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img img Loving Eric img Chapter 2 HER FEARS STARED HER RIGHT IN THE FACE
2 Chapters
Chapter 6 THE PARTY img
Chapter 7 HOT LIES img
Chapter 8 HANGOVER img
Chapter 9 MR. MYSTERIOUS img
Chapter 10 FALSE EXCITEMENT img
Chapter 11 MAGICAL EFFECT img
Chapter 12 A TOUGH WOMAN img
Chapter 13 HER CHILDHOOD img
Chapter 14 GIVE YOUR HEART A CHANCE TO LOVE AGAIN img
Chapter 15 EMMA GETS FLOWERS img
Chapter 16 I LOVE YOU TOO img
Chapter 17 THE LOVE NOTE img
Chapter 18 OH MY GOD! HE'S HERE img
Chapter 19 TWO LOVE BIRDS img
Chapter 20 THE STRIP DANCER img
Chapter 21 A NIGHT ON THE COUCH img
Chapter 22 WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT img
Chapter 23 SHE LEFT HER SHACKLES img
Chapter 24 CAMPING IN THE WILDERNESS img
Chapter 25 I'M HERE FOR YOU BABY img
Chapter 26 A SURGE OF CONFIDENCE img
Chapter 27 AVOIDING HIM img
Chapter 28 LOST IN THE ROMANTIC MOMENT img
Chapter 29 HE GRABBED HER CLOTHES img
Chapter 30 IT WAS MAGICAL img
Chapter 31 IMMERESED IN HER REVERIE img
Chapter 32 ERIC'S RAGE img
Chapter 33 12 NOON img
Chapter 34 GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME img
Chapter 35 THE PONDER img
Chapter 36 I DON'T OWE YOU ANY EXPLANATION img
Chapter 37 HEARTBREAK img
Chapter 38 FLOWERS ON THE FLOOR img
Chapter 39 ARE YOU BODY-SHAMING ME img
Chapter 40 A GLIMMER OF HOPE img
Chapter 41 TWO DAYS WITHOUT FOOD img
Chapter 42 A FRIEND INDEED img
Chapter 43 RESPECTING BOUNDARIES img
Chapter 44 HEALING img
Chapter 45 FORGIVENESS img
Chapter 46 SACRIFICING HER HAPPINESS img
Chapter 47 FOLLOW YOUR HEART img
Chapter 48 EMMA'S FATE img
Chapter 49 A SECOND CHANCE img
Chapter 50 UNTOLD STORY img
Chapter 51 ADRESSING HIS CONTROLLING TENDENCIES img
Chapter 52 THE BEACH EXPERIENCE img
Chapter 53 WISE COUNSEL img
Chapter 54 THE TRUE LANGUAGE OF LOVE img
Chapter 55 PLEASE DON'T LEAVE HER img
Chapter 56 HIS BODY LANGUAGE img
Chapter 57 TEARS RAN FREELY FROM HIS EYES img
Chapter 58 SURPRISE BREAKFAST img
Chapter 59 IS THIS WHERE YOU WORK img
Chapter 60 A NEW HOPE img
Chapter 61 BURNING PASSION img
Chapter 62 GOODBYES img
Chapter 63 A TOAST TO LOVE img
Chapter 64 BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS img
Chapter 65 THE DEADLINE img
Chapter 66 THE CAMPAIGN img
Chapter 67 Shimmering Midnight img
Chapter 68 Uninvited Drama img
Chapter 69 Unwelcome Encounter img
Chapter 70 Laura's Place img
Chapter 71 Morning Symphony img
Chapter 72 The Confrontation img
Chapter 73 Shattered illusions img
Chapter 74 Sanctuary In Solitude img
Chapter 75 The Ultimatum img
Chapter 76 Seeking Refuge img
Chapter 77 Weight Of Choices img
Chapter 78 Unravelling Desires img
Chapter 79 His Decision img
Chapter 80 Old Friends meet img
Chapter 81 Emma's cooking. img
Chapter 82 Sad moments img
Chapter 83 Shocking discovery. img
Chapter 84 Her Flight img
Chapter 85 Crowdfunding img
Chapter 86 Apology to Scarlett img
Chapter 87 A promise img
Chapter 88 The Exquisite dress img
Chapter 89 89 Date Night A img
Chapter 90 Date Night B img
Chapter 91 At Eric's Office img
Chapter 92 Making plans img
Chapter 93 Indoor date img
Chapter 94 The wedding img
Chapter 95 Proving Love. img
Chapter 96 Getting Along img
Chapter 97 Feelings and Love img
Chapter 98 Surprise img
Chapter 99 The Accident img
Chapter 100 The Emergency Room img
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Chapter 2 HER FEARS STARED HER RIGHT IN THE FACE

Emma dragged her feet into the bathroom and spent so much time in the bathtub, long enough to make sure Scarlett had left for work by the time she was out. She planned on sitting in with the excuse that she didn't have a dress to wear.

"Check this out. I think it's perfect," Scarlett announced once Emma got out of the bathroom.

"You're still here? Won't you be late for work?" Emma jumped with a start.

