Cheaters Never Prosper

By: TracyCook

Disclaimer: I own nothing. These characters belong to the creator of Glee.

Couple: Emma/Terri

Rating: M

Chapter 12

Working Relationship

The word "awkward" could not begin to describe how the councilor felt at the moment, sitting in her glass office, knowing that everyone knew what had happened. At least she felt like everyone knew by the way that they looked at her. Luckily she had not run into Will yet, she could not bear having to explain the kiss that he had witnessed the night before with his ex-wife. Also she was worried that he would know why she had chosen to wear both a turtleneck and a scarf to work that day, the hickey that marred her perfect skin a reminder that both made her smile and feel the need to vomit.

Her fingers strummed nervously along her desk as she forced her breathing to remain normal, large brown eyes glancing toward the clock to see if the work day was almost over. "Only thirty minutes." She groaned softly to herself before looking back down at her hands.

Emma glanced to her cell phone as it started to buzz and her heart started to race quickly. 'Oh gosh! What if that is Will… what if he wants an explanation? What if he didn't come to school today because I broke his heart… What if—' Her racing mind was cut off as the worry drained from her features as she read the name on the front of her cell phone. "Terri." She mumbled softly, the corners of her lips quirking upward as she debated opening it.

Finally she gave in to what she wanted and opened the phone holding it up to her ear as she spoke into it softly. "Hello."

"Hello there sweetheart."

"Aren't you um at work?" She questioned as a blush covered her cheeks due to the term of endearment. The redhead still was not all that used to the sweet and kind side of Terri Schuester, instead of the terrifying and manipulative woman she once knew.

"Yes, of course but I thought I would call my girl and see if she is proudly showing off my ownership of her." Her voice was teasing and playful, but the actual words held a lot deeper meaning.

Brown eyes widened at the overwhelming statement, she did not know which part of it to question first. The blonde had called her "her girl" and that was puzzling, did that mean that they were officially dating? Is that what Emma wanted to have with the other girl? What would Will think if they did start dating? Would he hate her? Did he hate her? Then there was the second part of the statement, obviously she was not proudly showing off the hickey on her neck, but she was kind of proud of it in a strange way. She liked carrying a part of Terri around with her, did that mean something?

"I'll take your silence as a no then." Terri responded with a smirk into the phone as she walked to the back room of Sheets N Things.

Suddenly the redhead grew worried that she had upset the other woman by not responding or being proud to show off her ownership and she spoke up quickly into the phone. "It is not that I do not want to um show it off." She whispered softly. "I am simply worried about um—" She trailed off quietly and the other woman knew exactly what Emma was worried about.

"Will?" She asked with a raised eyebrow trying to keep any jealousy out of her tone, but she was not known for hiding her feelings and she knew that her ex-husband's name came out sharper than expected.

"Yes um yes Will but uh Terri it isn't because I still have um feelings for him. I just care about him as a person, he's a nice guy. He deserves to be happy." She mumbled uncomfortably, trying to alleviate the situation. "I'm sorry." She finally stated at the end before letting out a loud sigh and playing with the scarf as she recalled the moment that she had received the mark and the amount of pleasure she had felt. Until that moment she had not known what was so appealing about sexual intercourse or being turned on, it had felt amazing. Blushing brightly she tried to force the thoughts from her mind as she patiently awaited a response.

After making the woman of her affections wait for quite a long period of time, anxiously worrying, the blonde smirked. "How about a date to make it up to me?"

"Wait? A-a-as in an actual um date? Like as a couple?" Emma stumbled over her words uncomfortably.

"Yes? Is there a problem with me taking out the woman I like on an actual romantic date?"

"No!" Emma quickly stated into the phone, her brown eyes widening as she quickly corrected her, she wanted nothing more than to take their relationship slow and actually go out on dates with Terri before exchanging in more intimate moments like the other night. 'Not that it was not amazing…' Blushing softly she chewed on her bottom lip. "I mean of course I would love to have you um take me out on a date. Um when would you like to have this date?"

"Tonight." She stated as if it were a fact. If there was one trait that the blonde still possessed despite having grown nicer it was her controlling side. She definitely liked things to go her way.

