After Emma had lugged the bags from the car up the stairs, she opened the front door. She stepped inside and what she saw in front of her made her stomach turn with disgust. On the couch just a few feet away, her husband and his ex-wife were sucking the life out of each other. She dropped the bags she was carrying on the floor and heard the cars she bought Dalton clatter together. Terri pulled away and the pair of them stared at Emma with wide eyes.
"I'm home." She said awkwardly, staring at the couch. Will got up and rushed over to Emma, placing his hand on her arm.
"Emma? Oh, God. This is NOT what it looks like!" She shook free of his touch.
"Really? Because it sure as hell looked like you were making out with your ex-wife on our couch!"
"She came onto me, I promise you, Ems!" Emma shook her head.
"I know why you wanted me to go shopping now. You wanted me out of the house so you could play happy families with her!" Emma laughed harshly as she walked upstairs. She came back down shortly with a small suitcase and a 'Cars' backpack. "Come on, Dalton. Get your shoes and coat on. We are going to visit nanny and grandad for a few days!" Will's eyes widened and he shook his head. He watched Dalton stand up reluctantly and do as his mother had asked.
"What? Emma, no! You can't do this! You can't just run away with our child for a few days! We need to talk this out!" Emma picked her bag up.
"I can, Will..." She turned around and opened the door.
"Dalton, do you want to stay with daddy still?" Will asked, hoping that Dalton would stay.
"No, I want to see nanny and grandad Pillsbury." He placed his backpack over his shoulders and stood by the door waiting for Emma.
"We will be back in a few days. I'm just giving you some time to sort yourself and your priorities out, and when I come back, we can decide on a few things."
"Please, Emma... You don't have to do this? We can talk?" A tear rolled down Will's cheek.
"We will be back, don't worry! I'll only be gone for a few days, but when we get back, we can reevaluate it all and sort some things out. I just feel that you need to rediscover who you are... And if that means no more us, then we will work something out..." Emma gulped, wiping her cheek. "I'll see you in a few days." She walked out of the door and got into the car, starting the engine. Will was sat gawping at the front door. Had he seriously just lost his wife and his children? He had gotten himself into such a mess...
"I may have lost my whole family because of you!" He screamed at a silent Terri. "Did you hear me? I may have lost my wife and my children!" Terri stood up and walked over to Will.
"I heard you, but maybe her leaving you is the best. Now we are alone, and you may be single in a few days..." She ran her fingers up Will's torso and he swatted her away.
"I don't love you anymore, Terri! I don't even think when we were married that I loved you! It was always me putting the effort in, never you! I love Emma, and I love our children, but if I can't have them, I don't want anybody else. I thought you had changed, Terri. I thought Emma was just being stubborn, but she was right. I never should have trusted you. I should have cut the contact as soon as it started."
"Don't say that... I have changed. I went to therapy and now the Doctors said I am better! That's why I am here, to tell you that I'm ready and I won't do what I did before! I love you, Will!" Terri placed her hand on Will's cheek and he turned his head.
"No, you're the same self-centred bitch you were 5 years ago. Now get out. I don't ever want to see you again." Terri kissed his cheek and picked her bag up to leave. Now all he had to do, was wait...
3 days later, Will was sat on the couch as he heard the door unlatch and the sound of his little boy's laugh. He stood up immediately and ran to the front door.
"Daddy!" Dalton cheered as he ran in. Will smiled, picking him up and spinning him round.
"I've missed you so much, buddy! Where's your mummy?" He put Dalton down and ruffled his hair.
"Getting the bags!" Dalton ran off to put his bag down and Will walked out of the house to see Emma struggling with the suitcase. He ran over to her and put it down for her. He looked directly in her eyes.
"I've missed you..." He pushed a strand of hair out of her face.
"Oh, is that so? Terri not been back?" Emma lifted up the suitcase again and Will grabbed it off of her.
"Emma, please... SHE kissed ME, unexpectedly. And no, I told her to never come back." Emma locked the car and walked up the stairs and into the house.
"I told you she shouldn't be trusted, but you ignored me, and now look what's happened." She rolled her eyes and walked upstairs to unpack. Will followed her.
"I know, and I'm so sorry... I honestly thought she had changed... But it doesn't matter now, because she's gone and I have my family back. You are staying, right?" Will's eyes widened and Emma nodded her head slowly, biting her lip.
"I love you, Will, I really do, and I need you so much, but I walked in on you practically eating your ex's face off..." Emma was reaching up to put the suitcase back, when she suddenly stopped and put her hand to her stomach.
"Em? Are you okay?" She nodded.
"I'm fine, it just hurts when I stretch too much."
"Let me do it then. I told you to just ask me when you want something. I'm your husband, it's not like I don't know you!" He put the suitcase up for her and pulled Emma to the bed.
"I thought I knew you..." She sniffled slightly. He turned his body and grabbed her hands in his.
"Emma, I promise you I wasn't kissing back and I promise that she was the one kissing, okay? I just couldn't move because I was too shocked. I love you and our children, I would never even think of kissing someone else. Especially my lying ex." Will raised his eyebrows and Emma giggled slightly. "Are you okay now, Cinderella?" She nodded and nuzzled her head into his neck.
"I've missed you too..." She sighed. "You don't know how much I've cried over not having you beside me and how much I've just wanted a massage. I mean, seriously. I would have asked, but it's a bit creepy having your mum or dad massaging you..." Will chuckled. "But Dalton had a nice trip. He doesn't understand why we went, he just enjoyed seeing family." Will smiled.
"Well, I for one am happy that you're finally back in my arms." He wrapped his arms around Emma and kissed her cheek. "Massage?" He winked.
"Oh, yes, please! My back has been killing me..." She blushed and Will smirked. "No funny business, mister." She pulled her top off and turned around so her back was facing Will. He started massaging her lower back and Emma groaned. "Your hands are like magic."
"Does that have a sexual connotation, or?" He smirked and Emma slapped him playfully. He worked his way up to the top half of her back and stopped. "Can you take this off?" He fiddled with the back of her bra. Emma rolled her eyes.
"I'm having a massage, nothing more."
"But you can't get the full package with this on? It's in the way." Emma laughed.
"Okay, okay. Just undo it and I'll put it somewhere." Will unhooked her bra and Emma chucked it to the floor. He resumed his massaging, working his way up and down her back. Once he had finished, he put his legs either side of Emma so she was sat in between him and he rested his head on her shoulder while rubbing her stomach.
"Do you know what we haven't done for a whole week?" Will asked.
"What?" Emma asked, confused.
"This." He kissed her on the lips passionately and rolled her over so he was on top of her.
Emma was liking this massage.