#I just took one look at these and thought “yea this is how Meryl would look in all vash’s candid photos of her”

[ohlolme]

these are vash’s “this is my gf” photos

[chmergess4ever]

Boomin

Hey Guys! So Sorry that I haven’t posted in a while. This is a one-part fic that I wrote after the cast attended the steelers game the other day. I mean no disrespect to Val and his relationship with Amber. I ultimately just want both Val and Sharna to be happy but I think they’re cute together and writing these stories are fun. For intents and purposes of this story, please pretend like Val and Jenna weren’t together because I made Jenna a part of her support system. Thanks. I hope you like it! Please let me know what you think by commenting or messaging me! Like/Reblog! Enjoy!

P.S Sorry, it’s super long but so worth it. One of my favorites that I’ve written. I’m open to writing a part 2 if you guys would like it. 

They had just gone to the steelers game to support Antonio Brown. They had all had a fabulous time amongst the freezing cold temperature. After the game they went out to eat before their next stop of the day, the hockey game. Everyone was being quiet, on their phones-as pointed out by Keo- but everyone was enjoying their day off. Val walked over to Sharna and sat in the seat next to her.

“Hey!”

She looked up from her phone, “Hey.” She said monotonously as she nodded her head looking back down at her phone.

“You ok?” “Yea, It’s whatever, Val.” Sharna rolled her eyes and continued scrolling through instagram.

“Sharna, talk to me.” He shook her leg.

She pushed him off and looked at him sharply, “I don’t want to.”

“Sharna?”

“How’s Amber?” Sharna said sarcastically as she got up out of her seat abruptly and pushed it in. “I’ll be back.” She announced to the table before she walked to the back of the restaurant. She hadn’t realized that he was following her until he grabbed her arm and pulled her into the bathroom with him. He locked the door and looked at her while pacing back and forth.

“Val, I told you, I’m not talking about it.”

“What could you possibly be mad at? We all just went to support your previous partner. I thought we had a nice time and now you’re all mad and what’s with this “How’s Amber” garbage?”

“You know what Val? I’m trying, I'm really trying here. To give her a shot. To give you and her a shot but there is only so much. You’re letting her control you. You know? I don’t even know if it’s her. Maybe it’s you, scared of losing her.”

“I don’t know what your talking about!” His voice was getting louder and so was hers.

“You’re my best friend, Val! My best friend. And you’re trying to stay as far away from me as possible so she doesn’t feel threatened. And why should she feel threatened, it’s not like we were together? We’re just friends.” She looked at him and when he didn’t answer she went on. “Now, Peta’s my best friend too and you know that. I love her to death but I will admit when she’s wrong and when she asked Maks to stop talking to Meryl, it was wrong! They were just friends! And I’m getting Meryl-ed. I feel it! Did I have a nice time today? Yes. But I would have had a better time if I wasn’t being avoided you.”

“You’re not Meryl, Sharna.”

“Oh yeah? What’s the difference?” “I need to stay away from you. Or at least put some distance.”

“Why?”

“Because unlike Maks with Meryl, I-” “You what?” She yelled.

“I- I fucking think about you! About you and me. And I’m in a relationship, I shouldn’t be thinking-” He was still yelling. “And you make me think!”

“How is this my fucking fault?”

“It’s not!” He ran his hand through his hair. “It’s mine!”

Before she could formulate her next sentence, he had her pinned against the wall with his lips pressed on hers. “I need you.” He said as he came up for air.

She kissed him back. He spoke to her again, “You think of me too? Don’t you?”

“All the time.”

“We shouldn’t do this.” “No we shouldn’t.”

He kissed her deeper and then lifted her up. “But we are?” She nodded and that was the last words they spoke before they gave themselves to each other.

Shortly after, they stood in the bathroom together walking around gathering their clothes. They seemed to keep getting in each other's way but they were being quiet, not speaking a word to each other. Sharna brushed his arm by accident, “I’m sorry-”

“Sorry-”

Once Sharna was dressed she tried to fluff out her hair as much as possible. “I’m going to go out. Give it a couple of minutes and then come.”

“Shar. Are we going to talk about this?” She turned back to him. “There’s nothing to talk about Val. You have a girlfriend.”

She left, letting the door close behind her and tried to straighten out her hair one last time. She took a deep breath and walked back over to the table. She sat down and tried to jump back into the engagement.

