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CHAPTER 5

The bright morning sun shone through Emma's basement window. Sean slowly opened his eyes forgetting for a moment where he was. He looked over at Emma who was sleeping peacefully beside him. He was happy that her parents let them spend their last night together. Sean usually had to sleep on the couch if he stayed over but occasionally her parents would let that rule slide. Last night was an exception to the rule. He glanced over at the alarm clock which read 5:45am. He still had 15 minutes before they would need to get out of bed and get ready to head to the airport. He noticed Emma's cell phone laying on the night stand beside him. He slowly pulled his arm out from underneath her neck and reached over for it. He opened it up and added Jay's phone number in her cell phone's memory. He placed it back on the nightstand quietly. He looked back over at Emma who was still sleeping peacefully. He loved watching her sleep and would definitely miss that while he was gone. He knew though that going away would provide them with a better life and future than he would have been able to offer if he had stayed here working at the garage with Jay.

He let her sleep for a couple of more minutes then decided to it was time to wake her up. He ran his hand up her arm and slowly grazed her beautiful face with his fingers. She opened her eyes and groaned knowing it was still very early. "Good morning sunshine. It's time to wake up."

"Ok." Emma yawned still tired. They had stayed up late talking and didn't fall asleep until about 1:00am. They talked about the future and about what they'd do when he came home to visit. Sean had figured he'd probably get a 3 or 4 day weekend after being there for 6 weeks and was hoping to come home for a visit then. "Can we lay here together just for a few more minutes before we get up?" Emma asked.

"Sure can Em. I woke you up a couple of minutes early on purpose." Sean smiled at her. They lay together the next couple of minutes in each others arms just listening to each other breath. They didn't need to talk anymore. They just enjoyed their last few moments lying in bed together.

"Emma! Sean" Emma's mom yelled from the top of the basement stairs. "It's time to get up or we're going to be late."

"We'll be up in a minute mom." Emma rose from the bed and headed to the bathroom. She put on a blue dress which was another one of Sean's favorite outfits. She brushed her hair the best she could and put on some makeup. She knew she should jump in the shower but figured they'd be late for the airport if she did.

While Emma was getting ready Sean got ready himself. He pulled a small box out of his duffle bag. It was a present for Emma. He had bought it earlier in the week but hadn't decided when the best time to give it to her was. He decided to hide it under the pillow and figured she'd find it sometime after he was gone. He hoped the present would put a smile on her face.

Sean, Emma, her brother Jack and her parents arrived at the airport at 7:00am. Sean's plane was to leave at 8:00am. They checked Sean's bags and headed to the passenger gate to all say their last goodbyes.

Sean hugged Mr. & Mrs. Simpson goodbye. He thanked them for the ride to the airport and everything that they had done for him the past few years. After Sean finished thanking them Mr. Simpson spoke up "Sean, Christine and I just wanted to let you know how proud we are of you. We're happy that you decided to go this route. It is going to be a great opportunity for you. Now we're going to take Jack back downstairs and let you guys have a couple of minutes alone. We'll meet you out at the car Emma. Take care Sean"

"So this is it." Emma said quietly.

"Afraid so. I'll be home in 6 weeks though for a visit and time is sure to fly by. It is your senior year of high school after all so I'm sure there will be lots of things at school to keep you busy. Plus I'm sure Manny will be excited to have some extra girl time with her since I won't be around to distract you. Though I must say I do enjoy distracting you" Sean smiled. He pulled her to him and held her close. He breathed in the honey vanilla scent from her hair. "Em, I do have on thing I need you to promise me before I leave."

"Anything Sean. What is it?" Emma asked.

"You have to promise me that if you are ever in any sort of trouble to call for help. I programmed a phone number in your cell this morning. It is listed under the name "Trouble." You need to promise me that you'll call it if your ever stranded or need protection."

"Who's number is it Sean?"

Sean hesitated. "That's not important Em. All that is important is that you promise me you will call that number if you need any type of help at all." Sean did not want to tell Emma that the phone number he gave her for an emergency was Jay's. Her and Jay were not on the best of terms after what happened between them in the Ravine last year. He thought if he told her it was Jay's number that she may not call it if she needed help. He needed to know that she'd be safe without him here with her and this was the only way he felt he could accomplish that. "Do you promise that you will call the number should you need help?"

"I promise Sean."

The announcement for boarding the plane came over the loudspeaker. They kissed one last time before he left to go through the doors. She watched as he passed the airline attendant his ticket. He turned back around before and waved goodbye. She waved back and watched as he walked around the corner. She pulled herself together trying not to cry and headed outside to her parents car.