Emma's pov "wow em, you look incredible!" the one thing I love about Savannah is her honesty and right now I need it more than anything."Are you sure I look ok Sav, I've never been on a first date before, I want to look the best I can!" "and you do, Alex is going to pass out when he sees you!" I know she means every word she says and I'm grateful for the small bound of confidence it is giving me but I don't think anything will help ease the nerves that are tearing through my body.I'm ready for my date with Alex and in all honestly, I am shitting myself, I've never been out on a first date before and I'm just praying I don't make a fool of myself. I've been with savannah and Emily all afternoon we went to get our nails done and some new clothes but mainly Sav has to spend the afternoon teaching me everything she can think of about first dates which was a great help but it seems the closer I get to the date the more I forget everything she has

Emma's pov  Tonight has been incredible, we have laughed and flirted all through food, we ordered way too much and there was a lot of leftovers but Alex asked for a doggy bag and ended up with a whole bag full. He's been a true gentleman to me all evening and I don't ever remember a time where I've been treated this way even down to the small things like opening the car door for me and restaurant door, no one has ever done that for me before and it honestly felt incredible. "do you mind a little detour?" we are walking along the sidewalk when Alex suddenly stops and I almost topple over him. "sure, I don't mind!" he graces me with his beautiful smile before slipping his hand into mine and interlocking our fingers and pulling me down a narrow road and towards an ally way.  "a lot of homeless people sleep down here, I come here once or twice a week and drop of some food to them, it seemed wrong to leave this food go to waste, if we had left th

Emma's pov Alex and I arrived back at the packhouse a little after 10 and even though it was late I still didn't want the night to end. Tonight has been incredible, the best night of my life. Alex has been a gentleman and made me feel like a queen the entire time and best of all we finally kissed, it was sweet and passionate and honestly the best kiss of my life, there were no tounges involved just our lips and yet I wouldn't change a thing. I don't know if he took it slow because of me or if he wanted to himself but either way, I don't care, I loved every second of it and I wouldn't complain if it happened again nor would I complain if it went further. After Jay I didn't think I would want close contact like this with another man so soon but when it comes to Alex I just can't help myself I want it all, I want him. Jeez, when it comes to this guy I just can't help myself, I just hope he feels the same after our date, that he wants more, that he wants me becau

Emma's pov The moment I realise Jay has gone and Alex is on his knees in front of me I throw myself at him wrapping my arms around his body and almost pushing him over but right now I don't care because the moment I'm in his arms I feel safe and protected.  "Alex, is that really you? please tell me your real?" please don't let this be in my head. "it's me, sweetheart, I'm real, I'm here and your ok!" oh thank moon goddess. I hear my dads voice but I can't make sense of what he's saying, I'm only focused on Alex and his arms that are wrapped around me. Too soon he tries to peel my arms away from him but I'm not ready to let him go yet so instead I tighten my hold on him "Please don't leave me!" Alex looks at me but doesn't say a word and I'm scared that he's going to pull away from me at any moment but he doesn't, instead he scoops me up in his arms and carries me to the lounge before setting me down in front of one of the love seats. 

Emma's pov We make it to Alex's room within a few minutes and the moment he shuts and locks his door I feel more relaxed. I already feel more relaxed by just being with Alex but being in his room with him makes me feel safe and protected, whenever I step foot in my room I feel anxious and scared, have done since the day that Jay attacked me. I'm mentally and physically exhausted so I go over to the couch and lay down hoping I can get a few hours of dreamless sleep, just one good night's sleep is all I want. "what are you doing sweetheart?" Alex looks genuinely confused as he talks to me. "going to sleep, it's ok if I sleep on here isn't it?"  "no, no sweetheart you're not sleeping on there, you're taking the bed and I'm sleeping on there and don't bother arguing with me because it won't work!" His tone and the look on his face is more than enough to convince me that I'm not going to win this and honestly I don't have the energy to argue so instea