Her lips were slightly needy against his own yet patient and loving as she clung to him tighter, feeling her heart jump into he throat from having him kissing that way – having missed his caresses from their separation. She had tried to convince herself that the phone calls had been enough; that hearing his voice was all her heart needed but it felt like a delusion as it missed every piece of him.
She sighed happily at that feeling of completion washed over her, her better half returned to her side. She never wanted the kiss to end as it continued to last but as she gently broke, she rested her forehead upon his chin and panted to recover her bearings, hands fisting the material of his turtleneck.
“Jack..” she sighed, hoping to calm her frantic heart. “L-Let’s go inside..y-you must be t-tired..”
She wanted nothing more than to spoil the pants off of it though not literally of course. Jet lag could be killer after all and she just wanted to snuggle up to him and enjoy being close to his side. She had even tried preparing food in case he was hungry.
Jack hugged her tightly as he felt her gripping his shirt. He nuzzled his cheek against the side of her head, breathing in her warm, sweet scent as he felt the softness of her hair against his skin. A month ago, he would have felt like a creep for smelling her hair like this, but not anymore – he’d missed her too much to care.
“Th-that sounds good,” he whispered back.
It took him a long moment to let go of Katelynn so he could grab his suitcase. But, once that was done, the two of them quickly made their way inside.
Opening the door to their apartment was quite the ordeal as Stella and Roxy noticed the missing member of their family back, his familiar scent filling the room. They perked their heads up quickly, tongues lolled to the side as they gave a few excited barks, rushing over to greet ‘daddy’.
Giggling and helping him with his suitcase, Katelynn looked over her shoulder at him with such tenderness swimming in her brown orbs. “Look who else missed you..” she whispered, watching the two dogs jump up and down against his legs.
Their home finally felt complete once again at his return and she couldn’t help but let out a quiet sigh of happiness as she set his luggage in their bedroom. Deciding to worry about that later, Katelynn peeked her head out the door to watch him for a moment and just enjoy the fact that he was back.
As she’d said, he was tired, but not too tired to give some love to his second- and third- favorite girls. “H-hey there, sweetie,” he cooed as he scooped the wriggling Roxy up like a baby. “I missed you too. And you, Stella.” He took a seat on the couch, so that both the pug and the bulldog could find a place on his skinny lap.
After a few moments of being pinned down and kissed half to death by the dogs, Jack spotted Katelynn watching him from the doorway. “There’s room for you too,” he joked softly.
Jack Maple 