A/n: well! here it is! Chapter 9! Is anyone still reading? lol. I hope so and to everyone who still is kudos and thankx if you've reviewed! Sorry it took me like 3 months! I was kinda stuck! But I'm back! And hopping you like chapter 9. wow, its so weird talking about New Years, man, it feels like it wasn't that long ago. So much has happened...ok. Anyway! I hope you like this chapter.

Chapter 9 Happy New Year, Baby

Emma woke up with a headache and a thirst for water. She looked over towards Ellie who was sleeping still, curled up in about 90 blankets even though the heater was working perfectly.

After the ball dropped Emma had went on a search for Ellie and found her talking to Jimmy, at least Emma thought it was Jimmy the details from last night were getting a little fuzzy.

Emma yawned and went upstairs to find a glass of water to feed her thirst then she found Advil to cure her headache. When she came back downstairs feeling a little better she looked over at Ellie again. She really wanted to talk to her but...damn sleeping. Emma moaned quietly frustrated for her friends ability to sleep late then glanced at her clock 11:04 am.

She went to the bathroom and tried to fix herself up to look more presentable, and not half hung over.

When Ellie opened her eyes she heard the sound of the shower and knew Emma was already awake and trying to wash away last night. She smiled at the thought of her friends drunken state and the things she said and did. Saying 'I love you' to Jay being one of them, and telling Sean Ellie had a crush on Craig another. But when Ellie tried to tell Sean that it wasn't a big deal he stormed off and she was joined by Jimmy.

Ellie hadn't really talked to Jimmy a lot, only when he was dating Ashley, to seem polite. But she realized she really enjoyed talking to him, he was very...different from Craig and Sean. He had a little of both in him, Ellie liked that about him, but she had no interest to add yet another guy to the long list that seemed to want to get into her pants.

Right now, she wanted to concentrate on Sean, because Craig was starting to show his true colors. By that she meant he was still not over Manny anyone with eyes could see that. Manny and Craig were just one of those couples that would always have feelings for each other and ALWAYS be a couple, even when they didn't want to be together and fought constantly.

Ellie slide out of bed and headed upstairs to go start something for breakfast, she knew Emma was hungry, she always got hungry in the mornings when she had a hang over. Ellie stood at the stove cooking scrambled eggs when Emma came over to her trying to dry her soaking hair.

"Hey." she croaked.

"Hey." Ellie said back quickly glancing at her.

"Eggs?" Emma asked looking into the pan.

"Yep."

"So, about last night..." Emma started feeling pathetic. "What exactly did I do? All I remember is dancing with some guy, seeing Jay, you and Sean yelling, and finding you with Jimmy."

Ellie blushed, "well, you did all those things."

"Yes and? What else? I know I did something stupid! I get stupid and do stupid things when I'm around Jay—"

"and alcohol. Drinking for one is a stupid thing."

Emma blushed, "yeah, I know, but, its Jay and I need more..."

"Courage?"

"Uh...you could say that I guess. So tell me what's the bad thing I did this time?"

Ellie looked down at the eggs wondering if she should tell her, Emma had told her last night when Ellie drove them home, how could she not remember? "Well you uh..."

"Did I do another table dance?" Emma said hidding her face in her hands.

Ellie giggled, "no nothing that bad."

"Then what?"

"You talked to Jay..."

"And?"

"And you kinda told him those 3 words."

"Those 3 words better be Go Away Asshole."

"Uh...no."

"Oh God! This is terrible, Ellie!" Emma wailed.

"Em, it isn't that bad, I mean, you do still kinda have...you know, feelings for him...don't you?"

"Yes feelings of hate! Not, not LOVE!"

"Well, then why did you sleep with him? You weren't drunk then."

"Yeah well I was..."

"Em, face it, you still like Jay whether its love or not, you have feelings for him. Now I think we need a break from guys today, so lets eat ice cream and watch The Notebook, Titanic, and The Devils Rejects." Ellie said happily and turning the stove off.

"The Devils Rejects?"

"Yes! Or would you prefer House of 1000 Corpses, cause I think I have it around here somewhere."

"No, why The Devils Rejects?"

"Its my cheer-me-up-when-a-guys-an-ass movie. It has lots of killings so I just envision the guy being killed. Its therapeutic."

"Ellie. You scare me sometimes."

Ellie laughed, "you have a movie like that too! Don't deny it!"

"Yes I do, its called TITANIC! Not The Devils Rejects!"

"No way! You have an angry film too! Called Kill Bill Vol 2, remember?"

Emma blushed, "yes I do."

"And another film too! What's that one called? Uh...hm..."

"The Descent."

"That one is a helluva lot worse!" Ellie said laughing as they sat on the couch and put The Notebook in.

"Yeah, but—"

"no buts! Lets watch!"

Emma giggled. "Fine."

They sat quietly as the movie started enjoying the first day of the New Year.


