"We have another shipment of books out the back. They need to be packed away." I said as Emma finished serving another customer.
"I think your taking this manager position too seriously." Emma laughed at me.
"I'll do it if you want, just saying that it needs to be done." I look at her with a raised eye brow.
"Speaking of things that need to be done. When are you going to contact Harry?" Emma looked at me with a smile. "Before or after dinner with Dean and Ginny? You said yourself that Ginny will properly realise that it's you. But are you ready for that?"
"I'm going to go and unpack the books." I gave her a meaningful look and walked past her. I wasn't ready to talk about all this. I wasn't ready to face it just yet. I had got the stack of books from the back and was going to organise where to put them when I heard Emma call out "DEAN!" oh no. He can't seriously be here? If he was hear that would mean that... "And this must be Ginny?" Of course she was.
"Emma, it's so good to finally meet you. Dean is constantly going on about how great his younger sister is and honestly, I just couldn't wait to meet you."
"Same here. I just couldn't wait to meet the girl who has made my brother so happy" Emma said. I couldn't believe that they were here. What the hell was I supposed to do? "Wait here, I'll go and get Sarah, I know she will want to meet you." I'll kill her. I started to act like I was not just eaves dropping on the conversation. "Sarah, my brother and his girlfriend her here. Come and say hello." Emma walked up to me and whispered "This way it can be done with less people around and you can see if you will be able to handle dinner with them." Okay. Maybe that was a good idea. I put the books I was holding down and followed her out to the register where they were waiting. "Dean, Ginny, this is Sarah. Sarah, this is my brother Dean and his girlfriend Ginny." They hadn't changed at all.
"Hey, its so nice to meet you." I said shaking both their hands. "Emma told me so much about you Dean."
Ginny laughed "I just said the same thing to Emma about Dean."
Emma smiled at me "Great minds think alike." I made a mental note to smack her later.
"You're joining us for dinner tonight, yeah?" Dean asked, "It would be nice to get to know the person my sister is always talking about."
"Oh, that was tonight? Emma, why didn't you tell me?" I turned to glare at her while she smiled innocently at me.
"I thought I did. Sorry my bad." That's twice I need to smack her now. Oh, she was going to pay.
"Sure. I guess. As long as I won't be imposing on family time."
"Don't be silly. From what Emma has told me, you're her family which mean's your mine." Dean smiled at me.
"Then I guess I'll be joining you for dinner." I smiled at them
"Great. We'll see you tonight then. We should get going and let you get back to work. I can show Ginny around a bit more before we have to get ready for dinner." Emma walked around and gave Dean hug. We said good bye and waved to them as they walked out. As soon as they were out of sight I slapped Emma on the arm. Twice. She grabbed her arm as she laughed at me.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I honestly thought that I had told you. Or at least that they were in town a couple days early."
"No" I exclaimed, "You didn't tell me that or I wouldn't have looked or acted like a deer caught in dead lights. You turd."
"Really, Turd? That's the best you got?" she looked at me with an eyebrow raised.
"I have a hell of a lot worse, but kids just walked in and I'm being good." I said to her as I walked back to finish stacking the shelves. Before I knew it, it was time to close up and go home. Which meant that it was only 2 hours until dinner. Only 2 hours until I had to sit and act like I didn't know Dean or Ginny. Oh hell.
Emma and I locked up and headed back to mine, somewhere along the way it was decided that she was just going to get ready at mine and borrow my clothes. I don't remember agreeing to it but apparently...
As soon as we walked in I went and ran the bath, leaving Emma to do what she wanted. She made herself at home... like always. I poured in my favourite bubble bath, vanilla scented and waited for it to foam up. I undressed, and slid in. closing my eyes and letting the hot water wash over me. I was trying so hard not to think about tonight, about having to sit through this dinner. I was hoping that something would happen, and I wouldn't have to go. Or that the night would go smoothly.
But, of course, I could never be that lucky.
So if I have mentioned the age difference between Dean and Emma in previous chapters and got it wrong in this, please let me know and ill fix it. I did look and i didn't see anything, but that doesn't mean I didn't miss it.
I also want to say, I'm so sorry it has taken me so long to update this story, and if your still reading, thank you.
