Coffee Beans: The Next Morning

Waking up the next morning with Emily still lying next to me was the best feeling; see her smiling sleeping face was a beautiful site. I wondered what she was dreaming about, whether it was me or something else; I hoped she was dreaming about me. Unlatching myself from Emily I quietly pick up my robe and wrapped it around my body, it wasn't as warm as Emily's arm but it'd have to do. After making sure Emily was still asleep, I slowly made my way out of the room and downstairs. I could smell coffee was being made which told me someone was awake and when I walked into the kitchen I found everyone was awake. Melissa was eating bacon and eggs while drinking coffee, Mum was reading important papers with a coffee and Dad was reading the newspaper with a coffee off course.

"Morning Sport," Dad said.

"Morning honey, do you want me cook you breakfast?" Mum asked.

I replied with "Morning, no it's okay I'm just going to make a fruit salad for Emily and I."

"Emily's here?" Melissa asked confused.

"Yeah, umm…some stuff happened at her house last night and she needed a safe haven. I didn't think there was any point waking anyone up, we just went to sleep anyone," after some good kissing I thought afterwards.

"Is everything okay at her house? Dad asked.

"I don't know, I can't really tell you what happened that's Emily's choice on who she tells but I don't think she's going to want to go to school today and I don't think she should be alone."

"Your right Spencer, don't worry I'll deal with school just look after Emily," Mum said.

"Thanks," I say while beginning to cut pieces of fruit up and into a bowl for us to share.

Walking back upstairs with a bowl of fruit salad and two forks, I didn't mind sharing a fork with Emily but it would've looked weird to my family. Opening my bedroom door, I saw Emily was sitting up awake in my bed looking scared.

"Hey," I say and Emily look very relieved to see me.

"I thought last night was a dream but then I woke up here, but then you weren't here."

"Sorry, I thought you'd need some food," I say handing her the bowl of fruit salad.

Emily smiled and said "You are very sweet," I gave Emily a fork and she started to eat.

"Do you want to talk about last night?" I asked very carefully.

"We probably should."

"Yeah, so what did that kiss mean to you?"

"It meant everything Spencer, I've liked you for a very long time and your one of the people who made it seem easier to come out last night. Even though I was scared last night, all I could hear in my head was your voice telling me everything would be okay and if things went wrong I could come here."

"And you did come here."

"I feel safe here."

"I'm glad you feel safe here Emily."

"I want to be with you Spencer but my Dad is still trying to wrap his head around having a gay daughter, bring in a relationship even if it is with you it might push him over the edge."

"It's okay Emily, we can just forget the kiss ever happened."

"But I don't want that. I want to be with you."

"I want be with you too Emily," I say while placing my hand in Emily's.

Emily said scared "Maybe just for now we can keep us a secret from our parents, we could tell Aria and Hanna but I'm not ready for parents to know."

"That's understandable Emily, I'm willing to do whatever it take to be with you."

"Same here, I don't want to hide for ever and I'm not ashamed of you. I actually can't wait to scream at the top of my lungs that you're my girlfriend but I want my Dad to be ready to hear the news, he just isn't yet."

"I understand it Emily, I don't exactly know what to say to my parents either."

"So secret girlfriends?" Emily asked hopeful.

"Secret girlfriends," I smile confirming my answer. We finished eating our fruit salad and spent the rest of the day in the safe haven of my bedroom, in my bedroom we could kiss and hold hands and anywhere else we couldn't. We talked about how this was going to work, how we would tell Aria and Hanna. We just talked about everything and it felt good to talk to Emily like this.

The End.