“I’m not going to talk to you,” said Emily crossing her arms over her chest again.
Natalie saw her lower lips quiver. Was she going to cry? She so wanted to comfort her, but it wasn’t her business. She was a bystander not a parent. She had to keep remembering that.
“Then I guess it will be just me and Natalie going to Missoula tomorrow to buy knitting supplies.”
“I’m coming too,” said Emily.
“Not if you don’t stop pouting and eat your dinner, you’re not.”
“Wow, you’re going to be missing out on things big time,” said Rory.
Natalie had to bite her lip to prevent herself from laughing when Emily quickly picked up her fork and began eating the burger Rory had placed on her plate.
“You want more good news?” Flynn asked her.
“What?” asked Emily.
“Natalie’s going to teach you how to knit.”
Emily looked at her. She was sure she saw Jon’s eyes looking back at her and she had to swallow the lump that had formed in her throat. What would he think of Emily? He’d love her too, she knew he would.
“I’m going to make baby stuff,” she said.
“Did Flynn tell you that our youngest brother and his wife are having a baby?” asked Rory.
“Yes, I did hear that,” said Natalie.
“He’s going to be my cousin,” said Emily pointing to herself.
“What if it’s a she?” asked Rory.
Emily shook her head. “It’s a boy.”
Flynn winked at Natalie.
“So Emily, apart from spilled paint what did you do at school today?” asked Rory, taking more salad.
“We did some singing, and then we played basketball.”
“Wow, I wish I was at school again,” said Rory. “All I did was work, work, work.”
“You like school?” Natalie asked her.
She shrugged. “It’s okay. I get to be with my friends.”
“You must have done lots of studying to be a lawyer,” said Flynn.
“Oh yeah, more than I ever really wanted to do.”
“So why did you choose law?” asked Rory.
“My father’s an attorney, and both my grandfathers were too so I suppose as they didn’t have a grandson, it was up to me to continue the tradition.”
Natalie watched Emily listening to her, twisting a lock of her hair as she did so. I’m talking about your family, your grandparents, great grandparents, but you don’t know it.
“I’m full,” said Emily. “Can I go and see the calf and take Natalie with me?”
“Honey, it’s dark out there and the calf needs to sleep and so do you if we’re going to Missoula tomorrow.”
“Pleeeeease.”
Flynn shook his head.
Rory put the napkin down on his plate. “How about I take her out to see it. I have to get home anyway.”
Emily jumped up and threw her arms around Rory’s neck, and planted a kiss on his cheek.
“And Natalie can see it some other time because it’s messy out there,” said Flynn. He mouthed the word, poop which made Natalie smile.
“Ten minutes tops and then back to the house you come,” said Flynn.
“You hear that, the clock’s ticking, so get your coat missy,” said Rory.
Emily ran into the hallway as Rory stood.
“It was nice meeting you, Natalie and I hope to see you again.”
“I hope so too.”
Emily tugged on her uncle’s hand. “Hurry. I got ten minutes.”
Rory raised both his eyebrows at them as he was almost dragged out of the room.
Flynn stood and started to clear away the plates.
“Here let me help you,” said Natalie.
They carried the dishes over to the sink and Flynn opened the dishwasher and began to rinse the plates under the running water. Natalie passed him one to wash and their fingertips brushed. They stopped what they were doing and simply stood looking into one another’s eyes. They were so beautiful. They held her spellbound. She was so mesmerized by it that she didn’t see him leaning toward her until his lips were on hers. She closed her eyes. It had been a long time since she’d been kissed. He pulled her in close, crushing his body into hers. She put her arms around his shoulders and relaxed into his body.
His erection stabbed her belly as the room whirled around her. She felt like her feet had lifted off the ground. She hadn’t felt like this since…
Since the first time she’d kissed Jon all those years ago. And now even her pussy responded by feeling heavy and achy with a need to be filled.
A slopping sound, and then water splashing on their feet, made them pull away. The sink was overflowing.
“Here let me get that,” said Natalie.