Emily let out an involuntary groan as her back hit the sheet of the bed. She watched as Kevin, or "Master", climbed above her and straddled her already half naked legs. She was still in her pajamas from the night before, which consisted of shorts and a tank top.

Kevin bent down and began kissing Emily's neck, causing her to look up at the ceiling and prevent her tears from falling. She quickly pushed Kevin up, just so his face was at least a foot from hers. "Emily, what are you doing?"

She sent him a shaky smile while keeping her hands on his chest, keeping him away. "Um, why is this my first test?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, if I'm in competition to be your wife, shouldn't sex be the last test so the rest of my loyalty is proven first?"

Kevin stared at her before getting off the bed. He pulled on Emily's arm, just enough to get her sitting up. Emily instinctively wrapped her arms around waist, as Kevin stood before her. "You make a good point Emily. So tell me now, what do you think your first test should be?"

Emily shook her head as she thought, then quickly looked at Kevin. "What if I do the laundry, maybe clean around a little? JJ is in the kitchen, I could do something in the living room."

Kevin immediately shook his head. "You two won't be together. Think of something else."

Emily quickly nodded, seeing as he was losing his patience. "Um… gardening!"

Kevin looked at her happy face, obviously impressed with herself for thinking of the task. "You want to do the gardening?"

Emily quickly nodded and stood in front of him. "You could help me. We can do it in either the front or back. I learned some secrets about it when I was younger. And since we'd be doing it together, you could see how well we fit together."

He nodded his head absently as he looked at her. "Ok, we can garden."

He watched as Emily gave him a genuine smile, and looked around the room. "Um, Master?"

Kevin smiled. She remembered to call him Master. "What is it?"

"I don't really wanna garden in my pajamas."

Kevin nodded and walked to the closet. Emily watched as he opened the door than quickly shut it, and turned with something in his hands. "Put this on and meet me in the back. There are shoes in the living room."

Emily nodded and watched him leave. She set the dress on the bed before wiping her hand over her face. "Doing it for JJ. Doing it all for JJ." Anything to protect her friend.