All About Timing

Chapter 43

Here I am, sitting outside of Emily's parents house at 12 am trying to find the nerve to actually go and knock.

There was no flights to Atlanta so I drove, I drove and here I am.

I'm nervous as hell and I don't even know if I have the strength to go knock on the door.

What if they hate me, what if she hates me?

A knock on my window causes me to jump as I roll it down to reveal a man looking at me.

"Hi," is all I let out as he looks at me.

"You're Aryn aren't you?" he questions.

"Ye-Yes sir," I say.

He chuckles, holding out his hand, "I'm Bill."

"Emily is asleep but Jane and I are inside watching a movie, would you like to come in?" he questions as I nod my head.

I turn off my car and get out, following him in to the house.

"Honey, who was out front?" Emily's mom questions.

I walk from behind Bill and see her mom who smiles.

"You must be Aryn," Jane says before, surprisingly, pulling me into a hug.

"Hi," is all I let out.

"It's late, did you drive here all the way from Orlando?" she questions.

"Yes ma'am I did," I tell her nervously.

"Well, I know a little someone who probably missed her Momma," she tells me before leading me into the living room where Noah was wide awake on her bouncer.

I smile, walking over to my mini me, who I wasn't surprised at the fact that she was wide awake at this time.

"Hi my love bug," I coo as I pick her up and hold her close to me.

"I missed you," I mumble as I feel her grip my hair.

I rock her a bit as I kiss her little shoulder and take a deep breath.

"Why don't you sit, are you hungry?" Jane questions.

"No thank you, I ate earlier," I tell her as she sits next to me.

I'm not sure what to do or say, all I know is that I need to fix things with Emily and I want to do it now.

"You know, Bill and I had a rocky start to our relationship too. I wasn't in a good spot either and well, it led to some misunderstanding and hardships," Jane tells me as I give her my full attention.

"I wasn't always easy going and all but Bill brought that side out of me. It just took me a little extra time to see that he wasn't going to give up on me as easily as I thought he would. I don't know what happened between you guys but what I do know is when two people love each other. They'll make it work," she tells me.

"Emily loves you and I think that you love-"

"I love your daughter so much that it scares me," I interrupt her as she smiles at me.

"And that's okay. You guys will figure it out, I think you just need to explain to Emily what you're feeling and it may be hard for you but I think you can figure it out," she tells me.

"Thank you, a lot," I tell her.

I felt a bit of relief that Emily's parents didn't hate me but I was scared that maybe Emily hates me now.