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Chapter 6: Home Away From Home

4 DAYS AGO

It was another brisk morning as Tiara awoke from a bed... a bed that wasn't hers.

"Morning Ti." A man said from the kitchen. Tiara rolled in his bed tired. Her curly hair was now immensely frizzy, and drool stains were visible on her cheek.

"Good morning Emmett..." She responded, getting up from his bed looking for her shirt. He was a light skin guy, fairly fit, and had 360 waves, very similar to the last guy Tiara dated. Her and Emmett had been dating for 6 months, their sixth month anniversary was yesterday. They went to a fancy Italian restaurant for it... and it escalated a little.

"What time is it?" Tiara asked as she found her blouse underneath the bed. "11. Almost time for me to start my shift. There's a stack of pancakes left for you." Emmett answered.

He worked as a firefighter outside the city. He has access since his father was a scientist.

"Sounds amaz- shit." Tiara stopped in her tracks. "What is it bae?"

"I left a fucking stranger in my house. Overnight. Alone." Tiara froze in her tracks.

"Whu- a stranger? Tiara what are you-"

"Emmett we've got to go. Now."

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"So you're telling me you let an Advanced, the same kind that killed your grandfather, into your house." Emmett shook his head while he drove the speed limit over to Tiara's house.

"Em, I do not need this right now." Tiara grumbled as Emmett laughed at her.

After a few minutes, they arrived at her apartment complex.

"Let's go!" Tiara said in a hurry, opening the car door before it was even fully in park. "How am I going to marry this girl?" Emmett shook his head.

He ran after her as she put in her apartment code. Soon after they reached her apartment.

"LIA-m...?" Tiara burst through the door seeing Liam passed out on the couch. "Yo... why are you coming in so early and so loud?" Liam groaned from the couch.

Emmett and Tiara stared at each other in disbelief. "This is what we rushed to?" Emmett started snickering. "Shut up." Tiara blushed.

"Did you just come in here to wake me up or..." Liam questioned with dried up drool on the side of his mouth.

"I- um." Tiara stammered.

"Hey... Advanced. The name's Emmett." Emmett acknowledged Liam. He waved his hand as his beige jacket ruffled.

"And my name isn't Advanced, it's Liam." Liam responded.

"Yeah... of course." Emmett smiled, disingenuously.

Liam stood up from the couch, with the blanket, and made his way to the restroom.

"So, are we in the clear now?" Emmett turned to Tiara.

"I wish I could say yes.. but the kid had new clothes on. He came here with one pair."

"So what? He probably stole some money or some clothes. Y'know how their kind is. They barely have empathy."

"Or he stole..." Tiara started.

"Stole...?" Emmett questioned.

"Wait right here." Tiara avoided.

"Ok...?" Emmett said, watching as she hurried to her room. Tiara burst through her door and quickly went to her closet. She swung open her closet door and reached for the box. She basically ripped it open. She then opened a secret pocket in her grandfather's card to witness a half a pound of diamonds.