Part 4: by lornein.
Note: I know Brennan dying was bad but I wouldn't be writing this fic if it was without a happy ending. So watch out cuz the fun begins as of this chapter. Thanks!!!!!!!
Six months later.
"You are doing the right thing Shalimar. I know that moving on is hard but it is part of life and you know that. He would have wanted you to" Emma said trying to convince her best friend.
"I know that I should move on but isn't this too fast and too great a step Emma?" Shalimar asked.
"It has been over six months Shal. There is nothing wrong with what you are doing. And Michael is a great guy."
"Yeah but marriage is a great step Emma."
"Do you love Michael Shal?" Emma asked despite of knowing the answer in her heart.
"I don't know. That's why I need more time to think. When I met Michael two months ago, he just wanted to be there for me. You know as my shrink only. I liked how he cared about my problems. So I went out with him. But I never thought Michael would ask me to marry him."
"But Michael cares about you. Don't you think that maybe you could start caring about him too. You guys don't have to rush into anything. Just being engaged does not mean married." Emma told Shalimar.
"I know that Michael is a great guy Emma and that he cares about me but he is not you know who." Shalimar started to message her temples.
"I know that it is not Brennan and it can never be Brennan Shalimar." Emma said.
Emma noticed that her friend shivered at the mention of Brennan's name. It was with great difficulty that she had recovered and was now seeing a psychiatrist who had ironically asked her to marry him. By some unknown theory Shalimar preferred to call Brennan you know who to everyone. Jesse and Adam noticed this too but they were too busy with new mutants to console Shalimar. So Adam had handed over that charge to Emma. Emma knew that when Shalimar would be able to say Brennan's name she would truly be recovered. So Emma suggested something.
"Why don't Michael and you take a trip Shal. You know just the two of you to be sure about one another. That would be helpful. Besides you haven't even spent a weekend together so far."
"I don't know. With Michael's busy schedule and my work I don't think we can."
"Don't run away from this Shalimar. You have to get on with your life. So quit fighting me and yourself and get off your butt and call Michael about that trip." Emma sternly said.
"Okay okay I will."
So Shalimar had called Michael.
After an hour Emma asked her. "So what did he say?"
"We are going to his parent's empty penthouse in New York." Shalimar said.
"Yay for you Shalimar. You finally did it. I know this will be helpful for you." Emma said with a smile.
"It better be."
So that was chapter 4.Please tell me if you guys like it or you don't.