"I want to see him," Lady cries.
"Go with Brennan," Adam tells her.
Brennan takes Lady's hand and begins leading her out. Lady stops and looks at Emma for a second.
"Are you still mad at him?" she asks Emma.
"Yeah," she answers then gets up to leave.
Adam and Jesse wait until the girl is in the lab. Both walk fast to catch up to Emma.
"Slow down speedy," Jesse says and steps in front of her.
Emma begins to move past him, but he holds her arm. She tries to escape his grasp, but Adam takes her other arm. They both physically seat Emma on a near by bench.
"I don't feel like talking," she says and tries to get up.
Jesse easily places her back down.
"That's too bad," Adam tells her, "but you're still going to tell us what is going on."
"Why were you fighting so hard to protect him, but now you wont even talk to him?" Jesse asks.
"If I didn't get to him first you would have turned him in to McMahon. That's why I told him to get out of the motel and that is why I tried to keep him in the safe house under your noses."
"Because you knew if we told McMahon where he was, McMahon would find Lady." Jesse finishes.
"Exactly, but now we have both and we wont relinquish them so everything is fine." Emma says.
"Everything is not fine," Adam tells them, "McMahon knows we have them and he's giving us till Friday to turn them in."
"You wouldn't…"
"No of course not," Adam interrupts Emma, "but he has two sergeants who are new mutants. He's threatening to expose Mutant X to the world if we don't."
Both Emma and Jesse's shoulders drop.
"What do we do?" Emma asks.
"I'm not sure yet. I still need to tell Brennan and Shalimar."
Adam begins to leave, but stops when he hears Jesse ask Emma why she will not talk to Davenport.
"I can't talk to him," Emma says.
"That's a lie," Lady interrupts, appearing from behind Adam.
"I can physically talk to him," Emma says realizing the wording she used was a lie, "but I don't want to."
Lady crosses her arms signifying Emma has lied again. Emma takes a deep breath. She tries to figure out her actual feelings towards her brother.
"I do want to talk to him," she confesses, "but I am still holding this grudge and if I do talk to him I'll say things I don't mean."
"What could he have done so bad that you would hold a grudge against your own brother?" Jesse asks.
Both Emma and Adam look up at him in surprise. Neither knows how Jesse knew that. Jesse stays waiting for the answer.
"I'll tell them if you don't," Lady states.
Emma leans back against the wall. She hates being between a rock and a hard place.
"Fine," she says, "Lady's mom LeighAnna was only sixteen when she gave birth to her. She had complications with the pregnancy and the birth. Four days after Lady was born she died. Emmanuel stayed with her the whole time she was pregnant and when Lady was born. After LeighAnna died he just assumed he had rights to his daughter, but LeighAnna's parents wanted to adopt her instead. Her parents were very wealthy and had three other young children. Emmanuel was close to poor and living on his own. He assumed the courts would rule in favor of the grandparents. Instead of going to court he took her from France and brought her to America.
***(I don't know anything about family law in France so if that was way off PLEASE correct me.)***
When he learned the police were searching for him he left her with me. She didn't even have a name yet. Emmanuel said he'd come back and take her. I expected it to be less than a month, but it wasn't," Emma pauses.
When she has stayed silent for almost ten seconds Jesse finally asks the question.
"How long before he came back?"
Emma leans over so she can put her elbows on her knees and rest her face in her hands. Lady is clinging to Adam's pant leg. She hates this story as much as Emma.
"Three years," she finally blurts, "Just as quickly as he left her with me he took her from me. We couldn't even say goodbye."
Jesse expresses his condolences. Lady stays clung to Adam's pant leg. When Jesse turns around Adam gives him a gesture to leave them alone for a minute. Jesse pries Lady off of Adam and carries her out.
Adam comes over and kneels in front of Emma.
"Emma I can't choose what you should do, but I would really like you to talk to him."
Adam only has to look at Emma's shock stricken face to hear the wordless question 'why'.
"I know what he did to you was awful in more ways than one…"
"But?" Emma says.
"But if were going to work a plan to deceive McMahon we are all going to have to work together. Right now McMahon thinks we have you because you were with your brother. He doesn't know you're a member of this team. I think this may be our only advantage."
Adam looks at Emma's face it is a mixture of hurt confusion and worry.
"Would you at least think about it?" he asks her, putting his hand on her knee.
