Outside the double glass doors of Jacob Portman's house there was a blizzard raging. An unexpected, especially in Florida, but happy occurrence as it meant none of the peculiars had to go to school for the next few days so here they were, spread throughout the living room the TV was on and blasting out the loony tunes theme as another episode started: Claire and Olive were cuddled up in Bronwyn's arms in one corner of the sofa; Horace was sat on a seat in the corner reading through a men's fashion magazine; Enoch, Hugh, and Millard were asleep on the floor; Miss Peregrine was in the kitchen making hot chocolate for the kids; and Emma and Jacob were snuggled up with each other at the opposite end of the sofa to Bronwyn.

The two of them had been inseparable, effectively joined at the hip, ever since the peculiars had showed up at Jacob's house 2 months ago and stopped his parents from taking him off to a mental institute. It had taken some time at first for his parents to come round to the reality of having nine peculiar children, Jacob included, in their house and to convince them that yes they are real and no you are not going insane, but eventually they had accepted it. It had been a crazy few months but at last everyone was together and safe.

When Miss Peregrine had brought round the hot chocolate and it had been drunk, the kids slowly began falling asleep one by one until it was only Jacob and Emma left awake. They didn't have blankets like many of the others as Emma's warmth was all they needed to keep warm, snuggled as closely together as possible. They were quietly discussing the events and drama at school that week. Eventually they quietened down to whisper and then their talking stopped altogether as they just sat staring peacefully into each others eyes.

A wide grin spread over Jacob's face and Emma could not help but laugh.
"What is it?" Emma asked as a smile began to spread over her face "Do I have something in my teeth?"
"No" Jacob replied "It's just. Well. I am the luckiest guy ever. You are absolutely beautiful inside out. I love you Emma Bloom. You are my burning beacon of happiness." Her smile widened considerable at this as her face softened even more and her eyes filled with loving.
"I love you too Jacob Portman" she returned in the soft, sweet voice that he adored "and I am so happy that I get to spend the rest of my days with you. You have no idea how much it hurt to watch you leave but I will never let that happen again. I need you by my side." She brought her lips up to his and kissed him gently, he could feel the warmness of her breath as she did so and he loved it. They pulled back a little but their faces were still inches apart, staring deep into each others eyes as though they were mapping out each others faces.

Emma leaned back into his arms and breathed a sigh of content. She snuggled in closer to him, resting her head in the nape of his neck and slowly she began to drift off until she was fast asleep in his arms. Jacob looked at the beautiful girl asleep in his arms and he smiled to himself, he was finally home, he was finally safe.


Just an opening introduction to a new story I am going to be writing, I know it is a short one but the following chapters will be longer. I hope you enjoy and stick around for more. :)