My Arranged Marriage to John O'Callaghan

Meet the O’Callaghan’s!

Emily and John avoided each other for the next few days, Emily was mad because she felt that John was blaming her of what happened as if it was her fault that 4 men chased her! And John was mad because…Well he wasn’t too sure why he in a way didn’t know how to deal with his feelings for her, all he knew is that they didn’t talk at all which made the both of them particularly moody. Emily began to feel sick again which she dreaded she didn’t want to be sick again but well she couldn’t control it, to make matters worse she ran out of medication. Emily shrugged, she was lying on the bed in her room and could help but look at the other side of the bed where usually John would be, but he had been waking up particularly early lately. Emily crumbled looking at the ceiling of her bedroom, John had been avoiding her like the plague and she hated it so much, why he was mad eluded her completely. She glanced at the clock on her bedside table and sighed dejectedly it was midday and she was still in bed…was this depression? She didn’t think so but all she wanted to do was sleep, maybe it’s her anaemia again. Austin and Talia had been trying to contact her but she hasn’t picked up the phone since Talia left to go back to her real home, but Austin had tried talking and asking her what was wrong and all she would say was ‘I am tired’. Right…What a lie well not really she was tired of everything, she was tired of loving John as much as she did without him returning it at all, she was tired of being stuck in this room, she was tired of feeling inadequate to ever having John love her like he love Carrie, she was tired of Octavian trying to contact her professing his love, she was tired of being sick and most of all she was impossibly tired of the threats she was getting… yup she kept getting scary text messages from an unknown number who would threaten her to say things like ‘Leave John or else’ or ‘Hope you’re not alone anytime soon else who knows what will happen to you’ things as such and much worst have been texted to her almost every day from that same unknown number. Emily of course never told anyone even if her conscience begged her to, but who would she tell…John? He has been avoiding her hell she was ready to believe he hated her for something she had no control over! Emily rerolled herself in her blankets and put the covers over her head, her ears perked up and she stayed still…was that a baby crying? She shook her head thinking she was mad. Grabbing her laptop she went on the internet, grabbing a glass of water near on her bedside table she glanced back at the computer and choked as she swallowed, all over the internet was news of John O’Callaghan’s engagement. She started coughing violently as the water went down the wrong pipe; she opened the page with read;

“Hello Arizona! The new gossip on our streets is that our sizzling home boy, the one the only John O’Callaghan singer of the Maine is ENGAGED! To a little Spanish rose named Emily Marie Lovisa! Where she comes from or how they met is completely unknown all that we know is that he is miserably and desperately in love with this Chiquita who is quite a beautiful one too. A secret source said that both would be married this year and are so desperately in love it’s adorable. Rumours have it that Emily and Austin Gibbs had a thing but people have been covering it with them only being best friends, well who knows… maybe John stole Emily from Austin? It’s a possibility. We caught John and Emily having a ‘AWW’ moment at the ice cream shack on Lovett street 2 weeks ago where Jemily
(Couple name) Had an ice cream fight that was described by witnesses as too picturesque to be true, this fight has been viewed on YouTube over a million times making all young girls wishing they could be so lucky, we caught John and Emily at a bond fire lake also being all cuddly and cute. All we can now say is WE WANT ANSWERS O’CALLAGHAN are you or are you not engaged to this Chiquita and what happened to your former flame Carrie Anne Lynn?”

