i hunched down, and looked through the stair case bars, carefully. a lot of pressure was produced from above, so i tried as much as i can to stay still on my toes. a hiss was heard by my ears, followed by a harsh tap on my shoulder from whoever was behind me. letting out an annoyed groan, i turned my neck to look at the person.

''what?'' i hissed in irritation, earning a frown from Abby, who looked just as curious as i was, or maybe even more.

''i can't see, bish. he is my guy.'' she whisper yelled, shoving me to the side, causing me to land straight on my butt. i hit her gently on her legs, and decided to give her the view, after all she is the one who's getting ready to be roasted and not me. i stood up from the floor, and darted to her room, throwing myself on the bed.

''no news?'' asked Della, as she looked through her eyelashes, finally getting her eyes off her nails. she was painting them a dark shade of green that i found myself admiring from afar. i shook my head, settling myself more on the bed.

''what is taking them so long?'' Nora wondered out loud, her face looking as confused as ever.

Veronica shook her head at her friend, slapping her softly on her head, ''this is the first official boyfriend Abby has ever had. i think it's pretty normal for them to act this way.'' she added.

''Abby's dad is over-protective on both, his wife and daughter, and it's nothing new though.'' i explained, all the while staring at the ceiling. it was pale pink with glitter sprinkled all over it in a girly girl way, but again, this is Abby's room we're talking about.

after what seemed like forever, Abby entered the room with a frown plastered on her face. indexes were in the air, drawing invisible stuff, and her eyes were wondering as if she was looking at stars.

''ABBY.'' shouted a stern and a firm voice from downstairs. and as if on cue, Abby scurried out of the room like the mouse she is, but that after throwing us hopeful glances.

so basically Abby and Levi decided to take the next step in their relationship, and they dared to get to the point where they introduce Levi to Abby's parents. Mad people, i know! Levi was being investigated downstairs, while we were starting to eat ourselves from anticipation.

Nora got up from the chair, she was swarming in moments ago, and started marching in the room like a nervous soldier. Della rolled her eyes at our behavior, and continued on huffing air on her nails, that i really, really liked.

''these nails are too good for you.'' i groaned, throwing a pillow at her face. it hit her pretty hard, and i had to force myself not to wheeze out laughing.

she gave me hooded eyes, and then bumped her fists together at me, saying 'fuck you'. i broke out laughing, along with Ver and Nora. in the middle of the giggling, we didn't notice that Carter entered the room with a bothered, red face.

''what is wrong, boo?'' i asked him after taking my breath, and settling myself well. he looked at me for a few seconds, then at us all, opened his mouth...oh, closed his mouth, blinked his eyes, opened-

''talk, dude!'' Della whisper yelled at him, throwing the pillow that i once threw at him. he caught it with ease, and tugged it into his embrace, resting his chin on it.

''your parents came to join the team.'' he mumbled. we four in the same time slapped our foreheads. what the hell was my parents doing downstairs? poor Levi, i would give it to him if he shit his pants.

''sorry, i can't, i need to eavesdrop.'' i said, rushing out of the room and behind the staircase bars as before. i felt footsteps behind me, and in a second the girls were joining me, as Carter decided to join it downstairs.

''how many...sex?'' a question was thrown on the table in a faint voice, which had us all gasping. how many times has Levi had sex? ewwww. i would never do that to my children. wait....i will think about it.

''this is getting out of hand, and to be honest they are exaggerating.'' Nora said in a hushed voice, and i couldn't agree more.

''stop eavesdropping, and come here!'' a voice like my dad's said loudly, taking me by surprise that i actually flinched. ''all of you.'' he added, sending us over the edge more. we looked at each other with uncertainty swimming in our eyes, but did we really have a choice? no

we slowly descended the stairs, and into the living room where all of them were present. Lucas and Logan were sitting on the couch, beside them Levi. Carter was standing where my mum and Christine were sitting, and next to them dad and Abby's father.

''what do you think of Levi, and talk honestly Emma.'' Uncle Daniel warned, raising his index finger to show how sincere he is. i swallowed the lump that formed in my throat, shifting my eyes to Abby, who stood next to Carter. she blinked her eyes, seemingly as tired as we all were.

