Jake's POV
"So what is Asa like?" Emma asks curiously after about twenty minutes if cuddling on the couch.
"Well...he's British so more often than not he sounds like this" I say playfully, transitioning to a British accent after the first three words.
"Have I ever mentioned how sexy you sound with a British accent?" she asks me, looking up from her spot on my chest.
"No, but it's still nice hear" I say playfully as I lightly rub her back.
"Good" she says sweetly before sitting up on my lap. I wrap my arms around her gently and she puts her hands in my shoulders.
"I could get used to this" I sigh contently.
"You better, I'm not planning on going anywhere anytime soon mister" she says playfully, raising one of her eyebrows.
"Neither am I" I say sweetly, pulling her closer to me.
"Good. No other girls can have you, you're mine Portman" she says hotly.
"Do I detect a little jealousy?" I say playfully and she grumbles.
"It's alright love, it's adorable. And don't worry I'm all yours, just like you're all mine" I say lovingly, leaning up and nuzzling my nose against hers.
"Oh Jake" she sighs, lightly kissing the tip of my nose.
"I love it when you let out your inner sass babe. There's just something about seeing your feisty side that does something to me" I say playfully.
"Good, I wanna keep you on your toes" she says amusedly.
"I wouldn't expect anything less" I say grinning.
"Good" is all she says before lightly pecking me on the lips. We stay like that for a few minutes before I remember something.
"Fuck" I groan in annoyance.
"What? What is it?" she asks me confusedly.
"My parents come home tomorrow" I say sourly.
"Oh" she says with a small frown.
"Yeah, after I ended my acting career they started going on 'business trips' as often as they could, for as long as they could" I say bitterly. Emma looks down at me with sadness in her eyes.
"They say they're for meetings for the family business, but I know the truth. They just want to be as far away from me as possible, their disappointment of a son" I finish angrily. Emma cups my face in her hands and makes me look straight at her.
"Your parents are fools, you are in no way, shape, or form a disappointment. You are amazing" she says firmly before kissing my jaw. I instantly calm down and sit up, and engulf her in a warm embrace.
"As long as I know that that is what you think of me, I couldn't care less about how anyone else feels" I say softly, nuzzling my face into her shoulder. She lets out a happy sigh and buries her face into my neck. She plays with a few of the curls resting on the back of my neck, and then it's my turn to let out a sigh.
"I wish we could stay like this forever" Emma mumbles, her voice slightly muffled.
"Me too sweetheart, me too" I whisper gently before moving my head and kissing her jaw.
"Can I ask you something?" she asks after a couple minutes of comfortable silence.
"Of course!" I say while pulling away slightly to be able to look at her.
"If you had the chance, would you ever go back to your acting career?" she asks me curiously, and my eyes widen. I'd thought about that a couple of times the past three years, but they were very brief.
"I..I think I'd possibly give it another go, I enjoyed it quite a bit, especially meeting new people. It was fun joking around with my cast mates and directors, especially when we messed up on our lines" I chuckle amusedly, remembering the countless times I'd stumbled over my lines when I was in 'Hugo'.
"What's so funny?" she asks curiously, giving me an amused grin.
"It's nothing, just some memories of goofing around on set during one of the films I was in" I say amusedly.
"One of them? How many films were you in?" she asks amazed. I silently make a check list and go over it twice to make sure I've counted correctly.
"Eight" I say nonchalantly.
"Eight!" she repeats amazed. I chuckle at her dumbstruck expression.
"YeahI know that's a lot to take in...sorry" I say apologetically.
"No no it's not that! It's just that...I feel really bad because I haven't seen any of my boyfriend's films" she says bashfully.
"Tell you what, how about sometime this week we have a movie day just the two of us. We'll watch all of them together and I'll give you the inside scoop about what it was like on set" I propose. She seems to think it over, although I already knew what her answer would be.
"Sounds perfect!" she says happily.
"Good. Now C'mon let's go to your house, I wanna play some ball with Millard and Hugh" I say playfully while carefully pushing her off of me.
"My own boyfriend loves my brothers more than he loves me" Emma says pouting.
"Aww C'mon baby you know that's not true" I say lovingly, pulling her into a hug. She huffs in annoyance and I chuckle.
"Promise me that we'll have alone time again soon" she murmurs into my shirt.
"I promise" I whisper before kissing her forehead. I look over at the clock and see that it's 2:45 pm, I had picked Emma up at 11 so we could have some alone time.
"Let's go hun" I say sweetly as I get up and hold my hand out to her.
"Such a gentleman" she giggles as she takes my hand. I pull her up and grab my keys from the coffee table. Emma turns off the TV and we exit the house. I lock it up and go over to the passenger side of my car. I open the door for Emma and she grins at me.
"Thank you love" she giggles before kissing my cheek and getting in the car. I feel my cheeks heat up and she giggles again.
