strangers in love

chapter 60

OWENS POV
It was almost 11 and I was gonna leave to go get Emma. Asher was peacefully sleeping in his crib and Amelia was up watching tv.
"Thanks for going and getting her," Amelia said.
"Of course," I said and kissed her head before heading out. I grabbed my coat and texted Emma that I was on my way. She said okay and  I started driving. I pulled up to her friends house and I saw her with a boy walking out to the front. I thought it was Mike but really I didn't know what he looked like. I saw her kiss him goodbye and she ran over to my car.
"Hey," She said, she looked really happy, but unfortunately I could smell the alcohol on her.
"Hey," I said.
"My mom is going to kill me," she said, "I did something really stupid Owen."
"So are you and Mike back together?" I asked.
"Okay two stupid things," she sighed.
"So what's the first thing?" I said.
"I drank to try to be cool around Mike," she said really upset, "it's so dumb but I really like him and then he kissed me and we just kept kissing and I guess were back together but I don't know."
"Well you're not drunk so that's a start," I said.
"I just know my mom it's gonna be disappointed," she sighed, "I shouldn't have drank, and you guys don't like Mike so it's stupid getting back with him."
"Well it was stupid to drink," I said.
"Yeah I know that," she said, "I know it was stupid and my mom is going to kill me because shit like this keeps happening because I don't have good friends."
"I think you have good friends Emma," I said, "I think sometimes they make bad choices, but I think they're good friends. Right? Like what about Carly? Did she drink?"
"No," She said.
"See," I said. I could tell she was really upset and I knew Amelia would be.
"I miss my old friends," she said, "where I used to live."
"Yeah?" I said.
"Yeah because there wasn't all this trouble with them," she said upset.
"I'm sorry," I said.
"It's not your fault," she said. We were both quiet after that on the ride home. I felt really bad for her. We pulled into the driveway and I got out and hugged her.
"My moms going to kill me," she said crying.
"No she's not," I said.
"Yes She is because this keeps happening," she said.
"Hey," I said, "she's not going to kill you, Yeah sure, she'll be mad, but she'll be happier that you're okay." She shrugged and we walked inside and Amelia came out of the kitchen with Asher.
"What happened?" She asked as she saw Emma crying. I walked over to her and took Asher from her so her and Emma could talk alone.
EMMAS POV
"Mom," I said crying, "I'm sorry, I'm stupid. I drank because it would make me look cool in front of Mike. And I guess it worked because he kissed me, multiple times and I guess we're back together even though you and Owen hate him."
"Okay," she said slowly, "Well I'm taking your phone away for a day for drinking because you know that was wrong." I handed her my phone and she put it on the table.
"And, Emma you know you don't have to drink to be cool right?" She said.
"Yeah but it seemed okay because he was there and he offered it and I like him so I said yes which wasn't a good idea," I said crying.
"So you two are back together?" She asked, and I could hear how upset she was in her voice and I didn't know what to say.
"I know you don't like him," I said crying, "but I do, I really do." She wrapped her arms around me and pulled me into her as I started crying.
"I know I said that you weren't making a poor decision," She said, "the first time this happened, but tonight when you did drink you did make a poor decision emma."
"I know," I said.
"But I want you to know that I'll always love you no matter what," She said, "no matter who you date."
"I love you too," I said.
"Just be careful with this boy," she said.