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pairing: brennan/emma

summary: just read it

note: please review this dose include Emily from family ties.

bold-thoughts

Brennan looked over to where Emma was sitting trying to beat Adam in a game of chess.

"Adam, you cheat" Brennan heard her annoyed outburst at Adam. She's even more beautiful when she'd annoyed. "And you Brennan Mulwray will not be thinking any thoughts like that in the near future unless you come over here and help me!"

"Emma, I keep telling you it's your caution that holds you back. Checkmate, what's that 10 games to none." Adam got up "I've got work to do." He walked off in the direction of the lab.

Emma sighed and went to see what Brennan was doing. He turned around. "Guess I wasn't quick enough huh?" Brennan's smile always could relax her, break through her mental walls. Damn him to hell, she thought.

Brennan watched the young psionic relax. "I think it's about lunch time" With this he proceeded to the kitchen, looking behind him to check that Emma was following he was surprised. Emma wasn't following. "Emma, Earth to Emma, lunch? I promise not burn, fry or destroy anything. Emma?"

Emma looked up at the final mention of her name. Was she hungry?. Not really. "I'm not hungry, had a large breakfast." She went towards her and her sisters room. Brennan caught her by the arm. "Brennan I'm not"

Before she could finish her sentence Brennan scooped her up in his arms, and placed her at the table. "Stay" It wasn't a command more a request but one that Emma was unable to resist. So there she sat.

Brennan busied himself with the making of sandwiches for four, he got out fruit, chocolate and crisps for four. Speaking into his com-link he said "Adam Emily lunch is ready".

Adam came followed by a reluctant Emily. They both took their seats at the table.

"Where's Shal Lexa and Jesse?" the adults nearly jumped out their seats. There goes a week worth of word, Brennan thought. As soon as he had thought this though he regretted it, one look at Emily's face told him that she wasn't completely shielded from others emotions/thoughts yet .

It was Adam who answered her. "Shalimar and Lexa are out shopping and Jesse's in bed with a hangover. Last I heard."

Emma smiled, "Honestly he should know not to get drunk, especially with us."

Brennan looked at her. "You can't say much, give a DeLauro one drop of alcohol and their immediately drunk."

"We're not that bad. Are we?" Emily's and Emma's gazes was focused on Adam as if he would back them up.

His reply was not the one they were expecting. "O.K. Emma new years to you and when young lady did you ever have alcohol?"

"That's an excellent question Adam. Emily your answer please." Brennan's face was dead serious but there was a hint of a smile creeping through.

"Oh you know, Lexa's birthday we all went out and me and Emma had some wine. That's alcohol isn't it?" Smiling at her own quick thinking Emily gave both men an 'I'm cute and innocent' smile.

"Yes and as I remember both of you had to be carried back to bed." Jesse had entered the room looking like a brass band had just marched through his head. "And if you two aren't going to eat that." He indicated the sandwiches and other stuff on each of their plates.

Simultaneously they pushed the plates towards Jesse, Emma mumbling "waste not want not".

Both Adam and Brennan exchanged looks. Adam stood up "Right I think it's about time for the monthly check up and blood taking. Whose first?"

"I've got homework to do" Emily quickly made an excuse.

"Oh yeah who for?" asked Jesse. I really don't want to go first and with this amount of alcohol in my system I don't think it's safe for me to give blood.

Emma, I really, really don't want to do this. Emily sent Emma the thought.

"Brennan why don't you go first then me and by that time the others will be home and Jesse's blood alcohol level will be safe." Emma said getting up and taking the dirty plates over to be washed.

Brennan shrugged, but then he noticed that Emma had said nothing about Emily. In fact in the whole time she'd been at Sanctuary, never had she stepped in the lab. He had not seen her blood in the fridge with everyone else's, nor had he seen progress files an Adam's desk. "On one condition, you and Emily come and hold my hand."

Emily dropped the glass of water and Emma looked like a hear caught in a cars head light.