(Emma's POV)
I look at Kirstie and say, "I'm going to go out there and talk to Olivia. I'll tell Jeremy to leave. Keep everyone else in here. I don't want a fight started." I look back at everyone and head outside. I walk outside onto the porch. I see Olivia and Jeremy talking and they both stop and look up at me.
Olivia stands up and runs to me and hugs me. "Em, I'm so sorry, please, forgive me." I pull away and say, "Okay, just let me breathe." I smile because this is the Olivia I know.
I look at Jeremy and give him a look, "What are you doing here?"
Jeremy looks at me and goes in for a hug and I step back. He tries his best puppy dog eyes on me and says, "Hey Em, I'm here to see your cousin. Is she here?"
I cross my arms in front of me and say, "Excuse me Olivia, please have a seat." I walk towards the front yard to talk to Jeremy. We walk all the way to his car and I look back at him and say, "Jeremy, I know everything. You are not welcomed here at all. You are lucky it's me who is out here. The things you said to Kirstie were horrible."
Jeremy kicks at the ground and puts his hands in his pockets and says, "I just want to talk to her."
"Didn't you try that already, how did that end for you?" I say firmly.
"Not so good, but if I could just get her away from this group, she would see that she's better with me," he says.
I seriously cannot believe this guy, he is so mental. I look at him and I make sure that he's looking me in the eye. I tell him, "Look, Jeremy, we have known each other for what, four years or so, you have got to move on. I know you and you are not this stalker crazy guy. Underneath, you are a decent human being, so act like one. Leave Kirstie alone or I think that they are going to call the cops. She is happy now, let her be happy. Go back home."
He looks at me and steps back and starts to yell at me, "What do you mean she's happy now, is she with Scott? Did they finally start dating? I knew it. I knew it! God, I hate that guy, he's always right there!"
I shake my head and say, "You would think that, wouldn't you. Just go home Jeremy. She doesn't want to see you and she's not coming out to see you. If anything, someone else will and it won't be her."
He looks at me and yells, "Is that a f-ing threat or something!" Jeremy pushes me back into his car. I stand up and rub my arm and hold back my tears. I have clearly struck a nerve and now I step back trying to figure out what to do. I look to Olivia and mouth, help. He senses my fear and takes advantage of it. He steps towards me and I step back once more. He yells, "You better go get her, now! I'm not leaving without her!"
Olivia, who has been sitting in a chair this whole time, goes into the house. She looks at the group who are all in the living room with such concern on her face. She tells them, "Someone needs to come out here now, Jeremy just pushed Emma into his car," Olivia says.
Within seconds, the entire Pentatonix group leaves the house. They run down the steps and are within a foot of Jeremy and me. Jeremy's back is to the house and I see Scott, Avi, Kevin, Mitch, and Kirstie all standing there.
Jeremy continues to yell at me, in his little crazy mental world, not realizing who was standing behind him, "Look, B!tch, you better go get your f-ing cousin right now, if you know any better! She's coming back home with me!" I walk toward the group, mainly Scott, but Jeremy thinks that I am walking towards him and he pushes me back against his car again, this time a little bit harder than before.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?!" Scott yells as he steps forward grabbing Jeremy's arms.
Kevin, Avi, and Mitch all stand beside Scott. Kirstie pulls out her phone and calls the cops immediately. I pull myself up and run over to Kirstie and Olivia, I didn't think that I would be so happy to see Olivia.
(Scott's POV)
I am completely disgusted by Jeremy. I feel a rage inside of myself. How dare he push Emma, I could punch him in the face right now. I don't because he's not worth it to me. I hear Kirstie calling the cops and I'm going to make sure that Jeremy is here when they arrive. Jeremy looks at me and snatches his arms out of my hold and we surround him. Four against one jerk, sounds about right to me. I look over and see that the girls are all on the porch. I look back at Jeremy and he's giving me an evil glare. Jeremy finally speaks and looks at me and says, "You happy now, Hoying, you finally got the girl!" I'm confused.
"What are you talking about?" I say.
"Kirstie, you know, the love of my life. You stole her away from me!" he yells.