Alan spoke directly to her, “Where did you go? You were gone for a while!”

“Oh, I just needed to make a few phonecalls. Sorry.”

“Did you see Val?”

“No, Why?”

“He got up right after you. Looked like he was following you and we haven’t seen him since.”

“I don’t know. I didn’t see him.”

Everyone shrugged it off and another conversation got started. Val walked up a few minutes later pretending to end a phone call. He sat down in the chair next to Sharna and spoke to the group, “Sorry, Guys was just making some phone calls.” He then tried to engage in conversation. Sharna’s eyes widened and she dropped her fork. The identical alabi seemed to go over everyone’s head except for one. Lindsay. She looked at Sharna and then smiled shaking her head. Sharna made a confused look and then shook her head. Lindsay laughed as she took a sip of her drink. Throughout the remaining duration of the lunch Sharna and Val fiddled around each other being overly cautious of the other, making it very obvious that something was off. Once they paid the bill, the group left the restaurant headed to the hotel where they were going to split up between the people that were going to the hockey game and the people that weren’t. They were all walking outside staggered in pairs and trios. Sharna was by herself, falling behind as she was looking at her phone. Lindsay stalled and waited for her, so shortly after, the two of them were walking together.

“Soooo.” “So.” Sharna looked at Lindsay. “So, you and Val totally just fucked.”

“Shhh.” Sharna put her head down. She lowered her voice. “It was that obvious?” “To me, it was. It seemed no one else noticed.”

“No one needs to know.”

“Sooo, how? Are you guys-” “No, No. We were having an argument, screaming at eachother in the bathroom, and then we both lost are cools, admitting things out loud that we probably didn’t even admit to ourselves and before I knew it, I was pinned against the wall with his lips on mine.”

“But Amber-” “I know. We Know.”

“Did you talk about it?”

“I can’t even bring up the nerve to talk to him. It’s honestly like I can’t look at him without getting upset. We’re acting so awkward around each other. I just feel weird now.”

“Well, Yeah. You just had sex with a guy who has a girlfriend, not to mention a guy who happens to be your best friend.”

Sharna nervously laughed. “Fuck.” She shook her head.

“You need to talk to him.”

“What is there even to say? He’s dating Amber.”

“Well if you’re telling the whole story and he admitted things he shouldn’t have, maybe he shouldn’t be dating Amber, but someone else.”

Sharna shook her head, “I don’t know Lindz. That would be really complicated.”

“Like it’s not already?” “Yea, I guess you’re right.”

“Talk to him.”

The conversation got cut off by some of the other girls but Sharna felt a lot better after discussing what was running through her mind with someone.

The Guys were walking ahead of the girls. Alan patted Val on the shoulder and looked at him, “Sooo, How was it bro?” “How was what?” “Sharna.” “Sharna, what?” Val got nervous.

“You both used the exact same excuse when you came back to the table. We knew right then and there what had happened , just wasn’t going to make a big deal about it in front of everyone.”

“Shit.”

“Dude, it’s ok.” Gleb Joined in the conversation.

“No, it’s not. Cause I have a girlfriend! It’s not ok.”

“But?” Gleb tried to get it out of him. “But. I- I- I want to do it again.”

“With Amber?” Artem added his two cents. “Nope.” “With Sharna?” Alan spoke again. “Yes. With Sharna. Preferably, in a bed.”

“But what about Amber?” Alan asked the question he didn’t want to hear.

“I don’t know. I don’t fucking know.”

“Bro, you need to talk to Sharna. You shouldn’t be wanting to do it again with her, if your content with your relationship with Amber.” Gleb rested his hand on Val’s shoulder as he imparted his advice.

“Maybe, I’m not.” “What?” “Maybe, I was hiding with Amber. I’m an idiot. I like Sharna. I’ve always liked Sharna, I’m just finally admitting it to myself.”

“Val, you need to be sure about this. You don’t want to ruin the relationship you have, if the one you think you want isn’t going to work out.” Artem looked back at Sharna who was talking to the rest of the girls.

“It’ll work out.”

“Just talk to Sharna.” Artem looked back to Val.  

“She doesn’t want to-”

“Talk to her.”

