A new face out of the race
Chapter 5
Emily and Lucky sat on Lucky's bed in his room doing math homework. Though for both it was hard to focus. They kept stealing looks at each other. Lucky finally gave up and put his book, homework and pencil down. "Em? Can we talk?" he asked.
"About what?" Emily finished the last problem and looked back at Lucky.
"I know something is up. What is it? And no lies either." Lucky looked at her sharply.
"Leave it alone Lucky." Emily closed her book and walked to her backpack. She was obviously trying to avoid him, so he walked over to stand in front of her.
"Emily, its obviously bothering you. This is Lucky. Your best friend. Best friends tell each other everything. Or has that changed?" Lucky asked, putting his hands on her shoulders so she wouldn't try to escape his questions.
Emily looked at Lucky. She immediately tensed. They were too close to each other. Not to mention the thoughts and feelings she was feeling were not to be happening. She found herself lost in his eyes. They were wide with worry. She hated worrying him. She didn't know if she should tell him what was bothering her.
"Em. Tell me." Lucky urged gently.
"I..." She started to say, but heard chaos in the living room. "What's all that noise?"
Lucky sighed, the one time he got her to tell him something, and there comes a distraction. "I don't know, let's check it out." He took his hands off her shoulders and walked toward the door. He opened it and Emily followed him out, closing the door as she left.
They got to the living room and saw lulu and his mom near his dad. He must just of gotten back from work. Lucky couldn't believe it, he finally got Emily to tell him what was wrong and this is the distraction? Lucky rubbed his temples.
"Lucky, you okay?" Luke asked seeing Lucky in the living room.
Lucky looked up. "Oh, yeah. Just a headache." He said, looking over at Emily who was looking with worry as well.
"Did you try taking some Excedrin?" Luke asked.
"Um, no. I think I'll go try that." Lucky walked to the bathroom and closed the door. He sat on the toilet and sighed. Nothing was going his way these days.
Meanwhile, Luke looked at Emily. "Hey. Is something wrong with Lucky?"
"I believe its just hormones Mr. Spencer." Emily smiled.
"Yeah, those hormones keep getting worse by the year. Makes me glad Lulu is still too young for them." He smiled.
"Yeah, I bet you are. Imagine having a daughter and son going through them." Emily stated.
"I don't want to imagine that, I can barely hang on with one kid going through them. Now, enough about the Spencer family. What's up with you?"
"The usual." Emily shrugged.
"Laura is making dinner, won't you and Melissa stay?" Luke asked
"Thanks for the offer, but me and Melissa are expected to be back soon." Emily looked at her watch. Thank god, Lucky wasn't around. He would be able to see she was lying easy. But she really wanted to leave before Lucky came back and pressed her to tell him what was wrong with her.
"Okay, then. Melissa is in Lulu's room." Luke said walking into the kitchen.
"Who said my name?" A voice demanded from behind. Emily turned and saw Melissa.
"I did. We're leaving." Emily went to Lucky's room and got her backpack.
Melissa followed. "Why? I want to stay longer!" she commanded.
"Too bad. I want to leave." Emily made sure she had everything and put it on her back.
"Mommy and daddy said I could stay as long as I want!" Melissa stomped her foot.
Emily sighed. "Fine, stay. I don't care." Emily walked over to the door of Lucky's room.
"Mommy and daddy won't be too happy." Melissa argued, even though she won the first argument.
"It'll be worth it. I can finally be the center of attention." Emily said stepping out of Lucky's room. She smirked. If anything, Melissa doesn't like Emily being the center of attention.
"No! Wait! I'll get my stuff." Melissa ran to Lulu's room. Emily smiled she finally beat that brat. Emily stepped out of the room and ran into Lucky.
"Hey Lucky. Did you take some Excedrin?" She asked.
"Yeah, I feel better." Lucky lied. "You leaving?" He glared at her.
"Yeah, I have some work to do. I'll see you in the morning." She walked away with Melissa running to catch up without letting him say a pleasant goodbye.
Lucky sighed, closed his door and went to the kitchen as he heard the front door close.
"Hey. Feeling better?" Luke sat at the kitchen table as he walked in.
"Yeah. Drugs do some work." Lucky sat in a chair across from his dad and watched his mom start dinner.
"That's good. Is everything okay between you and Emily?" Luke asked. He could sense tension between the two.
"Yeah, but that answer might not work for Emily. Something is seriously up." Lucky leaned back on the chair.
"You don't know?" Luke asked and Lucky shook his head. "That's surprising."
"Tell me about it." Lucky looked down the street through the window hoping to see Emily and Melissa walking.
"I'm sure she will tell you in time." Luke smiled. He saw the look in Lucky's eyes when Emily was mentioned. There was definitely more than friendship between the two. He suspected it was about time too.
"I hope so." Lucky continued staring out the window, all thoughts on Emily. Luke sat and watched Lucky's behavior. If this was in front of Laura, she wouldn't have seen how worried he was. But it couldn't miss his eyes.
