√ | She's My Everything ↳Emison

Ch.1- Gotta Love Kids

Emily's POV

"What is this guy's deal? I asked out loud as Alison and I sat in my car, stuck in the middle of traffic. We were on our way to work when some guy decided it'd be a good idea to lay down in the middle of the road.

"Can we go around?" Alison asked me and I sighed. "It'd take longer."

"At least we'd actually make it to work", Ali said with a huff.

"You're right", I finally agreed before turning the car around completely and carefully. We pulled up in front of the school about 25 minutes later which wasn't too bad.

"What's Hanna doing here?" Ali suddenly asked and I looked up to see my best friend sitting on the steps of the school.

"Han?" I asked after we got out of the car and approached her, immediately noticing the little boy who sat next to her. He looked to be about 6 or 7. Hanna stood up and smiled. "This is Randall."

"Hi", Ali and I greeted him at the same time. The brown haired boy smiled slightly before shyly looking down at his hands.

Please tell me you didn't adopt a foreign kid", I groaned. That would be a Hanna thing to do.

"Of course not", Hanna exclaimed. "And he's not foreign. This is my aunt's boyfriend's stepson."

"Aunt's boyfriend's stepson", Alison repeated trying to grasp a hold of how he was related to Hanna.

"Mhm."

"Okay...what is he doing here?" I asked her.

Hanna shrugged causally. "I'm watching him for a few weeks while his stepdad is away."

"I hate to be rude but we're already late", Alison said tugging on my arm.

I looked down at her but before I could reply, Hanna quickly said, "Just give me 5 minutes."

"Hanna what is this all about?" I asked.

She sighed. "I need a place to put him."

"How about...hmm I don't know, your place", Alison spoke and I nodded in agreement.

"Caleb doesn't know about this and he's voiced his opinion about hating kids so many times", Hanna mentioned. "He'd except it if Randall were a family member but technically he's not. And it'd mean the world to me if you could watch him. Caleb and I have a therapy session that I need to be to in about...", She trailed off before looking at her watch. "Oh my lord, 20 minutes. I'll pay for everything you need for the kid. Food, amusement parks, you name it."

Before either me or Alison got the chance to answer, footsteps approached the front of the school from behind us. It was the assistant principal. He gave me a curt nod before turning to Alison. "Ms. Dilaurentis. Now is not the time for lolly gagging. You're 10 minutes late."

"I apologize Principal Rue", She said to the man and she quickly whispered, "Em can you handle this?"

"Absolutely. Go on", I told her before rubbing her shoulder and watching her walk up the steps, into the building. I focused my attention toward Hanna and the little boy once more. "Okay, so let me get this straight. You want Ali and I to basically act as this kid's parents for how long?"

"See I'm not really sure when his stepdad will be back but it should be soon", Hanna said waving her hands. "Oh and you don't have to take him anywhere really. Just lock him in the house whenever you guys leave out."