#he proposed eight months later after he tried to wheedle me into it in ways he thought were subtle

[klynn-stormz]

This is my other fanfiction I am working on. I watched Legally Blonde a little bit ago and couldn’t let go of this idea. I have two chapters up so far and try to post every sunday! I hope you enjoy!

“He is totally going to propose tonight!” Ana squealed. “He’s is taking you to The Grande Restaurant!” “We need to get you something to wear!” Rapunzel cried. Emma grinned at her two sorority sisters. It was their final year of college and her boyfriend Neal Johnathan Cassidy IV was taking her to the best restaurant in the city. He said he had something important to talk to her about. When she had gotten the text, she had run to the sorority house to tell everyone the news. Now while Emma looked the part of a sorority girl, after spending a bit of time with her you would never guess, nor understand why she chose to be a part of one. Emma Swan had grown up in foster care till she was 16 when she was adopted by the wealthy Ingrid Winter. She never expected to be adopted, let alone by someone like Ingrid, but it was the best thing that could have happened to her. Ingrid sent her to the same university she herself had gone too. And insisted that she could choose whatever major she wanted, as long as she joined a sorority. “You need to make friends Emma,” Ingrid had told her. “what better way to do that than a sorority?” Truthfully Emma had found it a bit tedious in the beginning. She had joined at her mom’s request, didn’t really put much effort into getting to know anyone, but the girls were determined. And with a lot of pushing and begging, she eventually joined in their activities and found that she actually liked it! She found there wasn’t anything wrong with liking nice clothes, and shoes, and most of the girls in the sorority were actually pretty smart. Her major was fashion merchandising because that’s what her mother had done and it seemed like it worked out pretty well for her. She finally found somewhere she mostly fit. When Neal came into the picture two years ago, she had fallen hard and fast. Everything was going perfectly with them; he was planning on becoming a lawyer like his father and his fathers’ father; so, she thought that a proposal was just around the corner with him leaving for Harvard the next year. “A summer wedding would be so perfect.” Ana commented on their way to shop. “Like he could go into college with a wife, and you would be Mrs. Neal Johnathan Cassidy IV! It’s perfect!” “He hasn’t proposed yet Ana.” Emma reminded her. “Oh please, what else is he going to do?” She responded. --- They went to three different stores before they found one that seemed a good place to start. She tried on every dress imaginable, in every possible color. “I’m thinking red is your color!” Rapunzel said. “That way you blow him away!” The store clerk, who had been eavesdropping looked at her co-worked and whispered “I love a dumb blonde with daddy’s money to spend.” She grabbed a dress from their clearance section, ripped the tag off and walked towards the women. “I have the perfect dress for you! This one just came in, it’s the newest on DeVile’s line.” Emma turned and raised an eyebrow. “Oh! It’s a new DeVile? And it has a button down back with a draped skirt?” The worker smiled. “It’s one of a kind.” “Yeah it must be.” Emma agreed before giving the worker a bored look. “DeVile hasn’t done a button down back since 2010, and her draped skirts are so much more elegant. This is clearly a Jameson and I saw it in Vouge two years ago. If you’re trying to sell it to me for full price, well, you’re wasting your time.” The girls laughed at the chagrin on the girls face and left the store to keep searching. Eventually they found the perfect dress! It was a pink backless dress; it had a deep neckline and thin straps over the shoulders. Emma loved it. --- Neal arrived five minutes late to the sorority house, which was pretty usual for him. He had on a light gray suit and dark shades, even though it was eight at night. He stood in the foyer grinning at the passing girls, checking out more than a few. When Emma descended the stairs, his eyes widened with lust. “Hi beautiful.” He purred. “Ready to go?” Emma smiled and agreed. She glanced back at her sisters, they gave her thumbs up and huge smiles. The drive to the restaurant was quiet, nerves danced in Emma’s belly but she pushed them down. She was ready for this. After arriving and being seated they began to talk about their days, mostly Neal’s day. His family was very overbearing sometimes with all their expectations of him. “So, honey, I wanted to bring you hear to talk about my future.” Neal began when their food came. “I am fully amenable to that.” Emma grinned. “This has been a bit of a whirlwind few years, and it’s been so fun. But now that I’m getting ready to go to Harvard, I need to get my act together. I need someone who is going to stand by me and be there for me.” “Of course.” “So… Sweetie, Emmy.” He leaned over and grasped her hand. Her heart raced. “I think we should break up.” “Yes!” Emma spoke at the same time, before everything came crashing down. “Wait what?” “Well, I’ve been thinking