Another Emma/Will story…elements of fluff in it…more in the later chapters but fluff is good…please read and review…makes me happy to see your comments xxpippaxx
"Will, the door's open." Emma said as they drove up outside the house in the area car. Will nodded and they drew their asps as they moved towards the open door. Emma ran her gloved hand along the wall to find a light switch but her fingers came into contact with something sticky.
"Um Will, find the light switch. Fast!" She said beginning to panic. He reached across and flicked the switch, flooding them in bright white light. Emma turned to see what her hand was covered in and she let out a gasp. Blood. Everywhere.
Emma followed the trail of blood down the hall and into the living room. Before her lay a woman out cold on the floor. "Will!" Emma screamed rushing to the woman's side and frantically checking for a pulse.
"Pulse? Breathing?" Will asked kneeling down beside Emma. She shook her head and Will reached out a hand and held the woman's. "She's cold, probably died at least 30 minutes ago." He said radioing for backup.
As the forensic team began to examine the rooms downstairs, Emma and Will went upstairs to look for ID and any other areas of suspicion. They walked through the other bedrooms until they reached the smallest one at the end. Emma stepped inside and was instantly reminded of her old bedroom. It was pale pink with fairies on the curtains and bedspread. Books and games lay haphazardly on the shelving and soft toys overflowed from the bed to the floor.
Will walked over to the wardrobe and opened it to see a little girl staring up at him. "Come on toots. It's okay; you don't have to be scared of us. We're police officers." He said kindly, trying to coax the child out of the cupboard.
"Come on, come to me." He said holding out his arms as she tottered forwards. "Good girl." He continued, picking her up and cuddling her.
"I'm Emma and this is Will. What's your name?" She said getting to the point. The little girl buried her head into Will and mumbled softly.
Will shot Emma an exasperated look. "Okay toots, my name is Will and this is my best friend Emma." He said jiggling her up and down. "Do you have a best friend?" He asked her and she smiled and nodded. "What's her name?"
"Amy." They little girl replied blinking up at Will.
"And what's your name. I bet you've got a really pretty name like Rebecca or Chloe or Samantha. Am I right?" Will asked her.
"Nope." She replied giggling and smiling. "My name's Ruby, R-U-B-Y." She said proudly.
"Well what a clever girl you are Ruby. Imagine being able to spell your own name. Isn't she clever Emma?" He said turning them both to face her.
"Oh yes, your very clever aren't you darling." Emma said holding Ruby's hand. "Are Mummy and Daddy at home?" She asked cautiously.
"Daddy's in heaven, Mummy says he's happy there." She said smiling softly. "Mummy said we were playing hide and seek and I wasn't to come out until she found me. She was a long time, I heard shouting." She continued, her face crumpling as she started to cry.
"Shhhh…its okay baby. You're being very helpful, thank you." Will said trying to stop her crying.
"Where's Mummy?" Ruby asked looking at Emma.
"I'm sorry Ruby but Mummy's in heaven too." Emma said trying not to cry. "Will can take you to say bye-bye if you want." She said looking at Will.
Ruby nodded and cuddled back into Will who took her downstairs. He put Ruby down outside the door and pulled aside one of the forensic team who did as he asked and covered Ruby's mum with a blanket. Taking her by the hand, Will led Ruby into the room and over to her mother's side.
"Mummy…?" Ruby asked sniffing. "I…I love you Mummy." She said bending to kiss her. Eventually Will had to scoop Ruby up again because the team needed to get back to work. "Mummy will be happy now." She said smiling up at Will. "She's with Daddy now."
Meanwhile upstairs Emma was busy packing some things for Ruby who obviously wouldn't be allowed to stay here. She found a little pink sports bag which she filled with pyjamas, underwear, t-shirts, jeans and jumpers. Sitting down on the bed, she picked up a satchel and thought about what else she could bring. Wandering over to the shelves she chose 3 books and 3 DVDs and added these to the bag.
