"The Neighbors: A New Emaya Story"
Emily has to tell Maya what happened with Josh to keep her safe. How will Maya react?
Rated M for Mature Content
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She lifts her head up and says, "I love you. I love that you would do anything to protect me and our baby. I love you that you told me what really happened in there. I do love you Emily." She kisses me softly settling in my arms again.
And as I hold her and kiss the top of her head, thoughts of me squeezing that IV tube consume me. I would do anything to protect you Maya, anything…
Chapter 30: Emily Comes Clean
Emily POV
Maya and I sit in silence the whole train ride home from the city. I'm actually kind of glad because I need to tell her what Josh did in the hospital room but not in public. The car ride home is just as silent until we see a UPS truck making a delivery to Maya's house. We both exit the car from my driveway and walk over.
"Hi, there."
"Oh hi, do you live here," the UPS driver asks a bit startled by our arrival.
"Yes."
"Then these packages belong to you. Can you please sign for them?" he asks rather politely.
"Of course," she takes the electronic pad and signs it. "Here ya go. Thank you."
"Have a nice day ladies," he tips his hat and smiles.
"So what are these?" I ask.
"I'm guessing my paintings of you and me."
"Do you want to keep them here or at my house, I mean our house?" I ask managing to find that smile only she can make me smile.
"You're sweet. I think we should put them in my art studio for now," she winks. I melt.
"You're probably right. Can you grab an end or is it too much for you to carry?" I ask protectively.
"Its fine beautiful." I melt again.
We manage to get the paintings into Maya's studio without a problem until we place them down. Maya went a little too quickly and banged my wrist, the wrist that Josh grabbed and I let out a yelp of sorts….
"Oh my god! Are you okay?" she rushes to my side.
"Yeah, I'm fine. You just bumped my wrist that's all," I try hiding it from her view.
"Let me see it."
She reaches for my arm but I pull it away from her.
"I said its fine," my tone a bit more serious this time.
"Emily, let me see it," her tone is way more serious than mine. She wins.
I reluctantly show it to her.
"Emily! It's all bruised. That couldn't have just happened. These marks wouldn't be this black and blue so quickly."
I pull my arm away from her, "Maya, its fine."
"Emily, how did you get those bruises?" she's not really asking, she's expecting an answer.
"May…"
"The only time this could've happened was when we were at the clinic. Emily, what did you do?" She demands sternly with her hands on her hips. She's not gonna let this go.
That's all I need to lose it on her, "Me? It was him! It was your crazy psycho husband you were cozying up to!"
"What are you talking about!" she bites back.
I hold onto my injured wrist looking at the ground and then back up at her finding my composure, "I didn't tell you everything about what happened at the clinic."
"Emily…" She sounds disappointed with me. I don't like when she sounds disappointed, it pierces my heart.
"After I told him that I love you and we're together now, I was about to leave but he grabbed me before I had a chance to. He scared me to death. I turned around and he looked at me with these dark eyes. It was terrifying. I had to get away from him. I had no choice," I plead with my voice, my eyes, my entire body hoping she believes me. Oh please believe me Maya!
"Wait, Josh was awake and what do you mean you had no choice?" That wasn't the reaction I was hoping for, this isn't good.
"I don't know if he was awake. He didn't say anything he just stared at me, squeezing my arm so hard," I sound desperate in my attempt to sway her.
"The alarms from the monitors, oh my god, what did you do?" Her hand covers her mouth and she's looking at me like she doesn't even know me! It's me, Emily, your Emily! I can't have her looking at me like that!
"I did what I had to. I pinched the tubing connected to his IV so the meds would stop flowing to his body," I start walking towards her while I try to explain but she's backing away from me. It's me, Emily, your Emily!
"You did what!" Her hands tangle through her hair pulling it back as she tries to wrap her brain around what I'm telling her.
"I pinched it until he let go then I ran!" I can feel the fury and the fear all rolled up into one consuming me.
"Em, you could've killed him!"
