-1Emma sat on the couch and turned on the TV. She wasn't really watching but she had nothing better to do as she sat and waited for either Sean's call or Joey's car, whichever came first (she was hoping Sean's call) Suddenly she found tears dripping down her face, stinging as they seeped into her cheeks, turning her whole face red. As soon as this happened the phone rang. Assuming that it was Sean, Emma decided she didn't want to speak to him when she sounded like tears, but she had no choice. She got up and went to answer the phone, surprised when it was in fact, not Sean.
"Hello?" she answered in a muffled tone from the tears clogging her throat.
"Emma? Where are you???"
" Well obviously I'm at home mom. Joey hasn't picked me up yet." Emma said as she thought to herself, duh
"Oh." Spike seemed startled by this. "Well is Sean going to come?" she questioned.
"I-I don't know yet…he hasn't called back." Emma answered nervously.
Emma felt herself tearing up again and tried to stifle the droplets but it was too late Spike heard her tears.
"Oh honey it'll be ok. Snake will be FINE." Spike reassured her.
Emma cried harder.
"Please sweetheart calm down. Please Emma, please don't cry? I need you to be strong. For Snake….and for me…he'll be ok." she spoke soothingly.
Emma blurted out words that she immediately regretted. "And what if he ISN'T?"
Spike was silent for a moment and Emma felt bad because she knew that now her mom's hope was breaking on the inside.
"Em we-" she began before pausing to sniffle, " we can't think that way" crying a little "he is going to be fine he HAS TO ok?" she finished with an urgency in her voice.
Emma wiped her tears as she heard a knock at the door.
"I gotta go mom, Joey's here." Emma said, hoping to be finished with such an emotional convorsation.
Spike sniffled again, "Okay sweetie. Bye."
Emma hung up the phone and went to answer the door.