2 BACK IN HIS ARMS

It had been 4 long months. 4 months of late night phone calls, long texting sessions and thousands of emails. Somehow they felt even closer after 4 months apart. They missed each other like crazy but they got the chance to talk about everything and anything. Joe had proved to be super thoughtful and caring. Jess couldn't help but smile at the thought of the bunch of flowers she received 2 weeks ago, just before her finals started. I hope they'll make you smile during these hard 2 weeks. I am sure you'll do amazingly. Can't wait to see you. Love Joe.
Oh she couldn't wait to see him alright. The idea of finally touching him, of feeling his lips on hers again, his muscly arms around her body, to rest her head of his broad chest… she turned to Jules in hope of distraction, she was starting to feel quite hot and an airplane was not the place to have those kind of thoughts. She blamed Joe for it. It was his fault after all…

It had all started a few months after she left. Joe was telling her how much he missed her, how much he wished he could be holding her tight and place a few delicate kisses on her neck.
Maybe not so delicate either, he added.

She texted that she couldn't wait to be against his chest again, to slide my hands under your shirt and feel your skin.
My hot abs you mean? He replied teasingly.
Well if you ask, you do have a pretty hot body… The texts continued on that tone and they were leading them down a dangerous road. It was always Jess that put an end to them before they went too far though. Not that she didn't desire him that way, it's just that she couldn't think of him naked without being overwhelmed by her Punjabi tradition and upbringing. What would her mother do if she knew what her thoughts were towards a man who wasn't her husband and who, biggest problem of all, was a goreh!
Those thoughts always worked like a cold shower on her, bringing the sexing to an abrupt end.

On Joe's side of the water, however, things were a bit different. He couldn't keep his beloved little Indian girl out of his head. He seemed to be always thinking about her. All of his mates noticed, which wouldn't have been so bad if they had eased up on the teasing. Because he wouldn't elaborate at all they were gone off on a wild goose chase, coming up with any kind of theory regarding their mate's girl. He had always been reserved about the matters of the heart but this time he was also held back by their current situation with her family. He would be a dead man walking if they knew. Especially if they knew the kind of thoughts he had about her at night, when he was alone in his bed… Oh he really couldn't wait to have Jess back in his arms, although he had no idea how he was going to refrain from kissing her right there and then, in front of whomever might have been looking.
Thank god Tony and him had become good friends and he already had a plan for that…

**At the airport**

There she was! Walking through the security doors with Jules by her side. She looked even more stunning then he remembered. He couldn't have cared less about the sleep strikes left by the pillow on her face, or her hair being all messed up by such a long flight. Their eyes met and there was so much being told without any words. Love, desire, happiness. Tony squeezed his arm and Jules gently nudge her friend to help them broke eye contact. It had lasted a lot longer than the few seconds they thought it was… Jess' mother and father hugged her tight and started asking her a lot of questions. Luckily they didn't let her go and he didn't have a chance to hug her, like he just did to greet Jules. He wasn't sure he could ever had let go of her. They kept furtively looking at each other, trying not to be too obvious. It was already a miracle that Jess' parents thought he should be there greeting the two girls, once his players, back from their first semester playing soccer in the States. Don't mess it up, don't mess it up, don't mess it up Joe had kept saying to himself all the way there, in the car with Tony. The Indian man was well aware of the situation and did his best to help Joe keep it under control.
At the moment of getting into the cars Tony somehow convinced the Bahram to let him take Jess home in his car, the same car Joe was going to be in, with the excuse he was going to have to go to work soon after and wanted to speak to Jess. In reality Joe wanted to "speak" to Jess, he wanted that really badly.
Jess looked confused about the arrangement at first but she quickly understood what was happening and played along.

They started heading towards Tony's car, a few meters away from the Bahram's, and slowly put the luggage in the trunk, slowly enough so that Jess' parents would toot their horn and leave. Once they weren't on site anymore Tony somehow managed to get them both in the car's back seat so that he could start driving away while they "spoke".

Jess was looking straight into Joe's eyes. Those beautiful glacial blue eyes that she dreamt of so often. He was staring back at her. They were barely moving. Just taking in each other's presence. He gradually moved his hands to get hers and then started inching forward. She wanted to kiss him so badly but she just couldn't have enough of having him right there, in front of her, for real. Very similar thoughts were going through Joe's head. Tony's presence was completely forgotten, they didn't even notice the car starting to move. Not a single word was uttered in the car. Tony turned on the music, trying to give them some privacy. Joe and Jess didn't even seem to notice. The only thing the two lovers could hear was each other's breathing. They started slowly inching forward and stopped millimetres away, for just a second, before their lips finally touched. It was electric. Jess gradually opened her lips more and Joe started moving his tongue into her mouth, exploring it softly. They scooted closer together, without stopping their tender embrace. Jess could feel Joe's hand on her back and in her hair, she was getting lost in his embrace. The kiss got more passionate, and heated, and she was loosing her mind.
"Ehm ehm" an embarrassed hum from Tony failed to reach their ears. "Ehm hem" he tried again. Nothing. "Guys I am sorry but we are 2 blocks away from Jess's house… you should stop kissing!" Still nothing, if anything they seemed to be getting even more into it.
Tony pulled up on the side of the road and turned around to tap Joe on the shoulder. "Yes?" He muttered, dreamily, just barely detaching his lips from Jess'. "Jess' dad is staring at you" Tony tried the scared tactic, which worked immediately. Joe jumped out of his skin and out of Jess' arms, all the sudden he was near the door, a good meter away from Jess, looking around with terrified eyes. "Hahahahaha" Tony was bent in two by laughter. "Idiot" Jess muttered, still short of breath. "Hahaha, sorry guys but I've been trying to get you two to stop for minutes now" he added, regaining a bit of his composure. "We are two blocks away from your house, Jess, and you two really need some time to tidy up your appearance!". At Tony's words they looked at each other and noticed that he might be right. Somehow during that kiss, (a kiss that apparently lasted a good 20 minutes..) Joe's shirt had gotten all crumpled, several buttons were undone and the shirt was untucked and lifted at the back. His hair was thoroughly messed up and his lips had a lovely red colour and swollen appearance. Overall, the perfect looked of someone who just enjoyed a thorough make out session. Jess' look wasn't much better. Her polo was revealing most of her stomach and lower back, her bra needed some adjusting and her hair and face resembled Joe's. Her appearance really screamed I have been thoroughly kissed and she knew it. Joe loved that looked on her and all that he wanted to do was to kiss her again, even harder. Fuck it, he thought, won't be able to very soon and with that he launched at her, his lips finding hers in seconds and his hands starting moving up and down her bare back. Jess was taken by surprise at first but very quickly gave in to his "attack". Tony just shook his head, "only five more minutes" he muttered, taking his phone out. These two are going to get into so much trouble, he though, smiling. He couldn't help but be happy for his friend and this goreh boy who he had become quite close to.

The five minutes had gone way too quickly for Jess and Joe's taste but Tony menacing words that Jess parents would start to wonder where they were forced them to break it off and straighten up their clothes as much as they could. Tony pulled up the driveway and Joe started feeling very nervous. They hadn't decided when they were going to break the news to Jess family and he started wondering whether she wanted to do it there and then! As if she had read his thoughts she whispered "Not now Joe, I want them to enjoy having me back at home first" and then she worriedly added "Is that okay?" "Yes my dear, I am fine with that" he smiled back, very relieved. It wouldn't have been the right time now, he agreed on that.

With Tony leading and Joe one step behind Jess with her luggage, even though they both wished they could be walking in holding hands, the three of them went in.