"I know. And ya know what? The rage I felt towards him was almost stronger than I could handle. I let go but I didn't want to," I ultimately confess.
Once again Maya takes a step back looking at me like she doesn't even know me. It's me, Emily, your Emily!
"Maya, please," I plead, I beg, I plead some more!
"Emily, I can't even, I can't even..." She looks away. It's me, Emily, your Emily!
"I had to protect me and you," I need her to hear me and understand me.
"What is happening? Does he really make you that angry that you would want to kill him?" she looks at me furiously. The disappointment on her face is more than I can bear.
"If he tried to hurt you, yes." Yeah, there, I said it!
"Emily I need you to go." Oh god, she's crying!
"But May…"
"Go…" My heart is pierced right through.
I drop my head and do what she needs me to do, I go. And it kills me…
In the meantime…
Maya POV
I wake up in my art studio. I must've lie down on the bed and fallen asleep. I brush the sleepys out of my eyes and try to focus on the room. I see the paintings still wrapped in brown paper and I see images of the bruises on Emily's arm. What was she thinking? I know she said she would do anything to protect me but kill another human being. I won't believe it! And Josh, does he even remember doing that to her? I've seen him be violent before and this worries me. I can't visit him without someone with me so I do what I have to do…
"Hello, mom?" I ask needing it to be her as I make my way to the couch.
"Maya, dear, how are you?" she sounds so happy to hear from me.
"I need you," I don't even try to pretend I'm okay.
"What's the matter? Are you crying?" she asks worriedly.
"It's Josh. Can you and dad come to New York? There's been an accident," I just blurt it out.
Maya fills her parents in on what happened.
"Maya, do Josh's parents know?"
"I, I honestly don't know. With everything that's been going on, I never called them. I don't know if the hospital has either."
"Maya, your dad and I will be there as soon as we can. Maya, honey, do you want me to let the Graysons know what happened?"
"You would do that for me?" I choke back the tears. Please do that for me. I can't, I just can't do it.
"Honey, listen, you need to relax. I'll tell them. I'm sure they'll want to see him. And the baby?"
"She's fine," I'm grateful for the change of subject.
"You're having a girl? Her grandparents are going to spoil that little lady and you're going to let us!" She makes me smile.
"Mom, thanks. I feel a lot better now."
"Maya, dear, everything will be just fine, okay? We'll see you soon. Bye dear."
"Bye mom, I love you."
"I love you too."
"Hey, I couldn't help but overhear," Emily tries cozying up to me but I'm still mad at her and I need to be mad at her a while longer.
Emily POV
"Em, I really don't want to get into it with you again," she says exhausted.
"I don't want to either," I walk over to her sitting next to her on the couch.
"You shouldn't be here."
"Yes I should. What I did was the only thing I could think of to get him to let me go." I need her to get that.
"How 'bout screaming? Did you think of that? No," she wipes the drizzle from under her nose.
"Maya, it all happened so fast. And ya know something, if I had to do it all over again to protect you then I would." I stand firm. I have to.
"Emily, do you hear yourself? You would actually kill another human being, my husband?" she tilts her head towards me but it's not that head tilt it's an accusatory one.
"No! I don't know! You don't know what you're capable of until you're put in that situation!" My fury extinguishes my fear.
She just glares at me.
"Maya, you can't go visit him alone."
"I'm not. You heard, my parents are coming over and they're calling the Graysons. It's gonna be a full house," she rolls her eyes.
"Does that mean you're moving back here?" No, Maya you can't. We're together now, me you and our baby.
"I think it's best if I do." And the dagger is removed leaving my heart to bleed out.
"No, no it isn't." I'm getting a headache. This can't be happening!
"Emily. I need to not think for a while. Can you understand that?"
"Maya."
"Emily, please, I'll be over later to pack up my things." No!
Once again, we sit in silence. I know she still loves me, that's probably why it hurts so much. Two people she loves showed her a side of themselves not even they knew existed.
I get up and look down at her, "I love you ya know. I love you so much. I'm not that person Maya. I'm not that person." It's me, Emily, your Emily.
