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Chapter 12: Back to normal?

They had started to get more comfortable on the couch and their passionate kiss turned to become more than they had expected. He could not seem to get enough of her and she was trying to take his shirt off wanting to feel his skin against hers…She was losing herself in the moment…

Then, suddenly, she pushed him away gently….She did not know if she could trust herself with him. After the ravine incident, people always thought she had done it, "the conventional way", maybe Sean was one of them too…maybe he just wanted to have sex with her…"Would that be so bad?" asks the little voice in her head, the one that kept on repeating since Sean had gone back to Degrassi, how even better looking he had become and how she had wanted to feel him close to her again. That night in her bed, when he held her, she not only felt secure, she knew she wanted more with him than she had ever wanted with anybody...She was trying to push the thought of Jay aside, Jay who was now laying in an hospital bed because of her…

Sean, was trying to keep focus on something else than Emma, if he just laid his eyes on her again, he would see images of them together that really did not need to be there right now…

"I'm sorry, Sean, it's just…well…" She did not want to say too much, she felt intimidated. "With Sean, I feel anxious…that's great" she thought ironically but she knew that with him, whatever she would do, it would matter…

Sean finally looked at her: "You know what? I think a cold shower will do me some good right now, do you think Mr Simpson and your mom would mind?"

She had totally forgotten that her mom was upstairs in her room and that she could have gone down any seconds…."no go for it" she replied…for a moment she had forgotten about Jordan, she had forgotten about her angst…she had found herself…

Manny was explaining to the police what had just happened to her…

After taking notes and making sure she was alright, the principal asked her if she was feeling good enough to stay at school.

She hesitated a split second to reply but decided that she could use the day off, she wanted to know what was going on with Emma, and she was definitely dying to hear about what happened with Sean the night before.

One of the policemen offered her to drive her to her friend's since they had to go there anyways. They not only had to make sure everything was alright but they also needed to keep them updated on what had just happened.

Spike came back downstairs as she heard the water running; she thought that she had heard Sean come upstairs and she wanted to make sure her daughter was alright. Emma had the time to regain some sort of composure and smiled to her mom.

"So…how is everything?

- Everything is fine, mom…you know I meant to tell you for awhile how sorry I was and this time I mean it, I lost it, I just did not know anymore and I know that I hurt you in the process…"

- Let me tell you something Em, everybody snaps…and the earlier you learn that sometimes you don't have control over some events, the easier it will be for you growing up…"

They were interrupted by the door bell, the mailman was at the door with several packages and a letter for Emma.

"Em, you got something", Emma took the letter from her mum's hand "it's from here"

She opened it: "Mom, it's from him" Spike came closer to her daughter "What do you mean, it's from him?"

She looked over her shoulder and read:

"My dear Emma, just wanted to let you know not to worry, I have to disappear for awhile but I will come back for you. I know we are meant to be together, and everybody else will figure it out soon enough like that guy you were in the car with. I'm going to show him that you are mine.
You don't need to be looking for me, my dear and sweet Emma, we will make it through, just the two of us. Just be patient, love always, yours truly, Jordan".

The police and Manny arrived to the door as they finished reading the letter. For awhile everybody was talking to one another, trying to understand what was going on. After everybody settled down, Manny was able to explain what had happened to her and Emma showed the letter she received. The police concluded that Jordan probably had realized he had to leave town or he would soon be caught. They were quite optimistic that they will be able to track him down. They reassured Emma that she was probably safe for the moment and that they would keep the security measures around the house, the school and the hospital for awhile.

"It is not over yet Emma, but for now I believe you should go back to your activities, try to lead a normal life. We'll get Jordan before you know it…"

They left and Emma felt relieved, she knew that she will have the thought of Jordan coming back in the back of her mind until they actually catch him but in the mean time, she wanted indeed to return to a normal life.

Spike hugged her daughter "Em, I'll be upstairs with Jake if you need me, girls, enjoy your day off cos tomorrow you're going back to school".

Sean finally felt "refreshed" enough to go back downstairs, as he walked down, he could hear Emma and Manny giggling and talking just like they were back when he first met them.

They both stopped chatting as soon as they saw him in the room, they were both smiling…

"Ok Em, well I should get home now but give me a call tonight so we can finish that very interesting conversation…" Emma pushed her laughing and Manny said bye to Sean, then turned around and winked very obviously to Emma. "Don't do anything I would not do, but no matter what you do, don't forget to tell me everything".

"What was that all about?" Sean asked jokingly..."and why were you guys so happy suddenly?"

Emma explained to him the entire story and how she was supposed to be safe for now. Sean took her in his arms and hugged her so tight that Emma thought he would never let her go.

At the hospital, Jay was still recovering. Alex hadn't moved since he had said Emma's name…her eyes were now dry but her heart was still bleeding.