"Jesus!" Jay ran into work and into the office where Sean came out of. Sean's healed wounded hand, was now again bleeding.
It looked like Sean and Tony in his office didn't go very well.
Lucas stared wide eyed when Tony came out, chasing after Sean, even with a bloody nose.
"Sean, I thought it was for the best!"
Sean whipped around and even Lucas stood in the middle to hold Sean back. If anything, he was actually protecting Tony. Sean looked ready to kill.
"Shit what happened?" Lucas ased.
Hate burned in Sean's eyes as he looked at Tony, "You selfish prick, you hid the only thing from Emma that could of gave me some kind of closure."
Tony rolled his eyes, throwing his arms out and just letting his bloody nose drip onto his nice shirt. "Come on, kid ! It wouldn't of given you anything but more of an excuse to not let her go. I wanted you to focus on this shop!"
"You wanted to make sure you got my money." growled Sean, moving in again and clenched his fist but Jay ran in front and held him back. "What'd it say huh?" Sean sneered, "Where is it!?"
Tony looked down in guilt and said quietly, "I threw it away. It didn't say much. Said the obvious. It was over."
Sean just continued to glare at Tony like he had never hated anybody more in this world. Sean shoved Jay off of him and Jay's mouth hung, watching him storm off.
((*))
Emma stood in her moms kitchen, gazing sadly down in the sink as she waited for Kelly to respond back. She held the phone to her ear and glanced at the screen to make sure he was still there. It said he was.
Emma: Kelly did you hear me?..
Kelly: I hear you, but I don't understand. You said you 'can't do this anymore'. . do you mean? Can't do us? You can't do 'us' anymore?
Emma: Coming home made me realise I left a lot behind.
Kelly: Yeah you've really changed then Emma, since leaving me and our life behind. Is this a joke? What about our engagement, Emma!? Are you really not coming back?
Emma: I need to stay home for a while. I never made promises Kelly. I couldn't. I already did that with Sean.
Kelly: That's it, isn't it? You went back to him? Who the hell is this guy?!
Emma: No I-. . I just can't stand seeing how much I've changed and some of it was for the good, but some of it wasn't right. There should of been other people in my life that I regret not having around. And me and Sean should of worked this out years ago. I don't know if we'll get a divorce or not... but I can't leave our relationship a mess anymore. He's the only guy whose ever really been there for me through everything.
Kelly: I don't need to hear this. I'm done. Good bye Emma. Don't contact me agan.
Rightfully, he hung up. Emma shakingly put the phone down on the counter, and walked to the table with semi wide eyes.
She did it.
She called it off with Kelly.
Emma looked down at the ring he gave her on the table, with an envelope next to it addressed to him. He deserved to get it back.
She put the ring into the envelope and sealed it up. She laid it down softly, before gazing at the ring on her finger now. Sean's ring. She bit her lip and looked around unsurely. She might feel unsure, but at least she felt right again and her heart was skipping beats as it did with thoughts of Sean Cameron. With Kelly, she knew she wasn't in love.
She heard foot steps behind her and turned, tears in her eyes. Spike and Snake stood beside another with soft smiles, and even Snake nodded at her.
"It was the right thing to do."
Emma nodded and couldn't agree more. "I know."
((((((((*******))))))))
"Not one word." Emma warned Manny as she told her everything a few hours later. Manny looked like she had ants in her pants, sitting on her couch and squirming in happiness.
"I can't believe it! You're staying!? You broke up with Kelly?!" her thoughts were going wild, "Was it because of Sean? Are you two going to work it out? Did-"
"Woah!" Emma laughed and put her hands up. She gave Manny a look, "This was for me, okay?"
Manny sighed and gave Emma a 'really?' look.
Emma warned her, "You can't tell anyone. If anyone asks, I'm just staying longer for your wedding."
Manny smiled happily and stood up, "About that." she raised her hands as if to get Emma prepared for something big.
"What?" Emma asked, giggling a bit.
"I talked to Liberty earlier." Manny sucked in a breath and explained, "She understands she's not here, so can't help very much with the wedding. She knows you're here too, and she agrees completely that you should be my maid of honor."
Emma's eyes widened, and she was speechless. "Wha.. I-" she stood up and squeaked, "I get to be maid of honor!?"
