stranded | joel miller x f!reader
pairing: joel miller x afab!fem!reader
summary: you get stranded in the middle of a blizzard. joel comes to your rescue. you share a bed for warmth. things escalate from there...
warnings/tags: 18+ content, MDNI!, smutttttt yurrrr (vaginal fingering, unprotected piv sex, dubious consent, lil bit of somnophilia, joel is packinggg), no outbreak!joel, modern au, implied age gap, soft!joel, pet names (peach, baby, darlin', sweet girl, sweetheart), lil bit of joel being jelly, cuddling to keep the cold at bay, fluff, NO USE OF Y/N
word count: 7.6k (idk what the fuck happened)
âFuck!âÂ
You press down hard on the gas pedal, grimacing when your engine revs but the car doesnât move an inch.
Your tires skid uselessly over the snow and your headlights reflect into a white wall of nothingâthe snowfall so thick you canât see anything in front of or around you, as if youâre trapped in a snow globe. The road is practically gone from existence.Â
Your wipers try their best.Â
The only thing you can hear is the wind whistling and the staticky sound of Carrie Underwoodâs âJesus Take the Wheelâ going in and out on the radio.
Yeah, you wish he would right about now.Â
âFuuuck,â you whine again, eyes stinging with unshed tears. You hit your wheel in frustration, dropping your forehead onto the horn. It honks pityingly.Â
Of course, the one time you were actually going out, you had forgotten to check the weather.Â
Youâre probably going to die out here on this back road through the woods. Thereâs no one around, not that you can tell, and youâre low on gas. You were going to fill up once you got out of the woods and back into civilization, but the blizzard had other plans.
Your stomach rumbles, crying out for the dinner you had skipped in hopes of having a hearty, post-sex meal with the hook-up you areâor wereâon the way to see. Though, thatâs certainly not happening, and the snacks you usually had stuffed into the glovebox are gone, your sister having stolen them last week after you dropped her off at school.
(Darn that growing goober!)Â
You donât have anything that might prove useful in this situation besides the long, slim heels on your pumps (which could be used in defense), and the thin peacoat wrapped around your shoulders. You check your phone to see if you can call emergency services, but of course, it has zero bars.Â
âShit, shit, shit,â you whimper, pressing the heel of your palm to your watering eyes.Â
âItâs gonna be fine,â you say to yourself, picking your head up and rubbing away the tears in your eyes. You take deep breaths and put the car into park. âYouâll be fine.â
The sudden sound of a knock on your window startles you so bad you yelp, jumping in place as ice cold terror rises up your spine.Â
You can hardly see who had knocked, only their gray silhouette in the white blizzard.
The stranger knocks again.Â
âYou alright in there?â The shadow asks, a hint of a Texan accent curling their vowels. Shit. Itâs a man.Â
You slowly grab your shoe from your foot, holding it so the heel faces the window, and snow blows into your face as you carefully roll it down an inch or two for precaution, because who knows if itâs a fucking cannibal-axe-murderer who preys on unsuspecting women stranded in the snow. Maybe he does this every yearâmaybe this is his prime harvesting place and time.Â
Your eyes are wide as you peer through the opening warily, heel at the ready.Â
Heâs close enough now that you can make out a prominent scowl, hard brown eyes, salt and pepper hairâŚ
âŚwait a minute. Youâd recognize that glower anywhere.
âJoel?â
Your lungs suddenly remember how to work again, and you inhale on a shaky breath. The hand holding your shoe drops to your thigh in relief.
His brown eyes narrow. âPeachâŚ? The hell are you doinâ out here?â He asks, and Jesus you forgot about that stupid nickname he gave you. It sends butterflies loose in your stomach. âItâs a goddamn blizzard.âÂ
You scowl in exasperation, though, at his obvious observation. âYeah, I think I know that, Joel. What are you doing here?â
âI heard a honk, figured someone needed help.â He looks you up and down, his gaze lingering on the circles of mascara around your eyes. âGuess Iâm right.â
You straighten in your seat, the surge of gratitude at his presence is overshadowed by the need to look self sufficient and capable, because you are. Youâve been paying your rent all on your own, buying your own groceries, making your own meals. Youâre a grown ass woman! SoâŚ
âActually, I donât need your help, Joel. I meant to go into this snowbank,â you lie.
âOh really?â He asks, dubious, immediately picking up on it.Â
âYes, and I'm going to get out of it. Just watch!"Â
Youâre making a fool of yourself, but at this point, you really donât want to be rescued by him if only because of the bruise to your ego and definitely not because of other extenuating circumstances. You feel a boost of confidence when Joel actually steps back from the car when you start it up again, like he really believes you, but then when you shift the gear into reverse and try to make it out of the snow bank, nothing happens.
Joel steps up again, leans an arm on the frame of your car, and taps your window once more. âCâmon. Letâs go.âÂ
God, this is so embarrassing!
