"Take a deep breathe in. Now out." Joe nodded as he went to get something out of his small med kit.

"You know I'm not sick." I couldn't help but admire him as he was busy looking for something. "Can't you just say it's my allergies and say I need a benadryl?"

"I should, but then what kind of doctor would I be? Open." He placed a thermometer in my mouth mostly to keep me quite. Joe kept himself busy by organizing some things in his kit leaving me to my thoughts. We shouldn't be this close to each other so soon. The feelings I'm trying so hard to get rid of, bubbled up to the surface. I still love him. One night isn't going to change that. Beeping noises came from my mouth signaling it was done. "98.6. Not a big surprise. Let me see your wrist?" I gave him a quizzical look but held out my arm. He placed two fingers on my skin looking for my pulse.

"Do you really need to do this?" I stared down at his hand.

"No," I raised my eyes to meet his, "But I think this is the only time I could be with you. Alone." His eyes softened as he moved his hand down my wrist and into my palm. I let him hold my hand and muted my thoughts that were telling me this is stupid. I miss him.

"We shouldn't be doing this." I didn't move my hand.

"Why? You know this feels right."

"We can't do this. You have Vanessa and I have Nick." Did I just say that? I closed my eyes in disbelief. How could I say that? Joe removed his hand and stared at the brown coffee table. He's angry at me.

"It hasn't even been 24 hours and you already moved on? Moved on to my little brother too. " I was shocked at how much his words stung. "So you lied to me. You do like Nick. Is he the reason you broke things up between us?"

"No. He's not the reason Joe. You have to believe that."

"Why should I?" He snapped back and got up to stand by the window.

"Joe, please listen to me." I stood beside him. His jaw was clenched and his eyes were now filled with fury. "You know this wouldn't have worked out. You're going to marry Vanessa and nothing is going to change about that. We were a fling. A last minute hesitation for you. It's over now and Vanessa will never know. You can go live the life you are supposed to live."

"You're wrong. We were never a fling. I love you Riley. I would do anything to be with you. But it seems you've already found someone else." The fury was now replaced with pain. "Can I ask you to do something?"

"Anything."

"Kiss me."

"What?" We faced each other and Joe moved closer to me.

"Kiss me one more time. So I know it's truly goodbye."

"We shouldn't."

"When have we done something by the rules?"

"Never."

"Exactly. Please Riley. This is closure." I nodded and knew deep-down I wanted to kiss him again. Feel his lips on mine. I brushed the hair out of his eyes and cupped his cheek. He closed his eyes at my gentle touch and I placed my lips on his. I felt that spark that every girl dreams about. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he kissed back and deepened our kiss. He pulled me into his chest and placed his hands on my hips. Why does this feel so good? We managed to make our way up to my room, even though we were intertwined. Joe laid me on the bed and got on top. His legs straddled my hips and his hands cupped my face. His tongue entered my mouth as I began to unbutton his shirt. I began kissing his warm neck and moved down to his chest as he shrugged his shirt off. I stared in awe of Joe's muscular torso while he moved his hand down my thigh pushing up my sundress. I undid my zipper and shimmied out of the yellow fabric leaving a smile on Joe's gorgeous face. "You're so beautiful." He nibbled on my ear causing me to release a slight moan of pleasure. Joe slipped off his jeans and wrapped his arms around me. "I love you so much." He then buried his face into my neck and hair. I closed my eyes at his sweet gesture.

"I love you too. No matter what happens, I will always love you." Joe stared into my eyes, smiling, as he gave me a tender kiss. In between passionate kisses we managed to get rid of all our clothing. We laid there naked in the sheets kissing each other, not thinking about what was going on outside the 4 walls of the room. All I could think about was Joe. About how much I love him, how gorgeous he is, how when I kiss him on the right spot on the neck he lets out a low moan. His hands groped my breasts as I let my hand wander down to his waist. Then to his inner thigh and then, well, you know. My cheeks grew hotter as Joe smirked. He held my hands and raised my arms above my head. "I'm ready." My voice was shaky with all my nervousness.

"Are you sure?" He let go of my arms and scanned my face. I nodded as he smiled. I ran my hands through his hair and rested them on his broad shoulders. I've never felt pain like that before, but it was worth it. Joe knew exactly what to do and when to do it. It was incredible. Joe rested his head on my chest as I played with his hair. His chest heaved up and down at a fast pace as he tried to catch his breath. Mine did the same. Joe rolled onto his side and propped himself up on his elbow. "That was amazing. You're amazing." He leaned in and kissed my forehead.

"And you're unbelievable." We kissed once again and Joe wrapped his arms around laid there listening to the deep breaths we took and to our beating hearts. So this is what love feels like. The rest of afternoon we made love. Joe was just as gentle as the first time. We only stopped when we heard the rest of the Jonas family come home. We slipped all of our clothes back on and made sure we looked presentable. Joe snaked his arms around my waist as I finished putting my hair up into a bun.

"Do we have to leave?" He gave me little kisses leading up my neck to my jaw.

"Yes. They'll notice if we suddenly go missing." I placed my hands over his and gave him a quick kiss.

"So what have we been doing for the past couple of hours?"

"Having fun. And sex." Joe smirked and nodded.

"Yes we did. But what do we tell my family?"

"That you were taking care of me. I am sick you know." I grinned soaking up every detail of this afternoon.

"You poor baby." He kissed my forehead and we hesitantly let go of each other. We opened the door and prepared ourselves to be nothing but friends. He will go downstairs and kiss Vanessa while I'll go down and hug Nick. This is an odd relationship, but who cares. We love each other and nothing else matters.


The said goodbye but now they are saying something different. I wonder how long this will last with Joe and Nick for that matter. What has Riley gotten herself into?