(Willa)
“Hello, my beautiful boy.” I squatted down and opened my arms as Emmett rushed me after work.
I hated that I felt like I had to mask my emotions around him or my parents. Today and yesterday shook me, and I knew why, but I didn’t want to admit it. I looked around, this place was starting to feel like a home, but I was worried that it wouldn’t feel like this when my parents left. I was terrified, honestly.
Even though I had found an amazing deal with Cali, and Emmett seemed to really like her daughter, I had never done it on my own. It was never just Emmett and I, and I was frightened that I wouldn’t be enough or I couldn’t do it all.
“Everything okay, baby?” my mom asked as I rounded the corner to our kitchen, my kitchen, I guess.
“Yeah.” I nodded, knowing she didn’t buy
