Somebody mixed my medicine

I don't know I'm on.

Somebody mixed my medicine

Oh baby its all gone

Somebody mixed my medicine

Somebody's in my head again

Emma took a deep breath, it was summer, so ofcourse her family had a big welcome home party for her.

Not embarrassing at all.

"EM!" Manny was quickly running to her first.

Emma couldn't help but smile wide when the girl practically fell into her arms.

Even if she took Sean, Emma still loved her, they fought like sisters sometimes.

"Ow." Emma pouted but laughed.

"My god your hair got long. And your beautiful!" Manny insisted, crawling up and joked, "Maybe I should go into rehab?"

Emma gave an uneasy laugh until Manny gave her a 'just joking' grin and hugged her once more as Emma heard her parents crying out her name.

God, a year and half really felt like a long time. Spike now had short hair and Snake looked, oldish. Emma couldn't help but laugh a little as she went to them and they embraced her together.

SEANS POINT OF VIEW:

Wow.

She was finally here, home. And she looked amazing, not that she never did, she was always beautiful but now, the way the sunshine hit her, she looked... happy again. Free

I mean I was glad she took the news of me and Manny getting married well, but deep down, it sort of bugged me. She was THAT over me? ... Didn't we almost have it all?

Oh god, she's looking at me. Don't forget to breath.

"Hey." She smiles so softly, like an angel.

I then glance to Manny beside her, she looks so pretty in her yellow sundress, so happy that her best friend is finally home.

Right, right, best friends. Stop staring at both of them, just give her a quick hug.

"Hey Em." I lean over and take her in my arms. Why's it have to feel so farmiliar? We pull apart and I can't help but glance at her. She smells like vanilla, I couldn't ever forget that.

She then gave me a smile. That smile, that was only meant for me.

Jesus. Just be friends, we can do it, I love Manny now. Beautiful, hot, giddy, Manny. Manny Santos... soon to be Manny Cameron.

I smile to that thought, "So heard your going to be the maid of honor?" I grin.

Emma looks at me like she doesn't know what I'm talking about as Manny slaps my arm.

"I haven't told her yet!" Manny whined, "It was a suprize." She pouted. Oh that cute little pout, I'd love to just-

I cough, "Oh, sorry." I give Emma a sympthatic look.

Emma looks confused for a second until snapping out of it and then a gleam hit over her eyes, "Maid of honor huh?" she smiled to Manny.

"Would you?" Manny asked, gushing. She bounced a little holding her hands together, I chuckle.

"ofcourse." Emma insisted softly like it was crazy Manny had to ASK. They hugged. I awkwardly shifted. Emma looked REALLY good. I'm glad she's better now, that last time he saw her was chaos.

We all sit in the back yard for a bit, going over changes. Liberty and Toby even came, who were now together. Emma and I shared a 'oh yea, that happened' look.

After a few beers, Jay enters from the back gate. He didn't usually pick me up but he offered today. Sometimes I wonder if he just wanted to see Emma. They had a wierd enemy friendship.

No more than that though, I'm sure. Yeah... I'm positive. Emma didn't go for guys like Jay.. yes she had me but I a softy, not a real true bad boy, just a bit mis guided back in the day. Jay will forever be a little rough around the edges

"More beer Sean?" Snake asked, raising up from beside Emma. I've noticed now he hasn't really left her side. Maybe he was really worried, we all were. We cared for her. Well atleast I did, a lot.

"one more, thanks Mr.S." I finally answer as Jay makes it to the table.

He's coming from behind Emma, so probably only her and her mom can't see him yet.

"Me too." Manny called.

"Can I have one?" Emma tosses over her shoulder.

I even paused, giving Snake a 'i don't know' look. What if she turned to alchohal like she did to cocain?

I see Emma clench her jaw, she was obviously noticing our doubts.

"Hon-" Spike is cut off from Jay.

"Here, have mine." Jay says, arriving the table behind her and passing one of his bottles infront of her, onto the table, from his 6 pack.

He then sat across the table beside me, and I couldn't help but give him a ridiculous look. What right did he have thinking it was okay for her to have?

I look back at Emma to squint my eyes a bit, why is she eyeing Jay?

I feel a bit of jealousy. No, no. I slide my hand into Manny's and smile at her, Manny is for me. Not Emma, not anymore.

Can't help but look back at Jay though, that slimy little player

NO ONES POINT OF VIEW:

Emma happily opened the beer bottle but narrowed her eyes at Jay as she took a sip with a smirk cracking out.

Really? Out of all of them, Jay was the one to know and understand she could take a sip of a damn innocent beer?

Clearly things haven't changed, but that was nothing to freak over. Emma was fine now, well, at least with the drugs, she was over that. Done with! It was just getting her life back that she was struggling with.

