Within twenty minutes, Adam returned to Emma's room, holding the blanket. "After I scan you, I'll toss this in the wash. Along with your sheets."

"No, I'll do it Adam." Emma smiled as she sat up in bed, and held her hands out for the blanket.

"I don't mind doing it." Adam insisted.

"I know, but I need to remake my bed anyway. So it's no brother." Emma said taking the blanket from Adam's hands as he came to stop beside her bed.

"You win." Adam smiled at the younger girl.

"I always do in these matters." Emma wisecracked.

"Well than let's get you scanned." Adam said pulling the chair that sat beside her bed closer. He sat down and held the scanner up to Emma.

Emma placed the blanket down across her legs and watched Adams face as he scanned her.

"Normal." Adam said with relief in his voice.

"Normal for a mutant that is." Emma said with a slight sigh.

"Normal for a mutant and a normal human being." Adam reassured her.

"Thanks Adam." Emma smiled at him.

Adam just smiled back. He stood up. "Well I'll leave you, so you can get dressed and get that laurandy done."

"Will you need my help in the lab today?" Emma asked.

"I always do." Adam placed a hand on her check. He bent down and kissed her forehead. He stood up straight and let her check go, he turned and left the room closing the door behind him.

Emma placed a hand where Adam's hand was. She smiled gently as she still felt the warmth of Adam's hand. She let her check go and pulled the blanket up to her nose, closing her eyes, she could still smell him on the blanket.

Emma opened her eyes and out of the corner of her eye she caught the picture frame with Brennan's picture in it. She wrapped the blanket around her, and turned to pick up the frame. She ran a finger around Brennan's face and felt a warm glow deep inside as she thought of her feelings toward Brennan.

She knew that she had special feelings for Brennan, she also knew that Brennan had those same feelings for her. She knew that he loved her. But what she didn't know was if she returned that love.

The smell of Adam came up to her nose once again, causing her to place the picture frame back onto the table. She picked the blanket up and held it against her nose, as she took a deep breath of Adam's scent and closed her eyes. She felt her soul sing out at the mere smell of Adam's scent, that even Brennan's scent never did. She didn't know what this meant, only that she never wanted it to end or go away.