It was a few days after the Great Railway Show took place. Thomas, Emily and several other engines from Sodor attended it with great excitement. They didn't too as well as they had hoped, but Emily gained an honourable mention for her beauty as a Decorated Engine and Thomas' sportsmanship won Sodor the official trophy of that show. Thomas had also crossed paths with an exceptionally unique engine from India, by the name Ashima. At first, the two of them didn't form a good friendship, but after Ashima inspired Thomas to accept who he was and after they helped each other so much at the show, they had formed a pretty well-flowing friendship. Sadly it couldn't last long anyway now that Ashima had gone back to India. After some unexpected events at the show, more unusual events were about to come to Thomas and Emily.
One evening, Thomas and Emily returned home to Tidmouth Sheds. They had worked rather hard that day. Thomas had many visitors to take along his Branch Line and Emily was working hard at Brendam Docks and on the main line. All this work made them tired, and a little grumpy.
"Well!" huffed Thomas. "That was more than I could have asked for. I worked hard enough for three bunkers of coal!"
"I'll say!" huffed Emily. "The trucks today would not stop pulling against me!"
"Well, no affection tonight, I'm sorry to say, Emily. I'm too tired and cross to think happily!" said Thomas.
Normally, Emily would have understood Thomas since she was getting tired and cranky too, but hearing that reopened the same fears that were slowly growing within her during preparations for the Great Railway Show. Emily was still having tiny thoughts about what happened between Thomas and Ashima. Considering everything they did together, she kept worrying over whether or not Thomas had developed feelings for her and sometimes she'd give Thomas affection, but sometimes she wouldn't.
"All I'm hoping is that the next day will be easier!" Thomas hissed.
"Hmph," was all Emily said before they fell asleep, trying to forget everything for today.
But just a few hours later, around 5:35 a.m. the Fat Controller arrived.
"Thomas, Emily, I'm sorry to wake you, but a shipment of crates has just arrived at the harbour. I'll need you two to fetch it and deliver it."
Thomas and Emily gaped for a moment, then both sighed loudly. Their hope did not come true. First a hard day of work, now less sleep than usual. Especially since they did not expect this at all.
"Let's just get through this," said Thomas gruffly.
"Indeed," huffed Emily. She and Thomas made their way begrudgingly along the line. The two engines were not happy with this, but they knew that Really Useful Engines have to do as they are told. However, both engines had a different thought than the other.
"Well, Emily, let's take it easy. I'm tired right now and I don't want to overexert myself too much," said Thomas.
But Emily had other ideas. "No, Thomas," she huffed. "Go faster. Go quickly so we get there sooner. That way, we'll get it done quicker, then we can rest sooner."
"Emily, going fast isn't always safe. Let's go slow," insisted Thomas, still feeling grumpy from lack of sleep.
"Trying to get your way when I'm trying to make sure we both rest sooner," buffed Emily.
"No, I'm being careful," said Thomas.
"It's still early. There won't be many engines for us to worry about. Pick up the pace," insisted Emily. They kept bickering lightly about it, but neither engine changed their speed. All the way, they kept going at Thomas' pace, much to Emily's displeasure.
When they eventually reached the harbour, they managed to stop quarreling for at least a little bit while they prepared to get the train on its way. There were around fifteen trucks full of crates that would need two engines.
"I'll take the front, you take the back," said Thomas.
"Fine," Emily replied. Thomas coupled to the front and waited for Emily to take the back. But unaware to him, Emily was rather irritated that Thomas didn't agree with her. She thought that going slow would prolong their work and therefore make them even crankier. As such, when she reached the back of the train, she buffered up rather roughly. Each truck bounced forward…until it hit Thomas suddenly.
"Agh!" he exclaimed.
"Get moving, Thomas!" called Emily. Thomas wanted to call back in retaliation, but decided not to bicker with her about just starting a train, so he remained quiet and began to move. But Thomas maintained his slow pace even on the main line. Emily decided to try and coax him again.
"Come on, Thomas! Speed up!" she called.
Thomas sighed annoyingly. "As I told you before, Emily, I am going slowly and carefully!" he retorted.
"And as I told YOU before, I want to go faster and have us rest sooner!"
"Safety first, Emily!" shouted Thomas. "Bradford's right you know. Following the rules and regulations and staying safe is more important than being on time."
"Well, I want us to rest soon, so that isn't a good idea!"
"Don't be silly, Emily!" whistled Thomas. "Going slow right now is my idea!"
"Not a good idea! It is! No it isn't! Yes it IS!" they kept saying back and forth.
"Huh, honestly, Emily," snapped Thomas. "I'm at the front, therefore, I'M deciding how we go…slowly!"
Emily suddenly decided she was not going to argue any further. She was just going to do things her way for once. So she suddenly picked up speed and pushed Thomas along the line, trying to get the job done faster. Thomas noticed this change.
"Whoa! Emily! Slow down! Mind yourself! Stop! STOP!" Emily took no notice. She was letting her determination drive her. She was doing both to get the job over with and so she could help Thomas rest more in the end. Thomas tried making her slow down, but that only made her all the more determined and she pushed even faster.
Then there was trouble. Emily didn't see Henry coming along the line beside them with a long heavy train. Henry could see the engines up ahead and whistled with alarm.
"Thomas! Look out!" he called. Thomas saw Henry and yelled with alarm. The yell caught Emily's attention and now she saw Henry too late. Now, Emily wanted to stop. She applied her brakes as fast as she could. Henry applied his brakes too but it did no good. Just as Thomas crossed onto Henry's line, Henry crashed into the first truck, crunching it. Some wood rubble from the truck snagged in Thomas' side-rod and popped it off. Thomas then went skidding along the line on his side while Henry slowed down and eventually stopped.
"Oh no!" groaned Thomas. "How could this get worse?"
Emily managed to stay on the tracks and felt very frightened for Thomas. She did not mean for this to happen.
"Oh, Thomas! Oh, dear! I'm so sorry! Are you OK?" she asked.
"NO, I am NOT OK!" yelled Thomas. "YOU caused this accident!"
"Uh-oh…" said Henry quietly.
"Stop being pushy!" Thomas snapped.
"DON'T call me pushy!" Emily snapped back.
"How DARE you push me right into Henry!" huffed Thomas.
"I didn't see him! You should have warned me!" argued Emily.
"How could I?! He was behind me!" Thomas barked.
"I don't think so, you whining child!" snapped Emily. "I didn't see him!"
"Did! Didn't! DID! Did not! Did TOO!" they shouted back and forth until Henry cut in.
"Emily! Thomas! This isn't suitable behaviour," he said sternly.
