It felt so instantaneous – one second she had been standing there among the crowds like any other face, hard to distinguish and yet Jack had scoped her out without problem and she was swept up in his arms the next second, eyes blinking as she felt arms wrap around her.
Arms she had missed.
Heart pounding in a mixture of pain and joy, her own thin arms hugged him tightly to her person as she nuzzled into his chest, lashes moistening as tears began to collect at the corner of her eyes before falling down her cheeks. His smell, his body, his everything – how much she had missed it, craved it and now he was back, his voice filling her senses as the rest of him wrapped around her like a security blanket.
“J-Jack…” she choked out, unable to speak as her lips trembled from the force of her emotions. Her knees wobbled a bit and she clung to him tighter, all other thoughts, all other sounds blocked out.
“I-I missed you more…”
He wouldn’t argue with her over something as silly as that, instead he just held onto her for dear life. For a while it had felt as if he wouldn’t see her again, no matter how silly that was, truly. She had only been a phone call, and plane ride, away and yet he’d been incapable of doing either until now. He shivered before pulling back, and swiftly kissed her despite it feeling as if it were their first all over again since he had an eruption of nervousness and worry.
But her lips were warm, soft, and the kind of familiarity he needed right now to help him feel more grounded in the city that he called home. Yes, he’d been away, but he was back now and never again was he going to do something like this. He loved his art, of course he did, but he loved Katelynn more.
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.
Jack Maple 