Halie's small fingers went to scratch the part in her light hair as she watched the brunette woman slowly exit the downstairs bathroom, the back of her hand wiping her mouth. "Emily?"

Emily's eyes widened as she saw the young girl and immediately put on a smile, bending down to her level. "Hey sweetheart. Did you need something?"

The small girl shook her head as she poked Emily's shoulder. "Why did you go to the toilet?"

Emily gave her newest 'daughter' a small smile and ran her fingers through the girl's soft brown hair. "I just felt a little sick, that's all. But don't worry Halie, I'll be ok. My tummy's just a little upset."

"Why?"

"Have you ever gotten really sick that all the stuff in your belly had to come out through your mouth?"

Halie nodded immediately as her eyes widened. "Yeah! It made me really sad cause it smelled all yucky and I didn't make it to the toilet in time."

Emily bit her lip and nodded sadly. "Yeah sometimes we don't always make it to the bathroom in time. But, that's all I was doing in there. I just don't feel that great."

"Why though?"

The older brunette gave a huff as she smiled to the young girls. "What is this, the third degree?" When Halie scrunched up her forehead, Emily just shook her head. "Ok, never mind. I've just been sick for the past couple days. And luckily no one else besides me has it."

Halie's lips slowly began to form a pout as she took the pointer finger of her right hand and gently dragged it along the older woman's nose and cheeks. "Is Aaron gonna yell at you?"

Emily's eyes widened as she stood on her knees, her brown eyes leveling with Halie's. "Why would Aaron yell at me, sweetheart?"

"When I used to get sick at daddy's house, I got yelled at. And I got yelled at even more when I couldn't get to the toilet." She chewed her lip as she looked away from the pity in Emily's eyes. "He called me the 'b' word and told me I was icky."

Emily watched as the little girl in front of her had tears spill onto her pout and Emily quickly took her into a hug, her lips kissing each and every part of the young brunette's face. "Oh darling, please don't cry. He was so wrong to say that." She pulled back slowly and wiped Halie's tears with the pad of her pointer. "First off, you know that what he said was wrong. No one should be put down like that, especially someone as beautiful and special as you. And second," Emily smiled. "It's natural! Throwing up is something everyone does, and yes it may be icky but it's a way of your body purging that unnecessary goop in your tummy."

Halie shrugged. "Huh?"

The older woman smiled wide as she let out a laugh. "It gets all the ickiness out of your body."

"Oh!"

Emily nodded and kissed the little girl's nose. "You should never hear anything like that, ok? And if someone tells you anything that seems like something your daddy would say, you come to me. Alright? Cause then me and Aaron could go and kick their butts."

Halie nodded her head vigorously and hugged her caretaker around her strong neck. "Thank you Emily. You promise?"

Emily bit her lip before kissing the little girl's temple, her breathy whisper cried into Halie's ear as she hugged her tight. "I promise baby."