thecatinahat | (no subject)

"No," she whispers, closing her eyes in an effort to stop the tears leaking out onto his neck and shoulder. "It's wonderful." She's never been in love before, never had anyone love her. Sure, Julie loves her, and so does Beth, but that's different, they're family, they have to love her. (She's discovered this about families. It had been a surprise.) To have Cougar choose to love her...that's special.

Cougar slides up so that he's a little over her, peering down with great fondness as he kisses her shoulder, up to her neck, then to her lips. "Good," is his emphatic, firm response. "You deserve it." He wraps his arms around her all the tighter, letting out a soft exhalation. He doesn't want to ask if she loves him, because he doesn't want to push her. Not yet.

"No more tears," he insists. "It's happy."

"They're happy tears," she tries to protest, though her smile wobbles as he kisses her. "I promise, I'm happy." Today has been a rollercoaster of a day, and despite pinching him, there's a part of her that still can't quite believe it's all real. It feels sacrilegious, somehow, to be so happy when their situation should be miserable, but here she is, crying because she's happy, something that only happened to her when she held baby Beth in her arms for the first time.

He knows that she is, but still, a woman in tears isn't something Cougar likes to deal with, mainly because it means that somehow, he might have made her upset. With Jake, that's the very last thing he'd ever, ever want to do. "Good," he says, leaning up to kiss her teasingly and affectionately.

"My JJ," he praises fondly.

"I'm sorry, I'm being ridiculous." She laughs, clearing her throat, and lifts her hands to swipe at her face, dashing away her tears and rubbing at her eyes. "I'll stop."

She sniffles a few times, but it seems her tears really have stopped, and the smile she gives him is a lot steadier, if somewhat sheepish. "You must think I'm crazy."

Edited 2016-07-23 00:46 (UTC)

Cougar smirks as he gives her a waggle of his brows upwards. "Thought you were crazy long time ago," is his reply. "But I'm crazy too," he says with a casual shrug, so it just means their crazies match and get along.

Her laugh is loud and bright, almost a bark, and she shoves at his chest playfully. "You're so mean!" she complains, but it's clear he's reassured her, as the tension in her shoulders is easing, and she reaches up to cup his face in her hands as she lets out a small, satisfied sigh. "Yeah, I guess you're right."

Cougar just grins and kisses her temple as they settle back in. "Of course I'm right. We're Losers," he reminds her. "None of us are allowed to join if we aren't crazy."