Here I come again with more Jemma! This time with short stories expanding "Fvcking Perfect" basically (not necessarily in chronological order) As usual you are more than welcome to give me feedback or some suggestions/ideas.
Ps. the titles of each chapter are taken from songs, just for you to know ;)
Ben and Emma wait in silence at the train station for Jenny who would be arriving from London any minute now. She left just a couple days after school finished at her parent's lawyer request; Emma had wanted to go with her but Jenny refused, not wanting Emma to get involved in messy legal stuff.
"Why not?" Emma questioned her girlfriend.
"Because he said it would be something informative; so I'm guessing I have to sign some papers or settle a certain amount of money I'll be receiving until I'm twenty four. That's gonna take half a day tops I'll be back the next day love, you'll only get bored in his office anyway; I know how these things work. I just want to get rid of that stupid legal mess and be back soon so I can be with my gorgeous girl" She smiled broadly and kissed a not very convinced Emma.
"Ok… but I'll pick you up at the station!"
"Deal!"
Just as Jenny had promised, she was on her way back after only a day and a half in London.
As soon as she steps out of the train; Emma and Ben notice the serious expression on her face. They exchange gazes briefly before hurrying up to welcome her.
"Hey" Emma smiles and leans to give Jenny a kiss, a little hesitant.
Luckily not only she reciprocates the kiss, but also envelopes her in a hug; a tight long one.
Ben goes straight to grab her bag, just lifting his chin as a hello. Jenny waves at him, still embracing Emma.
When they pull apart, Jenny still looks a little grim but it's considerably better than when she arrived. Emma lets it pass for now and holds Jenny's hand as they walk to Ben's car.
The ride is awfully quiet; sending a heavy vibe in the vehicle.
Finally, curiosity gets the best of Ben and he asks sounding nonchalantly.
"So Jenny, how did it go with the lawyer?"
The question tenses Jenny; Emma could feel it in her hand; how she suddenly holds her tighter. Emma sends a dirty look to Ben through the reflection of the rear-view mirror.
He is about to apologize but Jenny starts talking.
"Well, it turns out I'm a millionaire now" Her voice is full of sarcasm.
Emma and Ben are confused.
"What do you mean?" Emma asks for confirmation.
"I'm a millionaire; I mean I'm the official owner of everything my parents possessed: the house in London, the farm in Bavaria, dad's car collection, mom's jewelry, both their stocks in the company and bank accounts, their life insurances and a recently purchased apartment in Berlin; which I had no idea about. Oh I almost forget" she takes an envelope from her coat pocket "The trust fund money from my Little Heart era" She hands it to Emma, who takes it without even noticing; she's completely shocked.
"But I thought you said they changed their wills so you would get the inheritance at twenty four" A stunned Ben can't help question.
"Apparently they didn't even have time to do it. Or maybe they just forgot; so it remained intact, I'm the legal recipient of all the Hartman's fortune." She finalized with a bitter chuckle.
Almost automatically, Emma opens the envelope and reads the paper in it. It's a document explaining Jenny can collect the money from the trust fund anytime she wants. Her eyes grow big as she takes in the numbers.
When Jenny notices her girlfriend's reaction she utters in and odd proud tone "pretty good huh? And this is actually all mine" she emphasizes her words by hitting the paper with a finger.
Emma and Ben don't know what to say so they continue the way to Ben's house without speaking one more word.
They have dinner in relative peace; they know as long as they don't mention the words 'inheritance' or 'money' everything will go just fine.
When Emma and Jenny finally make it to Jenny's room; the blonde takes the opportunity to bring the subject so maybe Jenny could vent since she has been too quiet after she told them the news.
"So… what are you gonna do?"
"What?" Jenny asks from the closet, where she's unpacking
"You know, about the whole situation…"
"Oh well, I really have no idea; but right now I'll take a shower" with that she goes to the bathroom leaving Emma standing in the room by herself.
It's been forty five minutes and Jenny is still not back. Emma is seriously considering just leaving to give Jenny some space, but then she decides against it. She lies on the bed waiting for her girlfriend.
