Chapter 6

Emma, Jesse, Shalimar and Brennan walked out of the club. It was dark outside but the full moon gave the night a romantic glow.

They all walked to the car where Jesse had parked it earlier. He got into the front seat of the car and opened the passenger door for Emma to get in.

She then stretched to the back of the car and opened the door for Brennan and Shalimar. When they were all inside Jesse started the car and drove off.

Everyone was silent. Shalimar and Brennan kept exchanging confused looks. Something was wrong with Emma and they had no idea what it was.

In the front seat Emma couldn't take the quiet. She turned on the radio. The song, For you I will played in the background.

When you're feeling lost in the night,
When you feel your world just ain't right
Call on me, I will be waiting
Count on me, I will be there
Anytime the times get too tough,
Anytime your best ain't enough
I'll be the one to make it better,
I'll be there to protect you,
See you through,
I'll be there and there is nothing
I won't do.

Emma rested her head against the window and closed her eyes...

*^*Emma sat on the very uncomfortable chairs at the police station. They had called her and asked her to go to the station. That they needed to talk to her.

She had been waiting for several minutes when an officer walked up to her. "Excuse me... Can I help you?"

Emma got up from her seat. "Yes, I'm Emma DeLauro. Someone called me and told me o get down here. That it was important."

The police officer looked at her sympathetically. "Yes... Come this way."

He led her into a small yet cozy office. There was an older man sitting at a desk in the middle of the room.

"This is Mrs. DeLauro." Said the officer.

"Thank you, David. You can go now." Said the older man.

He looked at her. "Have a seat."

Once she had sat down he continued. "I have bad news for you. Your husband and your son were involved in an accident. Your son died at the scene and your husband sustained a few minor injuries. I'm sorry."

Emma got up and walked to the door. There were tears falling down her face. "This can't be happening... It's not real. He can't be dead."

She turned back to face the officer. "What hospital is he in?"

"Saint Michaels Hospital."

Wiping the tears from her face she walked out of the room...*^*

For you I will, lay my life on the line
For you I will fight, oooooh
For you I will die
With every breathe, with all my soul
I'll give my world
I'll give it all
Put your faith in me (put you're faith in me)
And I'll have to leave it be

I will cross the ocean for you (I will cross the ocean for you)
I will go and bring you the moon
Promise you (Promise you)
For you I will, I will, I will, I will,

I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero your strength
Anything you need, (Anything you need)
I will be the sun in your sky (yeah, yeah)
I will let you wait for all times
Promise you (I promise you)
For you I will (Ooooh)
I promise you
For you I will

Emma opened her eyes and wiped the tears from her face. This was always painful. Even after three years.

Sometimes she just wondered what would have happened if she had left him as soon as he started drinking and fighting.

Perhaps life would have been a lot easier and less painful. She probably would have met Adam and Mutant X sooner...

She was brought out of her thoughts by Jesse. "Emma...?"

"Yeah." She smiled at him.

"We're here." He said.

Emma took in her surroundings and saw that they were in the garage. She had been so lost in her thoughts that she had lost all track of time.

She got out of the car and walked towards the door leading to Sanctuary.

Emma and Jesse were the first to get in. Shalimar and Brennan were right behind them.

"Emma... What was it that you needed to talk to us about? What's wrong?" Asked Shalimar.

"Lets sit down.... This is not easy to talk about." Said Emma walking towards a chair and sitting down.

Once everyone else was seated she began.

"A few years ago a met a guy... Christopher and we got married. After about a year I got pregnant and had a son, Samuel. Before I had gotten pregnant Christopher had changed a lot. He would always be in a bad mood and pick fights for no reason. He would also drink a lot. When I told him that I was pregnant he changed but then when Samuel was born he turned back into the drinking Christopher. One day he took Christopher with him... he said that they were going to the park. Later the police called me and told me to go down to the station. They had gotten into an accident and Samuel was dead. Christopher was in the hospital... But it wasn't serious. After that the fighting got worse and he drank even more. I couldn't take it anymore so I asked him for a divorce. That got him angrier and he hit me. He didn't know that I was a mutant but for the first time that day I used my powers on him. He tried throwing me off the third floor but instead he was the one who fell..."

Shalimar and Brennan both looked at her. They were both surprised at what Emma was saying.

Emma continued, "... I thought that he was dead, everyone did... But this morning Kevin called me and told me that he had seen Christopher. That the fall had not killed him like we all thought. Instead it had hurt him... he now needed a wheelchair."

Emma sighed and picked out the note from her purse. She handed it to Shalimar. "This is what I got in the club today."

Shalimar started reading it and Brennan read it over her shoulder.

Brennan got up and started pacing. "What is this? Do you know who it is from?"

"No..." Answered Emma.

Her eyes were shining with unshed tears. She ran her hands over her face and got up from her chair. "I don't feel good... I'm going to bed."

Jesse got up after her. He looked over at Shalimar and Brennan and raised his hand.

"Emma?" He asked.

Emma turned. She had a sad smile on her face. "I'm okay Jess... It's just... This is hard to talk about and I've had to relive it too many times today. I'll be okay tomorrow."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, Goodnight Jess."

Jesse turned around and she walked into her room closing the door behind her.

She fell upon the bed and let the tears fall.

'Why is this happening to me? Couldn't things have stayed the same. No Kevin... No Christopher...Nothing from my past. Nothing that would remind me of Samuel.'

She couldn't live like this. She had to face all of this before she could get on with her life. Walking towards her desk she took out a small sheet of paper and wrote a note.

She placed it on the pillow on her bed and walked out of her room grabbing her purse and car keys.

She could see the lights in the rec room were on. The guys were probably talking in there.

Usually the one's in the lab would be on until very late but since Adam had left to meet an old friend it had not been used once.

Silently she walked by and moved towards the door walking to the garage.

She got into the car and drove off into the night.

She had to talk to Kevin and find Christopher. She needed to talk to him and get all of this over with...No more pain or resentment against all of those people.

She stopped in a red light and turned to the side window. A red car slowed down next to her. In the front seat was a woman and behind her slept a small kid. He looked about three and had an adorable baby face with light brown hair.

The light turned green and she sped off.

She saw the all too familiar landmarks that directed her to Kevin's apartment. As soon as she passed the park she started to slow down and parked in a small parking lot that would fit at most six to seven cars.

She got out and walked the four floors to his apartment. Once she reached door number 11 she knocked.

It was dark and she expected Kevin to be asleep but the door opened sooner than she thought.

She was surprised however once she saw who stood there.

"Chris...?"