welcome to the jungle|| joe burrow ✔️

•matching necklaces and a tough loss•

um so i got so carried away with this, it's very long, sorry lol

January 29, 2023

Claire's Pov:

Today is the day folks.

The day the whole city of Cincinnati and Bengals fans all over the country have been waiting for.

Today is the AFC championship game. The Bengals will be playing against the Kansas City Chiefs for the second year in a row. Both of these teams are slowly starting to create one of the biggest rivalries in the American Football Conference of the NFL. Both teams have excellent players on both sides of the ball, with both teams quarterbacks being arguably the top two in NFL at this very moment. It should be an exciting game for sure.

Not only will it be exciting, but it'll be quite interesting too. This is one of the most important games of the season. The winner of this game will head to Super Bowl 57 and play against the Philadelphia Eagles in hopes of winning the Lombardi trophy.

The nerves are high today for everybody—all for different reasons too. Of course the game is causing some of the nerves, but there are even more nerves being added to those from the looming game.

First, Emmas due date is today. We're all hoping she doesn't go into labor during the game...

Second, we're going to be in Arrowhead Stadium for the game. I've heard from some of the girls that the fans aren't always the nicest when we're in their territory. I'm hoping we have no issues tonight...

And lastly, the thing that's causing me to have the most nerves. I will be meeting Joe's parents for the first time tonight.

I was going to sit with the other WAGs, but Joe was concerned for my safety so he asked if I could sit with his parents, just to give him some peace of mind so he wasn't worrying about me during the game...

~flashback~

"You're going to the championship game right?"

I smiled, "Of course I am. I wouldn't miss it for the world."

The corner of Joes mouth quirked up into a small smile, "Good," he said softly. He cleared his throat and began to fidget with the bracelets wrapped around his wrists, "I have something important to ask you."

"What is it?" I asked, setting down the towel I was folding so I could give Joe my full attention.

"The fans can get pretty intense at Arrowhead. I would hate for there to be a situation and I'm not there to protect you Claire," he sighed, "My parents are going to be at the game, and it would really make me feel better if you sat with them."

My eyes widened slightly at his suggestion. I still haven't met his parents. I was absolutely terrified to meet his mom and dad. But I love Joe and I want to make him feel content, especially with the upcoming game. Any way I could ease his anxieties leading up to the game, I would gladly do.

"But if you don't want to, I get it. Maybe you could meet up with them before the game?"

"Joe," I said, smiling softly, "I'm sure nothing will happen. I'll be fine, I promise." I walked over to where he stood by the foot of my bed. I wrapped my arms around him and looked up into his soft blue eyes. "but if it'll make you feel better, I'll sit with your parents."