"I can explain.."

"There will be no need. I saw with my own two eyes what's going on. Now do you have any idea of what will happen to you and that same boy when your parents find out about this ?"

"But we didn't even do anything bad." I whine and she sushes me.

"Lower your voice, we don't want to get in trouble."

"Sorry." I whisper

"Look, I know you're trying to make friends and explore the world but you need to be careful. You don't even know who or where that boy comes from." She says calmly but with a serious tone.

"You're right, I've been careless with my actions and I'm sorry. It won't happen again."

"It better not , or else I'll tell your mother next time. Now clean up and get ready for supper ." She says before exiting the room.

I take a deep breath and flop on my bed. That didn't go too bad. So now , what do I do? Do I go to his room or should I ignore it.

After a warm bath, the maids bring me a dress from mom to wear. They even help me with my hair and makeup. Once they're done they leave my room and I stay alone just staring at myself in the mirror.

"You're beautiful." I remember his words. Am I really beautiful?

I walk to the window, hoping to see him outside but he's no where to be seen. I know Its probably late to find him working but I was just hoping that I could see his face one last time before the day ends.

"Emma." Penelope calls me from outside the door and I open it letting her in.

"Hey , is the food set yet?" I ask and she shakes her head no.

"Where were you this afternoon. I didn't see you." She asks curiously and something tells me Fiona asked her to seek information from me.

"I uh..went to see Chad again. We talked and had fun." I say cheerfully and she seems to buy it. I can't tell her about the kiss or else she'll tell Fiona and Fiona will tell mom and then I might never see Chad again.

"That's great to hear. I just hope Chad won't steal you away from me." She murmured with a hurt expression.

"What are you talking about? I'm your best friend and I would never bail on you." I hug her and a smile finally appears on her face.

"Thanks. Now tell me all about Chad before we go for dinner." We sit on the bed and I decide to come clean because she promised not to tell anyone, which is a relief. I can never hide things from my best friend.

"Dinner is ready!" Fiona calls us and we both head downstairs to eat. Surprisingly we have a guest .

"Ah there she is." Dad points to me as I approach them and I get even more confused. A young gentleman dressed in an expensive suit looks at me and smiles. He looks pleased with what he's seeing.

"Oh my word, she's so beautiful . Allow me to introduce myself miss Emma." He then took my hand and kissed it. " My name is Jeremy Kingston. I work at your father's company. It's really a pleasure to me you." He kisses my hand again and I pull it away as it was becoming uncomfortable.

"It's a pleasure to meet you too. " I bow and proceed to my seat. About to sit when he quickly moves to my side and pulls the chair for me.

"Thank you ." I say and he whispers a 'no problem' before taking his seat next to me.

During dinner I learn that Jeremy will be staying with us for two weeks because he's working on a project with my dad. And shockingly , they've allowed me to hang out with him in his free time so that I may get to know him better but something about this tells me otherwise.

They're not even working on a project, they have  just created an excuse for him to grow close to  me and soon you'll hear wedding bells ringing.