"Well at least I wouldn't lay blame first! So cheeky, Thomas!" snapped Emily.
"Now, Emily!" huffed Henry.
"And you side with him?! Pah! I just didn't see you!" hissed Emily.
"Oh you saw him alright! You just didn't want to be patient!" pouted Thomas. "I told you and TOLD you to take it easy! But you didn't want to, I guess, hence YOU caused the accident!"
"Hmph!" said Emily. "This is no way to speak to a lady! I will say no more to you until you grow up and get rid of your tantrum-like behaviour!" With that, Emily set to work clearing the trucks while Thomas growled in irritation and disappointment in the unfortunate turn of events.
"Oh…dear, oh dear," Henry sighed to himself.
Soon, Edward and James brought Rocky and the Breakdown Train to help clear the mess. Emily helped Jerome and Judy deal with the damaged train and Rocky hauled Thomas onto a flatbed to take him to the Steamworks for fixing up. Thomas was thankful to Rocky for helping him out, but his glare remained focused on Emily, who returned a glare back to him as Thomas was escorted away from her to the Steamworks.
Once Judy and Jerome had cleared away most of the mess, Henry and Emily could continue on their way. Emily was most upset with Thomas spatting at her. She was only trying to keep on schedule and ultimately help Thomas so he could rest sooner, but all she got was a bunch of lip.
At the Steamworks, Thomas was still fuming terribly.
"Calm down, Thomas," said Victor. "You're in luck. There are plenty of side rods here, and some are just your size. We'll just take that one off, screw a new one on, and you'll be all set for your Branch Line."
"No thanks to Emily, pushing me too fast into Henry and not being safe!" huffed Thomas.
"Accidents do happen, Thomas. Just move on with your regular jobs once you're fixed up," said Victor. It took quite a while to remove Thomas' broken side rod and assemble a new one. All the while, Thomas still kept thinking about what Emily did and he did not like it one bit. All he could think of doing was either rebuffing her or ignoring her altogether until she'd admit her mistake.
When Thomas was fully repaired, he set off to start his Branch Line duty, still very angry. When Annie and Clarabel saw him, they became curious, and a little nervous.
"Hello, Annie and Clarabel," he wheeshed.
"Whatever is the matter, Thomas?" asked Annie.
"It's Emily. I don't know what came over her…pushing me right into Henry so early in the morning and ignoring safety!"
"She wouldn't do that on purpose, Thomas," said Clarabel.
"Well she didn't understand me at all!" huffed Thomas. "I'm not gonna listen to her again anytime soon!"
Thomas eventually met Emily at Elsbridge Station, going the other way on the line beside him, but he didn't greet her or whistle to her. All he did was sneer at her. Emily saw this and sneered right back. Neither engine said a thing. With each moment, the sneers became angrier and angrier and more and more annoyed…until Thomas' guard blew his whistle and he had to keep going. He huffed crossly at Emily as he passed by. While she went slowly with her train, he hastily hurried far ahead. When he was a fair distance away from her, he stuck out his tongue, even though there was no one else around to see it.
At the next station Thomas stopped at, he saw Edward.
"What's the matter, Thomas?" he asked.
"Don't ask!" snapped Thomas. "I've already had too little sleep, an accident from Emily and no respect!"
"Thomas…" said Edward, a little surprised at his behaviour.
"Just don't talk about it!" said Thomas. The guards whistle blew again and Thomas disappeared.
"What's hitting him?" Edward asked himself.
Emily, meanwhile stumbled upon Percy beside her line. She was still rather angry at Thomas.
"Emily?" called Percy. "What's wrong? Aren't you enjoying the day?"
"Don't you ask, Percy!" snapped Emily. "Just go about your business while I go about mine! I'm not taking anyone else's trouble today!"
"…I only asked her how her day was going," Percy said to himself.
All day long, Thomas and Emily did not smile. And whenever they caught sight of each other, they would keep exchanging looks of displeasure and irritation. Emily was angry at Thomas for being so bad tempered, but she was also showing her displeasure because she was becoming more and more convinced that he loved Ashima more than her. As such, she didn't feel any affection from him anymore.
That evening, Thomas hurried to Tidmouth Sheds, hoping they would be empty…but Emily was already there in her berth on the far left. Usually, Thomas slept right beside her or in the berth after that, but being so angry at each other, Thomas wanted to avoid her. So he took the berth on the far right, where Henry or Gordon usually slept. All throughout that day, the two engines had been trying to avoid each other, only to frown and glare at each other and just worsen their predicament.
Later, the other engines returned as well. Henry noticed Thomas in his berth and was about to ask why.
"Not your business, Henry," groused Thomas. "Just take the berth next to Gordon. There's still a berth for all of you."
"A-alright, Thomas," said Henry. Emily said nothing, giving Thomas another glare. After they fell asleep and the other engines took their own berths, Edward and Percy looked at each other.
"What's going on?" asked Edward.
"I don't know, Edward," answered Percy. "I passed Emily earlier today and she didn't look very happy."
"Hmm. I passed Thomas today too. He wouldn't say what was wrong," said Edward.
"What could this mean?" asked Percy.
"I'm not sure yet," said Edward. "Something must have happened and they might forget about it." But that didn't happen…
The next day, something awful happened. When Thomas stopped at a station with some trucks and saw Emily again, they didn't remain silent this time.
"Pushy steamie," Emily muttered as quietly as she could.
"Pah!" snorted Thomas. Then as his whistle blew and he set off, Emily heard something shocking…as Thomas left the platform, he breathed in and blew a raspberry, intendedly at her! Emily blew steam at him, and although Thomas didn't hear, she snorted quietly to herself, imitating a pig…but Thomas' last few trucks noticed Emily and had a mischievous plan in mind for later…
By late afternoon, most of Thomas' work was done, so he stopped to rest at the last station on his branch line. Thomas was still fuming over Emily's quarrelsome behaviour with him, but his thoughts were stopped angrily when he heard the trucks talking about something…
"Emily certainly was grumpy today…must be Thomas blowing that raspberry to her…dear me, she'll surely do the same. Did you see? I saw her perform that pig face as she passed by! Thomas really can be a pig with us sometimes!" Then one of the trucks snorted loudly.
When Thomas heard that, he gasped with shock…then finally decided to give Emily a piece of his mind as he stormed back to Knapford Station. "That's enough! Where is she?!"
He stormed angrily into Knapford Station and left his trucks in a siding. He was still very annoyed with Emily for seemingly causing his accident when he wanted to be careful and safe, but even angrier now after what the trucks has said. But he also thought maybe if they had a better sleep, maybe it wouldn't have happened. Maybe it was just a cruel coincidence that hits everyone once in a while, but he was too angry to think about that. To his annoyance, he saw Emily coming towards him, looking just as irritated as he was. He opened his mouth to speak, but Emily stopped him.
