"Emma, stop fidgeting, she will be fine for one night." Giggled Manny in the back seat of Spinner's car, Jay was driving though.
Darcy drove Lucas and Mia in her car.
Emma narrowed her eyes, shaking her head, "I'm not nervous." She confirmed a bit too strongly.
She even heard Spinner snort from the passanger seat, Jay seemed to just tighten his grip on the wheel and Manny took notice.
She crawled up on the end of her seat to wrap arms around him, "And what has you nervous, baby?" she whispered seductively with another giggle.
"Manny, I'm driving." Muttered Jay, eyes on road.
Manny rolled her eyes to Emma, trying to share a look with her but Emma was just trying not to look at them. Happy couples made her jealous with envy.
"To our happy futures ahead!" Mia said, shooting her shot glass up in the air at their table and everyone joined in, clinging it and taking their shot.
Jay decided to skip that and just took his shot, Emma sat across from him and raised an eyebrow at him, he caught her look and just shrugged.
"Let's go dance." Manny said, jumping infront of him and putting hands on his shoulders.
"I don't dance." Jay confirmed simply like she should already know that.
Emma snickered, hell, even she knew that.
"Come on Em!" Mia and Darcy pulled her. Emma groaned. But she didn't want to dance either!
The girls went with the music and even Spinner came in and danced with them, he did the favor of twisting and twirling a laughing Emma, who had the excuse to dance with him instead of the other curious boys.
Manny boredly sat beside Jay, chin on her palm as she rested her arm on the table. Jay just sipped on his beer, it's like he knew she was staring boredly at him and he didn't even care.
"Jay." Manny groaned.
She wanted to dance!
Jay sighed as she repeated her groan once more, "Fine." He scoffed, giving her a 'are you happy?' look and grabbed her hand.
She ggiggled and led him out just as a slower song came on.
People moved slower and Manny put her back up against him, he wrapped his arms around her automatically as his eyes looked around. She moved up against him and yes, you couldn't ignore someone gently grinding against you. He looked down at her as she smirked, narrowing her eyes back at him with her one arm raised up and holding the back of his neck.
She made him lean down and they shared a kiss.
Meanwhile, Emma felt awkard with everyone getting close, slow dancing.
"Dance with me?" Spinner seemed to ask with such desperate emotion, wow, he really wanted her too.
Emma just gave a half hearted smile, putting her hair behind her ears, not knowing what to say.
Her eyes locked on Jay who was even out on the dance floor, dancing, kissing Manny. Emma looked away and saw Mia in Lucas's arms. Emma looked back at Jay.
She didn't want to call him as fucked up as her, but in a way, wasn't he? She thought he understood the kind of pain she went through and the pressure of raising Dakota but.. maybe it was just a show for Manny, or a silent promise he gave to Sean. It was silly thinking and fantasing he did it for-
Oh fuck, who cares what she thought. She was always wrong nowadays, not the smart girl she use to be.
In that moment Emma realized she really needed a steady kind of guy for Dakota.
Her eyes stung but she tried to fight them off as she nodded at Spinner who wrapped his arms around her.
She wrapped her arms around his neck.
Darcy ran to the table to get some more water where Jay and Manny were not sipping on his beer.
"Isn't it cute?" Darcy asked them, raising an eyebrow
Manny gave her a 'what?' look as Jay squinted his eyes at her, sipping his beer again.
"Them." Darcy nodded into the dance floor at Spinner and Emma who weren't dancing anymore, but her hands still on his shoulders, and his still on her waist. They were laughing and smiling at another.
"Awwwwwwww,"
Even Manny's long and loud gawking couldn't get Jay to snap out of it when he watched the two together.
"As if he can get someone like her." Jay said outloud, and very bitterly, almost sneering at the 'couple'.
"I don't know." Manny said, not catching it, too in awe of Spinner and Emma, "She's Emma right? She finds goodness in everyone, Spinner can sure make her laugh."
"Spinner can make anyone laugh, he's just a joke." Darcy teased.
Jay immediately replied, "I agree."
"guys!" Manny exclaimed, giving him joking glares, "I've seen her try to keep interest in the guys after Sean and it just doesn't work, this is the first time I've seen her laugh in ever."
She laughed at me just the other day when she hid Dakota on me. Jay bitterly thought towards Manny's statement.
Darcy gasped, "I have an idea, lets get away this weekend, to Niagara, you guys will love it and understand why I moved there!" she squeeled with delight as Manny nodded, answering for them.
Jay rubbed his jaw, trying to keep his cool, but for some reason, his blood was boiling.
"It's fine Emma, ofcourse I can watch Dakota." Christine told Emma as they stood at the kitchen table, cleaning up after breakfast.
Dakota was taking her nap and Jack was trying to help them clean up. He grabbed the cerial and it dropped, going everywhere.
"Opps." He sadly said looking up at them like a lost puppy, "I'm sorry."
Emma softly smiled at him and glanced at Christine who looked down at him, exhausted and not impressed.
Emma sadly watched her mother, her heart ripping in two.
Emma spoke up, "You know what, nevermind, it's fine. I don't need to go, it's selfish." She confirmed and bent down, picking up the bits of cerial with Jack.
Christine grabbed the cerial box, making Emma stop and catch her mothers glare.
