A/N: I'm NEVER writing a story again….one shots from here one out..
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even Tim Roth :[
Lies Becoming Truths
Emily was speechless as she stared at the monitor on the desk. She had expected her dad and Gill to forgive each other and leave it at that. She had expected her plan would heal the rift between them. She hadn't expected to hear those three words come out of her father's mouth. Emily pushed the chair back from the desk and grabbed her abandoned can of coke. She debated on whether or not to go back to Gillian's office and risk interrupting what was happening. Before she could decide she heard laughter out in the hallway. Creeping towards the door she looked out to see her dad and Gillian in a passionate kiss completely oblivious to everything around them. She slipped her phone out of her back pocket and took a quick picture before they noticed her standing in the doorway. Gillian gently patted Cal's arm and nodded towards Emily.
"Oh there you are Em, wondered what happened to you?" He said with a wolfish grin.
"Liar," she said with a smile. Looking past him, she saw the nervous look on Gillian's face as though she thought their conduct was something not approved of. Emily winked at her to calm her doubts and moved past them back into Gillian's office.
"Well come on, the food's getting cold!" Emily called over her shoulder with a laugh.
The two adults moved back into the room and joined her at the table sharing their cartons of food and exchanging pleasant conversation like nothing had changed. They laughed over the eccentricities of the Lightman Group staff as well as the latest exploits of Loker and his research. Emily smiled as they finished their meal when she noticed how the tension that acted as a wall between her dad and Gillian had finally disappeared and how much happier and carefree both seemed with each other.
As they said their goodbyes in the parking lot, Emily slipped into the Prius and watched as her dad walked Gillian to her car across the lot. Seizing her moment of solitude she pulled her phone out and sent the picture and was in mid text when the driver side door opened. Startled Emily dropped her phone on the floor. She picked it up quickly, finished typing and closed it swiftly.
"Do you ever put that thing down, love?" Cal said as he started the car and pulled out of the parking lot.
Before she could answer her phone buzzed with a response. She laughed when she read Loker's response.
"Care to share?" He asked.
"It's a secret," she said giggling. "But since you don't know anything about anything all I have to say is your welcome."
"You are a strange one, darling," he said lovingly.
" Takes one to know one, dad," She retorted.
As the night moved on and Emily laid in her bed she thought of the benefits or her scheming over the past few days. Even though she had to use lies to get the truth out she knew one day she might have to explain everything and the thought frightened her. Her dad would be furious because he hated it when she meddled. However, as she turned on her side she realized she could blame everything on Eli. She smiled and drifted off to sleep.