Spark in the Dark

Chapter 45

It was much later than usual when Juice texted Shawn to see if he could go to her place. She had been starting to think he wasn't coming and the text got her excited. After unlocking the back door so he could just walk in when he arrived, she decided to make herself some coffee. She had a feeling she was going to need the caffeine. Shawn sat on a stool at her kitchen island to sip her drink.

The back door opened a little while later and Juice stepped in. Shawn noticed that he looked tired.

"You look like you had a... shitty night," she told him and bit her lip to not laugh. He stepped towards her to lean on the counter she was sitting at.

"You're funny," he said.

"You stink."

"Who's fault is that?"

"I said I was sorry," Shawn said, but she was still trying to not laugh. "Go get in the shower. I'll throw your clothes in my machine."

"Yeah?" He asked and she nodded. "What am I going to wear when I get out?"

"I think you'll be good for awhile."

"You going to join me in there when you're done?"

"Of course."

They went upstairs and Juice got undressed for his shower. Shawn took his clothes back down so she could put them in the washing machine. His wallet was on a chain and hooked to his pants, so she unclipped it and took it out of his pocket before putting the clothes in. Once she was done, she eyed his wallet. He had told her that the pictures of them from Fun Town were in there. She wanted to see them, but wasn't sure if going in his wallet was invading his privacy or not. Shawn decided that if the pictures were the only thing she looked at, it wasn't wrong and opened his wallet.

The first thing she saw was his driver's license. She smiled at his picture. It was taken before he shaved his hair into the mohawk and it reminded her of how he looked when they first met. She opened the part where bills were meant to be kept and was a little alarmed by how much cash he had. She chose not to count it, that seemed bad, but it looked like more money than she would have been willing to carry around in cash. She saw the two photo strips in front of his money and pulled them out.

The pictures she had taken alone were on top. Shawn normally hated pictures of herself, but these weren't too bad. She flipped the photos so she could see the ones they had taken together. Shawn's heart did a hard thud in her chest. For their third photo, Shawn had kissed his cheek with her eyes closed. She hadn't know what he had done in that picture until now. He was looking at her with a smile on his face. His eyes had a look that made Shawn want to melt. He had told her that he loved her and she hadn't doubted it, but if she had, this photo would have erased all doubt.

She put the photos back in his wallet and left it on her kitchen counter so he couldn't forget it. Then she went back upstairs and entered the bathroom. Juice stuck his head out of the shower curtain.

"You getting in?" He asked.

"Yea, just give me a sec," she told him and went over to the bathroom mirror. Steam covered it and she wiped it off with her hand. She was taking her earrings out and glanced at him in the mirror's reflection for a moment. She looked down to place her earrings next to Juice's rings on a small dish she kept there for jewelry, when she felt Juice's hands on her hips. He grabbed her and pulled her into the shower, fully clothed.

"Juice, no!" She squealed in delight.

He pinned her between the wall and himself and kissed her all over. His lips brushed over her lips, jawline, ears, and neck as she moaned and squirmed beneath his weight. He pulled away and looked down at her body. Her wet clothes clung to her, making Juice smile.

"As nice as that looks, I think it's time to lose some of those clothes," he told her. She nodded and lifted her arms above her head. He grabbed the hem of her shirt and slowly peeled it up and over her head. She leaned towards him and kissed his neck as he unbuttoned her jeans and tried pulling them off, but the wet denim wanted to stick to her legs, making it difficult for him. He struggled to pull them down. "This idea seemed sexier in my head."

Shawn laughed and helped him with her jeans. Once that was off, he removed the last remaining pieces of clothing she had on. Lifting her by the back of her knees, Juice held her up against the wall and Shawn wrapped her arms and legs around him.

"I missed you," Juice whispered in her ear.

"Me or my body?" Shawn jokingly asked him.

"You. Every part of you, including your body."

"I love you."

"I love you, too."

"Show me," she challenged him. Juice smiled broadly and did as he was told.