Ok I know it's been a while since I've posted. But I've been really busy lately. So sorry! But I'm posting the next two chapters! Then there's only one more pre-written one before that. So here it is.

-X-

Dare You to Move

Emma was at the table eating cereal with a very tired Manny. Craig was supposed to pick her up in 15 minutes. Emma had been up since 5:00 that morning. She didn't care that she only got a few hours of sleep. The feeling of dread in her stomach that she'd had the night before only got stronger. She knew she needed to see Sean. She needed to see for herself that he was ok. She dreamt about him. She dreamt that Sean was standing on the top of a hospital building. She was there, but Sean didn't seem to hear or see her. He just said "I have to do this." And then he jumped. Emma tried to stop him…to reach for him…but Sean just fell in slow motion off of the roof. She saw him splatter on the ground. She'd jumped down after him. But she landed on her feet. She knelt down to see if Sean was ok. And his face turned toward her suddenly. His face was covered in blood. He screamed, "Help me Emma! Help me! I need you!" And then she woke up. Emma shook her head trying to get the image of Sean's bloody face out of her mind. Her thoughts were interrupted by Craig walking through the door. Craig was just like family to the Nelson/Simpson's….he hadn't bothered to knock since what seemed like forever.

"Em! Em, you ready?" Craig yelled.

"I'm right here Craig. Stop yelling you'll wake up Jack who is actually sleeping for once." Emma said grabbing her bag.

"Here, I'll get it." Craig said grabbing it from her hands and leaning down to kiss Manny.

"Hey Craig!" Manny said after kissing him back.

"You look tired Manny!" Craig said letting his 'boyfriend concerns' distract him.

"Craig! Let's go! Now!" Emma said grabbing his arm and pulling him towards the door.

"Bye Mom! Bye Dad! I have my cell! We'll be back tomorrow or Sunday!" Emma yelled still pulling Craig out the door.

"Jeez Em, in a hurry much?" Craig said putting her bag in the trunk of his car.

"Yes I'm in a hurry! Sean needs us! Let's go!" Emma said practically pushing Craig into the driver's seat.

"Yeah, you're right. Sean does need us. Sorry." Craig whispered as he started up the car.

"Craig my feeling…you know the bad feeling I told you I had last night? (Craig nodded) Well it's only gotten stronger. And I had the most horrible dream last night! Sean jumped off the hospital roof and I couldn't help him. And then when I went to see if he was ok, his bloody face looked at me and screamed for my help. He screamed that he needed me. Craig I have to make sure Sean is ok! I have to see for myself! What if something happened?" Emma whispered her voice cracking.

Craig sighed sadly and pulled out of the driveway.

"Em, I'm sure Sean would never do anything that stupid! He's probably a wreck but I don't think he'd ever commit suicide!" Craig said remembering the time he tried to jump in front of a train when his dad was beating him. He started to feel bad about not getting to Wasaga sooner remembering how Sean saved him. It was his and Emma's turn to save Sean now.

-X-(I'm starting to use this much simpler way of letting people know it's a different part in the story now!!)

They'd been driving for about an hour. Emma's tried to distract herself from the feeling she has but nothing has worked. To her it seemed like they'd been driving for days. She couldn't help but think that something could be wrong with Sean. What if he went over the deep end and committed suicide or something before she got to tell him how she felt about him? That she'd love him and always had. Emma's thoughts were interrupted by Craig's cell phone ringing. She looked over at Craig as he answered his phone.

"Hello?"

"Craig! Hey, it's Tyler."

Craig's phone was turned up loud enough for Emma to hear their conversation. Her eyes got wide at the mention of Tyler's name.

"Oh hey Tyler what's going on? How are Sean and his dad?"
Emma leaned closer to Craig to hear this next sentence.

"Well Sean's dad's condition is still the same. But Sean's gotten worse than last night. He's sitting in a corner of the hospital waiting room and staring at the doors leading to his dad's room. He hasn't moved in like three hours man. He won't speak to anyone and he hasn't eaten since his dad got here." Tyler said his voice full of concern.

Emma's eyes got wider. She grabbed Craig's phone from his hand and shushed him when he tried to protest.

"Tyler what's going on? Has Sean said ANYTHING at all in the past three hours?"

"Um…who is this?" Tyler asked confused.

"It's Emma moron! Now answer my question."

Tyler smiled. He knew Craig would be able to convince Emma to come. They'd planned it all out after Sean talked to Craig. Tyler knew what was happening to Emma and Craig knew what was happening to Sean. They figured this would be the perfect opportunity to get them together again.

"Oh good you're coming with Craig. Sean needs you guys. Maybe seeing you will snap him out of it. He hasn't said much of anything except sometimes he mumbles. It's hard to make out what he says. But I heard him say something about I need you. Or something."

Emma's eyes went wide.

"Craig drive faster or scoot over! I can get us there in 15 minutes!" Emma yelled.

"No way am I letting you drive Em! I just got this car!" Craig said speeding up.

Tyler chuckled.

"What's so funny?" Emma asked starting to get pissed.

"Oh nothing…it's just that…you sound just like Sean." Tyler said trying to stop.

