The Girl With a Broken Heart💔

Taken

Emma's POV

I woke up by the sound of my alarm clock, blaring in the far corner of the room. I saw the time. It was almost eight am.

Crap! I might get late if I don't rush.

I quickly got out of bed and saw Jake was not around. He might have gone down already. He wasn't a lazy ass like me.

I swiftly got ready and rushed downstairs, hoping to see Jake in the dining area. As soon as I entered, it was empty. I started looking around; that's when Aunt Olivia walked in.

"Hi, dear? Looking for someone?"

"Umm yes, do you know where Jake is? Is he in the study?"

"No, he left a bit early. He asked me to inform you he had some urgent appointments, and that Brett and his driver are waiting for you in the driveway."

"Oh! Ok, I will head to the office too."

"First have your breakfast dear."

"No, I lost my appetite, I guess." With that, I just strode out to the car. Aunt Olivia and her tone still gave me chills. It felt as if she was scanning me, keeping a close watch, whenever she was around. I was still learning to be careful around her.

Today was the first time that Jake left without meeting me in the morning. I felt anxious as I was used to seeing him as soon as I woke up. He usually waited for me to get ready, and we ate together.

As soon as I got in the car, I decided to call him. He picked up after a couple of rings.

"Hey, Jake. I didn't see you at home today?"

"Hi, Sunshine. Good Morning to you too. I am sorry, I am regretting to leave you behind too, but something urgent came up. I have all-day meetings with my lawyers for the lawsuit."

"But your first hearing went so well. All your evidence were accepted in court. You have a winning hand in this case. What's the urgency?"

"Yes, and that's why we are not taking any chances. We want to shut out Windsons in the next hearing itself. We are attempting to get a date for this Thursday."

"Wow. That's just two days away. I am glad all this will be over soon."

"Yes, and that's why these two days are crucial. I can't wait to put this behind us." Jake sighed as he completed his last sentence. I know he wanted us to move on in life, once he was assured that his father's culprit is punished, he would be at peace.

"Don't worry Jake. We are close. I can feel it." I assured him.

"I know baby. I can feel it too. I have to rush now, but I will meet you at home earlier in the evening today, I promise."

"Great. Have a good day. Love you. See you in the evening."

"Love you too, Emma. Always."

I felt better after talking to him, especially after knowing that this lawsuit would soon be over.

It's been almost a week since Niki's party and I haven't been this happy in a very long time. Everything seemed to be falling in place.
Jake and I were going rock solid. My parents loved him. They were initially a bit sceptical as he was so rich and famous, but they saw genuine love in his eyes for me and then everything else became insignificant.

Britney was getting married, this lawsuit was going to be over, and my darling best friend was now engaged.

Well, that reminded me, I owed her a call back since yesterday. I still had a couple of more minutes left in my commute, so I decided to call her as well.