Emily and Lucky sat on Lucky's bed in his room doing math homework. Though for both it was hard to focus. They kept stealing looks at each other. Lucky finally gave up and put his book, homework and pencil down. "Em? Can we talk?" he asked.
"About what?" Emily finished the last problem and looked back at Lucky.
"I know something is up. What is it? And no lies either." Lucky looked at her sharply.
"Leave it alone Lucky." Emily closed her book and walked to her backpack. She was obviously trying to avoid him, so he walked over to stand in front of her.
"Emily, its obviously bothering you. This is Lucky. Your best friend. Best friends tell each other everything. Or has that changed?" Lucky asked, putting his hands on her shoulders so she wouldn't try to escape his questions.
Emily looked at Lucky. She immediately tensed. They were too close to each other. Not to mention the thoughts and feelings she was feeling were not to be happening. She found herself lost in his eyes. They were wide with worry. She hated worrying him. She didn't know if she should tell him what was bothering her.
"Em. Tell me." Lucky urged gently.
"I..." She started to say, but heard chaos in the living room. "What's all that noise?"
Lucky sighed, the one time he got her to tell him something, and there comes a distraction. "I don't know, let's check it out." He took his hands off her shoulders and walked toward the door. He opened it and Emily followed him out, closing the door as she left.
They got to the living room and saw lulu and his mom near his dad. He must just of gotten back from work. Lucky couldn't believe it, he finally got Emily to tell him what was wrong and this is the distraction? Lucky rubbed his temples.
"Lucky, you okay?" Luke asked seeing Lucky in the living room.
Lucky looked up. "Oh, yeah. Just a headache." He said, looking over at Emily who was looking with worry as well.
"Did you try taking some Excedrin?" Luke asked.
"Um, no. I think I'll go try that." Lucky walked to the bathroom and closed the door. He sat on the toilet and sighed. Nothing was going his way these days.
Meanwhile, Luke looked at Emily. "Hey. Is something wrong with Lucky?"
"I believe its just hormones Mr. Spencer." Emily smiled.
"Yeah, those hormones keep getting worse by the year. Makes me glad Lulu is still too young for them." He smiled.
"Yeah, I bet you are. Imagine having a daughter and son going through them." Emily stated.
"I don't want to imagine that, I can barely hang on with one kid going through them. Now, enough about the Spencer family. What's up with you?"
"The usual." Emily shrugged.
"Laura is making dinner, won't you and Melissa stay?" Luke asked
"Thanks for the offer, but me and Melissa are expected to be back soon." Emily looked at her watch. Thank god, Lucky wasn't around. He would be able to see she was lying easy. But she really wanted to leave before Lucky came back and pressed her to tell him what was wrong with her.
"Okay, then. Melissa is in Lulu's room." Luke said walking into the kitchen.
"Who said my name?" A voice demanded from behind. Emily turned and saw Melissa.
"I did. We're leaving." Emily went to Lucky's room and got her backpack.
Melissa followed. "Why? I want to stay longer!" she commanded.
"Too bad. I want to leave." Emily made sure she had everything and put it on her back.
"Mommy and daddy said I could stay as long as I want!" Melissa stomped her foot.
Emily sighed. "Fine, stay. I don't care." Emily walked over to the door of Lucky's room.
"Mommy and daddy won't be too happy." Melissa argued, even though she won the first argument.
"It'll be worth it. I can finally be the center of attention." Emily said stepping out of Lucky's room. She smirked. If anything, Melissa doesn't like Emily being the center of attention.
"No! Wait! I'll get my stuff." Melissa ran to Lulu's room. Emily smiled she finally beat that brat. Emily stepped out of the room and ran into Lucky.
"Hey Lucky. Did you take some Excedrin?" She asked.
"Yeah, I feel better." Lucky lied. "You leaving?" He glared at her.
"Yeah, I have some work to do. I'll see you in the morning." She walked away with Melissa running to catch up without letting him say a pleasant goodbye.
Lucky sighed, closed his door and went to the kitchen as he heard the front door close.
"Hey. Feeling better?" Luke sat at the kitchen table as he walked in.
"Yeah. Drugs do some work." Lucky sat in a chair across from his dad and watched his mom start dinner.
"That's good. Is everything okay between you and Emily?" Luke asked. He could sense tension between the two.
"Yeah, but that answer might not work for Emily. Something is seriously up." Lucky leaned back on the chair.
"You don't know?" Luke asked and Lucky shook his head. "That's surprising."
"Tell me about it." Lucky looked down the street through the window hoping to see Emily and Melissa walking.
"I'm sure she will tell you in time." Luke smiled. He saw the look in Lucky's eyes when Emily was mentioned. There was definitely more than friendship between the two. He suspected it was about time too.
"I hope so." Lucky continued staring out the window, all thoughts on Emily. Luke sat and watched Lucky's behavior. If this was in front of Laura, she wouldn't have seen how worried he was. But it couldn't miss his eyes.