A couple of weeks had past, and now Craig and Emma had been finally being released from the hospital. They were so happy to be free from what they called jail. However, someone was lurking in the bushes as they arrived in front of the Simpson/Nelson residents.
"Emma, your time has come, and this time no one will be there to rescue you," Ashley snickered, as she watched them walk hand in hand up the stairs. "Craig you'll come back to me after there's no distraction, and we'll finally be together like we're meant to be."
Stopping at the front door, "Emma, be at my house around 7pm, all you have to do is bring yourself, I'll do the rest."
Giving him a devious look, getting little ideas in her head, "I can do that."
"I love you," pulling her close to him.
"Of course you do, now you must go so that I can make myself beautiful for you," she smiled.
"I can't say I could complain about that, but what about my kiss," wining, giving her those puppy eyes she couldn't resist.
"Alright," she smiled putting her hands on his cheeks, pulling him towards her plump lips.
Get away from him, Ashley wanted to yell, but then it would ruin everything. They would know she was there, and she just couldn't let that happen. No this plan had to be foolproof.
"Okay bye," walking down her stairs backwards.
"Bye," smiling as she bit down on her lip as she watched him leave. She had decided that tonight she would begin to live life to the fullest, and make it a night that Craig wouldn't forget.
Ashley knew that Emma's parents had just left with Jack for a while. This seemed like the best time to go and do the deed. She slowly crawled out of the bushes, looking around to make sure that no one else saw her.
Sean laid on the couch waiting for Ellie to come home. She seemed to being doing better since she began going to the support group. He could see the change in attitude; she seemed like a better Ellie.
The front door slammed shut, "Hello," Ellie hollered out.
"Hey, how was group today?"
"It was good, I feel like the need to cut is slowly starting to leave me. I'm learning other ways to deal with my problems."
That was a sign of relief to Sean, he couldn't bare to lose her, she was his life. "I'm glad to hear that," he smiled. "So what do you want to do tonight?"
"How about we go for dinner, and then a nice stroll in the park," she suggested.
"Sounds good to me." Pulling her into his arms, "Because as long as I'm worth you, nothing else matters to me." Leaning down, covering her mouth with his. They kissed as he twirled her hair around his finger.
Ashley slowly opened Emma's basement window, trying not to make a sound. It may ruin all her plans. She looked around the room making sure Emma wasn't anywhere around, before jumping off the windowsill on to the cold cement floor.
She looked around the room, when she noticed a picture hanging on the wall. It was then that one particular photo caught her eye. As she glazed over it, she grew with even more anger, reminding her again that someone else stole her man. The photo was of Craig and Emma at the Christmas party last year, even though they weren't together at that time you could see the love in their eyes at they looked at each other.
Just looking at it was making Ashley sick; she grabbed it off the wall, took a lighter out of her pocket and lit it on fire. Her eyes glazed over with delight as she watched the picture melt away.
Craig stood in the kitchen looking through the shelves for something that he could cook. All he could find was a bottle of marinara sauce and some penne noodles. He took them out of the cupboard and put them on the counter while he looked for pots to cook them in.
Caitlyn came in the kitchen, not sure, if Craig knew how to cook. She decided to lend a hand, "Do you need help?"
"Nah, I took a cooking class once, this can't be that bad. If I get into trouble I'll holler."
"Alright."
"So what do you guys have planned for tonight?" Craig asked, curious to know how long they would be gone.
"We're going out to dinner, and then a late movie."
"Sound like fun."
"So what do you have planned for Emma?"
"A picnic in the living room by the fire maybe a little music. Mainly I just want to have a night that she can have fun and forget what's happened to us these last few months."
"Yeah she needs that, and so do you," she smiled; she could see how much that Craig really cared for her just by his expressions when he talked about her. It reminder her of how Joey was at his age. "These last few weeks I really have seen how much you really love her."
"I do, I don't know what I would have done if she had died that day. I mean even though we didn't reveal our feelings for each other, she always held a special spot in my heart. I'm just glad that I went forth with tell her."
"Aw that's real sweet. Well I will let you get back to your cooking," she said as she began to walk away.
Emma took a bath, it felt so nice to sit in there and relax. She looked at the time on the clock next to her and realized that she didn't have much time until she had to leave.
She got up out of the bathtub, put on her slippers, and headed downstairs to the basement. It felt weird being back in her room, since she had been in there for a while. For some reason she began to get an eerie feeling just being in down here.
She ignored the feeling and went straight to her closet to find something to wear. She wanted to look hot, desirable tonight for Craig. She found one shirt and a skirt that wouldn't definitely keep Craig's eyes on her all night. She grabbed it, and turned around, startled by Ashley.
"How did you get in here? Emma asked
"By the window. You shouldn't keep it unlocked," she laughed. Looking at the outfit in Emma's hand, "Oh how cute is that," she said with such a fake sweet voice. "Too bad that Craig will not see you in it," she roared.
Emma couldn't figure out what she meant by that, and began to get a little frightened. "What do you mean?"
"I mean that you're never going to get there tonight," moving closer to her causing Emma to back up. And went to run towards the door, but Ashley grabbed onto her arm, "You're not going anywhere," she screamed.
Craig began to get an unsettling feeling in stomach as if something was wrong, but what could it be?
Will Craig realize that something is wrong with Emma? And will Ashley end up killing Emma like she's planned?
