William Jarvis - Sky Valley 04 - Murderous Coffee Crumble Read Free

with you but I tried because I’ve always loved you and still, things got out of hand. It’s just…it’s just not fair.”
    “Sssh,” Daniel said and held Emmy’s hand. “First of all,” he said, “I’d like to say sorry, too. Maybe, I just didn’t show and made you feel that I’m really here and that I do care. But I do, okay? I do. And I love you. And…we’re not in the past, Em. For me, we’ll always be in the present. I just want you to not keep denying that. Unless…” he paused and then, “unless, you really have fallen for Frank.”
    “No, no, it’s not like that.” She said. “I mean…I mean, I thought he was genuine but I should’ve listened to you right away. I should’ve known that he was bad news when you told me about those flowers but I wanted to prove that I was right. I didn’t even interpret my dreams right, for heaven’s sake! I was very stupid, Dan.”
    “We all have those moments.” He said. “And you know what?” He went on, “what matters is that you choose to stand up from those moments. I know it’s hard but I hope you know that I’m here.”
    She smiled despite of herself. “I love you.” She said. She was scared to say it but she couldn’t help it anymore; not after tonight.
    “I love you, too.” He said. “And don’t worry, Em.” He said, “We’re going to bring those enemies down.”
    She laughed. “You sound like a hero from a movie!”
    He laughed, too. “I am your hero.”
    And then they laughed at the same time, realizing how cheesy they were being.
    “Thank you,” She told him.
    “No,” he said, “Thank you.”

CHAPTER 4
SURPRISE
    “That’s it,” Emmy said, “add those chips gradually so that they stick to the rest of the mixture. Then let’s add more buttermilk.”
    “I can actually just eat it this way, you know?” Daniel said and Emmy laughed. The following afternoon, they found themselves in Emmy’s kitchen, whipping up some coffee cupcakes.
    “That won’t be magical!” Emmy said. She was surprised at how easy it was for her to cook again even after what transpired last night. Maybe, she just wanted to bask in the happiness of being with Daniel again because she knew that things might take a sour turn again. They still have to figure out whether or not they were right about Lena and Tripp, and if they were, they wanted to know what their reason for doing so is.
    “Speaking of magical,” Daniel said. “Well...can you come out for a second with me?”
    “Come where?”
    “Just at the garden.”
    “Oh…okay,” Emmy didn’t know what Daniel was planning but she gave her hand to him and allowed him to lead her to the garden. She was surprised to find out that he set up a long table and some chairs, complete with flowers in mason jars and white drapes in arcs. These were some of the things that she loved most.
    Her father was also on one end of the room, together with Anja. Troy was holding a bottle of wine in one hand. There were also pink and silver balloons tied to the chairs and the arcs, and some rose petals on the ground. A boom box was also playing their favorite songs from the 90’s, which made the mood all the cheesier and romantic.
    “Surprise!” Daniel smiled.
    “Dan,” Emmy said as she looked at him. “This is beautiful! What? Is this some dinner thing that you planned? And where’s Audrina—“
    “Audrina said that she’ll get your favorite Texan Fried Chicken and obviously she’s not here yet but I just can’t wait anymore. I feel like I have been waiting for so long and…” Tears were rushing out of his eyes, much to Emmy’s surprise. “Emmy, I’ve known you for a long time. We’ve spent days playing, drinking tea, and listening to nana’s stories when we were wee little kids. We’ve spent nights not going to sleep just to study for our exams. We’ve had our fair share of ups and downs.
    Do you remember when you broke up with me for the first time? It was when you were about to leave for