A.N. Hi, everyone! I know I haven't updated or written anything in a while, but I just couldn't stay away once I saw all the new SAB promos! The first chapter is just a quick recap of most of what happened in the last few episodes between Bay & Emmett, and the second chapter is stuff I made up based on scenes from the promos! Hope you enjoy! As usual, I don't own any of the characters…
Emmett hated this. He hated this whole situation and he hated himself. He couldn't believe that he had something so monumentally stupid and that it had cost him so much.
When he woke up the morning after he had slept with Simone, the guilt had hit him like a ton of bricks. The guilt increased with each passing second, as Daphne came to speak to Simone, as he hid so that Daphne wouldn't see him, as he tried to communicate with Simone… That last one was, ironically, the real clincher. It was when he was trying to and failing to communicate with Simone that he realized he had just cheated on the best person he knew, the person who had learned another language to be with him, the person who had been there for him and was trying with all of her might to help him during a difficult time.
He snuck out the door and stopped to put his shoes on in the hall. It was then that he decided he'd make this up to Bay. He wouldn't tell her about this; no, that wasn't an option. He was not going to lose Bay over one incredibly stupid mistake. Instead, he'd go and apologize to her for getting upset at her the night before and then he'd be the best boyfriend in the world.
When Bay accepted his apology for his misplaced anger the previous night, he thought his plan was working fine. He wanted his upcoming birthday to be special for the two of them; he didn't need anybody else celebrating with him, just her.
As an amazing birthday present, though, Daphne and Bay decided to make a movie for his birthday. It was pretty awesome until Toby approached with Bay. One second, Emmett was making out with his girlfriend; the next, he was faced with the girl he had cheated on his girlfriend with, and her boyfriend, who was his girlfriend's brother.
He tried to get Simone to leave. If there was one person he definitely did NOT want around, it was Simone. The longer she hung around, the more time it gave Bay to suspect something, right? Little did he suspect, but it wasn't Bay he had to worry about; it was Wilke. Emmett realized the second that Wilke knew. He saw the disgust in the other boy's eyes and despite the fact that Wilke wasn't Emmett's favorite person in the world, he felt a bit of camaraderie with him at that point. Emmett also felt disgust at his actions.
As time passed and Wilke didn't say anything, Emmett started to feel a little better. After all, he was doing exactly what he'd promised himself he'd do. He had apologized to Bay and had been devoted to her ever since that horrible night that he never wanted to think about again. Prom would be amazing! Every time Emmett thought about Bay's face when he had "proposed" going to the Carlton prom together, he grinned. Bay's face!
Bay looked beautiful when he picked her up. Going to see Angelo hadn't been easy for her and she'd been upset after; she didn't let that deter her, though! She was determined to go to the prom and Emmett was ecstatic at going with her and being able to show her off. They danced, they joked, they drank punch and ate cookies. The night was going great. Once Daphne pulled him aside, though, and confronted him about sleeping with Simone, his night went downhill fast. He knew he had to tell Bay the truth. When he went back inside to see her, she was dancing and looked like she was having a great time. He spent a moment just looking at her, scared it would be the last time he'd see her that happy for a while. When he caught her eye, he gestured for her to come outside.
Telling her the truth about cheating on her had to be the hardest thing that Emmett had ever done. The look in her eyes, the incredulity on her face, the heartbreak written all over her. When she pulled away from him, he grabbed her, wanting to bring her back into his arms and hug her tight, not let her go until she forgave him. He knew he couldn't do that, though, and when she demanded that he let her go, he did.
He sat on the bench for a few minutes more before deciding it was useless; he might as well go home. He was sure that Bay had found some other way home already. Maybe she'd called John and Kathryn or maybe just Regina to pick her up. Emmett walked dejectedly back to his bike and his heart dropped even more when he saw that the helmet he had gotten and designed just for Bay was gone. He wasn't stupid; he knew she hadn't taken it along with her as a keepsake. It was probably located in a garbage can somewhere or at the bottom of the lake by now.
Prom night. Yippee, Emmett thought sarcastically.