no strings attached - j.b

the end.

"What the fuck, Joe, what animal attacked you?" Ja'Marr stared in surprise at Joe's scratched back as he came out of the shower after his press conference, having just changed back into his boxers and sweatpants.

They had lost the game against the Chargers, bitterly, actually they had been a team which would have been beatable, but it had simply not worked out. At least Sam and he had been able to see Joey Bosa again, who had of course been happy about his team's victory.

Joe just shrugged as Sam now joined the group, wrinkling his nose when he saw Joe's back. "I don't think it was an animal, I think it was a special kind of species of human called Phoebe, right?" he looked at Joe.

"Ugh, Joe, we all know you're fucking her, you don't have to show it like that now, okay? Fine, you have a girlfriend, we don't. Leave us alone with it" Ja'Marr shook his head laughing.

"I didn't say anything. You guys are always butting in there. If you hadn't asked me about the scratches, it wouldn't have even been an issue" Joe rolled his eyes laughing as he quickly pulled on a shirt. It was enough that the two of them had seen it.

"Besides, I'm not the only one who seems to have something going on, huh Tee? From what I overheard from Phoebe, those simple meetings turned into more with you and Kim after all, huh?" Joe tried to deflect from himself and earned a punishing look from Tee.

"Dude, do you really have to drag me into this now?" he asked Joe, but had to laugh. "But yeah you're right. It turned into a little more than that. We are officially going on dates now" he grinned.

"Congrats, Tee. I hope it works out with you two. Kim is really a catch. But back to you Joe" Sam smiled at Tee before turning back to Joe who sighed "Really now? Tee's getting left alone again so soon? I've had to listen to you guys quiz me about Phoebe all season without a break"

"Well, first of all, Tee's back doesn't look like it was attacked by a tiger. Secondly, it's your own fault for dating not only my best friend but also our owner's granddaughter. So deal with it" Sam shrugged, while Ja'Marr nodded in agreement.

"I really need to talk to Phoebe" Joe growled. "We really need to keep our friends out of the relationship more. It feelsI like a polymer relationship around here" he rolled his eyes.

"Oh come on, you're glad Kim, Sam and I are such an important part of your relationship" Ja'Marr patted him on the shoulders. "Absolutely not at all" Joe took his hand off his shoulder and turned back to his locker to finish packing his bag.

He expected another comment from Sam and Ja'Marr but instead, Ja'Marr just nudged him lightly from the side. "We have a special visitor" he murmured to him. Surprised, Joe raised his head and looked toward the door Mike Brown had just stepped through.

Ja'Marr was right. While Mike was on the sidelines at every practice and always available to the boys, he never normally visited the boys' locker room after a game. That he did, today of all days, after a loss was even more surprising.

Mike raised his hand and greeted the players briefly before immediately making his way to Zac. The door behind him remained open for a small moment, through which a person slipped into the locker room.

A bit overwhelmed, Phoebe looked around the room until her eyes finally met Joe's and a big smile spread across her lips as she fought her way to him.

"Hey" she smiled at him, while Joe immediately pulled her into a tight hug. "What are you doing here?" he asked her in surprise before pressing a kiss to her lips. "Grandpa asked me if I wanted to go to the locker room with him, he was going to see Zac so I thought I'd come see how you were doing. Handling the defeat well?" she stroked his cheek tenderly as she screwed up her face.

Joe shrugged his shoulders. "Sucks, but I'll get over it" he explained. "And I'm sure you can help him with that. By the way I thought players girls weren't allowed in the locker rooms" Sam put a hand on Phoebe's shoulder from behind her, who laughed before turning to face Sam.

"Advantages of being the owner's granddaughter" she replied with a shrug. "Funny, we had a similar topic before" Sam laughed and gave Joe a grinning look.

"Hey Sammy" she pulled him into a hug. "Hey Pheebs. Great outfit" he winked at her. Immediately Phoebe started beaming as she spun once in a circle. "Thank you. That's why I'm here" she turned back to Joe.

"I couldn't decide what to wear, so I'm pretty much wearing everything" she pointed to the beanie and bag Joe had given her before opening her jacket. "The sweater and underneath the jersey" she explained as she lifted the sweater briefly to show the black jersey.

Joe laughed as Sam eyed them both. "Where's my number? Shouldn't you be wearing my number too? I'm your best friend" he raised an eyebrow questioningly. Phoebe laughed out loud. "Why? So more people think I'm sleeping with both of you?" she asked. "Good point" Sam mumbled.

"Well, I'll leave you two alone then. I'll pack my stuff and head home. Maybe Henry can cheer me up a bit" Sam raised her hand. "If you give him enough treats, sure" Joe called after him before turning back to Phoebe.

"I really like your outfit" he pulled the beanie over her eyes, which made Phoebe laugh. "If you like it already, wait and see what I'll be wearing when you come over later" she handed him a small bag.

Joe licked his lips before looking around to see if anyone was watching the two of them right now, but the locker room was emptying more and more. Curious, he opened the bag and bristled. "Phoebe, the bag is empty?"

A sly grin flitted across Phoebe's face as she took the bag from Joe's hand. "I know" she winked at him as Joe's jaw dropped open. He cleared his throat before running a hand through his hair.

"I...I think I should hurry up a bit to get out of here" he stuttered before wrapping his arms around Phoebe and pulling her close. Phoebe giggled as she rested her head on his chest. "Yeah, I think so too" she then replied.

Joe pressed a kiss to her hair before pushing her head up to him by the chin. "You know what? I could get used to seeing you here in the locker room after every game" he grinned before he breathed a kiss on her lips.

Phoebe giggled. "I think that can be arranged. After all, I'm a Brown" she winked at him as Joe screwed up his face. Laughing, Phoebe slapped him on the upper arm. "Don't act like you still hate it" she glared at him.

Joe laughed. "I don't. Honestly, I'm starting to enjoy the benefits of it" he grinned. "Oh, how drastically something like that can change" Phoebe grinned. "Well, my attitude about it isn't the only thing that's changed since we first met" Joe laughed before placing his lips on hers.

THE END

Okay, before my long thank you text will come: WHO NOTICED THAT ALL THE CHAPTER TITLES ARE SONGS?

Okay, i dont know if this ending is really doing the story justice but I had to end the story somehow and at some point and i thought them being cute after a game and getting a last scene of Sam and Ja'Marr being like way to deep into the relationship would kinda fit a bit so yeah...

im so sad that this story comes to an end. I loved the dynamic between Phoebe and Joe and creating Phoebe as a character. The beginning with the two of them fighting all the time while still being kinda crazy about each other at the same time was so much fun to write (and i loved the sex scene lol). I really could experiment with new plots and scene I've never done before.

But everything has to come to an end and im really looking forward to my next projects and ideas and hope to see you all there too!!

Special thanks to all the people commenting, DMing me or liking the chapters and to the people had helped me to get details right.

Especially my shiesty trio, cant thank you enough how much you do for me and this story. Helping me through my writers blocks, motivating me to write, improving my plots and ideas, and being the first to read and judge some chapters or even writing some chapters for me. Don't know what i would do without you two!!! ♥️

Hope you all enjoyed the story as much as I did!!

Can i get a last WHO DEY? 🧡