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Cleaning up my bedroom took me four more hours. And I couldn't find anything missing. It was the start of a long and well deserved summer, and it started with me cleaning my room from a robbery. Could have imagined a 1000 way to spend my first day of summer than this. Unlike me, Sutton didn't seem to actually care or to be affected by the robbery at all, in fact, she wasn't even in the house. She had woken up real soon and left the house before anyone was even awake. I thought she was with Thayer, but then, he called around ten o'clock asking if Sutton was still home. One thing is sure, Sutton's never going to be girlfriend of the year if she keeps on ditching her boyfriend. But then again, what do I know about boyfriends? My first boyfriend, slept with my twin sister and I caught him, my second boyfriend is the ex-boyfriend of my same twin sister. Maybe I'm not really a good type of mental health either…

"And kiddo? Found anything missing?" Ted asks as I walk into the living room. He was watching a game on screen. I took myself a nice fresh soda from the fridge and sat next to him.

"Not even the tiniest thing. It seems to me like everything was there." Even with her room back to normal, Emma hadn't noticed the missing picture and her missing sketchbook.

"Maybe you'll find something later?"

"Could be, but I don't think they took anything. Everything valuable I have is still there." And by that I mean my laptop, the few jewels I actually accepter from my parents, en well, my clothes. If you added the price of all my clothes together, that amount would be even higher than what my former family would have got from keeping me under their roof, for their entire life!

"Well, all we have to remember is that we can be glad about the fact that nobody was home." Yes, of course.

"I just can't find any good reason for someone to come in my bedroom and make such a mess…" Travis could have done something like that, but he's never coming again thanks to Thayer. Thinking about it, it wouldn't be the first time he breaks into my house, or my bedroom. Maybe I should tell Dan? Of maybe I should tell Ted?

"I know, my neither." That's it, I can trust him. He knows my past is full of troubles. Everyone inside this house knows. So would it be so bad if they knew about Travis? After all, I didn't do anything bad. I was the one aggressed.

"Ted, dad…" I still have no idea why it seems easier for me to call him like that than to call Kristen mom. Maybe it's because of the way he is around me? No, that can't be, because Kristen acts like a real mom for me, just like he does. Maybe it's just easier for me to have a dad than a mom? After all, aren't Sutton and I searching for her? Maybe that's why.

"Yes kiddo?" He still is looking at the game. I should tell him, I'll tell him, I'm going to tell him…

"I think I may have an…" His phone went off before I could do anything.

"Excuse me Emma, it's the hospital." He had a special ringtone for work, so he knew when it was important or not. "Mercer." He said answering it. "Yes, yes, I'll be there as soon as I can." He putted his phone away and turned off the TV. "I'm sorry Emma, but I have to go. But before I go, where you going to say anything important? Not that what you usually say isn't…"

"No, I wasn't. Go, go save lives." Maybe it wasn't the right time.

"I love you kiddo. I'll come back as soon as I can." He said, kissed my front head and left the living room, leaving me alone.

So, what if it was Travis? After all I haven't heard from him in a while. A long, long while. Laurel was outside, playing violin and even know if she was absolutely great, I wasn't calm anymore. I had tried calling Sutton to find out if maybe she knew anything more, but she didn't answer. Since she wasn't, I tried dialing Thayer and Mads, but she wasn't with anyone of them. And to be honest, I don't think she has many other real friends. Of course, she's popular at school and everything, but I don't think that means she has much friend. Maybe she's with another guy? That wouldn't surprise me.

"Emma? Emma is everything okay? You seem worried… Is it about what happened yesterday? Do you want to talk about it?" My window was fixed by now and Kristen was making diner. She wanted to make her famous chicken parmesan so we would all feel a little bit better.

"No, no it's nothing. It's just that I can't seem to find who would break inside the house and take nothing."

"I'm sure the police department is going to find out. In the meantime, you should try to think about something else. Wanna help me cook?"

"I would love to, but, is it okay if I go see Ethan?"

"Of course sweetie. You can go see whoever you want, but I appreciate the fact that you ask me, even if it's just to tell me where you are going." She said with a smile.

"Can I ask you something?" I said before leaving the house, now seemed the perfect time to ask her.

"Everything."

"What do you think of Ethan?" After all, he had dated Sutton before me, and they didn't seem to like him very much before. Well, they didn't know he was dating Sutton, I'm not even sure if they know. I can't remember anything about it, but that doesn't mean they don't.

