How To Love

Chapter 14: 6 Months

Emily stood there, lightly tapping her foot, apparent disapproval lining her facial expressions. "I'm really glad you're here Em!" You walked over to her, engulfing her in a hug, praying that somehow she would overlook the past 20 minutes. "Ha I'm glad I came too! Especially since I don't think you're ready to have kids yet." She pulled out of the hug, no hint of amusement in her face. "What do you mean?" You asked innocently, realization kicking in. Coughing your cheeks turned bright red. "I really hope Justin hasn't changed what you've believed in for your whole life...like waiting until marriage. I thought I knew you better." She looked extremely dissapointed, and it killed you knowing that. "Emily I'm sorry nothing was gonna happen...we were just-" You didn't know how to continue your sentence, since you aren't sure what would have happened. Emily just stood there, giving you look she always gave you when she knew you were full of crap.

Sighing you sat on in the recliner. "Say what you need to." You said, in a quieter voice, remembering Lily was sleeping in the other room. "Gray I don't want to just talk your ear off...you're a grown woman. But I'll give you my opinion of what I think is happening." She said, giving you a small smile. Nodding for her to continue, she plopped down on the ottoman. Facing you she sighed through her nostrils. "You're an idiot." She blandly pointed out. Fighting the smirk that was creeping onto your face you nodded, acknowledging her statement. "And why you ask? Well for one, I just walked in on you laying underneath the one an only Justin Bieber. Now I wouldn't blame you for that when we were like what? 15? Yeah. No more." She folded her arms, arching her disapproving brow. "Em it wasn't like that." You whined, wishing this conversation was over. "Please enlighten me what that was then?" She wasn't going to let this go... "I don't know what to tell you, but me and Justin have agreed to wait to...ya know...I guess we might've taken it too far, but we actually didn't do anything so I don't get why you're acting so upset and controlling." You sighed, sitting back in the chair. "Babe, almost every guy says that they want to wait until they have the chance to get in your pants, then they ain't stopping." She wasn't buying Justin's agreement with Gracie. No matter how much she might have admired him. Blushing, you shook your head, letting out a chuckle. "I don't see what's funny?" Emily questioned. "Nothing, just that you've always been like this...and I kinda missed it, even though it's annoying as hell." You laughed out loud, smiling at her, as her scowl lightened. "Gray you know I'm super protective, always have been, I just want to make sure no man is going to mess with you in the long run...I don't want anything else regarding boys to happen to you, even if it involves that kid we used to obsess over." She slowly grinned, going over to sit on your lap, smooshing you. Trying to shove her off you, she hugged you tighter making you both giggle. Finally hopping off your laugh, Emily stood above you, amusement replacing her annoyance. "All joking aside though, Gracie please be smart... I understand you both are becoming really closer, and that's great, make sure there's at least a centimeter between y'all at all times." She grinned, knowing she couldn't control what you did. "I know Em, I'll be careful. Please don't be too hard on him, he really is a great guy." You pleaded, noticing she was thinking about this way too much. "Hmm, we will see won't we?" Her eyes danced as she walked toward the kitchen.

"Um it's 2 o'clock in the morning?" You chuckled, after Emily came back into the room with a bag of chips. "And when has that ever stopped me?" She said, before ripping the bag open. "I'm surprised Lily hasn't woken up..." You thought to yourself. "She's probably exhausted from being around you two lovebirds." Emily mumbled with a mouthful of chips. How the heck did she stay skinny? "Why would you think she's tired of us?" You questioned, wondering if Emily somehow knew about Lily's breakup. "I dunno, she see seemed pretty down in the dumps when she invited me in to stay the night." Nodding you decided to tell her. "Yeah, Greg, her boyfriend, cheated on her the other night." Emily's head shot up, disgust clear on her face. "What a frickin dirtbag." She spewed. "Please don't start on a rampage of name calling." You laughed, as it was her normal way of getting her fury out.