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CHAPTER 3 Chances
Emma had been awake for hours when a she heard Brennan get up and head for the shower. She got up and yelled "Brennan!" "Yeah?" He asked turning around and facing her. "Can I talk to you for a second?" "Sure Emm, what's up?" "Let's go downstairs." She said.
They both walked downstairs and sat down. "Okay Emm, what did you want to talk to me about?" Asked Brennan. "Okay let me start by asking this: Do you and Jesse talk about everything?" Asked Emma. "Not everything... but we do talk about most things... Why?" Answered Brennan back.
"You do talk about women right?" Said Emma. "I mean do you talk about girls you go out with or the ones that you like?" She said after a slight pause. "Sure... were guys. That's what we do." Said Brennan. "Of course," said Emma with a smile.
"I still don't get where this is going." Said Brennan. "Fine... Okay... I like Jesse. Not only as a friend. Actually I like him more than a friend. And since you two are such good friends I was wondering if he had said anything to you about anyone." Said Emma quickly hoping he heard her.
"You like Jesse?" He asked surprised. "Yeah, but I don't know if I should tell him or not." Answered Emma. "I think that you should tell him." Said Brennan. "He is a great guy and I'm sure that he feels the same way. I've seen the way that he looks at you." "Are you sure?" Asked Emma unsure. "I don't want to ruin our friendship by trying to pursue a relationship. Maybe he doesn't feel the same way." "Emma relax. He feels the same way believe me. Now do me a favor and tell him. You two deserve to be happy." "Thanks Brenn, I'll think about it."
After talking to Brennan Emma went back to her room. She felt really tired and decided on taking a few extra hours of sleep. She had stayed up most of the night thinking on how she was going to deal with this. It had not helped but now that she talked to Brennan she felt better. She will tell Jesse the next time that she saw him.
************************************************************************* After having slept for three extra hours Emma wakes up to a knocking on her door. Getting up she opens the door sees Jesse standing there. "Come in Jess. What up?" "Nothing really, Brennan told me to come up. He said you wanted to talk to me." "Oh. He said that didn't he?" Asked Emma sending Brennan an image of what she'll do to him when she catches him. "So what did you want to talk to me about?" Asked Jesse curious.
"It's kind of hard Jess. I rather talk about this somewhere else. How about we go to that cafeteria by the park. I'm supposed to meet Kevin there anyway. We can talk more calmly there. Just promise me that this won't change our friendship." "Of course not. I'll always be your friend. No matter what happens." Said Jesse slightly confused. "Thanks Jess. I'll see you later."
************************************************************************* Jesse and Emma were walking to the cafe in front of the park. To any one that saw them they looked like a normal couple that was in love. As they walked to one of the tables Emma spoke up, "You know something Jess. This is too hard to say in words."
"What do you me- -" started to ask Jesse but was interrupted by Emma pulling him into a kiss. Recovering from the initial surprise he put his arms around her and pulled her closer to him enjoying the softness of her lips and the firmness of her body melded against his.
"This is what you've been trying to tell me?" Asked Jesse with a grin on his face. "Yeah, I was just scared that you might not feel the same way." Answered Emma back. "Are you kidding? I've been waiting for this for a long time. I just never said anything because I thought that you were in love with Brennan." Said Jesse.
"Why did you think that?" Asked Emma curious as to why everyone thought that she was in love with Brennan. "Well for starters you two have always been around each other since you got to Sanctuary. Also, you play around with each other a lot"
"Yeah, I know," said Emma. "The truth is that I see Brennan as an older brother. Since the first day that we met we had an instant connection. He reminded me of all my child hood dreams. I always wanted to have an older brother instead I was stuck in a home where everyone was unhappy. We literally hated each other. No one cared what happened to the other. Then one day Brennan protected me from those men and it felt good that someone cared." She said recalling her childhood.
"I'm sorry." Said Jesse sympathetically. "For what ?" Asked Emma confused. "For the life you had, for not figuring it out sooner, and especially for not telling you how I felt." Said Jesse.
"Its okay Jess," "There is no way that you could have know and as for telling me hoe=w you felt we are both to blame for that don't you think?" She said giving him a small smile.
"Okay, enough with this, how about we go catch a movie? Said Jesse. "Shalimar recommended this movie that she saw last week. She said it was really good." Added Emma. "Okay, Lets go." Said Jesse getting up and putting an arm around her waist.
