Status: Done
Love Bug
Forty One
Emma’s POV- May 2015
“What a beautiful necklace”
I looked at my mom and nodded.
“Filip gave it to me” I said.
My dad stopped looking at his phone and looked at me.
“When are you going to Sweden again?”
“Uh, I was thinking mid July” I said.
He nodded and glanced down at his phone.
“And you’d fly to Nashville from there for school?”
I nodded and he hummed.
“Ok, you’re flying home for Thanksgiving right?”
I nodded and my mom frowned at him.
“We don’t even know Filip’s schedule yet”
My dad looked at her.
“I like seeing him around, but I would like to see my daughter when I can”
He looked at me.
“Have you started looking at schools?”
I nodded.
“Not only in Nashville?”
“What is that supposed to mean?” I asked him.
He sat up a bit and put his phone down.
“Emma, I want you to finish school”
“I am going to finish school” I said.
He nodded.
“A boy isnt going to stop that. I raised you better”
“Dad, Filip hasn’t done anything” I said.
“I don’t want his opinions influencing where you’re going to apply for gradschool”
“He’s not, if anything I haven’t spoken to him about grad school” I said.
“You’re going to finish school”
“I know I am” I said.
“Isaac!”
My dad looked at my mom.
“What?”
My mom began shaking her head.
“She’s going to finish school, if anything Filip is really supportive when it comes to school”
“You don’t think he’s going to want her near him?”
“Dad” I said.
He looked at me.
“Olivia and Amelia did not let boys interfere with school”
I looked at him.
“I haven’t, my grades are as they were before I even started dating Filip. If I want to apply to gradschools near Filip then I will because it’s my choice. I still want to get my doctorate, and I know he will support me” I said.
“Athletes look for housewives”
He looked at me.
“I’m not paying for school so you could become a housewife Emma!”
“I’m not going to be one” I argued.
“Don’t speak to me like that”
I frowned and the front door opened. I took the time to stand up.
“Where are you going?”
“Out” I told my parents as I grabbed my bag.
I called out for Winnie and he ran over.
“Come on, lets go” I said grabbing his leash.
Amelia looked at me and frowned.
“Are you serious”
She looked at me and I wiped my face as I walked out with Winnie. I got into my car and drove away before my mom could come out to get me to come back inside. I drove to a nearby park, and I put the leash on Winnie. He hopped off the car and I made my way over to a little hill. I sat down and let out a deep breath. My phone began ringing and I looked at the screen.
“Hello” I said wiping my face.
I sniffled a bit as I put my head against my knees.
“Emma, are you ok?”
“Yea, I’m fine. My allergies are acting up” I said hoping he’d buy it.
“What’s wrong?”
I sniffled and began telling Filip what had just gone on.
“Well I admit I do want you near me all the time, but if you do end up chosing a school away from Nashville we can work it out someway”
“My dad thinks you want a housewife” I told him.
“Well that’s the typical stereotype that comes with an athlete. I like that you have your mind set on your career though”
I sniffled and wiped my face.
“It would be kind of like this, we’d cherrish the time we saw each other”
“I don’t like this though, I miss you” I said.
He let out a small chuckle.
“I miss you too, a lot”
I smiled.
“Don’t cry over this”
I sniffled.
“He also wants me home for Thanksgiving” I said.
“He’s your dad Emma, just wants the best for you”
I nodded.
“If marrying you stopped your dad from thinking that way I would propose to you this instant”
“You want to marry me?” I asked.
He paused and moved around a bit.
“Of course I do, but right now we’re still young”
I nodded slowly understanding what he was saying.
“I want to spend the rest of my life with you Emma, but I do want you to be successful. We’ll take it through babysteps”
“Ok” I said.
“Just wondering though, if I ask you to marry me what would you say?”
“I’d say yes” I said.
He let out a nervous laugh.
“Ok, good”
I smiled and gave Winnie a rub on his head.
“Go talk with your dad”
I sighed and nodded.
“Ok, I love you” I said.
“Love you too, bye”
“Bye” I said as I hung up.
I stood up and made my way to my car. Winnie got into the car and I followed. I turned on the car and pushed my hair back. The only think on my mind was that Filip saw a future with me.
