I'm so sorry for the delay guys, school and finals have been crazy. But I'm back now! Thank you so much for all of your reviews, all of you are so amazing, especially christinalaurelxoxo for messaging me and keeping me motivated. I love all of you and your reviews! So here's chapter 7
When Emma had finally calmed down, she sat up, pulling out her barley older sister's lap. The sudden movement caused Sutton to halt in her motion of running her fingers through her sister's chocolate locks.
"Feel any better Em?" Sutton asked quietly.
Emma nodded, her eyes rimmed rim which showed that she'd been crying recently.
Sutton readjusted their position so that her twin was back comfortably in her arms. Sutton frowned when she felt Emma tense up in her arms.
"Em…." Sutton trialed off. She wanted to beg her sister to talk to her, tell her how she felt but she wasn't sure if Emma herself even knew. If Sutton had to guess, she would say that her sister probably wasn't even aware of her tenseness.
"I'm sorry S-Sutton. I c-can't seem to stop." Emma stuttered, afraid that her sister would be mad with her.
"Emma relax. I know you can't help the way your body reacts and it's completely normal to be this way right now; I just want you to know that I will never, ever, hurt you okay? No matter what." Sutton promised, her voice was soft and soothing like velvet.
Emma visibly relaxed at that.
Sutton grinned, obviously pleased that she'd gotten her sister to relax.
"So, what do you want to do today? We could go swimming or shopping or whatever you want." Sutton offered cheerfully, hoping that her sister would be up to doing anything. Getting her mind off of the…incident might help her Sutton thought.
"Sutton…someone might see me." Emma said gently, her voice giving away her shame. She refused to look up and meet Sutton's piercing gaze.
"Oh Emma." Sutton sighed, once again her heart splitting in two for her slightly younger sister. The last thing Sutton had wanted was to make her sister feel self-conscious or embarrassed.
"Look Em, you're beautiful and these bruises and marks will all fade. Don't let what happened to you stop you from going out and doing whatever it is that you want to do." Sutton encouraged.
Emma stretched herself out, wincing slightly at the motion and turned her big brown eyes on her sister, searching and finding nothing but genuine concern in them.
"We could go swimming?" Emma suggested, a slight smile tugging on her lips.
Sutton beamed and excitedly picked out two brightly colored bathing suits for herself and Emma. When she returned from her closet with the suits her face became serious.
"Do you need any help changing?" Sutton asked seriously.
Emma unconsciously wrapped her arms around her middle, knowing there were a ton of ugly bruises all over her body that she hadn't thought about. They would be visible and her ribs were killing her. On second thought, this was a terrible idea but she wanted Sutton to enjoy herself, considering the past two days had been…depressing to say the least.
"N-nah, I'll be fine." Emma declined; with an effort to be casual but Sutton saw right through it. She studied her twin for a moment before accepting the answer.
"Okay, I'll be outside if you do." Sutton told her, giving Emma a pointed look.
Emma nodded and went about the task of changing. She slid off her sweats with ease and smiled, proud of herself. Her shirt on the other hand, jostled her ribs, leaving her with an ache and her lungs feeling like they were on fire. By the time Emma had removed all her clothes, tears were pooling in her eyes and she was internally begging herself to let her sister help but her pride wouldn't allow it. The pain was becoming too much to bear and she hadn't even reached the most strenuous part.
As carefully as she possibly could, she slipped on the suit, stopping every five seconds to wince in pain and control her breathing. When Sutton reentered the bedroom her twin was just finishing adjusting her top and she was biting her lip so hard that the slightly older girl thought it might draw blood and her entire body language screamed in pain.
"Ready?" Sutton asked casually.
When Emma just nodded Sutton walked over and casually slipped her arm around her sister's bare waist, hoping to nonchalantly take on some of her sister's weight (not that she weighed much at all. In fact, in her bikini, Sutton could see all of Emma's ribs and just how underweight her sister really was and it broke her heart.)
Emma wrapped her arms around herself, not only to protect herself from the unknown but also to try and hide the bruises that littered her entire torso and stomach, ashamed that she'd let this happen to her.
"Emma, you have nothing to be ashamed of." Sutton told her quietly, as they reached the sliding glass doors that led to Sutton's pool.
Emma was thoroughly amazed at how well her sister, that she'd only met a mere two days ago could read her so incredibly well. Smiling to herself, Emma dropped her arms.
When they reached the pool, Sutton quickly picked Emma up and jumped in the water, dragging her sister with her.
"Ahhhh" Emma screamed as she fell into the warm water. Sutton threw her head back and laughed.
"I'm so gonna get you for that!" Emma yelled, splashing a mini tidal wave at her sister's face, ceasing her laughter.
"Oh it is SO on little sis." Sutton vowed, hoping out of the pool to retrieve the pool noodles and water guns.
The twins had an all out war in the water, splashing each other and laughing until they couldn't breathe. Sutton was extremely mindful of her still hurt sister but was overjoyed that she seemed to be having so much fun. For the first time since her sister's arrival, both girls felt at peace and were finally able to enjoy each other's company.
After their epic water fight, the twins climbed out of the pool and into the warm hot tub. Emma and Sutton sat so close together that they were touching, with Emma's head resting gently on Sutton's shoulder and Sutton's arm protectively around her sister's shoulders, both completely relaxed as they shared stories from their childhood and memorized each other's faces, wishing they'd never been separated.
Suddenly, a loud noise came from the bushes behind the Mercer's fence and Emma tensed, her entire body locking up and preparing to run away. Sutton's arm tightened and she quickly hopped out of the hot tub, gently helping her injured sister out and pulling her along with her.
As the two girls approached the fence they saw a piece of paper on the ground. With shaking hands, Sutton reached down and picked it up.
I SEE YOU
So there's chapter 7. Well their first time together that they actually had fun but now there's more drama. Someone knows about Emma being with Sutton which can't be good…Anything you'd like to see or see more of? Please let me know! Thank you so so much for reading my story AND PLEASE REVIEW. You guys give the best reviews ever and I love you for it.