The Right Timing - Jenna Ortega X Female reader

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still Jenna POV

I had to tell her before she went into work so that she was prepared for what was going to be coming her way. y/n lived on a quiet street with lots of privacy, that made me feel safe. We entered the stone driveway and approached two large wooden doors with black framing. She pressed a button and those doors slid open, allowing us to drive the car into the port. Once we were pulled all the way through, the gates closed automatically. "welcome to my humble abode" y/n said to me with a gleam in her eye. the fact i'm even here right now is insane, we met how many days ago? And i'm totally infatuated with this woman. "from what i've seen so far, it's beautiful, thank you for showing me" I say to her. "it was either this or stay in your hotel room all day.. so.. I thought id show you what our country looks like a little further out from the city" y/n goes on a ramble about how different each place can be the further you go and what type of people live in what areas. But i'm so distracted by the beauty of this interior I block her out. Super unintentionally of course. I am just in awe. As we stepped out of the car it felt like we were outside, but there was a roof over our head. On the path to the door of the house there was a fish pond, and a bridge that crossed it to a small grilling/bar area. The roof totally covered in green plans and different flowers. On the back wall was a waterfall that was switching different colors and to the left of it, a door that actually lead outside. "babe?... Jenna" I snap out of my daydream as y/n was fumbling with her keys so we can gain access to the inside of the house. "I am so sorry, I was just taken aback by the beauty of this setting.. I feel like i'm outdoors.. but there's a roof?" she chuckled. "yeah... I have always loved this place, it belonged to my grandparents before me. Growing up I always knew I wanted the house, and I had a vision of some things I wanted to change." she opens the door and we go inside. "I updated the flooring in the car port and outdoor area there to make it feel more modern and where the waterfall is, used to be a gnome garden but I wanted something that made me feel. I am very much a peace when I sit out there" she explained. "well it's beautiful, i've never seen anything like it" I say to her "thank you so much, that means a lot to me" she says and continued to ask "do you want a drink? sit down, please, make yourself comfortable" and with that, I sat at the island bench in the middle of the kitchen. "sure, i'll just have a water thank you" she gets two glasses from the dark blue painted cabinets with a gold finish, then comes to sit beside me when she's done. "here, I hope it's okay" she says and I chuckle "it's water.. it's more than okay." it was now or never. I have to tell her.

"so.. about earlier in the car, we have a problem" she looks at me puzzled. "keep talking.." she encourages and I took a sip of my water. "that girl, that we met in the lobby"
"kate right? she was a cutie" y/n chimes in
"well, you may not think she's cute after you see this." I turn to show her my phone.
JENNA ORTEGA SPOTTED KISSING JOURNALIST IN PARKING LOT OF HOTEL - picture credit Kate Brown.
"oh fuck.." y/n looked at me wide eyed and in shock. "yeah.. oh fuck is right. what the hell are we going to do?" I start to freak out. "and out of all the days I have to go back to work in the office to get my report.. fuck, fuck." she stresses and takes a sip of water. "do we just be honest and contact our managers to do their best to take it down? do we twist the story?" I ask her
"the good news is, you can't really see my face. the bad news is, Kate recognized me from the premier so she will easily be able to figure out my name. AND you can totally see my car.. that I have been driving.. all weekend. and when we show up later to the hotel, together, in my car.. everyone will piece it together. especially if she tips the media off with my name" she puts her head in her hands and groans. "for the record, I am not embarrassed or ashamed. but I am also not out, publicly. people speculate things all the time, but I have never come out to say it" and then.. my phone rings. shit, it's Jenny.

I answer with hesitation and before I can say hello she's already speaking. "Jenna? have you seen the headlines? I cant believe this, I told y/n to stay away from any funny business, with you, with any of you" if anyone is going to rip me apart.. it's going to be her. But I know it's out of my best interest. "Jenny, I am so sorry. there was a fan there and she asked me for a picture, which I was okay with but I thought she went the other way out of the lobby and clearly she just followed us out and took the picture" I say still freaking out. "where are you? I know it's your day off but judging by that photo you and y/n are together?" she questions. "yeah I wanted to explore the city on my day off and y/n said she would show me around but we had to go by her place first so she could change" I hear her sigh. "and Jenny, she told me from the first day we met that she would get in trouble if anything like this were to happen WHILE she was working and doing promotion with us. but she's finished now so I thought it was okay."
"Jenna, you have to be so careful. you're still young and you don't need any type of bad publicity right now, what if this affects any future role you get?" at that I laughed slightly. "no offense, but almost every role that I have done so far, people have envisioned me as an LGBTQ+ character, even Wednesday! the thing that hurts me the most is that it was done without my consent and I am not ready to talk about my sexuality yet. it's a very private thing to me. if I cant go into a job being myself then I don't want it. I don't want anyone to look at me any different because I kissed a girl." I can see y/n sitting in front of me with her head still in her hands so I rub her leg to let her know i'm still here and that I am defending this. "you either need to come out about it, which the team and I will help you do. or, you find some way to twist the story and clear it up" she says to me "can I get back to you on it Jenny? I really didn't mean any harm, I should have been more careful. But she had no right to do that" I say with sadness in my voice. "you have the day to make your decision, because you still have press tomorrow, and it WILL be talked about" and that was the end of the conversation. she hung up and I had a lot to think about. Why should it even fucking matter? I don't have to come out about my sexuality but I also shouldn't have to justify who i'm with or owe anyone an explanation for it.

"what did she say?" y/n lifter her head up and looked in my eyes. I leaned over and gave her a reassuring kiss then slumped back down into my seat with a sigh. "she said I either had to come clean about my sexuality or twist the story. but either way they will support the decision I make"
"I care about your privacy you know that, so I think twisting the story would be better. no one should feel pressured to come out, it's already daunting enough as it is" y/n says to me and caressed my cheek. "I just can't do it right now, i'm not ready" I say hanging my head low feeling sad about the whole situation. "hey" she lied t's my head and our eyes meet. "i'm not going to be upset over the decision okay? how about, you say we were.. practicing lines for your next role?" y/n sweetly suggests. "I cant think right now, my mind is all over the place. will you give me a house tour before you have to go?" I ask. "of course" she extends her hand and I gladly take it, yet feeling guilty about my thoughts. i'm not ready to come out but if I twist the story I wont be able to be in public with y/n until i'm ready, because the media will be all over it. is that selfish of me? sometimes I hate the positions that the industry puts me in. with things like this I wish I had a normal life.

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and there it is.. nothing too dramatic but it's a hard subject for a lot of people.
how is the drama going to unfold?...