25th January 2013 Friday

Day 25

I guess I made it a bit cryptic, but I'll try and set you all straight in this one. Thank you all to those who reviewed.

Disclaimer: I don't own the show, can I please stop writing this…please?

"What the hell?" Jenny screamed on the verge of tears. Zap held his face as his cheek began to burn red. "How could you do that?"

"What are you talking about?" he groaned, squeezing his eyes shut as the headache throbbed with her volume.

"Tung sent me this," she screamed angrily as she typed on her wristcom. A green hologram burst up between them, playing a video entitled "last night."

"-and I'll have nothing but stolen glances of Jenny across the room and the longing desire to smell her hair."

Zap closed his eyes slowly and groaned in embarrassment, the memory of last night returning to him in a quick flash. Jenny closed the hologram between them, revealing a tight and angry expression.

"I can't believe you said that!" her voice reached a volume higher than Zap could imagine.

"Look, I-," he tried to begin explaining, but was silenced with a hand in his face.

"No, I don't want to hear it. You've embarrassed me, yourself and everyone else," her volume had dropped to a mere whisper. "Congratulations."

She walked off without another word, leaving him with a throbbing headache, an unpleasant taste in his mouth and a feeling of regret; none of which were from the hangover.

Great, he couldn't feel any worse.

Wait, yes he could, because before he knew it, Dex was at his door.

The leader was met with a dishevelled, half asleep boy. The entomologist's expression was less than impressed.

"Do you remember what happened last night?" he was answered with a silent nod.

"Zap your behaviour was atrocious," he began one of his lectures like he always would, making an obvious statement. "And if that influence is available at the wedding, I don't want another repeat of it."

Zap could feel where this was going, his facing drooping in further illness and shame.

"Look, you're still going to be a member of the wedding party, but I'm going to make my dad my best man," the hurt came back tenfold, far worse than when Jenny was here if that were possible.

"I'm sorry, but I need someone responsible," he crossed his arms tightly. "You don't need to come to the dance lessons any more. Jenny will be dancing with my father."

Blue eyes shot up almost immediately, glazing over with threatening tears. Despite the pain in his head, he began to shake it vigorously in a pleading way to make Dex change his mind.

"I'm sorry," he apologized again before slowly turning and walking away.

He closed the door and fell to his bed immediately, the tears falling freely to the covers. He had ruined everything…in one night. No chance to help Dex on the biggest day of his life, Tung would never forgive him for what he said, and most importantly, he had destroyed any chance he had to create a relationship with Jenny.

He had screwed everything up, and now he was facing the cruel reality.

Jenny stood in the proton ball practice room, Jane giving her a small overview of Dex's decision after last night. "…so basically, you'll be dancing with Winston now, not Zap."

Jenny nodded solemnly, a hint of relief filling her insides. She just couldn't handle being with Zap after his little melt down, especially after what he said about her.

"Jenny?" Dex caught the attention of his engineer. Standing by his side was the moustache version of Dex. "My dad is here to dance with you. We're lucky this time, because dad has experience in this matter."

"May I?" the older man held out his hand to the girl. Jenny smiled and took it and was immediately spun into the correct dancing position. The movements were fluid and unbroken, like a father daughter dance. Jane and Dex watched on from the sidelines with content smiles at the beautiful dancing, while Zap stood behind the one way mirror watching as Jenny laughed her contagious laugh as she was spun again.

No one standing on toes, no hits to the face, no punch to the stomach. Zap groaned as Winston kissed the clone's hand, Dex and Jane applauding at the near perfect routine.

She deserves better…

Aww poor Zap! I'll give you a hug! God I feel evil putting him in this position, but don't worry everyone, things are going to turn up Zap! Tell me what you think, and just so you know, the wedding is just around the corner, (literally!) R&R!