Will zipped Dalton's coat up and ruffled his hair.
"I'm going to miss you, buddy... Have a nice time, yeah? I'll see you in a few days? Love you." Dalton nodded and Will kissed the top of his head.
"Are you sure you're okay with taking him for a few days?" Emma asked her parents, who were stood in the doorway.
"Of course it is! We haven't had Dalton in a while and it will be good for you to get a rest for a few days, espcially with the other one on the way!" Rose said, smiling. Emma hugged her and smiled.
"Hey, Dalton, come here?" Emma called him over to her and she lifted him up and rested him on her hip. "Mummy is going to miss you! But you have fun and me and daddy will see you in a few days! Be good for nanny and grandad and do as you're told!" Dalton grinned and Emma kissed his cheek. "I love you! Now get going!" She put him down and laughed as he ran out the door.
"Bye, guys." Rusty waved bye and Emma's parents left. Now it was only Will and Emma there and they were stood in utter silence.
"I love you, Emma." Will blurted out, awkwardly.
"Do you really? Is that why you have been lying to me for the past month?" She raised her eyebrows and Will shook his head.
"No, no, I lied because I knew you would be angry with me..." Emma scoffed.
"Didn't it occur to you that I would be angrier if you kept it from me?"
"I was going to tell you when I thought was the right time..."
"When was the right time going to be, Will? When I was lying on the hospital bed, giving birth to your 2nd child?" She rolled her eyes and he shrugged again.
"If I felt like it was the right time, then-" Emma laughed.
"You're despicable. I can't believe you!"
"I'm sorry, you know I didn't mean it..." He blushed.
"Why her, Will?" She looked him in the eyes.
"I wanted to hear what she had to say for herself, she was begging me..."
"You could have said no. You SHOULD have said no." She sat down on the couch.
"She was in my face begging me to try to be friends, I couldn't turn her down..."
"That's your strength and your weakness. You're too kind..." Will done his signature lopsided grin. He sat next to Emma.
"She has changed, Em, I promise..." She sighed.
"Well, maybe if you had spoken to me about it, I would have gone with you and found that out for myself, but you lied to me... You lied to your wife to sneak out to your ex? And I'm sorry, but I do feel jealous." Will frowned.
"Why are you jealous?"
"Well, for all of those years that you were with her, I fought for you. I fought for US, and I won. I nearly married a man who was more gravy than man, and then I married a man who I couldn't love because I was head over heels in love with you. You were all I ever wanted, you still are, and I thought that we wouldn't need to worry about anyone ever getting in the way again, because I truly thought you loved me. But when she came back, I could see your eyes light up... There is still something between you and Terri. I don't know what it is, but there is something, and you've been leaving me for hours at a time to fulfil your, what, needs? I may sound clingy, but I wouldn't mind you going out every so often, but it's everyday? You go out every day for hours on end and you expect me to be fine? I'm your wife, Will, and this baby is due in no more than two months. What if something happens when you are out?" Will gulped.
"You would be able to ring me..." Emma shook her head.
"Yes, I should, but you don't answer sometimes, and I need you here with me? What if I couldn't get to the phone and Dalton wasn't here?" Will stammered. "Do you understand now why it hurts so much for you to be leaving me for her?" He nodded.
"I'm sorry... But you know what Terri is like..." Emma cleared her throat.
"Yup, a manipulative bitch who ruins peoples lives..."
"Emma, I'm so sorry... I really am... I want to make this up to you..." She bit her lip.
"I don't know how you can, Will. You missed a whole month with all of us for her, while lying. I don't know how I can trust you..." A tear rolled down Emma's face.
"Please? Give me one last try? Please, Emma, I'm begging you! I love you so much and I know I've mucked up, but I need you too!" He grabbed Emma's hand.
"Well, what are you willing to do to win me back?" She blushed and looked down.
"Anything, Emma, anything... But before we go too far, why don't we all sit down and talk about it all?"
"What, us two and Terri?" Will nodded.
"She can explain to you what she explained to me, and maybe we can sort this out for good. I honestly believe she has changed, Em..."
"If I talk to her for you, will you stop visiting her so much?"
"Yes, I will stay here with you everyday, all day, if you just give her one chance. If you still don't want to know her after that chance, we can cut contact all together and we will never see her again, yeah?" Emma sighed.
"Okay, I guess I can work with that..." Will enveloped her into a hug. "Ow, you're hurting me..." He pulled away.
"I'm sorry... Thank you so much, Em, you don't know how happy I am that you're giving her a chance!" She smiled weakly.
"Do you still love her?" Her eyes saddened and she looked down.
"No... But she was my first everything, she meant a lot to me. It's hard to lose something that big..." Emma nodded.
"So, if I left you, it wouldn't be that bad because I wasn't your first?" She rolled her eyes.
"No! Of course it would be bad! It would be the worst. You are my first child-bearer... Well, the first real one..." He blushed.
"I wasn't your first anything, but you were my first everything. I have given so much to you, I can't lose it because of her..."
"You won't lose me, okay? Not now, not ever. She is my past, you're my forever." He kissed her cheek.
"I lost you a month ago, in my eyes." Emma bit her lip and several tears rolled down her cheek.
"Let me make it up to you..." He started kissing her neck and she pushed him away.
"No, Will. We sent Dalton to my parents so we can talk like adults, not so we can do adult stuff." She raised her eyebrows.
"You can't tell me you don't want to?"
"Wanting to do it, and it being the wrong thing to do right now is the complete opposite." She moved along the sofa slightly. "I think I'm going to go up and get a bath..." She stood up and started walking upstairs.
"Let me come in with you..." He walked up behind her and she didn't resist, so he guessed it was okay. He turned the taps on and walked back into the bedroom to get undressed. He walked in to find Emma looking at herself in the mirror. "You are beautiful." He walked up behind her and pulled her top off.
"Thank you..." She whispered. She undone her bottoms and pulled them down. Will watched before he got started on his own clothes. Soon enough, the both of them were just stood in their undergarments and staring at each other. Emma went first by unclasping her bra and letting it fall to in front her feet. Then she pulled her underwear down and stood there waiting for Will to do the same. Eventually he did and they walked into the bathroom and Will sat in the bath and Emma slid in on top of him. "Is this okay? Am I too heavy?" Will shook his head.
"You're perfect, okay?" She leant into his chest and started relaxing. She suddenly sat up. "What's wrong? Are you okay?"
"I haven't finished cleaning the house, oh my gosh. I need to clean!" She went to stand up but Will pulled her back down.
"The cleaning can wait. You're relaxing." Emma shook her head.
"You can't just say that to someone who has OCD, Will!?" She started panicking until Will started rubbing her back and she calmed down slightly.
"Okay? You alright?" She nodded and relaxed into his arms again. "I love you, Emma. We will sort this out." He smoothed her hair down.
"If you say so..."