Shattered Girl (Emmy)

Chapter 176

"Okay, sweetheart, close your eyes," Drew said from the driver's seat. I did as he asked, squeezing my eyes closed and fighting the urge to peek. Jake sensed my struggle because he leaned over my seat and covered my eyes.

"Thank you, Jakey," I said, and he kissed the top of my head in response.

A few minutes later, I felt the car slow down and come to a stop. "Can I look now, please?" I begged, wiggling in my seat with excitement.

"Just another minute or two, baby girl," Josh promised. I heard the doors around me opening and closing, but Jake still sat behind me, covering my eyes. I listened to the back of the car lift and the guys murmuring before the sound of the hatch closing. Finally, after what felt like forever, my door opened.

"Keep your eyes closed, Em," Mike said as Jake moved his hands away from my head, and Mike scooped me up. As he walked, I buried my face in his neck so I wouldn't be tempted to open my eyes. It felt like we were climbing some stairs, and a moment later, he was setting me on my feet, arms wrapped around my waist to keep me steady.

"Now, can I look?"

"Yes," all the guys said at once, and I opened my eyes. I was standing in the cabin of a private plane, and the guys crowded around me.

"Are we going somewhere?" I guessed.

"Yes, but where is still a surprise," Drew said. I threw myself at them, trying to hug them all at once.

"I'm so excited. When do we leave?"

"Just as soon as we are all seated, let's buckle you in," Josh said, taking my hand and leading me to a seat. I sat down with Josh and Mike on either side of me. Drew stopped next to me and handed over my pill and a bottle of water before taking his own seat. In no time, we were in the air, but I still had no idea where we were going.

and taking our seats, I immediately began asking Mike and Josh if they would tell me where we were going. Both of them just grinned at me, refusing to

just led me to the waiting car and helped me in. Once our luggage was loaded and everyone was in, I tried again. "Are we going to go skiing? So that you know,

always come back another time," Jake

out of natural logs, and a large porch wrapped around the front of it. The porch was big enough to protect you from the worst of the snow, and I could easily picture us sitting on the porch wrapped in blankets with hot drinks while we watched the snow. The house was at least three stories and had massive windows in the front that I'm sure made the most of the view. It was set in a clearing, but all I could see were trees; no

wall were large glass doors that looked like they opened onto a back porch almost as big as the one at the front. I hoped there was a hot tub out there. A large table big enough to fit all of us

to grin at the guys as they dumped

to the stairs. He pressed on a section of the wall and a door swung open. It blended into the wall so

so cool," I mutter, and

led to a wide hallway, and Drew pointed out each door, telling me what was behind each one. The first door on the left is for extra food storage because we get snowed in. There is also a backup generator that you can access through there. Next is the gym and sauna. That one is the library. I'm not sure how good it is; I haven't checked it out since we bought it."

to have a library to cozy up in. Then, what he had just

this place?" I squeaked, and

the guys and

the house outside the city, and the twins had

surprisingly good with money and the stock

up behind us. We purchased it under a company, so none of our names are linked to this place. If we ever need somewhere to lay low or just get away, this is where we will come." He looped his arms around my

let him pull me through the secret door and back into the main part of the house. The guys were in the kitchen unpacking what looked like enough food to fill a small grocery store, and I went to help. When Jake came in, I stopped what I was doing and went to him, covering his lips with mine and nipping his bottom lip. He growled and held me tighter as his tongue slid against mine.

impressed, Jake," I told him

two, come help."

are we doing for dinner?" I asked. "I