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This story starts off episode 19 – The Only Thing We Have to Fear … where Sasha founds out about Emily's job at Pizza Shack. This chapter is taking directly from the show, but as you reach towards the end, you will notice things changing. They need to change in order for my story to go on.

I am an Emily/Sasha fan all the way. I'm not a fan of Sasha/Summer, but she will appear in my story having feelings on Sasha and probably acting on them for a bit.

Comments and reviews are appreciated. Criticisms are also appreciated but no bashing.

Now onto Chapter One!

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The Pizza Shack being over run. Kim, a Blonde employee, was slamming pies on people's table and upon entering the kitchen, she saw Emily punching in.

"There you are"

"Here I am. Exactly 15 minutes early." said Emily.

"I've been flying completely solo out there. I'm buried."

"You're not flying solo tonight. Damon is in tonight."

"Don't talk to me about Damon." said Kim.

"What about him?" asked Emily.

"He quit. An hour ago. Haven't heard from him since."

"Damon quit?" questioned Emily.

"Mmhm."

"Tonight?"

"Just like that. Couldn't never count on that guy." said Kim while walking away leaving Emily with the most confused but sad face.

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Just as Sasha Belov was leaving his office, Ellen Beals, one of the head members from the National Committee, was waiting for him to leave.

"Do you know what you are doing to these girls?" asked Ellen.

"What am I doing?" asked Sasha, "You've got to be kidding me. Putting all that pressure on Kaylie Cruz. Turning her manager against her. It's pathetic."

"It's not pathetic. We are advising her of what is best for her."

"You are not advising. You're scheming. You are trying to get Kaylie to pull out because you know it will devastate the girls if one of them pulls out. Well I am happy to tell you it didn't work. Kaylie is doing the invitational and you can't stop her." said Sasha as he walked away from Ellen.

"That is why we are going to stop Emily."

"Excuse me?"

"Emily Kmetko has a job." said Ellen with a bitchy attitude. Sasha was baffled by this information that Ellen was telling him that he did not know what to say. "A clear violation of the rules of her National Committee Scholarship."

"You know I don't know where you get your information from. Emily would never lie to me and she would never break the rules or do anything to break her scholarship."

Ellen gave him a look saying that he did not know what he was talking about. He knew Emily would never break the rules or lie to him.

"You might want to remind her of that when you visit her at the Pizza Shack, 1612 Evergreen Plaza, Boulder, Colorado." said Ellen as she place the note of paper with the address in Sasha's left hand and walking away leaving Sasha with the most pained face. "Those are the people who have been paying her, according to the IRS. Oh and while you are there, you can tell her the National Committee knows of her violate of her scholarship and if she competes in the invitational, we pull it"

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As Sasha was walking in, people were leaving the Pizza Shack. He looked at the note of paper realizing this was indeed the right place and his suspicions were confirmed when he saw Emily's back side busing tables. Everything and everyone kept on going while he was completely frozen on the stop looking at Emily work. During that time, Kim walked over to Emily.

"You are in the weeds. Table two just walked out."

"You think I can't see that?" said Emily.

"Speed up your lazy butt Emily, you are killing us out here, OK." said Kim.

Sasha unfroze himself from his spot and walked towards Emily in whom Kim stood between the both of them.

"If you want a pie, you will have to hold on. We are buried here." said Kim only to realized Sasha was looking over her shoulder to Emily who was still busing tables. "Oh, and little miss fancy panties, she can't keep up." Emily looked up from busing tables rolling her eyes.

"Get the hell out of my way." said Sasha. Kim quickly got out of Sasha's way, while Emily's eyes widen in shock and fright. She knew Sasha was a man not to be mess with when angered.

"Emily, turn around. Now."

Emily turned around like he said, but with much sadness and fear in her eyes. "I can explain." said Emily with fright in her eyes and voice. "I'm just filling in for a friend."

"Stop lying to me, Emily." said Sasha while grabbing the bin she was holding and slamming it on the table she had just bused getting the unneeded attention of a few customers nearby.

"Sasha, I am so so sorry. I did not mean to break the rules. I need to work. I've always worked."

"You are in really, really big trouble right now!" said Sasha with anger.

"No. I'm gonna quit. I'll quit right now." said Emily frantically getting her apron off, just to prove to him that she would do anything to get out of trouble with him.

"No, no you won't. You will not quit." said Kim afraid of losing another employee tonight.

"I SAID GET THE HELL OUT!" Sasha screamed at Kim really getting the attention of everybody in the Pizza Shack. "You are in really big trouble with me, but worst, right now, you are in really big trouble with the National Committee. They know about your little hobby making pizzas and they are threatening to pull your scholarship."

"They can't. We need this money." said Emily almost in tears.

She grabbed her busing bin and walked away from Sasha to the pick up counter with Sasha followed her. Once he saw her almost in tears, he wasn't too sure what to do.

"Emily, I am offering you an out. If you don't do the Invitational, they said you can keep your scholarship."

