This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you
Emma Hastings hasn't always had an easy life. After her best friend, her mom, passed away...
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First I want to apologize for how long its taken me to update this book. But on the plus side - at least its a long chapter. So sit back, relax and grab a snack. Let me know your thoughts below 🤍
[season one episode two]
"break the rules"
THE TWO DIDN'T END UP GOING TO EMERALD BAR. Instead, they went back to Emma's place and she had made Derek a cup of coffee while Emma got her favorite cherry coke soda. They went out to her little balcony and she had turned on the patio lights of the Edison plastic bulbs as they both sat in their chairs. It was a cute little balcony that Emma enjoyed having.
"Your place is really nice," Derek compliments her.
"Thanks," she smiles shyly.
It was a two bedroom condo and she loved the style of it how she had a brick wall in it and even a brick wall in her kitchen area. It gave her such cozy vibes and after the hard life she has had, she needed the peace and serenity. This apartment gave her that to her. Relieving stress and anxiety. She wouldn't say she believed in the power that crystals gave as some people did, but she had a large piece of amethyst in her living room. Surprisingly her place wasn't out of her price range and the only reason she was able to afford it was because before he mom died, she told her daughter that she was going to leave all of her money in her name. None to her husband. He made enough money of his own to be wealthy and live more than comfortably. Emma had also been working since she was old enough in Florida and had saved a lot of the money she made. Some of it was from being a hostess, to being a waitress, and then working in various clothing stores. Even being a barista at Starbucks for a while.
"Listen, I'm sorry about earlier. How I treated you in regards to you saving Katie's life after she had that seizure wasn't right," Derek tells Emma.
"Thanks," she said with a small smile as she turned to face him and took a sip of her soda. "I appreciate that. I know I'm still new but I didn't feel like I deserved that after I helped her."
"Your right. You didn't. About what I said earlier..." Derek began when he asked if he could take her out this Friday night but before he could continue Emma interrupted him and he let her.
"If I'm being honest, I have a rule where I don't date my coworkers. It's been that way for a long time and has worked well until I met you. For some reason I can't stay away from you, no matter how hard I try. So," she takes a deep breath in and out. "I want to see where this goes between us but before I do, I need complete honesty from you, Derek."
She knew he had to at least be seven years older than her, which meant that he was also more experienced. It excited her but also made her a little nervous knowing that.
"Okay," he nods his head with a smile but then it turns into a frown which makes Emma wonder what he's thinking about. "Since we're being honest here," he said getting a little nervous for the first time in a long time as he rubbed his hands up and down his pant leg. He wasn't sure how she would take this. "I'm recently separated from my wife."
