no strings attached - j.b

gives you hell

"I'm going to kill you" No sooner had Joe opened the door of his house, Phoebe dashed past him in a huff. Surprised, he looked after her before closing the door and following her into the living room, where Phoebe, hands on hips, stood with her back to him.

"Don't even try it. You won't last a second in jail; they don't like rich, stuck-up liars there. Besides, your family probably wouldn't be behind you anymore, but hey, come on in" Joe rolled his eyes and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

"You're impossible" Phoebe turned to him and gave him a nasty glare. "And you're really bad at keeping promises. What was that again? I can bet my ass I don't have to see you again and here you are, three days later" Joe held her gaze.

"You really hate me a lot, don't you?" Phoebe's gaze reflected anger, but Joe was sure he also saw a glint of disappointment and vulnerability.

"I've made that abundantly clear, haven't I? But how can you tell this time? What are you accusing me of again?" he raised an eyebrow questioningly.

"That you're going around telling everyone what happened. What I did" Phoebe explained.

"Wohoo, slow down, why would I do that?" Joe asked confused.

"To expose me. You just said yourself that you hate me. You want to destroy my reputation. You want to show everyone that I'm not the sweet angel everyone thinks I am. You said so yourself" Phoebe reminded him of their last conversation in Paige's office.

"I wish people wouldn't think you're this sweet innocent girl, you're not, even though you're really good at the role, but I would never go around everywhere trying to do you harm. Not even after what you did to me" Joe clarified.

"Oh, and then how do you explain the fact that everyone seems to know about it?" Phoebe looked at him questioningly.

"Where does the assumption that everyone knows come from, anyway?" Joe asked a counter question.

Phoebe sighed. "First of all, all the staff whisper behind my back and as soon as I turn to them they are completely silent...."

"come on, you went to high school and college yourself. There's always whispering, it doesn't have to have anything to do with me. After all, you're a Brown, there's bound to be other things to talk about you"

"You never miss a chance to mention that I'm a Brown. I must have really traumatized you" Phobe shook her head.

"Honestly, I'm just making up for the mentions you missed that night about what your last name was" Joe countered.

Phoebe shook her head and pulled her phone out of her pocket. "And secondly, I received this message a few hours ago" she held her phone in front of his face.

"Found out about the incident from Burrow and you. Will you please come a half hour early tomorrow. We need to talk about it. Aunt Katie" Joe read the message out loud.

"Incident of Burrow and you. Earlier for family dinner. We need to talk. Do you understand where the thought is coming from?" Phoebe looked at him.

Joe remained silent. It really sounded like what had happened between them had come out.

"Well I swear to you, Phoebe. I didn't say anything about it" Joe raised his arms innocently. "Who else knows but us?" Phoebe started pacing the room, sighing.

"Sam?" Joe pondered aloud. Outraged, Phoebe stopped and glared at Joe. "Sam would never. He's way too close with both of us to tell anyone" she clarified.

"Easy, I was just thinking about who knows. I didn't make any accusations. Who did you tell then? Your cousin?" Joe asked.

"No, he doesn't know anything. As far as I know, anyway. He hasn't mentioned anything to me. But I told my best friend, well, she witnessed it because she was at the club that night too, but she has no ties to the organization. What about Ja'Marr, he was at the club too after all. Does he know what happened?"

"Of course he knows. He's my best friend, and after all, he saw us together at the club. Ja'Marr likes to talk, but I know he would never just blurt something out like that" Joe assured her.

"That leaves just the two of us" Phoebe mumbled. "Oh, so you still think it was me?" Joe asked, offended.

"Well, it wasn't me. Otherwise I wouldn't just barge in on you like this and accuse you" Phoebe barked back.

"You sure? You do enjoy confronting me all the time" Joe rolled his eyes.

"Yeah right. I didn't have anything to do today. So I thought I'd come over and have a little argument with you" Phoebe scoffed. "Just admit that you blabbed. I finally admitted my mistake too. Then we're even"

"No way. We're not even. I didn't do anything. Why should I?" Joe grew louder.

"Come on. I'm not blind or stupid. I know how you players and the staff feel about us Browns. The way you guys talk about me. That must have made you want to show off a little, that you already...had me" Phoebe accused him.

Joe laughed out loud. "I'd rather rot in hell than admit I was in bed with you" he hissed back. "Although if I go to hell I'll never get rid of you".

"Ha ha, very funny. Don't change the subject" Phoebe sneered back.

"Ok, it wasn't me Phoebe. I swear I didn't tell anyone" Joe assured her.

"I give a fuck about that. I don't believe you, but don't worry. I'm going to find out and if it comes out that it was you, I'm going to make your life a living hell. I'm getting tired of you and all this shit" she took a step towards him and tapped her finger vigorously on his chest.

"You should have thought about that before you pulled that shit with me" Joe hoisted. "And don't mess with me. I got a whole team behind me" he grabbed her hand and took another step towards her, causing Phoebe to walk backwards until she finally had her back against the wall.

"I guess you forget who owns the organization" she wrenched her hand free from Joe's grip and squinted her eyes angrily. She was about to push herself up from the wall and past him when Joe grabbed her by both shoulders and pushed her back against the wall.

"You don't intimidate me with your name" he leaned down to her face so that there were only a few inches between them. Before Phoebe could say anything back, he placed his lips on hers.

I told ya!! Inspired by my great shiesty trio so credits to them!
It's Friday!!! Hope you're all having a great start in the weekend!
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