Glee isn't mine... unfortunately :) This is just my creative outlet :)
He hadn't seen her in over a week, and he was starting to worry. Infact... he hadn't seen her since they had spoken on the stage after their Toucha Touch Me incident. Crap. Had she tried run away again? He had to find out. He knew for a fact she hadn't been at school, as there had been a supply Guidance Councellor in Emma's office for the past four days.
He took out his phone and tried calling her landline and her cell. No answer.
He drove home, anxious and worried about his Emma... was she ok?
When he got home, he tried to call her again, multiple times, but again and again, with no answer. Maybe she was out with Carl?
Carl.
If he was going to get answers from anyone, it would be Carl. He reluctantly pulled out his cell phone and found Carl's number and pressed the dial button. It rang and rang, convincing Will even further that he had lost Emma to Carl for good, until,
"YYello?" an over enthusiastic Carl answered his phone.
"Hi.. Carl... it's Will.. Will Shuester..." he mumbled, embarassed for even calling.
"William." he said blandly, "Phone to brag?"
"Excuse me...?" Will asked, not understanding what Carl was hinting at.
"Cummon, Shuester, don't play dumb with me..." Carl laughed bitterly, "I broke up with Emma. A week ago... after your little rehersal together. You of all people probably know that.."
"W-What? Carl, that was completely my fault, not Emma's... s-she.." Will tried to regain his composure after being hit in the gut with reality.
"No, Will.." Carl's voice softened, "She loves you... I can just tell. I didn't break up with her over that stupid Toucha Touch Me thing... I didn't have her heart... never did. It is clear that she has given it to you, Will."
"Carl..." Will sighed. "D-Do you know where she would be... she hasn't been at school all week..."
"I haven't heard from her... no." Carl's tone raising in worry, "But, Will... that is not really my issue anymore. It's yours. She's yours..."
"Damn..." Will muttered under his breath, his worry growing by the seccond.
"Will.." Carl began, "she keeps a spare key under the potted plant at her condo."
William sighed heavily, "Thanks, Carl..."
"Will..." Carl began again, this time with a weaker voice, "I really did love her."
"I know.." Will sighed,
"Take care of her for me, ok..." his voice cracked slightly, "because she loves you, and she needs you..."
"Ok." Will whispered softly, "Thanks, Carl."
"Thanks, Will.." Carl said finally as he hung up the phone.
Will looked down at the phone in awe. Emma wasn't with Carl anymore... Because she was in love with him. Will Shuester.
God, he needed to get to her house.
He tried calling one more time, but with no answer. He composed himself, grabbed his coat and his keys and left his apartment.
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When he arrived at her Condo, Will noticed that all of the lights were off, and this worried him.
He ran up to the front door, grabbed the spare key from under the plant and unlocked her door. He was somewhat jealous that Carl knew where she kept her key...
He opened the front door slowly, so as not to scare her, and noticed that everything was in place, as he imagined her house would be. He closed the door behind him, and slipped off his shoes.
"Emma..?" he called out gently, but heard no response. His eyes started to blur with tears as he began to worry even more.
He turned down her small hallway to see a closed door with a small fragment of light escaping from the bottom. Her bedroom. He took in a deep breath and knocked as he opened the door slightly, to see a sleeping Emma, curled up in fetal position under her covers. His heart broke.
He walked into the room and noticed the dirty tissues laying around and sighed. She must really be sick, to not care that she has left germy kleenexes laying around. He bent over and picked up all of the tissues and threw them in her lined garbage can, beside her bed. He walked into her ensuit and washed his hands, knowing she wouldn't appreciate his germy hands on her. He spotted an empty glass on the counter by her bathroom sink and filled it with water. He walked quietly over to her bedside and placed the water down on her small bedside table and sighed.
"Emma..." he whispered as he grabbed hold of her freezing hand and squeezed it tightly.
His warm touch made her stir, and open her puffy, red eyes to greet his teary ones.
"Em.." he smiled lovingly as her eyes began to tear up.