Later after the penguins game, everyone had separated into their rooms, Lindsay with Jenna, Emma with Haley, Sharna with Laurie, Gleb with Artem, and Keo, Alan, and Val shared a room. Alan and Keo invited all the guys over to drink and play poker but Val could not get his mind off of what happened. He got his key and walked to the door, “I’ll be back.” He announced to the group before he walked away. He didn’t know what he was doing or why he was doing it. All he knew was he had this feeling in his heart that he had never felt before, and the feeling had started as soon as Sharna had left the bathroom earlier. He walk down the hall towards her room and once there, took a few minutes just staring at the door. He contemplated everything in his head, this was not a good idea. He knew it, but he had to do it. He slowly raised his hand to the door and knocked. He heard her voice call, “coming.”He expected to see her when he opened the door but instead he had to look down a couple of inches to meet Laurie. She smiled up at him and she had that sparkle in her eyes that always made his heart light up. She brought out the youth in him. “Hey Nugget.” He tapped her on the nose.

“Hey!”

“Listen, is Sharna here?”

“She is.”

Sharna’s voice sounded from inside the room. “Who is it?”

“It’s-” Laurie stopped mid sentence when she saw Val shaking his head and a finger over his lips in a hushed action.

“Laurie?” Sharna came into view as she began walking to the door. She stopped when she saw who was at the door.

Laurie could feel the tension between them. Val looked from Sharna to Laurie, “Hey, is it ok if I talk to Sharna alone for a second?” “Laurie you don’t have to go.” Sharna added.

“No it’s ok! I’ll go over to Lindsay’s. Meet me there Shar?”

Sharna nodded and smiled. Laurie walked back into the room and grabbed her stuff and then walked past Val out the door as Val let himself in closing the door behind him. Sharna turned around and walked over to her bed, sitting down on the edge. “Why are you here, Val?” She ran her hand through her hair.

“I just want to talk to you.”

“I told you there was nothing to talk about” She got up and walked to the opposite side of the room and looked out the window. He continued to talk to her even though her back was turned to him. “You think there’s nothing to talk about. But there is absolutely something to talk about”

“Talk.” Her demeanor was cold.

“Sharna, I’m sorry. Ok? I’m really sorry. I made a mess of things. But I’m ready to clean up the mess. I’m dating Amber, yes. And i’m sorry, if you feel like I have put a distance in our relationship because of her. I really didn’t realize I was doing it but now I do. And after thinking about why, I know. I never realized before but I- You mean more than anything to me and it’s not only because you're my best friend, but you’re the love of my life. And I think deep down I knew that, but I didn’t want to ruin our friendship, so I decided that trying to love someone else was the next best option.”

“And that’s the problem, Val!” Sharna turned around and Val could see tears streaming down her face. “That’s the fucking problem! You’re dating someone else! So no matter, if I’m the love of your life, we can’t be together! We can’t be a couple. We can’t have hearts and flowers.”

“But we can” He went to walk to her and she put her hand up.

“No. Don’t come closer. Don’t come any closer.”

“Sharna.” She started crying heavier. “Sharna, please let me hug you.”

When he didn’t get an answer he moved closer to her. And closer. And closer. Until he pulled her gently into him. She sobbed into his chest. She gave into the hug but pounded on his chest while crying. “I hate you. I hate you.”

Val began to cry. He rubbed up and down her back.

“I hate that I love you. Why did you make me love you?” She said through tears.

Val looked up to the ceiling trying to stop his tears. He leaned back so he could look at her. He wiped her tears away with the back of his hand. He craned his neck down and kissed her. Softly, delicately, like something he would cherish forever. She looked up at him and whispered. “What about Amber?”

“I’m going to take care of it.”

“How?” “That’s my problem.”

He kissed her again and she didn’t stop him. At least, not at first. When reality settled in her mind, she broke from him. “Val, we can’t do this again. I won’t do this again.” She turned around and walked away from him.

“Ok. We don’t need to.”

“I need to think about this. I just need time.”

Val nodded. “Ok. You take the time you need.” Val turned around and began walking towards the door. Right before he was about to leave, he turned back to her, “Either way you choose, I do love you Sharna.”

