Chapter 9

"EMILY CAROLINE M..."

"You have a big mouth," Emma stated as she tipped her head to the side and looked at Carly's face.

Jason and Riley stood there watching the interaction between the two. Upon hearing Emma's comment, both of the men took a step back. They didn't want to know what would happen next. No one ever told Carly she had a big mouth and got away with it.

Carly stood there mouth gapped open so wide you could fit your fist in it. She was shocked; Emma was picking a fight with her. Slowly Carly's expression changed to one of amusement, as Jason, Riley, and Ric, who had just refocused in on the conversation, all took a few more steps back.

"Who do you think you are," Carly asked the smirking teen in front of her.

"The biggest pain in the ass you've ever met, but you love me anyway. Who do you think you are? You think can just run your mouth and I'm supposed to just take it," Emma replied with a sarcastically sweet tone to her voice.

"Smart ass" Carly replied, shutting her eyes, and shaking her tilting head side to side

"Nosey," Emma retorted, causing Carly to look at her in mock shock.

Carly wasn't really that mad at her. She was used to dealing with Emma, especially when she was in trouble. Which oddly enough was usually when Carly was in town. Most of the trouble Emma, or Cassie for that matter, were in was probably some dare Carly put forth, or one of her plans gone bad.

Jason, Riley, and Ric continued to look on with looks of shock. All three had their mouths wide open as the two women in front of them exchanged verbal jabs.

"Its your fault any way," Emma retorted after yet another one of Carly's comments.

"How is it my fault," Carly practically screamed, not sure if it actually was her fault or not.

"You let me go for a walk by myself."

"So that makes it my fault," Carly questioned.

"Yep."

Carly stared at Emma. How did she always do that? How could Emma always make it out to be her fault?

Emma had spent most of the conversation staring Carly straight in the eyes. She could always weaken her Aunt with them; She just had a soft spot for her niece. However, Now that Carly was staring at her Emma looked around. What she saw made her break out in a fight of laughter.

Carly looked at her niece, she didn't know what was so funny. Emma barley laughed. Yet here she was double over in laughter, and Carly couldn't help but smile. She loved to her hear Emma laugh, neither of her parents had in a while, and Emma reminded Carly of how happy her best friends were at one time.

The three looks of shock changed to looks of confusion as Emma broke out in laughter. What was so funny? The men's confused looks were soon followed by furrowed brows, as Carly smiled.

Jason listened to the teenager laugh. There was something so familiar about it. He didn't know why but he knew that laugh. As he continued to listen to the girl laugh his expression changed. He no longer held a look of confusion on his face, instead his lips curved up into a slight smile, he felt at peace with himself. He stood there wondering how this girl could do such a thing to him; he hadn't felt this good since he was with Court...He shook himself of his thought. He didn't know what he was thinking, this girl had nothing to do with Courtney, Jason knew that, How could she.

Riley looked on. She was beautiful. Her laughter made his stomach do somersaults. There was just something about her that drew him in.

"What's so funny," Ric asked smugly, "The fact that I know you name and can know put you in a cell."

"No," Emma stated as her laughter slowly subsided, "The looks on your faces. You all looked so funny. Like deer caught in headlights. Did you all think Carly was going to kill me or something?"

"Yes," All three added without a moment's hesitation causing Emma to return to her previous state of laughter and Carly to join her.

Carly and Emma continued to laugh as shock washed over Jason, Riley, and Ric. The looks of the men only caused the laughter to increase.

"Alright let get you to lock up," Ric stated regaining control. He didn't like this girl. Something about her made him want to lock her up.

"I don't think so," Carly stated matter of factly stepping between Ric and Emma as Ric reached for her.

"She did nothing wrong Ric," Jason stated with a bit of force. He felt this urge to protect this girl from Ric, and everything, for that matter, that tried to make her unhappy or hurt her. "So I suggest you let her go."

"I can't do that," Ric stated enjoying the reaction he was getting out of the ex-enforcer and current partner of Sonny.

"You'll let her go Ric, or do I have to call my Dad. Emma would have a field day with that," Carly stated knowing full well that the men around her didn't like Mr. Durant.

"Why would that effect a thing, she's a criminal. She should be locked up. What would he do any way Carly? Let some little twit go just because you said to," Ric commented with a voice filled with sarcasm.

"That's exactly what he would do," Carly shot back before Jason, or Riley could jump to Emma's defense, "He wouldn't let Emma spend one night in lock up. He's thought of her as a granddaughter all her life and Emma has him wrapped around her finger."

"Yeah right," Ric stated not believing her.

All of a sudden they hear crying. The group of people turn to find Emma on a phone, tears rolling down her face with half the station watching, and listening to her conversation...

"He was so mean Granddaddy Durant," Emma stated between sobs, "He...He...He kept yelling at me and calling me mean names...he wouldn't stop...I was so afraid...He wants to talk to you," Emma stated handing Ric the phone while smiling sweetly.

"Hello," Ric said with a shake to his voice he was nervous as he waited for a response, "No sir...Yes sir...No sir, I mean yes sir...Sorry sir..."

When Ric hung up the phone he was white as a ghost. Durant had never yelled at him like that before. Regaining his voice, which had become like a whisper he spoke, "You're all free to go."

With that said they all walked out of the station. Carly smirked knowing that Ric had learned a valuable lesson, don't doubt Emma. Emma just walked out head held high knowing she won. As for the rest, they all wanted to know who she was. Who could get Durant that mad as to yell at Ric? Most of all Jason, Riley, and Ric all wanted to know how this girl could walk out of there without a scratch. How could she get Durant to yell at Ric, and Carly to not kill her? Anyone else who said the things she said to Carly would be dead.

They all wanted to know who Emily Caroline M... was.