Hello everyone.
It's been a while since I last updated this, hasn't it? I'm so sorry, it's just I had to perfect the chapter I'd written and then I forgot and then life got in the way. School has been crazy busy, anyone who is in year 9 from the UK will know, I've had to pick my subjects, I've been picked to do a Gold Reading Passport, which mean I read 8 books and do 8 tasks on them. I've done the bronze and the silver. I'm doing the DofE award and I've been out with my friends a lot recently ( the social butterfly that I am, aha ).
I hope you enjoy it, I'm not sure if it is great, but thanks to everyone who has reviewed the previous chapters, it means a lot.
Emma dragged Will down the stairs towards where her un-amused family sat, silently watching a meaningless television show that Will could tell that no one was actually paying attention to. She stood and looked from one family member to another, trying to gauge a reaction from anyone, they didn't seem to take any notice of the youngest Pillsbury, Will stood watching this scene take place and smirked until Emma kicked him in the back of the leg. He knew this was not the time to annoy her, she was already dreading coming to see her family. Emma stood, cleared her throat to let everyone know she was going to start talking.
'Hi…hi everyone. I just, really I just wanted you to meet my fri-boyfriend Will.' Will was surprised at how nervous Emma was. He looked up from the ground to be greeted by the stormy faces of the Pillsbury family. He decided this was his cue to start talking. He squeezed Emma's hand to let her know he was going to start.
'Hi, hello everybody. As you probably know, I'm Will, I'm a Spanish teacher at the school Emma works at.' Will noticed the way Emma's muscles relaxed slightly at the sound of his voice only to be cut short when her father spoke up, Emma tensing up again.
'Well William, that is your name isn't it?' Will nodded, he would've nodded even if it wasn't his name. 'That job does not seem sufficient enough to help support my daughter..' He conducted, his dark brown eyes cutting in to Will's very soul. Will, suddenly overcome with embarrassment, turned his gaze to his shoes. He felt Emma peck him on the cheek to reassure him it didn't matter. She lent up to his ear and whispered
'Will, don't be bothered by them, even if this is fake, their bark is worse than their bite, I promise you. ' Again, she pecked his cheek, this time, lingering a little bit longer before opening her mouth to speak. She was silenced by Will's mouth covering hers, for a moment they completely forgot where they were or more importantly , who they were with. Will immediately stopped and backed away from Emma, not before giving her one of his lopsided grins and turned to stand near her side, slipping his arm around her waist. Emma turned to face her family, just as she was about to open her mouth again she was silenced by the doorbell ringing. The three Pillsbury's ran to the door to open, trying to diffuse the awkward situation that Will had created. Once they were out of view, Emma slapped Will in the chest playfully.
'Will, why did you do that, not that I didn't enjoy it but you know…' she said, gasping for breath as she laughed at Will's guilty face.
'Hey, I was just trying to stop you from saying something you would regret and plus, I've wanted to do that ever since we came downstairs.' He said, before adding on 'I'd do it ten more times if you'd let me' grinning cheekily towards Emma. He pulled Emma into a hug and no more words were spoken between the two, they were just simply soaking each other up , until they were interrupted once again. Emma swore she heard Will mutter something about not getting any privacy under his breath, she chuckled and then turned to face whoever had interrupted them. She gasped when she saw who it was.
Standing in front of her was her older brother and his wife, grinning ear to ear obviously noticing the man stood behind her, that was when she realized Will had rested his chin on her shoulder and wrapped his arms around her waist. 'Wow' she thought 'he is really milking this pretend boyfriend thing isn't her?' She rested her head against his and spoke to her brother.
'Justin? Rebecca? What are you doing here? I didn't know you guys were going to be here! It's so great to see you.' Emma exclaimed, looking between her brother and his wife, then she noticed a child hiding behind their parents legs.
'Hmm…I do wonder where Isaac could be? Isaac, where are you? I guess he didn't come, that's a shame, I really wanted to see him.' Emma said, knowing after she said this, her nephew would appear.
'I'm here Auntie Emma! I'm here!' Her nephew Isaac shouted. Isaac had dark brown hair that fell just past his shoulders, covering his eyes slightly.
'Ahh! There you are!' Emma ran over to her nephew and picked him up, kissing him on the cheek. Will watched her, so at ease with her family and decided he loved this side of her, a side he didn't know before. He looked at her, swinging Isaac around and laughing with him and decided if he ever had children, he'd want them to be with Emma. He was so caught up in his thoughts, he didn't realize Justin was stood in front of him, with a hand outstretched, ready to shake Will's. Will woke up from his daydream to find Justin looking at him with a knowing smile and his wife, with a smile so wide, it looked like it hurt.
'Sorry, I was just…sorry. I'm Will, Emma's boyfriend' He caught Emma's eye and smiled at her. Shaking Justin's hand, he realized the whole family was watching the exchange him and Emma were having with their eyes. Will released Justin's hand and stepped back awkwardly. Emma tried to jump in and save Will by deflecting the attention off him. He smiled gratefully back.
