Chapter 22
VAHN
Watching Emma sleep while she drooled on my chest was not something I ever thought I would see. I fought against my feelings for so long, all because Emma was too sweet for my world. And I was right. Except it wasn’t my world that she was too sweet for.
It was me.
If she knew half of the thoughts running through my mind, she would run the other way.
If I was half the man she thought I was, I’d let her go.
But I wasn’t. Now that I had her in my arms, I’d never let her go.
Because I wasn’t the knight in shining armor Emma thought she wanted.
I was the villain she needed, and I would burn the world down to keep her right here next to me.
Careful not to wake Emma, I tightened my hold around her, and shifted over to grab my phone of the bedside table.
It was still open to the last text I got.
Dad: I’ll be there tomorrow. Meet me at the Placide at six, and bring your friends.
He could not meet Emma. Not yet anyway. He’d take one look at her and know how I felt. I needed time.
Me: Can’t. I have to go out of town for a school project. Let’s do it next month.
Dad: One more month Vahn. That’s all you get.
His warning was clear. If I canceled again, he’d drag me home. I always knew it would eventually happen. There was only so long someone could live a lie before it blew up in their face. It wasn’t a big deal before. Now that I had everything I ever wanted, I was terrified.
I looked down at Emma. She looked so peaceful and happy, I wanted to memorise this moment. I wanted to soak in every detail of her face, and keep her tucked away where no one could find her. The problem was, they would find me. So, my only chance was to do what my uncle said, and knock her up.
Emma grumbled and blinked her eyes open.
When she looked up at me with a sleepy, satisfied grin, I couldn’t help but smile back.
“Hi.”
“Hey.” She yawned. “Did you get some sleep?”
I shook my head.
I couldn’t stop watching her long enough to sleep. She was so perfect that it amazed me.
“Emma?”
“Hmm?” she hummed up at me.
“Do you love me?”
Her eyes snapped up to mine. For a second I thought she wasn’t going to answer. “Yes.”
One single word had never sounded better. But would she still love me when she found out about all the lies I’d been telling her. How would Emma react when she found out who I was? Would she hate me for it?
“Do you love me?” She asked.
“From the second I saw you.”
“Oh yeah?” Emma crawled her naked body over mine and kissed the tip of my nose. “Prove it.”
A smirk curled the corner of my mouth.
“You don’t give the orders here, Parakeet.” I flipped us over so she was under me, and wedged my way between her legs. “Someone still owes me a blow job, but I’ll settle for round two.”
Everything else was a problem for another day. Mitch, my dad, school. It could all fuck off. Right now, I was here with her. And no one could take that away from us.
The end…
For now.