just saw a tiktok abt this guy who carries a picture of his gf while he's deployed, so now it's got me thinking abt jack who kept a picture of mrs. abbot in his hat while he was away. even after she passed, and he was retired, he still kept it. whether in his pocket or wallet. pretty much anywhere he could see it. it was now sun damaged and bent, and there's a tiny rip in the corner, but he's not able to function without it on his person.
jack never thought that he would fall in love again. he'd been on a few dates here and there, even the occasional one night stand. but the ladies were never right for him. until he met you, the new transfer on the night shift.
fast forward a few months, and the two of you are now dating. there's now a picture of you in his wallet. it was a taken the day you two became an official couple. he took you shopping, to your favorite restaurant, and then finished the day with ice cream in the park. the picture is you smiling with a twinkle in your eyes. you know, the one somebody has when they're in love.
he still has the picture of his wife, but he keeps it taped in his locker. not because he's ashamed. he just doesn't want you to see it and assume that he's still hung up on her and flip out on him. which is a stupid thought. you're not like that at all. but better safe than sorry.
but one day, it's really cold in the ptmc and you forgot your sweater, so jack let's you grab his from his locker. you almost miss the photo at first, but right before you close the locker, you notice it. you recognize the woman as jack's wife almost immediately.
when you later find him during one of the quiet moments, you ask him about the photo. it takes a little convincing, but after a while, you're able to get the truth out of him. in the end, you're not mad at him. not one bit. if anything, you're a little disappointed that he believed you, out of all people, would be upset that he kept a picture of his dead wife in his wallet.
"she came before me, baby. so she deserves a place in that wallet just as much, if not more, than i do. you're not stuck in the past, you're honoring her. and i have no issue with that."
later, before you and him leave to go home together, he puts the picture of her back in his wallet, right beside you. his two girls. the girl who showed him what love was, and the girl who made him believe in love again.
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