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Well guys hope you're liking this story so far. Plz plz plz review. Ok this ones kind of short but things start to get a bit dark in the next chapter so I had to get this bit out of the way first.

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Chapter 3: Shopping and Confrontations

3 weeks had passed since Emma's return and things were beginning to get back to normal, well as normal as things ever were in their little family.

At least Lexa was starting to be civil towards her, well actually civil wasn't a very accurate description. She'd stopped walking out of the room as soon as she saw Emma, now she would just stand and glare at her.

Emma had tried to talk to her but all she ever got in return was the ice queen stare Lexa was so good at and another wave of hate, but she was starting to get used to that.

Emma wasn't the only one not entirely happy right then; Shalimar was annoyed first because Adam had ordered her to cut down on her training sessions now she was pregnant. She was also in a mood because her favourite jeans were starting to feel tight on her now that her bump was showing.

Emma had been trying to cheer her up but nothing seemed to work until she suggested they go shopping.

They managed to find some new jeans that Shal liked with rhinestones down the sides. They decided to go and look at some baby things, both girls exclaiming "aww that's so cute" at every pair of booties and little outfit they saw.

When they were on their way home Emma decided to ask Shal if she'd noticed the way Lexa was around her.

"Of course she's going to feel a bit awkward around you, I mean she probably feels like she took you're place on the team and now you've come to claim it back."

"But that's not why I came back!"

"You know that and I know that but Lexa doesn't. Lexa can be kind of territorial at the best of times anyway. Don't worry about it."

But she did worry, she couldn't help it. She hated it when people didn't like her for no reason.

They were all having dinner together later that night when Emma finally decided she'd had enough of Lexa throwing looks at her.

When Lexa got up to get something from the kitchen Emma followed her.

"Why exactly are you following me?" Lexa asked with an accusing stare as she turned to face Emma.

"Because since the moment I came back here all I've gotten from you is hate"

"Have you been reading me?"

"No of course not. But when someone feels an emotion so strongly it's not hard to pick up on"

"So what is it then? What do you want? Do you want me to act like everyone else and pretend that everything's fine? You come back from the dead or wherever you've been and it doesn't matter?"

"You don't have to worry Lexa, I'm not here to take your place on the team."

"Oh you're not here to take my place. Damn right you're not gonna take my place on the team, I wont let you!"

Lexa stalked off back to the table. Emma couldn't believe it, Lexa was threatened by her. Well she knew it was going to be difficult to win her over but it was either that or an all out fight. And that would be a fight no one would win.