"Enough," she said quietly. "Just stay where you are."
"Get out of my way," snapped Thomas.
But Emily didn't move. She came closer so she could corner Thomas. She glared at him with a true death-stare.
"I lost my patience with you yesterday…but after what I heard you do earlier…I'm gonna lose my temper now," she said quickly.
"When?" sneered Thomas.
"Right now."
"Well-" before Thomas could finish, Emily suddenly charged forward and bumped him into the buffers very hard. Thomas exclaimed and groaned in shock and pain as he looked back into Emily's wrathful eyes.
"When I first met you, I always imagined you to be good-hearted, hard-working, a little cheeky, but still really useful, and quite reasonable. That's the Thomas I grew up with and came to love. Why did you blame me for trying to help you?!" she demanded.
"I wasn't helped. I was pushed into an accident," Thomas retorted.
"I was trying to get work done and you KNOW it!" she replied.
"We should have stayed safe," insisted Thomas.
"I don't care about what you thought back then or what that wretched brakevan thinks! I was blamed for trying to help you and you would not listen to me!" berated Emily. "I hope you've learned to behave much better after yesterday! You've been acting like a child for too long now and you need to behave better!"
"Me?! ME behave better?!" snapped Thomas. "You push me into Henry, shake me up, where's YOUR better behaviour?!"
Finally, Emily lost all her patience. "RRHH! I'm TIRED of this, Thomas! You're being WAY too childish for your reputation of being Sodor's No. 1! This is NOT the cobalt star I know! You HAVE to grow up already! I won't stand for your manners right now! It's becoming a major problem!"
"The problem, Emily, was YOU!" berated Thomas. "You placed your own interests above my safety! Consideration, regulations, possibilities; those all meant NOTHING to you!"
"Those mean everything to me!" objected Emily. "But with all this lippy behaviour from you, I should think you should be painted red to learn some sense and be teased for your color, like James!"
"Shan't! Just SHAN'T!" Thomas yapped. "I will NOT stand for the haste you used with me and Henry! You've really been trying to get your way! At least I learned to be who I am, and among my many qualities, I am someone who likes to be careful!"
Emily opened her mouth to speak, but suddenly thought. Ashima did teach Thomas to be who he was…and here he was right now saying that he learned this lesson. Emily felt that her fears had come true.
She waited a moment or two before she spoke again. "Hm. Alright…I get it. I know now. I saw you and Ashima on the way back to the show. You let her sleep beside you…and you left me on my own the next day! You just wanted to go to India with her! You were probably better off with her anyway, she was so stunning!"
Thomas would have corrected her that he still loved his angel, but after what he had been through, he was too angry to think about reassuring right now. That did it.
"WELL! If that's what you think, what happens now?" asked Thomas.
"What happens now…is that we are finished, unless you see your error!"
"What?!" exclaimed Thomas.
"I won't take anymore!" huffed Emily. "I mean it! You can forget about me all you like, and that's my last word on it!"
"Well, I must say now," grouched Thomas. "You really don't seem to understand me! You seem to enjoy doing things your own way rather than the right way! Maybe your ill personality way back when was right…and your emerald paint is green…but I'd say it's as green as algae scum…FROM THE SEA! HAH!" Emily just gaped with large eyes as Gordon came by with the express.
"Now think about the damage you caused me while I avoid you for as long as I wish! Forever if I must!" Thomas yelled as he started to reverse away in a huff.
"Express coming through," said Gordon, awkwardly at what he had witnessed.
"And next time, DON'T be so pushy, you gremlin!" Thomas snapped cheekily at Emily as he steamed past Gordon and out of the yards.
"Hmph!" said Emily.
"What's with him?" asked Gordon. Emily huffed crossly and steamed away herself.
Gordon was utterly perplexed. "What's with her? …Who am I talking to?" He asked to no one in particular. His driver merely shrugged to himself. But somewhere away from the yards…two other engines had heard some of the shouting and were both very sad.
Emily meanwhile had dashed off by herself, crying in sheer anger at what Thomas had just said to her. Calling her emerald paint scum was beyond nasty and she felt like their relationship wasn't going to work anymore. That seemed to confirm Emily's worst fears. In her heart, she felt that Thomas really did fall in love with Ashima and despair began hitting her so badly.
"Oh no! No!" she sobbed as she retreated into her berth at Tidmouth Sheds. "Why did he have to throw me away for that…that hollow painted beauty?! And why did he have to betray his bond with me all over an accident?! What will happen now?!"
At the same time, Thomas was now feeling very bad over what he just said to Emily. He was now much angrier at himself than at Emily. She did not deserve to be insulted that badly. If only they weren't called to work so early and if only they hadn't argued in the first place, Thomas thought his day could have gotten better. Why did this all have to happen so suddenly? Why couldn't Thomas and Emily just let it all go and keep going? Why did he have to lose patience with her and then lose her? Even if it only lasted a few hours or days, he had no idea when this would end. A storm had hit them both and there was no way of telling when a rainbow would shine through…or if one would shine through at all.
"Oh no," he whimpered. "I should NEVER have been this rough with her! But now she's leaving me over Ashima! Our relationship really may be…over! Gone! Just like James and Molly!" Thomas and Emily spent quite a while crying by themselves. It seemed like they wouldn't be resolved any time soon. Just two days ago, everything seemed alright, but now it was a disaster for the two lovers. A wonderful, powerful relationship of love was suddenly scarred and damaged.
But then came a ray of hope. Later that day, Gordon was still pulling the express like he usually did, but his mind was much more focused on Thomas and Emily's separation.
"I won't take anymore! I mean it! You can forget about me all you like, and that's my last word on it!"
"Maybe your ill personality way back when was right…and your emerald paint is green…but I'd say it's as green as algae scum…FROM THE SEA! HAH! …Now think about the damage you caused me while I avoid you for as long as I wish! Forever if I must! …And next time, DON'T be so pushy, you gremlin!"
Now Gordon began to wonder what was really wrong. He wasn't enjoying pulling the express anymore. He had never seen Thomas and Emily so angry at each other before and it didn't seem normal. He eventually finished one express run and had to get ready for another run from Knapford Station. He set off to return there and gather more coaches.
But on the way there, as Gordon remembered seeing Emily huff off in tears, something suddenly hit him. He remembered seeing her run off after Thomas insulted her and he began to sense something within him. Emily sounded very upset and broken. He also could tell that Thomas was in a very rough mood. At that moment, he passed by Thomas, who was crying to himself behind a signal box in regret.
