A/N: This one is super sweet, so get that floss ready!
Everything around her was so warm… she was so content right here, she didn't want to wake up. Her body was still humming happily from the previous night. She felt relaxed and at ease for the first time in a while, even though sleep was slowly pulling into wakefulness, and she wanted to fight it as long as possible.
But when she became aware of a painful ache in her bladder, she knew she had met defeat. There was no hope of going back to sleep when she needed to use the bathroom that badly.
However, she couldn't get up just yet. The warm weight of Will's body was pressed against her right side, holding her down until he decided to move. She could tell he was still asleep from the deep rhythmic motion of his chest, but she was going to have to wake him up.
"Will," she mumbled, pushing against his shoulder. He let out a noncommittal grunt, blindly swatting her hand away as he fought waking up for just a little longer.
"Will," she said a little more forcefully, forcing herself to open her eyes. The sun was almost dazzling, streaming through the window across the room. In their loved up haste, they had forgotten to close the blind. "Will, get off me, I have to pee"
"Not moving," Will whispered in his half awake daze. "Guess you have to stay here forever"
JJ giggled, trying again to push him away. She was strong, but Will was quite easily twice her size, and she just wasn't strong enough to push the dead weight of his body off of her own.
"Will," she whined, making him laugh into the crook of her neck. "I'm gonna wet myself if you don't move"
"Aw, that's too bad," Will teased, getting a playful slap to his shoulder.
"William LaMontagne Junior, let me up right now!" she exclaimed, laughing when Will lifted his head up and grinned at her, a sleepy fog clouding his eyes.
"What if I don't want to move?" he asked with a cheeky grin. "What if I want to do this instead?"
He brought his hand down to her side and lightly tickled her ribs. She shrieked, laughing as she tried to squirm away from him. He laughed, digging them in a little deeper as she put her hands flat against his chest and attempted to shove him off of her.
"Don't… Will, NO, stop!" she laughed hysterically, finally wriggling free of him and pushing herself back across the bed. Will laughed when she almost fell off, shaking his head as she scrambled across the room in a naked flurry. She bent down, grabbing Will's shirt from the previous day out of the hamper before disappearing into the bathroom.
"Don't make me come in there and tickle the pee out of you," Will called teasingly after her, his voice carrying through the open door and around the corner.
"I'll hit you," JJ called back. "Really hard"
Laughing, Will dropped his head down to his hands.
Now that he was awake, he was suddenly aware of the aching feeling in his nether regions. It seemed like the previous evening was carrying over into the morning.
A minute or so later, the toilet flushed, and JJ flounced back into the room, now wearing Will's shirt. Smiling, she sat down on the edge of the bed, brushing her hair back from her face with her left hand.
"Now that I don't have a painfully full bladder," she started, getting a chuckle out of Will, "I wanted to say thank you… for last night. It was pretty incredible... I think it was just what I needed right now"
Will broke into a handsome smile, propping himself up on his elbows as he reached out and covered her hand with his own.
"Anytime cher," he replied. "You know I'll always listen to you and do what I can do to help you"
Leaning down, JJ pressed her lips to his in a loving kiss. She was surprised when, after a few seconds, Will suddenly pulled away with an awkward cough.
"What's wrong?" she asked, frowning.
"I, uh… have a particular problem this morning… that that's not really helping," he muttered, looking somewhat abashed.
JJ grinned. "Look at you, you're like a horny teenager," she teased.
"Well, considering I apparently won't mature until I'm 30, you could argue that I am," Will shot back, getting a laugh out of JJ.
"You know… I might just be able to help you out," she said in a low voice, starting to move towards him.
"You think?" Will asked playfully, rolling onto his side as she sidled up and lay beside him.
"I think," she breathed softly, her hand closing around his hardened length and effectively removing all coherent thought from his brain.
"You're an angel," he managed to say as she stroked him slowly, edging him back towards another powerful release like that of the previous evening.
After that, words failed him, and the morning got off to a beautiful, blissful start.
A morning run had left JJ feeling energised and refreshed. With nothing on her agenda for the day, she opted to spend some time with her mom, while Will left them alone for a few hours to run some errands, promising to make them dinner upon his return. While he was gone, JJ and Sandy had taken Nandy to the airport, as it was time for her to fly back home. She had bid them goodbye with a tight hug each, but the tightest one came to JJ, who was equally as reluctant to see her grandmother go.
Returning to the house with just the two of them had hammered home the reality of just how quiet life was going to be without Michael around. But, refusing to let it bring them down, they smiled encouragingly at each other, before retreating into the kitchen.
A short while later, JJ was seated at the kitchen counter, a hot mug of coffee cradled between her hands as she watched her mother making her own beverage.
"You look so much better today," Sandy said warmly as she turned to face JJ, leaning back against the counter behind her. "There's so much colour in your face that wasn't there the other day"
"I feel better," JJ replied, tapping her fingers lightly against her mug. "I miss Dad a lot... but I know that he would want me... want us, to pick up and keep going, because life goes on, you know?"
"Definitely," Sandy said with a smile. "Your father was a funny man... he had some funny sayings… but his heart was always in the right place"
JJ grinned, lifting her mug to her lips and sipping it slowly. They fell into a comfortable silence, the only sounds being the leaves of the trees outside gently rustling in the late summer breeze.