"You're very welcome" I say bashfully before closing the door. I get in the drivers side and start the car while Emma opens the garage door. I pull out of the garage and she closes the doors again. The car ride is filled with light flirting and jokes, and before we know it we're parked right outside the house. I see that all of the children are playing in the yard and grin.
"Go on ahead and join them Em, I'm going to get a glass of water" I say as we get out of the car.
"Okay" she says before pecking me on the lips. I watch her walk away for a few seconds with a big grin on my face before walking up the porch steps. When Emma and I had started dating Miss Peregrine told me I could just let myself in when I come over. I open the door and walk inside. I hear the faint sound of someone sobbing and realize it's Miss Peregrine. I quietly close the door and walk towards the sound, that's when I realize it's coming from the dining room. I peak my head in slightly and see her in her usual spot at the table crying surrounded by tones of papers in front of her. That's when I also realize she's on the phone.
"I don't know what to do Esmeralda, I got fired only two weeks ago and already the bills are piling up" she sobs and my eyes widen.
'She lost her job?' I think to myself sadly. Miss Peregrine was a work from home journalist for the newspaper.
"What if the children get taken away?" she sobs out, burying her face in her free arm.
'Emma and the others could possibly get taken away?' I think panicked. I carefully back away from the doorway and retreat to the front porch. There's no way I'm going to let that happen, I'm not going to allow this family to be split apart and have the children separated.
'What should I do? How can I help fix thi-' I begin to think to myself before cutting myself off. Of course, why didn't I think of this sooner? When I first started my acting career my agent Ransom Riggs set up a bank account for me, all of the money I made from the films I was in went into that account. My parents aren't able to touch it, only Riggs has access to it. I'm supposed to get full access of it when I turn 17, but I know that I can't wait that long. I quickly dial his number and wait impatiently for him to pick up.
"Hello?" he says confusedly.
"Hey Riggs, it's Jacob Portman" I say calmly.
"Oh hello Jake? What can I do for you?" He asks me cheerily
"I need a favor, you know that account you set up for me? Well I need access to it, it's an emergency" I say urgently.
"Can I ask why?" he asks curiously.
"My girlfriend and her family are at risk of losing everything they have, please Riggs I can't let that happen" I say desperately.
"You have a girlfriend? That's wonderful! Congratulations Jake!" he exclaims, and I have to hold my phone away from my ear because it was so loud.
"Shhh! Thanks Riggs but can you please do this for me?" I ask desperately.
"Don't you worry buddy I'll handle it! In a few hours I'll send you a text to let you know it's all set" he says reassuringly.
"Thanks Riggs you're the best" I say gratefully.
""Bye Jake" he says amusedly before hanging up. I put my phone back in my pocket and begin walking to the backyard where all of the children have relocated to. Emma looks over when she hears me begin to approach. She grins and runs over to me, I wrap my arms around her waist and pick her up off the ground a little.
"Well hello to you too love" I say amusedly, nuzzling my face into her hair.
"What took you so long?" she asks before kissing my jaw.
'I love it when she does that' I think to myself as I kiss the top of her head.
"Sorry love I made a quick stop to the restroom" I say apologetically, my stomach twists in knots in guilt for lying to her. I don't want her and the others to panic, because based on how no one had mentioned Miss Peregrine lost her job I'd say non of them know.
"Oh okay" is all she says before she takes my hand and pulls me over to the others.
"Come play ball with us Jake!" Millard says excitedly as Emma releases my hand. He grabs my wrist and begins pulling me over to where Hugh and Horace are waiting.
"Okay okay" I chuckle as Hugh puts the ball on the ground. Horace goes over to a small tree and sits down with his back against it, I guess he's the referee. After about two rounds of playing I notice that Miss Peregrine is off to the side watching us with a smile on her face. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she'd never been crying. I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket and figure it must be Riggs texting me to let me know I'm all set.
"Hey you guys go on ahead without me" I tell the boys as I give Millard the ball.
"Are you alright?" Emma asks me worriedly.
"My stomach hurts, I'll be right back" I groan, adding a wince hoping that she'll buy it.
"Okay, I hope you feel better soon though" she says sadly, rubbing my shoulder.
"I hope so too" I groan before walking to the front of the house. Once I know I'm in the clear I run into the house and see the bills still there on the kitchen table. After about fifteen minutes 'Asa Butterfield' has officially paid all of the bills and then some for Miss Peregrine's home. I put all of the bills back in the order I found them and walk out of the house. I walk calmly to the backyard and Emma looks at me in concern.
"Are you alright?" she asks me worriedly as I stop right beside her.
"Yeah, I think the eggs I ate before i came to pick you up were bad" I say quietly, putting my hand over my stomach for emphasis.
"My poor baby" she says sympathetically before kissing my cheek, causing me to blush slightly. If this is how she acts when I act like I'm 'sick' I can't wait to see how she acts when I really don't feel well. I wrap my arms around her, feeling joy that I was able to do something to help my girl and her family.