"Why did I take that valve to Gordon?!" sobbed Thomas. "Maybe I should have stayed behind! Then Emily wouldn't have seen me and Ashima work together and she wouldn't have accused me! It really was in vain! I jumped Vicarstown Bridge as it was rising and almost fell to my end…just to be betrayed and thrown aside for trying to save him! Taking that valve was a mistake after all!"
Gordon passed by Thomas and gasped quietly.
"Thomas jumped Vicarstown Bridge to bring me my safety valve…he took that risk just to do that?" he whispered shakily.
Gordon looked back to the Great Railway Show…and when he was so impatient to go. He remembered that Thomas had rushed with all his might to save him…and now he learned that he jumped a rising Vicarstown Bridge! And how was Thomas thanked? With nothing but impatience and ignorance. Thomas went to all that trouble just to help his big friend and it was all in vain because of Gordon. He began to hear the warnings uttered to him back at the show.
"You could overheat! Your boiler could blow up!"
"Gordon? Gordon!"
"THAT'S NOT MY NAME!"
"You have to stop! Listen to me, Gordon! There's something wrong!"
"The No. 4 engine I met when I first came to Sodor would NEVER have gone back on his promises! He would never have disgraced Sodor's image like this! And he would NEVER have doubted the alliance he formed with Thomas! YOU are making Sudrian engines look like disloyal, undisciplined IDIOTS!"
Although Gordon considered the two engines' relationship silly and not important in the past, he suddenly felt very sorry for both of them. It made him remember how mean and terrible he was to Emily alongside James. She had become a bossy engine with few friends because of that, and now it seemed she and Thomas lost each other. He didn't want them to be holding a grudge over each other and lose each other. They needed each other and being separate would only make matters worse for both of them. Gordon was close to Knapford Station now, but after hearing what Thomas said earlier, his guilt was even stronger than ever…and finally, after so many years of missing the point of his alliance with Thomas, Gordon decided to fulfill it again, even if it meant making his passengers late. He suddenly came to a stop.
"Gordon? You're going to be late for your next passenger run!" called his driver.
"I don't care!" whistled Gordon, and he started for Tidmouth Sheds with all haste. "United we stand, together we fall," he murmured to himself. "Just hold on, Thomas."
He huffed along until he came to the sheds. He was about to call for Emily when he suddenly found her crying in her berth. Now was his chance to find out what was going on, and find out why this very sad break-up occurred. He settled on the turntable, then turned round to her berth and tried to talk.
"What's all this about not being so pushy?" he asked. Hearing his voice was enough to make Emily lose even more patience.
"Go away, Gordon!" she snapped. "I don't need YOUR trouble too after I broke up with Thomas!"
"I'm not here for trouble. I'm here to help you," corrected Gordon.
"Help from you, having the meaning of trickery and deception!" retorted Emily.
"Please, Emily," insisted Gordon. "I saw what happened at the station…when you and Thomas dumped each other and…and broke up. This isn't normal behaviour for Thomas or you, especially for a relationship. I never imagined such an awful thing would happen between you. I don't want grudges to be held over nothing. Please tell me what's going on with you and Thomas. I want to help."
Emily looked at Gordon suspiciously at first, but then thought for a moment. Gordon seemed determined and truthful. She could see he wasn't up to anything dodgy. For once, she felt like she could trust him. She sighed to herself and gave in.
"OK, Gordon. I'll tell you what happened…" So Emily told Gordon everything that happened from the other day, what happened at the harbour, Henry's accident with Thomas, how they were avoiding each other, then when Thomas insulted her and how she feared it was the end of their relationship. Gordon listened intently to all the details Emily gave him. When she had finished, he could really understand why she was having a terrible time…and it gave him a very good idea to carry out.
"Thank you, Emily. This really helps me understand you. I can see what's going on now," he said.
"Why did this all have to happen?!" sobbed Emily. "What if we never come back together? What if it's all over? It's such a shame!"
"It won't be over, Emily…and don't feel ashamed," sympathized Gordon. "It's OK to cry if you feel bad. If you need to cry out your troubles, do so as much as you have to. I'm sure you'll feel a little better."
Emily was very surprised by Gordon's words. She never thought of him to sound so sincere and even kind in her life.
"Thanks for listening, Gordon," she moaned. "But what to do about Thomas?"
Gordon came a little closer and looked directly into her eyes, giving her a smile. "You and Thomas are going to be OK. You'll see. I'm going to find Edward and Percy. Just hold on for a little while." And he set off, leaving Emily in peace to cast out her sadness. But as she looked around the sheds, she felt it wasn't the right place. Thinking of Thomas sleeping beside her was too painful for her at the moment, so she left her berth to find another place to grieve…
Gordon searched along the Main line for some time until he found Edward and Percy at Edward's station, both doing the mail run. They both seemed full of thought and wonder. After seeing a relationship be a little, or even rather scraped, they too were quite worried about Thomas and Emily's future.
"Did you hear from outside the yards, Edward? It was so frightening!" squeaked Percy. "I tried to ignore it with my steam, but all I heard was how Emily bumped him roughly and then Thomas insulted her!"
"This is bad, Percy," worried Edward. "Just what happened to Sodor's couple?" Then they saw Gordon and were a little puzzled over seeing his excited expression.
"Edward! Percy!" he whistled. "Thank goodness I found you both!"
"Gordon? What's the hurry?" asked Edward.
"Have you seen Thomas and Emily recently? They're not doing so good," said Gordon.
"We both have, Gordon," said Edward and Percy together. "What happened now?"
Gordon then told Edward and Percy everything Emily said. Edward and Percy were shocked hearing that Sodor's most famous couple had broken up. Percy almost cried, but Edward listened wisely and knew what had to be done. After Gordon gave out all the details, things started to happen.
"So that's what happened, is it?" asked Edward.
"Yes," answered Gordon."
"I have a plan," Edward said to Percy and Gordon. "We are going to help Sodor's couple back together again. I'll go find Thomas and guide him back to Emily. Percy, you go find Emily and convince her to meet with Thomas again. They'll both meet in the Shunting Yards to apologize properly and respectfully so they'll be happy again."
So the search was on. Edward went his way to find Thomas and Percy went on his way to find Emily. Edward hadn't gone far before he heard a sniffling sound. He followed the sniffling to a signal box. Edward huffed slowly toward it found Thomas, crying bitterly to himself.
"Thomas, what happened?" asked Edward.
"Emily…she's…" Thomas began but he was crying too hard to finish.
"I heard about your accident with her," said Edward. "You shouldn't be mad at her."
