Degrees of Separation
Emily
Walking away from her was hard but it was the right thing to do. She knew they had no other option, they both did. It had been incredibly selfish what they'd asked of her but they couldn't take it back now. What was done was done.
Still though it hurt like hell and Emily just knew Derek felt the same way. They'd both had a long drawn out discussion together, about their feelings towards Jennifer and each other and also about their own relationship. They had both come to the conclusion that they wanted each other and Jennifer equally and that they wanted her to be apart of their relationship.
It was a difficult decision to make though, to talk to Jennifer about. She was still with Will, she had a child but she also had romantic feelings for them. She and Derek didn't regret inviting Jennifer to join them but they did regret the awful position it put the blonde in.
Sitting in her car Emily began her drive home. They had decided that Emily should be the one that told JJ of their decision which meant Derek was waiting for her at home. She didn't want to cry but the tears were already pooling in her eyes and she knew she'd give in soon. She felt like she'd just broken up with someone but she hadn't, not in the literal sense of the term really.
She arrived home sooner than she realised and quickly exited her car, hoping to abate the tears until she got to the apartment. That was however harder than she expected as she entered the elevator as a blonde who looked all too much like JJ stood with her boyfriend. She stood in front of them, fretting chewing at her lip as she tried not to imagine them as JJ and Derek.
The elevator finally stopped on her floor and she was out before the doors could even close properly. She hurried down the hallway to her apartment, pushing the unlocked door open with little effort. Derek was waiting for her in the entryway and as soon as the door had been closed behind her, he wrapped her up in an all encompassing hug.
AN: Basically just read the other AN. Lol. Please review! :) LT.