Chapter 3- Meet the Parents
Author's Note- Hi everybody! Okay, I was a little disappointed in the lack of reviews last chapter…it went from eleven to six. I know you guys are reading this, so please review! It helps me update faster because my writing schedule is very hectic, as I am trying to have this done by Christmas time. This chapter is from where we left off. Enjoy! ;)
Will looked at the house; it was an old tutor-type house. It was really big and looked nice. "Nice house," Will commented, unbuckling his seatbelt.
"Thanks," Emma smiled. The two got out of the car and headed to the trunk. Emma flipped it open and grabbed her suitcase. Will grabbed his duffel bag and coat, closing the door.
"I've got it," Will said, taking her suitcase from her. Emma just smiled and walked up the stone footpath to the front door. It was still snowing and Will was shivering in his blue, white, and gray striped American Eagle long sleeve shirt. Emma rang the doorbell and glanced at Will, who was juggling all the luggage. They heard footsteps approaching the door and Rose Pillsbury, Emma's mom, opened the door.
"Emma, Will, come in," she greeted, beaming. Will and Emma walked in; Rusty Pillsbury, James, Claire, and their two kids were all standing by the doorway. Emma wrapped her mom in a hug, surprising the older woman. "You're..."
"I'm getting better," Emma explained, turning to hug her dad. Emma then hugged James and Claire, Julie tugging on Emma's coat.
"Your boyfriend's handsome," Julie announced, smiling shyly at Will. Will blushed and Emma smiled, squeezing Will's shoulder.
"This is Will…he's just a friend," Emma explained, smiling.
"Hi, it's nice to meet all of you," Will said, nervously. Rose smiled at him.
"We've heard a lot about you," Rose started. Will glanced at Emma, whose cheeks were now a scarlet red. "I'm so happy you were able to come over," she said, giving Will a hug. Will smiled and hugged her back.
"I'm Rose, this is Rusty, James, Claire, Xavier, and Julie," Rose said, motioning to all of the family.
"Hi Mr. Pillsbury," Will greeted, reaching his hand out. Rusty shook his hand smiling and Emma had to bite her lip to keep from laughing at Will's politeness.
"Please, call me Rusty," Rusty assured Will.
"James, Claire, would you two show them the rooms?" Rose suggested. "I've got to finish preparing the lunches."
James nodded. "The bedrooms are upstairs, Will." James led the way, Will following close behind, Claire and Emma behind everyone.
"Emma, he's so cute!" Claire exclaimed, whisper-yelling. Emma glanced up the stairs; James was already showing Will his room.
Emma blushed. "I guess," she lied. Emma knew that he was good-looking and it killed her.
"You guess? That man's adorable…what does your boyfriend look like?" Claire asked, smiling. Well, Carl's not as handsome as Will, Emma thought, mentally cursing herself.
"Claire! You're not supposed to bring up Carl, seriously. Will's sensitive about that," Emma explained, already lost in a world where Will was her boyfriend. She tried to hate when she thought about Will, but she knew she loved it.
"Aww, a sweet and sensitive cutie…heck, I think I'm in love," Claire laughed. Emma rolled her eyes laughing; she and Claire were really close.
"Shh!" Emma warned, as they approached the boys. Will and James were already talking to each other like old friends.
"Hey Emma," James said. "Will and I were just talking about the Bengals playoff chances."
"Oh," Emma replied. She smiled at Will and Will smiled back, as if it was only the two of them in the room. Claire laughed, breaking the silence; James gave her a warning look.
"I'm sorry, I'm Claire," Claire explained, beaming at Will.
"Nice to meet you," Will replied.
"Well, we'll leave the two of you alone," James said, taking Claire's hand and dragging her out of the room.
"Your family's really nice," Will said, honestly.
"Yeah, well, sorry about Julie's comment. She's only four so…" Emma started.
"It's fine. I don't mind being mistaken as your boyfriend," Will laughed. Emma smiled even though she knew it was hurting him.
"My room's just next door to yours," Emma mentioned. "It's the same one I had when I was a little girl."
"Can I see it?" Will asked, innocently.
"Yeah, come on," Emma replied, walking out of his room and into hers. The walls were light yellow and there was a twin-sized bed with light pink and light green sheets on it. There were shelves of children's books, pictures of a younger Emma and James, and a few stuffed animals. Will took a look at some of the pictures.
"You look really cute," Will commented, glancing at a smaller Emma.
"Thanks," Emma replied, watching Will.
Xavier rushed into the room, holding a Spiderman action figure. "It's lunch time," he announced. The young boy stared at Will, almost deciding what to think of him.