I shake my head, knowing he clearly doesn't even know about Avi. I'm not telling him and I glance over at Avi. He shakes his head. I don't say anything else to Jeremy. The cops show up about five minutes later and arrest Jeremy. They talk with Kirstie and then with Emma. They ask Emma if she needs medical assistance and she declines. Emma presses charges so that they can put an restraining order on him. Jeremy leaves in the back of the cop car and his car is towed. The cops said that they will keep an eye on the house. Once he makes bail, he'll be free, but we have a restraining order on him now and he can't be within 1000 feet of any one of us.
We all head inside and I finally get a chance to check on Emma. She's sitting outside on the deck with Olivia. I look at Olivia and ask if I can talk to Emma. Olivia looks at me and smiles and says, "Sure, Scott." She then looks at Emma and says, "Thanks for letting me get a chance to apologize."
Olivia walks by me and I'm happy that she seems somewhat normal now.
Emma looks at me as I sit down beside her and I look at her and say, "Are you okay, Em?"
"Yea, I'm good, thanks," she says, "I'm thankful for Olivia today and for all of you."
"Yes, I'm glad Olivia was here too, I wouldn't want anything to happen to you," I say.
"Me neither," she laughs.
I smile and give her a hug. She hugs me back and I feel her start to cry. I pull her into me and rub her back. I know that she was scared and the emotions are just getting to her. She was probably in shock. I let her cry and I don't say anything. I just sit there and rub her back and hug her. She finally stops and sits back and says, "Sorry about that. I guess I needed to get that out."
"No worries, Em. Come on, let's go inside." I say standing up.
Emma looks at me and says, "Okay."
(Kirstie's POV)
I see Olivia come back into the room and I walk over to her. Now is a good time to clear the air between me and her. I smile and say, "Thank you Olivia for coming in and getting us. I don't know what Jeremy would have done to Em if you didn't do that."
Olivia says, "It's what anyone would have done. I knew that I couldn't take him, but knew that y'all were in here; I was just hoping that you wouldn't be far. I was so relieved to open that door and see all five of you right here."
"Me too," I say.
Olivia reaches for my hand and says, "I'm so sorry for what I did. I'm sorry for going through your closet and making that rude comment. You are so beautiful and to be honest, you are smaller than me. I don't know why I said that. I just get jealous sometimes and I turn into a jerk. I'm so sorry."
I remember the comment and her behavior said, "I forgive you. Are you going to stay now?"
Olivia nods and says, "Yes, if that's okay with you. Emma said that I had to ask you. You were the one who would decide."
I nod and say, "It's fine, you can stay. But, if your crazy side comes out, I'll have to ask you to leave. This is a peaceful home. I think we have had enough drama for one summer." I smile and turn to the rest of the group and say, "Hi everyone, I would like to introduce you all to our new house guest, Olivia."
Olivia laughs and smiles and says, "Hi, it's nice to meet you all."
(Mitch's POV)
I walk over to Emma as she walks to her room. I give her a hug and see that her eyes are red. "You okay, Emma?"
"Yea, I'm good, now." Emma says as she walks to the dresser in her room and pulls out her makeup.
"I just hate crying," she says.
"No one expects you not to cry. That was scary. I thought that we were going to have to hold Scott back for a second. I don't know if I've ever seen him get that upset," I say.
"I was glad to have y'all there, I really didn't think that Jeremy would push me into his car once, especially twice," Emma says.
"How's your back?" I ask.
"It's okay, can you look at it. I don't want Kristie to see, she'll freak if there's a mark. But, I rather know now." Emma says.
I say, "Sure, of course." I grab the door and close it and lock it, just in case anyone comes in.
Emma raises her shirt and I look at her back. There's a long red mark down the side of her back and I press on it and say, "Does this hurt?"
Emma winces a little bit, but says, "Not too bad, just tender."
Emma reaches in her purse and grabs some medicine and takes a pill, "This will help. Guess I won't be wearing any bikinis to the beach."
I smile and say, "Well, you do have really long hair, it might cover it."
"Oh, let me put my hair down, there, does that cover it?" she asks.
"Yea, it actually does. So, just keep your hair down at all times," I say with a smile.
Emma turns around and says, "haha, I'll try."
We hear someone trying to open the door and then knocking. We laugh and I head to Emma's door and open it and see Kirstie. Kirstie is looking at me puzzled and wondering why Emma and I were in her room with the door locked. I laugh because it's fun to keep people guessing. I turn back to Emma and say, "See ya later, girlfriend."
