Updated: November 2nd, 2016.

This chapter is for Hippiechic 81, who suggested a chapter where JJ's parents are worried Emily will get tired of a 'clingy' little kid.

I changed it to Emily being a high schooler instead of a middle schooler. I hope that's ok.

Summer of 1991.
Emily: 12 years old.
JJ: 7 years old.

"Okay, what did you want to talk about?" Sandy asks her husband, coming into the kitchen after making sure Emily and JJ are settled with picking out a movie to watch.

"I think we should discuss Emily's friendship with Jenny." Michael says.

"What do you mean? I think Emily's wonderful for Jenny. And she's thrilled to have a friend that's so old." Sandy says.

"That's just it, honey. Emily is going into the seventh-grade and I'm not so sure she's going to want to hang out with a kid that's as young as JJ."

"Okay, well do you want to talk about with her today?" Sandy asks. When Michael nods she goes into the living room to get the young teenager.

Emily and JJ were sitting in the living floor. It's around noon, and they had just gotten done with lunch. Now, they're going through JJ's movie collection trying to find something to watch.

"Emily, could you come to kitchen please? Michael and I need to talk you."

Emily nods and turns to JJ. "Pick a movie out and I'll be right back, ok?" JJ nods and Emily stands up.

When she gets to the kitchen she sees Michael sitting at the table with a serious look on his face. "Uh oh." Emily says. "Why the serious look?"

"Sit down please, Emily." Michael says, ignoring her question. "We need to talk about Jenny."

"Jenny?" Emily sits down at the table. "What's wrong with her? Is she ok?"

"Michael, calm down." Sandy says. "We could be completely wrong about this."

"We need to talk about your friendship with JJ." Michael starts.

"We're concerned that since you're going into the seventh grade that you're going to start…" How do I put this nicely? Sandy thinks. "You're going to realize that there is so much you can do with your friends and that JJ is just holding you back."

"Wait," Emily says. "Are you saying that you think I'm going to get tired of hanging around JJ?" She tries not to sound so rude, these are her best friend's parents after all, but she just can't help it.

"It's not so much that as it is that your so much older than she is. I see the hurt in her eyes when Rosa and Eli choose to hang out with their friends instead of her. And she loves you, she really does. I just know that'll she be devastated if you decide to quit hanging out with her." Sandy says.

"We just don't want you to come to resent her. Think she's just some bothersome kid." Michael shares a glance with his wife. "All we ask is if you ever want to stop hanging around her so much…just try your best to let her down easy. Ok?"

Emily nods. "Michael, Sandy… I think of JJ as the little sister I always wanted but never had. The kids in my class…all they do is try start fights with each. They're overdramatic and full of drama. Not to mention, so rude when they talk back to their parents or the teachers" She sighs.

"If it wasn't for JJ, then I would have given up on believing in Santa, the Easter Bunny, and the St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun a long time ago. The best part about having best friend as young as JJ is you get to see the world through her eyes. The eyes of a seven-year-old."

"She shows me something new every day. I wouldn't know half the things I know today if had chosen not to talk to her that day at school. I promise that I will never start to resent her."

Michael and Sandy both nod. "I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions Emily. I can honestly say that just by looking at the two of you, you'll be friends for a long time." He says.

"Okay, thank you for letting us know that. You can go back to the living room if you like." Sandy says after giving the younger girl a hug.

Emily nods and heads back to the living room. What she doesn't know though, was that JJ had heard part of the conversation. The wrong part that is.

"Alright Jen, did you pick out a movie?" Emily asks the younger girl, coming and sitting back beside her in the floor. When JJ doesn't answer and she sees the tears running down her face, she instantly becomes concerned.

"Jenny, what's wrong? What happened?"

"You broke your promise!" She yells and jumps up. She runs up the stairs before Emily can respond.

Emily jumps up and runs up the stairs, stopping at JJ's closed door. She knocks, but enters anyways when she hears JJ's voice saying 'go away'.

She goes over to the girl whose sitting in the window seat and bends down in front of her.

"Jen, tell me what's wrong." She whispers.

"I don't want to tell you." JJ says.

"Baby, if you don't tell me, then I can't help you fix the problem." Emily tells her.

"You said that we'll always be friends. No matter what." The little girl whispers, with tears running down her face.

"And we will, baby. Always." Emily tells her.

"No, we won't. You told Mama and Daddy that you were tired of me. You said you re-sent-ed me." JJ bottom lip trembled and she wiped the tears from her face.

"Oh, sweetie. I think you heard that wrong." Emily sits down on the window seat and brings JJ into her lap.

"Sweetheart, your Mommy and Daddy wanted to make sure that I wasn't getting tired of you. They wanted to make sure that if I ever did get tired of you, that I would let you down easy."

"Baby, look at me." The little girl looks at Emily and she uses her thumb to wipes the tears off JJ's face. "I told them that I will never, ever get tired of you. You are my best friend, now and always. Do you understand?"

JJ nods. "Yes, I understand." She says.

"Good. Now, would you like to go downstairs and put the movie in?"

"Yes, please." Then she looks to Emily. "I'm sorry I yelled at you."

"It's alright, sweetie. I love you." Emily replies, wrapping her arms around JJ.

"Love you, too, Emmy."

Everything is all better now. Let me know what you thought down below in review. :)