Timeline–Emily is beginning to accept that Nikolas doesn't want to regain his memory, Sam is pregnant with Sonny's baby but marrying Jason, Courtney and Jax have their little bet going.
Emily was looking for Lucky after Skye's trial. Alexis had told her how Lucky had taken to stand in Skye's defense and improved her chances at an acquittal. She knew Lucky was probably in bad shape, and she wanted to make sure he was okay. She found him standing on the docks.
"Hey," she said softly, walking over to him. "You okay?"
He looked at her and offered a small smile. "Yeah. You were right about Skye, Em."
She smiled and took his hand. "Lucky, there's something I have to tell you; it's about Nikolas." She led him over to a bench and sat down. "There's really no easy way of saying this, and I know I should have told you sooner...Nikolas is alive." She looked up in his eyes, trying to judge his reaction.
Lucky ran a hand over his face, not believing what Emily had just told him. "Nikolas can't be alive..."
"He is. I've known since Mexico. I'm sorry I didn't tell you, Lucky...I just...I know how much you're dealing with right now, and I didn't want to add to that. Nikolas has no memories of his life. I don't think he even wants to remember. I tried to help him remember, Lucky...but I couldn't bring him back. I'm sorry..." she said, tears streaming down her face.
Lucky hated seeing her cry. He pulled her to him, rubbing her back soothingly. "Oh, Em, it's not your fault. You don't have anything to apologize for."
"So you're not mad at me for keeping it from you?"
Lucky shook his head and pulled away to look in her eyes. "How can I be mad? You did it to protect me from the hurt you're going through. I wish you would have told me, but I understand completely why you didn't." He reached up and gently wiped away the tears from her cheeks. "Besides, I can never be mad at you," he added softly.
He slowly leaned in, searching her eyes for permission to kiss her and giving her plenty of time to back away. When she didn't back away, he brushed his lips over hers, softly at first, waiting for her reaction. To his surprise, she kissed him back, just as tentatively.
Lucky slowly pulled away, pushing a stray hair out of her eyes. "Emily...I'm sorry; I shouldn't have done that."
She shook her head. "No, Lucky...you don't have to apologize. It was mutual, okay?" she smiled, not wanting him to feel guilty. She had wanted the kiss too; she knew her friendship with Lucky was slowly growing into something much more.
He smiled, caressing her cheek. "I have a surprise for you," he said after a few moments of silence.
She smiled. "What do you have up your sleeve now?"
"You'll just have to come with me and find out," he told her, pulling her up off the bench.
Emily was looking for Lucky after Skye's trial. Alexis had told her how Lucky had taken to stand in Skye's defense and improved her chances at an acquittal. She knew Lucky was probably in bad shape, and she wanted to make sure he was okay. She found him standing on the docks.
"Hey," she said softly, walking over to him. "You okay?"
He looked at her and offered a small smile. "Yeah. You were right about Skye, Em."
She smiled and took his hand. "Lucky, there's something I have to tell you; it's about Nikolas." She led him over to a bench and sat down. "There's really no easy way of saying this, and I know I should have told you sooner...Nikolas is alive." She looked up in his eyes, trying to judge his reaction.
Lucky ran a hand over his face, not believing what Emily had just told him. "Nikolas can't be alive..."
"He is. I've known since Mexico. I'm sorry I didn't tell you, Lucky...I just...I know how much you're dealing with right now, and I didn't want to add to that. Nikolas has no memories of his life. I don't think he even wants to remember. I tried to help him remember, Lucky...but I couldn't bring him back. I'm sorry..." she said, tears streaming down her face.
Lucky hated seeing her cry. He pulled her to him, rubbing her back soothingly. "Oh, Em, it's not your fault. You don't have anything to apologize for."
"So you're not mad at me for keeping it from you?"
Lucky shook his head and pulled away to look in her eyes. "How can I be mad? You did it to protect me from the hurt you're going through. I wish you would have told me, but I understand completely why you didn't." He reached up and gently wiped away the tears from her cheeks. "Besides, I can never be mad at you," he added softly.
He slowly leaned in, searching her eyes for permission to kiss her and giving her plenty of time to back away. When she didn't back away, he brushed his lips over hers, softly at first, waiting for her reaction. To his surprise, she kissed him back, just as tentatively.
Lucky slowly pulled away, pushing a stray hair out of her eyes. "Emily...I'm sorry; I shouldn't have done that."
She shook her head. "No, Lucky...you don't have to apologize. It was mutual, okay?" she smiled, not wanting him to feel guilty. She had wanted the kiss too; she knew her friendship with Lucky was slowly growing into something much more.
He smiled, caressing her cheek. "I have a surprise for you," he said after a few moments of silence.
She smiled. "What do you have up your sleeve now?"
"You'll just have to come with me and find out," he told her, pulling her up off the bench.