Shattered Girl (Emmy)

Chapter 108

Once we got

t to our wing, we went to our rooms to unpack. Since it was such a quick trip, it didn't take me long to pile my dirty clothes in the laundry hamper and put my toiletries away. When I returned to the living room, Jake was sitting on the couch, flipping through the channels on TV. I sat down next to him, flung my arm around his shoulders, and gave him a very loud, wet kiss on his cheek, hoping to make him laugh. He snorted at my antics, and I grinned at him, happy to see him return my smile.

"Let's order some dinner while the others unpack," I told Jake, jumping off the couch and going to the kitchen drawer where I knew the menus were kept. I led them all out and searched through them until I found several that sounded good. I b ught them back to Jake, and he picked out a sushi place I hadn't tried yet.

Jake pulled up the delivery app, entered our order, and then bellowed down the hallway that dinner would be here in 45 minutes.

"Oww," I said, rubbing the car.

"Sorry, sweetheart," Jake blushed, pulling me close and kissing me.

"It's okay, so what did you want to watch?" I asked, reaching for the remote as fake tried to hold it out of my reach. Af ra quick game of keep-away, 1. grabbed the remote and smirked at him.

*Just for that, I'm choosing the movie we watch." I grinned, pulling up the roma

romance category on TV

"Noo," Jake groaned.

wrong?" Josh asked as he and Mike joined us

said we have to watch a romance movie for dinner," Jake

I threatened, laughing hysterically at

join us, just as I explained our game of remote keep-away and my choice of a romantic movie with dinner. Th ust

with me.

started to voice another complaint, and I giggled. It i st got more romantic, "I

can't be serious."

"Yep," I grinned.

out loud. Whe he alert sounded that our food had arrived, Jake ran down to get the bags, and I picked an action movie that

reaction.

took some of the bags to help him while Patrick brought in plates from the

whispered into my ear, sending shivers

want," I told Mike. "But I need to

You need to keep your strength anyway," Mike teased as I sat up straight

*Fine, I guess

s you can.

that," I teased

playfully as he filled his plate. I hit

when the movie title appeared on

trick to using them gracefully. 1 was either dropping the piece as I tried to get it into my mouth or destroying it when picking it up. I groaned in frustration when the pice I had finally picked up fell