Hi there! Here is another chapter! So sorry for the wait. This chapter has more of Emily/ Cal and Emily/ Gillian moments. Thanks for those who have read and reviewed! Ya'll seriously rock! 18 more days until summer vacation! YAY! I am so ready! Anywho, I don't own anything, but I can't wait until June 7th and Fox gave the go ahead for a 3rd season! YAYAYAYAYAY! Enjoy!


That same night…

After Ben and the FBI facial artist left, Cal looked over to Emily and asked, "Are you alright, Luv?"

She slowly nodded and said, "Yeah, I am just a little shook up right now. And what's weird is that I am more scared for Gillian than I am for myself. There are people looking for her just to kill her. It seems so senseless to me."

Cal looked down and said, "They want to destroy her because she is the one that got away. She is the one that can put them in jail and that can ruin their society." He looked up and brushed her hair back, "I promise you, I won't ever let them hurt her."

Emily stared at her dad with her doe eyes, "Dad, promise me that she will stay here with us. She can't be somewhere by herself. We have got to protect her."

Cal took a deep breath, "Luv, she has her own free will. If she decides to leave, then she can. I have already maxed out my favors and threats to her."

Emily interrupted, "Then drag her if you need to. She will appreciate it in the long run. She needs someone to look after her and we all know that you are the guy to do it. Come on, dad, don't be a wimp." She smiled a cute smile.

Cal grabbed her head and gave her a light noogie. "Oh, all right. But I am only agreeing to this because you called me a wimp and I am not a wimp."

She laughed and said, "Yeah right." She looked around and asked, "Where is Gillian? She left after the sketch artist started to draw the head."

Cal looked around too and said, "I think she went up stairs mumbling something about being tired. Why don't you go check on her, yeah?"

Emily mischievously looked at Cal and said, "Why don't you check on her?" She wiggled her eyebrows up and down.

Cal seriously said, "I think she would be comfortable with you instead of me."

Emily cocked her head to the side and asked, "Is it because of the necklace? It was a beautiful necklace. She seemed genuinely pleased that you got her a necklace."

He picked at his fingernails and whispered, "It was a beautiful necklace, but I think that is only half of the problem." He suddenly looked up and said, "You know what? You should just follow my directions and go up and comfort Gillian, okay?"

Emily stood up and asked, "Did you say something stupid to her?" She stared at his face, in which he was biting his lip. "Oh my goodness, dad, what did you say to her?" She started to laugh, "You didn't ask her to marry you, did you?" She laughed even more. However, she stopped laughing after seeing his stern face. She put her hand over her mouth. "Oh my god, dad, you didn't ask her to marry you? Please say no." She looked at him as he was staring at his shoes. She moaned, "Oh, dad, what a horrible thing to do. Why did you do such a thing?"

He stumbled, "Well it seemed right at the time. And it wasn't so much as a proposal as it was me requesting it."

Emily sat back down and put her head in her hands. "Oh dad, you didn't! Oh how embarrassing."

Cal smirked, "Tell me about it. I can't even look at her now. So you see my dilemma? Go in there and comfort Gillian, okay?"

Emily stood up again and said, "I will, but just to let you know, it is more embarrassing for me." She turned and walked towards the stairs.

Cal stood up and yelled, "Oi! Why is it more embarrassing for you? You didn't ask the bloody question."

She turned around and simply said, "I didn't ask the question but knowing my dad asked a question like that is just plain sad. Geez, you could have swept her off her feet or something." She playfully rolled her eyes and said, "Goodnight." She turned and walked up the stairs.

Cal yelled up the stairs, "Goodnight, Luv." And shook his head and whispered, "Sweep her off her feet. Sounds like a bloody romance novel." He thought for a moment and then went and then he walked into the kitchen and got a glass of water.

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Emily knocked on the door to Gillian's room and waited for a response. When she didn't get one she peeked in and whispered, "Gillian, are you okay?"

Gillian exhaled and turned on the bedside lamp. "Yeah, I'm okay. I thought I was tired but I can't fall asleep. Did the agents leave?"

Emily came in and sat on the bed. "Yeah, they left."

Gillian touched the teenager's arm and asked, "How are you doing?"

Emily said, "I am doing fine, but to be honest I am more worried about you." She looked up to find confusion on Gillian's face. "There are people looking for you to kill you. I don't know how you can be so calm and collected about this. I would be a total wreck."

Gillian sat up against the headboard and Emily did the same. "Well, to be honest, I just don't want to give in to their tactics. I am afraid if I show fear, remorse or embarrassment that I will be giving into what they want. They want me to show weakness. Well, I am a very stubborn woman and I am not going to do that."

Emily thought for a moment and then said, "How can you do that?"

Gillian smiled, "Well it helps if you have people that you love, like family and friends, around to help you. Just the touch of a familiar hand on the back or a silly joke can make you very resilient. Simple things are the best things to have when you are facing something like this."

Emily asked, "Do you have family around here? I never hear you talk about your family."

She looked down and said quietly, "All of my family is in California. The only family I have around here is you and your dad." She looked up and smiled.

Emily smiled back and said, "Well thank goodness for my dad. He can be a pain in the butt or stubborn sometimes, but with good reasons." Emily took and second and then whispered, "You know he loves you very much. He wouldn't be stubborn to just anyone; only to the ones he loves."

Gillian put her hand over her mouth and looked the other way. After a couple of minutes, she coughed and said, "He is a wonderful guy. You have a great father, even if he is a pain in the butt to you. Don't fault him for that. I wish I had a pain in the butt father like you. And don't think it is just him helping me out, it's you too!"

After a couple minutes of comfortable silence, Emily said, "Gillian, can I ask you to do something?"

Gillian looked at Emily and genuinely said, "Anything."

Both of the girls scooted down into the covers. "Please don't leave. I don't want you to leave. I promise dad and I will take care of you. We are your family."

Gillian turned off the light, but not before looking at Emily's pleading face. "I will not promise anything just yet, but I will not leave."

Emily sighed and said, "Thank you, Gillian. Goodnight."

Gillian smiled and whispered, "Goodnight." They both fell asleep.

Cal, who was listening to the conversation outside of the door, smiled. He tip toed to his bedroom but he left the door open.


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