Emmalyn's POV

I still felt embarrassed and shy even though the auditions were three weeks ago. I'm not used to singing in front of people. Not only that, my crush, you've met him before, said he liked my performance, said that I'd get the part. I had blushed, darkly. If that didn't make me obvious to my fathers, even though I was trying to keep it secret from them, I didn't know what would. "Em," I heard Father say, causing me to gasp. "You're very quiet, are you internally monologuing?"

"I am not," I said. He chuckled and joined me on my bed. Even though I wasn't biologically related to my fathers I could pass as their biological daughter. Dad had blonde hair and blue eyes and Father had black hair and green eyes.

"You and Tim seem very excited about seeing if you get roles," his tone was light. Dad had work today and Father's work didn't need him today. I gazed at him.

"Well, of course," I replied. "Anyone'd be happy to get a role in the school production." Father's gaze took on a different shade.

"Oh really? Are you hoping to get Elizabeth and Timothy, Alexander?" My eyes widened in surprise as a blush brightened my face. It was almost as if he'd seen right through me. "I see..."

"N-no, I-I don't! I'd be happy with any role." Father smirked. I shot him a glare.

"I must tell you something Em," he said, chuckling. "You are the world's worst liar." I looked away from him.

"So maybe I do, so what?" Father smiled.

"You sure you'd want to be 'married' to your friend?" This made my blush darken. "You like him, don't you?" I let out a sound somewhere between a screech of frustration and groan.

"N-NO! W-WHAT MAKE Y-YOU THINK THAT?! PLUS DAD'S RU-" he cut me off.

"Alder's rule only says you can't date until you're 23, it doesn't mean you can't have a crush," He replied simply. "I've known for a while Emmalyn. I may be the world's Most Oblivious Person Alive to my own feelings but not to others'." I sighed. I was blushing, I was sure of it.

"Does Dad know?"

"Not that I'm aware."

"Good," I said. "I can't bare to think what he would do if he found out." Well this was great. Father already knew of my feelings for my best friend.

"I wouldn't worry about it now," Father said. I looked at him.

"How did you find out?" I asked.

"Is it normal to blush that much in front of a 'friend'?" He fired back with a question. On his face was a smirk.

"Oh... yeah. That's not normal... huh." I gazed at the ground. "I know you didn't realize you were bi until much later but... did you know you WERE attracted to Dad before you well, knew?" He blinked and blushed slightly.

"Well," he said. "I will admit I did feel strange around him. And I found it weird, I had never felt like that around him before, having known him for two years at that point. Soon I began to have the symptoms of a crush, though I didn't know it. Savanna faded from my mind and Alder became more prominent. Compliments he gave me made me all kinds of giddy inside, when we touched I felt a warm fuzziness, something I hadn't felt before. My pulse just seemed to race all of a sudden and those eyes! I could stare into those eyes all day."

"Wawawawait," I said. "Who the hell is Savanna?" Father gazed at me, a nostalgic look in his eyes.

"Oh her? She was my first crush, who Alder seemed to despise, though now that I know, I guess he was jealous." He chuckled.

"Oh cool. I was curious."

"Wasn't any trouble," Father said, smiling.

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A few hours later I got a text from Timothy.

Emma! You've gotta check out your e-mail, right now!

Woah, chill Tim what's got you so excited?

There was a pause almost as if Timothy was registering what I'd just said.

Just check your e-mail please.

Okay 😉

Cool cool cool.

I checked my e-mail. There was a mail from the school it said...

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I ran up to Tim the next day who promptly threw his arms around me. "Tim," I whispered. "People are watching..." This caused Timothy to turn bright scarlet and he killed the hug almost instantly. I had also blushed.

"Oh sorry, I'm just really excited right now," he was gazing at the ground, probably merely embarrassed.

"I am too but a boy and girl who are meant to be friends should not hug that eagerly if at all." Timothy's eyes flashed with pain for a brief second. I wondered why his eyes had done that, it was almost as if he thought I'd friendzoned him when I hadn't, if anything, I'd friendzoned myself.

"Did you see it?" Timothy asked, though I could detect a hint of pain.

"Yes I did." The cast list had come out. I was playing Elizabeth Schuyler and he, Alexander Hamilton. I was really excited about it. "I. Am. Estatic," I said twirling around. I didn't see it, but Timothy had a soft expression on his face.

"I knew you'd get it, you have the best voice I've ever heard," I could've SWORN Timothy blushed as he said that. He turned his head away and laughed softly. I felt my face burning.

"Uh... t-thanks," I stammered, looking away briefly with a nervous laugh. "Though you are the best Alexander they could've cast." This time, Timothy blushed for sure. He was so embarrassed he couldn't even form a logical sentence.

"Oh... uh... thanks," he murmured eventually, looking shy all of a sudden. I saw Kevin pass by us, shooting Timothy a smirk as if he knew something I didn't. Timothy whipped his head away from me and gave Kevin a dismissive wave as if to say 'Shut Up'. "I should um... go." He left. I watched him go.

Why was his entire face red?

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