âFine.â You roll up the window and turn off the car. Joel tugs the car door open as far as it can go and offers a gloved hand to help you out. You wobble a bit when you step out in your heels, grateful that Joel is there to steady you. Though, the feeling sours a bit when he huffs in disbelief at your shoes.Â
You send him a glare, âI had plans for tonight, okay?â
âIn the middle of a blizzard?â He deadpans.
âIt wasnât that bad when I first started driving.â
âRiiiight,â he drawls, âWell, Iâm sorry to say, peach, but you ainât driving in this mess anymore. You can stay with me tonight.â He says, closing the car door behind you.Â
Stay? With him?Â
âJoel, I couldnât bother you withââ
âI wouldnât offer if it was a bother.â
Joelâs as stubborn as a bull, more so than Ellie. And she is stubborn. You donât argue, because itâs fruitless to argue with a brick wall like him. And, faced with freezing to death out here or staying in a well-insulated building, choosing the latter is obviously the right thing to do.
âOkay,â you relent and point to your trunk. âI have a bag back there.â
He raises a brow. âHeels and a bagâŚWhat kind of plans were we talkinâ about here?â
A hook up, Joel, you mentally drawl. BecauseâŚthatâs exactly why you were out.Â
Like hell youâll tell Joel that, though, heâd disapprove. Heâs always been the protective type. Youâve known him since your junior year in college, after your families practically merged. But youâve never seen Joel as another dad. Heâs always beenâŚsomething else to you.
âA trip to Nunya.â You supply instead of the truth, crossing your arms over your chest to try and conserve some heat.Â
âNunya?â Joelâs brows furrow.Â
âYeah. Nunya business, Joel.â You give him a sardonic smile.Â
He shakes his head and sends you a look youâre quite familiar with, the one that makes you feel inches smaller. And ten degrees hotter.Â
Joel sighs in exasperation and wordlessly wrenches the trunk open. He slings your bag over his shoulder as if it weighs nothing.
(It weighs a lot. Youâd know, you shoved five different erotica books in there, just in case your date failed to make you orgasm.)
(Though thinking about Joel probably wouldâve been enough.)Â
You lock your vehicle with a bemused glance. âWhat are we gonna do about my car?âÂ
âIâll tow it out tomorrow,â Joel says. âRoads are a fuckinâ mess right now.â
You trudge behind Joel to his quaint cottage sleeping cozily between tall pine trees and chubby evergreens. The porch light is on, and the windows glow a comforting orange. Puffs of smoke drift up from the chimney. It looks warm and inviting, like straight out of a Christmas movie.Â
Youâre impressed at how close you managed to strand yourself to his house. Maybe Jesus really did take the wheel.Â
Joel kicks the snow off his boots on his front porch, then opens the door, gesturing for you to enter first.Â
When you breach the doorway with Joel at your heels, warmth settles over your cold-bitten cheeks along with an alluring aroma of meat and tomato and spices that hits you in a wave. Youâve never seen Joel cook anything other than Chef Boyardee Beefaroni, or burgers on Tommyâs rusting grill before. CouldâŚsomeone else be here?Â
âJoel,â you whisper, your hand landing on his arm. He sets your bag down in the foyer with a grunt and shrugs out of his coat.Â
âWhat?â
You point to the kitchen. âIs someone here? Am I intruding?â
Joel glances at the kitchen then back at you with a confused expression that evens out into a self-satisfied smirk when he realizes what youâre asking.
âWhat, you think Iâve got a date over?âÂ
Embarrassment creeps through you. âWho else could be cooking!â
He looks offended, though thereâs a twitch to his lip, as if heâs trying not to laugh. âIâm perfectly capable.â
âJoel,â you say, unimpressed.
âI'm alone, peach,â he reassures, hanging his coat up. âThatâs my cookinâ youâre smellinâ.â
Your eyes widen, genuine surprise written on your features, relief lingering behind it as you take your own coat off. âIs it edible though?âÂ
âGuess youâll have to find out.â
Joel starts toward the kitchen and you trail behind him. As you follow, you take in his aggressively Texan decor and furniture. Paintings of cowboys and horses and mountains are hung artfully on cozy, beige walls. The Eaglesâ discography drifts merrily in the air from an old record player. Thereâs a guitar stationed in practically every corner. Itâs all so very Joel, though the random space ornamentals and butterfly drawings sprinkled about are so very Ellie and Sarah. It makes you smile.Â
âWhere are the girls?â You ask, because usually those little stinkers would be stationed at the dining room table, bickering over the answer to a ridiculously difficult math problem.
âAt Dinaâs,â he answers, taking off his gloves. âThey wanted to play in the snow.â
Oh. So youâre here alone with him. Anxiety prickles at the edges of your mind, sinking in your stomach.
âI guess I was the only one that didnât know about the blizzard, then.âÂ
âYou must be livinâ under a rock to not know about it.â
You grumble in protest, but your grievances disintegrate on your tongue as you enter the kitchen and near the simmering pot. You breathe in the aroma, the smell so powerful it's almost like youâre actually tasting it.Â
You look over your shoulder at him. âIs this chili?â
He nods. âWant some?â
âHell yes.â
He comes up beside you to open a cabinet. âGo âhead make yourself comfortable on the couch. Iâll bring it out to you.â Your mouth dries at the sliver of skin that peeks out beneath his flannel as he reaches up.