"Yea!" the girls squealed and jumped together. Emma hugged Manny so tight that Manny laughed and groaned.
The door opened, and Jay came in, not as excited as these two. They turned to tell him the happy news, but then stopped when they saw the serious look on his face.
Manny's smile fell, "What's wrong?"
He looked at Emma and just shut his mouth, shaking his head and looking away from them. "Nothin'."
"What?" Emma asked quietly, a bad feeling in her gut.
Jay finally gazed back and softened, "Sean hit Tony." he admitted.
Both girls couldn't believe it. "He what?!"
"I don't want to get into it. He's gone though. Don't know where." muttered Jay, walking to the house phone and picking it up to keep calling him. "He was pissed. More angry than I've seen him be in a while."
Emma worriedly crossed her arms, sharing a look with Manny.
(((((*******)))))))
Sean's phone rang non stop on the side of his bed. He sat on the edge of his bed, glaring at the blank wall in front of him. He had his sheets wrapped around his waist, covering up his naked body.
Darcy's hand ran down his strong arm from behind him, laying down in his bed. Also naked.
"You know.." she teased, "For a minute there, I thought you were going straight back into the arms of your ex wife."
Sean turned his head to look at her, and numbly muttered, "No. She's with someone else."
Darcy frowned, watching him turn to look at his phone again and ignore it. .
She wanted a better answer than that. Like he liked her way better than Emma. Or he was over Emma. She was too blind to see a heart broken husband grieving the loss of his wife.
Sean couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe they were really over. Tony wasn't fully to blame. He and Emma were. Maybe she was right, maybe they were bad for another. Maybe she'd be happier with whatever his name is.
Sean turned back over to Darcy, not wanting to think of Emma with another guy and tried to put his thoughts somewhere else.
"Again?" Darcy giggled and moaned when he pinned her down to the bed, and she arched against him, closing her eyes in pleasure.
This guy was seriously everything a girl could want.
(((((***)))))
"What if he's drinking?" Manny asked worriedly, pacing Emma's kitchen now.
"Why would he do that?" Emma asked, shaking her head bewildered. "And why did he hit Tony?"
Manny shrugged cluelessly until the front door opened.
Snake and Spike just got home and Snake shook his head when they looked at him when they entered. "He didn't go back to work."
Jay came in next, shoving his keys into his pocket. "Stopped at the hospital, and he's not there. He didn't go finish off Tony." he joked. He received no laughs.
"Is he okay?" Spike asked, concerned.
"Few stitches on the nose, but he's not suing." Jay said a bit happily.
"Why did he hit him?" Snake asked, "They're close, no? Sean's known the guy since forever."
Jay bit his tongue, but couldn't lie anymore. He was sick of the lies. This was coming from Jay freakin Hogart. "Sean found out Tony didn't give Emma's letter to him."
Emma's eyes widened, looking at Jay and couldn't believe he didn't just say this before. Emma then bit her lip. "What if Manny's right?" she feared, "What if he's out drinking?"
Jay closed his eyes and huffed. "I don't want to agree with you, but you might be right."
Emma looked guilt wrenched. "He said he's been sober two years." He also said he couldn't do this anymore. . as in, her and him. Oh god, this was her fault. If he was drinking, she'd never forgive herself.
"I'll go to his place." Jay insists.
"We can go to Trackers bar, see if he's there?" Spike offered and Snake nodded, leading her out.
Emma and Manny shared a look. It's like Manny knew what she was thinking. Emma grabbed her car keys and Manny yelped, "Em! Wait for me!"
((((((*******)))))
"Ellie Nash?" the bartender asked, standing behind the counter Emma and Manny stood at now.
Emma was still slightly breathless from running around. Manny was now eying Emma though now too worriedly.
"She hasn't worked here in a while. You'll probably catch her at the Holiday Inn though. She's in town."
Manny turned to Emma who looked a bit uneasy as she glanced around the familiar bar. The bartender left, and Manny whispered to Emma. "This is where she worked isn't it? When you saw Sean with her?"
Emma nodded but insisted, "Doesn't mean he still can't be with her, Manny. She's in town." She got an idea. "Lets go to the Holiday Inn."
