Dinner was ready and Emma couldn't avoid him forever, she was done packing, and Manny had told her it was ready now. She took a deep breath before going out the door. Damn Sean, Damn him for still looking irresistible, damn him for-
"Hey!" said the one and only, passing by behind her and saw her, grabbing the back of her arm to turn her back toward him. He was just in the bathroom, and also on the way to the kitchen when she came out of her room.
Emma felt goose bumps up her arm and tried to ignore the tossing and turning in her stomach. She turned to face him. Speak of the devil.
"Hi." was all she said, but couldn't help but smile. Hi? Geez.. They both shared a knowingly look, that this was 'different' but somewhat humourous.
He had to grin back, his eyes admiring that model smile of hers. He then coughed and looked away, "Sorry..for not saying hi back there."
Emma felt tense, oh god.. he had to bring up that awkward moment?
"Had no idea you guys were coming." he smiled halfly, "But it's good to see you guys again." he said sincerely.
"You were kind of a shock as well." Emma mentally kicked herself..kinda? Try ALOT. Heart attack worthy shock.
"This is going to be..okay, right?" he asked, eyeing her closely and couldn't help but scan his eyes down her body. Jesus...how were they suppose to be friends? How was he suppose to act like he didn't miss her, or wasn't attracted to her or didn't still love-
"Ofcourse. We talked about this before Sean. We're fine." she smiled sadly but sincerely herself. He paused for a moment, trying to read her but couldn't. Sometimes, she could hold a strong act.
"We're..." he drifted off. What were they?
"Friends." she smiled happily but felt her stomach knot as well.
"Yea.." Sean dazed off, his eyes looking a little gloomy and a frown upon his beautiful face but Emma missed it, hearing the door behind her open which was Spinners room.
Spinner came out and awkwardly shifted, seeing he crashed a moment, "Uh..sorry." he grinned sheepishly and looked to Emma who opened her mouth, but had no words. My god this was so awkward. "Sean," he said, "Hows...everything?"
Sean gave Spinner a look and sensed the wierd vibe. His old friend had barely even said hello since arriving. He glanced between him and then Emma til back to Spinner, "It's good," he chuckled, "Being in the army is like..being in the army." he shrugged simply and Spinner laughed uncomfortably.
Emma looked down, and noticed how much she still hated the fact Sean was in the army. He could get hurt, or worse. Yes, maybe he's gotten even more muscular and he looked damn good, but he could get hurt! That's what mattered.
"Right. Dumb question." Spin said and then blinked, turning to Emma, "I actually had to ask you something?" he pushed his door back open.
Sean now furrowed his eyebrows together, not knowing why Spinner needed such privacy with Emma. He couldn't help but still feel that old jealousy possessiveness but had to watch them go, feeling a bit helpless. He walked back to the kitchen and sat down at the long table, eyes on it with confusion still written over his face. He looked the way he came, still wondering what the hell those two needed to talk about.
"Mm, looks yummy." Liberty told Manny who sat at the end of the table.
The door knocked and Manny gasped, looking at Jay, "Oh my god! It's probably Summer."
"Summer in winter?" Toby joked, and Jay rolled his eyes at him. Toby shut up. Sean had to chuckle.
Manny ran to the door, "Its my friend. She was on the cast of my movie!"
Meanwhile, Emma walked into Spinners room when he closed the door and Emma snapped at him, "We REALLY had to talk?" she hissed then noticed Jane in the room, pacing a bit.
Emma was just upset he did it infront of Sean, but she noticed how both Jane and Spinner looked and got a little worried. "What's wrong?"
Jane looked at Spinner helplessly and he took a deep breath before sitting on the bed and put his head into his hands. "Spinner, tell her." Jane said.
Emma tilted her head confused and Spinner nodded, getting back up and walked to Emma. "Jane is.. Jane's pregnant." he whispered.
Emma's mouth fell, and she looked wide eyed at Jane. Jane started pacing again and bit on her nails, til Spinner stopped her. "It's okay." he promised, "We're going to be fine."
"You just found out?" Emma asked them.
Jane nodded back at her and swallowed hard, "I started getting the morning sickness two weeks ago. I tried to insist it was just a bug but on the second week, I finally grabbed a test to just get it over with. I just took it now.."
"It's positive." Spinner told her.
Emma couldn't believe it. "Wow." she admitted. Jane groaned and started to shed tears, running into the bathroom and slammed the door before Spinner could stop her.
"Jane!" he plead, knocking on the door endlessly.
"Spin, I'm sure she just needs some time alone." Emma declared, walking to him and he looked just as panicked and overwhelmed. She put her hands on his shoulders and promised, "It's going to be okay. You're a great guy, you'll be a good Dad. Okay?"
Spinner looked awfully worried, "What if she doesn't want to keep it?"
Emma gave him a look of doubt, "How could she not want to?" she watched him stare down, and stay quiet until she gasped, stepping back from him. "Do you not want it?!"