You force yourself to turn around. âWow. Such a gentleman, didnât realize you were capable,â you say, your saccharine sweet tone doing well to mask how flustered you feel. You can breathe easier the second you exit the kitchen and enter the living room.Â
His voice follows you. âA simple âthank youâ âstead'a this attitude would do you some good, y'know?"
"I know," you sing-song, grinning as you settle yourself down onto his couch, grabbing a blanket from a basket on the way. A fire crackles in the hearth and you study the flames with fascination as warmth spreads across your skin. You tug the blanket around you, pulling it up to your chin.Â
Joel emerges a minute later and your gaze darts from the fire to the bowl he holds out to you. âHere.â
âThank you, Joel,â you say emphatically, accepting the bowl and cradling it in your hands.Â
He smiles, âThere we go. Guess you do have some manners.â
You give him a half-bow. Joel just smiles in that familiar way, like youâre just so ridiculous he canât believe it. It makes your stomach curl giddily.Â
Having rolled up the sleeves of his flannel to his elbows, Joelâs forearms are on display, muscles flexing as he tosses another log into the hearth, and you drop your gaze to your chili, as to not get caught staring. He sits down in the armchair adjacent to you with his own bowl.
You blow on the steaming chili before taking a bite, an involuntary moan releasing from you the moment it hits your tongueâpaprika, peppers, tomato, cumin. It warms your stomach pleasantly. Who knew Joel could cook so well?
âThis is so good,â you mumble around your bite.Â
He swallows his own chili down, pupils large as he watches you. âEdible enough for ya?â
You nod enthusiastically, âIâm sorry I ever doubted you.â
âMmhmm,â he hums, unconvinced, but heâs smiling at you again, and you canât help but return it.Â
Comfortable silence lapses between the both of you as you eat your meals. Joel finishes first, of course, setting his bowl on the coffee table and leaning into his chair with a satisfied groan. He throws an arm over the back, spreading his legs. You watch him while he watches the fire, heat licking through you.
Eventually, after you slow down, you speak again.
âThank you, Joel, seriously, for letting me stay.â
His eyes find yours and he nods. ââCourse, peach. Wouldnâtâve let you freeze out there.âÂ
You nod and glance around, taking in his cabin. A large, stone fireplace is set in the wall, a tree trunk coffee table stationed in the center of the living room, some handmade wood carvings of horses and other animals scattered about. Thereâs a drawing of himself sitting on the mantel, âTo: Joel, From: Ellieâ signed at the bottom. Your heart swells.Â
âItâs been awhile since Iâve been here,â you remark.
âI know,â Joel says. âYou should come around more often. The girls miss you.â
Your smile turns shy and you feel a spike of bravery. âWhat about you? Do you miss me?âÂ
He takes a moment to answer, a veiny hand coming up to rub at his beard as he leans on the arm of the chair. Onyx eyes drag down your figure. ââCourse I do, darlinââÂ
Heat pools hot and thick between your thighs at that look, and youâre about to press him about how much he really misses you when a buzzing in your pocket captures your attention. Your phone. Guess you have some bars now.Â
marcus: where r u?
Oh right, the hookup!
you: blizzard blocked the roads. wonât make it tonight.
marcus: ok.Â
You scoff at the lack of depth in his response. Not even a âstay safe out thereâ? Jesus. You settle into the couch with a frustrated sigh, head thumping against the cushions, eyes falling shut as exhaustion creeps into you.Â
Boys always thinking with their dicks. Why do you even bother?
âWhatâs that about?â Joel asks. You peek an eye open at him. Firelight dances across his tan skin. He gestures to your phone. âThat gotta do with the real reason for your trip tonight?âÂ
You rub your temple, âYeah.â
He hums. "...Listen, I know it's none of my business butââÂ
"It was a hookup, Joel," you interrupt, already knowing where he was going with that. He tends to do that, beat around the bush so much until youâre desperate to just say it. More desperate than he was to know it. Youâd rather just skip that whole process.Â
"Oh,â his brows furrow.
"Yeah," you repeat dumbly, fiddling with the blanket.
"There, uh, ain't no shame in that, darlin'."
You quirk a skeptical brow, "I know."
"Alright," he mumbles, avoiding eye contact with you. Awkwardness settles between you.
"Things are just a bit dry," you supply, though you have no idea why you're still talking, or why you described yourself and the state of your love-life like that because Joel doesn't need to know that. Nobody needs to know that
But it captures his attention, because he's looking at you again, though this time annoyance is written on his features, along with something else you canât name, his eyes practically black. Damnit, you knew heâd disapprove, even if he claims thereâs no shame in it.
âAnd you went to some random boy for that?"
You straighten on the couch. "Who else am I supposed to go to, Joel? You?â Sarcasm drips from your words.Â
What the hell is he implying?
His gaze jumps to the fire, the muscles in his jaw clenching, his fingers flexing on the arm of his chair. "Never mind I said anythin'."
