Chapter 6

Emma awoke the next morning to find that she was alone. Deciding that she didn't want to be cooped up in her room all day, she slowly stood from her bed. Taking a few steps forward, she suddenly felt lightheaded. Leaning against the desk, she braced herself against in until the dizziness wore off. Walking again she could feel her head pounding. Walking to the living room she quickly lay down on the couch.

Shalimar put her headphones on and began her daily run around the halls of Sanctuary. After twenty minutes, she started to make her way to the dojo, but stopped in her tracks when she saw Emma lying on the couch, reading a book. Taking her headphones off she made her way over. Lifting the psionics feet she slipped onto the couch, then put Emma's legs back over her.

"What are you doing out of bed?" She questioned, slightly out of breath.

Emma put her book down, "I got sick of lying by myself so I came out here to see you guys, but I didn't feel to good so I lay down."

"Look Em, I'm sorry about last night you have enough problems without me crying all over you." Shalimar spoke out in one breath.

"It's fine. Things got a bit emotional that's all. No need to apologize." Emma said smiling at the feral.

Shalimar smiled back, before standing up. "Do you need anything before I start my workout?"

"No I'm fine, but where is everyone?" Emma asked at not seeing any of the other pass by.

"Oh, they went to get some last minute things for the baby, Brennan went along to help them carry the stuff." Shalimar explained.

"Oh okay. Enjoy your workout." Emma said as the feral was leaving the room.

Shalimar turned around and smiled at the psionic, "I always do." She shouted back.

After about 20 minutes of reading her book with a dry throat, Emma decided she couldn't take it any longer. Standing slowly, she took her time walking to the kitchen to get a glass of water. As she entered the kitchen, she saw Shalimar standing drinking from a bottle of water, her body shining with clean sweat.

"What are you doing?" Shalimar said noticing Emma holding onto the wall. She rushed over and helped her to a chair. "The doctor told you to get loads of bedrest and your walking around." She scoldered her lightly.

"I was thirsty." She said.

Shalimar handed her the bottle of water and Emma gratefully accepted it. "You should have called for me and I would have gotten you a drink."

"I didn't want to disturb you while you were training." Emma told her.

"Okay, but next time you need something ask someone okay? You need to try and get better not worse." Shalimar said sitting down across from the redhead. Emma nodded and put her head down almost guiltily. Shalimar reached across andplaced her hand on top of the redheads.

"I'm not trying to lecture you, I just don't want you to hurt yourself again."

Emma nodded and lifted her head to look at the feral. "Why?"

"Why what?" Shalimar asked confused.

"Why don't you want me to get hurt again. After what I put you through you should hate me. Last night I felt all of your pain and I hate myself for doing that to you." Emma said, finally getting it off her chest.

Shalimar moved seats so she was sitting next to the psionic.

"Emma I don't hate you. I would never want you to get hurt again, and I don't want you to blame yourself. Everything is in the past now, so lets not dwell on it okay?"

"But it's not in the past because I don't have one. I don't know how I felt for you. Was I in love with you?"

Shalimar knew that Emma didn't want the last question aswered, she was just voicing her thoughs. "I don't know what you want me to say to you Em." She said after a few minutes of silence.

"I want.." Emma paused for a second, "I want us to try again." Emma said, completely shocking the feral. As she sat there in shock she suddenly felt the warm breath of Emma passing through her lips. She closed her eyes as Emma began to kiss her and slowly she responded. When she felt Emma's tongue running across her bottom lip she opened her moth letting their tongues collide.

Their kissing was fast and hungry, neither women caring about privacy when Shalimar lifted Emma out of the seat and onto the table. There was a loud crash as Shalimar reached behind her, sweeping the few contents of the table to the floor. Their mouths stayed in constant contact, tongues teasing, exploring, hands searching the others body.

Abruptly Shalimar pulled back and climbed off Emma, nearly falling in the process. "We can't do this." She said breathless.

Emma sat up and looked at the feral. "What! Why not?"

"Because you just want your past back or you want to make things better. You don't really want me, you just want to make things better." Shalimar said, her voice slightly raised.

"How the hell do you know what I want." Emma said slightly pissed at the feral.

"Because, believe it or not, I know you better than anyone else. I love you Emma but I'm not prepared to get my heart broken again."

"So really it doesn't matter what I want?" Emma asked still pissed.

"No it doesn't, you gave that up when you walked out on me, on all of us." Shalimar said, knowing that Emma didn't remember this but still taking it out on her.

Emma was about to reply when they heard laughing from the hall way. When Brennen walked in, he could tell that he had interupted something. Emma was sitting on the table, an angry expression on her face, whilst Shalimar looked about ready to cry. Both womens clothes were crumpled aswell.

"Everything okay?" He asked cautiously. Both women looked at him before walking past him, out of the kitchen and to their rooms. He heard the sound of two door slamming hard. "Obviously not." he whispered to himself.