A Day in the Life of Valenna

Exactly What I Needed

VAL's POV
It's Friday morning and I'm getting ready to take Jenna out to breakfast before rehearsals. I finish up styling my hair and glance at the clock, 7:45am. 'Okay, time to go' I say to myself. "Maks I'm leaving" I shout towards the direction of my guest room. "Okay!" He shouts back. I grab my camo backpack and keys. I'm about to walk out the front door when Maks pops his head out of the guest room. "Wait, Val!" He shouts. "Yeah Maks?" I ask, stopping in my tracks. "Don't be an idiot" he says winking at me and disappearing into his room again. I just shake my head and close the door. I get in my car and head over to pick up Jenna.
JENNA's POV
I was just finishing up my make up when my phone buzzed. 'Coming now, see you soon JennaBug!' -V Bear. I smile down at my phone and look back up at myself in the mirror and continue on with my makeup. About 5 minutes later my phone buzzes again. 'I'm Here 😊'-V Bear. I get up and grab my stuff for the day.
VAL's POV
I soon pull into Jenna and Brittany's driveway. I put my car in park and take out my phone to text Jenna. 'I'm Here 😊' In no time at all, Jenna responds, 'Just about ready. You can come in for a minute if you want. But just beware of my roommate who tends to double as my guard dog. Lol' -JennaBug I unbuckle my seat belt but I just sit there in my car. Suddenly, my chest feels kind of tight and my palms begin to sweat, 'what's gotten into me? Okay, Valentin, shake it off. You're fine. Now get in there and go get your girl' I finally manage to get myself out of my car and make my way up the Jenna's front door.
JENNA's POV
I'm going over my mental checklist of things I need to bring with me when my thoughts are interrupted by Brittany's voice. "Jenna! Val's here!" Brittany screeches. "Yell louder Britt, I don't think Peta heard you in New York." I respond shaking my head. "I SAID-" she began but I quickly cut her off. "I heard you, I heard you." I said with a laugh. "It's called sarcasm Britt" I say to her. "Maybe I am a bad influence" I hear a man with a unique Brooklyn accent say. "Makes sense. After all Val, you're fluent in sarcasm." Brittany jokes. I walk down the stairs to see Brittany standing by our front door with Val beside her. "Hey there gorgeous girl" Val says causing me to blush. He leaned in and gently kissed my cheek which caused my already red cheeks to become a darker shade. "You ready?" He asks grabbing my hand and intertwining our fingers. "Yes" I say with a smile and nod. "See you at rehearsal!" I say to Brittany as Val led me out to his car. "Okay! Don't do anything I wouldn't do....Don't be stupid!" My protective roommate yelled after me. "Goodbye Brittany." I say as Val helped me into the passenger seat of his car. "I'm talking to you, Valentin!" Brittany says pointing her freshly manicured finger at him. "Bye Britt" Val says with a smirk as he gets into his car and drives us away.
"Don't you dare ever tell Britt, but she really can be scary sometimes" he says glancing over at me then back at the road. "Trust me, I know" I say with a small chuckle. We get to the small breakfast diner simply called 'Bev & Earl's'. Val and I have always loved coming here. 'Wow' It's definitely been a while since we've both been here. The last time we were here, it was to celebrate our two year relationship together.
Val parks the car and we both unbuckle our seat belts. I start to reach for the door handle but Val stops me. "Wait, let me do it" he says. 'I should've known better' I laugh at myself. Val jogs his way around the car and opens my door. "Shall we?" He asks reaching his arm out for me to take it. I link my arm in his and we make our way to the diner entrance.
We had barely even stepped into the diner when we heard a familiar voice. "Are my eyes playing tricks on me or do I see my favorite love birds?!" Wow, it really has been a long time. "Jenna and Valentin! Where have you been?! Things just haven't been the same around here without our two favorite regulars!" Bev, the owner of the diner exclaimed. Bev and her husband Earl, who doubles as the cook owned the small diner. The very first time Val and I had ever came here, we came together, for our very first breakfast date in fact. Since that date, Val and I have gotten to known Bev and Earl very well and we quickly be regulars. The couple is in their mid-60s but they never had kids. They however have grown so near and dear to mine and Val's hearts, that they're almost like our grandparents away from our grandparents. But ever since things between Val and I got rocky, we stopped coming here, it was a strange feeling being back here, but it felt good. After Val and I each take turns giving Bev a well-overdue hug she turns her attention towards the back of the diner. "Earl you'll never guess who's here!" Bev exclaims calling to her husband who was cooking in the kitchen. "What was that Bev?" Earl asks poking his head out of the little food window that was in the wall. "I'll be darned!" Earl says as he quickly disappears behind the wall only to reappear exiting the kitchen door. "Well would you look who the cat dragged in!" He says opening up his arms. Jenna pulls away from me and walks into Earl's embrace. After he pulls away from Jenna, Earl shakes my hand and gives me a hug as well. "Where have you two strangers been! We haven't seen you in ages!" Earl questions. I don't know what to say, I quickly shot Val a look, we could never lie to Bev and Earl but I didn't want them to worry about Val and I having problems. "We've just been so busy lately" Val says. It wasn't a lie. "We know!" Earl exclaims. "Congratulations on making it to the finals!" "We've been voting for you all season long!" Bev chimes in.
VAL's POV
We continue to catch up a little with Bev and Earl until the diner starts getting a little busier. Jenna and I sit in our favorite booth and Earl whips up favorite type of pancakes. Jenna loves her pancakes with berries, but me on the other hand, Nutella all they way.
Breakfast was absolutely amazing. It feels just like old times. I was enjoying the time with Jenna so much that I honestly didn't want to leave. "It's 9:45am" Jenna frowns looking back at me from the clock. Seeing that she didn't want to leave either made me feel a little bit better. We reluctantly get up and say our goodbyes to Bev and Earl. We leave the diner, but not before promising we'd return very soon. I help Jenna into my car and we head off to the studio.
JENNA's POV
Val pulls into the studio and we both get out. Great paparazzi. They take a few pictures but Val and I just ignore them as we head inside. Once we're out of sight Val reaches his hand out which causes me to stop in my tracks. "Hey JennaBug?" He says in a soft voice. "Yeah V Bear" I respond, facing towards him. "Thank you for today" "Of course" I say smiling at him. "You were right" he says as he tucks a piece of my hair behind my ear and gently kisses my lips. "It was exactly what I needed."