Over the next couple months Emma and John continued to get closer. They'd went to the Halloween dance together. Emma and John were in the living room sitting on the couch. They were watching Raw. He looked at her.
"What would you think if I wanted to do that one day?"
"What?" "Be a wrestler?"
"Yeah."
"I'll always support you in everything you do." "I think you would be great at it." "My mom and dad want to know if you wanna come by for Thanksgiving after you eat with your family."
"Your dad's actually gonna be here?"
"Yep."
"In the three months we've been together I didn't think I would ever meet him." "Yeah I'll come over."
"Good." "He really wants to meet you."
On Thanksgiving Day Emma and her family had just finished eating. The lights flashed.
"I'll get it." Emma said. She gotta up to get the door. She opened it. "Hi honey."
"Hi." They kissed. He went in. They went into the kitchen.
"Hi John." Penny said.
"Hi Penny." Emma's dad stood up.
"John this is my dad Robert." Emma said.
"So this is John?" Robert said. "Emma's told me a lot about you."
"She's told me a lot about you to." John said. "It's so nice to finally meet you." They shook hands.
Emma and Penny were in the kitchen washing dishes leaving John and Robert alone.
"John you seem like a nice young man." Robert said. "I can't say I'm to crazy about the age difference though." "I'd prefer Emma be with someone her age." "Someone older might want certain things from her." "Do you know what I'm talking about?"
"I think I do." "Sir, I'm in love with your daughter." "Please don't tell her I told you that." "I haven't told her yet." "I would never pressure Emma into doing something she didn't want to do."
"I hope not."
John and Emma were outside saying goodbye to each other. Penny and Robert were in the kitchen.
"I've never seen Emma so happy." Robert said.
"I know me either."
"It's gonna break her heart if I get my permeant transfer to Seattle."
"I know." "When are they letting you know?"
"Next week."
"I'll be home next weekend to tell you guys if it's a done deal." "If it is I spend two more weeks there then we're out of here."
A few days later Emma was raking leaves. She came in through the back door that led to the kitchen. Penny was sitting at the kitchen table.
"Emma sit down." Penny said. She sat down.
"We need to talk." "I saw these sticking out of your purse." She said putting a pack of birth control pills on the table.
"Oh." "I haven't taken any yet." "You can count them."
"Emma is John pressuring you to have sex?"
"No." "He doesn't know I have them." "We've talked about it and he said he'll wait as long as I want." "I want to be safe when we decide to."
"Do you think it'll happened?"
"Yes." "I love him."
"I know you do."
"Are you disappointed in me?"
"No." "To be honest I wish you weren't thinking about having sex but I'm glad you want to be safe."
"Please don't tell dad."
"I won't." "I promise."