''h-he is a nice guy, uncle.'' i swallowed, ''seriously, he has been lovely since we entered the school, and supports Abby a lot in whatever she wants to do.'' i smiled remembering their talks, ''anybody with eyes could see how much he actually cares about her. he gets scared when she doesn't talk to him, but they end up talking again because they really like each other.''i smiled at Levi, who had a faint grin on his face that encouraged me to continue, ''i think he is suitable for her.'' i said, turning my gaze to uncle Daniel to show him how sincere i was.

Abby has been my best friend since forever, and i wouldn't really say the term best friend because she is my sister. we were raised together, and did everything together. seeing her happy makes me instantly delighted because she is part of me.

Abby quickly pushed her face up to prevent tears from spilling down, which made me more emotional than i already was. i looked at everybody, and to my surprise they all had aww faces on. Uncle Daniel was looking at Levi dead in the eyes, and Levi was staring back at him, not leaving his gaze. as if telling him, 'i am a man of my word.'

''Veronica, Nora and Della, sit down here babies.'' my mum cooed, patting the space right next to her. once they sat down, Carter squirmed himself between Nora and mum. i sniffled a laugh at his adorable behavior, and i think Nora agrees, as her cheeks turned red.

''you...'' Uncle Daniel started, ''seem like a nice guy.'' we all breathed out, and Levi's posture relaxed a bit. ''but, if you once, just once, hurt my baby, i swear you will see something that you won't like, and you will regret your whole life on my hands, Levi.'' i winced.

''ouch.'' Della said aloud by mistake, earning a chuckle from my mum.

''don't worry, i am a man of my word. i would die before hurting Abby.'' Levi said sternly, offering his steady had for a shake to seal the deal. Uncle Daniel examined him for a moment before extending his own hand to shake his.

we all let out a huffed breath, and in no time sat on the floor with a loud thud. Dad laughed at me, ruffling my hair all over the place, so i hit his hand away. Lucas came and sat next to me, putting his arm over my neck, while the rest were engaged in their own conversations. Abby and Levi hugged, and he kissed her hand in a very sweet manner, man.

''go to your girl, bro. she is waiting.'' i whispered to Lucas. his face lit up, as he looked at Della. she smiled at him and gestured for him to come. he kissed my forehead and stood up to go to her.

not a minute after, Carter crashed onto me, sending me to the floor again. i groaned, and slapped his shoulder harshly.

''what the hell, boo?'' i hit him again.

''emergency, Emms.'' he said, his eyes wide, and his face sincere. i nodded my head, and gestured for him to continue, ''does Nora like roses or tulips?'' he asked.

i stared at him for a while, and tried so hard not to fight him senseless. what is wrong with boys these day? go ask her, man!

''what about you go and ask her this amazing question?'' i gave him hooded eyes. he quickly raised his hands in surrender, a pout forming on his mouth.

''i don't know how, alright?! when i try to talk to her, it's like my first time ever speaking English.'' he confessed, his face red with embarrassment.

''and this is what they call love, my friend.'' i teased him, and got nothing but a glare out of him. not my luck today then.

''fine... she like roses.'' i said, pinching his bony cheeks painfully. he slapped both of my hands away, and ruffled my hair while getting up. i pinched his knee, which caused him to scream a little bit.

''love you, booo'' i cooed sweetly, and he gave me a fake look before joining Logan, who was staring at Veronica in a way that scared my inner self. he was calculating her every move, trying to figure out where he went wrong for her to reject him, but little does he know...

Nora and Veronica were talking to my mum and Abby's mum, and looked pretty occupied with the conversation, and as usual dad and Uncle Daniel were discussing something work related, and that only left me all alone.

sighing, i got up from the floor, and gave everyone one last look before i decided to go to Abby's room and relax a bit.

i couldn't stop myself from thinking about Noah. i haven't seen him the whole day, as we were pretty busy with today's events. my heart suddenly felt heavy as i realized how much i actually miss him. i sat on the bed with no energy left in me, and brought my phone out of my back pocket. i opened the gallery and went through the pictures we had together. they were clumsy and really in the moment. a one where he was biting my nose softly, and another one, while he was resting his head on mine.

suddenly, while the phone in my hand, it rang which made it fall on my nose. i groaned loudly and held my nose to stop the thumping pain. i gripped my phone tightly, and answered the call without looking at the name.

