because I couldn't blame him on that front, but he kept it a secret for so damn long.
“We need to go back to Tad’s place. I’m not going home until she’s gone.”
“What? Isn’t it your house? I have shit there. I’m not going to let that bitch tell me what I can or cannot do. Fuck her.”
“Been there, done that, but I just want to have a nice day then we can go over after lunch. I’m too angry to see her still.”
“That’s cool. I’m feeling a little hotheaded to see her right now too.”
“I can tell, girl. Does it have anything to do with all those vampire bites on your neck?”
“Wait, Emmy. You’re seeing someone?”
“Well, you saw him briefly at the graduation. He’s Nat’s brother-in-law.”
“Uh-oh, a bridal hookup.” Tad was fanning himself like a fool.
“It wasn’t like that, Tad.”
“Okay, whatever. So when’s the wedding then.”
“I don’t think there will be one. He’s going to be pissed that I left him without saying anything.”
“Or maybe he’s going to come here and give you a good spanking for trying to get away.” Tad winked at me. If Simon did come after me, that would be a miracle. One I would love to see.
Chapter Eleven
I called her around ten in the morning but when she didn’t answer, I panicked. The next call was to the house. My mother picked up the phone.
“Hey, Mom. Have you seen Emmy?”
“No, I just walked in the door. I was at my monthly charity planning meeting.”
“Damn, I can’t get a hold of her.”
“I’m on my way up there now.”
I hope to hell she decided to take a nap because the alternative wasn’t something I could handle. My mother knocked but there was no answer. She walked in and I heard her sigh. “What’s going on, Mom?”
“Son, she’s not here. I think we made a bad impression on her. She probably thinks we’re just a bunch of snobs.”
“No, it’s not that. She didn’t feel up to par when it came to our family.”
“She left a note.”
“Please read it, Mom.”
“Dear Simon, I’m sorry, but I can’t do this anymore. Our worlds are too far apart. You’re a wonderful, brilliant, loving man. Goodbye, Emmy.”
I sat there stunned. Leaning back in my chair not knowing what to do, my anger rose every second. She’d played me. I thought she wanted to be with me. I thought we worked out her fear, but she only waited until she had an opportunity to run and took that shit.
“Son, if you love her, I would take the plane. I can have it ready in an hour.”
“Thanks, Mom. I think my woman needs some sense talked into her. If she keeps it up, I’m going to have to lock her in her room.”
“I’ll pick up some locks if you need me to.”
“Thanks, but I’ll handle that. Don’t need to make you an accomplice.”
My family knew that she was the one. After the little incident with Vanessa, they liked her even more. They understood how intimidating our family could be to those who lived outside our world. Everyone thought that we didn’t fight or want to punch each other, but I’ve wanted to deck my brother a number of times over the years and my parents have had their fair share of arguments.
I packed up my documents and went to see my father in his office. Knocking on his door, he opened it, reading my expression. “What happened, Simon? Did we lose a client?”
“No. Emmy pulled a runner.” I informed him angrily.
“Do you need the jet?”
“Ha. Mom’s got it handled.”
“Sometimes women can be big pains in the asses. We love ‘em, but society gives them fears that aren’t always real.”
“Thanks for understanding.”
“How long will you be gone?”
“About two days at the most.”
“Okay, see that you hand off anything important to me before you go. I know that your mind is all on her and getting her back.”
“Thanks again, Pops.”
“That’s okay. Just bring me another daughter-in-law so we can have some grandbabies running around soon.”
“Challenge
“We need to go back to Tad’s place. I’m not going home until she’s gone.”
“What? Isn’t it your house? I have shit there. I’m not going to let that bitch tell me what I can or cannot do. Fuck her.”
“Been there, done that, but I just want to have a nice day then we can go over after lunch. I’m too angry to see her still.”
“That’s cool. I’m feeling a little hotheaded to see her right now too.”
“I can tell, girl. Does it have anything to do with all those vampire bites on your neck?”
“Wait, Emmy. You’re seeing someone?”
“Well, you saw him briefly at the graduation. He’s Nat’s brother-in-law.”
“Uh-oh, a bridal hookup.” Tad was fanning himself like a fool.
“It wasn’t like that, Tad.”
“Okay, whatever. So when’s the wedding then.”
“I don’t think there will be one. He’s going to be pissed that I left him without saying anything.”
“Or maybe he’s going to come here and give you a good spanking for trying to get away.” Tad winked at me. If Simon did come after me, that would be a miracle. One I would love to see.
Chapter Eleven
I called her around ten in the morning but when she didn’t answer, I panicked. The next call was to the house. My mother picked up the phone.
“Hey, Mom. Have you seen Emmy?”
“No, I just walked in the door. I was at my monthly charity planning meeting.”
“Damn, I can’t get a hold of her.”
“I’m on my way up there now.”
I hope to hell she decided to take a nap because the alternative wasn’t something I could handle. My mother knocked but there was no answer. She walked in and I heard her sigh. “What’s going on, Mom?”
“Son, she’s not here. I think we made a bad impression on her. She probably thinks we’re just a bunch of snobs.”
“No, it’s not that. She didn’t feel up to par when it came to our family.”
“She left a note.”
“Please read it, Mom.”
“Dear Simon, I’m sorry, but I can’t do this anymore. Our worlds are too far apart. You’re a wonderful, brilliant, loving man. Goodbye, Emmy.”
I sat there stunned. Leaning back in my chair not knowing what to do, my anger rose every second. She’d played me. I thought she wanted to be with me. I thought we worked out her fear, but she only waited until she had an opportunity to run and took that shit.
“Son, if you love her, I would take the plane. I can have it ready in an hour.”
“Thanks, Mom. I think my woman needs some sense talked into her. If she keeps it up, I’m going to have to lock her in her room.”
“I’ll pick up some locks if you need me to.”
“Thanks, but I’ll handle that. Don’t need to make you an accomplice.”
My family knew that she was the one. After the little incident with Vanessa, they liked her even more. They understood how intimidating our family could be to those who lived outside our world. Everyone thought that we didn’t fight or want to punch each other, but I’ve wanted to deck my brother a number of times over the years and my parents have had their fair share of arguments.
I packed up my documents and went to see my father in his office. Knocking on his door, he opened it, reading my expression. “What happened, Simon? Did we lose a client?”
“No. Emmy pulled a runner.” I informed him angrily.
“Do you need the jet?”
“Ha. Mom’s got it handled.”
“Sometimes women can be big pains in the asses. We love ‘em, but society gives them fears that aren’t always real.”
“Thanks for understanding.”
“How long will you be gone?”
“About two days at the most.”
“Okay, see that you hand off anything important to me before you go. I know that your mind is all on her and getting her back.”
“Thanks again, Pops.”
“That’s okay. Just bring me another daughter-in-law so we can have some grandbabies running around soon.”
“Challenge
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