Prompt: Jenna watches the video from 9/11 with Val for the first time and gets emotional.
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Val's POV:
today has been 14 years since 9/11 and Jenna wanted to watch the video with me, since she never saw it as a child. We sat cuddled up on the couch together with my laptop.
"You ready?" I asked.
"Yep," she said and I clicked play.
We watched and shock registered on her face.
"Th-this is awful," she whispered covering her mouth with her hand, as the second plane flew into the World Trade Center.
"We can turn it off, babe."
"No no, its ok."
We watched until the end then I turned it off and put my laptop on the floor.
"Wanna stay with me and watch movies all night?" I asked her.
"Sure," she said quietly.
"You ok, babe? You're being kind of quiet."
"Im ok," she smiled at me, but it was fake.
We laid on the couch and I put on "Burlesque". Jenna turned around and buried her face in my chest, so I just figured she was tired and just wanted to cuddle and sleep, but I felt her shaking a little bit.
"Baby? Whats wrong?" I lifted her face in my hands up to mine. She had tears streaming down her face.
"Its nothing," she said wiping her face.
"Babe."
"What?"
"Was it the video?"
"....no," she lied and looked down.
"Jenna Michelle, don't lie to me."
"Ok, yeah it was. Im sorry," she said crying harder and putting her face back into my shirt. I pulled her back up.
"Hey, it ok, love. I know its kind of intense."
"I know but I'm 21. I shouldn't let this bother me."
"Hey, it was an extremely depressing event. Its normal to be upset just thinking about it."
"Thank you Val." I pulled her closer.
"Val, if you hug me any tighter you're gonna suffocate me!" She laughed.
"But I like snuggling you tightly," I said hugging her even tighter, closing my eyes and kissing her head.
"I love you," she said.
"What?" I questioned. Jenna had never told me, or any guy in that matter, that.
"I-I said I love you," she said getting worried.
"Oh."
"Val? Do you love me too?"
"No."
"Val? You don't love me too?" Her eyes started to water.
"Nope, I love you more," I kisses her cheek, close to her lips.
"Oh my gosh, Val, don't do that," She nuzzled her face back in my neck.
"Hey, look at me," I said sternly.
"What?"
I grabbed her face and kissed her. She got comfortable again. Maks came home.
"Nice lipstick, bro," he said smirking. I wiped Jenna's lipstick off my lips.
I looked down at Jenna sleeping. She stirred a bit so I kissed her cheek and she smiled in her sleep and relaxed again.
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ok so I just ordered the shirt in the pic! i made it and bought it on an app called "Yoshirt" and it should be here in like two months! im so excited!
