security

bombarded

y/n pov:

i was so shocked about my dads response to me coming out and now all i wanted to do was hang out with Emily

"y/n/n can i come in" right on time

"yeah of course" she walked in and squeeled in excitement

"i'm so happy for you, your dad accepted you get this he even said to me call me tom do you hear that i am on first name basis with your dad" i chuckled because Emily seemed to be more exited than i was

" yeah i cant believe it, we can actually be together without sneaking around "

"speaking of that..."

"oh my god you're not dumping me already are you"

"god no Grant you're not ditching me that easy, you're leaving the hospital later this afternoon and tomorrow your dad wants you to do a speech to reassure the country you're okay and maybe if you're up to it making a certain announcement about yourself"

"that's fine with me but Em i don't think you understand really what's gonna happen when they find out about us"

"there'll be a frenzy i know but it'll die down"

"it will die down that's true but it will never end, for the rest of your life even if we broke up you'd be known for it, people would invade your privacy, they'd bring up stuff totally irrelevant you'd be in the public eye and that's a lot" Emily sighed and came to sit by me holding my hand in both of hers

"i don't care what anyone says about me but you, i care for nobody's opinion but yours okay, whatever happens we will get through it together"

"okay then i'll make the announcement tomorrow and i'll be officially out i guess"

the next day

"so dr i can go?"

"yes ma'am but i recommend a lot of rest, your body is still recovering and you need to make sure you're taking your antibiotics regularly"

"thank you dr i'll make sure she takes them and gets a lot of rest" Emily hugged me from behind and put her head on my shoulder

"oh and no strenuous activity including intercourse for six weeks" SIX WEEKS

"six, that seems like a bit of a stretch that's just a suggestion right i mean i was shot not torn from limb to limb" Emily put her hands on my shoulder

"no strenuous activity we got it dr, now cmon y/n let's get you home" we walked away and i whispered to Emily

"we aren't really gonna wait six weeks right" Emily chuckled and we got into the car and headed over to the white house where my dad and journalists were waiting on the front lawn for my arrival as well as a frenzy of press outside the gate"

"it's not too late to back out of the announcement, i can just announce that i'm gay i don't have to mention you're name if you don't want to be in every paper in America"

"y/n i want to be able to go out on dates with you i want to be able to hold my girlfriends hand in public, i promise it's okay"

"well in that case let's go" Emily and i walked over to the speech stand and she stood to my right behind me and my father was on the other side as well as a huge team of security

"as you all know a couple of days ago at the yearly gala i was shot in the abdomen and rushed to saint Luke's hospital where a brilliant group of surgeons ensured that i would make a full recovery and with the right support that's just what i'll do" i took a deep breath knowing what i was about to say could never be undone i turned to look at Emily and my father they both smiled at me supportively and i turned back to the press