"Why did she leave? Jenna tell me now why Emily left." Mick ordered as he fully sat up in bed.

"Jeanine and I were in the kitchen talking. She said some pretty nasty things about Emily and your relationship with her. I think that Emily may have heard us but I'm not sure if she heard us or not."

"What was Jeanine saying?" "Mick-" "Tell me Jenna. What was she saying?" "She said that Emily had the baggage of a kid. She said that she was just arm candy for you until you got bored. And she said that she was only going to bring you down." Jenna left out the part were Jeanine called Emily a sex toy for Mick.

"Why would she say something like that?" Mick asked as his voice raised slightly. "I don't know. I accused her of being influenced by Simon and she freaked out." "Did he say something to Emily?" "No. The first time he showed his face since he got here was at dinner last night. I doubt she ever saw him. Do you think that Jeanine's been different since Simon came into the picture?"

Mick stood and grabbed a small bag before heading into the closet. "Honestly I don't know or really care in this moment. I live in the States and you guys don't. I wouldn't have as much interaction as you would. All I care about right now is finding Emily and Kehlani and fixing this entire mess." "Do you even know where she is?" "No. no I don't." "You don't even have a car. I can drive you if you want." "Thanks Jen." "It's the least I could do. I'm really sorry that she heard that stuff that was said."

Mick finished packing a small bag and looked at Jenna as she stood in the doorway. They shared brief eye contact before she opened the door, "I'll get Nico and then we can go."

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Emily sat in the middle of the bed letting her tears roll down her face. When she left the cabin she just kept driving and at one point, she got lost. She wound up pulling into a safe-looking lodge and booked a room. She couldn't stop thinking about how hurt Mick was when she left. You did the right thing by leaving. You are a train wreck and you would've only hurt him in the long run. Emily watched Kehlani absently play with her bear that Mick bought. Ever since he gave her the bear, Kehlani went nowhere without it. Emily tucked her legs underneath her body and toyed with her necklace. She's never taken her necklace off since Mick gave it to her. She reached over to the small table and grabbed the photo album that she'd been putting together. The first picture was of when she was 8 months pregnant with Kehlani. It was then that she was finally okay with the fact that she was having Doyle's baby. The next picture was moments after she gave birth to Kehlani. She was unaware of the camera and smiling brightly at the small bundle in her arms. The next was of Kehlani playing in her playpen.

Emily kept flipping through the photo album until she stopped and ran her fingers across the photo. It was of Mick and Kehlani at the Science Museum. Emily's lip quivered and sniffed as she kept going through the photos. The last dozen of them had Mick in each one of them. The last one was of the three of them at a light show. Mick asked someone to take their picture. They were seated on the ground; Emily was in-between Mick's legs and Kehlani was in-between hers. They were all smiling brightly.

Emily wiped her tears and sniffled loudly. Kehlani turned around and crawled over to Emily. She reached up a wiped away Emily's tears. "No cry mommy."

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Mick and Jenna had been driving for about an hour before Mick's phone started ringing. "Hello. Yeah it's me. Are you sure? Okay thank you."

"What is it?" Jenna asked as she glanced at Mick from the driver's seat. "Emily's at a lodge about a mile and a half up the road." Jenna nodded and kept driving. When they pulled into the lodge, Jenna looked at Mick, "I can wait here for a little bit in case you need me." "Okay thanks."

Mick got out the car and walked to Emily's room and knocked on the door. Emily looked at the door in confusion before her cop instincts kicked in. She knew that no one should know where she was and that the lodge manager said that he wouldn't bother her. She was on high alert before she heard that voice….his voice.

"Emily it's me. Please open the door." She hesitated for a second before opening the door slightly. Mick breathed a sigh of relief before actually taking a moment to look her over. She had dark circles under her red rimmed eyes and she looked like she'd break down and cry at that very moment. "You came to find me", Emily said just a little above a whisper. Mick took a step closer to Emily and cupped her face in his hands. "I'll always come for you." Emily leaned into his touch and closed her eyes, hoping that this moment wouldn't end.