He gave an affirmative nod and then left. She walked back over to the window and ran both her hands through her hair. “What now?” A million thoughts ran through her head. She needed to talk to someone. She opened her phone and dialed Peta’s number. It went straight to voicemail. Sharna waited for the beep and spoke. “Hey Peta. I know you’re super busy with Shai but-, you know what nevermind. You have a baby to worry about. Forget about it. I’ll talk to you later.” She hit the end button and put her phone in her back pocket. She stood in the middle of the room contemplating all of her thoughts and then as if an ignition to a fire, she grabbed her room key and left the room.

After he had left, Val walked down the hallway towards the floor lounge as he thought it would be too crowded in his room to talk. He took a seat on one of the couches in the common area. He took his phone out of his back pocket and stared at it for a good five minutes before taking a deep breath and dialing her number. He felt this body tense when he heard her voice.

“Hey You.” Amber’s voice rung through the phone.

“Hey.” “What’s up? You ok?”

“Yeah, why?” “You sound upset.”

“Nahh, I’m just-”

“Val, what’s wrong?” “I need to talk to you.”

“Oh no.”

“Amber-”

“The conversation that I have been dreading since the moment I let myself like you.”

“I’m sorry.” He could hear her suck back her emotions.

“Can you just tell me please. I need to hear the words.”

“I- I need to let go of this relationship. I really do like you Amber, and I think you’re a great girl, but you don’t deserve what I’m in this relationship for. I’m in it, to hide from my true feelings, or to try and make my feelings go away but you don’t deserve that. You deserve someone who is going to love you, because he truly loves you, not because he’s scared of loving someone else.”

“And you love someone else?” Val breathed deeply and exhaled. “I do.”

“Sharna, right?”

“How did you know that?”

“People have to be stupid not to see something there. I just tried to talk myself out of it.”

“Hmm.”

“Does she know?”

“What?”

“Does she know you love her?”

“She knows. Or I said it. I don’t know what she’s truly feeling right now.”

“Give her time. She’ll think about it and realize she loves you too.”

“Are you ok?”

“I mean, I’m not great. I really did love you, I really do love you. But with that, I want you to be happy and if you’re not happy with me, I can’t force you to stay here. Just don’t be scared. Because the longer you prolong the relationship the bigger the chance you'll lose it.”

“Thank you Amber.” Val nodded knowingly. “Find you a guy that loves you for who you are. I know you will.”

“Yeah. Night Val.”

“Goodnight Amber.”

Sharna walked down the hallway towards Lindsay’s. She knocked on the door to be greeted by Jenna. “Hey-” “I need girl talk. A lot of it.”

“Come in. Come in.”

Sharna walked in past Jenna and greeted everyone in the room. All the girls were hanging around watching tv. She sat down on the floor leaning against the bed and brought her knees up to her chest. She put her head down into her hands and shook her head.

“You ok, Shar?” Laurie asked.

Sharna brought her head back up. “Yeah, I’m fine. I just need to process everything right now.”

“Want to tell us and we can help?” Lindsay offered. Sharna looked at her and then at Laurie, she smiled “How innocent, are you really?”

Laurie pointed to herself surprised that the question was directed at her. “I’m- I know things.”

The girls all laughed. Sharna took a deep breath, “Ok. So I guess I have to fill everyone in. Laurie, what is said in this room, stays in it. You’re going to be present for a very adult conversation right now.”

Laurie nodded. She crawled over to Sharna, with a pillow and rested her head in her lap sprawling out the rest of her body. Sharna tapped her on the nose. “Love you, nugget.”

Laurie crinkled her nose. “Speak now.”

Sharna smiled and shook her head. “Ok. So, earlier when I left to take a phone call at the restaurant. I wasn’t really taking a phone call. I was with Val. I was sleeping with Val.” Sharna cringed as she said it.

“Shut the fuck up!” Hayley sat up excitedly. All the girls looked like they were all suddenly very interested in the conversation. “How in the world did that happen?” Emma questioned.

“I don’t know Em. I really don’t know. One minute we were arguing in the bathroom and the next thing I knew I was pinned up against a wall.”

“And-” Jenna tried to prod more out of her.

“Well, keeping this part of the story PG-13, courtesy of the 16 year old that’s in the room, we- ya know.”

“Uh huh.” Hayley said as she moving her hands in a circle motion around each other signaling to continue.

“And then I left. Cause I didn’t know what to do. Which is when I came back to the table.”

“And you didn’t talk to him?” “Not at that point.”

“But now you have?” Lindsay asked suddenly jumping in the conversation. “Yeah, he just came over.”

