Sean looked down at his watch nervously. He was sitting in the hotel lobby and it was 10 minutes before Emma was to meet him. He was nervous because it was their first official family outing.
His attraction for Emma had resurfaced the second he had laid eyes on her the day before. He hadn't been very good at hiding it. He cursed himself out for asking her to come back to the hotel room with him. Of course he wanted her there. He should've known she would turn him down though. Emma wasn't that kind of girl.
Sean shook his head trying to stop thinking about her. Emma also wasn't the kind of girl who abandoned her daughter so maybe he didn't know her as well as he once thought he had. Maybe this meant that he still had a chance.
"Hi Sean." Emma said as she approached Sean who looked deep in thought.
"Oh hey Emma." Sean said getting up out of the chair to greet her. Sean serious face turned to a smile as he saw her dressed in a cute summer sundress. Seeing her dressed like that made him weak in the knees.
"What?" Emma asked as she noticed Sean's goofy grin on his face. She saw him looking more at her body then at her.
"Nothing." Sean said regaining his composure. "Ready to go pick up our daughter?" he asked extending his arm so she could link hers through it.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Emma answered linking her arm with Sean's. They walked out of the hotel and headed to Sean's car.
About an hour later the small family was sprawled out on a blanket in the park eating away. They had stopped and gotten some take out from the Dot and sat outside enjoying the beautiful sunny afternoon.
"So Chrissy, how was your night at Spike & Snake's house?" Sean asked as he poured his daughter a drink. He handed it to her and watched as she carefully took it from him with two hands.
"It was fun daddy. We played lots of games. I even got to see some pictures of you when you were a boy. Daddy, I thought only girls were allowed to wear earrings?" Christine asked innocently.
Emma and Sean both chuckled remembering his infamous studded earrings and jean jacket he used to wear in Grade 7. "Let's just say I was going through a phase when I used to wear earrings." Sean answered.
"What's a phase?" Christine asked.
"That's a question we'll answer another day, sweetie. If you're finished eating you can go play on the slide. Emma and I will clean up and then come over to play with you in a few minutes." Sean replied.
Christine downed the rest of her water before handing the empty paper glass back to Sean. "Remember the cup doesn't go in the garbage daddy. It's paper so we have to recycle it."
Christine got up and grabbed her stuffed whale. She took it everywhere she went. She walked over to Emma before heading to the slide. "Will you push me on the swing mommy?" Christine asked batting her eyes at her mother.
Emma's heart was warm. She was thankful that Christine was such a loving child and so willing to accept her. "I'd love to hunny. Sean and I….I mean your daddy and I will be over in a minute." Emma said with a smile.
Christine seemed satisfied with the answer and headed over to the small playground. Emma began picking up the food and organizing the garbage in it's appropriate categories. "I just wanted to say thank you Sean."
"For what?" Sean asked slightly confused.
"For letting me be here today. For letting me spend time with you and our daughter. It really means a lot to me." Emma connected eyes with Sean and the feeling that she had felt dancing with him the night before returned. She turned her head hoping he hadn't noticed.
Sean helped Emma fold the blanket and he headed to the car to put some stuff back while Emma headed over to the playground to play with Christine. After an hour of solid playing on the playground both parents were out of breath. Christine had her turn at swinging and playing on the slide. They had also had a family game of tag and Simon Says.
"Alright Chrissy. It's time to get going." Sean said leaning against the metal side bar of the jungle gym.
"Can I stay just a while longer? Please daddy? I want to play with Justin a little while longer." Christine whined. Justin was a little boy about the same age as Christine that she had met on the playground that afternoon.
"I don't know. It's starting to get late and I'm sure Emma has some other things she needs to do today." Sean argued.
"Come on Sean. Let her play for a while. I don't have anywhere to be." Emma interjected.
"Who am I to disagree with both my favourite girls." Sean said. "Chrissy your mother and I will be watching from that bench over there. You've got 15 more minutes and then we really have to go."
"Ok daddy." Christine turned and began playing with Justin again.
Emma and Sean walked away from the playground heading towards the bench not to far away. Sean's hand accidentally brushed up against Emma's. Emma immediately felt a shock of electricity flow through her body. Sean felt the same but both once again tried to ignore it.
"Did you have a good time today?" Sean asked as they continued to walk.
"I had an amazing time. I can't believe I missed out on so much." Emma admitted.
"At least you're here now. You don't have to miss out on anything else." Sean said.
Emma looked over at Sean and smiled. He grabbed her hand and gave it a small squeeze reassuring her again that everything was going to be okay. Feeling Sean's hand on hers made the sparks return and with Emma's mind being somewhere else she didn't even notice the huge branch on the ground in front of her.
Emma started to stumble and grabbed at whatever she could on her way down to try to stop herself. But it was too late. She had already past the point of saving herself from falling. Sean, who had been holding her hand, tried to grab her arm but ended up getting pulled down along with her.
Emma landed on her back and Sean almost landed on top of her. In the last second he had let go of her arm and was able to stop himself from crushing her. Now overtop of her it seemed as if time had stopped.
"I like the view better from down here." Emma joked trying to laugh off her clumsiness.
"The view from here is definitely amazing." Sean whispered locking eyes with her. The heat radiated off both of their bodies and Sean could feel his heart beating so hard he thought it was going to beat right out of his chest. Without any logical thought, he decided to make his move.
Emma saw Sean purse his lips together. She knew what was coming. All she had to do was move her head or say something to stop him. But she didn't. She should have but she didn't. She closed her eyes to prepare herself for the incoming kiss.
Sean slowly lowered his lips to touch Emma's. It was when they were a millimetre apart that he heard it. A familiar cry in the distance snapped him out of his trance and plunked him back into reality.
"What was that?" Emma questioned also hearing the cry.
"It was Christine." Sean said jumping up off the ground and pulling Emma up with him. Sean and Emma both ran over to the playground to see what had happened.
Authors notes: Love me or hate me? Almost an amazing Semma kiss but what would a fanfiction be without an interruption? What happened to Christine? Will Sean and Emma talk about the almost kiss? Jay's being good natured about the whole situation. Is he being sincere or is it all an act for Emma? Read more when I post it to find out. Love you guys! :)