Shattered Girl (Emmy)

Chapter 101

Surprisingly, none of the guys came in while I was in the bath. Once the water began to cool, I rinsed off and got out of the tub; after changing into pajamas and brushing my teeth, I opened the door and found Jake asleep on one side of my bed. I was glad to see he had been able to fall asleep; turning off the light, I climbed into bed, scooting closer to him. He shifted in his sleep, throwing an arms over my waist. Smiling, I linked our hands together and fell asleep with Jake cuddled against my back,

I woke the following day to the smell of coffee and bacon. Jake was still asleep next to me, so I quietly climbed out of bed and padded down the hallway toward the promise of the caffeine. I entered the kitchen, making my way straight to the coffee machine. Once I had my coffee and first sip, I sighed happily and turned to face Patrick at the stove, scrambling eggs. "Can I say good morning now?" Patrick chuckled.

"Yes, I have had some coffee, so I am awake enough to accept good morning greetings." I teased him. Patrick pulled the pan of eggs off the stove and approached me, kissing me deeply as he smiled against my lips. "Good morning, love, he murmured.

"Good morning," I grinned back. Patrick quickly plated up the food and gave me a nudge toward the dining room; we sat together eating as the others slowly began to emerge, plating up their food and joining us at the table. Jake was the last to appear, shuffling in, rubbing sleep from his eyes. He came to me, planting a kiss on my head before grabbing his food and sitting across from me. When he was done, I followed him into the kitchen and helped him finish loading the dishwasher.

"How are you feeling today?" I asked, standing behind him. I wrapped my arms around his waist, kissing him between his shoulder blades,

*Better. I'm sorry about being so clingy yesterday. My anxiety got the better of me."

"Sweetie, I have lost count of the amount of anxiety and panic attacks you have helped me through, I understand. I will continue to tell you that I'm not leaving as often as you need to hear it. I promise. Spinning around to face me, he kissed me while whispering his thanks against my lips.

"Let's go get dressed. I think we are supposed to meet the realtor soon, and I can't wait to see the house. I turned toward the bedroom, with lake following behind. He took some clothes into the bathroom while I got dressed in the bedroom. I was laughing to myself because we had been naked together so many times but still tended to go to separate rooms to dress. I was still giggling when Josh stuck his head in the bedroom door and gave me a curious look.

shrugged his shoulders. "Force of habit, baby girl. Plus, if we were in the same room with you every time you got dressed, you would be spending a lot more of

expecting to be assaulted by the ball of socks that bounced off his forehead, and he gave me a dirty look before picking them up off the floor. Thank you, baby. I needed a pair of socks," He grinned as he turned and left me standing in the middle of my

spotted my socks in his back pocket. Trying to be as quiet as possible, I backed away from the guys and moved to get behind Josh without him noticing. Patrick spotted me, and

was just reaching to snag my socks from Josh's pocket when Drew entered

ready to go? Hearing Drew's voice, Josh tumed in our direction. When he spotted me, he

there something you

need. Can I have my

"Are you going to

throw these at

I said, knowing that's how he wanted me

at him before sitting down and pulling them on. By this time, the other guys had joined us, and Mike was watching me as I tied my shoes. "What did you do to put that expression

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up, confused.

secretly plotting ways to get into trouble," Mike

I jumped to my feet and grabbed Patrick's