Disclaimer: I own nothing Degrassi...

Just some background here: Emma and Sean are not married, but they do live together.

"It's been too long," Sean whispered huskily, nibbling on Emma's shoulder.

Emma wished he wouldn't talk. She wasn't feeling like making love right now, but knew that Sean had been patient with her these last few weeks. She was still grieving over her loss and now, trying to help Jay stand on his own two feet. By the end of the day, she was both emotionally and physically exhausted. Crawling into bed was really the only thing Emma looked forward to when she came through the door at the end of a long, tiring day.

Sean slipped the strap of her silk nightie from her creamy, white shoulder. Why is this taking so long? Emma felt bad once the thought formed in her cluttered mind, so she tried to get into the gentle foreplay that Sean was trying to create.

On her knees, Emma positioned herself over Sean, pushing him back onto the pillows, kissing his muscular chest. She looked up and saw him smiling, knowing she had him just where she wanted him. This will be over in no time and then...sleep!

RING! RING! RING!

Sean sighed. "You've got to be kidding me!" he yelled.

Emma flashed him a look, worked her way off of Sean's body, and flipped over to the phone. "Hello?"

"Emma?" came Jay's worried voice.

Emma sat up straighter. "What's wrong?"

"I don't know. She's been crying for the last two hours! I tried feeding her and changing her. I've tried rocking her and singing. Nothing works. I checked her temperature and it's 101. What should I do?" he asked, panic in his voice.

Emma could hear Emily's pained wails in the background, as she got to her feet, flying to the closet and pulling out jeans and a sweatshirt. "Just relax, okay? I'll be there in a few minutes."

She hung up the phone and began to get dressed. Sean was still laying on his back, looking up at Emma with a frustrated frown. "Jay?"

Emma nodded, pulling her hooded sweatshirt on and smoothing down her hair. She went into their personal bathroom, just off the bedroom. She brushed her hair into a ponytail and splashed some water on her face. She returned to the bedroom, sitting on their window seat to pull on her running shoes.

"So how long this time?" Sean finally asked.

"I don't know. Emily's running a fever and Jay has no idea how to help her calm down. When she gets settled, I'll come home," Emma told him, looking around the room.

Sean grabbed her keys off the nightstand and held them up, the light catching Emma's attention as Sean dangled them from a finger. She smiled and went to grab them, but Sean snatched them back.

"Sean! I have to go," she warned.

"Why is it that Hogart only calls when you and I are about to get lucky?" he asked, trying to sound playful, but the edginess of his voice giving away his annoyance.

"You know that this is a hard time for him. He's trying to learn a million things at once."

"So why does he always have to call you?"

Emma's eye met Sean's cold stare. "You're supposed to be his best friend," she reminded. "I don't see you helping him out very much."

"Why does he need me when he has my girlfriend?" Sean asked, sarcasm biting at his voice.

"I'm not standing here arguing with you. You're being a baby."

"No, I'm a frustrated man. A man with needs that keep getting put off because of my so-called best friend. At some point, Jay has to stand on his own two feet."

Emma crawled onto the bed, grabbed her keys from Sean, and gave him a quick kiss. "Let's just say our little tryst here is 'to be continued', okay? I promise. Besides, I'm sure Emily will settle before I'm even there and I'll be back in no time."

Sean smiled, slapping Emma on her tight bottom as she walked away from him. "Okay, but if you're not back here in two hours, I'm taking care of my own needs!"

Emma made a face at her lover, waggling her index finger as a warning. She left the apartment, hoping this crisis wouldn't last all night. She hadn't wanted to tell Sean that there was always a possibility that Emily wouldn't settle. She just hoped tonight wouldn't be one of those nights...

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