Spinner looked at her like she was crazy, "It's MY baby. Ofcourse I want it, Emma!" he snapped. He then cracked, "Ok. I may of thought about it, but it was because I was scared." he admitted and tried to explain, "Jesus Emma, I just got married, we had a divorce and now I have a baby on the way with a different girl and I'm only 24 years old. I'm having a little bit of a break down over here!"
Emma tried not to laugh, seeing his face go from red to purple to his whole body shaking when he insisted he was having a breakdown and he began pacing. "Tell her your happy about it Spinner, that you want it." she told him and he stopped pacing, and she softened. "It's probably what she wants and needs to hear."
...
"you're right." he whispered and walked to her, smiling lovingly and then sadly, "I'm sorry about us." he looked down, feeling awful. Emma deserved more. He feared every day he may of hurt her through all this and it sucked even more seeing Sean come back into her life. He knew how much he meant to Emma.
Emma took a deep breath, looking away from him and wishing he wasn't bringing this up right now. It'd been a rough day as it was just seeing Sean again. "We had this whole talk Spinner." she looked at him seriously, "We're meant to be friends, and I really want to be..for like, ever." she smiled meaningfully.
He smiled goofily, nodding and then snapped out of it, pointing to the door Jane was behind "I'm gonna.."
"Yea." nodded Emma, walking out the room, "I know." she walked out, and smiled happily to herself when she heard Spinner trying to talk Jane out of the room with I love you's and 'it'll be okays'. And they would be, they'd be ok. Now she just had to worry about herself..
Emma stopped in her tracks, seeing someone sitting at the table next to Sean, her hands all over him and upon his upper arm. She overheard the girl with curly black medium length hair talking. "You could be like, a stunt double with your type of body." she flirted. She was petite, and definitely using a push up bra. Pale but clear glowing skin...pretty but a Little too desperate, if you asked Emma. This was Summer by the way, Manny's friend. And she had her eye on the prize...Sean.
Sean even shifted in his seat, trying to stay friendly to his friends' friend, even if she invaded his personal space a little bit.
"Have you thought of weight training actors or just normal every day people?" Summer asked Sean, blinking bluntly and her long eyelashes bashing up at him.
Sean coughed slightly, and on the other side, Toby had to mouth 'normal every day people?' to Liberty who tried not to giggle.
Emma jumped when Spinner and Jane had come out, and announced it, "Whose hungry?" Spin said, and Jane seemed happy again too, smiling a little as Emma followed them to the table but avoided any where near Sean.
Who the hell was this girl anyways?
Manny sat on the end of the long table, as Jay on the other. Emma ended up on the side of Jays table since Mannys friend and Sean were near Manny on the other side. Spin sat next to her and Jane took the seat after.
"Dig in." Manny said with a beaming smile.
"Are you sure?" Toby asked, poking the roast beef Manny cooked for them. He wasn't so sure of Mannys cooking.
"It looks great." Liberty assured, shutting Toby up as they all sent him a look to shut up.
As everyone began to eat, Emma ofcourse skipped the meat and went for the carrots and salad. Sean, being the carnivore he was, dug in with the rest of the guys with a fork and knife. He couldn't help but glance up and soften as he took notice of Emma's old habit though..or way of life, or whatever. He could never be a vegetarian, but he supported Emmas belief..it was almost cute to see her still the same, wrinkling her nose at the gross meat on the side of her plate. He almost wanted to go over there and take it off for her..and possibly eat it too. Then all her worries would be gone, and he'd be a happy stuffed man.
"Ugh, sorry Em." Manny said to then glare at Jay, "He set the plates. Why can't you remember she doesn't eat meat? You only teased her about it all through highschool."
Jay shrugged his shoulders but did chuckle while throwing a piece of meat in his mouth while he glanced at Emma, "I did, didn't I?"
"It's okay." Emma informed, suddenly feeling snappy, "I always forget your an idiot yet ALWAYS knew in highschool."
"Ouch." he laughed though.
Emma then rolled her eyes but smiled. Cause that anger wasn't really aimed at Jay. She cornered her eyes in annoyance when Summer gasped, "You all went to highschool together?" she asked.
"Elementary too." Manny said while smiling so big her dimples shined, glancing to Emma, her life long friend who smiled back.
"Awwww." Summer looked around and asked, "So are any of you guys highschool sweethearts?"
They went quiet, looking around and Emma held her gaze down, playing with her carrots. 'Don't look at him, don't look at him.'
Sean even snuck a sided glance at Emma and put his eyes down as well, grabbing his water and gulped it down uneasily as Manny helped the moment go by, "I guess, me and Jay are?" she looked at him and he paused. Were they really though?
Spinner even joked, "Does it really count? She was in her senior year while you were a drop out." he taunted Jay who shared the laugh with him. It was true.