"What time?" The redhead questioned as the smile she had not been aware she was wearing spread clear across her face, she could feel her heart pounding in her chest as she looked up at the clock now excited to actually get to see the other woman again so soon. 'I wonder where she is going to take me… oh wow… I hope I wear the right things… oh god! What if she kisses me again? God I hope she kisses me again… wait! No! Oh god-oh god!'

"Em? Did you hear me?"

Realizing that she had missed the time due to her racing thoughts on kissing Terri again the councilor blushed even more so. "Um no sorry I um was thinking."

"About?"

Emma lost her breath as she tried to come up with a reasonable explanation for getting lost in her thoughts, but quickly realized she had none. She had asked a question and then zoned off thinking about kissing the beautiful girl on the other side of the phone. That was not reasonable at all. "Um well, I-I well—"

"—Save those thoughts for after the date." Terri teased biting down on her bottom lip as she too thought about being intimate with the gorgeous woman again. "I'll pick you up at your place at seven. I got to go baby, but don't you dare stop thinking about me." With that she hung up the phone leaving a stunned looking Emma on the other end.

"I doubt that would be possible." She mumbled to herself before being shocked by someone's voice.

"You doubt what would be possible?" Will asked walking into the office and closing the door behind him as he took a seat on the couch across from her desk, not failing to notice the way that the redhead jumped at his voice. She definitely had something on her mind. "Was that uh Terri you were talking to on the phone?" He asked uncomfortably.

Emma debated on lying as she looked down at her hands that were now fidgeting uncomfortably, as she thought about how dirty her desk was. It was common for her obsessive compulsive disorder to become more troublesome when she was faced with things that made her nervous. Currently nothing made her more nervous than talking with Will about her budding relationship with his ex-wife. Still, she did not wish or see the point to try and hide it from him after the previous night. "Yes, actually it was." She smiled softly.

"I see." He stated before swallowing and looking away from her. "I thought that we were giving things a try."

"Yes well um apparently you thought the same about April and yourself Will." She stated bluntly.

His eyes snapped back to hers and they filled with worry and sorrow but she would not allow him to walk all over her anymore. She knew what she wanted now and she wanted Terri. Surprisingly that was what he asked her completely ignoring the comment about his cheating. "So, are you and Terri dating now or something?"

Emma's dainty hands moved to the scarf around her neck as a blush covered her cheeks. "Actually um-actually, this-tonight, um will be our first official date."

"Em, you know that she is wrong for you. Deep down you have to know that she will never be able to give you the romance and love that I can give you. It's Terri—"

"—Will, please do not tell me what she can and cannot give me. I um I really am starting to have feelings for her. So please."

"Okay. I will back off, but when she breaks your heart I will be right here waiting for you."

The redhead sighed as her fingers continued to fidget along the scarf, she recalled that night and how intimate the two of them had been. How amazing it had felt, how safe she had felt as those perfect fingers crawled up her body. Squirming uncomfortably she crossed her legs in hopes to alleviate some of the strange pressure that she felt there at the moment. "Will, do not announce the impending doom of my relationship."

"Why the scarf?" He asked suddenly, shocking her as she glanced up quickly brown eyes wide with shock at how blunt he had been.

"Wha-I mean- what do you mean Will? Um scarfs are uh very fashionable and it is um kind of cold out today so I see no logical reasoning as to um why I should not be wearing one."

"That mark Em, that is all that you are to her. Trust me, I have been there." With that he turned and made his way out of the office leaving Emma behind to stare after him uncomfortably, she tried her hardest not to allow his words to bother her. But, Emma had a worrying mind and it was a very difficult thing for her not to overthink and overanalyze things.

Suddenly there was a buzzing and she reached out to open her phone, seeing the text message she rolled her brown eyes. Terri was so much like a teenager at times. Honestly the redhead saw no reasoning behind the messaging, they were far too difficult for her to respond to on most occasions. Still she opened it and read it smiling softly. 'I cannot wait for our date. I really like you Em, and I hope that things go perfectly. See you soon. I'll be thinking about you!'

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-Tracy Cook