"It is lunch time, right GP?" taunted Jay at her, sharing that smirk with her, but his was way better.

He was bugging her, nothing new, she always use to taunt him how he drank beer for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

" Can we go swimming?" a small voice asked, Jack, now almost 5, getting so big!

Snake got up and picked him up, "I'll bring yeah."

"We should get going." Toby told everyone and smiled to Emma. He missed her.

Emma smiled back and nodded.

Liberty waved, "It was fun."

Emma watched them leave, then watched Snake jump into the pool with Jack and laughed softly. She missed this feeling. Happy.

Jay snuck a glance at her and listened to her soft laugh. He watched her then move her eyes to Manny and Sean, wrapped up in another and then looked back at him.

Jay didn't even move his eyes off her, which she expected him to do when she caught him watching her. He just held his look and took another swig of beer.

Emma huffed looking away and turned to her mom, "How's everything?" she asked.

"Hey Jay! Can you help toss the burgers?" Snake yelled over to him, he got up and Emma snuck a glance to watch him go.

God. Did Snake actually LIKE his most hated student in school now?

Emma couldn't help but smile and shake her head.

"Em!"

"EMMA!"

A few girls ran over from the back gate and to the table. Emma snapped her off of Jay and to the girls, Mia, Darcy and some other girl, who didn't yell her name or that would of been awkward.

They had their hugs and hello's, they caught up with anothers lives and decided to go in the pool. Emma decided not to, and to sit back with her mother.

"Whose that?" Emma asked her mom, glancing at the mysterious girl.

"Bianca. She's a year younger than you. One of the girls' friend." She explained, watching her daughter closely.

Was she..ok, now? How could you tell?

Emma watched this 'Bianca' go and talk to Jay by the BBQ. The girl looked easy, wore a bit of a skanky bikini that just ABOUT covered her boobs, and the way she hung on Jay, clearly was just asking for it.

"Is Sean here like... a lot?" Emma asked her mom.

Spike frowned, "Only when Manny needs help with something. Emma are you going to be okay doing their wedding?"

"Ofcourse." Emma clenched her teeth, "It's fine."

She looked at Sean and Manny swimming and smiling at another, Manny sneaking splashes at him.

Emma didn't think she'd ever see the day she'd rather even want Jay Hogart here more than Sean. Or Manny for that matter.

Emma looked back at her mom to see her watching Bianca flirt with Jay.

Oh, sickened you too huh?

"He's cleaned up good huh?" Spike blurted out..

Emma almost choked on her next sip on her beer. Was she talking about Jay!

Emma watched her mom drool over him as he removed his shirt over the hot BBQ.

Emma raised an eyebrow, he got a bit more ripped. Very lean. Sean was always TOO ripped, bumpy 6 packs freaked her out.

Emma then looked away, "Still looks grubby to me."

Spike admitted, "He's still rough around the edges and wears that dumb ol' hat but look at those arms. And don't ever say in highschool his smirk never made the girls go crazy." Spike glanced at Sean with Emma and looked to her daughter, "I mean Sean is charming but Jay really has that dangerous mysterious vibe huh?"

Emma cringed looking at her mom to see that awing expression. EW!

"Ew mom, stop it." Emma whined. She looked at Jay once more. He looked up from Bianca and watched her for a long moment before looking down at the burgers.

"wouldn't it be funny if you ended up with him?" whispered Spike to her, noticing Jay longingly looking at Emma.

But that didn't mean he was STARING at her, he just had a STARING PROBLEM, trust Emma on this, she knew it. He didn't like her like that..

"I won't." Emma said, playing with her bottles beer cap.

Spike sighed, "No.. Not that your not beautiful, just that.. he probably likes super model types. Probably not even ready to settle down yet."

She seemed to start talking to herself because she didn't even notice Emma roll her eyes and get up, leaving.

"Jesus." Emma muttered.

Emma decided to go change into a bathing suit.

She grabbed a bottle of water before going toward the bathroom door beside the kitchen until the back door opened and in came Jay.

Emma gave him a wierd look, "Can I help you?"

"I'll help myself." Taunted Jay, going to the fridge carelessly and grabbing himself a water bottle.

Emma rolled her eyes but smiled, going into the bathroom and changing. Same ol' Jay.

She could hear Jay from the outside, "Your Dad was going to run into the house to see what you were doing, so I thought this was better."

"What? If YOU came in and baby sat me?" Emma taunted, "Would you like to change me too?" she then shut her mouth.

Akward. SO NOT what she meant. Oh-oh god. Thank god she was behind a door and he couldn't see her blush.

She did hear him chuckle a bit though before a cracking was heard, probably opened his bottle of water.

She then huffed, adding on, "I don't need anybody watching me like a hawk! I'm fine."

