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chris's pov
I WATCH EMORY AS SHE WALKS DOWN the stairs. her brown hair falls over her shoulders. her hips sway just right as she walks. everything about this girl is perfect. nick hits me in the back of my head snapping me out of my trance.
"what?"
"your girlfriend is literally in this house. what are you doing?"
"i don't know nick."
i walk faster so i can get in the car and not have to deal with nick and his bitching. i sit in the backseat just to avoid him complaining about that to. i sit in the middle and buckle up.
it sucks that my fans are shipping me and emory together. it's not really fair to leah. actually really none of this is fair to leah. i should've never said any of that to emory. it was a mistake and i need to let emory know it was.
i'll do it tonight after shopping. i just want peace right now. once we pull up to the mall i follow behind hailey and nick letting them pick what stores. we walk into a store with a whole bunch of dresses and girl clothes.
i'm supposed to take leah out tonight. i should buy her something nice. i look over the dresses and find a really pretty tan one. it will make leah's skin tone stand out and her dark hair will pull it all together. i like this one.
i see an emerald green dress and try to picture leah in it. she just can't fit the picture. emory though. gosh. her long brown hair with her soul piercing eyes. her fair skin and long legs. this dress is perfect for her.
the tan one it is. i need to get emory out of my mind. we can't continue whatever it is we have. it's not healthy and i love leah. i grab a small in the tan dress and head to the register. "who's the dress for?" nick ask.
"leah. we have a date later so i figured i get her something nice."
i see nick look at emory who just turns away and keeps looking through racks. she picks up a emerald green dress. it looks even prettier next to her. i shake my head and turn back to the register and hand the cashier the money.
"thanks." i say taking the bag and walking over to nick.
"what was that all about?"
"what was what about?" he ask back.
"stop playing dumb. why'd you look back to emory after i said i was buying something for leah?"
"i'm not dumb chris. so maybe just think a little harder and the light will go off in that puny brain of yours." he says pointing at my head.
i just look at him. he doesn't know. i hope he doesn't know. please don't know.
"i know you guys have something together, and everything you've told her. it's really messing with emory. she likes you."
"well i'm sorry but i have a girlfriend and i will continue to have a girlfriend."
i turn and see emory walk out the dressing room in a navy blue dress in the same style as the green one. even this color looks amazing on her. damn it. she can't just look sexy in one thing but she has to look sexy in all things.
i sigh and turn to leave the store. i just need some air. i walk down the mall until i run into a pandora. i'll get her a ring to.
i let my eyes wander through the rings and i find a gorgeous one. it is sliver and has a huge diamond shaped heart. this is perfect.
i talk to the worker and get the ring in her size. i pay for it and head back to the store i left emory and nick in. once i head in emory was just now checking out. she bought five bags of clothes from here.
they all probably make her look like a goddess.
god can't my mind ever shut up about her? emory, emory, emory. i stand by nick and peel my eyes off her. i have to learn.
"okay now let's get some food. i'm starving." she says turning around.
i look down at my feet. "yeah i could use some food." i say walking out the store. we take the elevator down to the food court. after a few minutes of arguing we decide on panda express.
nick tells emory to go find a seat and he'll get her food for her. me and nick stand in line and order our food. nick and emory get the exact same thing. once we head back to the table a guy is talking to emory.
he has glasses and kinda looks like us. nick sits the food in front of emory and we take our seats. "can i get your number?" the guys ask her.
she nods her head and smiles handing him her phone. he quickly types his number in and hands her the phone back. "it was nice to meet you." he say getting up and leaving.
emory turns back to her food and starts to eat like nothing happened.
"what was that about?" i ask.
"he just asked for my number. nothing big." she says stuffing food in her mouth.
"nothing big?" i repeat.
"yup..." she rolls her eyes.
"you know i don't really see the problem here. he asked for my number. what are you my dad because you definitely aren't my boyfriend." she says. her face is red. she's hot when she's mad.
i turn away from her and stuff my face.
"that's what i thought." she mumbles.
once we pull up to the house i head inside and put leah's stuff up. i kick my shoes off and give it a few minutes until i head up to emory's room.
i knock on the door and she says come in. i open the door and close it behind me. "can we talk?" i ask leaning against the wall.
"of course." she says smiling as she hangs some clothes up on a rack. she has crazy ass mood swings.
"it's just about what happened." i say.
she drops her hands to her side and turns to me, her face is red and you can clearly tell she's flustered. she presses her hands to her pants and nods signaling for me to go on.
"i just think we shouldn't do anything further. and maybe we should take some space. i think it would be easier if we weren't friends for right now." i say.
i look away from her when i say it. it just seems to hard to stay to her face. she doesn't speak up or move a muscle. i look up at her and she's just staring at me.
"just for now though. we just need time to move past what happened. i need to focus more on leah and our relationship. she deserve love from her boyfriend."
"we?" her voice cracks and i cringe.
"we need time? no chris you need time. you did this to. not just me. we made the decision together, you're making this decision. not we! you chris, you!" she walks towards me and pokes me in the chest.
"this isn't fair and i don't deserve this. if you walk out this door keeping the arrangement as us not being friends for now, we won't ever be friends again christopher. so think long and hard about this."
i close my eyes. i've been with leah to long to give it up over emory. but emory makes me feel alive and all i can think about is her.
but leah deserve me and all of me. at this point emory has tears streaming down her face. i go to wipe them off her face but she smacks my hand away. her eyes are a bright red and her face is turning red.
she's so pretty. even when she's crying. "what will it be chris. either come lay down with me or leave and don't come back."
i sigh, "i don't want to do this."
"please chris." she looks down. it's easier to have her not looking at me when i leave. i turn back to the door and open it.
"i never meant to hurt you emory." it's to late though, her sobs already filled the room before the words left my mouth. i close the door.
i close the door on one of my best friends. one of the closest people to me. i just need time. she doesn't really mean it. she'll let me back in. she'll realize i'm doing this for her to.
i really hope she does.