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Who: Emily and Dylan
What: Emily gives a big FU to TEAM and calls Dylan to make sure he's okay
Where: Phone
When: After shouting at Evan
Rating: PG-13

-ring, ring-

"Dylan Hayes."

-shaky voice- "Dylan... it's Emily."

"Is there something you want, Emily?"

"Dylan, I didn't know. He just told me. I-I'm so sorry."

-a laugh- "Don't be sorry."

"I- I know this..." -shaky breath- "If I had known, God, Dylan, I swear."

"Everyone told me to expect this. Stupid of me to think anything else was going to happen, really."

-softly- "...I believed him, too."

"Did you, Emily? That was a silly move."

-wince- "You don't have to act unaffected."

"Who's acting? I just learned a very valuable lesson, is all."

"...Which is?"

"Evan Elkins is a douchebag, through and through."

-weak laugh- "That's true."

"Don't be sad for me, Emily."

"Dylan-"

"I'm fine. Don't you trust me?"

"I trust you, but... I don't think you're fine."

"-.. no."

"It's... okay to not be fine, you know."

"I've gotten over worse things than this, but-

"It still hurts."

"Things really were going to be different."

"They still can be. Just... not for Evan."

".. yeah. Yeah, Emily. It will be. I promise."

"Really?"

"Trust me. I promise, it'll be alright."

-weak laugh- "Yeah... okay. How um- how are you and Mao?"

-startled- "Oh, right, Mao."

"...Yeah. Mao. How are things?"

"We're fine."

"I think he's good for you, Dylan."

"You're good for me, too. I mean that sincerely."

"Thanks Dylan I-" -pause as she reads Cait's post- "Dylan... I- Do you want me to come over or something?"

"To make small talk about the weather? Or to stop me from shooting Evan?"

-breath catches in her throat- "Dylan, please don't."

"Trust me, Emily. I'm not going to kill Evan. I promise."

"Don't shoot him. Don't, Dylan."

"I said I wouldn't."

"You said you wouldn't kill him, not that you wouldn't shoot him."

-laughs- "I'm not going to shoot Evan, Emily."

"You promise?"

"I promise."

"...Do you want me to come over?"

"I'm fine."

"We've been through that much."

"You want to be alone with me?"

"What are you going to do, shoot me?"

"That's not funny."

"The point is you can't hurt me, Dylan."

"I would never try to, Emily."

"Thank you. The offer still stands."

"I have a new apartment."

"Yeah?"

"I .. I'll text you the directions."

-gently- "Okay."

"Emily?"

"Yeah?"

"You're .. you're not going to do this to me, too, are you?"

"No, not to you. The other side of you, Dylan, I can't make any promises for."

"The other side - like it's some other person."

"It is."

"You're thinking you don't know which one will be waiting for you at the apartment."

"I know which one will be waiting for me. I just don't know how long he'll be sticking around after I'm gone."

"Come, then."

"Okay. Text me directions?"

"Yeah, I will."

"Bye, Dylan. See you soon."

"Goodbye, Emily."