The tears on Anna’s cheeks slid to the corners of her fine lips. I hung my head with anger. Frustration filled me and my first instinct was to hunt Emmett down and rip his spine out. Logic took over, finally. I took a deep breath.
“Anna. You have to know that what you just told me changes everything.”
“How? You think I’m a horrible person!” She blurted.
“No, I don’t. That’s not it. This is serious. You’re 17 years old. What Emmett has done is wrong in so many ways.”
“We Can’t do anything about it! He’ll blackmail me!”
I had to calm her down.
“Anna listen to me!” I said in a loud whisper. She jumped. That’s not gonna do it. I slowed down.
“It’s all going to work out. It’ll be alright. But we have to work together.” I looked into her eyes. She finally calmed a bit. My words brought her back.
“I’m not gonna just abandon you on this. I’m too involved now.” I put my hand on her cheek, whiped a tear, and slid my fingers softly to her chin.
“I am.” i whispered slowly, then pressed my lips against hers.