Lizard Girl

Chapter 18

Lizzie woke up with butterflies in her stomach. She couldn't pinpoint why until she realized who she was snuggling with. She was tangled up with Emma. Emma's arms were wrapped protectively around Lizzie and their legs were woven together.
Lizzie's head was rested against Emma's chest and their bodies were right up against each other's.
Lizzie tried to pull away but Emma tightened her arms around her."No.... Just stay...." Lizzie tried to settle back in but her mind wouldn't let her. It was running through the events of the previous night. How Emma had saved her from that guy, Kaden. How she had asked her to be her girlfriend. How she had said yes.
Oh my gosh. Why did I say yes? Harlow definitely won't leave me alone now. While she was in her head, she didn't realize that Emma had woken up and was watching her. Emma smiled at the sight of her girlfriend in the morning. Lizzie had closed her eyes to try to fall back asleep and Emma blushed.
My girlfriend is to cute for this world. I'm so glad she is mine. Emma noticed that if they didn't get up now they would be late for school, so she woke up Lizzie.
"Lizzie, it's time to get up." She said this in the gentlest tone she could. Lizzie groaned and pulled a pillow over her head. She may have been awake, but that didn't make her a morning  person. Emma laughed at the smaller girl's reaction. They both startled when Lizzie's dad walked in and paused in the doorway.
"Oh, hello Emma." He looked between the two of them. "This is.....awkward... Well, breakfast is ready downstairs." He slowly backed out of the room and back into the hall. Lizzie buried her face in her hands and groaned.
 Emma laughed and got up. "Mind if I borrow some clothes?"
Lizzie looked confusedly at her. "I don't know if anything will fit you..." Emma smiled and went into the closet. A few minutes later she came out in one of Lizzie's oversized hoodies. Somehow, it fit her perfectly. "Hey that's mine!"
Emma smiled and laughed. "Not anymore. Don't worry, I'll give you one of mine." She tossed her the one she slept in and went to the bathroom. With her gone Lizzie sighed. She picked up the hoodie Emma had tossed and went to go get dressed. She decided to wear Emma's hoodie with plain black cargo shorts and sneakers. The hoodie had Emma's last name on the back and had a jersey number on the front.
It was huge on her and looked like one of her hoodies with the exception that the sleeves were also way to long. She brushed her hair and put on a blue beanie. She went downstairs to eat breakfast and saw Emma was already down eating a huge plate of french toast.
Lizzie smiled and sat down in between Emma and her dad. She put a little bit of food on her plate, but she didn't feel like she could eat.
She ate one third of a piece of toast before it was time to go. Emma had downed two whole plates of food and was worried for Lizzie. She knew Lizzie didn't like how she looked and neither did anyone around her.
 She knew that if Harlow was bullying her she must have been bullied at her other schools too. She felt bad for her, but she didn't know what she could do. They took Emma's car to school and they got there barely on time. Lizzie was very unimpressed with how on time they were. They barely made it to their homerooms before the bell rang and the teachers came in. Katy gave Lizzie a worried look before focusing on the teacher.
She had also noticed how much weight Lizzie was losing. 

After class Katy walked with Lizzie to her class.
"Hey Lizzie? Are you doing alright?"
Lizzie looked at her with a loving expression. "I'm fine. There is nothing you can do, anyway." Katy gave her a worried look but dropped it.
When Lizzie got to art she realized something was different. Liam was there.
She looked at him, confused but sat down at her usual table. Not long after both Liam and Emma sat down with her. They gave each other wary glances but then focused on Lizzie.
"Oh Lizzie, I didn't notice how well my hoodie fits you."
Lizzie glanced down at her outfit. "Umm, it doesn't, but ok..."
Liam smiled. "Lizzie, do you want to go to the library with me after school?"
Lizzie startled at this. "Oh, ummm, alright. Sure. But I have to check in with my dad before." He nodded and then the teacher walked in. Lizzie noticed that Emma glared at him before turning her focus to the teacher.
She also noticed that Liam looked very smug after she accepted his offer. Something was going on and she was going to get to the bottom of it.

Thank you for reading this chapter of Lizard Girl. I hope you enjoyed and continue reading.