The guys and I walked into the kitchen as Emily and Harold were hugging. It made me mad, I don’t think it was jealousy but I was peeved. She looked a lot better than I expected. Long legs, tight ass, great hair, that’s all I could see from the back. She was wearing a dark blue skirt and a denim jacket. If it wasn’t for AJ I probably would have stood there gawking forever.
As I was leaving Harold mouthed “Be Nice.” We then went into the living room. Mom, Dad, Adina, and someone I didn’t recognize but concluded to be Hannah were talking. AJ was put in the same trance-like state that I was just in. I quickly pulled him out of it and led him upstairs. We were not noticed by Em or Hannah but we needed an excuse for both Harold and Mom who saw us. Ten minutes later Kevin wanted to go home. AJ was staying with him since Nick would feel hurt if I sent him to stay at Kevin’s but we told him that since we were all eating dinner together tonight to have AJ go with him then. Nick was too involved with the Dreamcast to notice. Once Kevin was gone, Harold came upstairs.
“Listen, I know I don’t know the whole story and I’m not asking to hear it but you can at least be cordial to Em and Hannah.” He lectured. AJ looked at the floor and I was just glad it wasn’t Dad. Nick still didn’t seem to notice.
“I’m having them stay with me. Adina is taking them there now. But they will be at dinner tonight and at My wedding in two days.” Harold informed us.
“Why?” I asked.
“Because Em’s dad is a drunken idiot 24/7 and I don’t want her or Hannah getting hurt.” He shared. The last remark made me feel bad. Em never had a good family life, probably why she was so close to mine. And just because I ignored her, it didn’t mean I hated her. I wanted her to be happy. Harold left satisfied with our reactions.
“AJ we are going to have to be nice to them.” I concluded. He nodded. But it turned out we had made a big deal out of nothing.
At Dinner, the girls spoke to each other, while the guys talked to each other about sports. There was the Hi, Bye, and Nice to See you again sayings but no guilt trips were thrown around as I suspected. Maybe that’s because I felt guilty but I tried to drop that thought.
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