Wedding Bells

[Emily Shale-Vanders]

Emily smiled as she saw Cruz and returned his hug.  She didn't know Cruz very well, but still she wasn't sure how she felt about him.  Cruz really looked up to Nox, and even though Emily and Nox could work together and be in the same room, Emily found it hard to let go of him hurting her at times.  At the same time, Cruz was Rachel's  boyfriend...at least she thought he was.  Their relationship seemed ambiguous at times.  Emily really tried to trust her judgment. 

Cruz mentioned he was happy for her and then his words became sort of jumbled.  Just looking at him told Emily something was up. "Cruz are you okay?"

"Yea, I'm fine. Just tired." He smiled, covering a yawn.

Emily didn't look convinced, but decided to move on. "Rachel is so happy she was going to be able to see you today! I know you've both been so busy! Thank you so much for being here, Cruz, it really means a lot to me."

Jared had taken his outstretched hand, and Emily noticed that as she moved on, Jared hesitated, choosing to stay with Cruz for a moment.  He would catch up.

"Zhenya!" Emily wrapped the next person up in a hug, noticing also the young girl that held her hand. "I'm so glad you made it! And who is this?" Emily said, adjusting her dress so she could go down to the young girl's level. "My name is Emily - what's your name?"

((Cruz dialogue with permission))