Will took Ruby back upstairs and sat her down on the bed next to Emma. "Ruby." Emma said turning to face her. "You're going to be staying with some lovely people for the next few nights, I packed some clothes for you but is there anything else you need?"
Ruby scratched the end of her nose thoughtfully. "Toothbrush…blankey…teddy and Megan." She said moving closer to Emma.
"Will, can you go and get toothbrush, toothpaste and shampoo from the bathroom. Just look for the kids stuff." She added noticing his worried look.
"Now." She said turning back to Ruby. "Is this blankey?" She asked holding up a pink and blue chequered bundle. Ruby nodded and clutched it tightly to her. "Will you show me where teddy and Megan are?"
Again Ruby nodded but this time she slid off the bed and took hold of Emma's hand, leading her to the beanbag in the corner of the room. "That's teddy." She said pointing to a scruffy little bear which Emma picked up. "…and this is Megan." She said pouncing on a dolly.
"Will we put teddy and blankey in the bag?" Emma asked bending down to Ruby's level.
Ruby nodded and gave her a big grin. "Good girl." Emma said ruffling her hair. As Will re-entered the room, she passed Ruby to him and placed the toiletries in the bag along with teddy and blankey.
We'll take her back to the station." Will said picking Ruby up and tickling her.
"Car seat Will." Emma said standing with her hands on her hips.
"Huh?" Will asked looking back at her.
"Eh, you know, the law. Kids in car seats. Ring any bells?" She said giggling at him.
"Oh em yeah." Will replied looking around sheepishly until he found the car seat and carried it and Ruby downstairs. As they reached the car, Will handed Ruby back across to Emma so he could fit the car seat. Emma then settled her in and buckled her belt before getting in beside her.
When they reached the station, they split off in different directions. Will carried Ruby to the soft interview room and Emma made her way to Gina's office. "Ma'am." Emma said after opening the door.
"What's up Emma?" Gina asked leaning back into her seat.
"Will and I attended a possible burglary on Larkhill Road which turned out to be a suspected murder. The victim was dead by the time we got there, the forensics are there now." She added hastily.
"I'm sensing there's more to this." Gina replied looking curiously at Emma.
"Well the victim's daughter was in the house. We brought her back to the station until social services can take over. Will's with her now in the soft interview room." Emma finished smiling at Gina.
"Well Emma, that sounds like a job well done. Unfortunately all other free officers are working on the arson at the social work offices. Almost all of the staff are in hospital. This means that they can't really do anything for this little girl over the next few days." Gina said looking slightly distressed.
"What so we keep her here?" Emma asked unsure.
"How are you with kids Emma?" Gina asked avoiding Emma's question.
"Mmmm…okay. Will's better with her than I am." Emma replied nervously.
"He's probably more used to it. I want him to work on finding a relative for her to stay with tonight so you can look after her. Emma don't look so worried." Gina said laughing at Emma's expression.
"Will, come here." She said sticking her head round the soft interview room door. When he had wandered over she explained to him what Gina wanted them to do.
"Good luck Em." Will said putting his arms around her and nuzzling his face into her neck.
"Hey…hey, I thought we were gonna keep this outta work babe." Emma said laughing softly.
"You know you like it." Will said kissing her gently before walking off down the corridor.
"Hello Ruby." Emma said rejoining the little girl and sitting down next to her. "What do you want to do?" She asked just as Ruby picked up a book.
"Read me a story, please." Ruby said blinking up sweetly at Emma. As she took the book from her, Ruby slid herself onto Emma's lap and leaned back into her. She sighed softly and put her thumb in her mouth before settling down to listen to 'The Bear Who Went To The Ballet'.
This innocence is brilliant
I hope that it will stay
This moment is perfect
Please don't go away
I need you now
And I'll hold on to it
Don't you let it pass you by.
Woo ended up being quite a long chapter for me anyway…'The Bear Who Went To The Ballet' such a rocking kiddies book, read it to my rainbows last week lol they loved it as did I when I was six. MORE TO COME…