"What am I gonna do?" asked Emily

"If you just had trusted me, Emily, we wouldn't be in this position." Sasha exploded. "I can't believe you lied to me."

"I didn't think I had a choice."

"Of course there is a choice. There is always a choice, you could have been honest. If you had come to me in the first place, I could have found a way to help you. You have been given this incredible chance, a once in a life time chance, but right now, you are throwing it away."

"I am so sorry that I let you down."

"Well I can't tell you to do the Invitational and I certainly can't ask your family to give up part of its livelihood so, this is your decision."

"I'm doing it." said Emily with the utter most determination. "I'm doing the Invitational."

"You need to think about this very carefully, Emily." said Sasha walking away from her.

"No! I don't!" said Emily. "You supported me. You stuck your neck out for me so that I could shine at that Invitational and what did I do? I lied to you and I've let you down. I gonna do it. I'm not gonna let my teammates down and I'm not gonna let myself down."

Sasha didn't not know what to say to Emily so he just grabbed her busing bin.

"Come on, I'll help you bus some tables." said Sasha while walking to the nearest table needed to be bus.

Emily relaxed knowing Sasha had forgiven her without saying a word, that he was going to stick by her and joined in.

After a few tables were cleared off, Sasha grabbed the bin and brought it to the dishwasher with Emily following closely behind to one of the back rooms.

"Um, Emily, can I speak with you? Privately?" said Kim, still nervous around Sasha.

"Sure. Just let me help Sasha put the dishes away."

"It's about him actually."

"Oh?" said Emily as she walked away from Sasha.

"I know we are short staff, so I want to know if you know if he wouldn't mind helping out, just for tonight. I mean you know him and you are closing up tonight. I'm sure they would pay him."

"You could have just asked me instead of beating around the bush." said Sasha leaning against the door frame, "but since I have nothing else plan for the night, I guess I can help Emily tonight, BUT just for tonight."

"Oh thank you, sir." Said Kim.

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The night had gone off smoothly. Sasha's help had done them wonders. They had been able to serve all the customers that night.

"Thank you so much, Sasha. I can't thank you enough for your help." Said Kim as she was leaving.

Emily was helping Sasha with the dishes, being very silent, knowing of the decision she was going to have to make the next time she talked with Damon. She knew she had to break up with him. She didn't want to get into more trouble with Sasha by have a boyfriend. Another rule of the Rock she had broken.

"Do you want a drive home, Emily?" asked Sasha.

"That would be great. I'm just gonna go call my mom to let her know." Emily said while walking over to the phone. "Hey Mom, ya, I just want to let you know that I have a drive home, so there's no need for you to come here….I should be home probably in half an hour….ok, love you too, bye."

"All set with your mother?" asked Sasha leaning against the door frame for the second time that night.

"Yup. All set. She said that she is going to wait up for me at home though." said Emily with a smile, when the phone ringed.

"Pizza Shack." said Emily into the phone having a slight idea who it could be.

"Em, hey, it is me. Listen, I am so sorry that I wasn't there tonight."

"I can't do this Damon."

"But Em, I got really really big news."

"I can't do this. The rules of the Rock are there for a reason. I can't believe I broke them. Here at this job and with you. I am so close to losing everything I've worked for. Everything my family has moved two state away for."

"Wait, Emily, you have to hear me out."

"No I don't. I can't talk to you Damon. I can't see you. Don't call me. Don't contact me. Don't come to the Invitational. Good bye Damon." said Emily as she hung up the phone on Damon and sank to the floor and cried.

Sasha was still leaning against the door frame during the conversation with Damon but was paying more attention to the details. Once Emily was on the floor crying, he went to her and held her in his arm while she cried against his chest.

"It's going to be okay, Emily. Whatever this is, you will get through this strong. I know you, Emily. I will always be here for you. I'm not going anywhere." Sasha kept whispering to Emily hoping to calm her down.

"Thank you, Sasha." Emily said once she was done crying. "Oh no, your shirt. I've ruined it. I'm so sorry. I promise I will get you another shirt."

"Don't worry about it. It's just tears on a shirt. It will dry off, soon. There is no need to get me another one." Sasha said with a smile wiping the rest of the tears with the pad of his thumbs.

Upon seeing Sasha smile at her, Emily smiled back and that was Sasha's undoing. He leaned his head down and pressed his lips against hers. A sweet kiss. He kept his lips on hers for a minute before he breaking the kiss.

"Sasha?" asked Emily looking at him directly in the eyes while her right hand was touching her lips which were still feeling Sasha's.

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Oh cliffhanger! Please don't hate me. I hope you like it, there will definitely be more chapters since I have the body written out on paper, just need to type it out. I apologize now if the chapters aren't updated as fast as I can, but please understand that I have a full time job and a part time job, trying out for an X-ball paintball team, while managing a house, but I will try to update as soon/fast as possible. Thanks again.