Emily read this was sure her jaw must have dropped to the floor, THEY THOUGHT HER AND GIBBY WERE A THING!? Her mind yelled and how the hell did they found out about them being engaged?!
Emily closed down the page and another popped up this time with numerous pictures of John and Emily together, at the bond fire, ice cream shop, going to their friend’s house, holy molly even that disastrous party! But what shocked Emily more than that was the tender looks they gave each other in the photos…but it wasn’t like that, was it? Did John look at her like that? But why would he if he didn’t feel anything for her? She sighed and her breath caught when she saw photos of him and Carrie, Emily frowned as she saw how Carrie was all over him and apparently John loved it by the grin he had. Emily felt sick she saw other photos with him drunk and off his head; she was slightly repulsed as the image of her own drunken father popped in her head. Who was John O’Callaghan because she had been here for nearly 5 and a half months and never had she seen him act that way… She sighed and again heard a baby crying she frowned. Standing up she decided it would not be wise to go downstairs in her Jammies, she went to the bathroom and did her daily routine the pulled a pretty yellow dress on while some sandals, she combed her curly hair which made it all shiny and it cascaded down her shoulders and back, going through her cupboards she found a yellow lily hairclip that she bought ages ago. Emily shrugged, maybe she should get dressed up for no reason, she clipped the flower behind her ear and didn’t even bother to put make up on because seriously she didn’t need it and hated feeling it on her. Emily opened the bedroom door and now she knew for certain that there was a baby downstairs because of its pitiful cries which would have annoyed others blasted in the sitting room. Emily heard voices of numerous people and wondered if she should go in but before she even had the chance to turn around she heard her name being yelled out.
“There you are sweetheart!” Jenny said as she walked into the kitchen.
“Ugh yup…” Emily said confused,
“John’s aunts and aunties as well as cousins are all here, they heard about the engagement John is already in there, we were waiting for you honey.” Jenny said and Emily inwardly panicked meeting the family! Oh no! No no no no!
“Jenny I- I c-can’t I-” Emily stuttered and Jenny grabbed her arm and pushed her inside the sitting room, the grand piano came into view and 25 or so people stopped what they were doing once they saw her, Emily blushed her cheeks a deep scarlet she cleared her throat nervously.
“Hi I’m Emily…” She said forcing a smile to hide her nervousness, all of them broke into a smile and the older women came and hugged her, surprising Emily. John looked at her blankly almost and she looked down sadly, she looked to the corner and saw a distressed mother holding a baby who wouldn’t stop crying, Emily frowned.
“Is everything okay, why is he crying like that?” she said softly and a girl with blonde hair and green eyes (apparently the O’Callaghan’s trademark looked at her tearfully)
“I don’t know he just won’t stop…” she choked, Emily heart swelled.
“What’s your name?”
“Elisa and this is Jonathan” Elisa said and Emily smiled thinking of another Jon.
“May I?” Emily asked and Elisa bit her lip, everyone had their own conversation and no one paid attention to them, Elisa nodded and Emily cradled a tiny little Jonathan in her arms. Emily started looking at Jonathan’s little red face and chuckled, she removed the blue massive blanket around him and winked as Elisa was about to protest, Emily stood up and walked to a place where almost everyone’s back was facing her. Emily had Jonathan’s little head rest on her shoulder and one hand rubbed his little back, she started humming to him gently and rested her cheek gently on his little head, 2 minutes later little Jonathan melted against her and his crying stopped to silent breathing, she kept humming and rubbing Jonathan’s little back until she was completely sure that he was asleep, she kissed his little head and as she raised her head to look forward she noticed that everyone’s eyes were on her, Elisa’s mouth as well as numerous others were wide opened.
“Is something wrong?” Emily asked while blushing at the stares, even John looked at her with a bit more emotion than before.
“How did you do that?” Elisa asked and Emily stood up and walked up to her depositing a little adorable Jonathan in her arms.
“Skills” Emily joked and the all giggled.
“Well honey I’m John’s grandma and I’ll admit that we all tried to calm Jonathan down and we failed, so what I can say is that you will be a great mother one day and that John chose a magnificent girl” John’s grandma said making Emily blush.
“Come sit next to me” one of John’s cousin patted the seat was a in between the cousin and John, Emily walked there and sat in the middle, Joanna (John’s cousin) began a conversation but all Emily could think was the man sitting beside her.
“So Emily how did you learn raising children like that?” John’s grandma said and Emily snapped her attention to her.
“Ughh…Well” Emily stumbled and sighed, “My father left us when I was 11 years old and my brother was in the studying in college to go into the air force at the time my father didn’t care much for us girls but willingly paid my brothers college funds and well my mama had to work three jobs because of the extra-curricular activities she wanted me in and well with mama working so much and my dad not being there nor caring about what happened to us I had to raise my little 3 year old sister up then when I was old enough to work I worked 2 jobs in high school and competed in well everything so I didn’t have much of a childhood I guess that’s what makes me good with children.” Emily shrugged while looking down, Emily saw a large hand envelop hers in his and looked up to find that it was john; he then released her hand and put his arm around her resulting in him pulling her closer to him, Emily’s heart jumped does this mean he wasn’t mad anymore? As if to answer John kissed her temple and her awe’s around the room which made her smile.
“I’m so sorry dear, you’re a wonderful girl” John’s grandma smiled sympathetically.
“So what did you compete in?” Elisa said and Emily chuckled.
“I play five instruments so I competed in that and I am a professional dancer in ballroom and Latin and also I have a band so pretty much a lot.” Emily chuckled.
“What were you in your band and what’s it called?” One of John’s cousin asked she was about 15 years old her name was Kelly.
“Singer and it was called the dream team” Emily smiled and felt accepted in this family it made her heart melt. Emily was oblivious to how John looked at her how all his feelings pretty much poured out of his eyes after her story of her childhood, however even though Emily was oblivious and didn’t know about it, it didn’t go unnoticed by Jenny who mentally cheered that her son was finally in love with the perfect girl.