Hey guys! Another chapter is up and I really hope you guys like it!
I'm sorry about the slow updates, I just have a lot to go through right now. First, We have literally just moved, so we used all day yesterday to move all the furniture she from our house to our MUCH smaller apartment. So my body is literally dead. I'm sore everywhere! I can even walk straight because of how much it actually hurts. (Wow I wound like I just had the most amazing sex ever... Geeez)
Secondly I am very sick at the moment. I am literally sitting in my new bed in our new apartment and publishing this for you, while I have way too high fever. But writing is my everything at the moment, so you guys are worth it! Definitely!
Lastly I am going through a lot of personal things as well. I'm trying to figure out my identity and who I want to be. And it takes a lot of time when you're keeping it from your family!
I'm not doubting many of you guys know what it's like to keep something about yourself to yourself and away from your family. You're afraid what they will say and how they will react.
Will they hate you, will they support your decision, will they actually throw you onto the street and never look at you again. Times like this are hard. And I'm still not ready to tell any of them. So that is also taking a lot on my shoulders and it's getting heavier and heavier.
But here is the update guys, and I hope you like it! Tell me what you think! It will only help the story!
"Donny McCallister, twenty one. He is accused of killing his girlfriend after he pushed her off the balcony to their bedroom in their apartment. But the prob—", Annalise stopped when she heard a knock on the door before hearing it open.
"Bonnie it's Eve and miss Swan-Mills. Go"
Bonnie nodded and walked to the door, already seeing Eve and Rooney walk in, but three other women walked in as well.
"Eve, Rooney. Come in"
The woman and girl smiled and nodded at her, but Bonnie could easily feel the tension. Something had clearly happened before they came here. "And who is this?", Bonnie asked turning to the two women next to Rooney while the third woman, Zelena their client, was standing with Eve.
"This is Emma and Regina Swan-Mills. Rooney's parents", Eve answered and Bonnie smiled at them, receiving easily forced smiles back.
"Nice meeting you. Come in"
They all walked inside and was met by Annalise and the students. "Rooney!", Laurel called her out and Rooney smiled and walked over, hugging the girl.
"How have you been?", Michaela asked with a big smile and Emma and Regina was surprised to see how nice they were to their daughter despite not knowing her for very long.
"I'm good"
Michaela smiled and Rooney turned to her mothers who smiled slightly at her.
"Now, we all understand that whatever will be said in this house, stays in this house", Annalise said looking at Emma and Regina, who both nodded in understanding.
"Of course. We understand completely", Regina answer and Annalise nodded in agreement.
"I'll start from the beginning. Twenty one year old Donny McCallister is accused of killing his girlfriend by pushing her off the balcony to their bedroom. The problem is. Mr McCallister was not at home at the time of the murder. According to him, he was on a buisness trip with his company", she said again and Laurel frowned at her.
"And we have to prove he wasn't there?"
Annalise gave her a look and walked over to her desk taking a file. "Mr McCallister has a twin brother, who he asked to stay and help his girlfriend unpacking their boxes as they had just moved in"
"So the brother did it. And we are going to find a way to take him down", Michaela said, but before Annalise could answer, someone bet her to it.
"No", Rooney said looking at Annalise and they all turned to her, some with furrowed eyebrows and others with knowing looks. "We are defending the brother"
"Excellent job miss Swan-Mills. You two should be proud of your daughter", Annalise said turning to Emma and Regina who looked at their daughter like she was a god. How the hell did she know that?
"We already are", Regina said and Rooney turned to her and received a smile in return.
"But yes. We are defending the brother. Danny McCallister. Because according to him, he was never asked to help his brother's girlfriend with the unpacking"
"Then who did it?", Asher asked and they all looked around at each other.
"That is for you to find out", Annalise said looking at her students before turning to Zelena who stood with Sofia in her arms.
