Christmas Proposal

Chapter 8: Brother?

I've been waiting for Christmas to come faster to purpose to Emery.

I know we haven't dated long. Christmas with her, I want to be special. She is special. So I am planning how I can make my proposal special to her.

Alex works on some Christmas plans while he is at work and wants to impress Emery.

Emery works hard and plans how to make Alex's birthday fun. She later visits her father's grave.

"Dad I miss you. Without you, I feel so lost. I don't know but Alex you have met. Me and him are so serious and I am sure you would want me to be happy. How will I know I am doing this right?"

She cries a bit.

She places the flowers on her dad's grave and a guy with red hair and blue eyes as dark as the starry night sky bumped into her.

"Sorry." He said.

"It is alright!"
"Have you seen Rosalie? I wanted to thank her for planning Alex's party. Alex is my brother and I just want to make sure I can tell her how much I appreciate it."

"Alex never mentioned he had a brother."
"Well, we have never been that close."
"I see."
"Well she should be at her store and I am sure she would love a visit from you!"
"Alright! Thank you!"

She sees Alex with his gorgeous brown hair and blue eyes almost as blue as the sea.

"You never told me you had a brother."

"Oh, you met Jürgen. Yeah, we aren't that close.  Mom was very drunk and dad was too. So I lived on my own and I took Jürgen with me. We fought a lot. It's just been hard for us."

"Wow! I can't imagine all that. My mother left me and my father when I was young and took my sisters with me. My father raised me and I have never met them. Supposably she claimed to have been shot."

"I'm sorry to hear that Emery."

"I doubt my mother knew of my father's passing."

"At least you have me now."

They hear a knock on the door and it is Emery's mom.

"Karen! I am so mad at you. Go away!"
"Did I raise you to not live with your boyfriend and fall in love too quickly?"
"You didn't raise me! Dad did and he is gone. Which he taught me to not be controlled and to be honest and I didn't have much to go for. Now leave!"
"No! I came to get more aquatinted with my daughter and I thought it would be good for you to meet your sisters and to have a suiter. As you know all my daughters are to be raised like this."

"No, I won't! I'll stay with Alex because I barely know you! Get out of my life Karen!" She says and slams the door.

Her sisters sneak in except for Emma.
"Fine, then I am afraid we will have to put him to make him forget you and force you to marriage."

"She will not marry anyone but me!" Alex says to Karen.

"Very funny. I'll make you marry one of her sisters instead then. You seem pretty amusing and I believe Luella would love to have you."

"No! I will only marry Emery and that is it!" They lock the doors and get the sisters out.

"My family are all monsters."

"Did she hurt you?"

"A little."

"No offense but your sisters and your mother seem crazy."

"Well, my sisters would not have been all that crazy if they were with me and my dad. You just repeated what I said though."

"I see. Well, I am so glad you are okay!"

"Thanks for protecting me!"

"I just love you and I don't want anybody else!"

"I don't want anybody else either!"

He checks her and examines her to make sure there isn't a lot of bruising and sees where the finger nails try to dug in and managed to help her with her wounds.

"I guess it's nice you have a doctor on hand." He says with a grin.

"I guess so. Thanks!"

"My pleasure!"

She goes to her room to process everything.

Jürgen goes to Rosalie and knocks on her door.

"Hello! You must be Alex's brother. I can tell you two look very similar."

"Indeed we do. Listen Rosalie what you did for my brother was amazing. I know you assumed we were friends. I would say you are very beautiful." He says and presses a kiss on her hand.

"Well, Thank you! You know if you need a job I do run a restaurant and I need some help or in a store. We are always hiring."

"Well I am sure who ever the owner is can squeeze me in?"

"I am sure she can." She says with a grin.

"Alright! Well I will bring you the application tomorrow and then we can schedule an interview."

"Alright! Let's do Thursday at 1pm after that."

"Sounds like a plan! I better let you go so you can have some rest."

"Nice to see you! What's your name?"

"Jürgen."

"Nice to see you Jürgen!"

So if there is anything my family is. Could all of them be so skeptical?