Sealed With A Kiss

Emily's POV:

We decided to visit Edward's home. I rang the bell and Mr Jones opened the door, a warm smile on his face.

"Hello, Mr Jones!"

"Oh, my cute girl, it's been a long time since we hung out, " he said patting my head.

I smiled widely at him.

"I graduated and I also got a job offer from the National Tropics hospital. I will join after a month." I said, earning praise from him.

"Oh, my two children have already grown up. I can't want anything else than seeing you succeed as much as this world can offer!"

Mr Jones always thought of me as the second child of his, a daughter which he never had. He took care of me, even going as far as scolding his own son. I was blessed in some aspect.

When my father died, he actually financially supported our family for some time until my mom found a suitable job, thanks to his help. Willows and Jones were always there for each other I guess.

Mr Jones invited me inside and offered a drink.

"How come our sweet neighbour is here to meet us?! See Elena, how these two have grown up. It wasn't long ago when society committee actually complained about them breaking people's window glasses, taking stray dogs, singing loudly in public or taking late night swims in water, " he smiled mildly.

We both grinned widely and a wave of nostalgia hit us.

"Yes. But I thought I should meet you today. I guess I don't want to lose you now, do I?"

Was it too dramatic?

Edward shook his head, an attempt to say, "You're hopeless"

Now I'm going to destroy my own happiness by myself. Here I go.

"Isn't it too silent in the house? How much better it would be to have a daughter-in-law and very cheerful one at that! Not to mention, having charisma like Barbie, when she walks on the floor, it burns like hell and you couldn't get any better after seeing her smile... Oh her lips, When they open, they talk like a waterfall of Nigeria and when her hands touch something, it's done as real, oh her legs are the masterpiece of Indian redwood tree, and her eyes remind you of those extinct dodos around the world...Oh how much you want someone like that in this house, " I said huffing heavily.

One-minute silence.

All three just gaped at me.

And then they burst into a fit of laughter.

"Honey if you wanted forest and nature so badly, why didn't you just tell us.? We could have gone to some trip!" Mrs Jones said, wiping tears off her eyes.

"If it wasn't for your medical job, I would have thought you were practising some comedy, " said Mr Jones.

Oh. Just. Kill. Me. Now.

Edward pulled me by my arm to the next room, his grip on my arm slightly more rougher and urgent than usual.

"What are you doing?!" he whisper-yelled.

"Helping you?" I reminded him, in case his human brain hasn't evolved yet but it came out like a question.

"But you called Lara dodo and her legs tree and rabbit and her lips waterfall. How is that helping?"

"I didn't call her rabbit though! How am I supposed to describe her? I don't know her. You know her. You do it." I whispered back.

"They listen only to you."

"But-"

you would help me."

"Why-"

know I won all those

eyes at

night skipping my

biology is weak. You of all people should know that"

I will do it again."

Emily, " he said, winking at me. So much

me to do my task more precisely. I looked behind, his eyes filled with hope and wrists balled in fists wishing me "fighting".

I mouthed 'I

Thud!

at that. Since I wasn't looking forward, I crashed into something. I fell on the carpet, a vase on my head and water seeping

Oh hell to this fucking plan now!

in front of my best friend who I had a crush on for like, forever and his parents too!

"Honey, sweety, are you okay?" his mother came forward in a hurry.

just am....kinda felt like exercising, " I said moving my

Lara as your daughter-in-law? She is an excellent girl, she knows everything, and she loves Edward. They have

dear, we don't like her. Something is just… off about her, " Mr Jones said,

you will never get bored with her. She is a good company. A perfect one to complete your rich

He wants that. Just because I couldn't get his love

deserves everything.

sure he gets that.

cook?" Mrs Jones asked.

me and then shook his head.

to someone who doesn't even know how to cook when you know very clearly that he doesn't eat anything except for homemade ones. Weren't you the one who cooked for him when we were outside for business?" Mrs Jones said, clearly agitated.

I gulped.

"Then I can cook for him

him since you two were kids, " Mr

not going to have that conversation again. It always breaks my heart when Edward ends up rejecting

do that. Just let me marry the girl I like okay?" he pleaded.

"Don't you like Emily?" Mr Jones asked.

paused.

do! But

talking to your parents? All she

Topic's over. Let's go, Eddie. We have to play rock paper scissors, right?"

him with me hurriedly to the next room.

scissors, Lily!?" Edward half-joked.

tell them that I was going to break their son's neck off and sew it back over his leg? " I said, narrowing my eyebrows.

He just glared.

we supposed to do

was a 'we'? I never wanted him

I said, waving at him only to be pulled by him,

Five minutes later:

kiss him or strangle him,

horrible liar, a horrible planner

clotted blood in my mouth. I guess I hurt my jaw badly. It ached now that

Three cups of coffee in a row. This much of diuretics is gonna burst my bladder soon.

Any plan B?" He asked.

would have done better

much I love Lara. You said you would

Don't say the L-word in front of

my lips twitching upward,

at me intently, as I continued to fidget nervously under his penetrating gaze and in my discomfort, I started to

"Then marry

my drink, coughing violently as I stared at him in blunt