"Daddy!" Kehlani shrieked out. Both Mick and Emily were stunned. She wiggled her way off the low bed and ran towards Mick. He let go of Emily and knelt down to catch her. "Hi little one. Did you miss me?" Kehlani nodded and buried her head in Mick's neck. "Daddy no go." Mick felt Kehlani's tears hit his neck and pulled back. "Don't cry little one."

Kehlani whispered out, "No go daddy. No go." "Daddy? Do you want me to be your daddy?"

Kehlani nodded her head and hugged Mick's neck tighter. Mick looked at Emily as she stood in the doorway with stray tears rolling down her face. He put Kehlani on the bed and walked over to Emily. "She called me daddy." Emily gave Mick a watery smile and wiped away his few tears with her thumb. She stepped closer to him, "She knows who she loves. Now you've won her heart. You sure you ready for all this?" "Emily I love you both so much. The two of you are all I want for as long as you'll have me."

"I love you Mick." "I love you too Emily, so much." "I swear if you hurt us-"

"Shh shh. I would never hurt either one of you and I won't let anyone else hurt you either. I'm never letting the two of you go ever again."

"Kehlani!" Nico beamed out before running past Emily and Mick and straight towards the bed. Emily and Mick backed away from each other a little bit. Jenna reached the door slightly out of breath and said, "I'm sorry. He had to go to the bathroom." Emily immediately went on the defense and backed away from Jenna. Jenna stepped closer to Emily. "I am so sorry that you heard what was said in the kitchen."

Emily chewed on her lip slightly before responding. "You didn't have to stick up for me. Why did you do it?" "Are you kidding? You won over Nico, which is not an easy feat, so in my book you are a part of this family. Don't worry about Jeanine. She's got her own insecurities that she's got to work through. Emily you have my brother's heart and that means more to me than you realize. Mick worries about all of us but never himself. Falling in love with you and Kehlani has been the best thing for him in a long time."

The three adults turned around and looked at Nico and Kehlani playing on the bed. "I could take the kids and give you two some alone time to keep talking", Jenna suggested. Emily hesitated before answering, "I don't want her back at the cabin without me."

"I wasn't talking about the cabin. I was talking about the owner's office. There's a playground and about four other kids in there." Jenna said with a smile. Emily looked at Mick to see him with the same smile. "Why are you two smiling? What aren't you saying?"

"The owner of this lodge is our Uncle Kevin." Mick said with a laugh. Emily put her hands on her hips and shook her head in disbelief. "Well that explains how you knew where I was and why Kevin kept smiling at me." "Yeah that's my mom's fault. Ever since I told her about you and Kehlani, she's been talking to the entire family about you guys. My uncle probably recognized you from my mom's description and decided to tease you a little."

"Yeah I guess it's fine if you take her and Nico for a little bit." Emily said before walking over to Kehlani and picking her up. "Lani, you want to go play with Nico for a little bit?" She nodded yes but asked, "Daddy leaving?" Mick walked over to Kehlani and kissed her on the cheek. "Daddy and mommy are just going to talk for a little bit. I'll still be here I promise."

Kehlani seemed satisfied with that answer and let Jenna pick her up before the three of them left Mick and Emily in the cabin alone. Mick locked the door and turned to face Emily, who stood motionless against the wall. "Em, baby are you okay?" "You promise that you love us and aren't going anywhere?"

Mick walked over to Emily and kept walking until they were chest to chest. "I promise that with every breath in my body I'll be around for as long as I'm alive." Emily tilted her head up and could feel Mick's breath on her lips. "Good. Now make love to me." "Are you sure? We can wait."

Emily pulled Mick by his shirt and said, "I don't want to wait anymore" before she kissed him. Mick kissed back immediately and tangled his hands up in her hair. She moaned into his mouth and fisted her hands in the thin material of his shirt. She whimpered when he pulled away only to latch onto her neck. Emily moaned out loud as she felt Mick wrap his hands around her waist. He pulled her from the wall and guided her to stand in the middle of the room. Mick kneeled down in front of Emily. He grabbed the waistband of her yoga pants and pulled them down until they were around her ankles. He peppered kisses across her pelvic bone. Mick kissed every inch of the front of Emily's thighs and legs. He helped her step out of her pants and turned her around. He started to trail featherlight kisses up the back of Emily's legs. When he started to nibble on her ass, Emily's knees buckled, but Mick held her steady. He grabbed the hem of her shirt and lifted it over her head before throwing it across the room. His kisses continued up the base of her spine. He took a quick detour and kissed the length of her scar before going back to the middle of her spine. By the time he stood up behind her, Emily's body was trembling. "Are you okay sweetheart?"

