After Andy collected Sharon in her office, they made their way to the day care, collected the twins, and started home. They were a little nervous for what Jack might report back to them later. Their evening progressed without any word from Jack, which had them assuming he was with her, talking to her. They continued, putting the kids to bed, and picking up around the house before sleep claimed them.

"Still no word?" Andy asked when he came out from the saying good-night to the twins.

"No," Sharon sighed as she locked up the front door and turned off the lights. "Hopefully, he's making some progress with her, but nothing I can do tonight."

"Well, care to join me for bed?" he grinned.

"Why do you think I'm locking up at 8:30?" she smiled back at him.

They didn't hear from Jack until 8:00 the next morning, and he apologized for not calling sooner. Sharon and Andy had just dropped off the kids at daycare, so it was by chance they were still together in the building. Andy followed Sharon into her office where they could get the report from Jack.

"Oh Sharon," he sighed, "it's worse than we even thought. Sharon, she married the guy."

"What!" Andy exclaimed, listening to the call that was no on speakerphone, "You mean to tell me after all of this with Sharon, the kids, what we all tried to tell her, she ran off and married him?"

Sharon gave Andy pleading eyes; she was almost speechless, looking ready to pass out. Andy patted her arm to have her sit in her chair. He stood next to her, hand on her shoulder.

"Yeah," Jack sighed, "I've been dealing with her all evening, and well, it went late, and I thought I'd just call you when you got to work. Nothing we can do at the moment to change anything."

"Jack, she married him?" Sharon said, visibly shaken.

"Yes, they flew to Vegas-telling me how wonderful it was, how romantic it was to elope, even telling me with his connections he got them an amazing penthouse suite at one of the hotels. When I saw him there, they'd gotten married three days before that, which of course, he didn't tell me. She flew back home, and he stayed there for work, or at least he told her that. She's completely clueless, Sharon. She's so caught up in him, that it's unbelievable. We spent hours going rounds last night, she trying to convince me people could change. Told me that if anyone should get that, I should. She wouldn't even talk to me at first, telling me that she could live her own life and didn't need her drunk father trying to ruin things. I finally convinced her that the three of us actually sat down and discussed this before I flew here. Had to show her my flight itinerary with your credit card information for her to believe that you, Flynn, and I were actually working together," he sighed.

Sharon was in tears, "What is she thinking?" she said angrily.

"She's not. He's completely convinced her he's a changed man, he's madly in love with her, and sadly, she's bought into it. He's told her he wants to treat her like a queen, travel with her, give her anything she could ever want, and for some sick reason, she likes that. Told me she might quit dancing so she can travel with him, which I tried to talk her out of that-told her she's worked too hard to achieve all her dreams, that she should keep dancing. I also told her any man worthy of her wouldn't expect her to quit what she loves for him. I wanted to find him last night and give him a piece of my mind. He wasn't home-of course, not-he's probably in some city with some fling, because if he'd been home, I'd be calling you from jail right now."

Andy and Sharon exchanged looks and shook their head. Andy leaned in, closer to the phone, "Jack, how did things end? What happened with the two of you?"

"Well, I stayed at her apartment because she's not staying there anymore. Her lease is up at the end of the month, and she said she hadn't been by it yet to close it out. She wouldn't let me come to wherever he lives, but she left the key on the table at the restaurant for me, telling me I could stay there. She just up and left as we were trying to eat. I tried not to blow my top, but I'm just sick about all this," he said.

"Jack, did you go and get drunk then last night?" Sharon asked.

Jack sighed, "I wanted to; I did, but no. I realize I need to deal with this mess, at least try to deal with it. So, they got married a couple weeks ago in Vegas. Sharon, I'm telling you-she's in so deep. She couldn't stop telling me how much he loves her, and that her life is so much better with him. How she loves his kids-so then I ask her what she thinks about being married to the man who fathered her siblings, and she just shrugged at me. She shrugged and said that-well, I don't even want to say it," he sighed.

"Go ahead, Jack," Andy squeezed Sharon's shoulder, "Let's hear everything Emily is thinking.

