-Chapter Fourteen-
When Emma and Sean finally got outside, they scanned the area for Christie.
"There she is!" Emma pointed.
Sean followed Emma's finger and saw Christie, as they approached Sean's car they saw that she was slumped over next to it in a fit of sobs. Sean turned around and looked at Emma, and she mouthed, "I'll handle it."
"Christie, honey, what's going on?"
Christie looked up, tears streaming down her face, her hair sticking to her cheeks, which were soaked from crying.
"I didn't mean to hurt him Em. It wasn't even my fault. He just walked in and he wouldn't give me time to explain and when I got out here." Christie collapsed into Emma's arms without finishing her sentence.
"Okay, okay, calm down. Sean, let's get out of here. We'll go to my house."
Sean hesitated and then walked toward the drivers seat," Okay, sure thing."
Emma sat with her cousin in the backseat, trying to comfort her, but nothing seemed to help. Emma was anxious to know the whole story but she knew that Christie would have to calm down first, she needed time.
Emma and Christie walked inside the house as Sean parked his car out of sight. It was late, and since they had no idea what was going on between Christie and Craig, Sean decided to take Emma's mom up on the offer to stay the night. He called Tracker when they got in, and Emma took Christie upstairs to change into some comfier clothes.
When Sean came upstairs, Christie had calmed down and she told the two that she was ready to talk.
"Okay, so I walked into the kitchen with Spinner and I asked him what was up. He got this, really scary look on his face and he pushed me up against one of the counter's so I couldn't move. I was really surprised at how weird he was acting and I asked him what was going on, I said that I thought he needed to talk to me. Then he told me that he had never said he wanted to talk and he kissed me. I pushed him away as hard as I could, but I guess Craig picked that exact moment to walk in.."
"Oh no," whispered Emma.
"He looked horrified, I called out his name, I needed him, but he wasn't listening. I thought I even saw a tear rolling down his cheek. I don't blame him for acting that way; I probably would have if it had been the other way around. We need to talk though."
Sean looked amazed," Wow," he said," I can't believe Spinner would do something like that. Why would he try to break you two up?"
"I don't know," said Christie shaking her head. "All I know, is that I can't be without Craig and we need to straighten things out."
"Yeah," said Emma," maybe you should wait til we go back to school tho, let him cool off. What do you think Sean?"
"That's a good idea, okay Cris?"
"Sure, I need some time too. That was not a very pleasant evening."
Sean gave Christie a hug. "I'm sorry that had to happen. Oh, Em, we have to call Jimmy and let him know everything is okay."
"Was Jimmy worried about me?" Christie asked.
"Yeah he was," said Emma.
"I'll call him, okay?" said Christie.
She picked up the phone and dialed Jimmy's number. "Hello?"
"Jimmy, hey, it's Christie."
"Cris! Is everything okay?"
"Well, I'm fine, but everything's not okay. It will be tho, so don't worry. Are you cleaning up?"
"Yeah, Spinner is here helping me, we're almost done and going to bed soon."
"Spinner, oh, okay. Well I'll let you go. See you at school Tuesday." Christie hung up.
"I'm really tired you guys, I just want to go to bed."
Emma smiled," Okay Christie. Sean and I will go downstairs and I'll try not to wake you later when I come up to bed."
"Goodnight," said Sean as he exited with Emma and closed the door.
"Please, let Craig forgive me, please."
When Emma and Sean finally got outside, they scanned the area for Christie.
"There she is!" Emma pointed.
Sean followed Emma's finger and saw Christie, as they approached Sean's car they saw that she was slumped over next to it in a fit of sobs. Sean turned around and looked at Emma, and she mouthed, "I'll handle it."
"Christie, honey, what's going on?"
Christie looked up, tears streaming down her face, her hair sticking to her cheeks, which were soaked from crying.
"I didn't mean to hurt him Em. It wasn't even my fault. He just walked in and he wouldn't give me time to explain and when I got out here." Christie collapsed into Emma's arms without finishing her sentence.
"Okay, okay, calm down. Sean, let's get out of here. We'll go to my house."
Sean hesitated and then walked toward the drivers seat," Okay, sure thing."
Emma sat with her cousin in the backseat, trying to comfort her, but nothing seemed to help. Emma was anxious to know the whole story but she knew that Christie would have to calm down first, she needed time.
Emma and Christie walked inside the house as Sean parked his car out of sight. It was late, and since they had no idea what was going on between Christie and Craig, Sean decided to take Emma's mom up on the offer to stay the night. He called Tracker when they got in, and Emma took Christie upstairs to change into some comfier clothes.
When Sean came upstairs, Christie had calmed down and she told the two that she was ready to talk.
"Okay, so I walked into the kitchen with Spinner and I asked him what was up. He got this, really scary look on his face and he pushed me up against one of the counter's so I couldn't move. I was really surprised at how weird he was acting and I asked him what was going on, I said that I thought he needed to talk to me. Then he told me that he had never said he wanted to talk and he kissed me. I pushed him away as hard as I could, but I guess Craig picked that exact moment to walk in.."
"Oh no," whispered Emma.
"He looked horrified, I called out his name, I needed him, but he wasn't listening. I thought I even saw a tear rolling down his cheek. I don't blame him for acting that way; I probably would have if it had been the other way around. We need to talk though."
Sean looked amazed," Wow," he said," I can't believe Spinner would do something like that. Why would he try to break you two up?"
"I don't know," said Christie shaking her head. "All I know, is that I can't be without Craig and we need to straighten things out."
"Yeah," said Emma," maybe you should wait til we go back to school tho, let him cool off. What do you think Sean?"
"That's a good idea, okay Cris?"
"Sure, I need some time too. That was not a very pleasant evening."
Sean gave Christie a hug. "I'm sorry that had to happen. Oh, Em, we have to call Jimmy and let him know everything is okay."
"Was Jimmy worried about me?" Christie asked.
"Yeah he was," said Emma.
"I'll call him, okay?" said Christie.
She picked up the phone and dialed Jimmy's number. "Hello?"
"Jimmy, hey, it's Christie."
"Cris! Is everything okay?"
"Well, I'm fine, but everything's not okay. It will be tho, so don't worry. Are you cleaning up?"
"Yeah, Spinner is here helping me, we're almost done and going to bed soon."
"Spinner, oh, okay. Well I'll let you go. See you at school Tuesday." Christie hung up.
"I'm really tired you guys, I just want to go to bed."
Emma smiled," Okay Christie. Sean and I will go downstairs and I'll try not to wake you later when I come up to bed."
"Goodnight," said Sean as he exited with Emma and closed the door.
"Please, let Craig forgive me, please."