"Is everything ok between you and Will? You've just been a bit distant lately… he seems worried about you," Sandy asked, her voice conveying the genuine concern she was feeling. "Honestly, I was a little worried about how you guys would handle all this"
Taking another sip of her coffee, JJ gave her mother a small smile.
"I was so scared after Dad died… that because I was grieving and focusing on the Olympics at the same time… our relationship would suffer... and I was even more scared of that when I got home and realised just how much I missed Dad, and how much it hurt that he's gone" she admitted. Breathing deeply, she looked up at her mom... and then everything came tumbling out. "I've been leaning on Will for support this whole time, and he's been amazing. But the hardest thing has been… the physical side of our relationship... getting back to where we were. I've felt like it's wrong to want to be that close to him because I should still be grieving, but I've also kind of learned that everyone heals and moves along in their own way. And Will is… the best. He's been so patient, and so understanding… I feel like we're almost reconnecting, and that if we get through this, we'll be fine. We are fine," she said firmly.
Sandy nodded in understanding. "No, I totally get that. Grief is... really weird, especially when it comes to your sex life. I'll never forget when your dad and I went to your Uncle Darryl's funeral... you were only little-"
"Mom, I swear to god, if you tell me you had sex AT a funeral, I'll disown you right now"
Sandy laughed. "No, we weren't animals! If you'll let me explain... grief is weird because it pulls a whole range of emotions from you in a very short space of time. Your dad was grieving the loss of his brother, I was feeling pretty sad myself because everyone loved Darryl... and, well, we got home, and... I'm sure you can figure out the rest. But what I'm trying to say is that don't feel like you're doing something wrong by listening to your body. More often than not, it's coming from wanting comfort, intimacy, and security, even if it's just for a little while"
JJ stared thoughtfully at her mug, mulling her mother's words over and over in her head. Not for the first time, she was incredibly glad that she had an open, honest relationship with her mom. It made it a lot easier when she had burning questions and confusion about things like this.
"You two have never had it easy. I think... if you survived the four years between London and Rio, and you're just coming through the wringer with all of this... you're going to be just fine," Sandy said warmly, crossing the small walkway so she could lean on the counter in front of JJ.
"Yeah," JJ agreed softly, lifting her mug and drinking down the last of her coffee. "I think we will"
"Oh my god, JJ, I was like THIS close to reporting you missing because you totally went M.I.A. on us, are you okay? Has everything been ok since you got home?"
"It's been... different," JJ said softly, smiling at the genuine concern in Aly's voice. They were Facetiming, the first contact they had had since leaving New York. JJ hadn't wanted to speak to any of the girls after they parted ways, needing some time to decompress after the Olympics and start processing her loss, but today, she was at least feeling up to talking to Aly.
"JJ, you even look thin from here, are you sure you're alright?"
"You literally sound exactly like my grandma," JJ shot back, making Aly giggle. "I'm fine... I... I had a bit of a meltdown when I got home, and the first couple of days were pretty rough. I was vomiting, I wasn't eating, my head and my stomach were hurting all the time... but I'm feeling better now. I promise"
"Oh Jayje, as long as Will and your mom are looking out for you," Aly replied.
"Of course they are," JJ smiled. "Honestly Al, I'm feeling a lot better. I went and saw the kids at the gym yesterday, and I felt so good after I left... like I had a whole new perspective on everything"
"Good. How's that new perspective workin' out for you?"
"Well... I had the best sex of my life last night, so it must be doing something"
Aly laughed. "Was that a follow on from the picture in Rio?"
"No," JJ grinned. "This just happened all on its own"
"Well good, I'm glad you're feeling more like yourself. The girls were all super worried when you stopped being active in the group chat, they kept asking me if I'd heard from you"
"Yeah, sorry about that... I just needed to switch off for a little while and deal with everything, you know?"
"Yeah... hey Will!"
JJ turned, seeing Will walking into the room. Without a word, he flopped on the bed behind JJ, grabbing her around the waist and pulling her down with him as she let out a shriek.
"Did you have to?" she laughed.
"Yes," he replied simply, making her giggle as he gave her a quick kiss.
"You guys literally make my heart explode with cuteness, Will, can I clone you?"
"Sure, what do you need? Hair, blood, spit, whatever you need, I got it," Will joked, making JJ roll her eyes as Aly laughed. She sat up, picking up her phone and holding it so Aly could see both of them.
"I am so excited for tour, it's gonna be amazing"
"As long as I don't accidentally start drama again," JJ laughed.
"You have a big mouth, you definitely will. You'll probably try to throw Simone off the moving bus because she kept you up or something"
"Aly, that's a given," JJ joked.
"Well anyways, I'm going to leave you two lovebirds to enjoy each other's company, I just wanted to check in and make sure you were still alive... I'll see you in a WEEK! So excited!"
Bidding her goodbyes, JJ hung up the call, turning to look at Will with a somewhat adoring smile.
"Wanna watch a movie?" he suggested, knowing they would just enjoy some time to cuddle together. He just wanted to hold and love his girl right now... she was, after all, about to leave for two months again.
"Of course," JJ replied.
A few minutes later, they were cuddled up amongst her pillows, the opening scenes of Inside Out playing on the TV before them.
For JJ, it had been a beautiful day. A beautiful, content... happy day.