Chapter 18

Jack's POV

We beat Harvard. The game was pretty amazing. It had been so long since my family got a chance to see me play. And leave it to my family to make sure I heard them while I played. Every goal we scored, every goal we saved, every time my skates touched the ice, they were yelling and screaming and whistling encouragingly.

"Hey, Boston Boy, great game," Emily said when I got out of the locker room. I went over to her and scooped her up in a hug.

"Have I ever told you how much I hate it when you call me that?" I asked, kissing her softly.

"Yes. Why do you think I continue to do it?" she countered, kissing me.

"Eww, Mom, Jackie's being gross with a girl," I heard a small boy say in disgust. Emily and I both turned our heads to see my family watching our little public display of affection.

"Hey guys!" I excitedly called, putting Emma down. I hugged my mom first, before picking up my little eight-year old brother, Charlie. "Don't worry, buddy. One day that won't be gross."

"Who's she?" My sister, Katie, asked.

"Hi, I'm Emily Morrison," Emma replied, extending her hand to my parents, which they readily shook.

"So, this is the girl I've heard so much about!" my mother gushed. "Let me look at you. You're so thin."

"Oh, I eat," Emily told her.

"Cook, no. Eat, yes," I muttered.

"And so beautiful!" my mother observed.

"Yes, I feel bad monopolizing so much of the world's possession of beauty," Emily said with a laugh.

"I like this one, Jackie," my mom whispered.

"I like this one too, Mom," I responded.

"I think my ring looks great on you, sweetie," she said to Emily, enveloping her in a hug.

"Thanks for giving it to Jack," Emma replied.

"Well, let's get out of here and go eat," my dad suggested.

"Leave it to these boys to always think with their stomachs," my mom muttered to Emily, despite being loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Wow, Katie and Charlie can talk," Emily said, flopping down on the bed in her hotel room.

"I guess they like you," I replied, sitting down next to her. "They always talk your ear off when they like you."

"Did you tell your mom anything about my mother?" she asked, out of the blue.

"Yeah, why?" I inquired, getting nervous for myself.

"Well, she asked what the deal was with my mom. Ya know, why she was so rude to us and everything," Emma explained. "I didn't know what you told your mom though."

"I told her about the baby," I admitted. She looked a lot less mad that I would have expected. "Was it bad that I told her?"

"Well, she didn't look at me like I'm some cheap slut, so I guess it's not bad," she replied. "She was just so sweet to me all night. It was almost like she was trying to compensate for my lack of a mother."

"Yeah, she likes to do that," I laughed. "I remember my friends couldn't come over without my mom putting out milk and cookies, and making sure they all washed their hands first. Hell, she would tuck them into their sleeping bags."

"Wow, you guys had sleepovers? What's that like?" she questioned. "My mother was so horrible to my friends. They would never come over."

"Well, I don't want to go over their again either," I told her seriously.

"Yes, and I'm such a masochist that I love going there," Emma shot back sarcastically.

"Ya know, I knew it," I joked, kissing her softly before deepening it.

"You don't have to go back to your room tonight, do you?" she asked, as I kissed down the side of her neck.

"I can stay here if you want me to," I replied, moving back to her kiss-swollen lips.

"Good, because there's something we need to talk about," she replied, pulling away.


Miraclegirllol I like OC better too!

darkdestiney2000That actually happened with my boyfriend, or exboyfriend, or whatever he is to me now.

meadow567I thought that would be a good idea to show that they can actually stand each other.

Lia06Yeah, I didn't even think about that whole mom alive or mom dead thing. But I explained it!

KlinoaYeah, ya do feel forRobbie. Hewas kinda almost heartbreaking.

EmadorI had to have Big E in my story somehow. I miss the guy :( At least we have Jr. and Kerry.