"I'm not mad at her…well I am because of my damage, but I'm much angrier at myself about what I said to her," said Thomas.
"Gordon told us that Emily told him everything," said Edward.
"I don't want to hear anything about Gordon!" snapped Thomas. "Tell him to stay away from Emily!"
"Thomas," Edward corrected. "Gordon wants to help you and Emily. He actually spoke to her. Emily told him what happened and he told me and Percy. We are forming a plan to bring you and her back together properly."
"How can we come back at this rate?" sobbed Thomas. "Emily refuses to talk to me and I'm afraid she's not gonna let it go. What if we never come back together?"
"Thomas, it's not like you're being taken out of service. This was just a big fight. Fights do happen," said Edward.
"But…but…she accused me of loving Ashima!" sobbed Thomas. "One of the engines from the show! She was beautiful, yes, but that doesn't change my feelings for Emily…She must have been fearing that ever since we came back from the show! I swear, Edward, I never had any romantic feelings towards Ashima! I never thought for a second about loving her!"
Edward buffered gently to Thomas. "Easy, Thomas," he coaxed. "I know you didn't. This is just a part of life everyone has to put up with sometimes. We all have arguments. Friends do fight on occasion. Romantic relationships, even the best ones aren't pitch-perfect. Fights are inevitable and are expected sooner or later, but even the angriest, worst fights can be healed. Love can never be destroyed. So, here's what we're doing. Percy is going to find Emily and convince her to come to the Shunting Yards. You must go there now and wait for Emily. Once she comes, you will apologize to her for your part in the fight after your accident, and she'll apologize for her part."
Thomas felt a slight flinch within himself, thinking of apologizing to Emily after she had left him, but he knew it was only fair.
"Of course, Edward. I will," he said. "I sure hope this works." And he set off slowly and nervously to the yards to wait for Emily. Once he was there, he checked if there was anyone else around. Then he remained silent for a long time, just thinking about everything about himself and Emily. After what felt like hours, although only several minutes went by, he spoke aloud to himself.
"Well, days don't always go the way we want them to go. And with that, the day is slowly coming to a close and I am waiting for Emily to arrive…I've thought about my life with her. The good times, the bad times, the wonderful times…and even the horrific times, like what happened yesterday, and I have decided…we are way too special to break up! Breaking up would destroy us! No! There's a way out of this storm! The angel needs the demon to protect her and the demon needs the angel to calm him! All will be well soon, and I say…Goodbye to Yesterday! Yesterday was a ruined and awful experience, but the two of us will be put right!" And Thomas continued to wait for Emily so he could resolve the matter once and for all.
Percy was still on the search for Emily. He too really hoped all would be well as Edward had planned. He didn't like seeing his mother figure in bad energy and really wanted to see her and Thomas happy again. Eventually after a while, he found Emily, idling by herself at a small station. She looked sad and irritated at the same time.
"Thomas," she said to herself as she began to cry. "I just want an apology. Even if you don't want to…I want to make up with you…"
Percy gasped in slight shock as he saw his mother figure crying. He only saw Emily cry a few times compared to Thomas.
"Oh dear, don't cry, mummy," he said worriedly as he gently buffered to her. "Emily, are you OK?"
She was about to react angrily, thinking it was Thomas, but then she saw who it was and calmed down.
"Thomas, JUST…! Oh. Hi, Percy. I'm so sorry," she said calmly. "It's not you at all. It's just Thomas…" Then she sniffled as a few more tears dripped down her face.
Percy gave Emily a friendly kiss on her cheek, tickling her lightly. "Please don't cry, Emily," he pleaded. "I want to help you. Edward told me that you and Thomas fought quite badly yesterday and today...and that…you b-broke up."
Emily sighed. "Yes, we did, Percy," she said. "So terrible. I know we shouldn't fight, but in the end, I guess even the happiest relationships aren't perfect. It has been a very depressing, sad time for me and surely for him too. He just wouldn't grow up!"
"Well…" said Percy, trying to be optimistic. "If my best friend won't cooperate with you…you can always talk to your cute son. I'll always be nice to you, mummy." And he smiled innocently, trying to cheer Emily up. Emily noticed he wasn't calling her "mother," and being more childlike instead.
"You're very helpful, mummy," said Percy. "We all really like you." Emily looked at him and she could see he was trying to butter her up with any compliment he could think of.
"You're very pretty, mummy," Percy said innocently.
Emily smiled slightly. "Aww…thanks, Percy," she said. "You're very sweet to want to make me happy. I want to make it up to Thomas, but I just don't know how we can without going off on each other again. I've been so afraid we'll stay separated for life. I don't want to be in a row with him much longer."
"Don't exaggerate, Emily," said Percy. "You two just needed some time alone." Suddenly, an idea came to Percy. "Actually, Emily. I think I know what to do. I'm gonna help you and Thomas make up tonight and everything will be good as new."
"I don't know how you can help, Percy, but I'm listening," said Emily.
"Well, ever since I first came to the island, Thomas and I have got into several bad fights, and we're still good friends today. You two have had fights in the past..."
"You're right, Percy," said Emily, perking up a little. "There was the time I bossed him to get his snowplough fitted, and we came to terms…and there was the time when he gave Gordon and James some trouble for everything they did to me. That time, I said I refused to kiss him for a month, but that same evening, we made up with each other and kissed. He even helped me get over my past wounds."
"There you go, Emily," said Percy. "See? You've fought before and you're still the emerald angel and cobalt star."
"However…" said Emily, trailing off. "We got so fed up with each other yesterday, we're not even talking to each other. We haven't talked since then. Percy…this fight was very serious. I never told him because I didn't have the time or nerve…but seeing as he did so much with Ashima at the show…I was fearing he was forming a relationship with her…I'm frightened that he loves her and is forgetting me…Please, I just want to be back with him!"
"Is THAT why you two argued so badly?" said Percy. "Because you were frightened about Ashima stealing his heart?"
"Yes…it's true," moaned Emily. "How would you know, Percy?"
Percy was thinking not to tell her this, not feeling any need, but now it seemed he had to tell her and clear things up.
"Emily…Ashima and Thomas in love was never going to happen. Ashima told me that herself." Then Percy told her about a conversation he and Ashima had while Thomas was still waiting for her ferry…
The three engines hurried to Brendam Docks to catch Ashima's ferry in time. When they got there, it was now 12:35. Thomas sighed with relief that they had time to spare, but he began to feel jumpy again. He was about to say goodbye to Ashima, possibly forever.
"Oh…oh dear…" he said. "You're gonna leave soon, Ashima."
"Don't be sad, Thomas," said Ashima. "We knew this had to happen."