Emma smiled.

"Yeah….well we'll be there soon. Bye." Emma said before hanging up and not waiting for a response.

-X-

Craig had finally gotten to the hospital. He sped the whole way and had gotten there in half the time but Emma didn't care. They parked and she starting running. Craig had to sprint just to keep up with her. Craig told her the room number and floor Sean was on while they were parking. He knew Emma would probably run ahead of him anyways. Emma tried to get into an elevator but they weren't working fast enough. His room was only on the fourth floor. So Emma went through the door that said Stairs on it. She ran up the four floors as fast as she could. When she got out the door and started looking for the room number, Craig grabbed her arm.

"Come on it's this way."

Emma didn't bother to say anything. She just ran towards the way Craig was pulling. They'd finally found the room. 411. Emma didn't bother to stop and think about what was happening. She just knew she needed to get to Sean. She pushed past Craig and pushed the door open. She looked around the room. She saw Sean's mom silently crying into a handkerchief and a woman about the same age comforting her. She saw Tyler sitting in a chair. He instantly got up to greet her and Craig. Then she saw Sean. He was sitting in the corner of the room. He had a blank expression on his face…almost the same look he had the day on the beach in Wasaga. He almost looked like he was making a decision or something. Emma didn't bother to even talk to Tyler. She rushed over to Sean. She knelt down in front of him.

"Sean? Sean it's me." Emma said trying not to cry when he didn't say anything.

Emma put her hand on his cheek.

"Sean. It's me, Emma. Are you ok?"

Sean put his hand overtop of Emma's on his cheek. But he still didn't say anything. Silent tears started to fall down Emma's cheeks.

"I'm sorry Em. I thought it would work." Craig said starting to apologize.

"Yeah don't take it personally Emma." Tyler told her putting his hand on her shoulder.

Sean's face snapped up at Tyler when he said the word Emma.

"Emma? Emma you're really here?" Sean asked now touching Emma's cheek with his hand.

Emma smiled through her tears.

"Yeah, I'm really here."

Sean smiled. He pulled Emma overtop of his lap to hug her. Emma hugged him back, never wanting to let go. And Sean didn't let her go for a few minutes.

"You're really here. You really came." Sean said still hugging her.

"Yeah I did. What makes you think I wouldn't?"

"I don't know. I've just been having these weird daydreams all day thinking that you were here but you really weren't." Sean said realizing he sounded kind of crazy.

"Well I'm really here. And I'm not going anywhere." Emma said before she kissed his cheek.

Sean let her out of the hug but still held her hands. He suddenly remembered why Emma was there…his father.

"Em…he…he…might…not..." Sean said trying not to cry. But it didn't work. He started crying. Emma pulled him into her arms.

"I know Sean. Shh. It's ok. It'll be ok." She said trying to comfort him. By this point Craig and Tyler were sitting across from Emma and Sean smiling.

"Em-ma please do-n't le-eave me." Sean said his face buried into her neck.

Emma smiled.

"I'm not going anywhere."

-X-

Sean had stopped crying but had still been in a daze all afternoon. He wouldn't talk to anyone but Emma. And he wouldn't let anyone but Emma touch him. He had to be touching her at all times as if to make sure she didn't vanish into thin air. Emma had gotten him to eat some crackers from the vending machine and to drink some water. But he didn't really eat much of anything else. They were now lying on a small couch in the room. Sean was lying down with his head in Emma's lap. Emma had her feet on the table in front of the couch and was playing with Sean's hair. That always used to calm down when he was upset. Craig and Tyler took Sean's mom and her friend to the cafeteria.

"Em, I missed you." Sean said burying his face into her stomach like a scared child.

Emma smiled.

"I missed you too Sean." She said.

Sean kissed her stomach.

Emma smiled again.

"I don't know what I'd do without you." Sean said before kissing her stomach again. He put his head back in her lap.

Emma smiled bigger.

"I don't know what I'd do without you either Sean." Emma said before leaning down and kissing his forehead.

-X-

Around 9:00 Sean's mom told Emma and Craig to take Sean home. Tyler was already staying at Sean's so his mom said Emma and Craig could too. She stayed at the hospital with her friend. Sean still hadn't talked to anyone but Emma. He hadn't eaten anything either. Once they got home, Tyler got out stuff for Emma and Craig to sleep on. Craig and Tyler decided they would sleep in the living room and Emma could help Sean. Emma agreed and took Sean to his room.

"So why don't we order a pizza or something?" Emma asked sitting down on Sean's bed.

He sat down beside her, still holding her hand.

"Ok, Em."

Emma smiled. She told Craig to order some double cheese pizza and let her know when it got there.

"So…Sean you haven't been home in two days. Why don't you go take a shower?" Emma said pulling Sean towards his bathroom. He had a small one right off of his bedroom.

"Ok Em."

Sean hadn't really said much else. Emma followed him into the bathroom. She gave him his towel.

"Ok I'll be waiting for you in your room." Emma said starting to turn around.

"Em, no wait! You said you wouldn't leave me!" Sean said grabbing her arm.

Emma was surprised by how scared Sean was.

