One shots featuring your favorite NFL players. Completely fan fictional and are not accurate representations of real life people. Feel free to request!
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"You're acting weird." Joe said to his girlfriend. He was leaning on the counter, drinking some juice concoction after his workout.
She looked up at him with a raised eyebrow. "What makes you say that? I'm not acting weird," she lied.
He continued to look at her with narrowed eyes over his glass. He tilted it back, finishing off his drink before sitting it in the sink to rinse out. "You are," he said. "I saw you duck into the spare room earlier and than quickly back out."
"Oh, well, I just thought I lost my bracelet in there when I was organizing it the other day."
Joe continued to stare at her. "There's a bed, a dresser, a closet, and a night stand in there. It's practically bare the last time I checked. I even tried to check out of curiosity, but interestingly enough the door is locked and my master key to the house is missing.. I wonder why?" He looked away from her towards the fridge where her purse was on the counter next to it.
It clicked to him then.
She turned her head instinctively to her purse where the keys were and within moments they were both dashing towards the purse, but with Joe being the pro athlete, he easily out maneuvers her and gets there first, snatching the black leather bag and holding it high as his girlfriend attempts to reach for it frantically.
"Joe, no! Please, I swear it's nothing." She begged.
"It's not 'nothing'! There is something in there and I'm going to find out!" He made for the stairs, taking two at a time and almost face planting on the upperlanding before cutting the corner and making his way to the door near the end of the hallway. He quickly found the keys and was able to figure out which was the masters key just as his girlfriend was clearing the hallway and coming towards him quickly.
"You are such a child! It's nothing! Give me my damn keys and purse!"
Joe turned partially and pushed the purse into her hands while simultaneously unlocking the door and opening it.
His girlfriend shouted again at him, dropping her purse with the contents spilling out, as she leaned forward and attempted to yank the door shut. Joe stuck his sneaker-clad foot in the doorway, stopping her from doing so. "I'm going to figure this out once and for all, babe."
She groaned and backed off as he opened the door wide open this time and stared into the room. It looked the same - except for what appeared to be a pet tent in the corner, some cat toys, and a litter box nearby. Tiny food dishes were next to the orange pet tent.
Joe stared in confusion and was about to speak when a small ball of white fur sprinted from underneath the bed and into the tent. "What the...?" He turned towards his girlfriend who is scowling back. "Did you get a cat?"
"Yes," she snapped. "For your information is was supposed to be a surprise for our anniversary tomorrow since you've been talking about getting one! My friend found her abandoned outside of her apartment along with two others. The other two got adopted out, but I asked her to hold on to this one for just a bit longer. But no! You have to be fucking nosy and not even let me surprise you with this one thing, Joe!" She crossed her arms and looked away from him.
Joe looked sheepish and scratched his neck nervously, "Yeah, I'm sorry.. I don't know what I thought it was, but it was driving me insane not knowing. I'm sorry, babe." He walked towards her and pulled her into his arms. He kissed her forehead. "I'm an ass, I know.."
Suddenly a tiny, "meow," was heard close to them as they both looked down to see the kitten rubbing against their legs and then standing on its hind legs for his girlfriend to pick up.
She did so. "This baby here is named Effie Burrow and she's 12 weeks old. She's been bottle fed for most of her time, but is now on a solid food diet. She's litter trained, loves to cuddle, and a purr baby. Effie, meet your new daddy." She cooed at the kitten before handing her to Joe.
He nervously took hold of the little kitten and stared down at her. "Did you seriously name her after a Hunger Games character?" He didn't look at his girlfriend as he asked, too hypnotized by Effie's beautiful blue eyes.
"Yes, I did. I know you would have went with something like Snowflake or Snowball, and I wanted it to be unique!" His girlfriend justified in protest.
"No, no, it's fine.. She's adorable." He lightly scratched between the kitten's ears as she pushed her little head into his hand in content, purring loudly. "Hi Effie, glad to have you with us." He whispered.
"Joe.. are you crying?" His girlfriend asked in surprise.
Joe blinked rapidly and said, "Yeah, I am. I'm happy. These are tears of a man experiencing joy, babe. Don't judge!"
His girlfriend held her hands up and backed up a step. "I'm not! I just didn't know you'd react so positively," she said.
Joe moved to sitting on the floor, holding Effie in his lap as the kitten continued to purr away at the attention she was receiving. He look up at his girlfriend briefly and said, "Thank you for this babe, I love you."
She smiled back, "I love you too," and came to sit next to him.
"Babe?"
"Yeah."
"Can we get another one? Effie's going to be really lonely while we're both away for work. You know you can't have only one cat. They need a friend."
"Joe?"
"Yeah."
"Just shut up for now please."
"Hear that, Effie? Mommy didn't say no." He smiled down at the kitten who was blinking up at him happily.
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Wanted to write some Joe Burrow fluff to handle the heartbreak of being a Steelers fan and losing out on the playoffs thanks to the freaking Jets!! Happy Sunday everyone. I hope you all had a great day.