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Soft kisses on her neck wake Emma up. Apparently Jenny took more time than she thought and she ended up falling sleep.
"I'm glad you decided to stay" Jenny purrs still kissing Emma's neck; her hands wandering under her shirt.
"Well, it's not like you gave me much of a choice" it's the sleepy reply Emma gives her.
Jenny only smirks, making her way to a breast, caressing it teasingly.
Emma gasps in surprise; she can't help her body react to her girlfriend's ministrations. The kisses move up to her lips now. Soon, she's topped by a very eager Jenny.
For a moment, she let the passion take over her, clouding her judgment. Suddenly she realizes what Jenny is trying to do.
She's avoiding talking about the inheritance; she's distracting me.
With that in mind, Emma detaches her lips from the brunette's "Jenny, wait a second"
"Oh no, no waiting… I want you so bad" Jenny starts to unbutton Emma's shirt.
"Jenny plea…" Emma gets cut off with a rough kiss.
"shh just relax and let me do the work"
"No, I…" Emma gets a hold of Jenny's hands.
Jenny tries to free her hands.
"Jenny stop"
As her girlfriend keeps resisting Emma grabs her with more strength, effectively immobilizing her.
"PLEASE STOP!"
The way Emma raises her voice seems to snap Jenny from some sort of trance, she stares at Emma surprised. When she takes in the way she's being held though, something appears to get back to her. Jenny yanks her hands away and stands up.
"What the hell Emma? Suddenly you just don't want me now?"
Emma sits up in the bed "Jenny, it's not like that; this is not the best time to do it"
"Oh yeah? And why is that?"
"You know why, we need to talk"
"No, we don't"
"Yes we do, listen…" Emma stands up too
"I disgust you now, right?" Jenny interjects all of the sudden.
"What?!" Emma is completely taken aback.
"Now that you found out I'm rich and in control of my parent's money you think I'll be an arrogant bitch who doesn't deserve your love anymore huh? Is that it?"
"Oh my God what…" Emma is at a loss of words "what the hell are you…"
"You know what? Save it, I'll sleep in the couch; I don't wanna talk to you anymore" said that, Jenny storms out of the bedroom leaving, for the second time that day, at Emma alone in there.
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Jenny is lying on her side on the couch, still awake. She doesn't know for how long she's being like that but she can't find a way to get some sleep. So many things happened in a matter of 48 hours, so much information… so much responsibility. She doesn't want to think about it right now, she simply is not ready.
It's not long later that Jenny hears steps coming close; she doesn't have to guess who the person is, she already knows. She briefly considers pretending to be asleep but she decides there's no point so she just waits.
"Jenny?" Emma crouches right in front of her.
Jenny blinks adjusting her vision in the already dark room so she can take in the face very close to hers.
God she's so beautiful. And she's worried about me even though I poured my frustrations in her. I'm such an idiot! I'm an idiot but she still loves me, she loves me. How did I get so lucky?
Determined not to screw up this time Jenny speaks.
"I'm sorry about… earlier. I shouldn't have taken it on you"
"It's ok I understand"
Jenny sighs and shakes her head a little "it's just… I don't want to talk about it. I don't want to think about it Emma I…"
"shhh I get it" Emma caresses Jenny's cheek "let's go to bed, I won't ask you anything I promise; just… come to bed"
Emma extends her hand to Jenny and helps her get up. They go to the bedroom slowly, holding hands.
It's not until days later that Jenny brings out the subject.
They are all by themselves at Emma's place; a rare occurrence at the Muller household. Emma knew an opportunity when she saw it, and as soon as her family left she called Jenny to spend some quality time alone.
After a very long and very hot love-making session in –Jenny's favorite spot- Emma's bed; they had quick lunch courtesy of Emma's amazing cooking skills. Later they fooled around a little more in the couch. Now they are both washing and drying the dishes in total peacefulness.
And is that; the comfort and peace Emma's house gives her or maybe the homey tasks they've been performing around the place; which motivates Jenny to finally open up.
"They left everything to me. Everything" Jenny lets out putting the last plate in the kitchen cabinet "it's a lot of money Emma; I don't know what to do"
"I know" Emma offers, taking Jenny by the hand and leading her to the kitchen table so they can talk properly. She doesn't say anything else; she lets Jenny lead the conversation.
