"Em, you okay?" Manny asked with concern.

Emma had been sitting in the chair she had all but collapsed into after Manny had broken the news that Sean was back in town. But more so shocking, was that he hadn't even called her to let know he was there or even coming.

"Why did you tell me?" Emma whispered. "Why?"

"I thought you'd want to know." Manny told her; confused by the anger she could hear building up in Emma's voice.

"Well, I don't. Of course now it's too late and I do know." Emma snapped, getting out of her chair and pacing around the kitchen. "God, you think I'm going to be able to do anything until I know why he's here?"

"He's here for the race." Manny said slowly, as if Emma wasn't capable of understanding. "According to the article, he's become one of the best Amateurs in the country."

"I just can't believe he wouldn't tell someone he was here." Emma whispered, coming to a stop next to the refrigerator and leaned her forehead against the cool metal.

"Would you have rathered I not told you and kept it to myself?" Manny asked.

"I don't know. I mean...its Sean, y'know?"

Manny came over and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "I'm sorry. I thought you'd be excited that he was back."

"Everything okay up here?" Peter's voice interrupted them, and they both sprang apart.

"Peter, I'm sorry. Manny and I were just..." Emma began, flushing because she had actually forgotten for a moment that he was even there.

"Yelling." he finished for her. "You guys were pretty loud."

"Sorry." Manny added. "That was my fault. You know me-speak first, think second. If ever." she shrugged her shoulders sheepishly.

Peter looked at Emma's face, pale and slightly queasy looking. He knew something was wrong. And the fact that they wouldn't tell him made it that much worse.

"Em?" he said softly. She looked up at him, and for a second he thought she might burst into tears. "You sure you're okay?"

She smiled weakly at his concern. "I'm fine." she assured him. "But I think I'll go lie down for awhile."

Try as he might, he couldn't keep the disappointment off his face. He had been counting one whole day alone with Emma and now that was gone. But he couldn't let her know how upset he was, when it was obvious that she felt just as lousy, if not worse.

"Okay. I'll call you later." he said, walking over to kiss her on the forehead before leaving.

"I hate lying to him." Emma said once the door closed behind him. She sank back into the chair she had been in before. "This is something he should know about."

Manny sat down across from her. "Have you told him about Sean?"

"I told him the basics. First boyfriend. Broke my heart. Saved my life."

"But not the details." Manny surmised.

"I just couldn't bear it. Talking about it is just too painful." Tears began to well up in her eyes. "I can't believe I'm still crying over this. It's been over a year."

"A broken heart always hurts, no matter how long." Manny said simply.

Despite the somberness of her tone, Emma laughed. Manny glared at her. "I'm trying to help you."

"I know. It's just that you sound like a fortune cookie." she explained.

"Where do you think I got it?"

"Thanks. For everything. I think I will go lie down for a bit." Emma told her.

"Okay. I'm gonna go get Jack and I'll see you later." she hugged her briefly before leaving through the front door.

Emma sprinted up and made sure that Manny was inside Joey's before grabbing her shoes and her purse from her room. Careful to make it look like she was still there, she snuck out the front door and ran around the corner to the bus stop.

She had to know for sure.