"You like Spiderman?" Will asked, motioning to the toy.
"Yeah, he's my favorite," Xavier admitted, his dark blue eyes fixated on Will now.
"No way! He's my favorite too," Will exclaimed, following him out the door. Emma glanced at Will, Will just winked.
"Really? What do you like best about him?" Xavier asked. Emma smiled, marveling at how well Will was with little kids. She thought he would be good with little ones but she didn't know he was this good. Xavier and Will continued talking all the way to the kitchen. "Mom! Will likes Spiderman too!" Xavier exclaimed, as the all the parents looked up.
"Is that so?" Claire said, smiling at Will. Will grinned as the adults gave him approving looks.
"Yeah," Will nodded, taking a seat beside Emma.
"Isn't he awesome?" Xavier whispered to Julie, loudly.
"I like him," Julie whispered back and Will smiled.
"So, I hear that you coach glee club," Rusty said, once everyone was served.
"He does. He's really good and the kids love him. Will has such amazing talent," Emma gushed, smiling at Will. Will's cheeks tinted pink and he smiled back at her.
"I thought he asked Will," James said, rolling his eyes. Claire kicked her husband under the table.
"Um, yeah I do," Will answered, still high off Emma's compliment.
"That's great, honey. I take it you sing?" Rose asked, smiling at Will.
"Yeah, a little," Will said, humbly.
"He means a lot, and he plays instruments," Emma rambled, beaming at Will.
Claire grinned. "What ones?" she asked.
"Guitar, ukulele, piano, and drums," Will explained. Claire nodded approvingly and kicked Emma under the table, Emma blushed.
Rose smiled, knowing exactly what was going on. "So, we're going to set up the Christmas decorations tomorrow. We wanted to wait until everyone was here to do it. Would you like to join us, Will?"
"Of course," Will said, smiling at Emma.
Lunch ran smoothly, everyone was getting along. Most importantly, Emma's family adored Will. They had been watching Christmas movies and just relaxing for the rest of the afternoon. They had a pizza dinner and now the three women were doing the dishes. Will had offered to help but Mrs. Pillsbury said that it was fine and he could go watch TV with the guys.
"I like him," Claire announced, drying a dish.
"Who?" Emma asked, cluelessly.
"Will!" Rose exclaimed.
"Oh yeah, um, he's a really good friend," Emma replied, knowing what they were going to say.
"Emma, he's really nice and funny," Rose pressed.
"And handsome!" Claire added, while Emma rolled her eyes.
"I know but I have Carl," Emma sighed.
"Honey, I've never seen anybody care for you as much as this young man…and I've only known him for half a day," Rose admitted.
"It's so obvious he loves you. You can tell he tries to hide it, but he can't. You and Will would make a really good couple," Claire explained.
"Carl," Emma muttered, scrubbing the plate harder. At this, Claire and Rose took the hint and stopped pushing.
Emma was lying in her bed attempting to sleep; everyone had gone to bed early; tired from the road trips. She had changed into simple pajamas; purple flannel pants and a pink long sleeve shirt. Emma heard a knock on her door. "Come in," she said, wondering who it was and secretly hoping it would be Will.
"Hey Em, do you have an extra toothbrush? I forgot mine," Will admitted, sheepishly. Emma smiled, he was wearing a red long sleeve shirt and blue flannel pajama pants.
"Yeah," Emma replied. She had actually brought an extra of everything, knowing Will was bound to forget something. It was just something that she sensed; as if knowing Will was her sixth sense. Emma got up and rummaged through her bathroom bag, producing a blue toothbrush.
"Thanks, sorry for waking you," Will said, taking the toothbrush from her. Emma glanced at him, he looked even younger in his pajamas and with his hair tousled up.
Emma laughed. "It's fine, I couldn't even sleep."
"Oh, okay. Thank you so much for letting me come here with you. I really like your family, all of them. They've been so nice and so have you," Will said, lopsided grin and all.
"There's no need to thank me. There's no one else I'd rather have here with me than you," Emma admitted. Even Carl? Will thought, smiling. The look in Emma's eyes seemed to confirm his question; she really did care about him. "Good night, Will."
"Good night, Em," Will whispered, leaving the room.
So what did you think? Was it good, was it bad? Did you like the new characters? I'm going to try to post the next chapter on Thursday; I'm trying to do every two days. So, this is taking up a lot of my time, so please review! I want to know if I should continue this story or drop it because like I said…it's a lot of work plus my other stories. If I get as many reviews as the first chapter though, I won't stop. So please review, if you want me to continue! ;)