"I'll just go around here slowly and look for your ferry for when it arrives," said Thomas as he set off on his own. Ashima stayed with Percy and waited patiently. But she was also remembering quite a few things…from when she first met Thomas, to when she learned of his love with Emily, all the way to them helping each other at the show…it made her want to confess something…and to help him once more.
"Percy…" said Ashima. "Can I tell you something?"
"What is it, Ashima?" asked Percy.
"I care greatly for Thomas. He's the closest friend I have had so far away from home…but I feel like I've caused him a little problem…I think that when I reached out to him and helped him realize who he is…well…I hope he knows that I don't really love him. I just consider him a strong friend."
"Well, I knew that had to be the truth," said Percy. "You were just dropped off at the wrong place with that ferry. You were just a contender for the show."
"I understand, Percy," Ashima continued. "From my conversation with Emily, I learned that she and Thomas love each other and I respect that. She knows him better than I ever could. But I noticed he was stunned by me upon my arrival. I really don't want him to feel conflicted with his current relationship with Emily. I knew right from when I first met him we should only be friends. We only had a day or two anyway to know each other. I never thought for a moment about loving him…I just hope he didn't start loving me and get confused with Emily."
"Why don't you let him know that so he won't feel conflicted?" asked Percy. "I don't think he really loved you either. He just considered you a friend with exciting features he never saw before."
"Hmm…clever, Percy," said Ashima. "That could work…once my ferry arrives."
"See, Emily?" said Percy. "Ashima never loved Thomas and wasn't trying to steal him from you. And Thomas was just excited because she was new to him, no other reason."
Emily was amazed and silenced. She now understood the sacrifice Ashima made so Thomas could still have a clear judgement on who he loved.
"Oh no!" she suddenly said. "And I accused him of loving her! That really must have made him feel very betrayed…by me! What have I done?!"
"Don't worry, Emily. I know just what'll help you around that. Remember when James scared me with that pile of scrap that night?" asked Percy.
"Yes," said Emily.
"Then Thomas didn't quite help me as I thought he would. I thought he wasn't my friend anymore. I felt betrayed. But after I saved James, we were still friends," said Percy. "This is the same situation. He may feel betrayed right now, but if you two just explain your sides of the story fairly and clearly, I'm sure this mess can be sorted out."
Emily suddenly felt strong and excited in a happy way. "You are absolutely brilliant, Percy! Thomas and I are not as fed up as we thought! All that arguing and not speaking to each other, it's not an undoing! If anything, it's helped us learn something. Relationships aren't perfect, and if we do disagree about something, we can talk it over and find a solution!"
"Yes, Emily! Even with the worst fights Thomas and I have had, we still hold our friendship together," said Percy. Then he came closer, touching his nose to hers. "Emily…you and Thomas are the only perfect couple I can ever think of."
Emily gasped. "Y-you mean…?"
"Yes, Emily," smiled Percy. "Friends and loved ones stay together through eternity."
"Oh, my goodness!" said Emily, bursting with joy. "You've helped me a lot Percy. I know what to do! Oh, I've got to find Thomas, tell him what we can learn from this! Oh, thank you, Percy! Thank you so much!" Emily was so excited, she gave Percy three kisses. Once on the left cheek, then the right one, then on his little nose.
"Oh, you're welcome, mother!" giggled Percy. Then Emily set off, whistling happily.
Edward was nearly finished delivering his evening train at Crovan's Gate Station when he heard a happy whistle and voice.
"Thomas! Thomas!" called Emily. She steamed right to the platform beside Edward.
"Emily!" exclaimed Edward. "What's got you so happy?"
"I'm getting back together with Thomas!" she whistled. "I know what needs to happen. Where is he?"
"He's in the Shunting yards, Emily," said Edward. "He has something to say to you…and, it would help if you don't show too much excitement right now. Let him speak, then he'll let you. I really just hope that you two will reunite after this very ugly shake-up. Good luck." Emily smiled at Edward and continued on her way.
Eventually, Emily calmed down like Edward said as she reached the yards and found Thomas. When he saw her, he suddenly looked sorrowful and apologetic. He looked up for a second then back down again in shame. He was hoping to resolve the issue just as much as she was. Emily came closer and closer…then stopped just a foot away from him.
"Here goes…" Thomas thought. "H-hello, Emily," he said meekly.
"Hello, Thomas," Emily replied quietly.
"Edward told you to meet me here, right?" asked Thomas.
"Edward and Percy, yes. He said you have something to say to me…what is it? And I hope it's something nice," she said in a slightly serious manner.
Thomas looked at her with a serious, but truthful expression. He cleared his throat and spoke very clearly.
"Emily…I'm here to put things right after such a nasty break-up…I know what happened some time ago was rather frustrating for both of us. We all have accidents. We all have disagreements. Friends are bound to argue sometimes. Even the happiest relationships aren't perfect. I know you and I have had a very long, happy relationship and we will continue to have a happy one for as long as we are together. But as you and I know very well, we have had arguments and fights before…but we always came to terms."
Emily was impressed by Thomas' massive improvement in behaviour. "Yes, I understand. Percy helped me on that," she said. "Anything else?"
Thomas went on. "You and I refusing to speak to each other and refusing to even approach each other today and yesterday wasn't your fault. We both played a part in the events, but I think it was me who started it. Neither of us had the best sleep. We were both tired and a little cranky. You wanted to go quickly and keep on schedule so we wouldn't disappoint the Fat Controller, and I wanted to go slowly and steadily because I was still rather tired. I now understand that you didn't see Henry coming until too late, and I heard you ask me if I was OK, and I heard you say sorry…but I didn't accept it."
Emily listened to Thomas and was most enthralled by his sincerity. Then she watched as he began to cry lightly.
"I-I shoved your apology aside and I didn't listen to you…I mistreated you and didn't listen, and for that, I'm sorry. I know that you would never cause an accident on purpose." Thomas sniffled quietly as a tear left his eye, but he kept his nerve.
"You are a very reasonable engine, Emily, and in the future, if we do get frustrated with each other, we'll try our best not to argue or fight. We will try to talk it over and figure out a solution. I am very sorry for what happened and I did not mean for that fight to occur. Do you forgive me?"
Emily was deeply touched by what Thomas said. He actually said sorry and admitted his mistake.
"Oh…Tommy," she sobbed happily. "Of course I forgive you. And…I'm sorry for causing the accident through my haste. I should have known to be patient and careful, even with less sleep than I was hoping for…and you're absolutely right. Arguments are a part of life. They're actually very important if you think about it."
"Important? I'm sure there's a reason, but how are they important?" asked Thomas.