"Will.." she croaked softly.
"Here," he smiled as he reached for the glass of water, "drink this."
She nodded as she sat up slowly, shaking.
She had lost weight. A lot of weight. She had always been very thin, but now he could see every bone underneath her WMHS shirt. It made him worry even more about her, to see her so poorly. He forced a smile as she took small sips of the water.
"Thanks.. Will.." she whispered as she placed the nearly empty glass on her nightstand. "Why are you... how did you... Wha.."
"Emma..." he sighed as he shoved off her questions, got up from his kneeling position on the floor and sat on the edge of her bed, "why didn't you call me? You're so sick, Em..."
She shook her head as tears formed in her eyes again, "I didn't think... that you would want to.. after how much of a nasty person I have been to you.."
He smiled lovingly, recalling the last time she had used the word "nasty" when speaking to him, but then realixed the seriousness of what she had just said.
"Emma.." he shook his head as he rubbed her soft cheek with his hand. He loved the way her hair was a mess and she hand no makeup on, God... she was so beautiful, even when she was sick, "Emma.. you know that I love you, and I would have come over and taken care of you... Em, I don't want you to have to do this alone." he sighed.
She closed her eyes, "C-Carl and I..."
"I know..." Will whispered as he leaned his forehead against hers, "I-I was worried about you, and I couldn't get a hold of you, so I called him.. to make sure you were ok.. and he told me. He told me you kept a spare key under your plant too..."
"God, Will..." she began to weep, "I was so, so stupid..."
"Shhh.. ok." he ran his fingers through her tangled hair, "Not now. You need to focus on getting better right now. We can talk about... us... later."
She nodded, and smiled. "God, I am such a mess.."
Will smiled, "How about, if you feel well enough, you can take a shower while I make some tea for you, and clean up a bit." he smiled, motioning to her tangled sheets.
She closed her eyes and tried to hold back her tears, "Will..."
He noticed her watery eyes, and his heart immediately broke. He took her into a strong embrace.
"Thankyou..." she whimpered between sobbs, "thankyou so much."
He smiled as he pulled away so he could see her face, "for what?"
"For not giving up on me... and, for loving me." she whispered softly.
"Emma..." he muttered as his own eyes filled with tears, "I could never stop loving you, and I will never give up. Some things are worth fighting for." he smiled through his own tears.
Her mouth opened, as she recalled her words in the foyer last year. She smiled, and nodded. "I-I..." she stuttered, "I do love you.. Will. You were right... that day after Regionals.. I do."
She had finally said it. Those three words that she knew she had felt for the past two years, but now she had finally said them, and it felt so right.
Will's eyes filled with more tears at her words, and he willingly let them fall. She was shocked at first, at his tears, but Emma soon began to shed then aswell. "I love you so much."
He smiled, "I love you too, so, so much."
He wrapped his arms around her in a tight embrace and sighed as he felt her bones poking out from her back and shoulders. She was so fragile. So small.
She felt him hesitate, and pulled away with a worried look on her face.
"You are so thin..." he whispered as he ran his fingers along her large collar bone, and placed a kiss where the bone ended.
She nodded, knowingly, "I haven't eaten all week." she tried to laugh, but it hurt her stomach too much.
"I am going to make you something small, ok... and a cup of tea." he smiled as he felt her relax under his touch.
"Ok..." she whispered softly as she watched him get up off of her bed. "Will.."
He stopped at her doorway, and smiled.
"I love you..." she whispered.
"I love you, too." he smiled in return and left for the kitchen. He had broken into her house... to make sure she was ok, and from that point on, she knew she would be.
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Will returned fifteen minutes later with a PB&J sandwich and a hot cup of honey lemon tea. He entered her room, and saw her huddled under her blankets. He noticed her damp hair and smiled. She must have had a quick shower after all.
"Hey," he smiled as he entered the room.
"Hey." she smiled in return. He was so sweet. He had made her a PB&J and her favourite kind of tea.