"I just have to call Kevin and tell him that I won't be able to make it. It will only take a second." She said getting her cell phone out and dialing Kevin's number. After waiting for a few seconds someone answered in the other line, "Hello." "Hi, is Kevin there?" Asked Emma. "Yeah, who is this?" Asked the man. "Emma." She answered. "Just a second." She waited for a few seconds and then Kevin answered the phone. "Emma?" Asked Kevin. "Yeah, I just called to say that I won't be able to make it. You have my cell number in case you need anything." "Okay Emma. See you." She hung up the phone and walked up to Jesse.
"We're set" she said pulling him along. "So what movie are we watching?" Asked Jesse. "Secrets From The Past." Answered Emma. "I'm not sure what it's about though" she said. They got their tickets and went inside. They sat down on two seats at the back of the theater.
Emma rested her head against his shoulder and he put an arm around her shoulders. In the movie screen they could see a woman being attacked by her boyfriend. They both were in the fourth floor of an apartment and when the guy tried throwing the girl off she pushed him. This caused him to loose his balance and fall all the floors down.
Seeing this Emma gasped slightly. Hearing her Jesse turned to look at her. "Are you okay?" He asked concerned noting how pale she was. "I'm fine. I just have a small headache." She answered resting her head against his shoulder again. Knowing that Jesse didn't actually believe she was all right she said, "Can we go Jess? I really don't feel good." "Sure Emm, Let's go." He answered helping her up.
As they walk up to the car Emma sees a little boy running around playing with a ball. She stares at him and smiles when he waves at her and runs after his ball. "Cute kid," said Jesse noticing this. "Do you know him?" "Not really," answered Emma "He just reminded me of someone.
"We should go." She said trying to change the conversation. Jesse got in the car and leaned over to open the car door for her. She got in and they drove back to Sanctuary. It took them three hours and by the time they got there it was already 11. Emma feeling tired said good night to everyone and went upstairs to her room. She changed into a pair of loose fitting sweats and a white t-shirt.
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"What happened?" Asked Shalimar "I don't know." Answered Jesse. "We were out watching a movie and when the movie was about to end she said that she felt bad. We just came back here." He said. "Anyways, I'm going to bed. I'm sure she'll be fine by tomorrow morning.
"Night Jess." Said Brennan and Shalimar. When Jesse had gone upstairs she mouthed to Brennan, "Out watching a movie?" "It was him wasn't it? She asked. Brennan just smiled and said, "Good night Shal."
In her room Emma couldn't sleep well. She was having a nightmare and was tossing and turning in bed. "No!" She whimpered. "Stop...Don't...Get away." She was saying in her sleep. "No!" She screamed out loud.
Jesse who had just finished taking a shower heard her and rushed to her room. "Emma!" He yelled. "Emma! Open Up! Emma!" After receiving no answer he phased in. He saw Emma all sweaty in her bed tossing and turning. He went up to her and shook her gently to wake her up.
"Emma, sweetie wake up" he said. She opened her eyes and looked at Jesse confused. "What are you doing here?" She asked "I just finished taking a shower and I heard you yelling." He said. "What's wrong?' "Nothing. I just had a bad dream. It's nothing Jess really I'm okay." Saying that she laid back down on her bed and Jesse tucked her in. He got in next to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Night Emm." He said giving her a kiss on the top of her head. "Night Jess" she said and they both fell asleep immediately to peaceful dreams.
************************************************************************* "So Kevin, what are you going to do about Emma." Asked Christopher as he moved his wheelchair around him. "I'm doing exactly what I promised I would do 3 years ago," answered Kevin. "She is going to pay for what she did."
"Do you think she suspects anything?" Asked Christopher worried that they might get caught. "No. She still thinks that I'm her friend. However, my friendship is something she lost all those year back. She will never get it back and by the time she realizes that it would be to late for her." He said grabbing Chris's wheelchair and spinning it around.
"Let's go. We have to get ready. We'll soon have a guest." Saying this Kevin left the room leaving Chris behind with a smile on his face. "Neither will you Kevin, neither will you." Said Chris getting up from the chair and locking the door.
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Emma woke up next morning to the ringing of her phone. The first thing she noticed was that there was someone with her. She turned and saw Jesse. A small smile formed on her lips. She moved in to kiss him careful not to wake him. She got off the bed and picked up her phone. "Hello." She said "Emma?" It's me Kevin. I need to see you. It's important." "I'll be right there." She said and hung up the phone.
She left her room and took a quick shower. She went back into her room for some clothes and changed into a pair of white capris and a red halter-top. She stared at Jesse one last time and left Sanctuary.
