Twisted Bonds

Chapter 69: Date Preparation

Emma's POV

I woke up to the sun shining through the window. After a minute, my brain fully wakes up and immediately drifts to what happened yesterday. I finally had the time to fully absorb the information.

Most people would be shocked, or even appalled at what I had just found out. The brothers were coming up with an order on who would have me first. Or, at least, they were before Kol decided to go against whatever they had planned.

I somewhat understood why they wanted an order. Or, at least talked about who would have me first. They're vampires, meaning they have enhanced strength. I would guess that either Elijah or Nik had the patience and control to hold back their instinct to use their full strength during an act like that, especially for me, who hadn't done anything like that up until then.

Just because I understood their views on the situation doesn't mean I was too happy about it. They should have approached me with this sooner. We should have talked this through a long time ago. It wouldn't be a pleasant conversation, but it would be a necessary one.

I'll give Nik some time to cool down and wait for Kol's return. Once everyone is in the same house, I'll call a meeting for all of us. This is a conversation all of us should have.

The thought of an order just doesn't sit quite right with me, especially since things went just fine with Kol. I wanted them to know that. I wanted to get that out into the open, along with anything else any of us needed to say. Communication is key for relationships like this.

After laying there for a few more minutes, I finally got up to start the day.

After brushing my hair, teeth and getting dressed in a comfy outfit, I exited my room. I didn't have anything planned for the day. I went down into the kitchen to see Finn about to start preparing breakfast.

I greeted him and sat down at the island. We chatted while he got started on making what looked like pancakes. Before long, Rebekah walked in and hopped in on our conversation.

"So, how are you taking everything that happened last night?" Rebekah asked once the previous conversation came to a close.

"I'm doing okay. I'm a bit worried for Kol and Nik, though. I don't want Nik to try to kill Kol over what we did." I admitted.

"Nik's being a child over it, though I do understand his distress, considering what I told you last night." Rebekah said.

"Yeah. Once Nik cools off enough for Kol to make a safe return, I'll have to sit everyone down and talk about it." I told her.

"That's not gonna be an easy conversation." Rebekah responded.

"Sure, it's not going to be a comfy conversation, but it's a needed one." I said.

"A conversation about what?" Finn asked as he set a plate of pancakes down in front of me.

I looked over at Rebekah. She gave me a nod, telling me it's okay for me to tell him.

"Rebekah told me that you guys had conversations about who would be my first." I told him.

Finn sent a quick look over at Rebekah before responding. "It's true. Some of us are more in control of our instincts than others. We wanted someone who could control their urges in such circumstances to be your first, just to be safe." Finn admitted.

"And that's a conversation I felt I should have been included in." I responded.

"I know, and I'm sorry for not telling you about it sooner." Finn said apologetically.

"Apology accepted." I told him.

He gave me a small smile before turning back to the stove to prepare himself a little something to eat.