a lot about this and it just seems like the right thing to do. I need to be with someone who has their life together Ems, someone with the same goals as me.” She stared at him in shock. “I mean if I want to run for office someday, I need a Jackie, not a Marilyn.” “You’re breaking up with me because I’m to pretty?” She shouted; diners began to turn their way in concern. “No, it’s not just that Sweetie. I mean, my family name means something, you know? Could you imagine if I married you? You don’t really have any family and that just won’t go over well in my circles, you know that. I mean you are only in college because of Ingrid, and your major is in fashion merchandising. That doesn’t scream smart and prestige.” He seemed confused that she didn’t understand his reasons. Emma’s mind spun and she felt a little sick. “You’re…” Her voice trembled, now most of the diner’s eyes were on them, with a mix of horror, anger and fascination. “Let me get this straight, you are breaking up with me because I’m too pretty, not smart enough, and an orphan?! Is that right?” Tears began to stream down her face of their own accord. She wiped at them angrily. “Well have a good life Neal.” She turned on her heel and stormed out. The restaurant looked to Neal who looked more put out and embarrassed than he had a right to be. The glares and mutters from women made him decide to pay for the check and at least try and take Emma home. It was a fairly long walk after all and seemed the least he could do. Emma walked home as briskly as her four-inch Prada heels would let her. The entire conversation kept repeating in her head, and with every re-run, the tears came quicker and her breaths turned to hiccups. “Sweetie, get in the car.” Neal’s Audi convertible slowed down to a crawl next to her. “Please, it’s cold out and too far to walk.” She shook her head and kept going. “You’ll ruin your shoes.” He wheedled. She stopped, looked at him, and took off her shoes before continuing down the street barefoot. Neal gave up and drove off. --- A month later Ana and Rapunzel were whispering outside her door. “I can hear you both.” Emma called out crossly. They both shifted and walked in. The normally tidy room was a mess. Dirty clothes piled in the corner, junk food wrappers on the ground. Emma lay in her bed watching some depressing soap, occasionally chucking pieces of chocolate at it when a romantic scene came on. Her chihuahua Henry curled up by her side, trying to comfort her. “Oh honey, you are a mess.” Ana blurted out. Emma glared at her before turning her attention back to the screen. “You need to leave your room! You haven’t been out in weeks except for classes.” Added Rapunzel. “I know just what you need!” Ana claimed. “Put on something clean and put your hair up, the grease is really showing.” Emma rolled her eyes but finally obeys, they wouldn’t leave her alone till she did. As they walked out of the sorority Ana grabbed a few girls and ordered them to clean up Emma’s room, she needed something nice and clean to come back to. At the salon they got their hair done, Ana knew it was much needed seeing Emma’s greasy hair. They were in the middle of their manicures, talking to everyone about Emma while her nails dried. “She didn’t wash her hair for over a week! A week. It’s crazy!” Rapunzel said. “And her cuticles were just a mess. I think she even wore a sweater from Wal-Mart the other day! Can you imagine?” Emma listened with half an ear as her friends gossiped, she always found it amusing. The older lady next to her had the new Vouge magazine so she was stuck with DailyNews. As she flipped through it, she landed on a page that caught her eye. Harvard Law Graduate making waves with charity work. She read the article, it was about a young woman who had graduated from Harvard Law and was getting married to a wealthy man, she was smart, charitable and kind of pretty. “This is the kind of girl Neal wants.” Emma exclaimed to the woman next to her. “I could be this girl! If I go to Harvard then maybe I don’t need to have a family for him to love me!” Before anyone could answer she rushed out of the salon. When her friends found her later, she was in her room studying on her computer. “What are you doing?” Rapunzel asked, concerned. “Girls! I’m going to Harvard!” She announced proudly. “What like on a trip? Can we come? Road trip!” Ana squealed. “No, I’m going to Harvard Law, that’s the type of girl Neal wants! If he sees that I can do that then he will definitely fall for me.” She explained. “You shouldn’t have to change for a guy! Like he should love you no matter what.” Ana stated frowning. “I love him.” Was all Emma could respond with. The two girls looked at each other and shrugged. “Well if you’re going to do this you need this!” Rapunzel handed her a hair clip. “Your clip?” Emma asked touched. “My lucky clip! It helped me pass Spanish first year.” She winked. Ana raised an eyebrow. “You passed Spanish because sat in the front row with no bra for the whole semester.” Rapunzel scoffed. “Yeah, luckily.” “Alright girls, let’s find out what it takes to go to Harvard.” Emma grinned. This was the right path; she could feel it in her bones.

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