Emma smiles and says, "See ya later, boyfriend.
(Emma's POV)
Kirstie walks in and says, "Okay, do I want to know?"
I laugh and say, "We are just teasing you."
"But why was the door locked?" Kirstie asks.
"No reason, it just was. What is going on?" I ask trying to change the subject.
"Well, I was talking to everyone and we are going to have a movie night, but this time, it's going to be a funny, movie night. No scary movies. We all need to chill and relax," Kirstie says.
"Sounds good to me, are you okay with Olivia staying? She'll just bunk with me here." I say.
"Well, that is unless you decide to have another all-night cuddle session with Scott," Kirstie said with a smirk.
"Kirstie," I say.
Fast forward - movie night -
(Third person – POV)
Everyone heads downstairs and start looking through all of the movies. Olivia is impressed with the studio and Emma tells her that she got to hear the group sing some songs. Olivia instantly regrets this and tries to hold in her jealously. Hopefully, she'll be able to hear them sing too. The group decides on some funny movies and Kevin sets them up.
"We are going to start with The Hangover," Kevin says.
They all settle into the large couch. Avi and Kirstie sit on one side, almost claiming the corner spot as their own. Kevin and Mitch sit beside Avi. Emma goes and sits on the other corner and Olivia looks to Emma as to where to sit. Mitch scoots over and lets Olivia sit between him and Kevin. Olivia gladly sits and smiles because of how friendly everyone is. Scott scoots in beside Emma and everyone starts to watch the movie. They laugh, drink, and eat. They all try and forget the drama of Jeremy and just have a good time.
(Emma's POV)
I look over at Olivia and am glad that she's having a good time. I wanted this for us the first night. I'm glad that she seems to be herself, but I am still cautious. I love that Scott sat by me. Scott is sitting next to Mitch as well. We are all laughing. Scott doesn't try and cuddle with me, but that's okay. It's not really a cuddle type movie. I look over at Kirstie and Avi and they are so curled up with each other, they are so in love, I think to myself. I smile and turn back to the movie. Scott leans over and whispers, "I see you like funny movies better than scary ones." I nod and smile.
(Olivia's POV)
I am surrounded by Pentatonix and I am trying my best not to go completely crazy again. I just love this group so much. Breathe, Olivia, just breathe. The movie finishes and I stand up and say, "Let's play a game."
"Okay, which one?" Mitch says.
"Truth or Dare?" I say.
Everyone laughs, "No, pick a different one." Avi says.
"Okay, how about Heads Up, that app game," Olivia says pulling out her phone.
Mitch says, "Yes, okay. That'll be fun!"
We break into teams and play until we are all rolling on the floor laughing so hard. We end up playing charades as well. After about two more hours of drinks and games, I stand up and say, "I'm going to bed, thanks everyone for letting me stay. Who wants to tuck me in? I'm kidding." I laugh as I head upstairs.
(Avi's POV)
I lean into Kirstie's ear and say, "Do you want company tonight?"
She turns to me and says, "Of course, but I hate that your room is not being used?"
It's being used and I say, "That's where all of my clothes are and I shower in there and get ready in there."
She laughs and says, "Oh, okay. Well, come on, let's go."
We head upstairs and leave Scott, Emma, Kevin, and Mitch downstairs.
(Mitch's POV)
"I'm tired and I need my beauty sleep, y'all don't stay up too late," I say as I look back at Scott and Emma. I wonder to myself if they are going to have another night down here. I laugh to myself as I walk upstairs. Kevin says good night as well and heads back upstairs.
(Scott's POV)
"You tired?" I ask Emma.
"Yea, I'm actually pretty tired, it's been a long day," Emma says.
"Well, don't come back down here after we all go to bed and clean up," I say teasingly.
"I can't make any promises," Emma says with a smile.
"Are you going to bed now?" Emma asks.
"Yea, I might as well try and get some sleep." I say.
We head upstairs and Emma goes into the kitchen. She grabs a glass of water and asks if I want anything. I shake my head and say, "No, thanks."
She walks over to me and steps on her tip-toes and gives me a big hug wrapping her arms around my neck. Emma then says, "Good night, Scott. See you in the morning."
"Good night, Em," I say in her ear as we hug.
I watch Emma walk to the guest room and I head across the living room to my bedroom.
To Be Continued…