Emma stepped into Steve's house. She was tried and it had been a long day. the living room was dark , but that soon changed as Emma tuned on the light . The first thing she saw Steve asleep on the sofa. She smiled to herself as she walk to the table and put down the take out bag she had in her hand. She turned around and sat down by his side as she stroke his cheek. Emma smiled one again when he lines in to the warm of her touch . "You are lat " he tells her whet his eyes still closed .

" I am sorry " Emma told him " I when down by the Italian restaurant you like so much "

she laugh as his eyes opened like a flash and he looks over at the take out bags on the table . " I forgive you then " Steve replied as he give her a kiss and reached out for the take out bag . Emma slap at his hand as she get up from the sofa and takes the bags whet her to the dinner table.

" Where is your mom ?" she ask him as she takes out the food and placed the table .

"She had somewhere she need to be "she hears behind her as to warms hands moves around her hips and she leans her head to the side as she feels his lips on her neck.

Emma smiles " plats Steve …. Food " she tries again as he bit down on her neck making her lose her focus .

" Maybe I don't want food " he mumbles against her neck .

"well I do " she moves out of his arms " so you wait to I get mine " she makes a shoo movement whet her hand .

Steve walk out to the kitchen " you are no fun you know " he tells her as he shakes his head as he hears her laugh . he takes out to plats and glasses and goes to refrigerator and takes out a bottle of wine and walks back in to the dinner table and smile when he sees Emma is already eating out of the take out boxes. Emma looks up at him whet a big smile on her face.

"sorry " she tells him as she take the glass he hold out to her and she looks at him whet a raised aye brow , as he pours win , into her glass. " What " He sit down on the chair pouring himself a glass and takes a sip of the glass.

" someone did not need a plat I see "

" Bit me " Emma tells him as she twirled the pasta onto her fork and into her mouth .

" Trust me I will " he tells her whet a smile as he reached his hand out to take a piece garlic bread "so your mom ? " she reached out and takes the last garlic bread and holds it in her hand as pulls it apart and dips into the sauce .

"Yea, my mom "

"What did she really want?" Emma ask him as she takes a sip of her win. Steve looks over at her and he know that if he lies to her she can tell , and by the way she is looking at him whet her arms crossed her chest . He knows that she knows something is going on .

" I been looking in to someone and she wanted me to let it go"

"who have you been looking in to ?"

"James Morrow ,And before you say anything …" he paused " did you really expect me to let it go "

"Steve "

" No , Em , he want you death and I am not going to let that go . He want you he have to go true me .

" Emma face softened when she sees the anger written all over his face and the fear she can hear his voice. She get out of the chair and walks over to him and sits down on his lap as she runs her hand around his neck and makes him look her in the eyes . "You do know I can't let you get hurt because of me " " Emmalin " She put her fingers over his lips " When I lost Owen , I thought that this was it for me . Because I am not perfect like all the women that walks around this eland …." She stops him when he tries to talk " but he loved me why I don't know " she laughs " and I love him so much " she buts her hand on his cheek and gives him a soft kiss as she whisper agents is lips " and I think I might be falling for you."

Steve kisses her back but this time it is different from the last . This one is needy almost sloppy . He moves his lips away from her as he stands up whet her in his arms and walks true the living room and up the sitars. A hour later Emma is almost asleep as she cuddled closer him , her face cradled in his neck as he continues to rock your bodies together . it is her soft sniffle that Steve know , she is sleeping and he laughs, quite and exasperated Steve move her so he is spooning agents her as he lines in and whisper in her ere ."I love you "as he lines down and kisses her shoulder as he lets himself fall asleep to .

"Come on Steve " Emma groaned , sitting up whit a huff as she looked at Steve whet a glare . Steve kept his eyes on the road . A smirk playing on his lips but he said nothing . Emma rolled her eyes as she dug in her purse for a piece of candy . was a little over 8 am and Emma was hungry . Emma was getting annoyed until , she saw a few buildings up ahead.

" where are we going ?"

Steve was silent as he pulled his truck into a parking lot , in front car was an old pancake house. " Lanias pancake house ?" Emma asked. Steve opened up the car door and stepped out.

"You want something sweet so here we are "he told her whet a smile.

" Yea for food , not sugar on a plate , do you know h… " Emma stopped talking as she opened the door and saw Steve standing in front of her. " stop okay " he took her hand. " come one you are going to love it" he told her as she followed him inside the door as a man and women was walking out the door at the same time .

"Sorry " Steve said as he walked in the door , but Emma stopped when she hears the man say her name . She closed her eyes , as she takes a deep breath as she tunes around and see the women and man smiling at her .

"Patrick , Sarah "

The women walks over to her and hugs her " It is so good to see you again Emma" the women tell her as she holds on to Emma's hand .

"It is good to see you booth to " Emma tells them as she tunes her head and see Steve walking back toward her .

" So how you been emmalin " the man ask her , whet a soft smile and Emma can help but smile back at him as he opens his arms and she walk over to him and hugs him hard , because she had missed them .

" how are you doing honey " he whisper to her as he kisses her head . " Better " she is about to say more when she stops when she hears Steve say her name and she steps out of the man's arms and looks at Steve .

"Steve I would like you to meet Patrick and Sarah… "

Steve give the man a smile and shakes the women's hand. " Shaw " she finish as she bits her lip as she sees the look on his face .

" Shaw as in ?" Steve ask as he looks at the man and women.

" Owens , mom and dad "