Thought of this randomly and thought it would be a good story. Enjoy!

"Hey Gil?"

She looks up and sees Emily walking in

"Hi Emily what's up?"

"I was wondering if I could get some advice about my dad"

"Shouldn't you talk to your mom?"

Emily sits down

"Well, my mom's out of town and you know him better."

Gillian sees the hope on Emily's face.

"Okay. What's the problem?"

"I want him to tell this girl he loves her, but he's avoiding it."

As Emily says this Gillian sees the mischievousness on her face.

"Emily..."

"What?" She answers with a fake innocent look on her face.

"Emily you know I can read the evil planning on your face."

"Dang it! I thought I had learned to lie better. Dad doesn't seem to notice."

"I promise you he did. He just has a policy about not trying to read you. He knows every time you lie. Now, what is with this evil planning?"

"I just want him to tell this woman."

"Because you like her?"

"Yes." So what's with the evil planning? He said no, there's not much you can do."

"I can go to the girl he likes and talk to her."

"I suppose you can..." her sentence trails off as she sees a look of satisfaction on Emily's face.

"Gillian..."

"Emily don't say anything."

"Gillian, I don't know how you don't see it. You can read him."

"Emily..."

"Gillian...Oh come on Gil! You have to see it."

Gillian sits there and starts to have flashbacks. She's seen love on his face many times, but she's always seen it as best friend love. She'd also seen attraction a couple of times, but she had been wearing revealing dresses at that time, and she figured that he would have been that way even if it wasn't her. Suddenly some different memories come to mind. He had fear on his face when he saved her from getting abducted. She thought that was natural, but she had seen that same look when he saw Emily on the screen from Iraq and the screen went out. The fear for a loved one.

She remembers seeing him with Zoe and starts to realize that his look of love for Zoe was different then his love for her. A final memory pops into her head. Her wedding day. She was in the bride's area getting dressed and Cal came back to visit her. As soon as he saw her he had a look of awe on his face. He walks towards her and takes her hands.

"You look beautiful Gillian."

She smiles. "Thank you."

"Alec is a real lucky bloke. You're an amazing woman."

"Thanks Cal."

He had given her a look of happiness but as she looks at it now she sees the sadness hidden beneath it. She couldn't read it then but her skills and knowledge of Cal have improved and she now sees the sadness on his face. That was the saddest she'd ever seen Cal. Worse than when Zoe left and when she was thinking about taking Emily. Thinking of that face starts to make her cry.

"Gillian?"

She snaps out of the flashbacks as Emily says her name.

"Yeah?"

"You're crying."

Gillian feels her face and that it's wet.

"Sorry Emily. I just was thinking about some old times."

"With dad?"

Gillian sees the small smile starting to form on Emily's face.

"Yes."

"I don't think he's ever going to get the courage. I thought he was after you got divorced, but I don't know. So I was hoping I could get you to talk to him."

Gillian nods.

"Great Gil! Please don't tell him I talked to you."

"I won't."

Emily skips out of the room. Gillian sits and reflects.

Up next Gillian goes and confronts Cal! Please review!