“What a beautiful necklace”
I looked at my mom and nodded.
“Filip gave it to me” I said.
My dad stopped looking at his phone and looked at me.
“When are you going to Sweden again?”
“Uh, I was thinking mid July” I said.
He nodded and glanced down at his phone.
“And you’d fly to Nashville from there for school?”
I nodded and he hummed.
“Ok, you’re flying home for Thanksgiving right?”
I nodded and my mom frowned at him.
“We don’t even know Filip’s schedule yet”
My dad looked at her.
“I like seeing him around, but I would like to see my daughter when I can”
He looked at me.
“Have you started looking at schools?”
I nodded.
“Not only in Nashville?”
“What is that supposed to mean?” I asked him.
He sat up a bit and put his phone down.
“Emma, I want you to finish school”
“I am going to finish school” I said.
He nodded.
“A boy isnt going to stop that. I raised you better”
“Dad, Filip hasn’t done anything” I said.
“I don’t want his opinions influencing where you’re going to apply for gradschool”
“He’s not, if anything I haven’t spoken to him about grad school” I said.
“You’re going to finish school”
“I know I am” I said.
“Isaac!”
My dad looked at my mom.
“What?”
My mom began shaking her head.
“She’s going to finish school, if anything Filip is really supportive when it comes to school”
“You don’t think he’s going to want her near him?”
“Dad” I said.
He looked at me.
“Olivia and Amelia did not let boys interfere with school”
I looked at him.
“I haven’t, my grades are as they were before I even started dating Filip. If I want to apply to gradschools near Filip then I will because it’s my choice. I still want to get my doctorate, and I know he will support me” I said.
“Athletes look for housewives”
He looked at me.
“I’m not paying for school so you could become a housewife Emma!”
“I’m not going to be one” I argued.
“Don’t speak to me like that”
I frowned and the front door opened. I took the time to stand up.
“Where are you going?”
“Out” I told my parents as I grabbed my bag.
I called out for Winnie and he ran over.
“Come on, lets go” I said grabbing his leash.
Amelia looked at me and frowned.
“Are you serious”
She looked at me and I wiped my face as I walked out with Winnie. I got into my car and drove away before my mom could come out to get me to come back inside. I drove to a nearby park, and I put the leash on Winnie. He hopped off the car and I made my way over to a little hill. I sat down and let out a deep breath. My phone began ringing and I looked at the screen.
“Hello” I said wiping my face.
I sniffled a bit as I put my head against my knees.
“Emma, are you ok?”
“Yea, I’m fine. My allergies are acting up” I said hoping he’d buy it.
“What’s wrong?”
I sniffled and began telling Filip what had just gone on.
“Well I admit I do want you near me all the time, but if you do end up chosing a school away from Nashville we can work it out someway”
“My dad thinks you want a housewife” I told him.
“Well that’s the typical stereotype that comes with an athlete. I like that you have your mind set on your career though”
I sniffled and wiped my face.
“It would be kind of like this, we’d cherrish the time we saw each other”
“I don’t like this though, I miss you” I said.
He let out a small chuckle.
“I miss you too, a lot”
I smiled.
“Don’t cry over this”
I sniffled.
“He also wants me home for Thanksgiving” I said.
“He’s your dad Emma, just wants the best for you”
I nodded.
“If marrying you stopped your dad from thinking that way I would propose to you this instant”
“You want to marry me?” I asked.
He paused and moved around a bit.
“Of course I do, but right now we’re still young”
I nodded slowly understanding what he was saying.
“I want to spend the rest of my life with you Emma, but I do want you to be successful. We’ll take it through babysteps”
“Ok” I said.
“Just wondering though, if I ask you to marry me what would you say?”
“I’d say yes” I said.
He let out a nervous laugh.
“Ok, good”
I smiled and gave Winnie a rub on his head.
“Go talk with your dad”
I sighed and nodded.
“Ok, I love you” I said.
“Love you too, bye”
“Bye” I said as I hung up.
I stood up and made my way to my car. Winnie got into the car and I followed. I turned on the car and pushed my hair back. The only think on my mind was that Filip saw a future with me.