making a scene at dinner bc you want to w/ husband jack
heels clack across the pavement as you might as well be stomping away from jack, arms crossed over your chest, lips twisted in a little pout. âno.â you say, with a petulant huff.
âsweetheart,â he calls after you, passenger door still open. âsweetheart, get in the car.â
still frowning, you twist your neck to look at him over your shoulder to send him a furrowed brow, before continuing to walk away from him. he exhales.
it was a little, stupid thing. but little, stupid things to you were never just that, and so the waitress and her silly smile and the fact that she laughed absentmindedly at an inside joke between you and your loving husband immediately turned into: she wants you, she was flirting with you, and you flirted back!
none of that, of course, were actually verbalized to jack. instead, you sat in your chair and sulked, ordered another cosmopolitan, sulked some more, then ordered another cosmopolitan, until jack decided dinner was over and it was time to get you home and investigate what the hell got you looking so sour in the midst of what had started as a pretty good night.
jack shuts the door to his truck, one hand in the pocket of his slacks as the other massages his jaw. âsweetheart, come on.â he calls after you again, as you traipse down the street. when he realizes youâre not stopping, he begins to follow after you. âyou canât walk all the way home, honey.â
âi can,â you huff, despite the fact that the balls of your feet have already started to rub themselves raw against the sole of your manolo blahniks. âiâll call a cab.â
âyou got your wallet with you?â he asks.
your jaw shifts. because, of course you donât. you donât think youâve brought your wallet out on a date with him in the last year.
jack doesnât wait for an answer, already knowing. âso how the hellâre you gonna pay for the ride, huh?â
you look at him over your shoulder again, still pouting as you reach the crosswalk. âwhatever.â
he lengthens his stride until he catches up to you, his hand, warm and heavy, resting on the dip of your waist. âthe hellâs goinâ on?â he asks, voice low and raspy. warmth, sticky and strong, settles in your lower belly as you lock eyes underneath the streetlamp. another petulant huff, before you turn your face away from him again.
with exasperation, he sighs, tilting his head up to look at the sky as if to ask what it is he did to deserve this, and moreover, why he feels like heâs right where he wants to be.
âwhat? câmon, honey, tell me. whereâd i fuck up, huh? canât fix it you donât tell me.â
sad, round eyes look up at him once again. âshe liked you.â
his brows quirk upwards. âthe waitress?â
his expression loosens as he sighs. âokay, so what?â
âshe laughed at our joke,â you whine. âand you laughed at her joke!â
âi was being polite to a service worker.â
âyou laughed at her joke. she was givinâ you fuck-me-eyes the whole time, i swear,â you huff, folding your arms tighter over your chest.
âno!â you interrupt, shifting your body to face him as you drop your arms, purse flopping down against your thigh. âshe wasâshe was flirting, i saw! andâand she wanted you, anââanâ youââ
âand i what?â he asks, grabbing hold of your wrist from where youâd started poking a finger into his chest. he rubs little circles into the joint with his thumb. âsweetheart, take a breath. come on.â
you do, lips still downturned in this sweet little frown.
he nods, his voice shifting to something gentler. âokay. okay?â
again, you nod, quiet. a little embarrassed.
âyou think i put this on your finger just to act a fool over someone else? huh?â he asks, thumb shifting to toy with the shiny diamond ring on your ring finger. âthink she didnât see it at the table?â
bashfully, you shake your head. âbutââ
âah-ah. iâm talkinâ, baby.â you quiet. âfuck kinda business does she have flirting that openly with a happily married man?â he asks.
âthatâs right, none,â he says, lifting your hand to press a kiss over the ring. âand iâm sorry i made you think all that. didnât mean to.â
pouting, you mumble, ââs okay.â
âyeah?â he asks, pulling you closer by the hand, pressing his nose into your temple before kissing at it. âif another waitress ever does that again, iâll be givinâ her the stink eye the whole time.â you giggle. âiâm serious. gotta make it clear iâm taken.â
âyeah, yâdo,â you murmur, as he wraps his free hand around your waist to pull you into his body. you bury your face into his chest. âshe was so desperate.â
âso desperate,â he humors you, rubbing his hand in circles into your lower back. he gives your ass a little squeeze. âyou done now? you okay?â
tilting your head up to rest your chin against his sternum, you nod.
âokay,â he chuckles, eyes wrinkling. âgonna let me take you home?â
âalright,â he hums, letting out a little sigh as he grabs your hand, tugging it lightly as he leads you back to his car. âjesus, baby. starting to think you do this just to get a rise out of me.â
you giggle. âa little bit.â
he turns his head to look at you, a brow raised, before he chuckles, shaking his head. âcâmon. let me take my pretty girl home. gotta make it up to her.â
heâd love to tell you you were being moody, a little dramatic, that thereâs no need to make a scene on a date night heâd been planning for weeks, but thatâd be denying him of the fact that, despite all the stress you give him sometimes, he wouldnât have it any other way.