''what?!'' i hissed out, irritation clear in my voice.

''oh hi, did i call in a wrong time?'' a very, very familiar voice said from the other side. i frowned and took the phone off my ear only to realize it's Asher. agh...

''oh sorry, no, you did not. is there something i might help you with?'' i asked, my voice stern. he chuckled... wth?

''you are so funny when you are formal. anyways, i was calling to ask if we could hangout sometime, you know?'' oh dear mercy. i hit my face a multiple of times, before clearing my throat and focusing back into the conversation.

''oh Asher, i actually can't be--'' he cut me off.

''i am not taking no as an answer. it's gonna be a friendly outing, tomorrow at 7 pm. see ya, beautiful.'' he hang up. i looked at the phone weirdly, startled by the way he was talking. he basically ordered me to go out with him. might as well send him my brothers at 7 pm.

the phone rang again out of no-where. taking note that it has to be Asher, i picked up and answered right away. ''Look Asher i can't go out, alright?'' i said too quickly as it was a burden on my chest.

there was silence, before a humorless chuckle reached my ear. the voice was way deeper than Asher's and held a very familiar ring to it. my eyes went wide as realization settled into my dense brain, and i slowly looked at the name to see it's 'stinky sock/ NK' . i face palmed myself, and returned back the phone to my ear.

''will talk, princess. get down, i am waiting.'' he stated, his voice void of any emotions.

''where, Noah? i can't...'' i trailed off, as i scurried to the window to see him standing there with all his glory, leaning against his motor-cycle.

''i didn't hear you, Emma. i am waiting, tho. don't leave your boyfriend waiting.'' he said sweetly, and hang up on me. i hit my head like 20 times on the window, and decided instead of sitting here and screaming myself out, i have to find a way to get out of here.

i held my phone quickly, and texted Carter to come into Abby's room. he obliged and in a second he was here. i showed him where Noah was standing, all the while hitting my head in the window. agh...

''okay easy, boo. get down with me and tell them we need to go collect something from my house, my mum already called and she wants me for dinner.'' he reasoned out logically.

''fine.'' i pressed my palm to the sore area on my forehead. he shook his head at me, and examined the area where i hit myself, he pushed me after though because he is Carter.

''everyone! Emma and I are going to collect something from my house, see you all some other time.'' he basically shouted in the middle of the house.

''God! why are you such a headache.'' Logan complained, throwing a spoon at him, which he dodged quickly making the spoon end up slamming my forehead. i groaned out in pain, stroking the place where it hit.

''baby!..'', ''princess,'' '' Emma...'' all in the same time were said.

''Logan! why are you so irresponsible?!'' dad scolded him, giving him a hit on the ass.

Logan yelped, and raised his hands in surrender, coming at me. ''sorry sis,'' he apologized examining my forehead.

''go away before i give you the spoon in your balls.'' i whispered sweetly, only for him to hear. he raised his brow in amusement before turning around.

''and she is fine!'' he announced sarcastically. ''get it checked, it think it's going to swell.'' he said before going back to the others. i shrugged and followed Carter outside.

we walked to the other side of the road, cautiously, so there were only a few meters between us and Noah. they waved at each other from afar before Carter blew me a kiss and went in the other direction, where his car was parked.

i walked hesitantly to Noah, feeling excitement rise within me that it felt impossible to contain it. when i was finally there, before any words were said, he caught me from my t-shirt and pulled me to him flesh to flesh, slamming his lips against mine.

he kissed me like his life depended on it, and the way his hands roamed my body sent butterflies down in the pit of my stomach. he grabbed a handful of my hair in his hand, ever so gently and pulled my face closer to his.

''i missed you so fucking much.'' he mumbled into the kiss, making a smile form on my lips. good to know, babe...