Your arms cross defensively over your chest. "I don't need your judgment, Joel.â
"I ain't judgin'."
"Sure sounds like it."
He stands abruptly, running a hand through his peppered locks. "I'm not, I justâlisten, it's gettin' late. You should sleep. I didnât have time to get the girlsâ room ready, do you want my bed?â
You shake your head, "Couch is perfectly fine, Joel. Thanks."
âYou sure?â
âYes, Joel. Iâm a grown woman who can handle her decisions.âÂ
"I know that.â Frustration laces his words. He sighs, hand coming up to rest on his belt. âJust... let me know if you need anythin'."
âYou got it.â
He turns the living room light off on the way to his bedroom down the hall. You donât watch him leave.Â
Once he's gone, you change into your pajamas and settle yourself on the couch beneath a blanket or two. The crackling of the fire and the howling wind outside lulls you to sleep faster than you expect.Â
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âFuck.â
The aggressive shivers that wrack your body are what wake you up in the middle of the night.Â
Your blanket is wrapped tightly around you, but itâs a thin, furry thing. Nothing like the down comforter you have at home. The fire has also gone out in the hearth, low flames flickering in the ash.
You pull the blanket up to your chin, curling in on yourself as the cold permeates your skin.Â
Aside from the chattering of your teeth and the squall outside, itâs eerily silent in the house. You realize, now, that the whooshes from the heating system you had grown accustomed to before are gone
Shit.
You reach for the lamp on the side table, pulling down on the chain. It doesnât turn on.
âShit.âÂ
You sit up, blanket wrapped around your waist. The power is out. The snow storm mustâve knocked out a power line. Itâs too cold to stay out here with only your thin blanket and the clothes on your back. And Joel had saidâŚ
Let me know if you need anythinâ.
You really donât want to bother him, but the goose flesh rippling across your skin and the pathetic way your lips are quivering, along with the shudders that wrack your body as it attempts to maintain homeostasis are not something you can just sleep through.
You tightly wrap your blanket around your shoulders and tiptoe down the hall. You can see a warm light from Joelâs bedroom, the flicker of a flame on the cream walls.
You slowly push the door open but hesitate at the sight of Joel buried comfortably beneath his comforter. You donât want to wake him⌠but his room is awfully toasty from the fire crackling away in his own hearth. And his bed looks absolutely heavenly.Â
You steel yourself and pad to the side he sleeps on.Â
âJoel?â You whisper. He doesnât respond.
You lean over to gently push his shoulder. âJoel.â
âMmââ His brows furrow, and he scrunches further into the blankets, reminiscent of a cat curling its paws over its head when woken up.
You push his shoulder again, a bit harder this time. âJoel. Wake up.â
He swats at the air, as if your hand is a fly buzzing around his ear. ââM awake,â he mumbles against the pillow.Â
âJoelâthe power went out. Iâm freezing.â
Heâs silent for a moment, eyes still shut. Heâs no doubt rolling the words around in his head, trying to make sense of them through a sleepy haze. Â
Then, when he does, he wordlessly scoots back and reaches for the comforter. He lifts it, offering the space next to him to you.
âCâmere.âÂ
You splutter, taken off guard by the invitation. âWhat? Joelââ
ââM not askinâ, peach. Câmere.â The last word leaves his lips like a command, and you straighten reflexively, apprehension holding your limbs hostage as want curls dangerously low in your abdomen at his tone of voice. That should be enough warning to not climb into bed with him.
You debate telling him to get his ass up and give you another blanket along with a couple more logs in the hearth so you can avoid any kind of proximity between you (lest you feel those capital-f Feelings), but you can practically feel the heat radiating from the bed and his body beckoning you in.Â
Oh fuck it.
You let loose a shaky breath and hesitantly slip beneath the covers, facing away from him. You stay glued to the edge of the bed, careful not to let any part of you touch him. Your legs curl into your chest for extra measure. Immediately, itâs so much better. So warm. So comfortable.
And it smells like Joel.
You inhale the earthy and spicy scent of him that lingers on the linen as your head sinks into the soft pillow, but your inhale chokes off as Joelâs strong arm snakes around your waist beneath the comforter, his large hand burning like a brand when it settles hot over your stomach.
He pulls you into him, the sheets swishing as he tucks you into his body. Your back slots against his warm, broad naked chest. His bare legs intertwine with yours, his pelvis almost flush against your ass, only covered by a thin pair of briefs.Â
Holy shit.Â
You can feel everything.Â
âJoel?â You question, voice quivering at the sudden closeness. âWhat are you doing?â
âKeepinâ you warm,â he mumbles against the nape of your neck.Â
You do feel warmer, though it might not be entirely because heâs holding you, but rather because of how heâs holding you. Heâs curled around you, like a koala around a tree, thighs bracketing yours.Â
You can feel his beard scraping at the nape of your neck, breaths puffing against your feverish skin.Â
His thumb is rubbing softly along the pudge of your tummy, palm branding your skin, his fingers dipping innocently beneath the hem of your shorts.Â
You can barely breathe, or even think, heartbeat stuttering as arousal pools liquid hot and heavy between your legs. Every unknowing twitch from Joelâs fingers makes it worse. Every touch of his calloused fingertips against your skin is pure agony. Every brush of your ass against his pelvis has you throbbing. You stare wide-eyed into the darkness, gaze roaming the pitch black, as if something out there could make you forget about the ever-growing desire you feel for Joel.Â
You canât sleep like this.
