daddy issues (joe's version)|| Joe Burrow x reader

•so theres this party...•

•chapter summary: Your brother Sam stops by your apartment to invite you to Zac Taylor's annual Christmas party, will you accept his invitation?
word count: 1.9k
•warnings: language, mentions of alcohol and sex

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December 15, 2022
pre-hookup

*Knock...knock*

You let out a sigh of annoyance and put down your current reading selection: 50 Shades of Grey. You stood up from your spot on the couch and made your way over to the door of your apartment. Another knock rang out through your living room.

"Oh my," you mumbled under your breath, "I'm coming! Just wait.." You yelled out as you got to the door and unlocked the deadbolt.

You were greeted by the face of your brother who had his hand up, getting ready to knock on your front door again. Before he could knock again and fall in through the door, he noticed you had opened the door, so he stopped himself.

He smiled, "Hey little sis."

"Hey Sammy, what's up?"

"Can I come in?" he peered over your shoulder and looked into the apartment, "or are you too busy?" You shook your head. You moved to the side, out of the way of the entrance to your home, making a gesture for him to come in.

"Nope," you sighed, "Just-."

Sam walked into your apartment, making his way over to the recliner in your living room and plopping his large frame down on the cushion.

You laughed in disbelief, "Make yourself at home why don't you?" He chuckled, "Sorry, mom."

You rolled your eyes and sat back down on your previous spot on the couch, tucking your legs up on the cushion as you sat down.

"So what are you doing here?" you inquired, curious to see why your brother came by out of the blue. It's not that he's not welcome at your place anytime, he just usually let's you know ahead of time when he's coming over. This time he came unannounced, which you thought was a little odd.

"Just wanted to come by and see my favorite little sister." he smiled coyly. You shook your head as you said, "Uh huh...because that's a legitimate reason for you to come see me."

Sam threw his hands up in defense, "What?! Last time I checked, it is!" You rolled your eyes once again, "Sam, the only time you come over here without letting me know ahead of time, which might I add, would've been nice to know, I don't know about 10 minutes ago?! Is whenever you need something...important."

Sam bit his lip, hesitant to ask his important question. He let our a sigh of defeat as you gave him with a pointed look. "Alright, fine, you got me." he paused, "But why couldn't I just show up unannounced? I mean shit, you do it to me all the time."

You slightly blushed as he called you out. You hated getting called out by your siblings, especially when it came from Sam. "Because," you said, crossing your arms, "I was in the middle of reading a very important book, thank you."

Sam sat up from the recliner and peered over the coffee table to see the book that sat there. His face quickly turned into a look of amusement as he recognized the title. "Oh fuck, were you reading Fifty Shades of Grey?! Wait 'till I tell mom and dad." He joked.