Emerson followed EZ through the gate of the Mayans' clubhouse. She parked the car beside the motorcycles, turning it off.

"I'm really happy you came." Letty told her as she unbuckled her seatbelt.

"Couldn't say no to you even if I tried." Emerson chuckled as she opened her door.

Emerson looked her car as soon as Letty was out. She walked over to EZ who led her towards the clubhouse. There were a few people outside just hanging around. The music was bumping with Gilly and Creeper hanging by the bonfire with some women. They stood up quickly and walked over to Emerson, giving her a quick hug before they resumed their activity. Emerson looked around for Coco, hoping she could just quickly drop off Letty and be on her way. She walked in after EZ, the laughter and voices she heard outside doubled in volume and she immediately cringed at that.

"Go look for your dad," Emerson instructed Letty.

She felt out of place, that's for sure. She fixed her glasses, debating if she should keep moving inside. For some reason, she began to look for Angel. The clubhouse was packed and she was surprised everyone was inside instead of outside. She could see a few of the members sitting down, but she couldn't find Angel. Her feet began moving forward until she found herself at the bar where Riz was playing bartender.

"Em!" Riz greeted her enthusiastically. "You finally came to hang with the cool kids."

Emerson laughed. "Something like that. Have you seen Angel?" She wasn't even sure why she asked for Angel, but before she could even register, it already came out.

"Yeah, he's by the pool table." Riz was even surprise that Emerson looked for Angel. As far as he knew, her memories weren't intact and she wasn't exactly giving him the time of day. "You want a drink?"

"I'm good," she looked over by the pool table and found Angel draped over a woman, helping her play pool. She couldn't help but roll her eyes. No surprise there, Angel being the friendly person that he was. She chuckled and was surprised when she felt someone touch her shoulder. Looking to her side, it was Coco and Letty. "Holy crap, you scared me Coco,"

"Sorry," Coco laughed before he took a drag of his smoke. "Thanks for bringing Letty, we're heading out, you want to walk out with us?" He knew that Emerson was never a fan of the clubhouse parties. She attended them before but as soon as their first opportunity came, she was out of that door.

"Yes!" Emerson said it far too quickly and enthusiastically that it made Coco laugh.

"Not going to say hi to Angel?" Coco questioned.

"He has enough ass around him, he doesn't need to flirt with me to satisfy his needs for attention." Emerson wasn't going to let Angel Reyes bother her, no way. But it irked her, seeing that woman just

"Damn Emmy, that's cold." Coco laughed once more.

Emerson laughed. "See you later Riz," she winked at him before she hopped off the bar stool she was sitting on.

"Emmy, you're not gonna say hi?" Emerson heard Taza call out to her.

She looked over at Angel then who looked up at her, moving away from the woman he was just messing around with. Her eyes closed then, as she felt her vision cloud.

"Baby, you know that was nothing," Emerson heard a voice say to her as she slipped inside her car. "She just wanted some tips on how to play pool." The person knocked on the window and she turned on her car. "Emmy, baby, don't leave. Don't make this something it's not."

"Fuck you."

"Emerson," she heard someone call out to her.

She blinked a few more times and her vision cleared. She looked up and found Angel right in front of her, worry etched across his face. He cupped her face, softly stroking her cheek.

"You okay mi dulce?" Angel questioned as he saw the clouded look in her eyes disappear.

Emerson felt everyone's eyes on them, the whispering all around them. She felt her anxiety spike up then with Angel noticing the same thing. He knew what was going to happen next and he couldn't just let her leave. He was pushing it, he knew he was, but he wanted to help her, especially during her time of need.

"Don't run baby, I'm here, let me help you." Angel pleaded as she pushed away from him.

"I have to go."

Emerson ran out of the door then, making a beeline for her car. She unlocked her car and slid in, before she can close it, Angel prevented her from doing so.

"Emerson, don't, let me help you."

"I don't even know you, how can you possibly help me?"

That stung Angel. He looked at her, his heart breaking at her words. She didn't know he knew her and he was upset that he agreed to Miguel's terms. Galindo has asked Angel to give her time but the way Angel saw it, time was up.

"Em, are you okay?" They both heard Leticia frantically ask.

Emerson took a deep breath and nodded her head. "I'm fine Letty, don't worry about me." She wiped the tears that escaped her eyes. "I'll see you tomorrow, we have to finish your poem." She mustered up a smile for Letty.

She could still feel Angel's eyes on her. His grip on her door never wavered even after her harsh words.

"Angel, please let go of my door."

He did as she requested, and she immediately closed the door and turned her car on.

Angel watched as Emerson drove away. EZ walked over to his brother, watching along with him.

"You have to tell her soon, the longer she stays, the more she's going to remember."

"Don't you think I know that little brother?"