It seems like Joel can though, appearing to already be deep in slumber. He hasnât moved in a few minutes, his exhales even and slow against you.Â
You try to ignore the wetness between your legs, ignore the instinctual urge to roll your hips back against him. You should just go to sleep. But this ache you feel, pounding and deep and relentlessâŚYou have to do something about it, even with Joel holding you close.
He wonât mindâŚright?
But how are you supposed to touch yourself with Joelâs hand in the way?Â
You could just move it. Thatâs the right thing to do, but it feels too good, so hot and heavy on you that you just donât want to, and as a result, an idea so absolutely fucked worms its way into your mind, lust and desperation destroying any last semblance of rational thought. You couldâŚ
No. No. You canât do that. Heâs a human fucking being, not a hand shaped vibrator.Â
But⌠you really want to, and heâs asleep soâŚhe wonât even knowâŚright?
You make up your mind and slowly curl your fingers around Joelâs deadweight palm, biting your lip in concentration and shame as you carefully urge his hand further into your shorts. After each nudge of his palm, you wait to see if Joel gives you any sign of him being awake. But heâs dead asleep. After a moment, you keep going.Â
This is so fucked, but you canât bring yourself to care when you finally feel his thick fingers brush over your clothed folds.
âShit,â you whisper, breathlessly, holding back a whimper. You manipulate his hand so that his palm is resting large and warm over your aching clit, while his index and middle finger are placed heavily above your heat.Â
And then, you really say fuck you to your morals.Â
You give an experimental thrust of your hips into his palm, shuddering at the contact against your clit. Then you wait to see if Joel reacts, your head tilting a bit to look over your shoulder. But Joel hasnât moved, hasnât said a word. Good.
Confident he wonât wake, you rock your hips again and again, holding onto his hand with your own, pressing it down with each thrust of your hips to get that sweet contact. The heel of his palm bumps your aching clit with each thrust, and you bite back moans and whimpers well enough, but you canât hide the deepening of your breaths as you climb closer and closer to your climax.
Everything else fades away as you just focus on that one goal. On crawling over the edge. You hardly feel the growing smirk pressed to the back of your neck, or the way Joelâs cock is now hard against your ass as you grind against his palm.
âF-fuck,â you huff, eyes tightly shut as you ground yourself in his presence behind you, the beat of his heart thudding against your spine, the rise and fall of his chest, the light, unconscious brush of his lips on your neck. Closure is on the horizon as you imagine him lifting up on his arm and leaning over to actually get you off, his teeth biting down on your shoulder as he thrusts his fingers into your aching cunt.Â
âJoelââ you quietly moan.Â
The moment his name slips from your lips, his hand suddenly pulls back, and you let out a frustrated groan (he canât do that!), which quickly turns into a squeak of mortification (oh yes, he absolutely can!).
Because Joel is awake.Â
He. Is. Awake.
And he knows what you were doing, his chest rumbling against your spine as heâis he fucking laughing at you?
âNeedy girl, arenât you, peach?â
Mortification ignites in your cheeks, nausea pooling in your stomach. âJoel, oh my god, Iâm so sorryââ
His hand gravitates to your thigh, curling around it. He pulls it up, inserting his knee in between your legs and he griiiinds it into your clothed cunt. Your desperate apology is cut off by a reflexive wanton moan, your back arching as pleasure reverberates inside you.
ââS okay, baby, I understand. So fuckinâ desperate you had to use me while I was sleepinâ, huh? Didnât get what you wanted earlier so now youâre searchinâ for somethinâ else, hm?â
His large hand finds your waist again, sliding down your stomach to inch beneath both your shorts and your panties now. You gasp as his fingertips find your clit easily.
âIâm just a âlil offended I wasnât your first choice,â he chides, fingers slipping through your soaking folds. âBut I like this much better than you findinâ some boy to get you off. You needâa be fucked by a man, darlinâ. Ainât that right?âÂ
His words send heat straight to your core, thighs clenching around his knee as he ruts it against you while simultaneously stimulating your clit with his fingers.
âYes, Joel,â you moan. âNeed you.âÂ
His teeth scrape against your throat when he growls, âGoddamn right you do.â
You canât believe this is happening.
Joel slides his hand further into your panties, his middle finger curling in to sink into your soaked cunt. You choke on a gasp.Â
âWhoâs the guy?â He asks, randomly, while his finger rocks into you.
