Fearless (Book 1 of the "Fearless" Series) [Completed]

Chapter 34 - Surprise!

June 2nd, 2012

[Emmileigh]

I hate filling out forms. In this case, I hated it even more.

They wanted to know EVERYTHING.

Still, I spent the night before filling them all out, and was bound and determined to get them back to the embassy today. The quicker they got them, the quicker I would be to leaving this country for good.

The sun was shining as I left my apartment, saying hi to my neighbour from downstairs before walking down the street. I loved London. As much as I wanted to leave, a part of me wanted to stay in the place I'd called home my whole life. But I didn't have anyone here to miss. Everyone here hated me.

I pretty much did belong in America and always knew I did.

Once I dropped off the papers, I decided to head on out to Westfields Shopping Centre and do some shopping. Karsyn was due to leave tonight and I felt the need to buy her something, even though I'd be seeing her in a few days.

And it was only right I brought her a going away gift, after all look at what she had done for me!

[/Emmileigh]

[Karsyn]

What are you wearing?

Those Red Sox PJ's that you wouldn't let me wear with you.

Ugh. Really? What time does your flight leave?

6:30. You ready?

Better question is.... ARE YOU READY?!?!

I answered Nick back yes, tossing my phone on the bed as I zipped up one of my bags. The next time I travelled, I had to promise myself not to do so much shopping. Traveling back to North Carolina with four big suitcases was going to be a bitch.

I was going to have to put some of it in the moving truck that we were going to pack up and send to California. It would get there while we were on the cruise, but the realtor was going to be there while they moved things inside the house, thank God.

I heard someone knock on the door and walked out of the extra bedroom, walking up to the door and looked out, seeing an older woman.

"Emmileigh, I know you're home," the lady said as I looked around. "The lady downstairs said she saw you earlier." I unlocked the door and opened it slowly, looking at the lady. "Who are you?"

"I'm Karsyn, Emmileigh's friend," I said as the lady brushed past me and into the apartment. "And you are?"

"I'm Maggie, Emmileigh's Mum," she said, looking around, obviously still seeing some of the luggage tossed about the apartment. "Where's my daughter?"

"She left to go take care of some things," I said. I could tell by the look on her face she already didn't like me. "She should be back soon."

"I expect you're going back to the States?"

"Yes, my flight leaves this evening."

"Good, my daughter doesn't need to be whoring around with boy bands and the like," she said as I crossed my arms over my chest. "You don't seem to be a very good influence on her."

"And you are?" I asked.

"I beg your pardon?"

"Your daughter wasn't whoring around with boy bands or with anybody," I said as she looked around the apartment again. "And I think I am a good influence on her, I'm trying to give her a future, something you never seemed to help her do."

"A future in what? Being a whore?"

"She's gone right now to turn in her paper work for her work Visa because she's moving to California with me to work with me," I said as her mother looked back at me. "So yes, I think I am a good influence on her," I said, hearing someone else at the door. "Excuse me," I said, walking over to the door and opening it up without looking.

And there stood Donnie.

"Karsyn, hey!" Donnie said as I practically squealed and reached up and hugged me. "I thought you would have been gone. That's why Nick didn't come with me."

"No my flight leaves at 6:30 tonight," I said as he walked in. "Does Emmileigh know you're coming?" I asked, seeing Donnie look at Emmileigh's mother.

"No, it's a surprise," he said, putting his bags down and walking over to her mother. "Hi, I'm Donnie."

"I know who you are," she said, not shaking his hand. "You're the older man bedding my daughter."

"Donnie, Emmi's Mom," I said. "Emmi's Mom, this is Donnie," I said, crossing my arms over my chest again.

This was not going to go well.

[/Karsyn]