I get up and leave her still sitting on the couch in silence…
Hours Later…
Maya POV
"Knock knock," I say as I open the door to the Sullivan's house letting myself in. "Emily," I call as I walk over to the stairs but no one answers. And just as I'm about to yell for her again I hear her shifting on the couch.
I let out a deep sigh as I watch her sleeping under a blanket, the blanket we shared while our husbands watched the game at our house. I sit next to her caressing the wrist Josh bruised so easily. I know what he's capable of doing and I know she had no choice because if it were me, I would've done the same thing. She moves a little without waking. I brush her hair from her face and kiss her tenderly on her cheek. She stirs opening her eyes trying to focus then realizes that it's me sitting there next to her.
"Maya, Maya you're here," she sits up quickly.
"Yeah baby, I'm here. Can I lie down with you?" I ask mostly with my eyes.
She looks at me not really sure what's happening, "Yeah, of course."
I slip between her and the couch pulling the blanket over us, "I remember this blanket, do you?"
"Yes. I was so nervous. You so took liberties with me at the pool right in front of our husbands and that's why we ended up here," she chuckles softly.
"I needed to be close to you and they were so wrapped up in that damn game neither of them even noticed we were gone. It's just as well cuz I'd rather be with you," I kiss her tenderly.
"Maya…"
"Emily, listen. I had the sweetest most amazing husband who treated me like gold and then he didn't. I felt like I deserved it but no one deserves to be handled no matter what. So, when your rage made you do that to Josh I was brought back to what he did to me and how he made me feel. He tried to hurt you Emily, really hurt you and you did what you had to do to protect yourself. I would've done the same," I say really looking into her eyes making sure she knows how serious I am and then I snuggle into her holding her and she holds me so tight it feels so good, it feels so right…
"I love you," she swoons.
"I love you too beautiful." I know what it does to her when I call her that. I like how it makes her feel.
"Hey babe?"
"Yeah."
"So, your parents are coming and your in-laws?"
We both burst out laughing, our bellies shaking against each other's unable to control our giggles.
I finally catch my breath, "Both sets of parents in the same house! What was I thinking!" I hold my hand on top of my forehead laughter rippling through us all over again!
Finally we settle down and the reality hits me hard.
"Em, what am I going to do?"
"We'll figure it out, we always do," her fingertips gently graze my skin sending goosebumps to the surface.
"Well, I know where I'm sleeping," I look up at her drawing her gaze to me.
"You do?" she smiles in anticipation of my answer.
"With you, if you'll have me," I sneak up to kiss her lips, those sweet pouty lips I have grown to love.
"Mmmmm, I hate, mmmmm, to break this up, mmmmm, but…" She won't let me kiss her anymore so I give her pouty face.
"I know, we have some parent placing to do," I sigh into her.
"Hmmm, so, who sleeps where?" she asks with a yawn attached.
"Tired?"
"Yeah, I kinda am. It was an emotional day wouldn't ya say and now I'm rhyming," she giggles wearily.
"Oh Em, you're so right. Well luckily we have two extra bedrooms in our house so I guess I'll get them ready so they can move right in," I yawn back.
"Later. Let's just be right now. I wanna hold you for as long as I can before all the commotion starts," her arms slip around me keeping me close.
"That sounds nice. Em?"
"Yeah?"
"I still have to go back to the clinic tomorrow," I say just above a whisper.
"I know. But by then the parents will be in town and you won't have to worry about being alone, you'll never be alone with him again," she states with conviction and I believe her.
"Em, are you going to tell Ryan about what happened?" I ask thinking that she should.
"He has a right to know. He's done so much to help us. He needs to know what he did to me and Maya—Josh was in a hospital bed with an IV attached to him. When he gets out of the clinic, Ryan needs to know what he's up against."
I can see the worry in her eyes and I wonder if there's any hope of bringing my Josh back, the Josh I know who would be a great father to my baby or is he so consumed with jealousy that all hope is lost and…
Am I responsible?
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To Be Continued…
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