Emison: Home

Chapter 34: Terms and Conditions

Listen to All love by Fletcher

Alison's POV

It had been two days since Emily and I had pressed pause on whatever we were and I already missed her. There was just something about the way she is, the way she had been to me in the past two weeks of us dating again. This beautiful mixture of the gentle, caring and romantic Emily I had fallen in love with when we were 15 and this confident and sexy Emily she had grown into from her time as a player in LA. She had done everything right these past three months. I just wasn't ready yet even though I was desperate to be.

"Why so glum, chum?" Ella Montgomery asks as she sits next to me. Most of the teaching staff went out for drinks on Fridays and, even though she was the principal, Ella had never made the staff at Rosewood High feel detached or inferior from her and was always invited along

"Nothing..." I answer

"Ok... Where's Emily?" she wonders seeming to suddenly notice that the most gorgeous person in the world wasn't a part of the party

"I don't know" I answer truthfully

"Really? That surprises me" she looks at me suspiciously. She observes me for a second, reading my face before she realises what was happening "Oh... Oh, Ali, honey, I'm so sorry" she puts her arm around me in a comforting manner

"It's alright, Ella." I try firmly "We both agreed that for now this wasn't what was best for us"

"Ok... Well for what it's worth... And this is coming from your best friend's mum not your boss. I have never seen two people as madly in love as you two that it be six years ago or in the past three months. You'll find your way back" she gives me a quick hug

"So I've been told" I smile sadly swirling the drink in my glass

"Speaking of the devil" I lift my head up to see where Ella is looking and surely enough there she is. Standing at the bar waiting to be served. "Emily!" Ella shouts across the room ... Oh god... That definitely felt like a mum move more than a boss move... Emily looks over and sees us just as the bartender hands her a beer. She looks down and grins slightly before walking towards us

"Hi Mrs Montgomery" she smiles politely

"Emily, it's Ella come on, you know this!"

"Sorry, Ella" she chuckles "Hey Ali"

"Hey Em" I look at her and can't help but feel myself blush at how good she looks sitting across from me. She's wearing a simple deep v white tee under a light blue bomber with some black jeans and her beautiful natural makeup look but god even in the simplest of outfits she was stunning. No one could deny it. I was biting my lip and perhaps staring a little too long when I noticed her looking off the side trying to hide a smirk and Ella trying to elbow me discretely.

"So are you joining us tonight?" Ella asks

"Oh no sorry. Tonight, I'm here with-"

"Hey Em! What are you doing? You joining or what?" I turned to see a girl heading our way with a drink in hand. You're kidding me... Ok, breathe Ali... It's probably not what you think. Yeah because blonde and blue eyes has never been Emily's type, I argue with myself. I take a swig of my drink

"Yeah, one second Lili!" she shouts back as the girl walks away "As I was saying, I'm here with people from my course at Hollis" she looks at me pointedly. She knows full well where my brain went.

"Oh right... Well have fun then" I nod awkwardly

"Thanks, you too" she smiles as she gets up and walks away