Emma woke up with a groan, completely hung over and still in her night club clothes. Manny nodded beside her, already up just seconds before and yawning.
"I want to stay in bed all day." Emma pleaded.
"Em, we're on a pull out couch." she joked, waving around the TV room as Emma got the picture they weren't even on a real bed or in a bedroom.
Emma dug under the covers and whined into her pillow, "Find me a cuuuure." she begged.
Manny giggled, rubbing her forehead that felt like it was splitting open, "You have more to worry about then a hangover."
Emma opened her eyes curiously and raised her head to give her a look.
"Sean towed your car to the shop this morning." Manny reminded, "But before they do any work, you got to go over and sign some paper work."
Emma fell back down on her back, groaning and even kicked her feet a bit
"Real mature." Manny teased.
Emma only had an hour if she wanted the auto shop to start working on her car today, so she got ready as fast as she could and wanted to curse at how bad her make up was doing to cover the bags under her eyes.
Hopping into simple ripped up fashionable jeans and flip flops and a V neck white t-shirt, Emma flipped her longer blonde hair to the side and put her sunglasses on, running out the door.
Manny let her borrow her car and Emma drove up to the familiar place that now had a banner on top of the building.
Jay's Auto shop, Fix It.
Wow. He was really doing well for himself. Emma felt kind of even jealous. She sighed, dreading going in but finally went. As she opened the door to a bunch of harsh sounds, she cringed and put her sunglasses on top of her head.
Hangover and wacking of tools and drills... not a good mix!
Emma saw her car and saw the one and only infront of it, looking at her engine and that stupid girl he was with at the resturant. Ok. Emma was being to mean, this girl had done nothing to her but she just couldn't help but feel that old jealous feeling when girls went near Jay... or maybe it wasn't an old feeling.. maybe it never left.
"Hey." Sean quietly said behind her, making her gasp and turn but was thankfully he didn't catch Jay and this 'Spencer' girls attention.
Why was Spencer spending her day watching Jay look at a car anyways? Didn't she have her own job..
Her and Sean though had to be standing right behind them, and heard Spencer loud and clear say, "This is one old crappy jeep. Geez. Not only would Daddy kill me, but so would society." she told Jay.
Jay just nodded to whatever she said, trying to focus on the engine more. He didn't know who brought it in, but looked it'd take a few days.
Spencer was still giggling at her joke and Sean gave Emma a look but she couldn't hold it in.
Emma snapped behind them, "I don't think society would be embarrassed by it but your society? Probably." Emma said, hinting she knew Spencer was rich and spoiled.. I mean the restaurant she came to, the designer dress she wore and now the chanel purse and shoes she wore in a car repair shop?
Spencer gasped turning around and Jay turned his head and had a hard look on his face, connecting eyes with Emma.
Emma rolled her eyes, turning to Sean but added to that burn, "At least my car doesn't pollute this society you're so worried about."
Jay tried to hold his grin back, whipping his hands on his car rag as Spencer's mouth fell but eyed the girl, she looked so familiar. Jay couldn't help but feel that was such an Emma thing to say...and he missed those remarks.
"I'm SO sorry." Spencer ended up apologising, feeling bad. Sometimes she really did let the snob inside her out.
Emma just gave her a tight smile and nod, as if all was forgiven and turned to Sean, "Papers I need to sign?" she qouted Manny.
Sean nodded towards the side to their shop desk and Emma nodded going and Sean followed after he gave Jay a 'what the fuck' look.
Emma couldn't help but feel Spencer was trying to piss her off now, and even Jay was happily letting her do so. As Emma read through the agreement paperwork she snuck some glances to see Spencer distracting Jay from his work, kissing the back of his neck and sliding her arms around his waist time to time until he, what looked to Emma, gave in and turned, grabbed Spencer and pressed her up against Emma's own god damn car and kissed her.
Emma's blood was boilding, glaring down at the chart she needed to sign.
"Just one signature Em.." Sean lightly said, noticing her getting mad and focusing too hard on the chart and her anger was going to be obvious and he knew she didn't want to be caught.
Emma blinked and then tried to breath to then nod and sign it, handing it back to him.
She watched Sean glance at the scene and back to her, quietly speaking, "You know he can be an ass."
Emma shook her head, not wanting to talk about it, "I'll see you tonight at the Dot?"
Sean nodded, giving her a sorry look still though then added, "Manny's mothers there now decorating. Should start around 8 or 9." he walked Emma out and Emma nodded, opening Manny's car door.
She went to get in but paused, tapping the keys on the top of her door as she sadly gave Sean a look, "Is he happy?" she asked, her heart sinking and dreading the answer.
Sean didn't want her to hurt, or any fighting or drama going on. Neither needed it.
He answered carefully, "As happy as he can be without you."
Emma didn't like that answer though, and her heart broke. She dreaded feeling this way again, with the same guy. She just nodded slowly and got in the car and pulled out.
Sean watched her drive away.
When Sean walked back inside, Jay was working on Emma's engine again, only this time Spencer was gone.
"Where's your lap dancer?" Sean taunted Jay, stopping by him
Jay looked up and gave Sean a hard look, "Don't know what you're talking about."
"Please, matter of months of Spencer being around, I know you hate her being here at work. That and I've never seen you give into her PDA at work." Sean snapped at him.
Jay was caught, and just went back to work.
Sean shook his head, "She wasn't jealous by the way." he said about Emma, walking off. Sure he was lying but he didn't want Jay to feel good about this, it was playing dirty.
Dirty could get messy and that was just another mess Sean didn't want to clean up. Having to pick up his drunk best friend every night? It took Jay a long time to finally get back to somewhat normal, and Sean knew Manny had tons of late night calls from Emma breaking down and not having anyone to pick her up from the ground.
Meanwhile..
Emma paced inside Manny's apartment, she was now alone and Manny had gone to work. She bit her thumb nervously as she thought this through but finally ran to the phone.
It rang a few times and then her hero of the day picked up, "Jello?"
Emma rolled her eyes to Todd's usual goofy humor, even when he did something as simple as answering a phone.
Sometimes, because of all his tattoos, people feared Todd, but he was really just a sweetheart..and on the plus side, VERY attractive as well.
"It's Emma." She bit her lower lip, "I need a big favor."
"Name it Blondie." she knew he was grinning on the other side, they were close friends but he always use to try to get into her pants at the start, since then it was harmless flirting.
Emma sighed, "Come to Toronto and be my date."
Silence.
"Woah, what?"
Emma groaned, "Don't make me explain.."
"Fine, I won't make you explain...if you sleep with me when I do this favor." he simply said, joking yet not as Emma snorted, knowing him too well.
Emma begged, "Pleeeeease Todd. I've told you little about my past but sadly, I'm facing it all over again and he has a girl friend and he came to the resturant a few weeks with her and he's bringing her tonight-"
"Wait." he stopped her, "Jay? Jay Hogart?"
Emma was shocked and then scowled, "Roxy." Damn Roxy told Todd all about her past with Jay?!
"That was HIM at the resturant?" he whistled impressed, "He had quite the babe on his arm."
"You always know how to make me feel better." Emma dully lied, sitting on the ground sadly and giving up
He aw'd and spoke up again, "Don't worry, I'd pick you over her every day, she's a babe while you're a godess." he paused, "Alright." he declared, "I'll come be your date."
Emma perked up, "REALLY!?"
"Have dinner ready for me, should be in by 7." he said and hung up.
Emma had to kinda smile. Thank GOD.
