Chapter 4.
AN: wanna thank huntress for the review of chapter 3. You are completely right, I can't end it here. I guess that means more chapters!
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They walked inside Emma's room and Shalimar locked the door behind them. Emma sat down on the bed. Shit, she locked the door. That means it's harder to get away if I need to. I don't know if I can do this, I'm not ready. I don't even know how I feel about her and we are supposed to talk about it. This is not going to be good. Please don't screw it up Emma, just stay calm.
Both women sat in silence, Emma on her bed and Shalimar in a chair. They could feel the tension between them, but nobody talked because they didn't really know where to start.
It was Shalimar who finally spoke up. "Emma, I don't really know where to start, it's just…I mean…What exactly did you feel last night from me?" Emma looked into Shalimar's eyes and she saw confusion.
"I felt…I'm not quite sure really. I felt pain and, uh, excitement." She started blushing when she said the last word.
"And you have been acting crazy because of that?"
"No, it's not just that." Emma felt shameful and looked down at the floor.
"Then what is it?" Shalimar walked over to Emma and sat down beside her.
Suddenly Emma turned and stared deep into Shalimar's eyes. "I'm not ready."
"You're not ready for what, sweetie?"
"I'm not ready for this, for us. I'm not ready to admit it and besides it would be a bad idea because of the boys."
"What do you mean? This has nothing to do with the others-"
"It has everything to do with the others. Adam told us to not get personally involved with someone on the team, and we both know Brennan has a thing for you. I thought you had a thing for him too?"
"I don't."
"I just…I need time to think about it, okay?" She didn't wait for an answer but run over to the door, unlocking it before Shalimar had time to react, and then run of.
Shalimar sat and stared blankly at the door, not quite sure what had just happened.
Damn it, Shal. You really screwed up this one. You shouldn't have been pushing her like that. You seriously need to make it up to her somehow, show her that you don't want to rush her into anything.
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Emma ran through Sanctuary. On her way past the lab, she bumped into Adam. He grabbed her arm. "Emma what's wrong?"
"I just need some time alone."
She ripped her arm loose and continued running. She ran out of Sanctuary and stopped when she felt the fresh air. She took several deep breaths before starting to walk towards the strand.
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Shalimar walked into the lab. "Hi Adam. Have you seen Emma?"
"Yes, she rushed past here a few minutes ago. She said she needed time alone."
"Right. Any idea where she went?"
"No. You can try contacting her on her com link though."
"And if she doesn't answer?"
"Then trace it."
"Alright, thanks." Shalimar hurried out.
Adam sighed. There was definitely something going on, but he couldn't understand what it was. He just hoped everything would be fine soon. He needed a team that could work together, and was 100 healthy.
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"Hey, Jesse can you trace Emma's ring for me?"
"Why, is something wrong?"
"No, Adam just asked me to do it so we can be sure she is alright."
"Okay, just give me a sec."
"Ok Shal, She seems to be right outside, down by the water."
"Thanks." She started walking.
"Hey wait, are you going to her?"
"No, she wants to be left alone. I'll talk to her when she gets back."
"Jesse?" She turned. "If you talk to Brennan tell him that you not are going to bombard her with questions or pressure her to tell anything. She'll talk when she's ready, okay?"
"Okay, even though I don't understand why you think we would do that."
"I don't. I just want to make sure that you don't do it. You never know." She walked off.
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