"That's why I thought this was better.. I'm not really watching you." his voice taunted back. He opened the fridge and joked, "We're being sneaky." He smirked to himself and turned when he heard her come back out.

He then slowly stopped grinning.

She came out in a blood red bikini, her long wavy blonde hair falling down her chest and shoulders.

She casually walked around him and grabbed her own water again before tossing over her shoulder, "How would you like me stalking you and watching you all the time?" she turned before going out the door.

Jay was following her out but stopped infront of her, putting his hand on the knob right beside her, "Wouldn't mind it a bit Greenpeace." He said with a playful wink and opened the door for her.

Emma tilted her head a bit confused as she turned but slowly went out the door.

"Em, come play!" she heard Sean call and turned. She tried to hide her smirk. Volley ball. Perfect.

"Alright." She laid her water down on the table and headed toward the grass part of the yard.

Jay curiously watched her go, but knew exactly what she was up to.

"I don't know how to really play though." She said, tossing her hair to one side. Sean was gawking her body, she could tell, and he was having a hard time looking away.

She swore some of these guys expected a druggies body. She's been drug free for more than 6 months alright? She was fine now. Curvy and tanned. The good ol Emma bod.

She looked back to Manny, Manny was too busy talking to Mia, Darcy and Bianca about volley ball to notice any of this going on.

"I'll show you." Sean said with a grin that Emma shared back.

He went behind her and Emma noticed him a little too eager to put his arms around her, handing her the ball and put his hand under her knuckles.

"Just... throw it up." He whispered in her ear. He slowly led his hand, aka her hand, to throw the ball up, then said, "Now hit your wrist on it!"

Emma did so and it went over the net easily. Pretty good for 'never doing it before'.

"Say Emma, weren't you on a volley ball team for a bit before you found out it took time out of your environment club?" taunted Jay, coming on over to the volley ball set.

Sean coughed, letting go of Emma. Jay gave him a look as Emma narrowed her eyes at Jay.

HOW DID HE KNOW THAT?

"No." Emma lied, still glaring. He just smirked and grabbed the ball.

"How bout a game?" he whistled to behind him, "Manny and Sean versus us." Manny heard that and happily got up, skipping over.

"Why? Since when are you into sports?" Sean seemed a bit bothered by Jay's gester.

Jay raised an eyebrow at him, isn't it wrong to want to be near your ex girl friend who you were obsessed with while your marrying her best friend?

They started playing, and Jay shocked Emma when he knew how to play and spiked a little heavily onto Sean a few times.

"That's it!" Sean yelled, "I quit." He stormed off and Jay chuckled, watching him go.

"Cam, it's just a game." He taunts.

"Oh babe." Manny ran after Sean.

Emma smirked a bit raising an eyebrow at Jay, "You know he hates getting beat." She looked back to Sean's way.

Kinda helped though, Sean was taking out his anger on Manny with the silent treatment. Oh the memories of when he did that to her.

Jay shrugged, "Whatever, the guys good at basketball so I can show off here."

"who are trying to impress?" Emma asked, crossing her arms.

He blinked.

Emma went on, "That Bianca girl?" she nodded to the brunette watching Jay eagerly by the table.

Jay huffed, "Been there, done that." He looked back to Emma who gasped but laughed, slapping his arm.

"you're such a jerk to girls!" she confirmed.

"hey." Barked Jay, "they line up knowing what their getting into."

"Oh excuse the poor girl for thinking if she slept with you, you'd still want her after." Taunted Emma.

Jay looked at her, "Did you expect anything from me when we hooked up?" he asked as casually as he could

"That was long ago." Breathed Emma with a deep sigh and laughed, "Don't think I expected anything, just needed someone, must of been more damaged than I thought when I picked you."

"Ha." Jay sarcastically said and watched her eyes go from him to curiously look at Sean.

He looked kinda happy now with Manny. Gee, not even Emma could ever get him to give up the silent treatment in less than a day.

Jay crept up behind Emma a little tauntingly, "Can you believe it? Them, getting married?" he nods to the couple.

"No." Emma said and looked away, "I can't." She bittered.

"Well then you better start." He confirmed with a serious voice and she turned, giving him a look.

"I'm fine with them getting married."

Jay snorted as she turned to him, "Yeah, as fine as you were the first night you saw them together."

"I was-"

Jay cut her off, madly looking down at her, "I was there, I saw right through you, didn't take me to see you do it, didn't take me to find a bottle in your bag. I KNEW you were into something, and that that" he points to Manny and Sean, "was bothering you and forcing you to do more."

Emma snapped, "don't bring that up Jay!"

"Why?" he asked, "It's true, or are you mad because I'm right?"

"Knew it was crazy to think I could actually be civilized with you." she taunted, walking off.

It was getting dark, Jay huffed looking up at the grey sky and decided it was his cue to go.

He'd finish this later.