"We have a trail to win"
"And what case will Rooney be helping with?", Emma asked and Annalise turned to the blonde, nodding towards her students.
"With the McCallister case. I don't want her on her own aunt's case", she answered before walking towards her office.
"You know what to do"
Crevan walked inside the kitchen quietly and walked over to the refrigerator, pulling out the milk and took a glass. He poured some and sat on the counter as he drank it.
"Hey", a voice said and Crevan looked up to see Ash walking in.
"Ash. What are you doing up?", he asked concerned and the girl smiled at him.
"I couldn't sleep. And I heard you walking down the stairs, so I got concerned"
"You got concerned?", he asked with a smirk as he got down from the counter and Ash blushed hard, happy that the darkness could hide it. But Crevan saw it easily and took out a glass and poured her some milk before giving it to her.
"Thank you"
Crevan smiled and sat back up on the counter and nodded towards the seat next to him. Ash smiled and jumped onto the counter sitting next to him. "Violet told me you do this often", Ash said and Crevan smiled nodding as he looked down.
"Yeah... I don't really sleep so well at night", he explained and Ash smiled sadly at him.
"I'm sorry"
"No no, don't. It's not your fault", he said before taking a sip and Ash smiled a little taking a sip of her own.
"This is nice"
Crevan turned to the girl and smiled at her. He couldn't help but notice the girl's cheekbones. Sharp and well formed. Her jaw the same. "It is", he whispered looking into her eyes and Ash felt a blush creeping on her neck. And it instantly took over her face, when she felt a hand against her cheek, caressing it gently. "Cheers", he whispered to her and Ash could see the want in his eyes.
"Cheers", she whispered back and they both leaned in, letting their lips meet in a soft deep kiss. Ash felt fireworks in her body, electricity in her heart. This was the moment she had dreamed of since they met and now it was finally happening. She put the glass of milk away and brought her hands to the boy's face pulling him closer.
Crevan on the other hand stopped the kiss and got down from the counter and stood in front of the girl before turning back to the kiss, the kiss much deeper and harder than before. He couldn't stop himself from moan when he felt Ash's tongue meet his own and he brought his arms around her waist carrying her over to the kitchen island putting her down. But coming back to his senses, he pulled back and shook his head.
"We can't do this"
Ash frowned and brought her hands to his face. "Hey, what happened?"
Crevan shook his head and looked away. "We can't do this. You're Violet's best friend. I can't do this to her", he explained and Ash frowned even more.
"Is this about Laura?"
"She was Rooney's best friend. And it destroyed their friendship. I don't want that to happen with you and Violet"
Ash sighed and nodded in understanding. Violet still hadn't given her the blessing for dating him either. "I'm sorry", she whispered as she tried to compose, but Crevan just shook his head.
"It's not your fault", he assured her again and Ash nodded looking down.
"I'm... I'm just gonna.. go back to bed", she said getting down from the counter and walking out of the kitchen. Crevan sighed as he mentally kicked himself. This was probably the most stupid stunt and yet most amazing he had ever done in his life.
"She's not working on that case", Emma said as she, Annalise and Eve stood inside Annalise's office.
"Emma, I understand your concern—"
"I'm not talking to you Eve!", Emma interrupted the tall woman and said woman sighed and looked away.
"Annalise—"
"Mrs Swan-Mills, you know I only want your daughter the best", the lawyer said and Emma sighed and looked down.
"Yes, and I respect that, but—"
"But nothing. Rooney is an excellent girl not to mention an excellent student"
"What do you know about that? You're not her teacher?! You're not having sex with her!"
Annalise widened her eyes and turned to Eve who looked away. "You told her?"
"She didn't have to. I found out", Emma answered with obvious anger inside. Annalise could see how uncomfortable Eve was and quickly decided to move on.
"Emma listen to me—"
"No! I won't listen to you! This isn't about me! This is about Rooney!", Emma interrupted her and Eve sighed looking down while Annalise looked away.
