~A S H L E Y~
Finally it was Saturday!
I had been dying for the past three days to know what Emmy had to say to us! My thoughts had been spiraling again and again thinking about every surprising scenario. What if she was opening a new type of clothing wear? No she'd send me a million pictures before that. What if Noah and her are getting married? No. He'd ask me to plan stuff if he was proposing, we'd already made that pact. Maybe she's going to propose to him? Nah she'd probably have a panic attack over what ring to choose and end up getting admitted in the hospital.
Or what if she was pregnant? Oh. My. God.
That certainly couldn't be the case....right? I mean I know they are very active in the bedroom, as I always get a very detailed explanation by Emmy herself of how they do it. Yes, I know I'm traumatized sometimes. It's like hearing about your parents' sex life. I shuddered at that thought and started packing up my things, and placing them in my bag. Just as I was done my phone dinged showing a text sent from Emmy.
Emmy: Ash are you done with work already? Stop putting so much stress on yourself. We've already reached the restaurant! Where are you and Eli?
I sighed reading her text, letting out a small chuckle. I swear she makes up for the lack of a mother figure in my life. It's like she takes care of me without even knowing it. That's why I trust her more than myself, and why she's the only one who knows about what happened before I came to New York......
I quickly replied her snapping myself out of my awful thoughts. Because dwelling in the past isn't going to do shit for me.
Me: We're just leaving calm down mother dearest!
Just as I sent the text a knock echoed through my office. The door opened and Eli poked his head in before opening it wider and stepping inside fully. His ever present wide smile plastered on his face, even though his appearance seemed to show that he was tired.
"Are you ready to leave? Emmy has been spamming me for the last twenty minutes asking if we're there yet, and I've been telling her that we'll be reaching in 5 minutes for the whole of those twenty minutes!"
I raised my hands surrendering, "Yeah okay lets leave I'm sorry."
"Okay good. Come on we don't have enough time!"
"Oh I'm sorry I had company to run." I scoffed, narrowing my eyes at him.
"Yes boss we all know. You know you're kind of a workaholic?" he said as he crossed his arms across his chest.
"Damn right and I'm proud of it! Now let's leave we have to reach soon." I said exiting my office, but heard Eli muttering something like she needs a break, before following behind.
We walked to the basement of the building, and headed to our cars. I got in, put the location in the GPS and took off. The roads of New York were busy as always-innumerable cars honking and speeding away, herds of people walking on the sides, light from the streetlights and skyscrapers glowing brightly. The sky was a bit clearer tonight as well. You could even spot the stars despite the cover of light, if you squinted a bit. I sped through the roads, as the cold wind hit me from the rolled down window. It wasn't much long before we reached. We parked and got out, silently bearing ourselves for Emmy's wrath.
As we walked in I took a look around. It was big restaurant, shaped like a dome from the inside. It was fully packed with waiters and waitresses going around each table swiftly. It was a fancy restaurant, which meant Emmy had something really really important and special to tell us.
She is definitely pregnant! I thought to myself again.
We looked around over the tables before stopping at one which had a particular black haired woman shooting daggers at us. I heard Eli gulp. If looks could kill we both would be dead by now, and I'm so glad they didn't. We started making our way towards the table, and it was then I noticed another black haired head staring at us approaching, with a smirk on his stupidly handsome face. Fuck you stupidly handsome face of an asshole!
I looked at our table seeing Emmy sitting beside Noah holding his hand, with Charlie on her right. Now there were only two spaces remaining on the table. One besides Charlie, which obviously Eli occupied happily, scooting closer to Charlie to give him a kiss. Much to my dismay the last one was besides the devil's spawn himself.
I internally groaned while stomping towards it, and sat down folding my hands and leaning back like a little child who was just denied something they wanted. I could feel his stare on the side of my face but chose to ignore it, waiting for someone to start the conversation. But off course Eli and Charlie were busy asking each other how their day went, and Emmy and Noah were having a silent conversation between themselves.
I heard him exhale a loud sigh, "'Hey sweetheart!' 'Oh hi Aiden how are you?' 'Good! Was just waiting for your murderous glare.'"
I scoffed and looked at him, imagining every possible way of murdering him. None of them quick. Each slow and painful. It was then I wasn't glad that looks couldn't kill. Oh to be medusa!