"What were they thinking? I mean I'm barely legally an adult and also a former drug addict I… I don't get it" She runs a hand through her hair. "It would be so easy to get rid of that money you know? I could simply give it all away to charity or to anyone I please… but I can't. That's their life's work, their effort, their sacrifice and it was all for me Emma; they did all that because of me, because they wanted me have it all. Maybe not right now, but … who thinks about dying right?"
Emma takes Jenny's hands in hers trying to convey all her emotions in that simple action, hoping Jenny understands.
Apparently she does, because she reciprocates the hold with the same strength.
Jenny gets lost in her own thoughts for a minute.
"When my parents found out about my addiction, they were really disappointed. I still remember dad yelling, telling me that he was going to change his will and that I wouldn't get anything until I was twenty four and that is if I was sober by then. And you wanna know a funny thing?" she makes eye contact with Emma "They actually told Frank, their law- my lawyer about it, like to have the paper work ready but when he told them everything was set, they just dismissed it or say that they'll do it later. They always avoided to go through the change, he is not sure why. One day he just stopped asking them"
Emma look at her with her brows knitted.
"I think they trusted me Emma. My parents had faith in me" Jenny's voice cracks "they wanted so bad to believe I would get better, that one day I would be able to deal with the responsibility. I can't betray that trust I won't let it happen"
Finally Emma comments "its ok baby, I know you won't" She embraces her girlfriend "And it's a good thing they trusted you, they knew you could do it"
"I'm scared" Jenny mumbles on Emma's shoulder.
"Don't worry, will figure something out. Let's take one step at a time" Emma pulls back to look at Jenny "how about we focus now on getting into college or university huh? I mean we still have to do some research about the music programs…"
"Emma…"
"…and if we are going to study in Berlin or here. See? There's a lot still…"
"I'm not going to study music"
The words sound like a slap to Emma's face. For a second she thinks she heard wrong.
"What?"
But the long sigh Jenny lets out let her know otherwise.
"I'm not going to study music… I can't. Emma…" Jenny stands up, unable to look at Emma's face "You heard what I said right? I'm in charge of my parent's fortune now. We are not talking thousand here but millions; along with properties and stocks that I don't know how to manage. I have new responsibilities… you understand that right?"
"Yeah but, don't you have an accountant to deal with those things, to help you out? I mean he's been working with your parents for many years right? He must be trustworthy"
"I do have Robert to help me yes, and he was trustworthy...with them. I mean he had to; my father was a business man, an economist for Christ sake! There's not much you can do to cheat a man like him. But now it's me, a silly girl who has no idea how to handle all those numbers. I don't wanna accuse him of anything but he could easily rob me and I would never find out. I better be ready and study something along the line so I can prevent things like that from happening. Better safe than sorry" Jenny finalizes with a shrug.
"So, you're gonna study what? Economics? Business?"
"I'm not sure… maybe management" Jenny glances at her side and takes in Emma's discouraged state "honey…" she gets closer again, sitting in Emma's lap "I'm sorry things have to be this way, I really had no choice; I wish you understand, please don't turn your back on me. You're the only person I have in my life, please don't…" She leans her forehead in Emma's, containing her tears.
Emma immediately reacts, taking Jenny's face in her hands "oh no Jenny I could never leave you never; I'm here for you don't ever doubt that" She then sighs looking down "I… I'm a little sad that we're not gonna do the same thing, as we planned but… I'll wrap my head around it soon just… "
"Oh baby, don't worry!" Jenny sniffles trying to find the positive on the situation "we'll still be together in this I swear. Choose where you wanna go and I'll just get into the one that's the closest; what do you say?"
"Well… I think that could work" it's the skeptical answer Emma gives her.
"Yes! Thank you, thank you!" Jenny wraps her arms around Emma's neck. "We'll pull this through Emma, you'll see"
"Yeah, I guess we could"
They embrace trying to mentally convince themselves that everything is going to be fine. That they are going to be fine.
So what ya think? good start? want more? well, leave a comment and let me know!