"Hay!" Emma turned to see Jack.
"What?" She turned back around.
"I want to talk to you about that nice conversation you just had with, well, your mother." Emma spun around, the anger visible in her face.
"I have no mother. One lied to me for 15 years and the other one I just met and made a great 1st impression." Emma said sarcastically at the end.
"But she is your mother. No matter how much you hate her, you can't change that fact. Or the fact that you'll need her down the line in life." Jack was right and Emma knew it.
"I blew it didn't I?" Emma smiled weakly. "I imagined meeting my mom for the first time. There were so many questions I wanted to ask her." Jack looked at the ground.
"No offense but you didn't ask a lot of questions. You dished out the insults fast enough though."
"You must love her." Jack's head snapped up. "I saw what happened. She was at her low point and all you did was bring her back up. Only true love can do that and mean it." Jack nodded.
"I've worked with Sam for eight years." Emma smiled at him. "It took a while for me to realize how important she is to me. I admired her courage and her determination. She never gave up on anything. If you give her a chance, she won't give up on you." Emma started to cry again.
"It's going to be a while before I can trust anyone fully without the fear of being hurt."
"You just trusted me with what you just said." Jack pointed out. Emma nodded. "Lets go inside before we get sick." Taking one last look at the angry waters, Emma shrugged and followed Jack.
House
When they walked in, Sam was the only one up. She was clearing off the table. As soon as Emma's eyes met Sam's, she started to cry again.
"I'm sorry." Sam said.
"I'm the one who should apologize." Emma said sitting in the chair across from Sam. "I've been given a second chance at a new life and I blew it." She lowered her head. "You're not pathetic. I am. I wanted to meet you more than anything and when I did." She stopped and cleared her throat. "I was scared to trust. Myself, my friend until," She smiled at Jack. "I opened up to someone and they told me not to be scared. That I'll need you sooner or later and I'm not one to ask for help from someone I just trashed. I was told you don't give up on things. Please don't give up on me." Sam looked up at Jack with watery eyes and smiled. "Anyway, it's late. I'm going to bed but I'd like to talk in the morning."
"Sure thing." Was all Sam could get out without crying.
"Night Jack. Night Sam."
"Night Em." Jack said from the loft. He turned to get dressed when he heard footsteps running up the stairs. He turned and saw Sam running towards him. She ran into him hugging him and then the water works started.
"Thank you." Sam managed to say between breaths. Jack looked at her and whipped the tears from her eyes.
"Anytime. Just give me a call." Sam laughed then looked seriously in his eyes.
"I love you." Sam said searching his eyes.
"I love you too." Jack kissed her then instead of heating it, he pulled away. "We should take the kids advice, it is getting late." A smug smile came across his face. Sam smiled then pulled him in bed.
Across the loft
"That was touching." Sarah said crying. Daniel sat up.
"Jack has his moments." He kissed her shoulder. "Is there something you want to tell me?" He said smiling. Sarah swatted him on the arm then fell into a kiss.
"Thank you God." Emma said to herself before she fell asleep.
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"What?" She turned back around.
"I want to talk to you about that nice conversation you just had with, well, your mother." Emma spun around, the anger visible in her face.
"I have no mother. One lied to me for 15 years and the other one I just met and made a great 1st impression." Emma said sarcastically at the end.
"But she is your mother. No matter how much you hate her, you can't change that fact. Or the fact that you'll need her down the line in life." Jack was right and Emma knew it.
"I blew it didn't I?" Emma smiled weakly. "I imagined meeting my mom for the first time. There were so many questions I wanted to ask her." Jack looked at the ground.
"No offense but you didn't ask a lot of questions. You dished out the insults fast enough though."
"You must love her." Jack's head snapped up. "I saw what happened. She was at her low point and all you did was bring her back up. Only true love can do that and mean it." Jack nodded.
"I've worked with Sam for eight years." Emma smiled at him. "It took a while for me to realize how important she is to me. I admired her courage and her determination. She never gave up on anything. If you give her a chance, she won't give up on you." Emma started to cry again.
"It's going to be a while before I can trust anyone fully without the fear of being hurt."
"You just trusted me with what you just said." Jack pointed out. Emma nodded. "Lets go inside before we get sick." Taking one last look at the angry waters, Emma shrugged and followed Jack.
House
When they walked in, Sam was the only one up. She was clearing off the table. As soon as Emma's eyes met Sam's, she started to cry again.
"I'm sorry." Sam said.
"I'm the one who should apologize." Emma said sitting in the chair across from Sam. "I've been given a second chance at a new life and I blew it." She lowered her head. "You're not pathetic. I am. I wanted to meet you more than anything and when I did." She stopped and cleared her throat. "I was scared to trust. Myself, my friend until," She smiled at Jack. "I opened up to someone and they told me not to be scared. That I'll need you sooner or later and I'm not one to ask for help from someone I just trashed. I was told you don't give up on things. Please don't give up on me." Sam looked up at Jack with watery eyes and smiled. "Anyway, it's late. I'm going to bed but I'd like to talk in the morning."
"Sure thing." Was all Sam could get out without crying.
"Night Jack. Night Sam."
"Night Em." Jack said from the loft. He turned to get dressed when he heard footsteps running up the stairs. He turned and saw Sam running towards him. She ran into him hugging him and then the water works started.
"Thank you." Sam managed to say between breaths. Jack looked at her and whipped the tears from her eyes.
"Anytime. Just give me a call." Sam laughed then looked seriously in his eyes.
"I love you." Sam said searching his eyes.
"I love you too." Jack kissed her then instead of heating it, he pulled away. "We should take the kids advice, it is getting late." A smug smile came across his face. Sam smiled then pulled him in bed.
Across the loft
"That was touching." Sarah said crying. Daniel sat up.
"Jack has his moments." He kissed her shoulder. "Is there something you want to tell me?" He said smiling. Sarah swatted him on the arm then fell into a kiss.
"Thank you God." Emma said to herself before she fell asleep.
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