CHAPTER 3 Chances
Emma had been awake for hours when a she heard Brennan get up and head for the shower. She got up and yelled "Brennan!" "Yeah?" He asked turning around and facing her. "Can I talk to you for a second?" "Sure Emm, what's up?" "Let's go downstairs." She said.
They both walked downstairs and sat down. "Okay Emm, what did you want to talk to me about?" Asked Brennan. "Okay let me start by asking this: Do you and Jesse talk about everything?" Asked Emma. "Not everything... but we do talk about most things... Why?" Answered Brennan back.
"You do talk about women right?" Said Emma. "I mean do you talk about girls you go out with or the ones that you like?" She said after a slight pause. "Sure... were guys. That's what we do." Said Brennan. "Of course," said Emma with a smile.
"I still don't get where this is going." Said Brennan. "Fine... Okay... I like Jesse. Not only as a friend. Actually I like him more than a friend. And since you two are such good friends I was wondering if he had said anything to you about anyone." Said Emma quickly hoping he heard her.
"You like Jesse?" He asked surprised. "Yeah, but I don't know if I should tell him or not." Answered Emma. "I think that you should tell him." Said Brennan. "He is a great guy and I'm sure that he feels the same way. I've seen the way that he looks at you." "Are you sure?" Asked Emma unsure. "I don't want to ruin our friendship by trying to pursue a relationship. Maybe he doesn't feel the same way." "Emma relax. He feels the same way believe me. Now do me a favor and tell him. You two deserve to be happy." "Thanks Brenn, I'll think about it."
After talking to Brennan Emma went back to her room. She felt really tired and decided on taking a few extra hours of sleep. She had stayed up most of the night thinking on how she was going to deal with this. It had not helped but now that she talked to Brennan she felt better. She will tell Jesse the next time that she saw him.
************************************************************************* After having slept for three extra hours Emma wakes up to a knocking on her door. Getting up she opens the door sees Jesse standing there. "Come in Jess. What up?" "Nothing really, Brennan told me to come up. He said you wanted to talk to me." "Oh. He said that didn't he?" Asked Emma sending Brennan an image of what she'll do to him when she catches him. "So what did you want to talk to me about?" Asked Jesse curious.
"It's kind of hard Jess. I rather talk about this somewhere else. How about we go to that cafeteria by the park. I'm supposed to meet Kevin there anyway. We can talk more calmly there. Just promise me that this won't change our friendship." "Of course not. I'll always be your friend. No matter what happens." Said Jesse slightly confused. "Thanks Jess. I'll see you later."
************************************************************************* Jesse and Emma were walking to the cafe in front of the park. To any one that saw them they looked like a normal couple that was in love. As they walked to one of the tables Emma spoke up, "You know something Jess. This is too hard to say in words."
"What do you me- -" started to ask Jesse but was interrupted by Emma pulling him into a kiss. Recovering from the initial surprise he put his arms around her and pulled her closer to him enjoying the softness of her lips and the firmness of her body melded against his.
"This is what you've been trying to tell me?" Asked Jesse with a grin on his face. "Yeah, I was just scared that you might not feel the same way." Answered Emma back. "Are you kidding? I've been waiting for this for a long time. I just never said anything because I thought that you were in love with Brennan." Said Jesse.
"Why did you think that?" Asked Emma curious as to why everyone thought that she was in love with Brennan. "Well for starters you two have always been around each other since you got to Sanctuary. Also, you play around with each other a lot"
"Yeah, I know," said Emma. "The truth is that I see Brennan as an older brother. Since the first day that we met we had an instant connection. He reminded me of all my child hood dreams. I always wanted to have an older brother instead I was stuck in a home where everyone was unhappy. We literally hated each other. No one cared what happened to the other. Then one day Brennan protected me from those men and it felt good that someone cared." She said recalling her childhood.
"I'm sorry." Said Jesse sympathetically. "For what ?" Asked Emma confused. "For the life you had, for not figuring it out sooner, and especially for not telling you how I felt." Said Jesse.
"Its okay Jess," "There is no way that you could have know and as for telling me hoe=w you felt we are both to blame for that don't you think?" She said giving him a small smile.
"Okay, enough with this, how about we go catch a movie? Said Jesse. "Shalimar recommended this movie that she saw last week. She said it was really good." Added Emma. "Okay, Lets go." Said Jesse getting up and putting an arm around her waist.
