after the accident.

Jimmy wanted to take you out on a date, starting with a stroll around the downtown area & ending with a lovely dinner at the local diner, yours & his favorite restaurant in the whole world. Again, you had completely forgotten about the gloves.

Jimmy smiled widely as he pressed a kiss to your lips, "Great," he replied after you agreed to go out with him tonight, "Let me jus' get ma mi'tens & we can go."

Those words were what made you remember: you demolished his gloves.

You bit your lip nervously as he searched around his trailer for his gloves, furrowing his eyebrows when be couldn't find them after several minutes of burrowing & searching for them.

Finally, he looked over at you & inquired, "Have ya seen my mi'tens, darlin'?"

You bit the inside of your cheek, "I um..." he went back to searching, thankfully not waiting for you to answer. You watched him as he kept looking for his gloves, sputtering curse words every now & then. Eventually, he got frustrated.

"Where the Hell are them goddamn mi'tens?!" you groaned internally, knowing that you had to tell him now.

"Jimmy?"

He turned to look at you, his face immediately softening, "Yeah, Doll?"

You bit your cheek, "I-I know where your gloves are."

He smiled, "Really? Well, why didn't ya say so?"

You sighed, "Because I...I..."

He walked over to you, concern evident on his face, "What's the matter, Darlin'?"

You looked at him sadly, "I...I ruined your gloves, Jimmy. I'm so sorry..."

He looked at you, confused, "Ruined 'em? What do ya mean?"

You sighed & went to the small nightstand by Jimmy's bed. Jimmy had designated that drawer as your drawer, letting you put whatever you wanted in there on the promise that he would never look in there for any reason. You opened up the small drawer & pulled out his messed up gloves, running your fingers over them for a moment with your back facing Jimmy. You took a deep breath before you turned around, holding out the gloves for him to see. His eyes wandered to the gloves & he frowned softly. All the guilt you had been suppressing for the past few weeks suddenly came rushing back, bursting the dam within you, "I'm so sorry, Jimmy. I was just trying to clean them & get them shiny & as good as new, but the cleaner was too strong that it melted holes in them & & God Jimmy I'm so sorry I swear it was an accident..."

He watched you for a moment before he laughed, pulling you into a bone-crushing hug. You squeaked & dropped his tattered gloves to the ground. You tried to hug him back, but your arms were pinned to your sides. He sensed your discomfort & let you go, still laughing. You raised an eyebrow at him, "So...you're not mad about the gloves?"

He shook his head & smiled, "Of course not, Darlin'. You didn't do nothing wrong. Like ya said, it was an accident," he kissed your forehead gently, "Besides, you were right all along; I didn't even need them goddamn things," you smiled at him, sighing in major relief. You thought for sure he was going to have your head, but you should have known better. Jimmy is far too sweet & forgiving to do something like that, especially to you. In addition, it was an accident, & Jimmy was very forgiving of accidents. He laughed, "Doll, ya look like ya seen a ghost! You alrigh'?"

You laughed & nodded, "Yeah, I was just so worried that you would be upset with me."

He chuckled, "Not a chance, Darlin'," he smiled widely, making your heart stop, "You mean much more to me than them gloves."

You blushed slightly but returned his smile, "Aww shucks," you replied, using the same two words he used with you on a regular basis.

He laughed & kissed your nose, "I love ya, Darlin'."

You grinned, "I love you too, Jimmy," he returned your grin & kissed you quickly.

"Now, are ya ready for that date I promised?" he said as he slipped his hand into yours.

You intertwined your fingers through his, smiling, "Definitely," you stood up on your tip toes & gave him another quick kiss before running excitedly towards his motorcycle, holding hands with a laughing Jimmy, who dragged behind you.