Lindsay leaded on. “And?!?” “He told me he was in love with me.”

“No way!” Emma slapped the bed next to her out of excitement. “And then what?”

“And then I cried. And then he hugged me making me cry more. And then he looked at me and kissed me.”

“What about Amber?” Hayley asked.

“Exactly, what i said.”

“To which he replied?”

“That he was going to take care of it.” Sharna rested her head back and looked at the ceiling. “And then I told him that I needed time to think. Because it was all a lot.”

“Wow.” Emma threw herself back on the bed, plopping into the pillows.

“I can’t believe he told you he loves you.” Lindsay added.

“That’s big for Val.” Jenna concluded.

“Did not see that one coming.” Hayley ran her hand through her hair.

“I did.” Laurie sat up to look at Sharna now. All the girls had turned their attention to her since it was the first time she spoke since the conversation began.

“You did?” Sharna looked back at her questioningly.

“When I first met Val, I thought he was dating you, because of how much he talked about you and the way he lit up when he did. So I made a reference one day and he got all defensive and told me you weren’t a thing. I thought he was hiding it but then after talking to you, I knew what he told me was true. But, throughout the season I could tell he was trying to hide from his feelings just through his everyday actions.”

“Really?”

“Really. And I know he loves you. You just can’t be scared to give him a chance.”

“But I am. The whole thing is really complicated. We’re best friends and we work together. And our circles are intertwined. If it doesn’t work out, it’s a mess.”

“Your relationship will work out.”

“I just don’t know, Laurie.”

“It will.”

“And why do you say so?”

“Cause the material stuff won’t matter. It’ll all get put on the backburner.”

“And why is that?”

“Cause love always wins Sharna. It’s already showing that, with what happened today.”

Sharna shook her head in amazement. “How are you only 16?” Laurie shrugged and smiled. “I’m 16 but I’ve been around 25 and 30 year olds for the past few months of my life.”

Sharna laughed. “Thank you, nugget.” She leaned in to give her a hug then she stood up and began walking to the door.

LIndsay propped her head up, “Where are you going?”

Sharna had one hand on the door knob. “I’m going to get my guy.”

“Really?” Emma sat up excitedly.

“Love always wins.” She smiled and nodded. She gave them a wink and then left.

Sharna walked down the hallway to his room and knocked on the door. Val opened the door and his expression went blank when he saw her. “Hi.” He said tentatively.

“You got a sec?” “Yea of course.” Val walked out into the hallway and closed the door behind him. Sharna nodded towards the left to indicate for him to walk with her. They walked to the outside patio balcony that was on each floor. They went to the edge and leaned on the stone  ledge, looking out at the stars.

“She’s out of the picture Shar. the ball is in your court now.”

There was complete silence as Sharna digested what he said. Sharna looked at him staring at the stars, there was something about it that made him look so peaceful, like he didn’t have a care in the world. Sharna raised her hand and rested it on his face, stroking his cheek with her thumb and turning his face towards her. “I love you.” She whispered.

“What?”

“I love you. I’m in love with you.”

Val raised his eyebrows and his tears fogged his vision. “Really?” Sharna laughed as a tear escaped from her eye. “Yes babe. I love you.”

“Oh my god.” He pulled her into him and kissed her forehead. “I love you too.”

She tilted her head up and he craned his neck down to meet her lips. “You’re everything.”

Weeks later, their relationship remained strong. Val had delivered the news of his breakup with Amber very modestly and wished her well. Sharna and Val had watched the superbowl together to support AB and we’re both ecstatic when they won. The following Thursday, Val was sitting on the tour bus after just finishing taking pictures with fans. He leaned back waiting for her, as she was still outside with her fans. He went into his photos and found a photo of Him and Sharna from the day they became a couple. They were on the same balcony where they exchanged “I love you’s” and were both decked out in their steelers clothes. She was standing on her tip toes kissing him and he had both his hands on either side of her waist. He clicked the share button on his screen and opened instagram. He captioned, “#tbt Congrats again to @ab and the steelers on their win. But I won something bigger. Business is Boomin.” He tagged her and hit post. Minutes later she got on the bus, and after taking her shoes off nuzzled into him. He put her arm around her and let her fall asleep. When he knew she was out cold, he kissed the top of her head. “I love you Sharna May Burgess. And I always will.”