Chapter Four: A Baby-Step Forward
She laid on her ex-boyfriends floor. "I wonder if it's a boy or a girl." She yelled into the kitchen while Sean was making them a vegetarian-friendly meal.
"Does it really make a difference." He said walking in with two plates of cold pizza. Emma gave him an innocent smile, but he knew she was trying no to laugh.
"No, but I'm aloud to think about it." She smiled eating a piece of the pizza. Then she noticed how quiet Sean was getting, so she set her plate down ready for a big question.
"Emma...how did your test results come out? I mean...you know, because of the baby." Sean said very sullenly. The thought of what Jay and Emma had done together wasn't something that was easy for him to swallow. Of course that couldn't have been more surprising than Alex forgiving Jay for everything after they got treated, and Jay swear a million times that he'd never cheat on her again. His out burst of love had come from the fact that Emma wouldn't take him.
"My test came out negative." Her voice was deeper and soft.
"Sorry." He whispered, but she just shook her head grabbing her pizza again.
"Thanks for letting me stay here last night, and not kicking me out yet."
"Anytime." He down at her from where he was sitting on the couch, and grinned.
The day got quiet, and boring from there. Her mom was called, the world stopped, and a new out break of shock took over the Nelson/Simpson house as well as the Jeremiah/Manning/Ryan household. The big question remained unanswered which really made Spike angry. "Who's the father, Emma?" She asked almost screaming into the phone before hearing a click on the phone. Her anger turned into pure depression when Snake had figured out why Emma couldn't tell them. With a few tears Emma was going to end up spending a second night in Sean's apartment.
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He kissed her shoulder even though he knew he wasn't going to get what she wanted. She wasn't going to be in the mood for awhile. "I love you." He whispered to her.
"Thank you for letting my mom and I stay here. Are you sure parents wont mind?" She turned around to face him. He shook his head no right before kissing her cheek and then her lips. She pulled away, and got up out of the bed leaving him confused. "I need to go check on my mother." She explained quickly leaving the room. He pulled off the covers and put his pants on over his boxers before leaving the room himself.
"Alex." He yelled running after her. He had no clue what was wrong with her, but they needed to fix it.
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"I think you're going to be a good mother." Sean said coming up behind Emma who's hand was on her stomach examining it to see if her baby was growing yet. She looked at him with wide eyes watching him as he came to her. He took her into his arms for a tight hug. "You know...You're safe here." She sunk her face in his neck not wanting to let go, and so they didn't. Right then someone burst into the room.
"So that's why you didn't want me here." They heard in the background. "You told me to leave so you could screw your ex-girlfriend behind my back?" She yelled. Emma shook her head and started to cry. She ran out of the room leaving Ellie and Sean to work out their issues.
"I'm not screwing Emma. She's pregnant, and needs my help." He said knowing it didn't sound right.
"Of course she needs your help. Help to take care of your kid, Sean?" It was more of an accusation than a question.
"No. It's not my kid." Sean yelled angry. He didn't even see how Emma's issues could be any of her business. He couldn't even bring him self to say that the father of Emma's baby was a rapist.
"You're going to end things with me, because of some tramp's baby...that isn't even yours!" She raised her voice hoping Emma would hear her, and she did.
"I'm breaking up with you, because I don't want you. That has nothing to do with Emma or her baby. Now get out." He yelled even louder.
"We're really breaking up?" Tears had formed in Ellie's eyes now, but it wasn't like the amount running down Emma's cheeks.
"Emma is not a tramp, and a lot of bad things have happen to her. You will not come into my home, and insult my friend that way." Sean said sternly. "It's over, Ellie. I think you should leave." With his last words she did as he wished slamming the door behind her. He went into his bedroom of find Emma. "I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean for you to have to witness our break up." He knelled down in front of her.
"It's my fault." She said softly trying not to cry harder as his hand whipped away her tears. "I'm sorry." He sat on his bed pulling her into his arms and into his lap. She cried into his shoulder until she fell asleep. He laid them both down on his bed, and slept with her in his arms.
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"What's wrong?" He said sitting next to her on the front porch. It was dark outside the stars were bright. "I can't fix things if I don't know what the problem is." He put his arm around her, but she scooted a little away from him.
"I just need time to think." She said taking a sip of the beer she had stolen from his frig. Her eyes were distant, and a little scared. Yet, the only thing Alex had ever been scared of was now supposed to be out of her life.
"What do you need to think about?" He knew he was pushing her a little too hard. Harder than she wanted, but that didn't stop him. He was finally able to be consumed with love for her, and he wasn't going to be giving that up anytime soon.
"It's weird how you just hit him. You had no problem going at him at all. I've never seen you that angry." She told him in a very calm but distant tone. "I didn't like it." She stood up and smashed the beer can. Jay found himself fallowing her again. "Just let me think, Jay."
"Is that what's wrong? Do you feel unsafe around me now, because I beat the crap out of your stepfather who was beating the crap out of you?" He didn't want to come off as angry as he truly felt, but she knew his frustration. She'd feel it too if anything in the situation had been reversed.