"Emma. I helped you once. Now you help me. Let Rooney work with my students"
Emma sighed and looked down for a moment before sighing hard in defeat. "Fine. But only for Rooney. After this weekend, I want nothing to do with you", Emma said before walking out of office.
"We're leaving. We are staying at a hotel, call us when you're off", Emma said and kissed her daughter's cheek before walking out of the house, Regina following.
Crevan walked inside the kitchen and started on breakfast, when he heard his phone ring.
"Hey. I'm just about to make some breakfast. Sure, I'll be here to let you in. Bye"
Crevan smiled as he put down the phone and got started on the eggs. To everybody's surprise, Crevan was the one who was taught how to cook. Emma and Regina had suspected Rooney would be that person, but it surprised them all when Crevan began to ask into recipes and even asked to join his mother. But Regina was happy to teach him. In wasn't many young boys who wanted to be taught how to cook, and she as happy that at least one of them wanted that.
"Oh, I didn't think you were up already. I wanted to make some breakfast", a voice said and Crevan turned to see Violet walk in.
"Oh, it's okay. I got it"
"I'll set up the table then", she said and Crevan nodded and continued with his eggs.
"Did you sleep in moms bed again?", she asked after a few minutes of silence and Crevan sighed and nodded.
"Yeah... I uh... it makes me feel more safe and comfortable", he explained and Violet smiled and walked over, hugging her brother from behind.
"It's okay. I get it"
Crevan frowned for a moment, but before he could ask, Violet bet her to it. "I slept in moms bed a few days ago", she started and Crevan kept quiet, knowing she wasn't finished. "I was having a bad dream and I walked in and asked if I could sleep in their bed in between them"
Crevan smiled, even thought it was the first time she had told him, he already knew and he instantly brought his hand to hers squeezing it gently. A knock on the door interrupted them and Crevan turned around while Violet frowned. "I'll open, look after it?"
Violet didn't even get a chance to say anything before she was given the turner and Crevan had walked out of the kitchen. He walked to the door and opened seeing Alex standing on the porch. "Hey babe", she greeted him, leaning in, but Crevan stopped her gently.
"Alex, wait. We need to talk"
Alex raised an eyebrow knowing what that look meant. "Ooohh, tell me all about it", she said walking inside and Crevan sighed and closed the door before turning around, gently leading Alex to the living room.
"So who is it? Ash? Emily? Oh please don't tell me it's Laura again", she said and Crevan sighed shaking his head.
"It's Ash", he whispered and Alex smiled wide.
"That's great! I knew she liked you!"
Crevan sighed and nodded smiling a little. "Oh! What did you guys do?!"
The boy could see the enthusiasm in the girl and chuckled. "We kissed last night. Or in the middle of the night really"
"That's amazing!"
"Crevan? Who is it?", Violet voice came running through the house and Crevan held his arms towards his girlfriend.
"Please don't say anything. I don't want Violet to know. We shouldn't have kissed in the first place"
Alex grinned and nodded her head in understanding. While she was dating the boy, they both knew it wasn't not serious. They've always had this kind of relationship and both of them could live with it. It was working out. And every time one of them found someone they really liked, they always supported each other like best friends. Because that's exactly what they were. Just friends with a lot of benefits.
The couple walked to the kitchen and was met by both Violet and Ash standing by the counters. Crevan and Ash's eyes met and they both blushed hard before looking away, while Alex simply smirked.
"Hi Alex, Crevan didn't tell me you were coming", Violet said and Alex smiled at her.
"Of course, I actually just called him, not even ten minutes ago. So I'm sorry if I stepped some boundaries"
"It's alright. We have food for everyone", the girl assured and Alex smiled and turned to see Crevan blush hard.
"I'm gonna go and get Emmett and Luke", he said and walked out of the kitchen a little faster than he had intended, making both Ash and Violet frown while Alex simply smiled at him as he walked out.