Emily turned around and smiled. "I'm perfect. I've never had someone take their time with me." Mick didn't respond and instead started to kiss along her collarbone and down towards her breasts. He gently bit the swells of her breasts, causing her to moan appreciatively. Mick reached behind Emily to unclasp her bra. He held her bra in place as he tenderly kissed her abdomen. Once he finished his task, he let her bra drop to the floor. Mick was staring in Emily's eyes, silently asking for permission. She leaned forward and kissed him passionately. Mick took that as a yes and drop his eyes so that he could appreciate the view. He took one of her hardened nipples in his mouth and sucked gently before picking up the pace. He showed her twin the same attention with his hand and Emily felt the pool of heat in-between her legs. Emily felt her legs turn to jelly just from Mick's mouth and hand.

Mick caught her just as her legs gave out. He smirked at her and she returned his smirk with a bright smile. Mick sat Emily on the bed; she reached for his shirt and pulled it over his head. She licked her lips at the sight of Mick's very fit body. She reached for his belt and slowly undid it before massaging the bulge in his pants. Mick let out a groan and gripped onto the bed for support. "Baby you have to stop or this will be over really quick." Emily pouted but stop stroking Mick's length through his pants and just inched them off his hips instead. He helped her undress him and moved back on top of her. He kissed down her torso until he reached the apex of her thighs. Mick hooked his fingers in the thin lace material and pulled them down at a snail's pace. When he finally took Emily's underwear completely off , he decided to tease her. "I believe you once said that my palette needed work."

Emily was about to respond but it came out in a strangled cry as Mick's tongue dipped in-between her thighs. She started squirming as Mick assaulted her core with his very skilled tongue. Mick sucked vigorously on Emily's clit and snuck a finger into her core. "Ohhh. Right there baby." Mick started to curl his finger inside of her before sneaking two more in. Emily cried out in surprise and pleasure as Mick brought her closure to her climax. Mick felt Emily's walls tighten around his fingers and he started to bit on her clit. Her body clamped around his fingers like a vice and she screamed her release. "Mick Mick Mick." Mick's name tumbled from Emily's lip in a chant. It was the only thing her brain could process in that moment.

Mick moved up her body and kissed her gently on lips. Emily opened her eyes and deepened the kiss. She could taste herself on his lips and loved every minute of it. She reached in between their bodies and gave Mick's cock a few long strokes. She heard his breath catch and gave him a saucy smirk and a wink. "You're trying to kill me." "I need to feel you inside of me."

Mick removed Emily's hand from his prick and position himself at her entrance. Even though he was pushing into her slowly, she was incredibly tight. Emily dug her nails into Mick's back and bit down on his lip. He tried to pull out some, but Emily moved her hands down to his ass and pushed him back in. She was enjoying every moment bordering the line between pleasure and pain. Her and Mick picked up a steady rhythm. She felt her own wetness run down her thighs and onto the mattress. It's been way too long Em. The only sounds in the room were Mick's groans of pleasure, Emily's whimpers and pleas for more, and the wet slapping of skin. Emily's orgasm took her by surprise and she cried out Mick's name as she came around him. Mick kept up his steady pace and pulled Emily's ankles up and rested them on his shoulders. The new position caused him to push even deeper into her. Emily thought that her eyes would roll into the back of her head at the sensation of Mick filling her so completely. His grunts picked up as Emily felt him grow even bigger inside of her. It was all too much and Emily dug her nails into Mick's forearms as she shook and came around him once again. Mick pumped inside of Emily a few more times before releasing his load deep inside of her. His body trembled as they both came down from their highs. Mick pulled out of Emily and collapsed next to her on the bed. She was still panting and could only lazily smile at him.

After a few minutes, Emily broke the silence, "That was incredible but next time I'm on top." Mick looked at her and laughed. "Yes ma'am. Now come here." He pulled her into him and kissed her lips sweetly. Emily laid her head down on his chest and traced circles on his stomach. Mick ran a hand through her bed tussled hair and kissed the crown of her head. "Baby I'm really sorry about what my sister said about you." "Honestly I can only imagine the reactions after I tell my old team."