"Sean I'll just be right outside the bathroom. I told you I'm not leaving you. I'm not going anywhere! I promise." She said trying to reassure him.

Sean didn't say anything. So Emma turned to leave again.

"Em, wait! No! You said you wouldn't leave! Please." Sean said starting to tear up. He looked like a scared child.

Emma sighed. She obviously couldn't leave him. But what was she suppose to do? Get in the shower with him?

-X-

Emma sighed as she sat on the toilet next to the running shower. Relief swept through her again as she reminded herself again that at least she hadn't had to get in there with him! Still, a smirk played on her lips as she thought of their conversation a few moments ago.

"Em, wait! No! You said you wouldn't leave! Please."

"Sean, I'll be right in the other room. Honest."

"Please! You can't leave me! Please!"

"Sean…I'm not getting in the shower with you! I'm…we've…you'll be naked!"

"Please?" he whispered softly. "Please just…don't leave me."

Emma sighed and sat down on the toilet. "I'll be right here. OK?"

Emma had kept her promise and stayed right there. She'd ignored the awkwardness of the situation when Sean hid behind the shower curtain and stripped, tossing each article of clothing as it left his body. Emma swallowed hard as his boxers popped out and onto the floor. He was totally nude behind that curtain!

"Are you still there?" he asked nervously, peeking his head around the curtain.

Emma smiled at his soapy head. "I promised I would be, didn't I?"

He nodded and slipped back behind the curtain.

Suddenly the phone rang, making him yelp. "It's OK, Sean. Tyler or Craig will get it."

After four rings, Emma sighed nervously, realizing no one was in the trailer. "Sean. I'm going to go get that." He didn't have time to answer as she hurried off. When she returned, he was whispering her name frantically over and over.

"It's OK, Sean. I'm back. Sean? Sean…" but he didn't seem to hear her. She sighed and stuck her hand behind the curtain, praying she didn't grab anything other than his hand. Relief flooded her as his hand grasped hers. "It was a wrong number."

"Not…not about Dad?" he asked weakly.

"No. It's-" but she didn't have the chance to finish as the weight of him collapsing to the shower floor drug her down as well.

"Sean!" she called out, hoping he hadn't fainted. "Sean!"

Her heart broke as she heard the muffled whimpers. Without thinking, she opened the curtain to find him curled in a tight ball, shaking uncontrollably. "Sean!" she gasped as she climbed into the shower to hug him…her earlier inhibitions seemingly gone.

She kissed his head over and over, ignoring the hot water drenching her clothes and hair. "Shhhh…it's OK," she whispered repeatedly. "Sean…it's going to be OK."

Sean clung to Emma and she held him tightly, rubbing his back. They were like that for what seemed like hours.

"Em?" he finally whispered.

"I'm here," she whispered back.

"Don't…don't leave me."

"I'm not going anywhere. I promise."

"Forever?"

"Sean…"

"Please just say you'll never leave me."

Emma smiled at him and touched his cheek. "I promise, Sean."

He pulled her face softly to his and touched her lips gently to his own. "I love you, Em."

"I love you too Sean…I always have." Emma whispered as she rested her forehead on his. Sean leaned up and kissed her again. This time it was deeper and harder. They'd kissed for what seemed like forever. Emma now knew that Sean felt the same way about her that she felt about him. Sean was too stunned to think. He knew that he loved Emma and that he always had. But his head was pounding. Everything that was going on with his dad was clouding his mind. He was getting lost in the kiss…in its emotion. He was using the kiss to feel. And he knew that if it weren't Emma kissing him, that he wouldn't feel anything. Emma was too lost in the kiss to realize what was happening. She knew that what was going on with Sean's dad was messing him up…and she shouldn't confuse him even more by telling him how she felt. But as soon as Sean kissed her she'd lost any good judgment that she ever had. Sean and Emma both knew that Sean was vulnerable but they were both so lost in the kiss that they didn't seem to care. They didn't even hear Craig knocking on the door.

"Guys! Em, Sean! Are you guys still in there? The pizza's ready!" Craig yelled trying to get their attention.

Emma pulled away from Sean. They both looked each other straight in the eyes. They'd just realized what had happened and that Sean was naked. Emma turned to yell back to Craig.

"We'll be out in a minute!"

"Ok!" Craig yelled back not wanting to get the wrong idea.

He walked back into the living room.

"So maybe we should get dried off now, huh?" Emma asked turning off the water and stepping out of the shower trying not to look at Sean.

Sean quickly grabbed his towel and covered himself up. He got one for Emma and went back into the bathroom to change. Emma went into his room to do the same.

"Em! Em are you dressed?" Sean asked not wanting to walk in on her and create another awkward situation.

"Yeah, you can come out."

Sean walked out of the bathroom and threw his towel in the laundry basket. Emma was sitting on his bed dressed in her pajama shorts and a tank top. Sean was in his night shorts and a wife beater.

"So…I guess we should eat now."

-X-

I would like to thank Xenasargo2, AKA Ruby, for helping me write the "shower scene." I knew what I wanted to happen but I didn't exactly know how to go about writing it. So much LOVE Ruby!!

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