BAREFACED

Chapter 41

The next morning you are laying down on the bed thinking about what Mikey meant. You quickly sit up remembering something but then you immediately forget... The shed door opens to Mikey, Draken and Emma walking in.

"Good you're awake..." Mikey says walking over to you. You slowly nod.

"Hi" Emma waves at you with a soft smile on her face.

"Hi..." You wave back.

"You're staying here with Emma... Okay?" Mikey looks at you waiting for your response.

"Okay..." You nod looking towards Emma.

After Mikey and Draken left, you sit in the kitchen watching Emma make lunch.

"I didn't know you were here... My brother didn't even wake you up to eat breakfast earlier..." Emma sighs.

"You usually make the meals?" You softly ask.

"Mhm..." She hums. "I like to do this actually..."

"Oh? What makes you say that?" Emma smiles and turns towards you, placing food down in front of you.

"I want to be a stay at home mom actually... A housewife..." She sooths.

"A housewife?" You raise your eyebrow.

"Mhm..." She hums again. She places food down in front of a seat across from you. "Do you want water?"

"Yes please." You respond. She smiles at you and walks over to the sink filling up a cup with water. Then she walks back to you and places the cup down in front of you. She quietly sits down across from you and picks up chopsticks. You stare at the food, furrowing your eyebrows a bit.

"I was going to ask you..." You look up to see Emma's head tilted down a bit to make you look at her.

"Ask me what?" You question.

"Do you like Mikey?" Emma softly asks.

"... Everyone keeps asking me that question." You sigh.

"It's just that... I never really seen a girl hang around my brother." Emma smiles at you a bit. "I always thought Mikey was going to grow old and lonely..."

"What makes you say that?" You ask, taking a bite of the cooked fish.

"Well... first off- he's horrible with girls... and his manners are just... tch..." Emma sighs loudly and tilts her head to the side. "He would be the worst kind of boyfriend... I feel bad for anyone who wants to be with him..." She shakes her head and takes a bite of her food. You smile at her as you take a sip of water.

"Do you like anyone?" You softly ask. Emma's eyes dart at you.

"Well... my boyfriend obviously..." She says in a strange way.

"Your boyfriend?" You raise an eyebrow. Emma sighs a bit and smiles, looking away.

"I can feel you judging me." She chuckles.

"It just doesn't seem like you do... but if you say you do then that's fine..." Emma frowns a bit and then cocks her head to the side a bit, looking off into the distance.

"Yeah... I guess you're right..." You slowly look at Emma who's frowning a bit. "Wait... why did you say that?" She asks looking back at you.

"Hmm?" You hum with food in your mouth.

"How did you know I didn't like my boyfriend?" Emma questions.

"Every time I see you with Draken, you would gush at him." You answer as you cover your mouth while you chew.