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A/N: thanks for reviewing! and now here is…

Chapter 3

The next morning

Emma snuggled closer to Jesse, and let his body warm her.  Not wanting to open her eyes and face the day just yet, Emma buried her face in Jesse's chest and felt his strong arms bring her closer to his body.

Jesse opened his eyes and whispered, "You awake Em?"

"Mmm, yeah.  Can we stay like this for a little while longer?"

Jesse kissed the top of her head, "We can stay like this for as long as you want.  Did you sleep better?"

"Yeah.  Jesse, I'm sorry that I came in here and woke you up.  But I didn't know what else to do.  I'm still pissed off at Brennan, Shalimar would've killed me if I woke her up, and Adam…I don't think he would've understood.  He probably would've given me a sleeping aid, and the last thing I want to do is get addicted to drugs.  You're the only one who I could really turn to.  I knew you would understand."

"Emma, don't worry about it.  That's what friends are for.  You can wake me up anytime," Jesse's heart was soaring.  Apparently she felt like she could go to him with anything, and he wanted to be there for her.  "Do you want to talk about last night?"

Sadly she looked into his intense blue eyes and slightly shook her head, "Not really.  I already told you what I saw."

"Emma, what did you feel?"

Tearing her gaze from his eyes, she said, "I felt sad, but mostly I felt guilty.  My heart knows it wasn't my fault, but my mind is telling me that it is."

"Your mind will eventually understand.  Keep listening to your heart Em, and soon your mind will let go," his hand brushed a stray hair out of her face. 

When Jesse brushed the hair out of her face, Emma's heart skipped a beat.  She was feeling light headed, so she closed her eyes for a few seconds.

"Are you okay?"  His question caused her to open her eyes. 

"Yeah.  I'm okay."

There was a silent pause, and then Emma spoke again, "Um…last night, when we were in the club, if Shalimar didn't call for us…were we going to kiss?"

Jesse blushed slightly, but he couldn't help but continue to gaze in her beautiful blue eyes.  "Did you want to?"  Carefully he studied her eyes, wishing that her answer would be yes.

Her answer came softly, "Would I be betraying Tyler if I said yes?"

"I think Tyler would want you to move on and be happy.  He wanted you to live Em, that's why he died for you."

Slowly they both leaned in for a kiss.  Softly Jesse's lips brushed against hers, for a brief moment and then they melted into the kiss.  Emma opened her mouth and let Jesse's tongue enter, giving them both more of what they wanted.

Jesse climbed on top of her and began kissing her neck.

"Jesse, what if somebody comes in here?"

He stopped kissing her neck and gazed into her eyes smiling, "Then we say you needed CPR."

"Nice cover, but I don't think they'll buy it."

"Okay then, we go down guilty," he said just before he captured her mouth once again.

Just then, Brennan burst through Jesse's door, "Jess, Adam wanted you and Emma…" his voice trailed off when he saw his two teammates in bed together.  Only this time, Jesse was on top of Emma, and they were kissing.  "Jesse, get off of her," Brennan shouted.

Both of them jumped, and Jesse moved next to Emma again.  Emma could feel Brennan's anger, it was hard not to.  "Is there a reason you came in here," Emma asked innocently.

Brennan glared at Jesse, "Yeah, Adam wanted you guys to pick up a new mutant and place her in a safehouse.  But before you go I need to talk to you Jesse."

Emma sighed, "Give it a rest Brennan, he didn't do anything wrong.  Tell Adam that I'll be down there in an hour, I'm going to take a shower and change."  After giving Jesse a quick kiss on the cheek, she headed towards her bathroom.

Brennan closed Jesse's door.  "If you keep this up Jess, she's going to be hurt real bad when you're done messing around with her.  God Jesse, her boyfriend just died!  What do you think…you can kiss her and make her better?  It's wrong to take advantage of her like that.  She's your friend and teammate."

Jesse took a deep breath and said as calmly as he could, "News flash Brennan, we were kissing each other.  I don't know what your problem is, but you need to relax.  If she didn't want to kiss me, then I wouldn't have, but she did.  And I'm not just fooling around with Emma.  I love her Brennan."

Brennan folding his arms disapprovingly, "How long has she been in here Jess?"

"It's none of your business.  Tell Adam I'll be down as soon as possible.  I'm going to take a shower and change."  Climbing out of bed, he wandered across the hall to his shower.

Emma's room

Emma stood in front of her closet with her towel wrapped tightly around her body, trying to figure out what to wear.  Pulling out a pair of tight low rise blue jeans, and a black halter top from her closet, she laid them on her bed.

She started to get dressed when there was a knock on her door, "Emma?  It's Shalimar, can I come in?"

Quickly pulling on her bra and underwear, she opened the door enough for Shalimar to squeeze through.  "What's up?"  Emma walked over to her bed and finished getting dressed.

"I just talked to Brennan.  He said you were in Jesse's room again.  I know it's none of my business,  but don't you think it's too soon?"

Now that Emma was dressed, she sat down next to Shalimar on her bed.  "A tiny part of me thinks so; the part that thinks Tyler's going to come back and be with me.  But the rest of me knows that being with Jesse feels right.  He's there for me to talk to, and to comfort me.  Without Jesse I would still be in a corner hiding from you guys.  Last night I had a horrible dream, I went to Jesse because my heart told me to.  He held me while I cried and we fell asleep together.  When I'm around him, I get butterflies in my stomach.  And when he kisses me, I literally melt.  Shalimar, do you think maybe Tyler died because I'm supposed to be with Jesse?"

Shalimar looked at her younger friend and said, "It's possible."

"I'll always love Tyler, and I miss him so much.  But I think I'm in love with Jesse.  Is that bad?"

"No!  Of course not!  I'm happy for you Emma.  You're moving on, that's not a bad thing at all.  I think it's what Tyler would've wanted."

Emma gave her friend a hug, "Thanks Shal."

"You'd better go downstairs now.  You and Jesse get to pick up a new mutant, and might I say…I wish it was me and Brennan instead of you two," Shalimar said with a gleam in her eye.

A puzzled look crossed Emma's face, "Okay…are you going to tell me where the location is?"

Shalimar shook her head, "Go find Adam, he'll tell you.  Brennan and I have to stay here, so you'd better have a good time for me!"

The lab

Both Emma and Jesse sat down in front of Adam's desk.

Adam looked at the youngest members and smiled, "I need you to meet with a new mutant and place her in a safehouse.  But before she leaves with you, she invited you to stay at her ski resort for a few days.  It'll only be opened three more days this season and she wanted to finish the winter season out.  It's a special ski resort, only new mutants are allowed to go to.  Her name is Melody Abbot and she's an ice elemental.  Pack warm, have fun, and I'll see you when you get back."

After Adam gave them directions, they went up to their rooms.  Neither of them could believe that Adam basically sent them on a three day vacation for an assignment.

A/N:  Sorry for such a short chapter…I'll make it up to you guys!  Next time…they arrive at Snow Summit and the fun begins!