EZ and Angel has had a rocky relationship since EZ's DEA deal was revealed to him. To top it off, EZ didn't leave Santo Padre has Angel had intended. It pissed Angel off that yet again, the golden child could not make a sacrifice for him and had to think of himself. Angel would like to think that as much as he resented his parents doting over EZ, he was still a proud older brother. He did everything to protect his younger brother, to support him. One of the few things EZ gifted him was Emerson. Through EZ, he was able to meet her and he would forever be thankful of that fact.

They had their ups and downs, fights here and there making it out with bumps and scrapes. But, they thankfully could pass it off as boys will be boys type of thing. The club never tried to get into their fights since it never affected the club, at least they tried to make sure it didn't

"How did your talk with Elijah go?" EZ asked once he closed the gate to the clubhouse.

"As well as it could go," Angel took out a cigarette and lit it up. "He's planning to stay put."

"In Santo Padre?" EZ scoffed. "He wouldn't last here."

EZ had no problem with Elijah, besides the fact he had this ongoing beef with his older brother. He always thought that Elijah was a pretty cool guy. When he first met him all those years ago in Northern California, he genuinely liked him. Even though he was a rich kid, he wasn't a prick, at least not that much. Of course, Elijah wasn't perfect, he had a temper, but who didn't?

Angel has all these thoughts running in his head. He was failing Emerson, he did it once and he didn't want to do that again. When he first found out she lost his memory, Angel was devastated, but at the same time, he saw it as a way out from his sons against her. Much like Elijah's thoughts, Angel thought that since Emerson was a blank slate, he could start over, he could have her fall in love with him all over again. But her father put a wrench in his plans. For years he remained in the shadows, but she was back home now, back to him, he wasn't going to let this opportunity pass.

"I need to tell her." Angel made his way towards his bike, planning to follow Emerson.

"Angel, wait," EZ grabbed him by his arm.

"Fuck off Ezekiel."

"Look, I get it, you want to help her, but this isn't what she needs right now. You can't just come barging in and tell her you were engaged." Angel and Emerson were engaged at the time of her accident. They were in a huge fight when Emerson stormed out of his apartment and got into a car accident. He didn't even know at first, he knew how Emerson was. She needed time after the fight they had, so he decided to give her at least a day. Next thing he knew, he got a call from the hospital and everything changed.

"What is your problem?" Letty's voice surprised both EZ and Angel as Coco followed after her.

"Leticia, let's go," Coco tried to pull his daughter away but she was already in front of Angel, poking at his chest.

"Why do you always upset Emerson? You already have a girlfriend so just fuck off!" Coco knew that Letty was fiercely protective of Emerson, but his daughter obviously did not know of the trials and tribulations Emerson and Angel had experienced.

Angel looked at Coco and told himself to calm down. He appreciated Letty's protectiveness of Emerson but it was directed to the wrong person.

"Listen Letty, there are things you don't understand and as much I would like to share them with you, it's none of your business." He didn't want to involve Letty, since he knew that she would immediately tell Emerson something.

"Like what? Try and fuck her?" Letty scoffed. "I'm a teenager Angel, not stupid."

Angel chuckled. "Listen kid, she may not remember, but she's mine and no matter what that rich prick thinks, Emerson is my fiancé."

Letty looked at him confused, not believing his words. That wasn't possible. Emerson never gave Angel the time of day nor did she ever hint that she knew Angel. Besides that, Angel never acted as if he had a fiancé.

"You're lying."

"Am I?" He took his phone out, unlocking it and opening his photo album. Scrolling through the pictures, he clicked on the picture that was taken the night he proposed. He turned his phone towards Letty and smirked.

Letty grabbed his phone and brows furrowed at the picture. "But Elijah said he was engaged to Emerson." At least from what she understood.

"What?" Angel, Coco and EZ said in unison.

"That's impossible, Emerson would never," Angel closed his eyes, not wanting to believe that was even possible. "Fuck!" He kicked the ground as Coco stood in front of Letty.

"Dad, what's going on?" Letty held Angel's phone in her hands as EZ tried to calm his brother down.

"Emerson and Angel we're engaged a few years back, she lost her memory so she has no recollection of her life in Santo Padre." Coco watched his friend as EZ tried to talk him down. He looked over at his daughter. "I don't see a ring on Emerson's finger."

"Emerson called off the engagement, that's why her father disowned her again." Letty explained.

"Angel!" Coco called out. "They're not engaged. They were a few years back." As much as he liked to see Angel in distress, Emerson was a different type of distress that he didn't need Angel to be in. "Next time, more context Leticia."

"Are you sure Coco Jr.?" Angel questioned.

Letty nodded her head. "Emerson said that she couldn't go through with it because of her sister and something was holding her back." She paused for a moment, handing Angel her phone back. "Why haven't you told her?"

