You all are really going to hate me…or start. I'm so sorry for the long update! Everything has just been basically kicking me at once and…yeah…
And, again, the story is shifting focus. Just…bear with me. I WILL write about Kaylie and Austin again; but I liked almost everyone on the show so I didn't want my ff to be focused on one couple. Can you really blame me for that?! Lol.
Now, I'll stop babbling and let you get to the update.
Emily's P.O.V.
"Guys, go! For the last time! I'm fine." Razor said, exasperated.
Emily and Damon exchanged a look and Damon crossed his arms. "You're sure you don't want me to stay with you?"
"No. I'm good. The guy didn't touch me. Get the hell out of here! Emily, you have a party to go to!"
"No, I don't. I'm not leaving one of my true best friends for a party full of drunken, snobby rich kids." She couldn't stop herself from rolling her eyes, "Besides, I wasn't really invited anyway."
"That's such bullshit." Damon added.
Emily shrugged, "I don't care. Why don't we wait for you to close up, and the three of us can hang out?"
"And allow me to feel like a third wheel? Please…in some cases that's worse than being shot."
Emily smiled, "Damon and I won't do anything…like that while you're around."
"Damnit." Damon muttered and Emily shot him a look. He smiled back at her.
Razor chuckled, "No, Emily. You don't have to take pity on me. I'll be fine."
"Razorrrr…" Emily whined.
"Come on, Em, if he says he's fine, he's fine." Damon reached out to grab her hand, and she let him.
"Okay, fine, but you text me if anything happens."
"Yes, mom." Razor groaned and rolled his eyes.
Emily's mouth dropped, and Damon laughed.
"Come on, Emily. Let's leave the man to his misery."
Razor smiled now too, and shaking his head, he went to do some cleaning.
Damon and Emily left the Pizza Shack.
"So, what do you want to do?"
Emily shrugged, "I guess I'm going to a party."
Damon's mouth dropped.
That's when her phone went off.
"Payson?"
"Payson, slow down…what? What happened?"
Not again… was all that was running through Emily's mind. At least Damon was by her side this time.
"Okay, okay, I'm coming to pick you up. Text me the address." She hung up the phone, gave a pleading look to Damon, who, immediately grabbed his keys, mouthed a, "My car," grabbed her wrist, and led her to his car.
"Damon…you don't have to do this…"
"What'd she say?"
Emily scoffed, "That Lauren was a bitch and she didn't want to drive home with her. Max is drunk and she's worried that he'll try to take advantage of her; so she wants to leave…And…speaking of taken advantage of…Carter almost raped Kaylie."
"What?!" That last phrase caught Damon's attention.
"Yeah, she was talking really fast, but…apparently he got her drunk and took her upstairs…and Austin saw and stopped the whole thing."
"Ah, so that's why the big headed asshole was with her tonight."
"Damon…" Emily began to scold, but then a though hit her, "If you're calling him that, why did you help him?"
"I didn't help him, I helped Kaylie; he just happened to be in the same place at the same time."
Emily laughed, "You know, you two are dating elite gymnasts; you should really learn to get along."
"Come on, Em, it's not like we'll ever go on a double date or some shit like that."
Emily gave him a look, and Damon gaped at her, "You can't be serious?! Emily, I refuse to go on a double date with him."
"God, you sound like such a girl."
Damon glared.
"And now you look like one too." Emily smiled and nudged him on his shoulder with her shoulder. "But don't worry; I don't want to double date. Ever. With anybody. But, right now, we really have to go rescue Payson."
"Alright, what's the address."
Emily showed it to him and he programmed it into his GPS.
MIOBIMIOBIMIOBI
"Hey." Emily said, running up to Payson who was on the front steps of the house.
"Hey," she replied smiling, "thank you so much for coming to get me."
"Of course. So, what the hell happened?"
Payson scoffed, "Oh man, Em, it was so bad. Lauren, Kaylie and I met as we arrived, but Lauren and I quickly left her like as soon as we walked in. It all basically went downhill from there. A little while later, Austin came around asking for her, and I found out from Lo later that he asked her too. We both were pretty much bitches to him, but he didn't give up. Thank god. Apparently he stopped the whole thing from happening, and threatened Carter, who went and got Lauren, and they both confronted him – Lauren believing Carter when he said that Austin was trying to rape Kaylie. Even when Kaylie tried to convince her otherwise Lauren didn't believe her. She came to me crying afterwards, and…god, Em, we feel like such horrible best friends. At least you weren't even invited to this. You weren't involved. Kaylie probably still loves you."
"I saw Kaylie tonight…with Austin." Emily finally admitted as they hopped in the car.
"What's your address?" Damon said, interrupting them so he could turn on some low music and ignore them.
After Payson gave it to him, she turned back to Emily, "What do you mean you saw them?"
"Well…" and Emily launched into her own story about what happened at the Pizza Shack.
"Oh my god! Em, that's horrible! Is Razor okay?!"
Damon scoffed, "It's Razor…of course he's okay. He was making jokes right after. And besides, I was the one arrested."
"What?!" Payson shrieked.
Emily just laughed, "You won't ever let that go, will you?"
"No way. It's not every day you get arrested by a jealous Mall Cop wannabe, or should be I should say…"
Emily and Payson both laughed, "Wow. Sounds like you had more fun than I did."
"But…how was Max?"
"Drunk. Just like almost everyone else there…including me." Payson let out a groan, "I can't believe I did that. I'm so glad you guys came and got me before anything happened to me…or I started anything."
"Yeah, I guess Max wouldn't have stopped you if he had no self control himself…" Emily started.
"I just wish … I don't know. I don't even really feel that way about Max…"
"Well, Pay, are you even sure you want a boyfriend now? I mean, what changed?"
"You mean besides the fact that I'm not getting any younger?"
"…And this is awkward…" Damon cut in.
But the girls acted as though they didn't hear him…and they probably didn't.
"Yeah, but Pay, you're still young."
"That's easy for you to say! You have a boyfriend!"
"Look, Payson, don't rush it…it'll all work out. You'll find someone."
"Yeah…but who…and when."
Emily and Damon exchanged a look, and turned around.
"Em…where are we going?"
They were both smilng.
"You'll see."
Please don't forget to check out the video I made for Kaylie/Austin & Damon/Emily! It features a song by Johnny Pacar (Damon)! You can copy and paste the link from my profile.
Thank you for reading!
