The Love Of Money - Episode 189
30-07-25 (11:09)
Emily enveloped me in a hug, pressing her warm body
into mine as she held me close and whispered, "Thank
you, Marcus." I could feel her warm tears slide between
our cheeks and enjoyed the feeling of being close to
her without having to endure any significant pain.
"Thank you."
"Of course," I whispered back. "Anything she needs
anything at all.
We held each other for a long moment, and when we
finally pulled back, I reached up, cupped a cheek, and
slid my thumb across it, removing a fresh tear. "What
about you? The both of you, I mean?"
"We're just friends right now," Emily said. "There's been
a little kissing, but I'm just her friend for now. That's
what she needs."
"Good," I said, watching her closely. Despite all the
heavy shit we'd just shared with each other, I could tell
something was still weighing her down. "Is everything
else okay?"
Emily's sweet smile faded into a look of utter despair.
Her lower lip trembled. "They recast my part."
"What? Why?"
"Because I missed the first day of rehearsals," she said,
trying not to sound too sad, but the look of devastation
on her face was unmistakable. "The casting was close,
and when I didn't show up on Monday, they brought in
the other girl. She did a good enough job, so they're
sticking with her."
My sister's career another casualty that was my direct
responsibility.
I felt my spine stiffen. "No way! It's not fair"
She shrugged and tried to smile. "That's showbiz. On
top of that, my rent is coming due, and one of my
roommates moved out, so I'll have to ask Charlotte for
a little extra time to make rent."
"Em, let me-"
"No, Marcus," Emily said, her voice firm. "You've done
enough for me. I'm not about to let you pay my rent
too."
"That wasn't what I was going to say," I protested.
"Why don't you move in here?"
Emily shook her head and opened her mouth to say
something, but it was my turn to cut her off. "No, listen.
I have more rooms than I could ever use. Take one of
them. It costs me nothing. You can come and go as you
please and use whatever you want. This place is
massive, so you'll have your privacy."
"I don't-"
"I've been thinking about this for a while. I know Mom
and Dad won't take anything, but I'm going to pay off
their mortgage at the very least and insist on giving
them a trip where'ver they want. Richie's insanely
intelligent and is going to get a full scholarship, I know,
but I'm setting him up with a safety cushion just in
case, and I'm going to create a bank account under
Haley's name and make sure she has funds that Jacob
can't access. don't know what that'll do to my
relationship with him, but that's a future problem. If I'm
taking care of the rest of my family, why not you?
Especially when you're the favorite anyway."
Emily simply stared back at me, her lips pursed as she
contemplated my words while looking at me with
those big, bright eyes.
"Let me do this at least... And let me talk to the theater.
You lost the role because of me. Let me fix it."
Once again, she looked at me like was the second
coming of Christ.
"If you weren't my brother, I would kiss you on the
mouth," she breathed.
I didn't know what to say in response to that. Part of
me wanted to slap her on the shoulder and tease her
for saying something so obviously gross, but in
response to her words, just so happened to look down
at the generous amount of cleavage her tank top was
showing off. I remembered seeing her naked, on her
knees, and straddling Natashya. I recalled seeing her
heavy breasts pulled high against her chest as she held
her hair back.
"I take it that's a yes?" I said, stomping out the images
forming in my head.
Emily stared at me for a long moment, looking like she
might start crying again. Then she finally said, "You're a
good man, Marcus." She blinked and looked away, and
at that moment, she seemed like the vulnerable, tender
little girl I had grown up with. That strange tension I felt
between us was gone instantly, all I wanted
to do was hold my sister, so I did. Don't forget to leave a Comment 
