It didn’t take long for Mom to hand the reins over to me. I’m Emma and I’ll be continuing the legacy. A lot has happened in just a few short years. The biggest change is to the house and the members living here. After I was announced heir, Sara and Tara bought a home together. Dad had gotten mad at Tara for having an affair with a married man. She had seduced him and made him betray his wife and two children. Lets go back a few years, back before they all moved out……

Mine and Vera’s birthday came and went. We had  nice party out on the beach. It was perfect. She and I also went for makeovers. She is still living with us for now. She hasn’t met anyone and I didn’t want to see her having to live alone.

Khaled, my step-father, asked me on a date one evening. I knew what was coming. After we got seated for our meal, he blurted it all out. “I’m in love with your mother, Emma,” he told me. “I want to ask for your mom’s hand in marriage. Do I have your blessing?” Khaled asked. “Yes, you may marry my mother. My sisters and I would be honored to have you as a step-father,” I replied. With that done, he rushed home, woke Mom up, and asked her then and there. She, of course, said yes.

Their wedding was beautiful. They really love each other. I promised myself that day that I would never marry unless I found a man that I loved as much as Mom loves Khaled.

After the ceremony, life went back to normal. Vera decided to become a doctor and is busy in school. I, on the other hand, just want to be a Seasoned Traveler. I’ll make money off relics and my garden. I don’t need a job.

One day, while selling some produce, I met a very nice man. He introduced himself as Aren. He was very sweet, and I enjoyed his company.

He called  a few days after our first meeting and asked me out to the Bistro. I didn’t think it would hurt, so I told him yes and I met him there. We had a very nice date. I saw potential in him.

Aren started coming around a lot. We dated for a good six months before our first kiss. I knew, for sure, after that first kiss that I was madly in love with him, and I knew that I had finally found love. I was the Neverland that would prove to the world that a woman could succeed with love.

Soon after I fell in love with Aren, Mom announced who would be heir. That night Sara and Tara left. Sara thought she deserved it and in some ways, I think so too. I just pray I can make my parents and all of my siblings proud.

Aren surprised me one day. He told me he had someone I had to meet. He apologized for not telling me sooner. I was very afraid he had found another women. I met Roxanne that day. The little girl was beautiful–a splitting image of her father. Aren had a daughter and had waited all these months to tell me. At first I was annoyed and upset, but I knew that he was only doing what was best for her and because of that I loved him more. Little Roxanne was a couch potato, grumpy, and hated art. She was all the things her dad wasn’t. Aren was neat, artistic…and the list could go on forever.

Frances and Kaden aged up and moved out without a second glance. After they were gone, I completely tore down the old house and rebuilt. Our new kitchen is my favorite room.

I’m hoping that Aren proposes soon; I’m getting anxious. I want mom and Khaled to see me married before they pass.

Enjoy and leave comments…

Kayla!

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