"Well, Thomas," said Emily. "Percy told me about how much you and him argued in the past. Even while he was afraid of what James did to him with the monster, you still managed to make up with him. That proves some very good things to know. One, arguments are not completely avoidable. Sometimes, couples lose their patience and argue. Two, I think you and I can learn a good lesson from our row. Like you said, if we get fed up with each other, we can make a solution. I'm very sorry it all happened too. I really didn't mean to almost break up with you. We just needed some time to cool off by ourselves, even if it was very disheartening and sad. I'm just glad we're talking together again."
"So am I," said Thomas.
Then Emily remembered what Percy revealed. "Um…Thomas…I have something to confess."
"What's that, Emily?" asked Thomas.
"Something about Ashima…when Percy found me and coaxed me to meet you…he told me about a conversation he had with Ashima while you were at the docks to help her catch her ferry…she told Percy that she felt guilty of causing you some confusion…over who you loved. She told him that she didn't love you romantically. That she just wanted to be a friend. Percy told her that was very true, and that you wouldn't love her…would you?"
Thomas had no idea that Ashima confessed this. She never talked about love directly with him. He understood even more why Emily must have been afraid.
"Well…Emily," he said carefully. "I didn't know she felt that way…but I will confess: When the ferry arrived, Ashima and I did give each other a heartfelt farewell…we touched noses together for a few minutes…then she boarded her ferry. I had no idea Ashima felt that way about you and I…but now I see that she wanted us to keep loving each other…and I think it's only right that we fulfill her request." Then he came closer and buffered right to her.
"Emily," he said, looking right into her eyes, the windows to her soul. "You are the only engine in my life who can have my heart. Ashima may have been beautiful, no doubt. And I am very grateful for all the support she gave me, and I am happy I got the chance to meet her and gain a new friend…but I could never love her the same way I love you…my beautiful emerald angel."
Emily couldn't hold it in. She began to cry ever-so sadly over everything she accused Thomas of.
"O-oh…T-Thomas!" she sobbed. "I'm sorry! I'm s-s-so sorry for thinking such a silly thing! I should never have assumed that you would betray your feelings for me! I take back everything I said about you loving Ashima now that I know the truth! I know you'd never leave me just for someone new in your life!"
"So, are we resolved, my beautiful emerald angel?" asked Thomas.
"Yes, we are, Tommy," Emily beamed. "Come here!" and she kissed Thomas' lips as he kissed her back in joy and relief. All the anger, arguing and fighting they had gone through melted away as they felt this lovely, warm kiss. They had gone through a terrible spell in their relationship, but it had helped them learn a lesson to take note of if it ever happened again. Right now, the issue being resolved was all that mattered. After three minutes, they let go of their lips and Emily smiled.
Thomas smiled back and touched his nose to her's. "I love you, Emily…once again…I'm truly very sorry we fought," said Thomas.
"That's alright, Tommy," chuckled Emily. "I love you too. I'm just glad we worked it out." Then she and Thomas gently kissed again, loving the beautiful feeling of each other's mouths and their tongues gently dancing together. When they released each other's lips and smiled at each other happily, Emily suddenly had an idea.
"Thomas? I've been thinking…as a way to move past this problem…could you go to the Steamworks tonight? I'd like to do something special for you."
"Really?" asked Thomas.
"You'll love it," promised Emily.
"OK, Emily," said Thomas. "I'll see you then." He kissed her cheek and went on his way…while Emily smiled slyly to herself and went on her way to the Steamworks. Thomas couldn't feel happier. He and Emily were back together again and forgot what happened. Their love had been saved and they no longer had to worry about a break-up. But then Thomas remembered…Gordon had been the one who spoke with Emily and promised her to help. Thomas did not expect that at all. If anything, he would have thought Gordon would only worsen the situation, but now he wanted to find Gordon…and tell him something he never thought he would tell. He set off again, looking for the big engine.
Gordon was by himself at Maron Station, thinking and hoping for Thomas and Emily not to be still broken up…when he heard Thomas' whistle.
"Hello, Gordon," he said.
"Hello, Thomas," replied Gordon. "A-are you and Emily alright?"
"Never better," smiled Thomas. "We solved the problem, and we're still in love."
"Oh, I'm so relieved!" gasped Gordon.
"Edward told me you tried to comfort her…" Thomas said, more seriously.
"I did try, Thomas. I found her lamenting in Tidmouth Sheds and I persuaded her to tell me what was wrong...after that I heard you lamenting yourself about your break-up…but then I overheard something I did not know…something shocking."
"What, Gordon?" asked Thomas.
"That you…you jumped Vicarstown Bridge to bring me my safety valve for the race!"
"Oh…" said Thomas. "Well…thank you, Gordon…for talking with Emily and planning to bring us back together."
"Thomas…" Gordon began guiltily. "I must tell you something about why I helped you two…I'm truly sorry for not accepting your help at the Great Railway Show…you went to such far efforts to bring me my safety valve…you even jumped Vicarstown Bridge to save me. You could have fallen into the sea…after everything James and I did to Emily…and everything I did to you. You took all that trouble to save me, and I still made it all for naught. I almost don't deserve your help, Thomas. If anything, I think my boiler exploding served me right for all the misdeeds in my life."
"Gordon," Thomas answered. "You may have caused Emily and I plenty of trouble over the years, and I'll even say that you put my life in jeopardy when I was sent to work at Harwick, but despite that, I could never stand by and leave you in danger of being destroyed. I can't leave my ally to a grim fate. Like you said, 'You help me and I'll help you.' It seems that I wanted to help you, and then you helped me by bringing Emily and I back together."
Gordon smiled. Everything Thomas said was true. It felt good to fulfil his alliance again, but then Thomas spoke the words he never thought he would speak.
"And Gordon?" he added. "I know you started that terrible trauma in Emily's life and made it last for nearly five, painful years…but right now, Emily and I had a terrible fight. I was frightened that we wouldn't be back together…and you saved our love. If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't be together again…as such…you are finally forgiven. You may be overly proud at times, but today, you have proven yourself considerate, caring and kind hearted. And for bringing me and Emily back together…I think it's right to say…you're no longer convicted of what you and James put Emily through. You're free."
Gordon smiled even more. "Yes…well…that's very fine indeed. Just remember, Thomas. No matter how proud I become and no matter how much trouble I may cause, intentionally or accidentally, you will always be my ally." Thomas smiled back, then slowly went on his way to meet Emily…
As the sun set and the stars began to appear in the sky, Thomas made his way to the Steamworks as Emily requested him to. He wondered exactly what she would do and felt excited over hearing it was something special for him. Once he arrived, the last rays of sunlight disappeared and he made his way in. It was completely dark and there was no one in sight.