"Why are you actually giving me a murderous glare?" he narrowed his eyes at me, pure confusion creeping onto his face.
"Well you were the one waiting for it." I shrugged nonchalantly and looked away.
He scoffed and muttered lowly, "Doesn't mean I asked for it."
I chose to ignore him again, being too tired to deal with his obnoxiousness. I came here because my best friend asked me to. That doesn't mean I was going to interact with him. I waited silently for Emmy to start explaining why we were here, while Mr. Asshat was still staring at me intently. I don't know what he was trying to figure out about me. Good luck at that I guess, cause sometimes even I can't figure myself out.
Emmy cleared her throat and sat up straight, "Okay I called you all here to tell you guys a very special announcement." She said before looking at Noah, who gave her an encouraging smile and squeezed her hand in assurance. Wait was my intuition actually right?
"Emmy are you pregnant?!" I exclaimed loudly.
"Wait wha-" Noah said confusedly.
"I'M PREGNANT?" Emmy asked.
"What the fuck?" Eli said in pure shock.
"Hey! congratulations on being pregnant!" Someone from the other table exclaimed.
"Oh my god I'm gonna be an uncle. Oh no children.." Aiden muttered, almost as if he were scared of children...honestly I'd be too. Well I am.
"Wait who's pregnant? Emmy or Ash?" Charlie asked from his seat.
"Why the hell would I be pregnant?" I asked, horrified of that scenario.
"Wait Garcia...you're pregnant too?" Aiden said clenching his jaw.
"What do you mean 'pregnant too'? Are you pregnant?"
"How in the fu-"
"EVERYONE SHUT UP!" Noah shouted at us, and we all sat quietly looking down as if we were obeying our father, "Emmy would you like to continue?"
Emmy, who was still stuck in a daze wondering if she was pregnant, snapped out of her thoughts, "Huh? Continue what?"
"The 'special announcement'?" Noah said giving her a pointed look.
"Oh! Oh yes! Uhm so first things first. You know my fashion line has gotten way more popular now and we're progressing immensely. So immensely I'm going to present it in this time in the Paris Fashion Week!" She said excitedly.
"Oh my god! Oh my fucking god! Emmy I'm so proud of you!" I got up and went towards her, pulling her into a big hug which Eli soon joined.
"This is so cool! My best friend's art is gonna be in the Paris Fashion week!" Eli was almost tearing up.
"Oh and that's not even the best news!" Emmy pulled away from our hug doing a little jump, "I'm gonna take you all with me and I'm not taking a no for an answer! I want all the people I love to be there cheering those models wearing my designs."
"We're going to Paris! Boss I'd like to apply for a leave of a few days right now and if you don't grant me it I'm not letting you go either."
"Eli permission granted." I patted his head as if I was giving him a blessing.
"Wait when do we leave?" Aiden, who was sitting real quite as of now, suddenly asked. Honestly I didn't think he would actually come because well he is quite attached to his work. Yeah I know I know I'm a hypocrite whatever.
"Uhm after two months." Noah answered.
"We're gonna need to do some serious shopping! Boss I'm canceling your all your meetings on next Saturday!" Eli clasped my arms looking at the ceiling dreamily.
"Eli no we're not doing that we have an important meeting that day and it took a lot of effort to set it up."
"Okay fine," he grumbled lowly, "but we're still taking time out for shopping I don't care!"
"Wait then you guys aren't pregnant?" Charlie asked looking at both Emmy and me.
"No. No one is pregnant at this table. Well obviously besides the older Callahan." I wiggled my eyebrows at Mr. Asshat.
"What the- I am not pregnant! How is that even possible?" His eyebrows creased. He tilted his head in confusion, and it looked so cut- WHAT THE FUCK ASHLEY NO!
"I don't know you tell me." I shrugged and everyone burst out laughing.
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Okay so Aiden's definitely pregnant!
Now I can't wait to actually write the Paris chapters cause....I have a LOT of things planned for it.
But you guys are gonna have to wait for those chapters cause gotta write the build up to that moment first yk?
Anyways hope you guys enjoyed this one, comment your feedbacks and vote mfs!
C A R E <3