"How have you been, Blake?" Emma said at the same time Blake asked, "Do your parents still have a stick up their asses about me?" He tilted his head in annoyance, closing his eyes tightly.
Emma let out a little laugh while shaking her head at his choice of words.
"Language, Alex is right there, Blake." She pointed over at Alex tossing the frisbee in the air, catching it repeatedly. "...And yes, they do," she let out a sigh.
Blake grinned before casually sitting beside her, draping his arm on the back of the bench. "I'm currently on a date that they set up. They took away my phone permanently after everything that happened, so I can't call them to get me out of this mess. They have totally lost it." He raised a brow at her, about to respond, when they both heard a deep cough behind them.
They both turned, seeing Jason standing there with a vanilla ice cream cone. He smiled brightly, instantly putting on the 'sweet boy next door' mask that everybody knows. It made her cringe inside. She instantly stood up, facing him.
"Baby... I got you your ice cream, and I see the boy from our play was able to find you again. Should I get rid of him for you?" Emma felt like he had a double meaning to his words; she chose to stay silent.
Blake let out a snort, crossing his arms as he stood, turning to face Jason. He sized him up before looking down at Alex, smiling. "Alex, go play over there. The adults need to talk." Alex looked at Emma for a moment; she nodded her head, and he ran off to play with some other kids.
The smile on Blake's lips vanished suddenly as he glared down at Jason. "How's your eye feeling? It seemed to have healed up well from my rings pounding into it... damn, I was hoping it would scar." He looked down, playing with the rings around his fingers before sliding his hands inside his pockets.
Jason kept the smile forced on his lips, but Emma noticed the slight twitch of his eye. "You had no right to hit me. I can kiss my girlfriend however I want. You're lucky I didn't press charges against you." He raised his voice slightly, his facade flickering right in front of their eyes.
Blake narrowed his eyes. What Jason didn't notice was that while he was talking, Blake slowly slid his phone out of his pocket, pressing it into Emma's open palm before clasping his hand around hers, tightening in reassurance, then pulling completely away. While he glared at Jason, he whispered, "You think I give a damn? Do whatever you want to me, but you hurt her... and I swear I'll fucking end you." His voice was strong and leveled. He gave her one last look that said everything it needed to before walking over to Alex.
It took everything in her not to watch him leave.
Her hand tightened around the phone. She had to keep it from Jason's sight as he made his way around the bench. "Come on, Emma, your ice cream is melting." She swallowed, shifting from side to side. She forced a smile onto her lips. "Let me just run to the bathroom a minute. I haven't gone since our date started." He contemplated it for a moment, as if it was something he could really stop her from doing.
"No funny business. Go and come right back." She nodded as she turned towards the bathroom, making sure to keep her hands in front of her to hide the phone. As she made it inside, she quickly locked the door, letting out a sigh of relief, looking at the dark blue iPhone with a smile. It always seemed like Blake was around to be her knight in shining armor.
She paced back and forth, thinking of her next move. It's not like she could use it at the moment, though. If she called her parents, they would either get mad that she got a new phone and somehow figure out how to take it away again at some point, or just not believe her about the Jason situation. She couldn't call the cops because she didn't have any proof, and it would be the golden boy's word against hers.
Sighing heavily, she jumped, almost dropping the phone, as she heard pounding on the door. "Come on, Emma, it's getting dark! We have to do our walk, and you have to eat your ice cream!" Jason yelled through the other side of the door, sounding somewhat frantic. She quickly slid the phone into her bra.
At that moment, she was thanking God for having bigger boobs. She steadied her breathing before opening the door.
"All done. Let's go." She took the ice cream from his hand. He grinned, taking her other hand, linking their fingers. She almost pulled away but somehow managed to hold herself back. They made their way around the park hand-in-hand.
She looked around every so often for Blake or even Alex, but they were gone. She knew her parents seemed to want them to stay apart so badly, but she was so happy that somehow they couldn't seem to stay away from each other. So glad he turned up here to save her once again. A small smile made its way to her lips as she looked down, her hair covering her face.
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Romance***** Emma Pear knew she wasn't the most popular girl in high school. Her nose was usually buried in a textbook, and her grades were as spotless as her reputation for always following the rules. "Nerd" was a label she'd long since embraced. Her pare...