"I think he's a really nice boy." That's not much.

"That's all?"

"He's a nice boy, who seems to really care about you, he's polite and sweet. And he makes you happy." Somehow, I'm not sure she's saying everything she has on her mind.

"Are you sure there's nothing else?"

"Why would you think that?"

"I don't know, just a feeling. I've the feeling you don't really like him that much, that's all."

"Well, he's a sweet guy, with troubles in my past."

"Mine is too."

"I know, but we know you. And I don't know Ethan that much. I like him, and I'll continue doing so, unregard his past. And I'll do so because I love you and I trust you. If you think he's worthy of you, than I trust you are right."

"Thanks, mom." I know, but it's seem les hard every time I talk to her.

"You're welcome. Are you going to be back for dinner?"

"Probably. I'll call if I'll be late."

"Excellent."

"You think it could be Travis?" I had told everything to Ethan. He knew everything about Travis, Thayer and I, or Travis and I for that matter. And like Kristen had said, I trusted him.

"Could be. What do you think about it?"

"I think that if he ever comes near you again he's going to have a really bad time." He said taking me in his arms, to protect me from something that was far away from us. "I hate him."

"We both do."

"You should tell Dan. If you think it could be him, tell him." We we're leaning against my car, parked in next to Ethan's bike and he's brother car.

"I know."

"Well, tell him know." He took my hand and his and walked to his home. "Dan?"

"Yes?" He hadn't noticed I was there too. I thought he had heard my car outside and well, I thought he knew that Ethan was outside with me. At least I know he wasn't spying on us. Or maybe he was pretending.

"Agent Whitehorse?" I said so he would turn his head and see me.

"Oh, Emma. Sorry, we haven't cleaned…" He said pointing out around him. I didn't really see what was so bad about their place.

"I think I have to tell you something." I said. Letting Ethan's hand go, I started to rub my own hand, nervously.

"To the brother or the cop?"

"The cop."

"Ethan, can you leave us for a moment?"

"Actually, he already knows." I told him. I didn't felt like being alone with the cop or the brother. Like I felt Kristen didn't really fully like Ethan, I think Dan thinks the same way about me. So I told him part of my life story. Telling him everything about Travis. Even what he had done to me earlier this year. We ended up sitting around their kitchen table. Dan couldn't believe that I actually went through all of that. I think once again his image of me as a little golden princess broke in a million of pieces.

"What's his name? Travis how?"

"Boyle, son of Clarice Boyle. From LA."

"Do you still have his phone number?"

"Yes, I wouldn't delete just in case he would call again."

"You did the right thing telling me." He said after I took my phone out and wrote down the number for him.

"I hope so. I'm not sure it was him, but I thought if there was any chance."

"You did the right thing." He said again.

"But why would he break into the house, and mess up your bedroom and Sutton's? After all, he already knew which one was yours…" Ethan said. A very smart remark.

"You never know with guys like him little brother. Now, I'm going to the office to see if he's in Phoenix." He said.

"Sure. You'll let us now right."
"I'll let Emma know, she can tell you if she wants too."

"Fine, cop." Ethan said as his brother left. We were silent till we heard his car leave. "So do you want to go home? Eat with me? Or do something else?"

"I think I've got a pretty good idea to get everything of my mind." I said leaning towards him and stealing him a kiss. That's pretty much the only thing we did. Well, we did move from his kitchen to his bedroom. But we only kissed.

My window was fixed but I still didn't felt that safe in my bedroom. We had have dinner and it was time to go to bed. Sutton wasn't home yet so I decided I would just sleep into my own bed. Doing everything so I was used to, I took a long shower and putted on an old shirt. I decided to take on old one just because I wanted to wear something I was comfortable in.

I went in bed, but I couldn't sleep. I thought about drawing something, but I couldn't find my sketchbook. Maybe Laurel or Ethan putted it somewhere else. So I took my laptop instead and listened to some music hoping it would help me. But since it didn't, I did the last thing I had on my mind.

"Hi Ems!" Lexi said when I skipped her.

"Lexi!" We talked for like on hour and she made me laugh. We both told each other what was going on in our lives and she made me think about everything but what happened. I left my laptop on and finally fell asleep, keeping her on my laptop as she did the same.

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