"Did the shower help?" he asked as he set down the plate and mug on her nightstand.
"I feel cleaner... but I am just really, really tired." she admitted softly as she reached for a half of her sandwich. "Thanks." she gestured to the sandwich greatfully.
Will just nodded and smiled. He walked around the other side if her bed and sat down cautiously. "I-Is this ok... if I just lay down here?"
She smiled weakly, "It's fine, Will."
He smiled in relief, and slipped under the covers. He felt the beautiful warmth radiating off of her skin as he lifted the covers over his legs and smiled.
She sighed as she put down the rest of her piece of sandwich. "It is delicious, Will.. but I am just too tired to eat right now.." she moaned as she took a sip of her hot tea and smiled. "Thankyou, though.. for everything. For coming here... for worrying about me enough to break into my house..." she laughed quietly as she shuffled down beside Will.
"Can I hold you, Emma?" he asked nervously.
"Please, do." she smiled as she cuddled in closer to his warm chest. She smelled his amazing collogne and couldn't help but want to get lost in him. She immediately relaxed as she felt his arm snake around her emmaciated body and pull her closer.
"God, I love you Emma.." he shivered as he felt her breath against his chest.
"I love you, Will..." she whispered as she burried her head into his protective chest and smiled.
"I'm sorry if I ever made you doubt my love for you.." he continued, cautiously, "I'm so, so sorry.."
She raised her head from his warm body and looked him in the eye. "Will... I forgave you a long time ago. I love you too much to re hash things that have happened in the past. I know you didn't mean it.."
He nodded, "I just want you to know, that I will never hurt you like that again, ok..."
"I know.." she smiled softly as she placed a kiss on his cheek, "when I am better, I will give you a real kiss."
He giggled softly at her words and pulled her in closer to his heart. "I will never let you go again, Emma."
She simply smiled against his warm chest and closed her eyes and drifted into a peaceful sleep. She knew he wasn't lying.
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Emma woke up at exactly 2:49 with a churning stomach. She was so comfortable in Will's arms, and didn't want to leave, but she had to get up. She was going to be sick.
As much as she loved Will, she didn't want him to see her like this... not now.
She untangled herself from his loving and protective embrace and made a dash for the washroom. She turned on the tap in hopes of hiding her aweful retching, but her efforts were worthless, as she heard Will come running into the washroom behind her.
She wretched over the toilet bowl again and began to cry. She was so, so embarassed. She had just thrown up infront of him.. her Will... She reached up to flush the toilet, and began to sob.
She felt Will place a damp face cloth on her neck, and felt him kneel down, behind her. He wrapped his arms around her gently, yet protectively and she began to shake violently.
"I'm so sorry.." she cried as he rested his chin on her shoulder.
"Shhhh, Emma.." he whispered as he placed a kiss in her hair. "It's ok."
"No, Will..." she cried as she turned around to face him.
He noticed her face had gone completely white, emphasizing her dark circles and blood shot eyes. Despite how sick she was, she was still so beautiful.
"It's not ok. I am discusting.. a-and..." she began to cry even more. "Just... just go, ok?"
"No, Emma." he replied firmly, "You are sick, and I am not going anywhere... I love you, and we are in this together now, Em... good and bad times. I want to take care of you."
She shivered, realizing she didn't have the energy to fight back.
"You're not discusting, Em.." he smiled genuinley, "You're beautiful."
She laughed sarcasticaly, as she leaned in to his chest. She didn't even care that they were sitting on the germ filled floor, as long as she was with Will, she was ok.
"No, I am not kidding, Em." he replied seriously. He pulled her head back to look into her teary eyes. "You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen... and nothing will change that. Not even the fact that you just threw up my PB&J sandwich that I made so lovingly for you." he laughed as he tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
He loved the way her hair dried naturally. It was curlier than he had imagined it to be, and so soft. He smiled as she bit her lip nervously, just the way she had done that time in her office, when she brought in the 93' Thunder Clap. The day he thought he had lost her for good.
