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Chapter 6: Promises

I read that comment and my heart nearly skipped a beat, I sit up. "Emerson..." I shook him and showed him the comment. He read it and his expression fell, "Hey beautiful, I promise nothing will happen to you ok?" I nod and stare at the comment. Terrified.

I lay back down and put my phone under my pillow, laying my head on Emmett's chest. He stroked my hair with his hand, I felt calm, he calmed me. I closed my eyes and fell asleep to the feeling of his chest rising and falling, over and over.

~5 AM~

I'm startled by the sound of banging and the doorbell ringing, "Emerson. Emerson, wake up! Someone's here!" I shake him awake, he's startled by my awakening of him, "What? Someone's here?" He questions me. "Yes-" I'm cut off by the sound of the doorbell chiming again, "Hang on Rem, let me check the cameras." He tells me, rubbing my back, grabbing his phone that was on his nightstand charging. He opens his phone and then pens the camera app, checking the front door.

"How-" I question sounding horrified at who was at the door. "How does Ryan know where I live?!" He ask sounding angry. I start to shake, he turns his phone off and throws it in the array of blankets and holds me close to him. This time I don't cry, Im just...I'm not actually sure what I am, I don't know how to feel about this situation exactly, I mean Emmett promised I wouldn't get hurt and he would protect me. Plus I have Lane and Erin.

He lays back down holding his arms out for me to come cuddle him again, I take his offer and lay back down with him, trying to ignore what is going on right outside my lovers front door. He again strokes my hair trying to calm me, I pick at the skin on my finger. He notices my fiddling, he grabs my hands and kisses them, pulling me closer to him. He kisses the top of my head and wraps his arms tighter.

~Later that morning~

I wake up laying in Emersons lap to see him sitting up playing video games, he notices I'm awake, "Good morning sunshine! Now that your awake we need to get ready to leave for Erin house to meet up with her and Lane. We're going to figure out a way to keep you safe I promise." He tells me, sounding reassuring. I groan, "But I don't want to get up! Can't we just stay here...together?? I'll make breakfast!" I tell him, trying to convince him to stay in, as I stand up. He comes over to me and wraps his arms around my waist, "Mm...tempting, but we need to think seriously." He states, sounding serious. I roll my eyes and he kisses me, I walk into the bathroom to change, brush my hair and teeth, and put on what little makeup I use.

Once we're both ready we head downstairs, he walks in front of me ushering me behind him as he opens the front door, in case he was still there. He wasn't thankfully, I sighed in relief and he still held me behind him until we got to my door, which he opened for me quickly ushering me in and shutting it behind me. He runs to his side and swiftly gets in locking the doors.

We start driving to Erin's house and he places his hand on my thigh rubbing his thumb in circles, he's so gentle with me.

We pull up to her house and I jump out running over to him, desperate for his comfort, I grasp his arm and he squeezes mine in response. We walk up to the door and walts right on in, "You know you should keep your door locked more often!" I yell out to Wren, wherever she was in the house hoping she'd hear me. "Ahh! Remi!" She calls out, running from the kitchen to me, hugging me, tightly.

"Ok so, I've been thinking, what if we switched nights?" She asks me and Emmett, ushering us over to the couch, Lane comes walking out from the kitchen as well with a bowl of grapes and sits in the arm chair. Erin sits down on his lap, stealing grapes here and there, "What do you mean, 'switch nights'? Like a divorced family?" I tease, she giggles and instantly responds, "No! Like one of us will have her sleep at one of our houses for a night or two, then someone else will have her, but we have to mix it up each week so he gets confused." She states, sounding like she was a teacher teaching a lesson.

"I actually really like that idea." I respond, everyone else nodding in agreement.

"Ok then, it's settled. Divorced friend family it is!" Emerson says proudly, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

"I have an idea though." I chime in.

Everyone looks at me with a questionable look on their face, "Why dont we go down to the beach and swim!" I say, everyone smiling. "I love it! Let's go!" Erin chirps.

We all get our swimming suits on and make our way outside through the back glass sliding door, taking towels, water, and snacks with us. Once we reach the sand me and wren run as fast as we could towards the water, splashing around. The boys follow in behind us and mess around with us as well. I run back towards the bag to grab my phone so we could take instagram photos.

I snap one of us in the water and look back at it, "Cute!" I say, smiling and admiring the photo. I run back to the bag and towels and place my phone back, charging at Emerson in the water.

After a lot of laughs, splashing, and sand stuck in our toes, I decide that I wanted to go change and cover up. Where as my swimming suit was very revealing, because it was wrens, anyway I decided to head back up, "Hey guys, I'm going to run back inside and grab a shirt or something to cover up, I'll be right back."

"Be safe button." Emerson tells me, smiling making me blush.

I happily make my way up the beach steps, and near the sliding door. "Hey gorgeous. Miss me?" A familiar voice asks, I hear screams coming from the beach, "REMI!!!! RUN!!!" Just then I feel hands grabbing my body, harshly. 'No, no, no. It's going to happen."

I scream at the top of my lungs, "EMMETT!! HELP!!"

Before I can say anymore my head is being bannged on the side of a truck. I feel dead.

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I warned you that you were in for a wild ride.

Xoxo - M 💖