"Thanks for walking me home, Chris," Emma said.
Chris nodded. He looked at Emma. A gentle breeze blew her blond hair away from her face.
"What?" Emma asked.
Chris shook his head. "I hope you had fun at the party," he replied. "Except for the whole Sean/Manny thing."
"Yeah, otherwise it was pretty fun." Emma smiled.
Chris looked at her. "So I'll, uh, see you at school Monday?"
Emma nodded.
Chris leaned in and kissed her on the lips. Emma stood frozen on the steps while his lips were pressed against hers. He pulled back and smiled. "See you then," he said.
"See you," Emma replied. Chris turned and walked away.
As soon as he was down the pathway, the door flew open and she snapped around and stared at her mother and Caitlin standing in the door.
"Were you spying on me?" Emma asked, walking in.
Spike shut the door. "Maybe," she said in a sing-song voice.
"Yes," Caitlin replied. "Who was that?"
"And what happened to Sean?" Snake asked.
Emma groaned. "Don't mention his name!" she snapped.
"Another fight?" Spike asked.
Emma looked at her. "I punched him," she said.
"That angry?" Caitlin asked.
"Wouldn't you be if your boyfriend had sex with your ex-best friend?" Emma asked. "And you walked in and caught them?"
"Sean and Manny?" Spike asked.
Emma nodded. She turned and walked to her room. "Wow," Caitlin said. "Poor Em."
"Yeah," Spike said, she walked into the living room and sat at her husband's feet.
"I better get going," Caitlin replied. "It's late."
"Ok, see you later," Spike said.
Caitlin nodded and turned and left.