"I'll think about it," she says.
"Go with Brennan," Adam tells her.
Brennan takes Lady's hand and begins leading her out. Lady stops and looks at Emma for a second.
"Are you still mad at him?" she asks Emma.
"Yeah," she answers then gets up to leave.
Adam and Jesse wait until the girl is in the lab. Both walk fast to catch up to Emma.
"Slow down speedy," Jesse says and steps in front of her.
Emma begins to move past him, but he holds her arm. She tries to escape his grasp, but Adam takes her other arm. They both physically seat Emma on a near by bench.
"I don't feel like talking," she says and tries to get up.
Jesse easily places her back down.
"That's too bad," Adam tells her, "but you're still going to tell us what is going on."
"Why were you fighting so hard to protect him, but now you wont even talk to him?" Jesse asks.
"If I didn't get to him first you would have turned him in to McMahon. That's why I told him to get out of the motel and that is why I tried to keep him in the safe house under your noses."
"Because you knew if we told McMahon where he was, McMahon would find Lady." Jesse finishes.
"Exactly, but now we have both and we wont relinquish them so everything is fine." Emma says.
"Everything is not fine," Adam tells them, "McMahon knows we have them and he's giving us till Friday to turn them in."
"You wouldn't…"
"No of course not," Adam interrupts Emma, "but he has two sergeants who are new mutants. He's threatening to expose Mutant X to the world if we don't."
Both Emma and Jesse's shoulders drop.
"What do we do?" Emma asks.
"I'm not sure yet. I still need to tell Brennan and Shalimar."
Adam begins to leave, but stops when he hears Jesse ask Emma why she will not talk to Davenport.
"I can't talk to him," Emma says.
"That's a lie," Lady interrupts, appearing from behind Adam.
"I can physically talk to him," Emma says realizing the wording she used was a lie, "but I don't want to."
Lady crosses her arms signifying Emma has lied again. Emma takes a deep breath. She tries to figure out her actual feelings towards her brother.
"I do want to talk to him," she confesses, "but I am still holding this grudge and if I do talk to him I'll say things I don't mean."
"What could he have done so bad that you would hold a grudge against your own brother?" Jesse asks.
Both Emma and Adam look up at him in surprise. Neither knows how Jesse knew that. Jesse stays waiting for the answer.
"I'll tell them if you don't," Lady states.
Emma leans back against the wall. She hates being between a rock and a hard place.
"Fine," she says, "Lady's mom LeighAnna was only sixteen when she gave birth to her. She had complications with the pregnancy and the birth. Four days after Lady was born she died. Emmanuel stayed with her the whole time she was pregnant and when Lady was born. After LeighAnna died he just assumed he had rights to his daughter, but LeighAnna's parents wanted to adopt her instead. Her parents were very wealthy and had three other young children. Emmanuel was close to poor and living on his own. He assumed the courts would rule in favor of the grandparents. Instead of going to court he took her from France and brought her to America.
***(I don't know anything about family law in France so if that was way off PLEASE correct me.)***
When he learned the police were searching for him he left her with me. She didn't even have a name yet. Emmanuel said he'd come back and take her. I expected it to be less than a month, but it wasn't," Emma pauses.
When she has stayed silent for almost ten seconds Jesse finally asks the question.
"How long before he came back?"
Emma leans over so she can put her elbows on her knees and rest her face in her hands. Lady is clinging to Adam's pant leg. She hates this story as much as Emma.
"Three years," she finally blurts, "Just as quickly as he left her with me he took her from me. We couldn't even say goodbye."
Jesse expresses his condolences. Lady stays clung to Adam's pant leg. When Jesse turns around Adam gives him a gesture to leave them alone for a minute. Jesse pries Lady off of Adam and carries her out.
Adam comes over and kneels in front of Emma.
"Emma I can't choose what you should do, but I would really like you to talk to him."
Adam only has to look at Emma's shock stricken face to hear the wordless question 'why'.
"I know what he did to you was awful in more ways than one…"
"But?" Emma says.
"But if were going to work a plan to deceive McMahon we are all going to have to work together. Right now McMahon thinks we have you because you were with your brother. He doesn't know you're a member of this team. I think this may be our only advantage."
Adam looks at Emma's face it is a mixture of hurt confusion and worry.
"Would you at least think about it?" he asks her, putting his hand on her knee.
"I'll think about it," she says.
