I'll be the first to agree that this chapter could have been much better. So I apologize in advance. Special thanks to bondgirl83 (glad you still like it), cicimalone (thanks for the review and the comments; I'm loving your story too by the way); lovesonny (Did you see todays ep? It just makes you hate big brothers and ex-wives (lol). Anyway school is very much in but here's your next chapter anyway. (lol)) To all of you silently reading thanks as always for sticking with me.

EM

Chapter 30

Lucky rushed in with Liz behind him. Jason lowered his gun and moved towards his sister who was being shielded from the scene behind by Sonny.

He nodded at his boss and friend. "Is she ok?"

Sonny nodded back. "Yeah I think so." He looked down at Emily as he cradled her face in his hands. "Em?"

She looked back up at him. "I'm good." Emily was shaking, her body coming down from the adrenaline rush of moments before, she tried to turn and look at Connor's body but Sonny wouldn't let her. "Is he really dead?"

Sonny ran his thumbs under her eyes to catch her tears. "It's over baby he can't hurt you anymore."

"He can't but Helena can." She looked back at Sonny as her panic threatened to overtake her again. "She was in on it with him all along. We have to stop her."

Lucky and Liz walked over to her to help calm their friend. "It's ok Em. Liz told me all about it and," he looked at Sonny and Jason, "I've called Mac and he's on his way to Wyndemere now and Jesse's headed here."

Emily still seemed unsure and Sonny was ready to get her as far away from here as he could. He looked over at Jason. "We need to get her out of here." He looked over at the young detective. "Liz can come with us if she wants."

Lucky looked back at the two men. "As much as I agree with you this is now a crime scene and we need to wait on Mac."

"Mac can find us back at Sonny's place." Jason said placing his hand on Emily's shoulder. "I'm going to get the car."

She placed her hand over her brothers and squeezed it. "Jase?"

He squeezed hers in return. "It's ok sis. Just stay with Sonny. I'll be right back."

"Wait up Jason." Lucky said grabbing Liz's hand. We'll walk with you to the road. I should try and flag down Jesse and the others when they arrive."

Elizabeth looked back at her friend. "Em?"

"Go ahead Liz. I'm fine." She looked up at the man standing in front of her. "I'm safe."

The other woman smiled back and turned to follow her husband.

Sonny watched them all go and he looked over at the body lying just a few feet away. He took his coat off and put it around Emily's shoulders. "Hey why don't we step outside and wait on Jason and get a little fresh air?"

She smiled up at him and nodded, "Yeah, I think I'd like that," allowing him to walk her outside. Emily breathed in the cool crisp night air and looked up to and closed her eyes to the stars above.

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Mac Scorpio and his men captured Helena's guards without much incident. She just laughed as they took her into custody. The commissioner told Nikolas that the girls were safe and that Connor was dead as he showed Mac the video feed from the house.

"It looks like they have been planning this for a while." Mac said closing the laptop, unknowingly activating the timer of the bomb hidden inside Connors house.

"I'm just glad that their plan didn't succeed and that Em and Liz are ok."

Mac clapped him on the shoulder as he turned to leave feeling sorry for the young man.

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Sonny stood behind Emily and pulled her against him happy that she didn't resist. There was so much that each of them wanted to say to the other but for now the silence seemed more than sufficient. Both of them turned as they saw headlights coming down the drive. They walked side by side to meet the car and get inside. Jason could just barely see the house from the rearview mirror as the explosion took them all by surprise the vibration nearly knocking them off the road.