Manny grabbed her arm quickly. The blonde shot her a look of shock and impatient confusion. "Emma. Stop."
Emma shook her head, "Stop what?"
"Just stop." Manny pleaded. "You're driving yourself crazy. Why are you so threatened of Ellie Nash?"
Emma stared vulnerably back at her friend. "She's lived with him. Longer than I ever had and we were married. I saw their relationship back in highschool, Manny. Their relationship looked easy. They could live happily together and me and Sean-" she choked up. "We couldn't. And she won't get out of the picture and just leave us alone."
"It was easy because it wasn't real! They were kids."
"What does even mean!?" Emma cried helplessly.
"Don't kid yourself." Manny told her, "Sean was never happy back in highschool. Hell, he was known as a grumpy jerk with anger issues. What you saw between Sean and Ellie was Sean working hard trying to get over you."
Emma looked away, unsure.
"You tried it with Peter too." reminded Manny. "You tried, and you failed. Sean came back to town, and you were like puddy in his hands again. If you truly fought for Sean the way he did for you when he was with Ellie...I'm sure he would of picked you over her too."
Emma bit her lip and whispered, "That doesn't stop her from still going after him, Manny."
"I know, sweetie." Cringed Manny, "I'm just trying to say that other girls were no match for you."
Emma put her head down.
((*)))
There was pounding on Sean's door and he finally flew it up, "Jesus, what?"
Jay raced in, coat slightly drenched from the rain that was starting to pour outside. "Jesus, me!?" he shouted and pointed at Sean, "Jesus you!"
Sean shook his head confused, and sort of humorously. "What?" he snickered.
"We've been looking all over for you!"
Sean cringed and walked to his kitchen, going towards the fridge. "Cops looking for me?"
"No idiot! Me and Manny. Mr Simpson and his wife. Emma- "
Sean turned and stared at Jay. Jay shut his mouth but knew he had already said it. Sean asked, "Why?"
"You fled from a scene after just breaking Tony's nose at work in front of everyone."
Sean gritted his teeth and looked away. The anger stirred in him again even when he tried to fight it away. He walked to Jay and angrily explained, "He hid her letter from me, Jay. I don't know and I'll never know what was in it."
"I know, you're right, that wasn't cool." Jay admitted and took a deep breath. He hated to say this and shut his eyes for a moment, rubbing them. "Maybe," he paused. "Maybe you should ask her what it said."
Sean stared bluntly for a moment before shaking his head. "No. We're done. I get it now. Next time she comes around with those fucking papers, I'll sign it."
Jay eyed Sean closely, seeing an unreadable look in his best friends eyes. Jay now, for once, wasn't sure how he'd like the guy who would give up on Emma Nelson, the girl he always longed for and made him truly happy. Jay looked down for a moment and regretted being on the 'I hate Emma' train for so long.
It wasn't supposed to be like this.
"You gave up on her once and you regretted it, Cam. You were unhappy. Why are you going to try again? You know you can't. She's your wife." Jay said.
Sean looked at him again and snapped back, "Am I just suppose to wait around for her forever!? She doesn't want me!"
"She's staying."
Sean's ears almost perked up.
Jay explained, nodding. "She's not going back to Connecticut. Word is, she's helping Manny with the Wedding."
"She is?" Sean squinted his eyes questionably. He hated the small dance in his stomach knowing that Emma was staying longer.
Jay laughed, "At first, I was pissed. I wondered if her being around would just put you back to square 1. But then I wondered...why the hell would she stay? And it still pointed back to you."
"No. She said it. She wasn't happy with me." Sean said, convinced. This couldn't be about him, or them. Emma was with someone else.
Jay sighed, shrugging unhappily that he couldn't get through to Sean. "Fine. She's staying for the wedding then, or for her parents. I don't know, who cares. Just...go fucking talk to her and finish this. She thinks you were cheating on her."
Sean's eyes widened, "What?"
Author note: So much happened this chapter! Hope that gives you all some entertainment! Sorry for the cliff hanger. It makes me get more reviews (hehe. Hint, hint)
** Does Sean go talk to Emma? Does Jay finally forgive Emma for leaving his best friend? What about this Darcy thing now? . . . Yikes.