Playing With Fire

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HEY HEY awesome people! I have been quite busy to update every other day. So sorry for that. BUT I've been writing more in three days than I have been in two months, so... Lots to come! I so love it!!! Stay safe and keep it going!

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Emma sat him down and grabbed the things she needed. She started to dab his lip with a cotton ball, seeing him still pissed.

"I pissed her off, big time." he said looking into a blank space.

"Why did you?" Emma said "I mean, things were going quite well.."

"I don't know.. Maybe I..., I don't know, wanted to remind her the old times." Eric said confused.

"Old times?" Emma asked curious.

"Yeah." he said dark, smirking "It wasn't the first time I tried to kiss her and she bit me." Emma blushed, realizing he talked about initiation times.

"I was this close.." Eric breathe out in thoughts.

"All done." Emma said, yanking him out of where ever he was.

"Thanks." he stood up and was walking back to Jamie's room, Emma hurrying behind him, worried "Eric, you shouldn't..." But he ignored her and marched in. Jamie was dressed and sat on the bed. He grabbed her hand tight, making her wince and hit the handcuff on her wrist, smirking "For your own safety!"

"Asshole!" Jamie hissed and looked away from his face so close to her.

"I'm going on a work trip." he said, looking at her from close and purred "Can I get a good luck kiss?" making Jamie scoff loud. Eric stared at her for a moment. "Guess not." he said sharp and pulled away suddenly, making Jamie shift in her place, like she was ready for another attack. "Keep an eye on her." he said to Emma and Nadia, marching away.

He went to have lunch and then left to the Erudite with Martin.

Nadia went to call in doctor Lever and Emma stayed to sit next to Jamie who was still sitting quiet, in thoughts.

"Talk to me, Jamie." she begged, still in the verge of crying. Jamie came out of her thoughts and glanced at Emma then back to the distance "Is this true?" she asked with a shivering voice. Emma nodded, single tear rolling down from her cheek "Yes." Jamie turned to look at her, trying to figure out if she could trust her or is she another pawn in Zane's game. Then she looked at her stomach, like trying to physically remember carrying them, her hands embracing her midsection. She let out a sob "How is that possible? That I don't remember anything." Emma started to cry and shook her head "Zane screwed you up." Jamie looked at her, seeing tears in her eyes "Why are YOU crying?"

"It's just, Eric has kinda grown on me through the years." she said smiling "And to see you two going through such things, seeing him coming back over and over again after you've treated him like crap... No offence! ...Is heart breaking."

"I have four kids with him?" she asked in shock and apologized "Sorry it's so hard to believe.. When I think of him, all I feel is pain and anger..."

"Yeah." she said and asked hopefully "You want to see videos of them?"

"I guess I should..." she said hesitated. Emma took her tab from the table and searched some footages.

"Here." Emma gave her the tab. Jamie looked at the video, her with the kids on the field, flying kites, laughing.

"Little Rose here, is the youngest, almost 3." she told smiling "Then comes Ivy who is 7. Oh there's Ethan, your son, Eric's pride, he's 10." she said excited and pointed on Lily "There's Lily, your adopted daughter."

"My what?" Jamie asked in complete shock, trying to remember when had they adopted a kid, especially with that brute.

"I have your tab with your personal things, if you want to look around." Emma said hopefully. Hoping that seeing those things or watching more pictures from her tab would do good. Jamie nodded.

"I'll go and fetch it for you." Emma said excited and stood up quickly. She took the bag and looked inside, glad that she did because there was her gun, knife and radio in there. She brought the bag with her stuff and took out the tab, placing it on Jamie's lap.

"What's in the bag?" Jamie was curious.

"I'm not authorized to give you these." Emma said feeling uncomfortable.

"My radio and what? My gun?" Jamie guessed, making Emma careful. She nodded, holding the bag more firmly. Jamie stared at her, thinking how big are her chances to get the bag, get the gun, get Emma to open the cuffs... But then she remembered that Eric has the key and she gave up, sighing.

She looked at the tab, afraid what would it contain. After some time in her thoughts she took the tab, unlocking it with her thumb. She searched around until she found the gallery and picked a random video. It was about her and the kids running around on the field, laughing, smiling. She could hear Eric's voice behind the camera, cheering. "Come here, baby." he purred and she saw herself quickly stepping closer to him, kissing him, saying "I love you." Emma saw that she still had difficulties to accept it, her jaw clenched, silent tears falling. Jamie scrolled for some more pictures and videos. Videos from birthdays, weddings, parties, giving birth to her kids, their wedding. She hyperventilated and threw the tab on her lap and covered her face with her hands, breathing loud in them.

"I know it's a lot to take in." Emma said, placing her hand on Jamie's shoulder. Jamie nodded and turned to hug her.

"Where are they anyway?" she suddenly asked, pulling away from the hug.

"They're at home, aunt Sarah has been taking care of them." she said.

"And Eric?"  she asked hesitating.

"Has been by your side, like always." she said sweet "Since the beginning of times." Jamie couldn't remember anything, so she got angry and grabbed her head, breathing out loud "I can't remember!"

"It's okay. It takes time." Emma consoled her.

"No it's not okay!" Jamie said sad "I've most likely ruined my marriage and my kids..." she sobbed.

"It takes time, Jamie." Emma said "Besides, this man is never giving up on you! He loves you!" She hugged her again.

"What has happened?" doctor Lever came in. They filled him in while they prepared for the therapy.

Eric and Martin drove towards Erudite with Harold to get him questioned under the truth serum by a Candor leader, to be sure about his truthfulness. Martin had looked Eric for some time and when Eric noticed it, he asked "What?" smirking.

"You're cheery today. Has anything particular happened?" he asked. Eric replied him with a wide grin.

"I've seen such grin before." Martin chuckled and teased "I bet it has something to do with certain wildcat. Judging by your slit lip." making Eric chuckle.

"Oh it has!" Martin said excited.

"I think we're making some progress." Eric said grinning.

"I'd hardly call that a progress." Martin pointed on his lip, making Eric chuckle again.

"I kissed her." he said smirking "And that was her reaction to it."

"Seriously, dude!" Martin laughed "You two are such a weirdoes."

"I guess we are." Eric said in thoughts.

"I'm glad, Mr. Coulter." Harold said from the back. Eric glanced him from the rear-view mirror and said with despise "That doesn't concern you, old man."

Throughout the meeting Eric's thoughts often travelled to Jamie and their kiss. It had revived him. He also had gotten a message that after he left, they had a breakthrough, that although he had made her mad, doctor Lever's therapy had given some results. He felt glad and eager to hurry back to her. They dropped Harold to see his family and drove back to Dauntless.