shay

Jared let out a quiet chuckle under his breath, shaking his head as he kept his eyes on the road, though the corner of his mouth stayed lifted. “Yeah, that sounds about right,” Jared murmured, giving her hand another squeeze. “Think we both lost that the second we got involved.”

She could see his jaw tensed up at the mention of Lucy, and her freehand moved to rub his arm. A comfort for them both. She wasn’t going to let Lucy get between them again, and she knew that Jared wouldn’t let it happen again. But she was sure that just her name brought up some other wanted feelings. She leaned over, pressing a kiss against his shoulder, before she let her head rest against his shoulder.

Jared huffed out a quiet laugh at that, shaking his head as he started the truck, one hand still loosely wrapped around hers before he shifted into drive. “Didn’t say that,” Jared shot back, glancing over at her with a smirk. “Just saying I can show a little self control… for at least an hour.” His tone was teasing, but the way his fingers squeezed hers gave him away.

“Self-control? What’s that?” shay teased her husband. Neither of them really had self-control when it came to each other. It had been that way since shay let her walls down after his divorce from lucy. And the closer they got, the harder it was to tell the older man no.

Jared let out a low laugh against her lips, shaking his head just slightly as his forehead rested against hers again, like he couldn’t quite bring himself to create any real distance yet. His hands settled more firmly at her waist as he finally eased her back down to her feet, though one arm stayed wrapped around her like second nature.

A giggle escaped past her lips, her hand moving to poke at his chest. “Are you saying that you don’t want to get into my pants, Mr. Padalecki.” She inquired, wiggling her brows at him. Moving her hand so her palm was flat against the fabric of his shirt, her trailed down to his side. “Dinner sounds fantastic. I’m starving.”

Jared didn’t even try to hide the way he melted the second she said it. The sound of her voice, the way her fingers curled into his hair, it hit him all at once, deeper than he expected. His grip tightened instinctively, like letting go wasn’t even an option anymore. For a moment he just stayed there, holding her up, kissing her like he needed to make up for every second they had been apart.

Her eyes locked onto his as he broke the kiss, chills were sent down her spine as she felt the pad of his finger brushing against her cheek. “I know the feeling all to well, baby.” Anytime they were apart the house never felt like home. Whether it was that she was gone or he was off filming. “they won’t let me out of their sight once we get back home tomorrow.” She let out a laugh. Atlas and Rome were obsessed with Shay, and always wanted to be with her. She knew the two struggled when they were away from their mother.

Jared stood just off to the side of baggage claim, a small bouquet clutched awkwardly in his hand like he had overthought it three times before walking inside. His eyes stayed locked on the stream of people coming down the escalator, barely blinking, the noise of the airport fading into the background. The second he spotted Shay, everything else dropped away. Without thinking, Jared broke into a run, weaving through the crowd until he reached her.

Shay hated being away from Jared. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust him, because she did. But everything felt like it was getting back on track before she had to move back to California. Her whole life was in austin, she didn’t know how to function without him and the kids near her. She was itching to get back home, so she quickly planned a quick little weekend trip to spend with her family. She finished on set and went home to shower before she boarded a flight.