Minho and Emily came home from school accompanied by Sonya and Gally, Newt and Thomas, Jeff and Clint. Everyone piled into the house as Mama Lee pulled up.
"Oh, hey everyone."
"Are there more groceries?" Minho asked.
"Yes."
"Oh, we can help!" Newt suggested.
"If you don't mind dear!"
"Absolutely!"
The guys all filed out of the house to grab the bags from the car. Sonya and Emily chuckled as Mama Lee winked at them.
"Train 'em young, girls." The guys came back holding the grocery bags and placed them on the counter. "Are you guys all staying for supper?"
"Well we were going to study for this Bio thing." Minho said.
"Then you'll stay for supper. Good thing I went grocery shopping. Just help out everything away and I'll get supper going."
"Thanks mom! You're the best!" Minho grinned and kissed her cheek.
Everyone sprawled out in the living room. And got down to it. Passing notes back and forth, asking questions, only Emily or Jeff seemed to know the answers too. Emily eventually lay down, Bear on top of her and her head in Minho's lap, he started playing with her hair and her eyes grew heavy. Her body was still feeling the effects of their near death chase last night. Despite everyone in the room she somehow managed to drift into sleep.
She woke with a start, with someone shaking her.
"Hey baby girl. It's okay. Your okay. Just that it's supper time." Minho was leaning over her with a huge grin.
"Oh...ya..." She rubbed her eyes. "Wait...where's my-"
"Here. I took them off so they wouldn't get bent." He held her glasses for her. She groaned and sat up.
"As if I fell asleep with everyone here."
"Well physiologically, means you trust us and you feel safe." Clint smiled at her.
"True. Studies show that being with someone you love and trust, inspires the release of love-induced hormones that promote relaxation, wellbeing and sleep. I mean I think that's specifically for.. like, your romantic partner, but I think it could expand to your close band of friends and in an environment that makes one feel safe." Jeff added.
"Well you guys should feel real special then." Emily yawned.
Minho helped her up and everyone went to the kitchen and scooped some supper onto their plate and Mama Lee shoed them back to the living room just as Papa Lee, Grandpa and Jorge came through the door.
"Hey Grandpa Lee. How did those meetings go?" Emily asked.
"Terrible. I cannot believe the idiots that were hired to run the company. Definitely glad I didn't retire." Grandpa shook his head.
"Oh." She frowned. "I'm really sorry."
"No no, don't be sorry my Yeibo. It's not your fault. It's unbelievable how well that Ava Paige has her claws in my company."
Emily froze and felt her blood run cold.
"Seems she was trying to secure her place and improve her station with black mail, bribes and possible embellishment and murder!"
"What? No way!" Sonya cried.
"Indeed. That woman was brilliant and quite clever in covering her tracks. Yet she's slipping. Your father is on her like fleas in a dog." Grandpa Lee patted Sonya's check affectionately.
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Fairy Tale
FanfictionYou've heard of fairy tales. You've heard of The Maze Runner. What happens when it's mashed together? When Emily's mother dies, when Emily is only a year old, from a drunk drive, her father is left to raise an infant on his own. He eventually remarr...
