Emily's POV

"Douglas, I have a question for you." He looked up, his ears were itching to hear this. I smiled. It wasn't something to get so anxious about.

"Why is it that you didn't love me while I showed some keen interest in you but now I'm occupied with my mission of saving my children, you are here to bother me with love?"

This is really what I needed to hear. "Hmm," he reacted. "I didn't love you then because my thoughts were still fresh with Nancy, and then I didn't believe totally in your ability to save him. At some point I thought you were a scam, not...