Chapter 6. Sass and Scandal

Marissa was jolted out of her thoughts as Emma kicked her feet excitedly.

"Oh shoot, baby, mummy will be late for work!" she exclaimed as she glanced at the clock on her bed stand and realized that it was already 7:30 a.m.

"Let's just hope that we get a cab on time today; if not, the power that be will not be happy at all!" She said this to him as she zipped up her dress and scooped up his blanket with the other hand.

Emma just gurgled and looked up at her with a "What are you talking about, mummy?" expression.

She smiled. It seemed she was getting more and more fanciful these days. She just couldn't stop the joy that bloomed in her heart whenever she looked at him and held him, and whenever she had anything she normally shared with Evelyn, instead of getting sad at the fact that her friend was no more, she simply shared it with Emma, and he always had this intelligent, intent look in his eyes that always made her believe that he understood her even when he