She snapped, "Are you kidding me Emma? You more than anyone deserves it, okay? Your going." She nearly threatened.
Emma sadly smiled, thought about it, then nodded. Fine.
She'll go to Niagara with everyone.
"I'll get that for you!" Spinner volunteered Emma, bending down by Jay's trunk to put her bags in.
Jay leaned on his car, narrowing his eyes to watch Spinners desperate act.
What a joke.
"Let's get this show on the road!" Manny exclaimed, popping her head out of the window and laughed with Emma as the blonde hopped into the back to.
As Spinner went to the passanger, Jay leaned off the car, bumping harshly into him.
"hey!" Spinner complained, giving a 'what was that for!' look, but shrugged and opened the door, getting in.
They then headed for Niagara.
When they checked into the hotel, Emma stood awkwardly between Jay and Spinner. Manny was getting their hotel key.
"We should go to the haunted houses on the hill." Spinner said with a grin, looking at Emma.
Emma gave an uneasy smile.
"She hates horror, idiot." Muttered Jay.
Spinner frowned and Emma snuck a glance at Jay. His face was emotionless, not looking at either of them anymore, looking careless.
"Or go see the lights." Spinner offered instead and Emma gave him a smile for his effort.
"Where's the damn keys?" Jay growled and Emma squinted her eyes at him
"What's up your ass today?" she teased and was caught off guard when he glared at her, he usually did, but so playfully, today was real.
"Got it!" Manny said, running back and then grabbed her bag from the floor, they all did, "And um, Darcy was so kind to get us..two rooms." She shooks two different keys.
Jay glared at both keys like they were demons from hell he must kill asap.
Manny caught Emma's 'you better not leave me with Spinner' look and tried to hide her smile, "And I gotta admit, I can't stand one night away from my baby." She joked, putting her arms around Jay who stiffened up.
He didn't want to be touched right now.
Manny tossed Spinner the other keys who was obviously beat red.
"We'll meet you guys in the lobby in 10? Check out the casino.." drifted Manny but it wasn't a question, more of a demand and an obvious statement that they weren't going to talk this over.
Emma gritted her teeth.
"I can sleep on the floor if you'd like.." she heard Spinner say from behind her as she watched Manny and Jay go, she looked away as Jay glanced back once more at them and then got pulled into the elevator.
"No.. we're adults." Emma said rolling her eyes and smirked at Spinner, "Just don't snore."
Manny was pacing around her and Jay's room as Jay sat lifelessly on the bed. He looked like a zombie as she raced around, rambling on about plans.
Would Spinner make a move on Emma? Would Emma allow it? Was Emma ready?
"Hey!" Manny barked at Jay and finally got his attention, "So yes for the waterslide?"
Jay blinked and just nodded, leaning back on the bed and shutting his eyes until he felt her weight on their bed.
Her chin rested on his chest and he opened them to her peering down at him.
"You and your bad boy mysterious ways." She said with a smirk, he just gave a hard look back. She then leaned back and lifted her top off, "Want me to get in my bathing suit now?"
Jay watched Manny strip and how could a guy not admit how hot and sexy she was? She was the next best thing.
Wait.
The next best thing?
Ofcourse the next best thing, you want who you think is more than beautiful, extordinary.
But he wasn't good enough for her.
Whose to say so?
We promised to keep these thoughts locked away for good. It's time to shut the fuck up.
Manny yelped when Jay shot up and grabbed her ass, picking her up and dropping her onto the bed, crawling over her and kissed her.
"Their probably lost.." drifts Emma, pacing the lobby with Spinner.
They've been waiting for Manny and Jay since ever.
Spinner snorted, "Their fucking." He simply states.
Emma stopped pacing and looked at him and then away. Why did it bother her so much to hear that?
It's Manny, thats what she did to catch boys under her spell.
Well that's mean, thats your best friend
Ugh, what am I doing.. its both of them, Jay isn't exactly innocent, he's like a sex machine and girls line up miles just for him.
You should know.
Emma tried to shut the voice in her head as she grabbed a shot of vodka from a passing cocktail waitress.
"Now we're talking." Joked Spinner, turning to the waitress, "Can you get us a few more? Maybe 10?"
And by the 6th shot, Emma was out.
Morning came and Emma groaned, waking up. Oh my god, she forgot what a hangover felt like, and hers was about to send her screaming and jumping off the balcony.
Emma tried to stretch and found herself hitting a body.
It groaned and stirred.
Emma's eyes snapped open. What the hell!
Spinner. Oh, phew. She thought she slept with someone.
Emma went to shut her eyes again and then snapped them open, he's naked! She's naked! Oh my god!
Emma shot up just as he opened his eyes and saw her, smiling sleepily, "Hey beautiful." He greeted.
Emma's mouth dropped looking around and gave a wierd look to a big white blanket on the floor, wait no, that was a dress, a wedding dress.
"Oh cool, do you think you won that last night at the casino?" Spinner asked Emma, nodding to her hand that went through her hair shakenily.
Emma went numb. She slowly brought her hand into her view and saw a big diamond ring on her hand.
Oh my god..
..WHAT did they DO last night?
Emma grabbed his hand harshly and he gave her a 'what' look until he also saw the ring on his finger, than glanced at hers, then finally got the picture.
"O SHIT!"