"You think they'll be worse than Jeanine?" "I don't know. It's possible. They're very protective of me." "I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it."

Emily snuggled up to Mick until she started to shiver. He pulled the comforter up around her shoulders. "Still cold?" "Yeah." "Here you can put this on." Emily smiled and grabbed Mick's warm shirt and pulled it over her head. She snuggled back into Mick's side and started to drift. After about a half hour, Mick heard Emily's breathing even out and knew that she was asleep. He looked down at her peaceful face and watched her sleep. She looked so carefree and innocent. The weight of the world wasn't on her shoulders anymore and Mick loved seeing her like this. He heard a light knock on the door and quickly but quietly got out the bed and walked to the door. Emily stirred slightly in her sleep but turned back over and cuddled into the pillow Mick was on.

He pulled on a t-shirt from his bag and opened the door. Jenna stood on the other side of the threshold with a smirk and a sleeping Kehlani on her shoulder. She looked past him and saw Emily asleep in his shirt. "So, I guess you guys made up?" "Yeah you could say that." "She fell asleep on the swing actually. It was pretty cute. One minute she was laughing and then she was conked out." "Where's Nico?"

"He's in the car asleep. Uncle Kevin says hi. Tell you what, you guys decide whether or not you want to come back to the cabin. If you do, then we'll be waiting for you. If you don't, then at least come to the ceremony or send mom and dad a gift. Whatever your choice, I'm behind you brother." Mick leaned in to kiss Jenna on the cheek before grabbing Kehlani. "Thanks Jenna, for everything." "You would've done the same thing for me. Go enjoy being with your girls. Me and my guy are heading back to the cabin; someone's got to ease mom's mind before she loses it." "Be safe." "I will."

Mick closed and locked the door and walked back over to the bed. He took Kehlani out of her play clothes and laid her down in-between him and Emily. He made sure that she had her bear before kissing her head and lying down next to his two favorite girls. Morning came quickly as the sunlight assaulted Emily's eyes. She looked over at Mick and Kehlani and smiled. Mick was stretched out wide with his mouth hanging open slightly. Kehlani was nearly a mirror image except her mouth was closed. Emily got out of the bed silently and went to grab her phone. She snapped a quick picture of the two just as they started to wake up. She got back into bed and let Mick wrap his arms around her while Kehlani smacked his face. "Em, do you want to go back to the cabin?" "You mean do I want to deal with your sister?" "Yeah that." "Can we table this for now?"

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"Good morning mom." Jenna said as she walked into the kitchen. "Morning. Have you talked to your brother?" "Yeah sure I have." "Today is the ceremony. Is he at least going to show up?"

In that moment, Jeanine and Simon came into the living room with their boys. Archie spoke up from the kitchen. "We need to head out pretty soon if we're going to get to the site in enough time." Nina's lip quivered, "Without Mick?" "Nina he's a grown man that can make his own decisions."

"Of course he'd chose to go against his own family for a-" "Shut up Jeanine!", Jenna shouted at her sister.

Archie tuned out his daughters and had a gentle hand at the base of his wife's spine. As the Rawsons stepped outside the cabin, Jenna and Nico's faces broke out into wide grins. Emily and Mick were leaned against her car with a hyper Kehlani sitting on Mick's shoulders. Nina raced down the few steps and pulled Mick and Emily into a bone-crushing hug. "My baby boy. I knew you'd come." "Wouldn't miss it for the world mom."

"Why are you here?" Jeanine spat out in disgust as she looked at Emily. Mick was about to speak up but Emily fired back. "I believe we were supposed to be heading to your parents' renewal ceremony or are we supposed to be tuning in to the Jeanine show?" Jenna chuckled and grabbed Nico's hand before going down the steps and heading for the car. "Nice one girly", she said as she fist bumped Emily.

Archie walked down towards the car, "That's my boy. You went back and got both your girls. Can I pick you up sweetheart?" he asked as he reached out to Kehlani. She smiled and reached for Archie. Nina turned around and look at a fuming Jeanine and Simon. "You two coming or not?"