strangers in love

chapter 12

AMELIAS POV
The night started to die down and Owen and I were talking in the kitchen. We were both drinking a beer and leaning up against the counter. He was so fucking cute.
"So what's your favorite Christmas movie?" He asked cutely.
"Elf," I said, "Izzy always makes me watch it with her like 300 times in December." He chuckled.
"I've never seen it," he shrugged.
"You're uncultured," I said.
"Thanks," he laughed.
"I'll force you to watch it one day," I chuckled.
"Alright bet," he laughed.
"Mhm," I said.
"Do you wanna come over after this?" He asked.
"I'd love to but my mom is watching my kids and I don't wanna leave her with them all night," I said, "but, you can come over."
"Okay," he smiled.
"You're watching elf," I chuckled.
"Fair enough," he said.
"Good you didn't have a choice," I said.
"I figured," he said.
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Owen followed me home and I looked at the time and it was only 10. I unlocked the front door and walked in and Owen followed behind me. Emma and my mom were on the couch watching TV. Emma turned and I knew when she saw Owen that was why she smiled.
"Hi," she said.
"Emma it's late," I joked, "why are you still up?"
"But grandma said it was okay," she said.
"I know I'm kidding," I said and kissed her head. Owen walked down the hall to the bathroom and my mom and Emma wanted the scoop.
"So," My mom said, "what's the cute boy doing here?"
"Yeah mom are you guys dating?" Emma asked.
"We're hanging out," I said.
"Mhm," My mom said.
"Shut up," I said. I heard him walking back out and I gave them death stares.
"Oh Owen this is my mom and mom this is my friend Owen," I smiled.
"Hi nice to meet you," Owen smiled.
"You too," my mom smiled.
"And mom thank you for watching the kids," I said and hugged her.
"Of course they were fine," My mom said. She said goodbye to emma and she headed out.
"Emma what time are you going to bed?" I said.
"I don't know," she said.
"Alright well Owen and I are gonna watch a movie if you need anything," I said.
"Okay," She said.
"You know Owen's never seen Elf," I chuckled.
"Wait what," Emma said, "Are you serious."
"Sorry," Owen shrugged.
"Wow," Emma said.
"Don't worry we're fixing it," I chuckled.
"It better live up to this hype," Owen said.
"Oh no it will," I said. We walked into the kitchen to grab water and then walked into the living room to watch the movie. He followed me and we both sat down on the couch.
"So this better be a good movie," he joked.
"Oh shut up it is," I said.
"Alright I'll have to see for myself," he said.
"Okay," I chuckled. We started the movie and I laid my head on his shoulder. He didn't seem to mind. We were almost halfway through the movie when I realized it was almost 11.
"I'll be back I have to make sure Emma went to bed," I chuckled and got up.
"Do you want me to pause it?" He asked.
"Nah," I said. I walked into the other room and she was still watching tv on the couch.
"Emma," I said.
"Mhm," She said.
"Go to bed," I chuckled.
"Ugh Okay," She said. She got up and I hugged her and said goodnight.
"Good night I love you," She said.
"I love you too," I said.
"So what are you and Owen doing?" She asked.
"Shut up," I chuckled.
"Fine," She chuckled.
"Okay goodnight," I laughed and watched her go upstairs. I walked into the kitchen and grabbed two beers and then walked back into the living room.
"You want one?" I said. Owen turned and smiled.
"Yeah sure," he said. I handed it to him and sat down.
"So is it living up to the hype?" I asked.
"Yeah," he chuckled, "it's pretty good."
"That's what I thought," I said. I smiled and noticed how close we were, and I leaned in and kissed him softly. He kissed me back and pulled me closer to him. We started making out and then I thought about what would happen if the kids saw. I pulled away and looked at him.
"I don't want the kids to know," I said.
"Okay," He said, "I get that."
"Okay," I said.
"It's okay," he chuckled. I pecked his lips once more and he smiled. I cuddled up next to him and we watched the rest of the movie together.
OWENS POV
Amelia was cuddled into me which was really nice. She obviously doesn't want to tell her kids which I totally understand where she's coming from. The movie was over and she yawned and nuzzled into my chest. I smiled down at her and kissed her head.
"I'm so tired," she chuckled.
"Me too," I said.
"Mhm," she mumbled. She sat up and pulled her hair into a bun and took the last sip of her beer and smiled at me. Her smile was so precious.
"Hey can I ask your advice on something?" She asked.
"Yeh of course," I said. She laid back on the couch and looked down.
"Joey keeps asking about his dad," She said, "I really don't know what I'm supposed to do."
"What have you been telling him?"
"I told him that we aren't married anymore, and he went away for a little while," She said, "and he asked if it was like the one time he had gone on a business trip for a few weeks and I said yes sorta even though it's not."
"I know it must be hard," I said.
"He has visitation rights now," she said, "He called me and said he wants to see them but I won't let them."
"Well I don't blame you," I said.
"Wow he's just such an asshole," she said and frowned.
"I know," I said.
"You want another beer?" She asked and got up.
"No I gotta drive soon," I said.
"Alright," She said. I followed her into the kitchen and she looked so tired.
"Why don't you get some sleep?" I chuckled.
"But beer," She chuckled.
"Your beer is pretty good," I said.
"Mhm," She said and opened another bottle.
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It was almost 1am and I could tell Amelia was super tired. I finally got her to give in and agree to go to bed. I was waking to the door and she followed me to say good night.
"Night I'll see you tomorrow," she smiled.
"Good night," I said and kissed her softly. The kiss was so nice that when I pulled away Amelia giggled cutely. I was really glad I kissed her today at Derek's. I hugged her too and then left. As I was driving home my mind went to her, she was so perfect, so gorgeous, so brilliant, she was just amazing. I really do like her.