A/N: LOOK, I PUT THAT ADOPTION THING LIKE THAT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TO A PLACE LIKE THAT BEFORE. OK? THANK YOU! Anyway, I hope you enjoy this!!!

I Have My Reasons

Chapter 2: Family Problems

School has ended and Emily and her boyfriend Jake were in front of the pizza shop, and they were closely wrapped together kissing.

Jake was a slender boy. But he had a 6-pack none the less. He had very blonde hair, light, pretty blue eyes, that popped out because of his blonde hair. And he….ok, better yet, lets say he looks exactly like Jason Dolley. (Search on Google if you don't know who he is)

"Did I ever tell you you're a good kisser?" asks Emily.

Jake rolls his eyes. "Once or twice" he says and they laugh.

Jake takes some hair out of her face. "Your beautiful, you know that?" he responds, looking at Emily with his beautiful blue eyes.

Then, they continue kissing, and Jakes hands are on Emily's waist.

Emily is enjoying this. He was her first love. The only reason she had become so slutty, and had attitude was because ….she wanted to be popular. The Real Emily, is more shy & calm. But with Jake, she felt so, happy, and with butterfly's in her stomach….she loved him.

Alex Rider had just come from work, and he stuffed his papers in his briefcase, as the stop light turned red. Sometimes he wished he could go back to being a spy than being an architect. But it was the better for his family, so, he had to do it.

He looked out the window of his car. There was a couple their, kissing and touching….it disgusted him. Suddenly, he studied the girl.

'no' he thought in his head. '…it couldn't be…?'. then he shouted out the window.

"Emily?!?" he said. And the girl looked back. It was Emily. "you get your ass in here, NOW!" he yells after realizing.

Emily turns back to Jake and gives him a kiss on the cheek. And they separate, as Emily goes into the car. As soon as she comes in, Alex parks.

"Who's that boy?" asks Alex. Emily stays silent and stares out the window.

"Who is he Emily?" he says even sternly, looking at her.

"Jake" she responds. "he's my boyfriend" she says.

"And since when have you I told you, you could be with a boy?" he says.

Now Emily looks at him. "You bastard" she says. Alex looks shocked. "You can't tell me who to be with-" she starts.

"Don't talk to me that way" he says.

"I can talk whatever SHIT I want to!" she screams.

Alex takes her wrists and brings it to him. "I'm your father, so you sure as hell better listen to me" he says and then lets go. "this boy, Jake, I forbid you to see him-" he begins.

"You can't say that!" she says, in tears.

"Why can't I!?!" he yells.

"Because I love him!" she screams. Suddenly, the yelling stops. It is quiet. Except Emily's sniffles. "Daddy, I love him…I love him so much…" she says wiping her tears.

Alex lays his head back on the head rest. "you can't be" he says.

"but I am…Dad, I-" she begins.

"Your only 16, Emily , you don't know what true love is" he explains to her. "you don't know anything about love" he says.

"Don't tell me I don't know Dad" she says.

"Emily-" he begins.

"No, Dad!" she yells. "I love him, and he loves me…" she says.

"Emily, I don't want to discuss this now" he says. He massages his head. "uh, I think I have a migraine"

As soon as they got home, and Alex parked the car, Emily ran out, and opened the house door, and ran to her room. Alex tried to get her to talk to him.

He went up the stairs, and knocked on her door, which had a sign saying 'The Beauty is Inside the Beast is Out'.

"Emily" he says. "let's talk" he says, and presses his ear on her door. All he heard was sniffling, and crying. "C'mon Emily…I'm sorry" he says, but she doesn't respond. "just a minute, Emily…please" he says.

Suddenly, the door opens. Emily, opens the door. Under her eyes, it's red, and her cheeks are streaming of tears.

"what do you want?" she asks.

"Can I come in?" he asks her.

She opens the door wider, and moves her self away from the entrance, letting him pass through. As he walks in, and goes on her bed, then he looks at the posters of boys on her purple wall. And he looks at her make-up, and clothes….She's growing up. He sighs.

"Emily, I am so sorry" he says. Emily still stays quiet. "I'm just scared …you've always been my little girl, but, I guess your really growing up" he says, looking at her.

"Daddy, I'll always be your little girl" she says. "But, can you at least try to let go? I mean, I pick my own clothes in the mall, I can swim by myself, I can drive, dad" she says.

"I know… it's a hard to let go" he says, putting his hand on her cheek, wiping her tears.

"But, I'll always need help" she says. "what I need help with now, is that you let me be with Jake dad….please" she pleads.

Alex Smiles. "ok" he says. Emily smiles and jumps on her dad into a hug.

"oh thank you, thank you daddy" she says. "I swear, Jake is the nicest guy ever" she says letting go.

"Hold your horses" he says. "I want to meet him. Your mom probably wants to meet him too, so-" he begins, until his cell phone rings. He picks it up, as Emily wipes her tears.

"Is this Alex Rider?" asks The other phone line.

"Yes" he says, mysteriously.

"Mr. Rider, your Daughter, Samantha Rider, has had an accident" says the other line. Alex's heartbeat stops. His little munchkin is hurt?

"What-what happened to her?" he asks. Emily looks stricken.

"Dad What's wrong?" asks Emily as the other line says: "She got hit by a car"

"Is she going to be okay?" asks Alex, more concerned than ever.

"Sir…I think you should come here. Your wife will explain" says the other line.

"ok, thank you, I'll be there to see her" says Alex & hangs up the phone. He runs his hands over his hair. And Emily looks at him concernly.

"What's wrong, Dad?" she asks. "Who's hurt?". Alex doesn't respond, but instead tears drop down his cheeks. "Dad, why are you crying?" asks Emily, as she now, begins to cry.

Alex looks stares at the floor as he speaks to Emily. "Emily…your sister …she got into an accident" he says.

"And, what happened, is she alright?" asks Emily, in fear of something horrible.

"I don't know, but…" he says. Emily sighs. This time Alex actually looks at her, and goes over and hugs her, as she cry's. "She's going to be fine, let's go to the hospital, alright" he says, and they both go to the car, and they go to the hospital…