Headlights - New Hope Club Book 1 (Reece Bibby)

Twenty-Six

"I can feel you on my lips all the time but I just wanna feel you in my heart and on my mind" - Ruth B.

Emma's POV

I left the lawyer's office completely resigned and reserved. I've been in there for quite a while to talk about the next steps.

There was going to be a trial against my dad because of child abuse, bodily harm and attempted murder.
I had told her that I wanted to take custody of Amy and she told me that I had a good chance but I shouldn't have too high hopes because I was only nineteen and I had no job. Nobody to take care of Amy when I had a job and was at work.

The lawyer explained everything to me several times but I didn't quite understand it. 

But I knew that I had to get a job and a flat because there was no way I was going to move back into that house. Ever.

Reece had told me to call him as soon as I was finished at the lawyer's office so he could come and pick me up but I didn't feel like going back home again. Well, George's home.

I felt like I had to do something because I was determined to keep Amy, no matter how hard this was going to be.

I went to the park and just sat down on a bench. I started to think of which jobs were easy to get and were well paid. I thought about jobs that I'd like to do and I noticed how clueless I was.

I wanted to do something with music. Or people. Or medicine. Or art. Or politics. Or real property.

Well, maybe I should start with working at H&M or something.

Or I should put more work into music and the violin.

Or I should go home first.

And that's what I did. I didn't call Reece to pick me up, I walked back to George's house. It took me 45 minutes but I needed this to clear my head and to sort my thoughts.

When I rang the doorbell, Blake opened the door. He was wearing an apron tied around his waist and was covered in white powder.

"Well, did you have an accident with the cocaine or why are you covered in white powder?" I asked sarcastically and eyed him up with one eyebrow raised.

Blake laughed out loud and pulled me into the house. He gave me a big bear hug, spreading the powder all over my body.

"Thanks for that." I said and tried to pat the powder from my clothes.

"You're welcome, and no, that's not cocaine but flour but if you'd like to have cocaine I can call one of my friends." Blake answered and walked into the kitchen.

"What?" I asked perplex and stopped in the doorway of the kitchen.

"Just kidding. And now stop talking about drugs, here's a little kid."

I followed Blake into the kitchen and saw Amy standing on a stool while stirring in a bowl with a spoon. She was wearing an apron as well but it was way too big for her and looked more like a dress on her.

"Hello sweetheart." I gave Amy a kiss on the cheek and wanted to pull away but she threw her arms full of flour around me and held on to me. She gave me a kiss on the cheek in return and one on the nose.

"I missed you." She said and my heart nearly melted. She was such an adorable little thing.

"I missed you too but I bet you had loads of fun with Blake." I said. "What are you baking?"

I looked at Blake but he just shook his head.

"I don't really know." He whispered which caused me to laugh. I covered my mouth with my hand to remain serious because I knew Amy took this whole baking thing seriously.

Amy shot me a killing glance and I mouthed a 'sorry' in her direction.

In that moment George and Reece entered the kitchen. They were both laughing and I loved the crinkles that formed by Reece's eyes and how they sparkles when he was laughing. But he immediately stopped when he noticed me standing in the kitchen. His smile froze and so I gave him an even bigger smile.

"Why didn't you call me? I would have picked you up." Reece said.

"Hi Em." George chipped in.

"Hey Georgie." I said to tease him and he made a grimace.

"Em?" Reece asked because I still hadn't answered the question.

"I needed a walk to sort my thoughts." I told him.

"So what did the lawyer say?" George asked and I sat down on a kitchen chair and sighed.

"The trial is gonna be in April. She said it will be hard. They will ask me everything. Every little detail and my dad's defender will try to wear me down as much as he can. And they will question Amy."

"What about custody?" Blake asked.

"She said I can take custody of Amy but I need a job and a flat to prove that I can provide a good life for her." I explained.

"That's manageable." Reece said optimistically but I didn't feel that way. But it wasn't just the whole lawyer and trial thing that stressed me out. It was last night as well.

I was confused and mad at myself that I had given in to my feelings again even though I could not be with Reece right now.

I needed to prove the judge that I was independent and grown up. I could not be with somebody right now. I needed to wait until I had custody for Amy and until my life was a bit more settled.

And still, every time he was around, my feelings got the best of me and I gave in again.

Of course kissing Reece and being held by him felt so good and all I wanted to do was to get lost in him but I couldn't. I had to take responsibility.

I looked up at Reece who was staring at me intensely. His gaze was like fire, burning it's way right into my stomach and causing a heat deep within me.

"Can I talk to you Reece?" I asked underneath my breath and he nodded.

We left the kitchen and I could feel Blake's and George's gaze on my back.
We went outside on the patio and as soon as we were out of sight, Reece pinned me against the wall, one of his hands around my wrist, the other one against the wall right next to my face.

He lowered his mouth to my neck and for a second I forgot why I had actually wanted to talk to him but then I shook my head to clear my mind and shoved him away from me.

"Reece, that's not what I meant when I said talking." I told him and I could literally see the question mark on his face.

"What did you mean then?" He asked and I rolled my eyes.

"Talking?" I said but it was more a question. Reece's face fell.

"Oh." He said and looked a bit disappointed which made me giggle.

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about." I said. "I can't keep on doing this. We can't just sneak around all the time and kiss when nobody is looking. I told you I just want to be..."

I didn't get to finish the sentence because Reece did it for me.

"Friends." He said dryly.

"I'm sorry."

"No I am sorry." Reece said. "I should have respected your decision in the first place instead of luring you in."

"I could have stopped you but I'm not strong enough to resist you. But maybe if you stop trying to kiss me, it'll be easier for me."

"I'm sorry." Reece said and looked to the ground. I gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Just wait until April." I told him with a cheeky grin and went back inside the house.

Author's Note

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I'm planning on writing two or three more chapters and an Epilogue and then it's done 🙌🏻

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