"Emma, we have been here for three hours." Sean whined as Emma browsed through the titles.
"Stop whining," Emma said smiling. "I just need to find one thing and we can leave."
"You've been staring at that shelf for hours. I don't think it's there."
"Paitence. It will appear."
Sean wrapped his arms around Emma's waist and kissed her cheek. She blushed and grabbed the book she was looking for.
"Found it!"
"Thank God."
Emma turned around and ran towards the counter with the book she spent hours searching for. Emma put the book down and grabbed her wallet from her purse. She grabbed a ten and handed it to the man.
"Are you a member?"
"Yes sir."
"May I have your name and number?"
"Emma Cameron, 555-5555."
"That's $9.45." he reached into the register and handed her some change.
He smiled and handed her the bag.
"Congratulations, by the way." He said, handing her the book. She smiled and took the book.
"Thank you sir," and she found Sean by the magazines.
"I've paid. Come on."
Sean unlocked the door to the small two room apartment and held the door open for Emma. She walked in, swinging the book in the bag and fell back onto the couch. She smiled and opened the book to the first page.
"I don't know why you needed that," Sean said as he opened the refrigerator and pulled out a coke and took out two glasses out of the pantry. He filled them with ice and fell back onto the couch. He handed her one glass and leaned over to see the book.
"So when is Manny coming over?"
"Tonight,"
"And your parents?"
"Later."
The door bell rang and Manny Santos waltzed in. She stared in awe at the apartment. Manny was in rehabs for six months so she hadn't seen the apartment. The only time was allowed out was to come to the wedding that was five months earlier, she had to have an escort.
"Emma!" She hugged her best friend tightly. "I'm clean Emma! I'm clean!!!" she smiled.
"Hello ladies," Sean walked out with the book in his hand.
"Oh crap," Emma took the book from Sean. "Did I leave that out on the table?"
"Emma what is it??!" Manny reached for the book and snatched it from Emma's hands.
Her mouth dropped.
"Emma!"
"What?"
"How long have you known? AND YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME!!"
Emma backed away from Manny's out burst.
"Sorry! But-Emma!"
She hugged Emma tightly.
The door bell rang.
"There herrreeeeeeeeeeeā¦." Sean said eerily.
"Hide the book!" Emma screeched.
Snake and Spike had been away for a year. Spike had been invited to got to an exclusive beauty school in New York City. They had been gone for a long time, but visited every month, and Jack had been living with him.
Emma took in a deep breath.
"So your going to tell them, tonight???" Manny asked while Emma rummaged around in the dresser for something, anything to wear.
"Manny, go help Sean set the table."
"Well excuuussseee me for trying to butt into your personal life."
"You don't know wrong that sounds."
"Emma!" Spike ran and hugged her daughter. Spike looked down at he daughters stomach.
"What have you been eating?" she almost touched it before Sean noticed and yelled:
"Hey! Dinner's ready!"
Emma ran over to take her spot. Spikes eyes followed her.
"I owe you," she whispered as she took her seat next to Sean.
Sean took her hand under the table
But everything changed in the middle of dinner.
When Emma left to go to the bathroom, Jack was waiting out side the door.
He held up the book.
"Jack!" She grabbed from his hands.
"Where did you find this?!"
"That's not important! When where you going to tell us!?"
"Tonight!" she snapped. "What else did you find?"
"Nothing just that."
"Jack, don't tell Mom and Dad!"
"Only if you follow my demands."
"Dear God, you wrote demands in five minutes??!"
"No, I'm still thinking."
"What are your demands?" Emma asked rolling her eyes.
"I want ten dollars."
"Ten dollars?"
"And all of your DVDs."
"NO!"
"I have the upper hand, Emma dahling."
"I'm going to tell them, now!" Emma snapped.
But before that:
"EMMA'S PREGNANT!" Jack bellowed
