"Hello Emma." Brennan got up and walked over to his friend.

"Hello Bren. How's it going?" Emma smiled relieved to see Brennan.

"Good. How's it going with you?" Brennan asked as he placed an gentle hand on her right shoulder.

"Excellent." She looked over at Shalimar and smiled huge at her friend. "Hey Shal."

"Hey Emma." Shalimar smiled back. *I don't feel at all jealous of Brennan's hand on Emma. Wonder why?*

*I'm not an threat that is why.* Emma privately thought into Shalimar's head.

*Why would you be?* Shalimar thought looking at Emma.

*I know.* Emma said softly.

Shalimar nodded and went back to reading her book.

"Care to sit down?" Brennan asked waving his free hand over at the by the sofa where both Adam and Jesse were sitting.

"I'll take the chair if you don't mind." Emma said softly. She couldn't bare to look at eighter Adam or Jesse without being able to read their minds. *Which one of them is it?*

~Trust me~

~Who are you~

Brennan led the way to the chair in which Emma wanted to sit down. He stepped back and watched closely to see that Emma sat down safely. *She doesn't look to hot.*

*Well thanks an lot Brennan.* Emma suddenly grinned up at Brennan.

*Sorry Emma but it's the truth.* Brennan eyes twinkled. He turned and walked back and sat down next to Shalimar. *God I love her so. Does she return my feelings?*

*You would never know unless you ask.* Emma put into Brennan's head.

*I'm scared. What if she doesn't return my feelings.* Brennan thought.

~Trust in love.~

~Is the love you want me to trust in? The kind that makes you afraid to admit your deepest longings.~

~Yes. That is true love.~

~It's not for me.~

~Yes it is Emma.~

~No~

~Yes~

~No~

~Yes. What are you so afraid of?~

~Being hurt.~

~I wouldn't hurt you.~

~Yes you will. You already are.~

"Emma." Jesse spoke.

Emma turned her eyes to Jesse but turned her face away after an second of agony. "Leave me alone Jesse."

"What did I do?" Jesse asked hurtful. "Tell me why you are so angry at me?"

"She's angry at me also Jesse." Adam said knowing.

"But why?" Jesse asked looking over at Adam.

"That's for Emma to say." Adam said softly never taking his eyes from Emma.

Emma strained to try to read Adam's thoughts but she drew an blank. *Why could I hear him before but I can't now?*

~Adam?~

"Emma what's going on?" Brennan asked.

Emma looked across the room at Brennan and Shalimar. She held eye contact with both of them. "Nothing why?" She tried to smile but knew she didn't pull it off.

"Why are you so angry at Adam and Jesse?" Shalimar asked.

"I'm not." Emma said quietly.

"Than why can't you meet eye contact with them?" Brennan asked.

"I just don't want to is all." Emma replied.

"So tell us why are you are mad at us." Jesse said.

Emma kept her mouth closed she didn't take her eyes from Brennan and Shalimar.

"Why are you mad at them Em?" Shalimar asked.

"I'm not mad at them." Emma said.

"Why wouldn't you talk to them? I know you and Adam talked in your bedroom two hours ago but now you wouldn't talk to him or to Jesse." Shalimar commented.

"I just don't feel like talking to them is all." Emma said with an frown.

"But why?" Brennan asked confused.

"I don't know." Emma said softly with tears stinging her eyes.

"It would help you if get it out." Brennan said.

Emma shook her head. "I'm sorry. I can't." With that Emma stood up and rushed from the room with tears steaming down her checks.

"What the hell is all this about?" Jesse said frowning as he looked at the empty door way.

"Emma is going through an hard time right now. Only she can straighten it out. When she is ready." Adam said wisely also looking at the empty door way.

"Sorry you two we tried to get her to talk." Brennan shrugged his shoulders looking over at his two friends.

Adam turned to look at Brennan and Shalimar. "Thank you. You did the only thing that anyone could do."

"Yea thanks." Jesse grumbled as he shook his head in anger. "I don't like it when someone is angry at me and wouldn't tell me why! And this whole not talking or looking at me is so childish."

"Emma is confused right now Jesse." Adam said looking at the young Mutant. "When she is ready to deal with whatever is going on inside she will."

"But why in the hell wouldn't she let us help? Why is she pushing us out?" Jesse asked.

"Not all of us." Shalimar said. "She can read me still."

"Me also." Brennan nodded his head.

"Great but she is pushing Adam and me out of her life." Jesse sneered.

Adam thought back to two hours ago in Emma's bedroom. *Somehow I have to find out what is troubling her. She was going to tell me I know she was. But something happened and she acted that way.*

"...... just don't fucking get it." Jesse was saying.

Adam snapped back to the present time. "Jesse you are young still. You still have an lot to learn about dealing with other people. Not everything has to be laid out plain as day with humans."

"Why the hell not. Computers are so much simpler than Emma." Jesse leaned backwards and folded his hands tightly across his chest.

"You look like an little boy who has to learn to share." Shalimar couldn't help but grin at the site of Jesse.

"Shut up Shalimar." Jesse sneered over at the young woman.

"You know Jesse I am not getting angry over your treatment of me right now. Only because I know you are concerned and confused about Emma. But if you ever tell me to shut up again I will kick your ass all the way until next Tuesday." Shalimar said softly looking straight into Jesse's eyes.

Jesse nodded tightly.

"Humans are not computers Jesse." Adam said getting back to the point. "Emma is just going through an personal trial. And this is the way she is handling it. I'm sure that if anyone of us were going through the same thing we would be doing what Emma is doing now."

"I wouldn't." Jesse snorted.

"Yes you would. If you didn't know which way to turn you would go into yourself." Adam said knowing.

Jesse jumped up from the couch and stormed out of the room.

"He's not handling this real is he?" Brennan said shocked at Jesse's exist.

"He is young. He still has an lot to learn about human nature." Adam sighed looking at the once again empty doorway.