"I don't know." Angel wasn't sure why he hadn't told Emerson. Maybe it was out of respect for Bishop since he was the one who informed him of Emerson's plan to come to Santo Padre. Every time he saw her, he wanted to tell her everything, how fucking sorry he was for hurting her.

"You have to tell Emerson," Letty didn't understand why Angel would withhold this information from Emerson when it could be vital for her. "Keeping her in the dark isn't helping her." Then Elijah came into mind. He's been lying to Emerson as well and that wasn't cool. In some ways, she knew why Elijah lied, he wanted Emerson, keeping Angel away was the best for his interest. It was selfish.

"Don't you think I know that?" Angel questioned. "Letty, please, don't tell Emmy. I understand you want to help her, but this is between us."

Letty was conflicted. She wanted to help Emerson, but at the same time, she understood Angel's plight. At the same time, she wondered why Angel was waiting. For her, Angel seemed like a man who fought for what he wanted, especially since it seemed that he was always overlooked for EZ.

"How long will you wait?"

"Don't you worry about that Coco Jr, I just need your word."

Letty nodded. "You have my word."

Angel sat on his bike, lighting a cigarette. He looked at the apartment building across from him and saw that Emerson's living room light was still on. He wanted to go check on her, make sure she was okay, but he wasn't sure he would help her out much. He hated being on the outside looking in. All he wanted was to speak to her, to help her. But he felt so powerless and it was frustrating.

"This isn't it creepy." The voice startled him, causing him to look behind him. He found Nestor, Miguel's Head of Security coming out from behind the shadows.

"What are you doing here?" Angel questioned, stomping on the last of his cigarette.

"Checking in on Emmy, I do it every once in a while. She called Emily earlier and was upset. She insisted that she didn't need anyone to come, but Miguel insisted that I at least checked on her." Nestor stood beside Angel. "I'm not even gonna ask what you're doing here."

Angel just nodded his head. "She's fine," he didn't want Nestor here. Loyalties were blurred as it is. When he was with Emerson, it was difficult to really say anything about Miguel. Emerson adored her cousin who was not her cousin. It was weird, but Angel never pushed it. Though, he was certain that Emerson wouldn't be as supportive of Miguel if she knew what he truly did. She would agree with his alliance with Los Olvidados.

"It must hurt, having her close yet so far away."

He couldn't believe cornrows was trying to give him advice right now.

"It is what it is," Angel shrugged.

"Must suck to have Elijah in town," Nestor wasn't even sure why he was making small talk with Angel, but he always felt for the guy. Contrary to popular belief, Angel treated Emerson like a queen. Their last year and a half together was shaky, but at his worst, Angel never truly tried to hurt Emerson. At least, that's what Nestor thought. "I can see why Emerson wouldn't want to date him."

"You're not a fan of pretty boy?"

"It's not that I'm not a fan, he just," Nestor chuckled. "He's a little extra."

Angel laughed. "Going above and beyond?"

"Something like that, he must be really in love with her if he's willing to pay for her business and be rejected." Nestor always thought that Elijah was slightly pathetic by how he pined for Emerson. He heard that once upon a time, Emerson was in love with Elijah, but then Angel came into her life and it changed. From what he understood, Emerson was fine with marrying Elijah, to some extent, but then Angel came along and she found a distraction to her whole family ordeal. Nestor was surprised that people still arranged the marriage of their children, but it was a different culture.

"If there was one thing I know about Elijah, it's how much he loves Emerson."

"You ever feel threatened by him?"

"No," Angel was confident, at least he was in the first few years of their relationship. Then the last year and a half was just absolutely brutal. He wasn't going to excuse his actions, but Emerson was not innocent either. "She's okay, you're good." Angel didn't want Nestor lingering any further, they weren't about to have a heart to heart.

"I'm supposed to check on her, as in actually go up and see her." Nestor had his hands in his pockets, guns proudly out. They were in Santo Padre. Miguel owned Santo Padre, he didn't need to hide his guns. "You tell Emerson I said good night." Nestor wasn't going to go up there with Angel right outside. He knew Angel wanted to talk to Emerson, to get back in her good graces and he was going to let him do that.

Angel knew he shouldn't go, but he was dying to see how she was doing. He should have stayed away from the women at the clubhouse a month ago, especially knowing Emerson was coming to the clubhouse.

Before he could even take another step, he saw a car pull up at the street beside Emerson's apartment building. It was a Mercedes Benz, matted black, a staple of the Andres family vehicles. There was no way Eduardo would come, he was a stubborn man and unless Emerson was groveling back to come back to the family, he wouldn't come get her. The driver opened the car door and a chuckle left Angel's lips.

Sophia Andres walked out, making her way towards the apartment building. Angel knew he couldn't visit Emerson now, but seeing Sophia make her way up the stairs, he had an uneasy feeling. His history with the two Andres sisters were rocky and with Sophia back in the picture, it was important for him to get closer to Emerson.