Waving the Green Flag (Alex Bowman)

Chapter 9

"Mommy I'm ready for preschool I dress myself!!" Cora said, excitedly. Emma looked up and saw Cora dressed in an Alex Bowman Racing or ABR shirt, some jeans and Vans.

"You look so much like your daddy," Emma said. "Smile," she told Cora. Cora smiled and Emma snapped the picture.

emmalogano: She dressed herself this morning and the outfit was decent. My baby's growing up too fast! @alex_bowman

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After dropping Cora off at preschool, Emma headed to breakfast with Ryan and Chase. "So are y'all actually dating?" Chase asked. "No, we're just friends," Ryan cleared the air.

Emma was okay with only being friends. They both knew in her right mind she wanted Alex. They're just doing that fake dating bit to show Alex what he's missing.
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Thursday night, Emma and Ryan got to the race track in Phoenix. It's not the championship race yet, just the first Phoenix race. "So yeah Alex is taking Cora to meet his family," Emma said, taking a drink of whiskey. "And he didn't ask the mother of his child to go? Woww," Ryan replied.

"It's obvious he doesn't want me..." Emma sighed. "Well he's fucking stupid then, who wouldn't want you?" Ryan asked.

Emma shrugged.

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Three weeks later, Emma had Cora in the emergency room. She called Alex and he met them there.

While Cora was asleep Emma didn't wanna make eye contact with Alex. He had brought his blonde Hooter's model that Chase hooked him up with. Emma knew she'd never get Alex now. She didn't look like that. Cora was currently getting a CT on her head. She hit her head at preschool and they sent her home, and Emma took her straight up to the emergency room becuase she knew a possible concussion wasn't something to fuck with.

"Uh Chelsey can you give us a minute?" Alex asked the girl. The girl walked out and Alex looked at Emma. "What?" She asked, not making eye contact.

"You haven't said a word the whole time I've been here," Alex said. "What do I have to say to you besides anything that has to do with Cora," Emma sighed. 

"You've been short with me when you do speak, you've been rude to Chelsey, not speaking to her," Alex spat back. "Maybe because I'm still in love with you Alex. Ever think of that?" Emma replied with tears in her eyes. "But I'll never be able to compete with that. Even though my baby weight went away almost immediately after having Cora four years ago, it's still botched and no longer model material. I'm never getting you back and I know that for a fact." She added.

Alex blinked a few times trying to process what just happened. "You're with Blaney though," Alex said.

"No I'm not. We're good friends and the media thinks that just because he and I are hanging around each other at the tracks and off the track that we're dating, it's not the case. He's awesome but not the one." Emma sighed.

Alex just nodded, not knowing what to say. He deep down loved Emma still, but didn't know how to come out and say it.

The nurse brought Cora back and helped her back in the bed. "The radiology doctor will read the results and her doctor will be back in when they come back," the nurse smiled and walked out.

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"So we didn't find anything on the CT scan, but judging by her symptoms I will be able to diagnose her with a moderate concussion," the doctor said and went through the protocols for a kid and safety measures. "I'd keep her home from preschool for at least the rest of this week," the doctor said. "I'll have you sign these and she's free to go," the doctor put the papers down and walked out.

Emma got Cora back into her clothes while Alex signed the discharge papers.

"Do you wanna go with daddy or mommy?" Emma asked. "Mommy....daddy's girl is mean..." Cora said, clinging onto Emma.

Emma glared at Alex, "What does she mean by that?"

"She'll tell her what to do sometimes," Alex replied. "Uh no. The only ones who should be telling our daughter what to do is you and me, not Miss Hooters out there." Emma said. She put Cora's coat on her since it was chilly in North Carolina.

Emma got home with Cora, got her settled on the couch, shut all the curtains and dimmed the living room lights. She gave Cora her crayons and coloring books along with her lap desk.

Then Emma started doing some things around the house. She heard a knock at the door, opened it and saw Ryan standing there with a pink teddy bear that had a Ryan Blaney shirt on it. "Hey, I heard Cora was under the weather," Ryan said. "You are so sweet, come in," Emma smiled.

"Hey Cora, someone's here to see you," Emma whispered, walking in the living room with Ryan in tow.

"Ryan!" Cora whisper-yelled.

Ryan sat by Cora, "I heard you weren't feeling good so I brought you this," he handed her the bear.

"Thank you Ryan!" Cora said, hugging the bear.

Emma snapped a pic of them together and sent it to Ryan.

Cora eventually fell asleep and that's when conversations between Ryan and Emma got serious.

"So how'd the hospital go?" Ryan asked. "Alex brought his Hooter's model of a girlfriend. And then I found out that she tells Cora what to do and she's mean to Cora," Emma sighed. "I don't want that for her. I don't want her to have a broken household. She looks at Hudson, Jameson and Emilia and wonders why she can't have her parents together like that. I'm trying but he's got the Hooters whore that Chase set him up with," Emma bit her lip.

Ryan pulled her in and hugged her, "I'm sorry Em,"
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Later when Cora was asleep in her room, it was 8:40 at night, Ryan had left, and Emma was in the kitchen sitting at the kitchen island doing some freelance stuff. She heard a knock at the door. Walked over and opened it. She saw Alex standing there, he saw her open the door and immediately kissed her. "I'm so sorry Emma, I'm a fucking idiot. I love you. I need you. I guess it just took you wiggin out at me and you bringing Cora into my life to see it. If you will, I want you back," Alex said.

Emma shut the door after pulling him inside. "Of course I want you back," Emma smiled and kissed him.