A/N: Another special guest!

Chapter Twelve: Advice from an Old Friend

At the Dot on the following day, Emma and Spinner finally decided to leave their home and go out into public. Jay followed.

Before Jay arrived, Emma felt that she needed to vent her anger towards him to Spinner.

"Spinner, I cannot believe you invited him here!" Emma was furious towards Jay since he hurt Manny.

"Baby, I'm sorry, but he's my friend, and he needs help."

"But what he did to Manny is unforgivable."

"Maybe. But you and I both know that if he thought he had a chance with Manny, he wouldn't have even spoken to Bianca."

"I guess so."

"I know so."

As Jay moped into the Dot, Emma and Spinner waved him over to where they were sitting. It was obvious that Jay had been drinking some and possibly crying. Emma realized how upset Jay was.

"Hey, how are you?" Emma asked concerned.

"Amazing," Jay said sarcastically. "How are you two love birds?"

"We're good." Spinner said smiling as he looked at Emma.

"I'm jealous." Out of depression, Jay laid his head on the table, and Emma started to feel incredibly sorry for Jay.

She lifted his head up with her hand and spoke to him, "You know, Manny really misses you, so don't give up. You guys are perfect for each other."

"Yeah, dude, you just gotta find a way to prove that she can trust you again," Spinner added in.

"Thanks guys, but I don't know if there's much I can do."

"Of course there is, Jay, just be creative," Emma smiled at him, and then looked over to the entrance to see a surprising customer.

"Dude, is that Alex?" Spinner pointed over to the customer.

"I doubt it. I haven't seen her since she moved to Ajax," Jay answered with a sigh.

"Jay, look!" Emma raised her voice in excitement hoping Alex would cheer Jay up.

When Jay finally looked, his eyes lit up, and he actually felt somewhat happy.

"Alex Nunez, my little lesbian, how've ya been!" Jay said as he jumped up in excitement and embraced Alex.

"Jay Hogart, my big player, I'm good," Spinner and Emma gasped at Alex's player comment afraid that Jay may overreact.

"Uhm, Alex, Jay's changed his ways ever since dating Manny," Emma butted in.

"Okay, Emma?" Alex stepped away from Jay and glared at Emma.

"Thanks, Mrs. Mason, but your friend and myself are no longer an item," Jay tried to act tough, so Alex would not rag on him for falling in love with a girl.

"Well, I just thought Alex should know that you're a changed man."

"Changed man?" Alex chuckled. "If Manny Santos has purified Jason Hogart, somebody slap me,"

Jay lightly slapped Alex's arm.

"I guess we have some catching up to do, Mr. Hogart," Alex walked over to the bar in shock from Jay's news.

The former couple sat at the bar together. Studying Jay's depressed body language, Alex realize that he really was torn up about Manny.

"Tell me about Manny. Whys she got you so down?"

"I don't know, Alex. I'm in love with her, and I screwed it up, for good this time."

"Wow. Just give me time to digest the fact that you, Jay Hogart, actually fell in love with a living, breathing human being, Manny Santos," Alex laughed as she tried to joke with Jay.

"Yeah, pretty surprising, huh?"

"YEAH!" Alex hit Jay's shoulder. "So, how'd you screw it up?"

"Well, to make a long story short, we broke up, and I had sex with another girl. Then, the next day Manny came to get back together with me, and wa-lah, she found out about the hook up and left me in the dust. I don't know what's wrong with me. Manny means everything to me, and I'd do anything to get her back."

"Then do it."

"How? Were you not just listening to me? I slept with another girl. That's even worse than what I did to you, and it took you over a year to forgive me."

"Look, Jay, I know it seems bad, but you can get her back. I know it. Because when you're honest and throw in a Jay Hogart smile, it's impossible to say no to you."

"Thanks, Lexi."

"So, are you gonna go for it?"

"I don't know."

"Oh my gosh, you're killin me, Jay. Go for it. If you're in love her, then you guys must have something special."

As Alex said that, Jay had an epiphany. "You know what, Alex? I will, and I know exactly what I'm going to do."

"Good." Alex hugged Jay to show that she was happy for him.