A/N: Again, thanks to my reviewers, y'all rock! Remember to r & r or I'll
cry. Beth, I love your suggestion. I'm gonna try to fit that in
somewhere. And to you who were wondering:
I meant finishing the story on my laptop. I started posting this when I was almost finished, like I still am.
Alison called Claire as soon as she found out about Emily being there, probly from Brian.
Audrey is a character from another one of my stories.
Emily= Claire's daughter
Disclaimer: I promise that I disclaim. So nobody can sue me and take my posters of Shane West, Ashton Kutcher, etc. But Vin Diesel can house arrest me in his house, lol. jk. I'm a good girl. just my horns are holding up my halo sometimes.
After awhile, Emily and Alison walked out of the office, leaving the screaming match to Emily's biological parents. Suddenly, a phone started to ring. It was her mother's. Emily plucked it out of the forgotten purse and answered it, walking out into and down the hallway connecting to the office, and went to the stairs that were an alternative to the elevator.
"Hi Joey," she whispered.
"Emily, I didn't tell her."
"I know."
"Are you okay?"
"No."
"You can cry to me."
"A: with my luck, somebody will see me and B: you're not here."
"Pretend I am."
"Joey, I just don't want this life anymore. Guess what they're doing! They're yelling at eachother! Over me! I ruined his life and probly hers. And I hate it all and I wanna get away from it all!"
"You can't leave, Emily. You're not leaving this. you'll get through it. And you didn't ruin anybody's life."
"How do you know?"
"I just do." There was a hush.
"Who said I was going to leave?"
"It was a guess. Was I right?"
"Shut. Up."
"Emily, I love you. Because I love you, I'm not letting you run away from a man you've wanted all your life. For Christ's sake, your first word was 'Daddy'."
"But why?"
"Why what?"
"Why do you love me? I suck. I ruin everything, especially happiness and I'm horrible. And I'm selfish and bratty and-"
"No you're not."
"Yes I am. And now I'm feeling sorry for myself."
"You're allowed to. Em, you have to do something for me."
"What?"
"You have to tell your mom and him how you feel."
"Joey, I can't. You're a great friend but I can't open up to them."
"You just did to me. You would with Clarissa. Why not with them?"
"You're no expert on parent-kid relationships. For God's sake-"
"Don't say anything you'll regret."
"I'm sorry. I can't talk to them though."
"You can. And will. When the time comes, I know you will."
"You sound happy."
"I'm talking to you."
"So?" "So, I miss and love you."
"So much that when I get home, you'll give me a massage?"
"Of course."
"Even if I don't open up, will you still love me?"
"I'll never give up on you Em. You should know that."
Alison walked in the stairwell and looked at Emily. "They want to talk to you."
"I have to go. Love ya. Bye." She hung up after hearing Joey say bye to her too. "I don't want to talk to her. She'll only yell."
"He'll make sure she doesn't."
"What do you mean?"
"He has this sort of silent hold on her. He hasn't yelled at you once, has he?"
"No."
"He wouldn't yell at a kid and won't let her yell at his either."
"Think I'm gonna end up living with him?" Emily stood up and started to trail after Alison, putting the cell phone on mute and in her pocket. The hidden one under the khaki skirt part of her pants.
"I have no clue, Em. And I want you to know I'm sorry for calling her but you two needed it."
"Just don't worry about it."
They reached the lobby and Emily made the solitary journey to Bender's office yet again. Claire and John just looked at her when she came in. Both were red. Bright red. Emily still wanted to cry from before and wished she would have when she was talking to Joey. She sat down in a chair near Claire's.
I meant finishing the story on my laptop. I started posting this when I was almost finished, like I still am.
Alison called Claire as soon as she found out about Emily being there, probly from Brian.
Audrey is a character from another one of my stories.
Emily= Claire's daughter
Disclaimer: I promise that I disclaim. So nobody can sue me and take my posters of Shane West, Ashton Kutcher, etc. But Vin Diesel can house arrest me in his house, lol. jk. I'm a good girl. just my horns are holding up my halo sometimes.
After awhile, Emily and Alison walked out of the office, leaving the screaming match to Emily's biological parents. Suddenly, a phone started to ring. It was her mother's. Emily plucked it out of the forgotten purse and answered it, walking out into and down the hallway connecting to the office, and went to the stairs that were an alternative to the elevator.
"Hi Joey," she whispered.
"Emily, I didn't tell her."
"I know."
"Are you okay?"
"No."
"You can cry to me."
"A: with my luck, somebody will see me and B: you're not here."
"Pretend I am."
"Joey, I just don't want this life anymore. Guess what they're doing! They're yelling at eachother! Over me! I ruined his life and probly hers. And I hate it all and I wanna get away from it all!"
"You can't leave, Emily. You're not leaving this. you'll get through it. And you didn't ruin anybody's life."
"How do you know?"
"I just do." There was a hush.
"Who said I was going to leave?"
"It was a guess. Was I right?"
"Shut. Up."
"Emily, I love you. Because I love you, I'm not letting you run away from a man you've wanted all your life. For Christ's sake, your first word was 'Daddy'."
"But why?"
"Why what?"
"Why do you love me? I suck. I ruin everything, especially happiness and I'm horrible. And I'm selfish and bratty and-"
"No you're not."
"Yes I am. And now I'm feeling sorry for myself."
"You're allowed to. Em, you have to do something for me."
"What?"
"You have to tell your mom and him how you feel."
"Joey, I can't. You're a great friend but I can't open up to them."
"You just did to me. You would with Clarissa. Why not with them?"
"You're no expert on parent-kid relationships. For God's sake-"
"Don't say anything you'll regret."
"I'm sorry. I can't talk to them though."
"You can. And will. When the time comes, I know you will."
"You sound happy."
"I'm talking to you."
"So?" "So, I miss and love you."
"So much that when I get home, you'll give me a massage?"
"Of course."
"Even if I don't open up, will you still love me?"
"I'll never give up on you Em. You should know that."
Alison walked in the stairwell and looked at Emily. "They want to talk to you."
"I have to go. Love ya. Bye." She hung up after hearing Joey say bye to her too. "I don't want to talk to her. She'll only yell."
"He'll make sure she doesn't."
"What do you mean?"
"He has this sort of silent hold on her. He hasn't yelled at you once, has he?"
"No."
"He wouldn't yell at a kid and won't let her yell at his either."
"Think I'm gonna end up living with him?" Emily stood up and started to trail after Alison, putting the cell phone on mute and in her pocket. The hidden one under the khaki skirt part of her pants.
"I have no clue, Em. And I want you to know I'm sorry for calling her but you two needed it."
"Just don't worry about it."
They reached the lobby and Emily made the solitary journey to Bender's office yet again. Claire and John just looked at her when she came in. Both were red. Bright red. Emily still wanted to cry from before and wished she would have when she was talking to Joey. She sat down in a chair near Claire's.