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A/N I apologize for this taking so long, but I'm writing two fics at once my next chapter will be finished and up hopefully in a week! This chapter mentions Emma's past (which was completely made up by me.) it's really dark just to let you all know…I have a twisted mind…anyway here goes
Chapter 4
Much to Emma and Jesse's dismay, Adam told them to go up in a car…the drive was eight hours long. After they packed the car and got settled, Jesse took off towards their destination…Snow Summit.
The drive took them two hours longer then expected. Emma had Jesse stop once every hour so she could get out and stretch her legs. Jesse kept having to stop for bathroom breaks (both of whom needed them). Ten hours later they made it to Melody's Snow Summit.
Jesse pulled into the parking lot and opened the door for Emma. Both of them gazed in awe at the sight before them. The wooden lodge was the size of a small mansion. It looked neat and well kept. Next to the lodge was a shack to rent snowboarding or ski gear.
"This is nice…but why does Melody want to go to the underground? This place is secluded and it's full of new mutants," Emma wondered out loud.
"Well once we meet her, we can ask her." Jesse picked up both suitcases and led the way inside. They approached the reception desk, "I'm Jesse Kilmartin and this is Emma DeLauro. Melody Abbot invited us here."
The brunette woman behind the desk smiled, "It's nice to see that you made it. I'm Melody. You guys are probably exhausted from the trip right? I'll show you to your room. There's only one room left so I apologize for having you share, but I switched the guests so that you have the best room in this whole place. When you see it you won't even want to leave your room! Anyway it's on the fourth floor; I'll take you to it."
Melody grabbed the keys and led the way to their room. Opening the door she let them inside. "Join me for breakfast tomorrow at 10:00am. Then I'll talk with you guys about my powers and why I want to be put in the underground. Until then feel free to do whatever, although I'm sure you guys are tired. Goodnight." Melody left the room, closing the door behind her.
Emma dropped her bags on the floor and said, "Wow, this is beautiful and big."
The room had a king sized bed, two comfy chairs, a kitchenette and a bathroom. Jesse wandered into the bathroom to take a look, "Emma get in here!"
Emma came rushing into the bathroom and both of them were amazed by what they saw. The bathroom was as big as a normal sized bedroom; complete with a toilet, sink, shower and Jacuzzi. "Oh wow. This is going to be fun," Emma squealed.
Jesse grinned, "Do you want to try it out," he said pointing to the Jacuzzi.
"I'd love to but since we were coming in the snow, I neglected to bring my bathing suit."
"So did I," Jesse's smile got bigger.
Emma blushed at what he was implying, "Um…Jess, I don't think it would be such a good idea."
"What if we wore our underwear? I'd be like I was wearing swim trunks and you'd be in a bikini. I don't see the difference. Or you could go to sleep, and I'll enjoy sitting in that nice Jacuzzi all by myself."
"Okay, I'll join you," Emma reached down to pull the sweater off over her head.
For a split second Jesse forgot what he suggested and was shocked, "Emma, what're you doing?"
"Getting my swimsuit on," Emma said as she pulled off her sweater. After taking off her pants she folded them, and put them in a corner of the bathroom. Climbing into the Jacuzzi, she turned around at Jesse and raised her eyebrow, "Are you coming in?"
Jesse could not believe how fast she took off her clothes. He surely thought she would put up more of a fight about it. Emma didn't even give it a second thought; she just stripped and stood in front of him in her black bra and black bikini underwear.
"Jess, if you're not coming in, I'm going to tell you to leave," Emma warned.
"No! I'm coming in. I just…uh...nevermind." Quickly he stripped down into his boxers and climbed into the Jacuzzi with her.
Emma turned a dial next to the side and bubbles started to form. "Melody was right; I don't want to leave this room! This is perfect, although I still don't know why we were sent."
"Are you telling me that you'd rather be here with one of the others," Jesse was afraid that maybe she didn't really like him. Maybe that kiss was a one time thing; he hoped that wasn't the case. Jesse loved her so bad that it hurt to think that she might not feel the same way.
Emma sat on Jesse's lap, and wrapped her arms around his neck, "Of course not! I'm glad Adam sent us together. We can kiss and not be interrupted."
"I'd like that," Jesse leaned in and closed the gap between their lips. His tongue melded with hers, and his hand brushed slowly up her thigh. His tough sent shivers through her body, but sent fire through her veins. Jesse kissed her neck and reached around to unsnap her bra.
