AN: Thanks for the reviews, guys! I'm glad you like it!
There's a little bit of romance, a little bit of sadness in this chapter.
Hope you like it!
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.Chapter 2.
"Emily…I'm Jack…I'm your father." He told her. She stayed silent, staring at him. "Okay…I was wondering if I could talk to you for a minute or two…if it's okay with…" He trailed off.
"Mark…I'm Emily's boyfriend." Mark said shaking his hand.
"Nice to meet you." Jack said.
"You too." Mark replied.
"Can I have a minute with my daughter?" Jack asked with a begging look.
"Em…" Mark said looking at her. She turned to him. "I think you should talk to your father." He said. She nodded. He kissed her gently and she got up and walked away with Jack. They stayed silent for what seemed like forever walking to the door of the funeral parlor and outside.
"How are you?" Jack asked, breaking the silence as they sat on a bench outside. Emily stayed silent. "Don't feel like talking?" She said nothing and simply stared at the floor. "That's okay…there's plenty of time for talk. I just wanted to make sure you knew that you would be moving in with me and my family after today." Emily nodded. "So…after the funeral is over…I'll take you back to your house and you can get everything together before we leave." Emily barely looked at her father as he spoke. She nodded again, got up, and walked away from him. Jack sighed.
After the final family left the funeral parlor, Emily said her last goodbyes to her mother and left with her father. Emily went back to her home to finish her packing. Mark followed them to the house. Her mother's friend, Marie, came as well, to talk to Jack while Emily packed. Emily and Mark put the last few things away in her bag then looked around at her empty room.
"It's weird isn't it?" Emily said.
"What is?" Mark asked.
"I mean how drastically life could change in a minute." She responded. Mark looked around the room on the verge of tears.
"Em?"
"Hmm?"
"I'm gonna miss you so much."
"Listen…" She said turning to him. He looked at her. "We have to talk…everyday…and visit each other every chance we get." She told him. "I can't afford to lose you. I love you too much and I don't think my heart could take it." She swallowed choking back her tears. "We need to make this work."
"You'll never lose me." He responded. The tears began to fall from her eyes and a few from Mark's as well. "I love you Em." He held her in his arms and kissed the top of her head.
"You're the greatest thing that has ever happened to me." She told him.
He pulled away from the hug, his hands on her shoulders. He looked her in the eye. "Emily…You're the most amazing person I have ever met. Remember that. You'll pull through this like you pull through everything. You have an amazing spirit. That's what I love about you." He said. She smiled for the first time in days. "Are you ready?" Her smile faded.
"I'm going to miss you." She said. He kissed her lightly on the forehead. They grabbed her last few bags and left her room, bringing them to the living room. "I'm ready." She said in a barely audible voice. They loaded the last few bags into Jack's already full minivan and after a very tearful goodbye to Mark and Marie, Jack and Emily made the drive from her home in California to Jack's home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
After arriving at her father's house and grabbing a few bags, They walked up to the door. The house was brown with white windows and appeared to have 2 floors and an attic. The grass was perfectly cut and the landscaping was very nicely done. There was a black bike leaning against the garage door and a car parked in the driveway. Jack unlocked the door and they walked in putting the bags down on the floor.
"I'll be right back." He told her. She nodded. He walked away.
Emily held her purse tightly as she looked around the house. She could hear the faint sound of music coming from upstairs. She saw pictures on the walls of a teenage boy. She assumed he was Jack's son. She found a family picture and looked at her father. A tear fell from her eye as she saw the happy expressions on all of their faces. She wished she could have been with her father all her life. She was interrupted by the sound of footsteps coming towards her. She quickly looked up and saw Jack and the mother from the picture walking towards her.
"This is my wife, Sarah." Jack said.
"Nice to meet you." She responded quietly forcing a smile.
"You too." Sarah said smiling.
"I'm gonna go get Troy." Jack said
Jack walked up the stairs to a door right at the top. He knocked. The music Emily had heard earlier got quieter. The door swung open to reveal a boy with brown hair and blue eyes.
"What's up?" The boy asked.
"She's here." Jack responded. His eyes widened as he followed his father down the stairs.
"This is my son, Troy." Jack started. "You two should be about the same age."
"Hey" Emily said.
"Hey" Troy responded.
"Well, Troy…Why don't you show Emily around the house while I go get the rest of her stuff." Jack said.
"Alright." Jack walked towards the door while Sarah walked towards the kitchen leaving Troy and Emily alone in silence. "You wanna see your room?" Troy asked breaking the silence.
"Sure." Emily said.
"Alright…come on." He grabbed some of her bags and led her upstairs and to a large room with pink walls, a large bay window, a full size bed with a mint green comforter, dressers, a desk, a bookshelf, and a door leading to a bathroom that connected her room with Troy's room. They put her suitcases in her room and Emily noticed a picture sitting on a dresser. She picked it up.
"My dad was going through old pictures and thought you would want that…It's him…and I guess…your mom?" Troy said.
"Yea…" Emily responded
"She's beautiful." Troy said. Emily held the picture as a tear fell from her eye. They fell silent.
"You wanna see the rest of the house?" Troy said breaking the silence again.
"Okay…" She put the picture down and followed Troy for a tour around the Bolton house.
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AN: This chapter was kind of boring. Hope you liked it!
Chadfanatik: If I make them not get along…it'd be very un-Troy-like…but don't worry I have the next like four chapters already written and there will be drama within the family. You'll just have to wait and see what happens!
I promise this story will get better…it kind of sucks right now.
Reviews are very much appreciated!