"You are so, so beautiful." he smiled lovingly, "and I love you."
She smiled and leaned her head into his chest.
"Why, Will...?" she asked weakly.
"What?" he asked.
"Why am I so lucky to have you? After all the crap I have put you through with Carl... you are still here... and, even after seeing me puke my guts out, you are not affraid to hold me..." her eyes began to tear up.
"Because... love can make you do some pretty crazy things sometimes." he laughed at his words that he knew she would recognize, "No.. I love you, Emma... and, part of being in love with someone, is dealing with the crap life throws at us.. including the flu." he smiled as he leaned down to kiss her nose gently.
He watched as she closed her eyes lovingly at his touch, and sighed. "But..." he began, making her open her eyes, "Right now, you need to brush your teeth."
She gave a small smile, and watched as Will got up. She took his out streached hand and got up as well. Some how, he must have known she felt weak because he held her up the entire time she was brushing her teeth. I suppose... that was one if the perks of him being married before. He knew what a woman needed when she was sick...
He watched her lovingly as she spat into the sink, thinking how much he wished he could be beside her, getting ready for bed every night, and got lost in his imagination. Whenever Terri would get sick, she would never let him in... infact, she would lock the doors so that Will wouldn't see her in a weak state.
When she was finished, he sat her down on the bed in the other room, and let her point him to her pyjama drawer. He smiled to himself when he spotted the purple night down she had worn the night she planned to do the "nasty" with him. He ran his fingers along the satin edges, and almost got lost in his memories. She looked so beautiful that night.
He composed himself and dug deeper to where she kept her bigger tee shirts. He pulled out her "Run for the Cure" shirt from 2001 and smiled. It looked well worn. He brought it up to his face, and breathed in her beautiful scent.
He turned around to hand the shirt to her, but found a fast asleep Emma laying in a fetal position above her covers.
He hated to wake her, but he knew that if he let her sleep in the dirty shirt, she would panic in the morning.
Will walked to the edge of her bed and gently stroked her face, "Em... you need to wake up and change your shirt..."
"Mmm..." she moaned as she fell in and out of sleep. She sat up, eyes still closed and took off her damp, sweaty shirt, and Will stared at her beautiful body, all exposed, except for her breasts which were still covered with her black bra. She must have been sleeping, if she let him see her like this.
She was so, so skinny, but she was still the most beautiful thing he had ever laid eyes on.
He smiled lovingly as she raised her arms, hinting that he had to help her put on the new, clean shirt. He did as he was suppose to, and slipped the shirt over her head and laced her skinny arms through the correct holes. He giggled when he saw that her eyes were still sealed shut, and he lay her back down.
He got off of the bed, and moved her legs so she was slightly under the covers, and then pulled them up to her chin, tucking her in. He leaned in and kissed her forehead lovingly, and walked around to the other side of the bed.
He got in, and let himself be enveloped by the warm sheets. He gently moved himself closer to Emma, so that her back was perfectly fitted into his chest, and he snaked an arm around her, once again.
"I love you Emma." he whispered into her hair before he himself drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
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The next day was a Friday.
Rehersal day... but he didn't care. He was staying home with Emma, to help her get better.
He heard her alarm go off at six thirty, and reached over her sleeping body to turn it off as fast as he could, so she didn't wake.
She stirred in his arms, and turned around, so her body was facing his and her face was burried in his chest.
He looked at her, sleeping with him, finding comfort and warmth in him, and he couldn't help but tear up with joy. He loved her so, so much... and he finally had her for good, and would never let her go. He would never do anything to push her away ever again.
He wanted to marry her.
He knew from the moment he saw her in that wedding dress, that he wanted to marry her someday. He wanted to see her walk down the eisle with her elbow length gloves and her flowery bouquet.
He wanted to marry her, and promise her that he would never let her go. He wouldn't let anything get in the way, ever again.
He smiled as he watched her smile in her sleep.
"I love you, Emma." he whispered again.
And he nuzzled back into her warm body abd fell asleep.
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