"Well, I know I've never been the kindest, and I've said some horrible things, but she told me she was so interested in finding a good man because she knew I hadn't been one. She'd watched me walk all over Sharon for years, and that wasn't going to happen to her-not sure how she can't see exactly what is happening. Then, when I asked her about being married to the man responsible for her siblings, she said Steve told her it was all Sharon-that Sharon had come onto him when she broke things off with you, Flynn. That he was married at the time, and while he made a mistake and shouldn't have gotten involved with Sharon, he did because she was lonely and coming onto him, following him to his room in different cities. Look, Sharon, I know you, and regardless of anything, I know that isn't who you are, so I shut that down, or at least tried to. She accused me of still covering for you, still loving you, and not seeing the truth. Said that Steve told her Sharon freaked out about being pregnant and threated to ruin his marriage, which he told Emily he tried to save, but in the end, his wife wasn't committed to him-can you believe it? Emily bought that too, the 'Poor Steve' routine. I'm telling you-the guy has her so brainwashed. He's convinced her he's right about everything, and the world is against them."

"Jack, this is just terrible and sounds nothing like the independent Emily we all know. What possessed her to marry him? She's not pregnant, is she?" Sharon asked.

"No, Jack said, "I did ask her that myself. Said she just knew he was the one, and that he'd made a break from all the mistakes of his past and was ready to start over with her. Sharon, I don't know if she's going to see the light."

"Jack, did you tell her about seeing him in Vegas?" Andy asked.

"I did. I told her what he's always been like-the women, cheating on wives, and of course, she promised me she knew all that from his past-he'd told her, and now he was different. She even ended with, 'Dad, I am a grown woman who makes her own decisions. If you can't respect that, then I don't want you in my life. If that means my whole family is against me, then so be it. Steve and I are happy and will be fine without you.' She got up from the table then, threw her key down, and walked out. I was honestly floored; she's not the same girl. She's changed, and not for the better."

Sharon sighed, as Andy rubbed her shoulders. They didn't know what to say.

"What's your plan, now, Jack?" Sharon asked. "Emily has always been a fighter; just didn't know she'd fight her own family."

"I'm going to stay here for a few days, see if Steve comes home. I'll keep going to her rehearsals, and at least that way, I'll know she's still working. She said he wouldn't be home for awhile, but gave me no clear indication of when. I can only imagine what he's doing and where, but Sharon, I'm not sure there's much more we can do. Emily may just be in for the lesson of her life," Jack said.

"Thank Jack," Sharon sighed, "We'll talk later," and she hung up. Sharon hung her head, and Andy moved around to embrace her.

"Andy, I think we've lost her. I think Emily isn't going to realize how badly she's messed up until it's too late."

Andy held onto her, "Sharon, we'll all keep trying," he sighed. "I'm not going to pretend this is okay, because it's just awful. We'll keep trying, and if I ever get my hands on that dirt bag for what he's done to my whole family…" he trailed off. "Let's pray she realizes what she's turned her back on-a loving family who is worried sick about her."

A/N-Okay, okay, before anyone says, "That's so out of character for Emily; she'd never do that!" Let's realize this whole story is out of character because really, would Sharon have done ANY of what has already happened? Plus, I think that Emily is always painted as the perfectly happy daughter who has no issues, and I'd like to explore the idea that she has major issues with relationships because she saw her parents self-destruct over years. It's one thing for parents to get divorced, but maybe Emily is worse for the wear because Sharon let things go on way too long, let Jack destroy their family over and over. Anyway, just an idea that Emily would be head over heels for any man who would throw some attention her way, and that while she's determined to be nothing like her mom or dad, she's created a lot of the same problems. She's not drinking, but she'd convinced herself to love a man who is lying to her (Sharon trait), and she's turned her back on her whole family-a family who loves her and wants the best for her-she's self destructing before their eyes (Jack trait). Anyway-just how I came to this "side" of Emily... (again, thank goodness this isn't true on the show!) Plus, you had to know in the "mess," that with things out of character, Jack would be a decent human being :)