Summary: Pooch is away on sudden business for the night and Jolene can't sleep without him.
December 13
It was just for one night, and it wasn't like Pooch didn't know. Jolene had to admit it was a little weird, but she couldn't help it. She had actually lain awake—tossing and turning, more accurately—until she gave up and messaged Pooch that it was his fault she couldn't sleep, and she would be sleeping with Jensen. Jolene frowned. That just sounded bad.
What she meant was that she couldn't sleep when the other side of the bed was empty, so she got up and asked Jensen if she could go to sleep with him. Technically, it was Pooch's idea. Sighing peacefully, Jolene pressed her back against Jensen's, her eyes still closed as she thought.
Jolene had originally stated she would just ask one of the guys if she could sleep—that connotation was really not helping at all—in their bed. Pooch vehemently told her not to choose Roque or Clay, or Cougar. Which left Jensen. Giggling, Jolene knew why Pooch was okay with the large nerd. Everyone thought Jensen was purely Cougar-sexual, and that he had never loved women. Obviously, to the women that knew the Losers, Jensen did have a history with women.
Jolene would have chosen Jensen anyway, since he sometimes made her think of an oversized teddy bear. Honestly, she wondered how he got laid at all, if women associated him with such an innocent object. Jensen was simply the type of guy most women put in the friend zone. Unless, of course, they were planning on marrying him. Which, Jolene frowned, that line of thought was just weird.
Jensen mumbled something and his back pressed more firmly against Jolene's, and the woman stifled the urge to giggle. It looked like Jensen spoke in his sleep too. "Still awake mamita?" Jolene opened her eyes and smiled at Cougar. Pooch was so silly if he thought sleeping in Jensen's bed didn't mean sleeping with Cougar too, since the two shared one bed.
"No, I'm just thinking." They both whispered, not wanting to wake Jensen.
Cougar shifted so their heads were closer together and they didn't have to whisper too loud to talk to each other. "About?"
"Well, it is a little strange to sleep in my husband's teammates bed, whether he knows or not." She could faintly see the Cougar outline shrug in the dark.
"We are familia. Eres nuestra hermana." Jolene blinked. Hermana was sister right? Did Cougar just call her his sister? Grinning, Jolene shifted in her spot just a bit. "It is not so strange then, hermanita."
Cougar was right; it was more like being with family. Jolene, when she first met Pooch, felt like she was competing with the Losers for his affection. Eventually, and with Jerri's help, Jolene realized she wasn't competing with them at all. Instead, the Losers were Pooch's family, and when she married Pooch, she became family. Over the years, as they all grew closer, Jolene began to see the Losers as all the brothers she never had. Well, Clay was more like the eternally soused uncle, but he was still family.
"You know," Jolene heard Cougar hum briefly in response, "you're right. It's like my brothers are always there for me when I need them."
Jolene felt a large callused hand brush her hair back, and she couldn't help but smile. Cougar was probably sweeter than most older brothers. "Exactamente. Now sleep." Cougar pressed a kiss to Jolene's forehead and pulled back. Listening to Cougar, Jolene closed her eyes again and curled into the warmth on either side that Jensen and Cougar provided. She was absolutely sure her smile would split her face in two. Feeling even more at peace than before, Jolene finally fell asleep, surrounded by the most awesome brothers any girl could ever ask for.
I almost rewrote this one and didn't post it, since some people would consider something like this cheating. I don't! I mean, it is weird, but my whole idea about the Losers is that they're more like one big family instead of just teammates. Honestly, I love the idea that Jolene views Cougar and Jensen as brothers, and it really is perfectly innocent. As for the times, that I've written before, that she notes how handsome they are I can honestly say it is possible for a woman to recognize her brother as handsome. Although, it's not normally accompanied by "I'm so lucky." Eucgh. Anyway, the whole point is, Jolene finds it difficult to sleep alone, so she asks her brothers if she can stay with them for the night. There's nothing more to it. And Pooch knows, and is perfectly okay with it, because he sees it the same way. So, uh, yeah. I just wanted to make sure you all knew that.