"Emma! Open up!" Jay yelled knocking on the Nelson/Nash residence.

Emma groggily opened the door. It was 7 at night and Jay finally mustered up the courage to go over to her house to talk to her about the night before.

"Yes?" Emma asked trying to ignore his eyes raking her body which was clad in her Little Mermaid Pjs.

"Nice Pjs Greenpeace." Emma blushed and gave her mind a mental note to get new pjs for when Jay came around. "Thanks." she said trying to wave it off.

They stood awkwardly at the door when Ellie yelled, "go outside or close the door! Your ruining the best parts of the movie!"

Jay looked at Emma and waited to be let in, she opened the door wider and they stood again awkwardly in the living room. Jay brought his eyes to the TV and saw a man with a monotone voice be shot in the head as everyone began to scream.

"What the hell are you watching?"

"Devils Rejects." Emma and Ellie said in unison.

Jay smirked, "really? Greenpeace I never pictured you for Rob Zombie."

"And I never pictured you to not know a Rob Zombie movie." Emma countered smirking back at him.

Jay laughed, "so I wanted to talk to you about last night."

"Yea, I know, I said...those words. I was...drunk."

"Right. I just wanted to get that cleared up...or something." Jay said stiffening up at her words. "Yeah so just for the record you were drunk and didn't mean those words, right? Right. So it was stupid of me to come here." Jay rambled in a very un-Jay way.

Emma glanced at Ellie who was looking at them.

Jay and Emma stood awkwardly once again staring at each other until Jay blurted out, "go out with me."

"Uh what?" Emma asked confused.

"Yeah, Emma, come on, I don't bit or anything and I'd appreciate it if you didn't treat me like some sort of Pariah or something. I mean, I like you, more then I should, so just jump or whatever and go out with me." Jay said his voice almost pleading.

"Uh..." Emma started knowing what her answer was but unsure to give it. "Yeah." she said finally smiling. "Yeah I'll go out with you."

Jay smirked, "really?"

"Yes, really. Why not I'm single and it's a new year." Emma said sighing and running hand through her hair.

Jay smirked at her, "good so tomorrow?"

"Yea, around 7 or something?"

"Yeah, well I'd better let you guys go back to Devils Rejects."

Emma smiled at him and opened the door behind him, "good."

"Good." he agreed as she leaned up to kiss him on the lips.

"Great." she said quietly smiling dumbly up at him, "great." he agreed giving her a real smile.

Emma giggled as he walked to his car and she closed the door. As she turned to go back to the couch a pillow came flying at her head.

"Hey!" Emma yelled.

"Your so in love!" Ellie sang laughing.

"Shut up! I am not! Its Jay he'll prolly take me to like Macdonald or something. Or else maybe even stand me up." Emma said trying to hide her smile.

"You shoulda went out with him long ago, he makes you happy."

Emma smiled, "until you find out about the shit he does."

Ellie nodded, "true."

Emma sat on the couch again and they watched the movie until almost 5 minutes later the doorbell rang and Ellie groaned.

"Can't we watch the movie in peace!"

"Your turn." Emma said her eyes glued to the tv.

"No way! This is the best part!" Ellie whined.

"So?"

"Stop it!"

"You didn't stop it for me!" Emma argued as the person at the door got more frustrated and continued to ring the annoying doorbell.

"Hold on!" Ellie yelled grabbing the channel selector and stopping it as Emma protested.

"Hel–Sean." Ellie stuttered upon seeing her ex.

"Hey, Ellie, Emma." he said waving to the blonde on the couch.

"What are you doing here?" Ellie blurted.

"I wanted to apologize for last night."

"Oh." Ellie said.

"Yea, I mean...I had no right...and stuff. I'm sorry, forgive me?"

Ellie nodded then shrugged, "uh yeah."

"Cool, so listen I saw Jay leaving a few minutes ago, and he was talking about going on a date with Emma, so I was wondering do you want to go on a date? I mean, it wouldn't just be us we'd double with Emma and Jay."

Ellie looked over at Emma who shrugged helplessly.

"Uh..."

Emma nodded vigorously and gave her a pleading look.

"Sure, I'd love to go."

"Great. So we'll pick you up tomorrow."

"Yeah." Ellie said trying to smile as she closed the door and went back to the couch.

"So..."

"Yep." Ellie said shaking her head.

"Well it could be—"

"don't say it!" Ellie moaned.

"Why don't you want to go out with him?"

"Cause he just wants to beat Craig." Ellie muttered staring at the TV.

"So...Great movie. House of 1000 corpses after?"

"Defiantly." Ellie cried squeezing a pillow.

(A/n: sorry for all the Rob Zombie movies/refrences. I don't own them, but I just finally finished watching Devils Rejects! so i wanted to add it in, not sure why but thats the direction it took. Hope you liked it.)