''i missed you too.'' i replied, looking deeply into his eyes. his eyes were shining with their silver color, making my toes curl in bliss. he placed on last kiss on my lips, before crushing me into him in a strong, embraced hug that seemed to get the life out of me, and relive my soul in the same time. it felt refreshing with him, like a breath of fresh air, away from everything, just us.

''how is my girlfriend doing?'' he asked, emphasizing on the word girlfriend. i giggled, clutching onto his shoulder blades for support. ''why was he calling you?'' he went straight to the point. i shrugged without saying a word, just enjoying his presence and voice around me.

''don't tell me he wanted a date.'' he said, his voice holding a warning, not to me but to Asher.

''not necessarily a date, he called it a friendly outing.'' i reasoned, placing my head on his broad chest. his arms circled around me, automatically, and his hand rested on my hair.

''he can take that friendly outing and stick it up his ass.'' he growled out, making me giggle again. ''why are you laughing?'' he asked, amusement lacing his husky voice.

''i missed you.'' i confessed.

he broke our hug, so he could see my face clearly. his eyes held adoration and longing, that i really wanted to feel. but all were gone, when his eyes changed to concerned and worried orbs.

''what happened to your forehead, babe?'' he asked, but very softly that it was faintly audible.

''nothing, just hit my head a couple of times by mistake.'' i smiled, as my finger slowly traced the small pump on my forehead.

he huffed out air in frustration, ''why are you always so clumsy? take care of yourself.'' he scolded like an angry dad.

''sorry, daddy.'' i said, but didn't realize the meaning until it was too late. bravo, Emma!

he became rigid, and his eyes turned a darker shade of silver that it was semi-impossible to recognize them. after a moment, he cleared his throat, and shook his head slightly. he gave me the helmet to his motor-cycle, and hopped on after making sure i sat first.

xxx

''what were you doing inside?'' i asked once he came into view. he had parked the motor-cycle in front of a pharmacy near one of the parks, and went inside, leaving me here.

he raised his hand, which held a first aid kit. i rolled my eyes and hopped off the motor-cycle. he came closer to my body, and slowly reached his hand to claps my own, and started walking to the bench in the park.

once there, he opened the first aid kit carefully, taking a piece of cotton and dipping it into what seemed like ....i don't know. he looked up at me and smirked, raising his hand to curl around my neck, bringing my face closer.

my breath hitched in my throat, as i took this as my chance to take in his features. he had a teeny, tiny mole beside his right brow. his nose twitched every time he patted the cotton ball on my forehead, making me smile.

''does it hurt?'' he asked, his face level lowered to mine. i shook my head, and slightly touched the swell with my fingers.

he took my fingers in his hand, and kissed each and every one of them. i stared at him in total shock, as he gently started huffing out air on my forehead. finally, he applied a medical plaster on it. a hit after hit the place where the swell was got scratched, so it required a medical plaster.

''hey,'' a squeaky voice said from behind. we both turned our bodies only for us to see a small girl. she had blonde hair, which was styled in a nice pony-tail. her eyes were a dark shade of green, complementing the green, adorable dress she was wearing.

''hi!'' i said cheerfully, ''what's your name, pretty girl?'' i asked her, inching closer, resting my upper body on the back of the bench.

''you just said it, pwetty girl,'' she giggled, pointing her index finger at me, ''what is your name?'' she asked. okay,.... i love her! she seemed what? 4 years old? but had a smart mouth.

smiling, i said, ''Emma, and this is Noah,'' i pointed at him. she looked at him with hooded eyes, as if analyzing his every bit. i looked between them with a smile never leaving my face. he was too staring at her with a blank expression.

''he is handsome.'' she simply stated, after like a minute. i laughed, and looked at him to see that he was looking at me with a smirk plastered on his face.

''i might as well just say how beautiful you are, pretty girl.'' he talked, seriously looking at her, just to show her how sincere he was. she nodded her head, shyly, and focused her attention back to me.

''where is your mum or dad?'' i asked, concerned for her. what a girl her age, doing all alone on the street. her mouth formed a perfectly shaped o, as she stared at me blankly.