You canât think as Joel inserts his ring finger alongside the other, stretching you so deliciously. âW-what?â
âThe boy you were gonna see tonight. Who is he?âÂ
Who was it? Mark? Matt? And why does he care? You donât know, you donât care, only thoughts of Joel Joel Joel consume your waking being.Â
âIâI donât know, Joel. Please, oh my god.âÂ
He hums pityingly. âPoor thing can't even remember his name.â His other hand comes up to slide through your hair, gripping the locks at the nape of your neck. He tugs, and you melt. âIâll make sure you donât forget mine.âÂ
He doesnât need to worry about that.
Joel moves his thumb to circle your clit as he thrusts his thick, long fingers up and into you, curling them to hit that spot that has your heartbeat dropping between your thighs, desperate and loud and begging for release.Â
âHhhohâ Joel!âÂ
âThaâs right, baby. So goddamn wet. Youâve been dealinâ with this for awhile now, huh?â
You nod into the pillow on a broken moan as his fingers withdraw and sink into you at a steady pace, his thumb circling and circling and circling.
âWords, baby.â
You cry out, hands gripping the pillow. âYes, yes. Joel. Been wanting this fâso long.â
âShouldâa come to me first. Wouldâa helped you out a long time ago,â he drawls.
Yes you absolutely should have, based on how quickly youâre approaching your orgasm.
Your cries are so loud, but you donât care, focusing only on your pleasure and the feel of Joelâs mouth on your throat.Â
Youâre finally getting what you want. And fuck, is it amazing.
Your eyes roll back as it all builds up inside you, Joelâs hand unrelenting as he fucks you closer and closer to the edge.
Youâre scorching, everything hot and intense, your stomach tightening, your legs stretching out as the pleasure builds and builds.
Fuck, youâre gonna cumâ
It rips through you violently, eyes prickling with tears, your thighs clenching as your walls bare down repeatedly around Joelâs fingers, making him groan.Â
âGood girl,â Joel murmurs, hand eventually inching out of you and your shorts to squeeze your thigh appreciatively as aftershocks run through you, thighs quaking and clit throbbing. âThatâs what you needed, huh? Sâit feel good, cumminâ all over my fingers?â
His fucking voice!
âMhmm,â you hum in agreement, sinking into the sheets, eyes drooping shut as pleasure lulls you to sleep.Â
He tsks, âWake up, darlinâ I ainât done with you yet.â
His beard scrapes against your neck as he moves to your ear.
âItâs my turn to use you.â
Your eyes shoot open. Fuck.Â
Joel pulls your panties down your legs as far as he can, and you squirm to wriggle them off of you.
He pulls away for a moment, but when heâs back, the bare, hot, thick length of him is pressed between your ass cheeks, and a full body shudder runs through you.
Holy shit, heâs big.
He grips your thigh again, but this time he throws it over his own. And then you feel it, the slick head of his cock as he guides it through your folds.
Oh fuck.
âYou okay, peach?â He asks, laying a gentle kiss on your shoulder. Now you have tears in your eyes for an entirely different reason. His hand slides across your waist and up beneath the hem of your shirt, palming your breast. Your nipples tighten.Â
Your mouth feels dry and you swallow down a lump of lava. âY-yes, Joel.â
âGood. Wanna give you all of me, howâs that sound, darlinâ?â
You will take whatever, anything you can get from Joel.
âGood, Joel. Yes, please, oh my god.â Â
âThere are those manners.â
A desperate whine slips from your lips as he directs the head of his cock into you, slowly and carefully, his hand running up and down your thigh in comforting strokes. God, heâs stretching you so much, hot and thick and pulsing inside you. Itâs almost painful, but itâs a welcome pain.
âJesus, Joel,â you moan when he stops to let you breathe, âYouâre so big.â
âI ainât even halfway in yet, darlinâ.â
âW-what?â How is that even possible?Â
âYou can take it.â He says, sliding in some more and fuck you donât have much of a choice. but you can, and you will because he feels too fucking good, and youâre ready for him to make you feel it into next week.
âIsâŚis it all the way in yet?â You ask, thoroughly stretched and filled.Â
âAlmost, sweet girl,â he breathes. âGoddamn, youâre tight.â
That makes you clench down even more, and he releases a pained groan behind you. âRelax, darlinâ, câmon.â
You do your best and let yourself sink into the bed, taking deep breaths and concentrating on the crackling of the fire.
And then, he thrusts fully into you, filling you up completely, and your mind is right back to him, a soft cry slipping from your lips into the pillow.
 âThere we go, thaâs it. Good job. Taking me so well,â he croons, stroking your side.
âF-fuck me, Joel, please move.â
He squeezes your ass in his large palm in retaliation to your command. âYou use me, I use you, remember?â
But he listens anyway, likely desperate to move himself, because then heâs gripping your hip with a large hand and pulling back just to sheath himself fully into you once more, his cock head bumping against your cervix, and holy fucking shit.
âJoel!â You cry, and he leans over to kiss you, teeth biting at your plump lower lip as he thrusts into you again.
And again.
And again.
And again.