A memory flashed through Emma's mind and she quickly pulled away, "Uh…What're you doing?" *Stupid question Emma, you know what he was doing! And by pulling away from him, he probably thinks that you don't want this. I want this…but I don't know if I can. I have to tell him what happened before. It took months before I told Adam, and every once in a while he still asks me if I'm okay. Jesse needs to know…especially if we stay together.*
Jesse's face turned deep red, "Sorry Emma. I won't do that again. I just got carried away."
Emma looked into his crystal blue eyes, "You don't need to be sorry Jess. It's just that I…" *Just tell him!* "…I think I should go to bed." *Damn! Why couldn't I just tell him?* With that , she climbed out of the Jacuzzi and went into the other room to change, closing the bathroom door for privacy.
Five minutes later Jesse climbed out of the Jacuzzi, and knocked on the door.
"You can come in Jesse. I've changed," Emma called to him.
Opening the door he grabbed a pair of boxers, pajama pants and muscle shirt and changed in the bathroom. Stepping out fully clothed he walked over to Emma who was already under the covers in the bed. After turning off the light, he climbed in next to her. "I hope you're not mad at me for uh…what I did in there. I won't do it again."
Emma turned on her side and looked at him, "I'm not mad at you Jess. It's just that um…" her voice trailed off as if she didn't want to say anymore.
"You know you can tell me anything Em. What is it," Jesse could tell that something was bothering her.
Emma sat up in bed and started wringing her hands, "After I was taken away form my parents, I was placed in a foster home. When I was fifteen they decided they didn't want me anymore and I was put in another home. Their names were Carla and Rick," Emma made a face when she mentioned them.
"Your foster parents?" Jesse sat up; Emma barely ever talked about her past so he figured it was just as bad as his and Brennan's, he had no idea that it was far worse.
Emma's voice was small, but was dripping with disgust as she continued, "I never called them that. They sure as hell didn't' act like parents. Carla was always gone on business and when she was home she acted like I wasn't there. Rick was drunk all the time, and he hit me when he got angry."
Emma paused and when she spoke again her voice was filled with sadness and fear, "One night he came into my room when I was sleeping and he was all over me. I woke up and screamed for him to get off but he didn't. So I tried to use my powers on him to make him stop. But I hurt so bad, I wasn't strong enough to stop him. Somehow he knew what I was doing. He pulled out of me and called me a freak. I was relieved when he left the room, but minutes later he came back with a steel pipe. At first I thought he was going to beat me to death, and to tell you the truth…I wish he did. Instead he took the pipe and thrust it into me really hard, repeatedly. He was shouting that he was going to put a stop to any freaks of nature by preventing me from having children. I felt like I was going to die, and I pleaded for him to stop. Finally he did and he left the room leaving me on the bed, bleeding and in pain."
Taking another deep breath she continued, trying her best not to cry, "The next day Carla came home and I told her I was sick. She took me to the doctor and I told the doctor what happened. I was checked out to see if I was okay, when the doctor told me that my insides were torn up pretty bad. I had emergency surgery to remove my ovaries and uterus. I also lost a lot of blood and needed a blood transfusion. The day before I was supposed to be released from the hospital, I snuck out. It was really easy to do with my powers. I moved in with a friend, and got a job at a department store. When I had enough money I moved out on my own," the tears finally took her over and she let them flow down her face.
"Oh my God Emma, I'm so sorry." Jesse pulled Emma into his arms and let her cry. "Do the others know?"
Emma shook her head, "Only Adam. He scanned me once, when I ran out of hormone medicine. Adam told me that there was a chemical imbalance and he wanted to run tests to find out why. I told him what happened and he made a special serum for me. All I needed was one injection a month to keep my hormones balanced. Nobody else knows and I want it to stay that way."
"I won't tell the others. Emma I had no idea that happened." Gently Jesse rubbed her back soothingly as she continued to cry. "I won't let anything bad happen to you again okay? I'll protect you with my life." Still holding Emma, Jesse laid back down, pulling her with him. Soon Emma cried herself to sleep and shortly after Jesse followed.
A/N: This chapter was going to be longer, but I have some er…um…action awaiting these two! What kind of action??? Read, review, and stay tuned to find out!!!
