Chapter 7

Three days had passed since the argument and Brennan, Jesse and Teagan couldn't stand it any longer. They were meant to be a team and to do that they needed all members to get on. But two members weren't. If Shal walked into a room Emma would walk out, they would blank each other at meetings, and they hadn't had a meal together since.

"Something needs to be done." Jesse said. Brennan and Teagan nodded.

"What do you suggest?" Teagan asked. Jesse and Brennan thought for a moment.

"I think one of us should talk to them." Brennan suggested.

"Well in that case count me out." Teagan told them. "They won't listen to me. Emma doesn't even know me."

"Fine. Then one of us will have to." Brennan said turning to Jesse.

"I really don't wanna get in the middle of those two." Jesse said.

"Neither do I but we need to do something." Brennan insisted.

"Fine. We'll have game of basket ball. Loser goes to talk to them." Jesse proposed.

"Deal" Brennan said, shaking the moleculars hand.

As the two walked away Teagan stared at them, "Wouldn't it be easier just to toss a coin." She shouted after them.

"Good game." Jesse said out of breath, patting Brennan on the back. "Too bad you lost."

"Yeah, yeah." Brennan muttered before walking towards the womens bedrooms.

Brennan knocked on bothdoors, then stepped back so he was standing in the middle. The two doors opened at the same time.

"Can I talk to you two. It's kinda important." The elemental said looking back and forth between the feral and psionic.

Emma and Shal looked at each other briefly. They weren't mad at each other any more, it was just that neither one of them wanted to make the first move of apologising.

"Fine." "Okay." Were his two answers.

"Well can we all go in one room cos this isn't a very good place to talk."

Shalimar stepped back and motioned for them to come into her room. Brennan looked at Emma before the two made their way into the feral's bedroom.

"Okay. So me and the other have been talking and we decided that this can't go on any more. We need to be a team and we don't want things to fall apart again" Both women nodded in agreement.

"So will you two talk and sort things out." Brennan said standing up and walking to the door. "Please" Was his last word before the door closed behind him.

Emma and Shalimar looked at each other then moved their gaze to the floor.

"I didn't mean what I said; about you walking out. I know you don't remember it and I should have never said that to you." Shalimar started.

"I'm sorry too; for the way I acted." Emma said. Both women finally looked up at each other and smiled softly.

"So are we friends again?" Emma asked.

Shalimar nodded. "Yeah. Friends is good."

"Good." Emma said sighing. "I was, um, thinking of going to my appartment, you know get some of my personal items back."

"You want me to come with you?" The feral aksed, needing to get out of Sanctuary. "I know where you kept everything so it would be easier."

"Yeah. I just need to finish getting ready and I'll meet you in the garage in ten minutes. Okay?" Emma asked making her way to the door.

Half an hour later they were walking into Emma's appartment.

"Jesse sorted everything out about me giving this place up. He told me to get everything I needed and that he and Bren would come and throw the rest out."

"That's nice of them." Shalimar said walking into the bathroom. "I'll pack up in here for ya and you can sort your stuff out in the bedroom."

As Emma walked into the bedroom, she looked around. It was smaller than her bedroom at Sanctuary but the decoration was similar. She noticed two photo's on her desk and walked over to them. She smiled when she saw a picture with Adam in it.

Picking it up, she instantly dropped it as a wave of emotions hit her. Closing her eyes she tried to block them out but she couldn't. She felt her knee's grow weak as the emotions swarmed through her. She dropped to the floor, gasping for breath.

Shalimar rushed into the bedroom at the sound of something dropping. Walking in she saw Emma on the floor, struggling for breath and a smashed photo frame next to her.

"Emma. What is it?" Shalimar asked, helping her onto the bed.

As Emma stuggled for breath she managed to gasp out, "The photo. I remember how I felt after Adam died."

There was a few minutes of silence as Emma managed to even out her breathing. Shalimar sat next to the redhead, rubbing her back as she tried to get her breath back.

"When I picked up the photo I felt everything. Adam dying next to me, yours and the guys' grief. I couldn't block it out and it hurt so much." Emma finally said as she burried her tear stained face in her hands.

Shalimar swallowed hard, "Emma listen to me.." Pulling the psionic's hands away from her face, she brought her own up and cupped her face. "Emma listen to me..I know this hurts but you can't let it take over you life like last time. You have me and everyone back a Sanctuary to talk to okay."

As Shalimar's hands dropped from her face Emma nodded, "I won't. I promise." She whispered.

Shalimar squeezed her hand and pulled her into a hug. As her chin rested on the blondes shoulder Emma saw the other picture on her desk; her and Shalimar. Pulling back she looked into the feral's eyes.

"Should I see if I can get a hit off that photo." She said her eyes briefly leaving the feral's to gaze at the desk.

Shalimar shook her head, "Not yet. Wait until you've recovered from this one first." She told her. Her mind spun at the though of Emma finally being able to answer the one question that she needed answering; had she loved her?