'Hey, where is John? I thought he was coming or has he reached the age of too cool for family?' Emma laughed along with her family at the joke.
'He's here, he's sat in the car texting someone, kids these days eh?' Justin joked.
'Will and I will go get him, won't we Will?' Emma asked, looking at Will asking him to come with her eyes.
'Yeah sure.' Will replied and walked over to Emma, lacing their fingers together, Emma lead him to door unaware of all the squealing her sister-in-law was doing behind her. The two walked towards the car parked in the driveway and peeped into the window.
'Hey John, what's up? Come on in.' Emma said to her oldest nephew who had just reached the age of 16. He, like his brother, had long shaggy brown hair that he had to flick to get it out of his eyes. Unlike Isaac's curly hair, John's was completely straight.
'Nah, I'll pass, thanks.' He said, not even looking up or acknowledging Will's presence. Will guessed Emma was getting frustrated at her nephew's ignorance so he stepped in.
'Hey Em, go back to your family , I'll talk to him.' He pecked her cheek and pushed towards the front door. John looked up at the sound of the unfamiliar voice and stared at the man in front of him.
'Erm..excuse me, who are you?' John asked, impatiently.
'Hey John, right?' John nodded 'I'm Will, your aunt's boyfriend. What's up bud? How comes you don't want to come inside?' Will asked, wondering why the boy was so ignorant towards Emma.
'I don't even know you, why would I tell you?' John asked rudely.
'Hey look, I don't know what your problem is, but I wanna help, so come on, tell me.' Will knelt down on to his knees so he was level with the car window.
'Everyone always fusses over Isaac, it's like they don't even care if I exist. What's the point of coming?' Will's heart swelled for the boy.
'Well, Emma asked as soon as she only saw Isaac where you were. She cares and so do I. Now come on inside.' Will opened up the door and pulled the boy out of the car. He didn't realize how tall John really was. Will rested his arms around John's shoulders and lead him inside. He opened the front door and watched as all mouths in the room including Isaac's dropped as him and John walked through laughing. John quickly released Will and went back to his phone, Will walked over to Emma and asked why everyone looked at him like that.
'Will, John hardly talks to any of us, let alone laugh with us! You two are practically best friends!' She said, beaming at him. Will smiled at her and held her hand. She dragged him over to the kitchen, to get him a drink.
'Will, you haven't eaten or drank anything since we've got here, please have something. What do you want?' Emma asked him. She knew he was hungry, he just wouldn't say.
'Nothing Emma, I'm fine.' Will tried to convince her, his hunger could wait, she hadn't seen her family properly and he didn't want to stop her from talking to them just to get him something to eat.
'Alright, I'll make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, I know you love those. One second…' Emma said, smiling at Will, knowing that he wouldn't turn down a PB+J. She handed him his sandwich and a glass of water and sat down with him at the table.
'So you liking my family?' He looked like a deer caught in the headlights 'Will! I was joking, you buffoon!' Will laughed awkwardly and carried on eating.
'It's great, I love it. You looked so cute when you were holding Isaac.' Emma blushed at Will's words and turned to her drink.
'Hey Em, what are the sleeping arrangements, I know we had separate rooms, but Justin and his family have come aswell. I was just wondering.' Will asked.
'I guess you'll be sleeping in my room, your wish was answered' she winked at him and left the room.
Later that night.
'Emma, Emma, I can't sleep. Emma, are you awake?' Will was lying down on the floor on a spare mattress, Emma did tell him to sleep in the bed with her but that would be very unlike a gentleman Will told her.
'What..Will? Are you okay?' Emma's voice immediately got panicked.
'Em, I'm fine, just can't sleep.' Will propped himself up onto his elbows and leaned closer to the bed so he could see Emma's face.
'Will, come here…' He started to refuse but Emma wouldn't take no for an hopped onto the bed and sat on it uncomfortably , not knowing what to do.
'Will look at me. Don't be embarrassed, you're my best friend. Who cares? Come here , my dad used to do this with me all the time, come closer and put your head on my lap.' He looked at her cautiously, he felt like he was hugely over stepping his boundaries, she'd just broken up with her boyfriend.
'Will, come on, it works, just trust me.' He scooted closer towards her and rested his head in her out stretched legs. 'Now close your eyes.' She told him. After a moment, he started to feel Emma run her fingers through his hair, slowly. He could feel her head coming closer to his, was she about to kiss him? He couldn't breathe. Just as he felt her lips ghost his lips, he turned his head pretending to have fallen asleep, he felt her kiss his cheek and whisper something. Wait no, it couldn't be, could it?
Had Emma just said she loved him? Will really didn't understand what just happened but before he could respond, he realized Emma had fallen asleep, her head resting against the headboard and her mouth slightly open, Will has always thought Emma was adorable but never had he seen a sight so adorable in his life. He knew that this Emma, was his favourite side of Emma. He closed his eyes once more and whispered the words so lightly, no one but him could hear them.
'I love you too.'