He rolls into you at a steady, bruising pace, and youâre practically boneless as you just take it. Cries and whimpers and moans spilling out of you like a gas leak as he mouths down your throat, sucking and biting and oh my god this is way better than just getting yourself off on his hand.Â
Then Joel shifts, pushing at your side to press your stomach into the mattress. You whine as he pulls out of you to situate himself behind you. He grabs your hips with both hands and pulls them up and backwards, easing himself back into you until your ass meets his skin, then he rolls his hips, driving his cock deep from a brand new angle.
All you can do is sob into the pillow.Â
Heâs so fucking big, so fucking deep you canât think of anything else besides him and his wonderful cock, or the filthy things heâs whispering into your shoulder blades.
His large hand plants itself on your spine, and your hands scramble for purchase on a pillow.
âSweet girl, taking me so fuckinâ well,â he purrs. âYou were desperate for this cock, huh? God, I wish you could see yourself. Split open on me like this. Your little boy toy wouldnât be able to fuck you like this, ainât that right?"
You shake your head. God, why did you even make that dick appointment in the first place?
You hadnât even realized what being fucked by a âreal manâ meant until now.
Joel knows how to fucking deliver, you guess thatâs why heâs so successful in his contracting business. Heâs delivering you straight to that blessed release.Â
You clench around the girth of him, the filthy sounds of your arousal echoing in his room along with the cracks and snaps from the fire burning steadily in the hearth.
If you couldnât sleep before, you definitely will be able to after this because youâre mindless as he fucks you into oblivion.
âJoel, fuckâmmphâ!âÂ
âYeah, thatâs right. Canât say anythinâ but my name.â
His breathing has become more labored, desperate grunts escaping his lips as his cock twitches inside of you. Heâs getting close, deep and gravely moans falling out of him as his thrusts become harder and more sporadic.
His hand sneaks around your front, spanning your entire stomach as he slides down to your soaking folds, his middle and ring finger finding that sensitive bundle of nerves and giving them a gentle tap before circling, using that same method from before that had you squirming.
You writhe on his length, legs falling out beneath you as your orgasm swells within you.Â
âPlease Joel,â you whimper into the pillow.Â
âIâve got you,â he promises.Â
Itâs there, filling your body, building and cresting and searing white-hot through your limbs.Â
And then he thrusts a certain way, hitting that spot within you, and his fingers are circling andâ
Yeah.
You fall boneless to the mattress as you come apart, your arousal coating Joelâs cock as he continues to fuck you through your release, stroking your spine. Pleasure floods through your body as the tension releases, and tears freely fall as you cry into the pillow.
Because goddamn it!
How can something feel so good?Â
And then Joelâs pulling out of you and letting loose a long, satisfied moan as he comes all over your back, hot stripes painting you.Â
He collapses next to you, groaning something about his back.
And you canât help but laugh, delirious and soft, and Joelâs laughing too, brown eyes sparkling. His calloused hand comes up, runs his thumb along your jaw, and heâs smiling at you, soft and unlike anything youâve ever seen before.
âYou alright, peach?â
âOhhh yeah,â you giggle, sighing with contentment.
Youâre gonna be feeling this for days, just like you wanted.
Joelâs lips brush against your forehead gently, and youâre too tired to acknowledge it, slumber pulling you under far too quickly. You think you can feel the gentle swipe of a wet washcloth on your back before you pass out.
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âFuckâŚâ
The bed is empty when you wake, and a spike of anxiety shoots through you as you sit up. A fire still crackles in the hearth, a fresh log dropped in the ash. On the night stand is a note, beneath it, one of Joelâs t-shirts, your jeans, and a pair of your underwear.Â
Mortification climbs through you as you read:
Peach,
My bathroomâs on the left if youâd like to shower. I hope you donât mind, I went through your bag to get you some panties underwear. Lot of books in there. You sure like to read.
Oh god, he found your erotica stack. The covers are not misleading, either, he definitely knows what kind of books they are. You force yourself to keep reading through the humiliation.
Iâm out picking up Sarah and Ellie, Iâll be home soon. Thereâs pancakes on the counter. Weâll tow your car when I get back.
Alsoâabout last nightâŚwe donât have to talk about it, if you donât want to. But, I want you to know that if you ever need something like that again, Iâm here. And for anything else. Iâm here. Always.Â
See you soon.Â
Warmth fills your body and you reread those last sentences over and over.Â
Always. Does he really mean that?Â
You check the alarm clock on his nightstandâitâs eleven fucking a.m. Holy shit, you havenât slept that late in a long time.Â
When you stand, an ache radiates through you, and memories of last night flit in your mind and along with them, a fresh new wave of arousal. You scramble for the shower.
You emerge fresh and clean twenty minutes later, smelling like Joel, having only his body wash and shampoo to use. Each inhale is practically torture, and the ache between your legs is just another reminder. Seeing yourself in his shirt makes it worse. You try and push it away.
You descend the steps, halting when you hear the sound of Ellieâs voice from the kitchen.
âAnd I was like, pew pew! And I got both of them out!â
Sarahâs scoff of disbelief follows. âNuh-uh! You didnât even hit me!â
You creep down the steps, smiling a bit at Ellieâs outcry of âYes I fucking did!â, and then you hear itâJoelâs low laugh, the Texan drawl.
