CHAPTER 6

Emma was walking home from school late on a Thursday afternoon. Jay was at work and had offered to let her drive his car, knowing she had to stay late after school to do a MI project with her dad.

She had declined saying that she would get a ride with him.

But when Snake said that everything was okay, she set out on foot. He tried to get her to wait, even saying he would leave. She finally convinced him that it was fine and she would be safe.

They didn't live that far from school and she reveled in her walks home. Especially in the Fall. Fall was her favorite time of year, and October was her favorite month. Best of both worlds.

She walked slowly so she could enjoy all the Halloween decorations.

She smiled big. She felt content.

Things had been a lot better since Jay had moved in. In a weeks time Snake had adjusted just fine. A little shaky at first, the idea of your daughter's boyfriend living with you was enough, but having him in the same bed every night nagged him a bit.

Their first family dinner they sat down to, on Jay's official live-in dinner; Snake thought it would be important to bring up their sex life.

Emma smiled at the funny memory and hugged her books closer to her chest.

'SSSSPPPPDDDD'

Emma choked on her drink instead of it spraying out of her mouth like Jay's.

Spike was busy wiping the drink that Jay had spit out all over on her, she turned and whacked Snake in the arm. "ARCHIE!"

He flinched waiting for another blow, "What Christine? I figure since they will be in the same room together BECAUSE I am letting them. You know letting my minor daughter's adult boyfriend sleep in the same BED... I think we should at least know HOW serious it REALLY is..."

Christine looked at him then turned to the young couple and without looking at Snake, "Archie, he is only a year older and they were together before he turned eighteen," she faltered off quietly then cleared her throat and gave Emma a warning look as to be quiet so she could handle it.

Snake saw the look and grimaced, "I knew I would regret wanting to know... how long?"

Spike cleared her throat again and this time looked at him, "Well Archie... when you finally agreed to let them be official after you gave Jay that little personal probation... Emma came to me a month after they were OFFICIAL..." she looked up like she was thinking. " I'd say about mid January, she said that she wanted to be on birth control just to be safe."

Snake rolled his eyes and looked at Jay like he was gonna kill him, Jay looked at his plate and started to play with his peas.

Spike grunted, warning Snake to keep his cool.

"I told her that I wanted to discuss it with Jay and he came over later that day after he got off work, and you were gone..."

"UH..."

Spike put her hand up to silence Snake, then Emma spoke up, "Dad... I'm sorry we didn't say anything to you. It is just so personal. You are a guy, YOU'RE my DAD! I couldn't just come out and say 'Gee Dad. Can I be on birth control so I can have sex with my boyfriend you only kinda like' NO! I couldn't"

Emma looked at Jay helplessly. "Yeah! Sir! I mean if it makes you feel any better, we didn't do it till this summer."

Spike snickered next to her husband, then stopped when she caught his expression. Emma lowered her head to hide her smile.

"Ewww! No! It does not make me feel better. Ewww!" Snake made a whining noise and looked over at Christine with a comical shocked face.

She patted his hand reassuringly.

They all started to eat silently. Then Snake looked up at Jay who was just staring at his plate.

He looked at Emma who was holding her spoon in her left hand eating her soup and soothingly rubbing the back of Jay's neck with her right hand.

Snake smiled at the young couple.

Jay almost nineteen and Emma still only seventeen in her senior year, anyone could tell by looking who dominated the relationship.

That caused his smile to deepen, she was in every way her mothers daughter.

That was probably why Jay loved her, she dominated him. Snake turned a scowl over his face when he thought about that.

That meant she probably bossed him around EVERYWHERE. Like her mother. "Gross!"

The three heads popped up. Looking at him questioningly.

"Do you also wear a condom Jay?"

"Dad!"

"Uh no Emma its okay. Um yes Sir I do." Jay looked at Spike and at Emma then back to Snake. "Emma is on the shot, Snake. We... are very careful. I promise."

Spike got up and grabbed her and Snake's plate turning to the sink as Emma settled back in her chair and listened to them.

"Well... Good Jayson. Because I'm telling you, if you get my daughter pregnant; I like you and all and I am in no way a violent man, but it will be the last time you ever stick that thing in her again."

Jay paled and Spike dropped the plate turning and gasping before busting out laughing when she saw Jay cover his crotch and turn a pasty shade of green. Which caused Emma to laugh as well and Snake to grunt and get up leaving them , only to hear the two women teasing Jay.

He turned abruptly around and called out to Jay, "I really am glad you're here though Son. Good to out number the women." Snake turned and jogged up the stairs.

Jay leaned down on the table panting as if in pain. "What have I gotten myself INTO?"

Emma wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned her chin on his back, halting at her torture, "Love."

He turned and looked at her, "Yeah."

Emma laughed out loud enjoying the recent memories to add to her collection of her funny man and her concerned dad always battling. They all loved to battle.

Emma turned the corner onto the road her house was on.

From the corner, Emma could clearly see the orange lights on her house as well as the other decorations, Shaking her head as she passed Chester's house and looking at the horrible job he and his brothers had done.

Only three more houses and the next thing she knew she dropped her books.

"Oh Shit!" Emma leaned down and started to gather her things when all of the sudden she felt as if someone staring at her.

From her position on her knees she turned her upper body slightly to look behind her.

Emma looked around and then her eyes landed on the figure standing under the street lamp across the street.

She looked him with a curious gaze, then turned grabbing her things and bolting up dropping her things in the process.

She looked back at the figure again and then from his leaning posture against the post; he straightened and started to move towards Emma slowly.

Emma grabbed her things and picked them up, she sprinted to her house two lots away.

Without turning around, she raced up the stairs, right before she reached her door; two arms locked around her body.

"AAAAHHHH!"

A/N: PLEASE, please read and review. I hope you enjoyed. Do you want some passion? I know I do. That comes with the horror.

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