"Oh no way you'd expect me to leave you here without first kicking your ass into a cab headed to the bubu place," Scarlett slapped the air.

"It's.., never mind," Emma rolled her eyes and chuckled.

She picked up the red velvet dress lying on the bed. It looked so beautiful on the bed she wondered if putting it on would disturb its perfect beauty. Emma knew she wasn't among the generous number of girls who were applauded mostly for their internal beauty for lack of the outward appearance to appeal to the judging eyes of people around them. She was constantly being told that she could easily turn heads if she stepped into a room, but her confidence had dropped over the years and since the compliments came in mostly from friends and family, she concluded they were only being nice. Besides, her dad's notorious British nose did nothing to allay her insecurities as it sat proudly on her face, as a proud reminder that she just couldn't be perfect. She had him to thank for her pretty green eyes though.

"Come on, get dressed already," Scarlett beckoned with a wave of her hand, as she rolled her eyes dramatically.

"Alright alright."

Emma stepped into the sleeveless dress. It hung low from her neck, dipping down to show some of her ample cleavage. The short dress flared out from her waist down, just a few inches above her knees. She picked up the pearl earrings and necklace lined up on the dresser before her and put them on, brushing her hair out so it cascaded down in waves to her lower back.

"You're fucking gorgeous!" Scarlett cried out in delight, winking at her reflection in the mirror.

"Thank you," Emma blushed and looked away.

She turned around to step into her three-inch high cream wedges, which had a crisscross strap traveling up her legs, gladiator style. She wasn't a fan of high heels as she was already tall. Standing at 5'9", she could easily look an average guy straight in the eye. But she was wearing them because Scarlett thought they made her look sexy.

"Do I even need these?" she protested looking down at her feet.

"Don't be dramatic, you look hot in those," Scarlett complimented the shoes. "Just one more thing," she squinted her eyes at Emma in thought and snapped her fingers as if she'd just discovered the cure for cancer.

"Smack your lips," she instructed Emma after applying a generous dose of pink lip gloss to her lips. Emma did as she was told and looked at her reflection in the dressing mirror.

"Do you think it's necessary?" she protested lightly.

"You're gonna kill 'em, baby!" Scarlett punched the air and blew Emma a kiss.

Emma dribbled some milk into a saucer for Snowball and rubbed her fur before heading out into the night with Scarlett. They got into two different cabs after a goodbye kiss and as she watched the streetlights shining above roll past the moving vehicle, Emma took in deep breaths to untie the growing knots in her stomach.

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As she walked through the fancy glass doors held open by a smiling security guard, Emma's initial hesitation started creeping back into her mind. She could just easily turn around and go back home, then probably text her date saying she came down with the bug and couldn't make it. Scarlett wasn't here to prod her forward as usual. Emma could easily imagine her saying something as funny as "Put on your big girl panties girl!". But Emma was tired of being strong, she was tired of being fierce and independent. She'd been those all through her childhood, and all she wanted was a man who would be strong for her instead. So far, she'd not been lucky in her search for one.

Tonight, her fears stared her right in the face, the looming possibility of disappointment bearing down on her shoulders. No one put a gun to her head to be here anyway, she thought to herself as she contemplated turning around. Her phone buzzed in her purse and she took it out, her eyes looking this way and that expecting to be disappointed. What could go wrong? she admonished herself as she took the call.

Hello?

Hi beautiful. Over here.

She almost dropped her phone from the sheer shock that hit her as she looked at her date sitting in the far corner of the large restaurant. Her intuition wasn't wrong. He didn't look half as terrible as her previous dates, but he was a far cry from his pictures.

For starters, he looked shorter and fatter than the pictures said. His beard looked untrimmed and rough, flying about the place like his sandy brown coloured hair. His eyes were shifty, darting back and forth across her body, as he licked his lips like a crazed dog. He didn't even bother to help her take out the chair. She smiled her gratitude to the kind waiter who took the initiative to do so for her.

"Tony?"

"In the flesh. You're as sexy as in the pictures," he licked his fat lips lewdly as he eyed her cleavage.

Emma wished she could pull out his eyes and serve it to him on a saucer. "Well at least some of us care to look like our pictures!" she screamed internally.

Emma looked around the restaurant, at the fine-looking couple enjoying each other's company on the other side of the room. Why couldn't she be that lucky?

After an eternity, Tony cleared his voice and signaled a waiter.

"We'll have a beer. Just one bottle please," he smiled craftily, revealing a set of crooked teeth.

Emma's jaw dropped to the table in shock, as she contemplated the possibility of the words she'd just heard. So not only was Tony a lying asshole, he was also a broke dumbass. She could imagine him still sleeping in a camping bag in his mother's basement. Emma mentally facepalmed herself, wondering why she still sat at the same table with this scam of a man.

The waiter returned with the drink and two glasses. Tony waved for him to leave, shared the drinks equally in the two glasses, and held them up to admire his work of art.

He didn't try to offer her the drink, but she took the cue when he lifted his glass to his lips and halved the beer in it.

"Do we get back to my place now? Can't wait to see you without that dress," Tony winked and placed the glass down on the table.

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