Manny corrected him, "A sexy mechanic drop out."
"thank you baby." smirked Jay at her. She bit her lip smiling.
"We were." declared Jane out of nowhere, without even thinking. She was exhausted and sick all day, she forgot about the whole secret relationship thing. She looked at Spinner, and even he froze up. Emma stared in disbelief. Oh god. Manny looked around, and noticed Jay heard too and looked awfully confused..thankfully, Sean had no idea what the big deal was.
"Yea..well.. " Jay spoke up a bit tauntingly, still holding a grudge against Jane for cheating on his boy a year ago, "Then you cheated. So..doesn't count."
"Actually Jay, it does. We're still together." Jane shot back, hating the fact he brought that past up. Jane completely owned up to everything she did to Spinner and it wasn't easy for him to trust her again but she earned it, and that was that. She was sorry, and young when it happened. It was over..yet Jay still seemed to like to shove it in her face. She didn't care anymore, she was pregnant now and didn't want to stress herself anymore with this secret. She was Spinners, and Spinners was hers.
"Together?" Jay had to repeat, glancing to Emma and back at Spinner and Jane beside her and he actually got angry. Emma was good for Spinner. True he always thought she'd end up with Sean but both these guys were his best friends, practically brothers. If it had to be someone with Spinner, and if Emma and Sean were over, he'd rather Emma be with Spin then friggen JANE. He turned towards Emma and looked at her like she was deaf, "Are you missing the part where this.. lunatic," he glared at Jane and back to Emma, "Is saying she's with Spinner, your husband?"
Sean almost dropped his glass of water.
Emma's what?
Jay looked shocked beyond belief and snapped at Spinner, "What are you doing? Going behind your wifes back? Did her cheating on you show you nothing?" he asked, pointing at Jane.
"Jay!" Manny yelled, finally putting her head into her hands. Cat was out of the bag, all thanks to her big mouthed but lovable fiance.
"Married?" Sean had to repeat out loud and sounded pissed. Emma looked up finally through all the madness and was taken back when they locked eyes. His eyes were full of anger and most of all, betrayl and hurt. She was speechless, and she wanted to explain it all to him so he'd understand.
"Congratulations!" Summer insisted happily, glancing between Spinner and Emma and not sensing the obvious bad vibe going around. Emma even scoffed madly at her.
"Uh oh." Toby muttered to Liberty as Sean started to rise up from his seat.
"Married?" he had to repeat louder and still not getting this. This had to be SOME sick joke. Spinner and Emma? His Emma with Spinner? Nobody telling him? Was this serious?!
"Sean!" Emma tried to call him back and tears burned her eyes. He had charged off and away from the table. Manny caught Emmas look of distraught and passed her friend a look of pity. This was NOT good.
Emma put her head into her hands. Why did he care? Why did he have to look at her like that? Why did she feel like she deserved it? My god, this was a horrible Christmas already
"We're divorced." insisted Spinner, looking the way Sean went and hoping he heard. He looked almost afraid. What? The guy was known for punching people out and Spinner had basically stole his girl. He looked around the table to clarify to everyone else, "We're divorced."
"I'm pregnant!" Jane called out and let a deep breath out, like holding that in was torcher. Might as well say it while everything else was coming out.
"WHAT?!" Liberty and both Manny yelled at once. OH. MY . GOD.
"You know what?" Jane said, getting up and shutting her eyes, "I'm just going to stay at a hotel." with that, she left the chaotic table.
Emma couldn't believe this. "Jane! Jane!?" Spinner called after her and got up but turned back to Emma and insisted, "I'm sorry. I'm REALLY sorry."
Emma just shook her head, not even caring about that anymore. All she cared about was if Sean was okay and where he went off to. That was until Manny yelped and Liberty gasped loudly when Sean charged back over, just in time for Spinner to turn when he went to go after Jane, but ended up being smacked in the face by a strong fist and went flying across the table. Emma even covered her mouth with her hands, gasping and her eyes widened and dinner plates smashed.
Sean shook his fist and clenched his jaw, turning and storming back to the front door. Jay got up quick, running after him. "Dude, this is my fault, I'm fucking sorry-" before Jay got another word out and tried to stop Sean from leaving, Sean shoved him away harshly and slammed the door behind him after grabbing his coat. Jay landed back into the stereo which almost fell but thankfully didn't, but DID start to play music.
'We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year.'
Jay sighed but had to admit, Sean could of done worse. Maybe he wasn't TOO mad at him. He hoped he'd come back.
Manny yelled over the music to Emma who looked devastated, "This is what we were trying to avoid!"
Good tidings to you, We all know that Santa's coming,
And all of your kin,
Good tidings for Christmas,
And a Happy New Year.
We all know that Santa's coming,
We all know that Santa's coming,
And soon will be here.
From the ground, Toby and Liberty tried to help Spinner up, who whiped his bloody nose and scoffed and sulked.