Emmett continued struggling until he found himself hoisted into the air, at which point, something in him, maybe the shock, or maybe something like fear, okay, it was definitely fear, shocked him out of whatever mood he'd been in, and shocked him HARD. He gasped a little as Damon met his gaze with that face, and tried to make sense of the last few minutes.
"Wh..." he started, shaking pretty hard now, as he tried to catch his breath and gain some control over the situation. He felt like he was about to start crying, and choked on something like a sob, though he wanted to hold THAT back as much as he could. The raw emotion, and the lack of control rushed over him, and that...was terrifying. Almost as much as...