𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 | l.messi

fifty.

present.

Leo bursted out laughing. the two women who sat on the couch , looked at each other with worried faces as he laughed.

"that's the funniest thing i've ever heard" Leo said after he calmed down and took deep breaths. Antonella looked at Emily while the girl just looked at the floor , avoiding Leo's eyes.

Leo turned serious when he figured they weren't joking. "you're joking right?" he asked and recieved no answer back.

"please tell me there's no way my 14 year old daughter is in a relationship with a boy i don't even really know" he said.

Emily finally looked up , meeting his eyes. "he just asked me out of the blue and i-" she began.
"i won't tolerate this. you and him" Leo said.

Antonella stood up and walked over to her husband. "Leo , just hear her out" she suggested.

"i'm sorry...i'll break it off if you want me to" Emily said in a whisper ,- though she really didn't want to break it off with him.

"Leo ,you know his father and family. he isn't a complete stranger" Anto spoke and Leo frowned. "i'm still not letting her date. she's too young for that" he spoke.

Emily just looked at the ground , not wanting to say anything. "i really like him." Emily said after a while.

it was silent. Leo didn't say anything and just walked up the stairs to his room , just wanting to think.

Emily immediately felt guilty and wanted to cry so bad. if she knew he would get angry at her for dating Enzo , she wouldn't even had laid her eyes on him.

"don't worry , he'll come around" Antonella reassured Emily who shook her head. "no , i'm sorry. I know he doesn't like Enzo one bit and i feel so guulty because all you guys has ever done is take me in and-"

Antonella cut her off. "don't ever think that. Leo will come around , trust me. he just doesn't like the fact that he just got his daughter and now he has to share her with someone" Antonella said.

Emily looked up the stairs then back at Anto. "do you think i should go and talk to him?" she bit her lower lip in concern.

"If you want to , yes you can" Antonella said ,sitting next to her and stroking her jet black hair.

Emily stood up and stairghtened het t-shirt before walking up the stairs towards Leo's room. she knocked twice on the door before hearing a 'come in'.

Emily entered the room before seeing Leo on his phone. he looked up and patted the seat next to him and she went and sit.

"don't be mad ,please. it doesn't feel right if you're mad at me" Emily spoke. Lep sighed and pulled his daughter close to his chest. right there , Emily felt safe in his arms , her muscles instantly relaxing.

"i'm not mad. i can never be mad. i'm just...dramatic ,i guess?" he said ,causing Emily to chuckle.

"yeah ,you are kind of dramatic" she said and he feigned hurt on his face.

"i just...i want to keep you for myself. and yes , that sounds very selfish of me" Leo started.

"that's the whole reason why i don't want you out in the public eye. I want you to feel normal , not as if you're being attacked everytime you walk somewhere" he continued.

Emily was just silent , listening to her father speaking , sitting comfortably in his arms.

"do you really lile him?" she heard him ask and looked up. "yes" she spoke softly.

"then you can be...with him. but like...not with him" Leo said with a frown and Emily playfully rolled her eyes.

"so what you're saying is that me and Enzo can date?" she asked with a smile and he pecked her forehead. "yeah but i won't ever recognize him as your boyfriend" Leo deadpanned.

after a while, Emily spoke up. "i can break it off with him if you want to..." she reminded him once again.

"and let you sulk around the house forever? no" he said and she smiled.

she stood up from the bed. "okay then. we can talk about your mom's birthday tomorrow night..." he suggested .

Emily smiled and nodded her head. "sounds good" she confirmed. just as she was near the door , Leo talked to her.

"just a reminder ,i still don't like Enzo"

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A/N:
— guys i'm sorry it took me
150 years to update , i'm sorry :(

— i was at my cousin's funeral so this
whole week was complete shit but
now i'll try to update
consistently , once again , sorry :(

— sorry for spelling or grammar
mistakes