music to my heart ; joe burrow

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i sat in the car with joe, me hooked up to aux playing music while he drove towards a small cafe in town.

i played a playlist i made in high school called joe's songs. it was all love songs and songs he loved back then.

currently playing was the only exception by paramore. i loved this song. i sang along with looking out the window.

i got distracted when a hand was placed just above my knee. i looked over to find a giddy smile on joe's face

"don't look so happy joey" i said making his smile widen.

"too bad. i'm very happy with you next to me" he claimed making me smile this time.

"whatever burrow"

i used to call him by his last name all the time in high school. he would always reply with a remark about how it would be a great last name for me. hated him for it.

the song changed to king of my heart by taylor swift, one of my idols and favorite songs.

"i love this song" i told joe as we pulled into the cafe's parking lot

"we can finish it" he said getting on his phone as i sang it to him. he was failing to pay attention to me though.

as the song ended he finally looked over at me and smiled. i was already looking directly into his eyes. he grabbed my chin and quickly kissed me. he smiled into the kiss making me smile.

we stayed like that for a solid minute, just kissing and smiling, before he pulled away.

"told ya i would kiss you" he said making me blush and get out of the car, him following suit.

we walked into the cafe, him behind me. i looked around and remembered he took me here when he asked me to homecoming. that's adorable.

we went up to the ordering counter and both got coffee and something to eat. while we waited for our orders to be done we found a table in the back corner to sit at. no one was really in the cafe, just a few people working on their computers

as our order was called joe got up to get our drinks and food then brought it back to the table in one piece.i smiled up at him before taking a drink of my coffee.

"so tell me hope, why did you stop talking to me?" he questioned. i knew this was coming, just not so soon.

"joe, i don't even know. i was just hurt that you were pushing me away, even though it was for a valid reason. i didn't know how to still be your friend after i fell so deeply in love with you." i explained and he just nodded

"i regret letting you go every single day of my life. seeing pictures of us hurt, seeing you on social media hurt, my parents asking about you hurt. i never meant to hurt you. i just thought it was the best option." he said and i gave he a look of understanding

"i know joey. i'm not mad or upset anymore. the whole time we were apart i thought you were fine and just wanted to hurt me on purpose, but then your mom called. she told me you weren't fine at all. i regret not calling you then. but, i hated that i still cared" i explained to him

"hope, i lost my best friend, my girlfriend, the person who made me happiest. i ruined that. it wasn't your fault baby" he said leaning closer to me. i gave him a half smile

"i know joe, but it was hard for me to not think i did something wrong. everything was so sudden between us" i said and he agreed

"which is why i'm making this offer. i miss you. you miss me. there is no point in hurting ourselves more so, why don't we take it slow" he offered to me