Chapter 17
While I was making my way to my room, I heard soft cries coming from Emily's bedroom. making me stop. I knocked on the door and I heard her yelp, causing me to immediately walk inside. I though the worst. I thought she was hurt in any way, but I found her balled in he Woah what's going on! Are you hurt!" 1 asked approaching her.
"S-storm," she whimpered. It was a stormy night, but I didn't know that she was scared of storms. It had been five days since my mum's birthday party and the two of us had been
closer.
"Are you scared of storms?" I gently asked and she nodded. Instantly, I got in bed with her and pulled her in my arms, goals the whole no cuddle rule in our deal. I didn't care about the rule though. She was petrified. The moment I pulled her against me, she latched onto me "It's okay. Nothing is going to happen to you," I assured her and kissed her forehead.
tran in her beautiful green eyes.
"I'm sorry. I'm not usually like this. I'm not usually a mess," she whimpered, looking up at me with
"That's fine. You have nothing to apologize for, okay? We all have our fears" I assured her as I stroked her blonde hair. She shuddered in my arms when it thundered and all could do was tighten my hold on her.
1 sat up and pulled her with me. 1 looked at her beautiful face and wiped away her tears. She looked adorable with her red cheeks, but I didn't like how the reason behind their redness was crying.
"You're breaking one of the rules," she mumbled, making me chuckle,
"Well I don't mind breaking all the rules if it will make you feel better, 1 admitted. She smiled through her tears, causing my heart to melt. I had already broken the kissing rule at the party and I had no regress. "Can I know why you're scared of storms?"
"My mum she died because of a storm" She looked down and played with the end of my tshirt. "She was driving back home, and it was storming. She had a horrible accident. She didn't die on impact. She died two days later at the hospital" She didn't know how much I app
I knew that it was bad, because I didn't want to get attached to her, and having her opening up to me meant that we could form a sort of connection. I had a feeling that the damage land already been done. I was already attached to the beauty in my arm.
"She would have been so proud of you you know."1 pushed a strand of her hair behind her ear.
"She would?" Her eyes lit up
and kind" I didn't know what I was doing I didn't know why I was
loud
"Is that what y
upon hearing me. I would do
otherwise." I was digging myself into a deep hole and I wasn't sure how I was į going to get myself
hood around her small body. "Listen, I'm not leaving you on your own
I let my body slide down and pulled her with me. She stared at me for a second before closing her
rules," I replied, kissing her nose,
I needed to make sure that she was relaxed at first. I felt her flinching every
resting on my chest and one land was resting on my shoulder while the other was lazily draped over my
Emily was an early bird, but I kind of liked having her in my embrace. I didn't
someone!
Her hair was up in a ponytail and her face was free of makeup.
looking
12:30 PM.
Chapter 12
a funk you for not letting me sleep on my own
"First, no need to thank me. Second, if you ever feel scared for whatever reason,
lips again. I hadn't kissed her since the party and I was craving
Lasked her as the two of us sai idown to
do you mind if I united your parents over for dinner? Why did she feel
not. You do whatever you like."
line by you?" I
no to her. I bet my mum would come
her she wanted her to come
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