𝐽𝐽 𝑀𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠

Distraught

It's late afternoon and you are currently sitting fully clothed in the shower with the main purpose of feeling something. It's been a long week to say the least. You're struggling to pay rent, working ridiculous hours and taking in everyone else's problems instead of letting yours out. The pressure has built up to the point where you can't take it anymore.
At this point you can't tell if it's your tears or the shower water running down your face. It all feels too similar.

"Hey babe I'm home!" JJ called out. His voice was only just able to be heard over the sound of the many water droplets hitting the ground with considerable force. He must've just got home from work.

As much guilt as you felt, you didn't respond. You didn't want him finding you in this state. You hadn't actually meant to stay in the shower for as long as this but there's nothing you can do about it now. You hoped that he wouldn't bother looking for you so that you could sort yourself out before going to see him, but you knew that he's not that type of person and can probably ready tell that somethings wrong.

A minute or so passed before you heard a soft knock at the door.
"Hey it's me, are you okay?" You heard him say from the other side of the door.

You love that he cares about you so much, but you hate seeming weak which is why you don't really want him to see you like this.

"Yeah I'm fine." You replied in a reassuring tone, but JJ of all people will know when you're lying.

After a short pause he spoke up again.
"Can I come in?" He asked in a soft tone which only made you feel terrible for shutting him out in the first place.

You sighed in defeat and stared down at the ground beneath you.
"Yeah." You replied barely above a whisper.

Almost immediately the door slowly opened and JJ's head peaked through the gap. As soon as he saw my state, his expression dropped considerably.
"Oh shit what's wrong baby?"

Without thinking twice he climbed into the shower and sat down next to you, wrapping an arm around your waist to pull you closer to his body.

Within seconds his whole body was drenched as yours was already. He used his other hand to push his dripping hair out of his face so that he could see you in a clearer perspective.

"Just overthinking again, I'm okay." You managed to explain, but the break in your voice at the end of the sentence exposed your lies.

"You're obviously not okay, what's going on in this pretty little head of yours?" He asked, planting a gentle kiss to your forehead.

You let out a small sigh before explaining everything to him. Like the perfect boyfriend he is, he sat and listened to every little detail. It felt amazing to let everything out for once.

"You should've said something so I could help you." He said, rubbing his hand slowly up and down my waist.

"I know, I'm sorry babe." You replied, resting your head down on JJ's shoulder.

"How about we hop out of the shower and dry off, then we can cuddle and watch a movie?" He suggested which put a small smile on your face.

"I'd like that."

With that JJ carefully stood up from the shower floor, turned off the water and held out his hand for you to take. He helped you out of the shower and grabbed you a fresh towel, and another for himself.

He then lead the way to your shared bedroom and started picking out some dry clothes for him to put on.
You also looked through your draws and pulled out a pair of sweatpants and a hoodie so that you could be as comfy as possible.

The two of us quickly got changed before hopping into bed next to each other. Almost instantly JJ wrapped his arms around your waist and pulled you into his chest. His usual comforting scent of weed and the ocean flooded my senses as your body began to relax.

"Oh shoot I forgot about the movie." JJ exclaimed as he started to move again.

"Don't worry about it babe, you're all I need." You said with a small smile as you pressed a soft kiss to his lips.

"Oh by the way, I'm picking up a few extra hours at work next week so that might help with the rent." JJ explained with a soft smile.

"Are you sure? I don't want you to overwork yourself." You replied, reaching up to run your fingers through his damp hair.

"It's okay I can handle it, and if it takes some stress off of you then it's worth it."

You couldn't help but smile at your caring boyfriend. "I love you so much Jay."

"I love you too princess." He replied, planting a kiss onto your forehead before the room fell into a comfortable silence.

Within minutes you had fallen asleep in the comfort of JJ's strong, comforting arms. Somehow he always knew how to make you feel better and that was one of the many things that you loved about him.