Road to Redemption Part 2

A/N: Afew reminders: First,as much as I would like to have the esteemed honor of being a writer for Degrassi: I am unfortunately just a fangirl. For if I was a writer for the show: Emma and Spinner would have NEVER even considered getting married. Sean would have come back from basic training and swept Emma off her feet and away from Kelly.

Second: I also in no way own the script and/or plot of Sweet Home Alabama. Does lightening really do that to sand?

Sean stared at Emma with unblinking eyes.

Sean: "Well, it's nice to see you too."

Emma: "Sean, don't be like that."

Sean: "Like what Em?"

Emma: "Sulky."

Sean stared back at the woman of his dreams with an utter loss of words.

Sean: "I haven't seen or heard from you for eight years and here you are on my doorstep; wanting a divorce, AND you tell me I shouldn't be sulky? God damn it Emma! How do you think I feel? I come home after two years in fucking Iraq; to find that you left me. On top of that: I risk my life to save a comrade: I could have died Emma! But instead I have to live with this stupid limp….without you."

Emma just stared at the lab lying at Sean's feet: she was afraid to look him in the eyes.

Sean (in a softer tone): "Don't you think that I was feeling lost too after our miscarriage? Why do you run from me? I bet you haven't even talked to your parents yet."

Emma cast her eyes downward again.

Sean: "Emma Christen Nelson! Those people are your family; they're the only family you that you have. They've been there for you through everything…. (Sean hobbled down the steps) And you are going to get into my car and we are going to go see them. I will not take no for an answer."

Emma watched as Sean hobbled down the steps. It hurt her to see him like this: to see the pain in his eyes. Had things been different: had she come back sooner, she would be able to help him. But no, she had always been afraid to come back because she was afraid to face him after he didn't come looking for her and all the pain that she had caused just because she didn't want to be pitied. Emma watched as Sean lost his balance and began to fall. She quickly caught his arm to stabilize him. At least I could be of some help. After Sean had regained his composure; he forced himself free of Emma. Why does she have to be so helpful? Doesn't she realize that it makes it impossible to get over her and forget what we had?

Emma: "Sean, let me help."

Sean: "Why, I've been doing fine for the past eight years without your help."

Sean hobbled over to the passenger's side of his red Palumbo M-80 hybrid and opened the door. Emma just stood here looking slightly confused by this version of Sean Cameron.

Sean: "You gonna get in or what?"

Emma walked to the door and got into the Palumbo M-80.

Emma: "Look, Sean. I didn't know-"

Sean tried to hide the fact that his heart was slowly breaking, the fact was that it had been slowly breaking since the day he received that letter and the divorce papers.

Sean: "Just forget about it."

He shut the door and walked over to driver's side; he got in and they were off. The drive was silent: you could here the gentle hum of the sports car. The silence was broken by the sound of Emma's phone singing the tune of "Super Girl".

Emma looked at her blue iPhone/blackberry pearl combo (the benefits of the iPhone and blackberry all in one) and sighed.

Emma: "Hey Manny."

Manny: "Hey, where are you? I thought it would only take an hour."

Emma: "So did I, but Sean is forcing me to see my family before we talk about it."

In the background Sean let out a sarcastic scoff. Manny couldn't help but laugh at how childish her friend and husband were acting.

Manny: "Tell Sean that him and Jay are going bowling tomorrow….whatever that means."

Emma rolled her eyes at her friend.

Emma: "It's a game-"

Manny: "I know what bowling is. But Jay hates to bowl. I can only assume that it is a code."

Emma put her hand over the receiver and turned to Sean.

Emma: "You and Jay are going bowling tomorrow."

Sean nodded his head and simply said one word.

Sean: "8."

Emma turned her attention back to the phone.

Emma: "Manny, he said he will be there at eight."

Manny: "Cool. Oh, Em-before I forget-the fitting is at 10 am."

Emma: "Ok. See you then. Bye."

Emma hung up the phone and tried not to think about the pounding in her hart that came from a mixture of seeing him again: of sitting so close to him and of the fact that she was going to see her parents that she hadn't seen in eight years…..