âYou kiddos are gonna drive me crazy. Just eat your damn pancakes.â
âWhyâd you make these in the first place? You donât even like pancakes,â Sarah teases.Â
âUhâŚâ
You decide you should probably help him out. âHey girls.â
Three heads snap in your direction. The eyes of one skirting down your body, a blush creeping across his cheeks. The other two brighten in shock.Â
âWhat are you doing here!â Ellie gasps.Â
âWe havenât seen you in forever!â Sarah adds.
You enter the kitchen and come up behind them to pull them in for a hug, your arms hooking around their necks. You smush their cheeks against yours. Ellie grumbles, Sarah laughs.
âI know! Iâve missed you guys so much. Iâm just super busy with being an adult and all that shit,â you say, letting them go so they can breathe. You round the island, grabbing a plate and stacking two pancakes on it.
âWell, stop being busy. We miss you,â Ellie says.
âIf I could, I would.â
âWhy are you wearing Dadâs shirt?â Sarah asks, eyes narrowing, a mischievous smile pulling at her lips.
âIâumââ the question catches you off guard, and you scramble for an excuse, eyes flicking to Joel desperately. He clears his throat and crosses his arms over his broad chest, now covered in yet another, dark flannel. How many does he own?
âSnowstorm stranded her here last night, and she didnât have any clean clothes,â Joel says, definitively.
Itâs not a lie at all, and yet, it feels like one.
Sarah and Ellie exchange a look that says, yeah fucking right. You shovel pancake into your mouth to try and cool down the blush in your cheeks.Â
âSpeakinâ of,â he continues, âIâve got the tow dolly all hooked up so when youâre done, we can tow your car out.â
âGreat. Thank you, Joel.â
His brown eyes flick between yours, his hand coming up to rest large and warm on your shoulder. ââCourse, sweetheart.âÂ
You finish your pancakes without any more embarrassing questions from the girls, thank God, and then youâre out in the snow wearing a pair of Joelâs boots stuffed with socks (theyâre too big, but theyâre better than heels) and bundled up in one of his coats, watching Joel tow your tiny car out of the snowbank.
Itâs just as cold as yesterday, though the dreary sky has cleared into a baby blue, the sun bright and high above the clouds. The roads are clearer, the snow plows having come by not too long ago.Â
You grimace as you hear your car groan and creak as Joel pulls it out of the snow, big puffs of it falling off the roof in clumps. Eventually, itâs on solid ground once more, and he tows it back toward his cabin.Â
Back in the driveway, Joel hops out of his truck and double checks your car. He pats the roof of it when he deems it accetable. âAll good to go, sweetheart.â
You sigh in relief, âThank you so much Joel, seriously.â
He nods, though he looksâŚnervous for some reason. ââCourse, darlinâ. Glad I could help.â
You donât really want to leave, but youâve bothered him long enough, so you stroll to the driver's side and go to open it, but suddenly Joelâs hand comes down to keep it closed. You look up at him confused.Â
His expression is hard, serious as he looks down at you. âDo you regret last night?â
Well. You were not expecting that. You thought that, maybe, it would just remain undiscussed. A blip. Something you both shared, but never spoke of again. You know your answer, though.
 âNo. I donât.â
âGood,â he says, eyes dark, âme either.â
He opens the door for you, pauses for a second then shuts it, voice desperate. âI just need to say this, before you go.â
You nod, encouraging him to go on.
He takes a deep breath, rakes a hand through his graying locks. Pinches the bridge of his nose, and shuts his eyes tight. When he opens them again, there's a hard determination in them. Your pulse quickens, your legs turn to jelly.
âI like you, peach,â he says. âI understand if you donât want to be with me because of the whole single father thing. And, also because Iâm me. But I just thought Iâd tell you how I felt, because,â he huffs out a laugh, shakes his head, âIâm thinkinâ you might like me, too.â
Your hands are shaking, and not because of the cold. Maybe you should buy a lottery ticket with how lucky you've been these past fifteen hours.
âIâve liked you since the moment I met you, Joel," you confess.Â
âOh,â he says, breathless, and a smile pulls at his lips.
âYeah,â you breathe, your own grin forming to match his.Â
The breeze shakes the evergreens, drifting flakes of snow onto Joelâs graying hair. His nose is reddened by the biting cold, but his eyes are warm as he smiles down at you.Â
âNot gonna lie to you sweetheart, Iâm kind of glad you got stranded here.â
"Yeah, me too," you laugh, and then you pull him down to you, pressing your lips against his, smiling into the kiss.
This kiss is the exact opposite of the one he gave you last night. Itâs careful, sweet, tentative. He reveres your mouth, rather than ravishes it. Youâre both bundled in multiple layers, standing in the freezing cold rather than lying naked in a warm bed.Â
And yet, itâs just as perfect, if not more.
Eventually Joel pulls back, hands heavy on your waist. Heâs still grinning. His hands frame your face, his thumb running softly along your cheekbone.Â
âPeach,â he says. âWould you like to stay for dinner?â















