Emily hugged Adam "Thank you for everything. I'm really going to miss you"
Adam hugged her back "I'm going to miss you too Em. But this is what you have to do, right?"
"It's the best thing for Kaylie, so yeah; It's what I have to do. It's going to be soo hard without you. I always felt like I could call you no matter what, now I just feel lost"
"You don't have to go Em. Kay will understand. I need you here as much as you need to stay here."
"All she's been talking about is how she gets to go see her dad, Adam. I can't take that away from her. But please tell me you'll be here if I need to run away again"
"I'll always be here for you Em" He hugged her again "I'll miss you"
"I'll miss you too" she kissed him on the cheek. "Kaylie, come say good bye to Adam" she said wiping a tear away
Kaylie walked in with tears in her eyes and hugged Adam extra tight "I'll call you every night" she said
"You better" he said hugging her "I'll miss you Kay"
"Me too" she said starting to cry "Me too"
Adam kissed the top of her head. "Don't cry, you'll love California, plus you get to be with your dad, and you get to meet your grammy and gramppy. You'll be happy Kay"
"We better go" Sarah said "Love you Adam" she said kissing him on the cheek "I'll call you when we arrive in Playa Linda"
"You better." Everyone gave one last hug as the three piled in the car and drove off toward the highway
Emily grabbed Kaylie's hand as they walked off the plane into Playa Linda Airport. She sighed as she looked at the terminal. "I hope this was the right idea" she said to Sarah
"It was. I'll bet you anything he's waiting for you two" She replied "It'll be fine. We'll cope"
"I hope so" she squeezed Kaylie's hand and led her toward the baggage claim. Just as Sarah had predicted, there was Lucas, standing waiting for them. Kaylie let go of Emily's hand and ran right into his arms. He picked her up and spun her around as Sarah and Emily walked over to them "Hey Luke" she said smiling
"Hey" He said kissing her on the cheek. "Hi Sarah"
"hi Lucas" she said "Listen, I'm going to go grab our stuff and call Adam, you three, mingle" she winked at Emily and hurried away, cell phone in hand
"It looks just like I never left it" Emily sighed as Lucas grabbed her hand "I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing"
"Its good baby, trust me, its good" Kaylie squirmed to get down "Whoa sweetie, you're going to break my arm" he said laughing as he put her down
"Daddy, Daddy, can we go see the water, I've never seen the ocean before" she said, jumping up and down
"Sure sweetie, but we need to make a few stops first ok? Why don't you go see Sarah, I need to talk to your mommy" Kaylie nodded and ran over to Sarah, and took her cell phone
"What's up?" Emily said eyes cast down
"First off, stop looking at the floor, it won't change I promise. Second, I talked to your parents, and my parents, and your parents said that we could live in your dad's house as a family since your mom and him are living together in her house"
"I don't know if that's a good idea. I mean, that gives that license to try to have a say in how I raise Kaylie, and I don't want that"
"Emily, right now you have nowhere to go. Plus, I also talked to the owner of the theatre you used to act at, they're looking for someone to assistant direct and choreograph their new show and he wants you to do it"
"You got me a job? Oh Luke you thought of everything didn't you?"
"Yes, I did, I even got Sarah a job at Johnny, you know Bradin's aunt's fiancée's restaurant he opened. What can I say, I'm good"
"Oh my goodness, Johnny and Ava got engaged! That's awesome! It's about time! And you are good, I really missed you" she hugged him
"I was only gone a week!" he said laughing. She shot him a glare "I know what you mean, I missed you too. Now we can raise Kaylie together, the way it should have been and the way it will be"
"Yeah, the way I should be. What about your parents? You went to Louisiana and came home with a 2 year old daughter, that one must have been a shock"
"Tanner thought it was hilarious, not that he's one to judge, I know of at least 3 girls he made get abortions because he said he wouldn't support them. He's excited to be an uncle, not that I'll let him corrupt her"
"Not that I'll let him alone with her, I know what you're brother's like, there's no way he's having any influence on my daughter" she said laughed "So what are we going to do? I mean, who's first on the list of people to see?"
"Well my parents are at your parent's house, so I guess we should start there."
Just as he said that Sarah came over with a carriage full of their luggage "Adam says 'hi' and 'good luck' and Mickey says 'stay safe' They both sendtheir love" she reported "Now can we go, I just want to get this over with, the seeing my parents thing I mean"
"Yeah, we should" The four walked out to the car and piled all the luggage in "They're sending our cars" Emily said "So you won't have to be a chauffer much longer"
Lucas smiled "I don't mind at all. You want me to drop you off at your house Sarah?"
"Please and thank you" she replied. The rest of the car ride was silent "Wish me Luck Em" she said as she got out of the car in front of her house
"Bye Auntie Sarah" Kaylie called as Sarah walked up the long driveway to her house. She waved as she rang the doorbell and entered the house.
Lucas pulled into Emily's mom's driveway. The three got out of the car and walked up the walkway "I don't know if I can do this Luke" Emily said as she picked up Kaylie
"Yes you can. I'm right here with you. I won't let anything happen to you. We're a family now, I'll protect you"
Emily smiled "Ok, lets do this" She rang the doorbell and waited…