Nick Bateman as Titus Sage

"When are you going to bring a boy home to meet us, Emberly?" Mum asks, placing a plate of food in front of me. I sigh and pick up my fork, both my parents are always going on about how I've never brought a boy home and blah blah blah.

"Maybe when there's a guy in this century and generation that isn't a jerk that just wants a girl to show off to his friends, bragging about how good I am in bed," I roll my eyes and shove a bean into my mouth.

"Wait, so a guy has bragged how good you are in bed? You're not a virgin!?" Dad exclaims, I slap my forehead at his assumptions.

"No, I'm just saying that's what boys in my generation do; brag about the girl they're screwing or only want them for one thing. Which is their body," I shrug.

"Are you saying that's what I want Em?" Aidan chuckles as he walks into the dining room with Cadence next to him. I drop my fork and give him a look.

"I don't know, is that what you want?" I raise my eyebrows.

"Nah, unlike most guys I love my girlfriend and have no bad intentions," he sits down without an invitation.

"Grab yourself a plate Aidan," mum smiles. My parents love Cadence's boyfriend Aidan, they've been dating for years. I don't exactly know how many because I'm not invested in their love life.

"Thanks Mrs W," she rolls her eyes at him after he says this. Aidan always seems to call my parents Mrs and Mr W, they'd rather him call them by their first names but he doesn't just to annoy them.

"So what's been happening, Aidan? How's your father?" Dad asks starting a conversation. While they keep speaking, I try to avoid speaking by shoving the steak in my mouth. I'm really not in the mood to speak because I know they will bring up me being single as per usual.

"Yeah he's pretty good, he actually wants to catch up with you over a beer," Aidan says.

"Aidan, do you have many guy friends?" My Mum blurts out, my eyes zone in on her. What is she up to exactly? Obviously nothing good. Aidan finishes chewing his food and looks at Cadence with a questioning look.

"Ugh, yeah I do actually. So does Cadence, why?" He asks. Mum looks at me and smirks, I slap my forehead which makes a loud sound turning everyone's attention to me.

"Do you think you could get Emberly a nice, loving guy?" Aidan chokes on his water and starts coughing, Cadence pats his back while looking at him in worry.

"I don't really know any nice loving guys, the ones that are loving and nice are taken," Aidan says, Cadence puts her hand up.

"What about Chris? He's nice, I'm sure he'd be loving if Emberly were to date him," Cadence suggests. I slam my hand in the table, mad that she's actually suggesting a guy. I don't want to date, I actually like the single life; I don't have to worry about impressing anyone, I don't have to worry about heartbreak, sadness, them cheating, them stopping loving me, them leaving. I'm totally carefree, I enjoy the life of a single woman.

"Can you not give them any ideas, Cadence? I don't want to date. I want to be single. Is that so hard? Honestly, leave me alone about it please!" I exclaim feeling frustrated and angry.

"Well Emberly, you're 22... Maybe it is about time that you find someone," Cadence suggests, I stand up making the chair scrape back against the ground harshly. I glare at all of them then storm out of the room and to the front door, we usually have family dinner once every 2 weeks and they never turn out good. I'm so glad I live with Cadence the most of the time, I'm also glad that I have a car.
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"What is it with your family trying to get you a guy?" Eli asks. I shrug and look at the television in boredom.

"I enjoy my single life," I say.

"Me too. That's why I haven't asked out a girl, it's also too much pressure. What if they say no? That would be totally embarrassing," he winces making me laugh slightly.

"Eli you may think I'm crazy but I don't think Cadence hangs out with the right group of people, same as Aidan. Some times I see her attempting to sneak him in, his fists are bloodied most of the time, sometimes his face or his shirt is ripped up. It's all very suspicious and I want to find out, she's trying to hook me up with one of her friends which I don't know. That would be weird," I grimace.

"I don't think you're crazy. I would be thinking the same thing if I were you, that is suspicious. When you get a man Em, I need to approve of him before you start dating. He's gotta be protective, nice, loving... yeah that's what will get the acceptance he needs to date you." I roll my eyes, why do people think they can control my love life all the time? Currently I don't have one but if I did I have a feeling people would try to get in the way. Which I'm a nice person so I wouldn't exactly be mean or say how I feel. I'm only confident in front of family and of course Eli, Angel and Aidan.

"I want to meet the type of people she hangs around, I'm worried to be honest. She could get herself hurt," Elliot scoffs.

"You've seen how protective Aidan is, I'm sure she'll be fine. You don't need to worry about her, she's your older sister if anything she should worry about you," he shrugs.

"Well yeah, she's worried about my love life. She thinks I need to settle down already, I'm 22 I don't need to settle down. I don't want kids yet. Nor marriage!" I exclaim feeling very frustrated.

Eli chuckles at me obvious frustration, I don't know what to do with my family anymore. They all gang up on me all the time and it's honestly getting tiring. "Have you talked to Angel again?" Eli asks, changing the subject.

"Nope, I was barely surviving my family dinner so I drove over here," I shrug.

"What would you do if your boyfriend was overly protective?" Elliot asks, I huff as he brings up the subject again.

"I don't know. I don't really need to worry about that now, no one likes me and I don't have a boyfriend. The only guy I talk to is you," I say.

"You'll find a man soon enough, Em."

I didn't want to.
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This chapter isn't very good but I wanted to update.

So I saw my crush today and he was teasing me and annoying me, what does this mean? Someone message me for advice!!

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Keely