"I just have to call Kevin and tell him that I won't be able to make it. It will only take a second." She said getting her cell phone out and dialing Kevin's number. After waiting for a few seconds someone answered in the other line, "Hello." "Hi, is Kevin there?" Asked Emma. "Yeah, who is this?" Asked the man. "Emma." She answered. "Just a second." She waited for a few seconds and then Kevin answered the phone. "Emma?" Asked Kevin. "Yeah, I just called to say that I won't be able to make it. You have my cell number in case you need anything." "Okay Emma. See you." She hung up the phone and walked up to Jesse.
"We're set" she said pulling him along. "So what movie are we watching?" Asked Jesse. "Secrets From The Past." Answered Emma. "I'm not sure what it's about though" she said. They got their tickets and went inside. They sat down on two seats at the back of the theater.
Emma rested her head against his shoulder and he put an arm around her shoulders. In the movie screen they could see a woman being attacked by her boyfriend. They both were in the fourth floor of an apartment and when the guy tried throwing the girl off she pushed him. This caused him to loose his balance and fall all the floors down.
Seeing this Emma gasped slightly. Hearing her Jesse turned to look at her. "Are you okay?" He asked concerned noting how pale she was. "I'm fine. I just have a small headache." She answered resting her head against his shoulder again. Knowing that Jesse didn't actually believe she was all right she said, "Can we go Jess? I really don't feel good." "Sure Emm, Let's go." He answered helping her up.
As they walk up to the car Emma sees a little boy running around playing with a ball. She stares at him and smiles when he waves at her and runs after his ball. "Cute kid," said Jesse noticing this. "Do you know him?" "Not really," answered Emma "He just reminded me of someone.
"We should go." She said trying to change the conversation. Jesse got in the car and leaned over to open the car door for her. She got in and they drove back to Sanctuary. It took them three hours and by the time they got there it was already 11. Emma feeling tired said good night to everyone and went upstairs to her room. She changed into a pair of loose fitting sweats and a white t-shirt.
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"What happened?" Asked Shalimar "I don't know." Answered Jesse. "We were out watching a movie and when the movie was about to end she said that she felt bad. We just came back here." He said. "Anyways, I'm going to bed. I'm sure she'll be fine by tomorrow morning.
"Night Jess." Said Brennan and Shalimar. When Jesse had gone upstairs she mouthed to Brennan, "Out watching a movie?" "It was him wasn't it? She asked. Brennan just smiled and said, "Good night Shal."
In her room Emma couldn't sleep well. She was having a nightmare and was tossing and turning in bed. "No!" She whimpered. "Stop...Don't...Get away." She was saying in her sleep. "No!" She screamed out loud.
Jesse who had just finished taking a shower heard her and rushed to her room. "Emma!" He yelled. "Emma! Open Up! Emma!" After receiving no answer he phased in. He saw Emma all sweaty in her bed tossing and turning. He went up to her and shook her gently to wake her up.
"Emma, sweetie wake up" he said. She opened her eyes and looked at Jesse confused. "What are you doing here?" She asked "I just finished taking a shower and I heard you yelling." He said. "What's wrong?' "Nothing. I just had a bad dream. It's nothing Jess really I'm okay." Saying that she laid back down on her bed and Jesse tucked her in. He got in next to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Night Emm." He said giving her a kiss on the top of her head. "Night Jess" she said and they both fell asleep immediately to peaceful dreams.
************************************************************************* "So Kevin, what are you going to do about Emma." Asked Christopher as he moved his wheelchair around him. "I'm doing exactly what I promised I would do 3 years ago," answered Kevin. "She is going to pay for what she did."
"Do you think she suspects anything?" Asked Christopher worried that they might get caught. "No. She still thinks that I'm her friend. However, my friendship is something she lost all those year back. She will never get it back and by the time she realizes that it would be to late for her." He said grabbing Chris's wheelchair and spinning it around.
"Let's go. We have to get ready. We'll soon have a guest." Saying this Kevin left the room leaving Chris behind with a smile on his face. "Neither will you Kevin, neither will you." Said Chris getting up from the chair and locking the door.
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Emma woke up next morning to the ringing of her phone. The first thing she noticed was that there was someone with her. She turned and saw Jesse. A small smile formed on her lips. She moved in to kiss him careful not to wake him. She got off the bed and picked up her phone. "Hello." She said "Emma?" It's me Kevin. I need to see you. It's important." "I'll be right there." She said and hung up the phone.
She left her room and took a quick shower. She went back into her room for some clothes and changed into a pair of white capris and a red halter-top. She stared at Jesse one last time and left Sanctuary.