"H-hello?" he called into the darkness.
"Thomas?" called Emily's voice. "Come here, Tommy!"
Thomas heard Emily and grew even more excited. Suddenly some of the lights went on. There, in front of Thomas was Emily, decorated once again in all the decorative paintwork she wore for the Railway Show. Thomas could not believe what he was seeing.
"…Cinders and…Ashes, Emily…you're…you're so beautiful," Thomas gasped, like he did on the day of the Great Railway Show. "You have never been more beautiful than you are now."
Emily's heart almost melted from Thomas' remark. "Thank you, Tommy," she giggled sweetly. "Do you love my decorative features?" Thomas took a good look at Emily once again. Seeing these decorations on her again was not what he was expecting…and did she ever look beautiful!
Thomas answered Emily's question, as well as give an extra comment he was almost nervous to speak. "Yes…I do love them…and…ha-hah…I…I must admit…y-you look so…so…s-sexy…Emily…"
Emily suddenly became very excited too and blushed even deeper red. "R-really? Am I sexy?" she bubbled with joy.
"Yes," whispered Thomas. "I always wondered what it'd be like to cuddle you in those lovely decorations…" Emily immediately buffered closer so that her cheeks softly touched Thomas'. Thomas shuddered with excitement as he looked at the same gold linings he saw back at the show.
"Your cheeks are so warm," he whispered.
"I know, Thomas. All I want to do for tonight is make you happy. We'll always have each other," whispered Emily as she gave Thomas a little kiss on his nose.
"W-would you like me to…start our perly this time?" Thomas asked shyly.
Emily smiled. "Just like our first night together after we first kissed…maybe even better," she winked smoothly. So Thomas closed his lips around Emily's left cheek and began to very softly suck on it. Emily giggled happily as her cheek was being tickled by Thomas. Thomas' happiness overwhelmed him as he heard Emily giggle again.
"I already told you your face is very soft and warm a while ago…Your face is also very sweet," Thomas teased.
"S-sweet?" blushed Emily.
"Yes, my love," Thomas replied. "Sweeter than honey."
Emily was giggling so much from everything. Thomas' lips tickling her cheek, his sweet remarks and just being back together with him. Thomas soon let go of Emily's cheek, giving her a chance to return the favor. She batted her eyelashes at him and winked.
"What are you doing, Emily?" asked Thomas.
"Your turn, cutie," she purred as she began to suck his cheek. Thomas did not experience this at the Railway Show, but as he looked at those decorations right now, he almost whistled with excitement, but managed to resist.
"Keep pampering me, Emily. I love your lips so much," Thomas moaned.
"I love doing this, Tommy," she giggled. "You're so funny when you get shy around me."
"Th-thank you," he giggled gleefully. She soon let go of his cheek and looked right at him.
"Emily…w-what is it?" Thomas smiled.
"Come on, Thomas. Show me how much you love me!" she giggled excitedly.
Thomas wasted no opportunities. Unable to resist any longer, he submitted to the seductive queen he loved with such great amount. He kissed her right on her amazingly soft cheek, which was now feeling even warmer as she blushed redder and redder. Emily giggled even more as Thomas gently dotted his tongue on her cheek with his little kisses.
"Tommy…don't stop…please…" Emily giggled. Thomas kissed her other cheek just as softly and sweetly, making sure she'd love each moment more after the other.
"Mmm…that feels so nice," Emily moaned with passion and joy as she quietly let off steam. "Yes…ahh…Thomas…" Thomas released her cheek and smiled at her, feeling better and better.
"May I, Thomas?" she asked.
"Of course, my queen," he whispered. Emily opened her mouth and licked his cheek ever-so lovingly. As Thomas felt her warm, wet, slippery tongue on his cheek, he groaned with happiness.
"Emily…my goodness…I love you like crazy…" he managed to say.
"I know," smiled Emily as she licked his other cheek, making him let off steam now. "I love you just as crazy…"
"Aww, Emily…" said Thomas as she began to kiss his cheeks so gently. As he stared at the decorations on her funnel, Thomas focused solely on Emily's kisses…much like Molly and James kissed upon their reunion, Emily's kisses were as soft and gentle as if they were pedals of a flower on Thomas' cheek.
"Oh, Emily…" he whispered. "I love you…I love you, sweetie…" That made Emily so happy as she kept kissing him so gently and softly. She wanted this night to never end.
Then Thomas and Emily both opened their mouths and very gently let their tongues lick each other gently and happily. Both engines were blown away by the passion they were sharing. It couldn't have been better. Then they pressed their lips together and kept kissing for as long as they possibly could. They both relished in the soft warm feeling of their lips tickling each other so lightly, but feeling so beautiful, peaceful and enjoyable.
After two whole hours, at last, Thomas released from Emily's lips and looked at her and what he saw made him smile. After kissing and licking each other's faces for so long, Emily had fallen asleep during their final kiss and was breathing steadily and happily. Thomas' heart soared like an eagle. She just looked and sounded so happy content in her sleep as he heard her breathe gently in and out. Thomas could not resist her again so he buffered up and gently kissed her lips. Emily felt Thomas kissing her and fluttered her eyes open.
"Thomas, sweetie…" she whispered. "That was so much fun…and so beautiful…you were absolutely amazing."
"So were you, Emily…" whispered Thomas. "I did all of this because I love you and I never want to let go of you…"
Emily's eyes watered up with joy. "Oh, Thomas…" she whimpered. "I love you so much, my handsome cobalt star."
Thomas smiled right back as a tear left his eye too. "I love you too, Emily. My beautiful emerald angel. Sweet dreams…"
"Sweet dreams…Tommy…" yawned Emily. They kissed each other's lips one more time then fell fast asleep, silently and happily. And so, another unusual, and slightly more dramatic event came through Thomas and Emily. They had their first major fight, broke up briefly, but with the help of their friends, they came back together. They had managed well this time, but it wasn't over yet. Another pressing event would soon come along. Not as tense and angry, but still a challenge. For now however, life could continue on quite peacefully, and all was well.
First, I would like to thank the person who suggested this idea to me. Unfortunately I can't remember who it was that gave me this idea, but if you are reading this then thank you for suggesting this idea to me. Anyway folks, with the bridge between Thomas, Emily and Gordon has been burned completely. No more animosity between them, Gordon has finally redeemed himself for his past actions against Emily. But this story isn't over, there are still two chapters left. The next chapter will be much shorter than this one and will also include some Luke and Millie as well. So please leave a review and tell us what you thought of the chapter and I'll see you in the next chapter.