Chapter 102

Chase's POV

I knew I was kinda weird, maybe a bit confused. But I had genuine reason to believe Emma was doing too much. 

The food arrived soon, and we went to get it at the door. 

We were cool just a moment ago. I hate how we weren't yet at the point where we handle our shit maturely. 

 "I'll get that." I said, reaching for the bigger and heavier boxes. 

It was only instinctive to be more protective of her. She was carrying my baby. Whether or not we were ready for it. 

 "Emma." I called her quietly since we weren't both far from the rest' earshot. 

 "Yeah." She turned, I saw the tear marks on her face. I was gonna say how I was sorry for blanking out on her, but the words just couldn't get out. 

 "I'm…" I started, looking in multiple directions at once. 

 "It's okay." Emma said, and walked in. 

I took a minute to process what had just happened. 

 "Where were you man?" Gray screamed in delight as I entered. "Been looking in that direction for the past minute." He added. 

I knew he was trying to make the mood light. 

He didn't want to let what Emma and I had going on, go beyond that. But there was little he could do. 

I put down the boxes, and everyone took out a piece of pizza, Gray took tow, and Emma took none. 

I shifted in my seat, struggling not to read some other meaning into it. 

 "This flavor is goated." Gray said through a mouthful. 

 "Where's the games?" Lily asked. 

 "Haven't got any." I replied. "I can pull out some though. What do we want?" I asked, grabbing my phone. 

 "Truth and dare." Lily and Gray quipped. 

I saw Emma shift in her seat. 

I swallowed hard myself, bracing for a very weird and awkward evening. 

Lily and Gray were quite carefree, and obviously seemed like they wanted to make the best out of their second chance together. My man looked so smitten, and Lily couldn't even be bothered with past beef, she looked so happy 

 "We want spicy questions." Gray said. 

 "I'm not planning to have the both of you butt naked in my room, man." I said, disregarding him 

I went through so many question packs on the internet and finally settled for one. 

At first glance, it looked less filthy. 

 "Okay, gotten!" I said, as I tried to send it to everyone's phones. 

 "Let's play something else,"Emma says. 

We all looked at her, surprised, cause we thought everyone was on the same page. Lily recovered first, and squeezed her hand. 

It was no secret that she was in a bad mood. 

But as far as I was concerned, I'd done the best I could do with Gray and Lily around. 

 "How about we just play 'Truth'?" Lily suggested. 

I wasn't sure if it was a good idea at first, but I didn't want the objection to come from me. 

 "Better." Emma murmured. I didn't like that she was in a bad mood, but she wasn't willing to talk to me. 

 "I'll go first." Lily said. 

Everyone breathed deep, while Lily was fun and playful and childish, she was also very raw, and blunt. 

 "Why are you so moody?" She asked Emma. "You can answer the question, or take a shot." She smiled, holding the glass up. 

 "I'm so gonna be drunk." Emma chuckled nervously and took the shot. Everyone found that funny, except me. 

 "You next." Lily said, referring to me, passing the 'talking stick', which she made out of the wooden stick hat cane with the ice-cream. 

 "So what are you guys now?" I asked Gray. I figured it'd be better to take it lightly. 

 "That's easy." He said, gloating, "we're 'soon to be married'."Gray said with a huge ass smile on his face. 

If it took Lily almost dying to iron out everything between them, I could seriously consider faking my own death. 

Lily blushed, and Gray planted a big ass kiss on Lily's face. 

 "You next." I passed the talking stick over Gray. 

 "Here I go!" He said, sitting up. "Who do you love the most in this room?" Gray asked, smiling. 

He could be a silly little man at times. 

 "Her." I replied, referring to Emma. 

 "Doesn't feel like it." Emma quipped. 

 "Uhmm, it's been a nice tie, but I think we've gotta give you guys space now." Gray said. "How about we see later this week? Lily and I are gonna be busy with paperwork for the next couple of days." 

 "I'm happy for you guys." I said, as I stood up to see them out. We hugged, after which Lily squeezed Emma's shoulder, and they were soon out. 

 "What was that about?" I asked her as soon as I re-entered. 

 "You tell me." She replied. "You really had to hug her?" I couldn't believe what she had just said. No way Emma found an issue with me hugging Lily. 

 "What the hell man?!" I exclaimed 

 "Please don't use that tone on me." She snipped and stormed upstairs. 

 "Could you please quit this attitude and say what's up?" I asked her. I was tired of it all already. 

 "I just want time alone." Emma said. 

 "I can't give you that." I replied, "I want answers, Emma!" I screamed coming up behind her. 

She shut the door in my face, but thankfully, forgot to lock it. 

I threw it open to see her on the bed, already neatly tucked. 

 "You don't get to do that, Emma." I said, tearing it off her, "I wanna know why you're acting this way." 

 "That's cause your so fucking inconsistent, Chase." She yelled. "One moment, you love me to the moon, the next, you're too terrified to be next to me. I don't know anymore. I feel like you of all people should know that I didn't mean for it to come out like that. Chase, you switched off on me. Nothing's been more embarrassing." She said, crying. "That's an understatement, some things have." Emma angrily got up and took a blanket and pillow and stormed back downstairs. 

 "You're being unfair." I said. I hated how she always put me in weird situations. I didn't know what to do, I was so fuckin lost. 

But if I was really gonna her man, I had to find my way round her mood swings. 

 "We're going in for a test tomorrow." I said, as soon as I got back downstairs where she was. 

 "Don't you have to ask my permission first?" I could see her walls breaking already, and it made my heart swell. 

I knelt next to her on the chair where she laid and forcefully shut her eyes closed. 

 "I'll always love you, Emma." I said, rubbing her pretty plump lips. 

I brought my lips close to hers, without kissing her, and put my hand on her waist. 

 "And whether you say it or not, I know you do too." I added. 

 "I do." She replied, sucking my lip in. 

 "I fucking love you, Emma." I repeated again. 

 "I'll sleep in the bed if you insist." She joked. 

 "My lady, please, kindly, if you so please, cause I fucking do, do me the honour, or warming our bed tonight?" I said, in the most ancient of accents. 

 "Only because you're dying to have me there." She said and got up. "I want you in bed before I get there." I grabbed her off her feet, as she playfully protested, and we went up to make sweet love.