bullets and bouquets

53

"Can I come with?" Emma asks Jenna after dinner. The former gang leader looks at Sadie. She doesn't know what protocols Sadie has for these types of things.

"That's fine," the redhead answers. Emma smiles and grabs her hand. Bella grabs Sadie's bicep and the two couples walk to the infirmary.

"Ah, Madame, perfect timing," Carlo greets, "Miss Jenna, nice to see you again."

She nods. He hands her a medical gown.

"Please, go into the bathroom, take a quick shower, and put this on," he instructs.

"Got it," she answers. He walks away, leaving the girls standing in the infirmary. Jenna walks toward the bathroom and Emma follows.

"Remember, he said quick," Sadie grins. Emma smirks.

"She'll be quick," the blonde assures her. They go into the bathroom together. Once the door is shut, Jenna is blushing, "You're so cute when I make you flustered."

She kisses Jenna. The former gang leader is pushed up against the wall.

"Em... Emma, I have to shower," she breathlessly says. The blonde smirks.

"I know, I'm... helping you get undressed," Emma replies as she pulls Jenna's shirt off. She goes back to kissing her. The former gang leader lets the blonde's hands wander. They unbutton her jeans and slide them down. Then the blonde turns the shower on, "Gotta let the water warm up."

"R-right..."

***

"How are you, baby?" Bella asks Sadie as they wait for Jenna in the infirmary.

"I'm good," she answers. Her girlfriend frowns, "I mean it, I'm not lying."

Bella grabs her hand, "I worry about you, you know?"

"Yeah," the redhead looks down, "I know. I just... I don't want to burden you with feelings."

"You are not burdening anyone with feelings, Sadie," Bella states, "You lost Denmar, Sadie. It's okay to feel something."

Sadie doesn't answer. She still has past trauma from her ex-girlfriend. She wasn't allowed to feel before. And even when she didn't have a girlfriend, there was no one to really spill her feelings to. Natalia and Jenna would talk to her every couple of weeks, but there was no one she could be vulnerable with. After Bella saw her crying and pulling her hair out, she avoided feeling at all costs.

"You don't have to talk now, but just know that I am always here," Bella says, "You can cry or be mad or whatever you're feeling and I'll be here for you."

"Thank you," she answers. She looks up and kisses Bella on the lips. Emma and Jenna come out of the bathroom. Jenna wears the medical gown. Emma has a slight grin on her face, "Okay, actually, that was fast."

Jenna looks down, trying to contain her blush. Carlo walks over.

"All right, come with me," he instructs. Florence sent Sadie's team the video of Jenna being "killed" so they could recreate the injuries on the fake body they will dump. Right now, Carlo must take images of Jenna's body to create a replica of her body, "We're going to take pictures now."

"Okay," Jenna answers.

"Bella and I are going to leave. Whenever you guys are done, we will be in the living room waiting, okay?" Sadie asks.

"Sounds good," the blonde replies. The two leave the infirmary to find the others in the living room. Carlo gets to work taking pictures of Jenna while Emma watches her girlfriend.