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Will & Emma

"Love Again"

Emma never truly loved Ken. Sure, she cared about him, and thought he was a good person, but she never really wanted to marry him. Emma knew Ken loved her with his whole heart. That alone caused her so much pain while she was dating him, knowing her love for Ken was simply unrequited.

She would have married Ken and been a good wife. One that was loving, loyal, and there for him when he needed her to be, even if they still lived on opposite ends of town. When Ken cheated on her, she didn't understand why it hurt her so bad, but it did. Maybe it was because she knew she could never be capable of that kind of betrayal. Maybe it was because since marrying him, she felt like was giving up little pieces of herself to be with him, and felt he should do the same. Emma was never one to tolerate cheaters, so when she found out about his infidelity, she divorced him after the short marriage, even though he continually begged for her forgiveness.

Will loved Terri, despite that fact that she'd changed a lot since high school. She was his high school sweetheart and Will made a vow to love her forever. But when Terri faked a pregnancy, no matter how hard he tried, that was something Will could never forgive. So he divorced her, even though it was the hardest thing he'd ever done.

Neither Will nor Emma would ever forget the night when he ran into her the day he left Terri.

It was raining and Will had nowhere else to go, so he decided Emma's house could be his port in the storm. Emma was sitting in her living room crying because she felt like her life was crumbling before her eyes. When she heard a knock at the door, she jumped up in surprise. She wasn't expecting anyone. She had no idea who was on the other side. So when she saw Will staring back at her after she opened the door, her shock escalated, as did her embarrassment. Emma knew that her eyes were undoubtedly red rimmed and puffy from all the crying she'd been doing, and there's no way Will didn't notice it. When he saw the sadness in her eyes, his heart sank and he immediately regretted coming over, just to seek his own selfish comfort.

"I'm sorry if this was a bad time, Emma," Will said apologetically. "It's just…I have no one else to talk to, but if you wanted me to leave, I understand. I'll leave."

Emma grabbed his arm gently as he went to turn around and offered him the weakest of smiles. "No, Will, I'm fine. Just a rough day; come on in," she said.

Will took a seat on Emma's couch and poured his heart out to her. He didn't mean to spring all this on her when he arrived, but seeing her melted his resolve. The words came out before he could stop them.

"Terri lied about being pregnant," disclosed. "I left. I couldn't look at her. That kind of betrayal…" he sighed. "Emma, I'm divorcing her."

Emma said nothing; she only sat there and listened to what he had to say with wide eyes. Even if she wanted to speak, she didn't think she'd be able to.

"So, look," he said nervously. "I guess the real reason I came here is to tell you that…Emma, I've been crazy about you since the day we met. But there was never anything I could do because of Terri," Will confessed, his heart pounding away in his ribcage.

He didn't give Emma any time to respond before he leaned in an cupped her cheeks in his palms, kissing her with all he had, his way of showing her just how serious he was. So when Emma pulled away almost immediately, his heart sank.

Tears streamed down Emma's face and she shook her head in panic. "Will, why didn't you say this before?" she nearly yelled. "I can't do this now; you're too late." Emma cried.

"Too late?" Will asked, just as frantic. "What do you mean?"

"I married Ken yesterday. I'm sorry." Emma said, her face buried in her hands.

Will slumped over dejectedly on the couch. "I just—I had to tell you. And I'm sorry. This…is not the best timing. I know that. But I just need to you know that I care about you. And I always will," he professed.

Emma, at a complete loss for words simply stared at the carpet below her, as if she was watching her life fall apart right in front of her. Will left then, too, walking out the door without another word.

A year and a half had passed since then, and both found themselves just as single, just as miserable. But worst of all, their friendship had never recovered after that day. Things were never the same. Forced smiles and awkward conversations became the new norm. And they both hated that that's what they had become.

Will channeled all of his time and energy into Glee; and Emma spent her days buried under piles of paperwork as a way to distract herself from the constant heartache. She dealt with that in a different way: by spending most nights crying herself to sleep.

Whenever they passed each other in school, the overwhelming feeling to tell the other how they felt consumed both of them. To confess how much they missed each other, needed each other. Even if that meant all they could ever be was friends.

Will had no choice but to suck it up and learn to deal. If they were both going to be miserable, at least they could be miserable together