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Emily knocked on Henry's door frame. "Are you busy?" She asked, waiting for his answer in the doorway.

Henry shook his head. "No, just messing around."

Emily stepped into the room, and walked over to where Henry was sitting at his computer. "Is everything back to normal?"

Henry found an alternate meaning in her words. "Ah…yes and no." He looked up at Emily. "The computer system is back to normal."

Emily bit her lip. "I am leaving in an hour or so and I wanted to invite you to come back with me and see Marshall."

"I would love to see him." Henry paused, and took a deep breath. "Emily I want to be with you."

It was Emily's turn to take a deep breath. "Henry, I think we both need some time to work through our feelings. A lot has happened in a short time."

"I know, but maybe this is supposed to bring us closer together. Em, you're one of my best friends." Henry said, looking up at Emily.

"Yes, and as your friend I am trying to give you some advice. Take your time. I am not going anywhere." Emily thought about what she had said and added, "I mean, figuratively."

Henry stood. "I love you."

"Do you love me or the idea of loving me? Would it just be easier to be with me because of what I am?" Emily said, clasping her hands together.

"Emily you changed things when you came here and told me I was a father. You changed the rules." Henry said, taking a small step towards Emily.

"Henry, I don't want you to be with me because you feel it's the right thing to do. I know you will be there for Marshall and I no matter what." Emily said, standing firm.

"You don't feel the same way." Henry said, looking away.

Emily choose her words carefully. "I didn't say that." Emily sighed, "Maybe it shouldn't have been me; I've made everything even more difficult." Emily caught Henry's gaze. "I didn't want to hurt you Henry."

"Hurt me?" Henry was irritated now. "Emily you have stitches in your back because of me."

"You know that's not what I meant." Emily said, taking a step back to give Henry some room.

Henry pushed past her and stopped at the door way. He stood, clenching his fists.

Emily came up behind him and stood waiting quietly.

Tears formed in Henry's eyes. He turned around to face her. "I am so messed up." He said, putting his hand up to his face.

Emily stepped forward and pulled Henry to her. She put her forehead to Henry's. "I'm a little lost myself." Emily held Henry's face in her hands, and kissed his forehead. "Give us some time Henry. Things will work out."

Henry closed his eyes. "You are leaving in an hour; you should get your things together."

Emily pulled back and nodded. "Yeah, I guess."

Henry avoided Emily's eyes. "I'll see you around." He said, moving around her toward his computer.

Emily nodded. "Yeah."

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"Thank you again for coming Emily." Magnus said, putting a hand on Emily's shoulder.

Will waved good bye. "Nice meeting you Emily."

Emily nodded. "You too." She said shouldering her bag.

Henry stood, arms crossed.

Emily stood in front of him. She was surprised that he showed up to see her off. "Henry, I know we need to sort some things out, but I am glad that I came and could help."

Henry nodded. "Yeah. Me too."

Emily wished that they didn't have an audience. She leaned in and whispered in Henry's ear. "Take your time and think through things." She said, kissing the side of his head.

Henry closed his eyes and sighed.

"Thank you everyone for your help. You've all been great. Hopefully, I will get to see you all again soon." Emily said, stepping outside the entrance to the sanctuary. She walked outside the protection grid's range to where her friend Petyon stood. She turned and waved a last goodbye. Peyton laid a hand on Emily's shoulder, and with a flash, they were both gone.

Henry turned and headed to his room without a word.

When he was gone, Will turned to Magnus. "Is he going to be okay?"

Magnus nodded. "It would be good for Henry to have some time to think on things before running to Emily on impulse. They have created a delicate and complicated situation."

Will nodded. "Yeah, it would kind of suck to loose control over yourself and sleep with a good friend, then find out almost a year later that you fathered a child." He shook his head. "And now to have a similar thing happen again; makes the relationship a little confusing."

"Henry's head says that he should be with the mother of his child, but I would hope he treads carefully. He has more to think about than himself." Magnus said, walking towards the elevator.

Will folded his arms. "It would be hard to decide whether it is duty or love that would make him want to be with her. Emily put a lot of trust in Henry. She knew he wouldn't be himself, but she gave herself to him to save him." Will shrugged, "I'd be in love with her too for that."

Magnus nodded.

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"So, I guess I'm a dad." Henry said as the big guy handed some left overs to Kate. Kate just about dropped the container.

"What?" She asked, setting the container on the table.

"Emily told me that I am the father of her son." Henry said, taking a drink.

