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Emma doesn't have to face Phil that night. She gets home well after he's asleep, and she's far too exhausted to wake him up. And since she doesn't have to be up early- she doesn't have another shift for two more days- she sleeps well past when he leaves for work the next morning.
This leaves her plenty of time that afternoon to get herself worked up. Should she tell him? That resolves fairly quickly to 'yes'. He's her husband, he's dealt with all her parents' Watcher nonsense so far. But how to tell him, she can't not tell him, but she doesn't want him to think she's going back to being a Watcher. Slayers consult with plenty of people when they're active, right? Witches and priests and any of the other Watchers with expertise their own Watcher is lacking. She's not going to leave the girl hanging if she can help, but she's a nurse now. She has to be clear about that.
Should she tell her parents? That causes a lot more debate. Her parents don't know where the Slayer is, and it's upsetting them. And Emma does know where the Slayer is, and she has no desire to be a Watcher herself, so she really should tell them where the Slayer is, so they can arrange for someone to come and step in. But... Emma's kind of upset with her parents, right now. Watcher training is not more important than your daughter, than your daughter's expressly stated plans she made with her husband. And what if her parents insist that she has to be the Watcher, when she has no intention of doing so? She goes back and forth on that one for a while, and decides to get Phil's opinion. (He's her husband, they share, they come up with plans that work for both of them. Wouldn't it be nice if her parents could do the same?)
She briefly comes up with "should she tell the Watcher's Council separately from her parents", but dismisses that one even faster. Same problems as her parents, but her parents would also be upset she went over their heads. If she tells someone, it should be her parents, not the fussy old British men she's only met a handful of times.
And what happens if something happens to the Slayer in the meantime, that having a Watcher could have fixed? Is she responsible?
Emma is very stressed by the time Phil's home from work.
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ipsam_custodem
witch_perfect
"Well, the potion will be done around sunrise. Soooo. Are we explaining or sneaking?"
witch_perfect
"Deal." She carefully turns up the heat on the potion until it's boiling, stirs it carefully twice in each direction, and then puts down the spoon. It's a metal spoon with a towel around the base- wooden spoons would not like this particular potion, the recipe was pretty clear about that. "Go en-coffee, Soph. We've got about twenty minutes until we have to pay attention to this thing again anyway. Someone set an alarm?"
keyed_up
Soph mixes up a coffee and puts chocolate syrup in it and sips.
"She'll be totally okay after the potion?" she asks Emma.
"She'll be totally okay after the potion?" she asks Emma.
ipsam_custodem
Emma looks somewhat uncomfortable. "It's- she'll have been having nightmares. I don't know what about, she'll probably be upset. But she'll be fine otherwise."
ipsam_custodem
It could have been a lot worse, in Emma's opinion; it's not fast acting or deadly poison, or a claw through the stomach, or being turned into a vampire (gods forbid). This is fixable. But the ER has taught her that mentioning all the here-are-even-more-horrible-scenarios is never, ever helpful.
"We have a cure, it's brewing, she'll be awake soon. Okay?"
"We have a cure, it's brewing, she'll be awake soon. Okay?"
witch_perfect
"Okay, guys, shifts. Who's taking what? Three hours awake, six asleep? Does that work?"
ipsam_custodem
"I can do the middle shift," Emma offers. She has lots of practice keeping odd hours, one more night of it won't kill her.
witch_perfect
"Well, last shift for me then. Soph, you know the deal, right? Stir twice each direction, one full rotation, every hour. Aaaalso, got anywhere for me to nap while we're waiting?"
keyed_up
"Is the couch okay? You can take my bed if you'd rather, I'm top bunk."
ipsam_custodem
"Emma," Emma reminds her. "And couch. I'd just fall off the bunk."
witch_perfect
"Wicked. Soph, I'm off to attempt some shut eye. Wake me up if you need me, okay?"
sundayfish
Charlie is home after Emma and Alli have been asleep for a while.
He blinks at the potion on the table.
"Soph?"
keyed_up
"Hi - um - Bella got hurt but she's going to be fine I called that one nurse whose number she gave us and also my witch friend and I'm babysitting this potion and it'll be done in a few hours and she'll be fine. She's in the backseat of the car, we didn't want to move her."
ipsam_custodem
From her nap on the couch, Emma hears the door close and stirs. She's briefly confused by her location, but sorts it out and sticks her head around the door. Soph said to let her talk, so she is carefully quiet in case Soph's not done, but she at least attempts to catch her eye in a sort of 'hi I am kind of backup' way.
keyed_up
"She'd been waiting to go in to a place until she knew more but there was this little kid. The little kid is fine and Bella's gonna be fine."