Paul Higgins Is My Adopted Father?

Evesdropping Gossip

Emma's POV

My first day as a Higgins went really quickly. The sun was about to set and Clodagh announced dinner. A ROAST!!!

"Wow! The cook really out did herself today" Paul comments as he sat down at the table. WE HAVE A COOK?!?!

"Yes she did didn't she? She said it was to welcome Emma" Clodagh said smiling at me. I blush and look at the table. Niall sat to my left and Harry to my right. Niall starts to eat as soon as he sat down. I roll my eyes and start to eat. Why couldn't the orphanage serve us this instead of the stupid mush they gave us? If Caitlin saw all of this...... She would break out of the orphanage (again) and try to break into here!

"So Emma" Paul says around a mouth full of roast.

"Tell us something about yourself" I think and realise there isn't much to tell.

"Well... as you all clearly know I am addicted to pranking everyone and everything." Everyone laughed at that 

"I was put up for adoption when I was born. My parents didn't want me. I was going to go to a family, but they said I wasn't pretty enough" Niall and Harry's eyes widened and I looked to the floor.

"So yeah, I have a best friend Caitlin who still is at the orphanage. We got up to a lot of mischief there" I heard Louis mutter

“I bet" I laughed at his reaction ignoring the sour tone in his voice.

"My favourite colour is purple and.... That's it really, oh and yeah I'm a huge fan of you guys" Harry raised his eyebrows in surprise

"Really? You didn't show it" I shrug and replied simply, "I got it all out with the pranking, I guess"

Dinner went and I got really tired. I wasn't used to not having a curfew. Paul being a body guard must be the reason. I go and have a shower in my big ass bathroom and had my first hot shower. The way the showers went at the orphanage was that you went in roll order. By the time it got to 'F' the hot water would already run out. There was very limited water.

I get out and blow dry my hair. I get into some pj's that had pink kittens on it. So it totally didn't describe me. At all. The mirror liked it so I walked out and about to go downstairs but the boys were talking so being the eavesdropper I am I decided to listen.

"I dunno about her boys, she, she there's something about her I don't exactly trust" Louis says and someone snorts. Harry?

"Just because she pranks you all the time, doesn't mean she cannot be trusted." They were talking about me?

"I sort of agree with Lou, I don't really think she is right. Especially for all of this. I don't really approve." Liam says and my heart drops. My idols don't like me?

"Well I like Emma! She is really nice and she jokes around a lot. Kind of like El and you guys approve of her so, you should approve of my leprechaun buddy!" Niall half shouts and I giggle. Niall's sticking up for me!

"Well, I dunno, El doesn't really prank us" Zayn says unsure and my heart drops even more. It was at my knees right now.

"I agree with Niall, maybe if we get to know her more, you guys will like her!" Harry defends me. Awe! Hazza!

"You only like her like that because she is fit!" Louis counters and the boys wolf whistle. Huh? Fit? They think I can run for ages? O-okay. I decided I had heard enough, 3/5 of my idols hate me. Lovely.

I stomp down the stairs making it clear that I was coming. They stop the huddle immediately and sit up.

"You guys are really loud" I state and worried looks go on Zayn, Liam and Louis' faces.