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Lacy here. Alright kids we've reached another stepping stone in Aaron and Emily's lives. A final confrontation with John. No sadly this will not be the last time we see him, I will eventually reach the episode Demonology but I promise you'll all like what I put John through. Sadly though, in order for Aaron to reach the point where he gets to beat John, something has to happen to Emily. *sees things being aimed* Wait! It's not going to be bad! I wouldn't do that, she's been through enough. Now they won't be getting together in this chapter but what happens here will lead to them getting together in the next chapter. So have fun.
Disclaimer: I own the pain John will go through.
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Emily took a deep breath as she and Aaron walked out to the airport in Rome. Emily's mother had been reassigned barely three weeks after Emily's abortion and they hadn't been back since so it was strange to see the city again.
"Are you ok?" Aaron asked, squeezing Emily's hand.
Emily exhaled and nodded. "For now, yeah I'm alright."
"I promise Em," Aaron said. "I'll do my best to make sure we don't run into him."
Emily smiled and hugged Aaron. "Not even you can control everything Aaron. If we run into him then we do. I can handle it."
Aaron rested his chin on Emily's head. "I don't want you to have to handle it."
Emily buried her face in Aaron's chest for a moment before pulling back.
"Let's just try to have a good time." she said. "We'll deal with John when and if we have to."
Aaron nodded. "Sounds good to me."
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He couldn't believe it. She was back. Well he was with her but she was back. He didn't think she'd ever set foot in the city again. He didn't think he'd let her. He was so happy to see her. Now he just had to wait until she was alone so he could talk to her.
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Emily pointed over her shoulder at the fantasy section of the bookstore. "I'll be over here."
Aaron nodded. "Alright, I'll be there in five minutes. I want to find a book Mom asked me to look for."
"Kay." Emily said.
She headed down one isle and started looking through the books, seeing if any caught her attention.
"Emily,"
Emily froze. She knew he was behind her but didn't turn around.
"John." she said.
"I didn't think you'd ever come back." John said.
Emily took a deep breath and let it out as she faced John. "I'm not here to see you if that's what you're thinking."
John shook his head. "I didn't think you were. I doubt you would have brought Aaron if you were."
"You know Aaron would be with me no matter what." Emily said.
John crossed his arms. "Right, because he's your guard dog."
"Nope, just her best friend and the man who told you never to go near her again."
Emily let out a sigh of relief as John turned to find a very angry Aaron behind him. John visibly paled.
"Aaron." he said.
Aaron made his way to Emily's side. "John. You do remember the talk we had the last time we saw you, correct?"
John nodded. "Of course I do."
"Did you not take me seriously?" Aaron asked.
John shifted. "No, of course I did. I just thought maybe Emily wanted to apologize for what happened three years ago."
Emily frowned. "Why do I need to apologize?"
"It's obvious you were aiming for the outcome you got." John said.
Emily took a step forward, mindful of Aaron's arm around her waist. "You son of a bitch. How could you possibly think I wanted to get pregnant at fifteen? What reason would I have for doing that?"
John shrugged, seeming to forget that Aaron was there. "I have no idea. But really, I know you didn't want to be with me, so what other reason could you have had?"
Aaron stepped in front of Emily. "Outside John. Now."
John seemed to shrink several inches as he listened to Aaron and made his way out of the store. Aaron turned back to Emily.
"You stay here." he said. "I'll be right back."
Emily caught Aaron's hand. "Don't get caught."
Aaron kissed Emily on the forehead. "I promise."
Giving Emily's hand one last squeeze, Aaron strode out of the store and found John standing off to the side, near an alley. Aaron almost snorted. Idiot put himself in the perfect place. John faced Aaron as he walked over and didn't bother fighting as Aaron shoved him back into the alley. Aaron pushed John back against the side of the building.
"I warned you the last time I saw you I'd do worse if you went near Emily again." Aaron said. "And now, not only did you not listen but you're blaming Emily getting pregnant souly on her. So tell me Cooley, do you have a death wish?"
"We're in public Aaron." John said, trying to save himself.
It was a false hope as Aaron's fist connected with his stomach twice.
"Does it look like I care John?" Aaron asked. "You hurt her once and now you're trying to do it again. I'm not going to let you."
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Emily bit her lip as she tried to read the book she was holding. Aaron had been gone for almost twenty minutes. She knew if he went at John again, John didn't stand a chance. Not only did Aaron have height and weight on John but he was trained by his father. Emily glanced at the door again. She really hoped Aaron didn't get caught.
"You're going to put a hole through your lip."
Emily turned and latched onto Aaron. "You took way too long."
"I wanted to make sure John got the point this time." Aaron said, hugging Emily tightly.
Emily pulled back enough to look Aaron in the eye. "What did you do to him?"
Aaron cleared his throat. "Black eye, possibly a few bruised ribs and his left hand might be sprained." he paused. "And he might be walking with a limp for a while."
Emily rested her forehead on Aaron's shoulder. She knew what he did to John was not only for her but because he was pissed at their 'friend' for what he did and said.
"You know what happened wasn't just him right?" Emily said, not moving her head. "I went to him."
Aaron kissed the side of Emily's head. "Not here. Let's go back to the hotel."
Emily nodded and the two quickly left the bookstore.
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"I know you went to him Emily." Aaron said back in the hotel room once Emily repeated what she'd said in the bookstore. "But he should have seen something was bothering you."
"He wasn't exactly thinking straight." Emily admitted. "He was half way to drunk when I showed up."
"Why didn't you leave when you saw that?" Aaron asked.
Emily sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "Because I kept seeing you with Ainsley in my head and I just wanted to make it go away."
Aaron stood up and walked over to Emily. He placed his hands on her shoulders and let them run down her arms to her hands.
"Emily I want you to know something." Aaron said.
Emily looked up at him. "What?"
"I have never wanted to be with anyone but you." Aaron admitted.
Emily frowned. "What are you saying Aaron?"
Aaron squeezed Emily's hand. "I want to be with you Em. Not as friends, not as best friends but as more."
Emily slowly started to smile.
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You're all going to kill me now, aren't you? Before you do that, let me remind you, if you kill me, I can't write or post the next chapter. :D Let me know what you think, flame policy stands and thanks for reading.
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