The big guy raised an eyebrow.

"You didn't know at all? Did you even know that she was pregnant?" Kate asked, plopping some potatoes onto her plate.

Henry shook his head. "Nope."

"You guys talk like every day and she didn't think to mention that?" Kate asked, becoming irritated.

"She had her reasons." Henry said, taking a bite of food.

"Reasons? What reasons?" Kate said, putting down her fork. "Did she tell you?"

"I know the reasons, but it still kinda hurts that she didn't think that she could trust me." Henry said, fiddling with his fork.

Kate shook her head. "I don't think I like her." She said, taking a drink of her soda.

Henry nodded, brows furrowed.

"Are you ok?" Kate asked, taking a bite of her lunch.

Henry shrugged, "Sure, I guess."

"She's gone, right?" Kate asked, wiping her hands on a napkin.

The big guy nodded. "She left about an hour ago."

Henry pushed the food around on his plate. Suddenly, he wasn't hungry.

Kate took the last drink of her soda. "Is she going to let you see him?"

Henry put his hand up to his forehead and closed his eyes.

Kate was about to finish her thought, when the big guy held up his hand to silence her.

Kate looked at Henry. "I'm sorry Henry. I got a little carried away. I just don't like to see my friends hurt." She looked at her watch. "I gotta go run an errand for Magnus." She stood and walked around the table to Henry. She put her hand on Henry's shoulder and gave it a squeeze. Kate looked up at the big guy, and left.

When Kate was gone, the big guy put his hand on Henry's arm. "You've been given a chance that many never get."

"So what you're saying is don't screw it up." Henry said, staring at the plate in front of him.

"No, I'm saying that you have to be cautious. You are in a delicate situation. I don't imagine that the last two days have been easy for either of you." The big guy patted Henry's arm, and began to clear his dishes. He stood and looked down at Henry. "I noticed that you were distant when she was leaving for home."

Henry shook his head. "I was upset. I guess I still am." He looked up at his friend. "She wanted me to 'think things through' before jumping into a decision about our relationship." He sighed, "It just made me feel like she was avoiding me."

The big guy nodded. "She makes a wise point." He leaned down to Henry. "Don't take her words as a dismissal; more as an opportunity. She obviously cares for you; she probably just wants things to work out for both of you." He stood, taking hold of his dishes. "Take her advice and give you both some time." The big guy turned and headed for the kitchen.

Henry sighed and put his head in his hands.

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Henry sat in his lab and played solitaire while waiting for the system to complete a scan. Since Emily had left yesterday, Henry had either been in his room, or in his lab. A ping signified the end of another scanning program. Henry typed in some commands and set up another diagnostic to start running. "Last one." Henry said to himself.

He looked up as Magnus paused at the entrance to his lab.

"Come in." Henry said waving her in.

"How goes it?" Magnus said, walking around behind him.

Henry turned around to face her. "The system is pretty much set. Should be glitch fee now." He sighed, "Back to normal I guess."

Magnus raised an eyebrow. "But not really back to normal." Magnus folded her arms across her chest. "Henry, how are you doing?"

"I kinda wish people would stop asking me that." Henry said, shaking his head.

Magnus took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Henry, I know you have had a lot happen lately. You've had a trust broken by a good friend. But you've also discovered something wondrous. You're a father." Magus smiled. "You've been given a wonderful chance Henry."

Henry shrugged. "And you're wondering why I am not headed to London right now?"

Magnus shrugged. "Well, yes."

"Because I have responsibilities here, because I've been asleep for almost a week, because Emily doesn't want me there." Henry said, leaning back in his chair.

Magnus' brows furrowed. "Henry, somehow I can't believe Emily doesn't want you to see your son."

Henry pushed away from his desk and stood in frustration. "No, she doesn't want me. She says that I need to give myself some time to work through my feelings on our relationship."

"I think that she's probably right about that one. But, I think she's right to protect herself from a relationship based on obligation and guilt." Magnus said.

Henry folded his arms across his chest. "I love Emily. I think that I have for awhile. I would still love her even if I wasn't Marshall's dad." Henry bit his lip. "I just don't know if she feels the same way about me."

"Henry, she left her baby to come and help you on a moments notice. She did something that required a huge amount of trust. She knew that you needed her and she put all of her fears and feelings aside." Magnus sighed, "She loves you Henry, she just wants you to be sure that this is what you want."

Henry plopped back down in his chair, defeated. He looked up at Magnus.

She smiled. "Go."