Riker's POV:
Laura and I looked up to see Ross standing behind us with his arms crossed. He shook his head and went back upstairs. As I heard the door slam I got up off Laura and darted after Ross.
"Riker, wait!" Laura tugged on my arm. I turned and faced Laura again. "Why bother going to talk to Ross?" I pull away my arm. "Well for one I just kissed his girlfriend! And two, I have to go explain to him that this was all a big mistake." I turned on my heels and headed for Ross' room.
"What do you mean it was a 'big mistake?'" Laura called back. "YOU. ARE. DATING. ROSS! HOW IS KISSING ME NOT A MISTAKE LAURA!?!" I yelled at her. And within that moment I suddenly remembered something. Emma told me it was a mistake when she kissed that guy.. and now kissing Laura, I see her point...
I smack my head and run my fingers through my hair. "Damnit! I'm such an idiot!" I felt Laura's weight sit in the couch. "What's wrong?" I shake my head and stand up. "Nothing. Laura, you deal with Ross. I'm not fixing your relationship, I gotta go fix mine."
I ran up to my room and threw on my shoes and a jacket. I sprinted out to my car and drove to Emma's house. Gosh I'm such a fucking idiot! I thought over and over on my way to her house.
I pull up in her driveway and knock on her door. Her mom answered.
"Oh...Hello Riker.." Emma's mom sighed. "So I'm guessing you heard?" A tear streamed down her face but she brushed it away quickly.
"No, I came over here to tell Emma I'm sorry for breaking up with her. But what happened?" Emma's mom opened the door letting me in. "Take a seat.." I sat on her couch. There, I found her dog laying down with her little sister, Lizzy petting him. "Hi Lizzy.." Lizzy just looked up at me and back down. What the hell is going on? Why is everyone depressed?
"Aren't you sad, Uncle Riker?" Lizzy asked me. Emma and I would play house with her and she would always make me her "uncle" so whenever she would see me, she'd always call me 'Uncle Riker.' I looked at Lizzy confused. "What would I be sad about?" Lizzy looked at me and I could see the tears forming. She ran up to her room crying into their dog.
"Riker, there's something you need to know." Emma's mom trailed off. "Emma...is.....d-d-.."
"Mrs. Dawson, are you okay?" I ask grabbing her a tissue. Just then my mom came in. "Pam? Do you need more -.. Riker." Mom gasped. I stood up. "Alright what the hell is going on!?What happened to Emma!" My mom sat me back down and took a breath. "Riker, honey, Emma....Emma is dead."
