A/N: You all are lucky I hate writing papers, or else you would have had to wait much longer for this. Lol. But here it is, with plenty of Ed and Emily for all of you who missed them!

As was expected, Emily was crowned prom queen at the dance that evening. The race for king, however, was more up in the air. Everyone assumed it would be one of the Bass twins, since they were the most popular male students, even if they were not the friendliest. So even though he came in a few moments late with his hair in disarray and his tie missing, no one was too surprised or upset when Theo took the crown, except for his brother.

Ed had been hoping he would win, so he and Emily could dance before the whole school as the power couple they truly were. Sure, if he couldn't be the king, he was glad that his brother had won. Theo could be trusted to keep his hands to himself and not comment on or expose Emily's expanding stomach which he could surly feel through her dress as they danced.

But that didn't change the fact that he wanted to be the one out there dancing with his-, well he wanted to call her his girlfriend, but they had never really had that discussion, and any time he came close to broaching the topic, she would immediately clam up.

As soon as the song came to an end, Ed was right by the dancing couple's side and with a simple nod to his brother he took her into his arms for the next dance while Theo walked off the dance floor and back to whatever, or whoever, he was doing before the crowning.

Emily tilted her head and looked at Ed with a smug expression, "Jealous much?" She asked as they began to dance.

"What are you talking about?" He said, trying to look confused.

Emily just rolled her eyes, "Stop with the ignorant act. Do you think I didn't see you staring daggers across the room? Was that really necessary? He is your brother after all."

"I know but-," He sighed, "I just don't like another man's hands touching you. Why the fuck did he win over me anyway? Everyone knows we're the actual couple."

"Because Theo is the one who can sometimes be nice," She said before quickly amending herself, "Well, nicer than you. He is the one who invites everyone to all your parties and he'll even take the time to talk to some of his classmates."

"I talk to them!" Ed protested.

"Only if you are trying to sleep with them."

He opened his mouth to disagree but stopped when he realized she was right. He had never been one to speak with his classmates unless he absolutely had too or if he was trying to hit on them. And ever since Emily had come back to New York even that little bit of interaction had stopped.

But it wasn't like Theo was Mr. Friendly. Yes, when they threw parties Theo was the one who extended invitations to their fellow students, but that was because he loved having as many people there as possible; the bigger the party the better. And he did sometimes make small talk with classmates, but that was only to gather any dirt that he could from them. But Ed couldn't care less about who was at their parties as long as there was booze and Emily; that was all he needed. And he already knew everything about everyone without pumping them for information. He had no need to speak with them.

He tried to tell Emily this but she simply shook her head, "I don't care," She said, "Just face it, you lost Bass. Get over it."

Ed scowled but let the subject drop, choosing instead to enjoy the feel of her pressed against him with their child nestled between them.

After the dance was over, Ed and Emily went with the rest of their peers to the after party because even though Emily was extremely tired and her feet were throbbing, she knew that as queen she was expected to at least make an appearance at the event.

She had just gone to the bathroom for what seemed like the hundredth time that evening, when Ed was approached by a blonde junior whose name he couldn't quite remember.

"Hey Eddy," the girl said coyly.

He looked at her out of the corner of his eye before he went back to staring into his drink without saying a word.

The girl refused to be discouraged and moved her seat a bit closer to him, "I saw you seating here all alone and I thought you might like some company."

Ed looked over at her with a raised brow, "From you?"

"Who else?" She asked, leaning in closely and placing a hand on his thigh, "You know that I could show you a good time."

"All you would ever be good for is a good blow job." Ed sneered.

"Of course," She said as her hand began to drift higher up his leg, "If that's what you wanted."

"Well, it's not." He said, pushing her away abruptly, "As you know, I am with someone already."

The girl snorted, "Yes, Emily Vanderbilt, right? Please," She scoffed, "Everyone can see that she has really let herself go since you two started 'dating,' or whatever it is you are doing. And even before that she was always a complete prude. There is no way she could possibly be satisfying you."

Ed smirked, "Ah, but see that is where you are wrong."

The girl scowled and her eyes narrowed, "Since when has Ed Bass been monogamous? I didn't know it was so easy to get you pussy whipped."

Ed's jaw clenched angrily and he couldn't stop himself from biting back, "Fuck you, bitch."

She smiled smugly and moved closer to him once again, "Exactly, fuck me. You know you want to."

He pushed her away again, but before he could respond to her comment he felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned his head to see Emily standing behind him.

"Emily" he whispered, scared of how she would react to the situation since he wasn't sure what she had heard or saw.

"Hi, Ed. Sorry I took so long," she said with a bright (but obviously forced) smile, "Do you want to head home? I'm starting to feel a bit tired."

"Sure," he said, quickly rising to his feet, "Yeah, let's get out of here."

"Great," She replied before she turned her attention to the girl beside him, "I like your dress." She said in her most official queen-bee voice.

"Thanks…" the girl said hesitantly, unsure what Emily was going to do.

"Isn't it from last season?" Emily asked snottily, "You really should have checked into that. And I didn't think halters were made for people with football player shoulders, but you almost manage to pull it off." The girl's mouth dropped open at the thinly veiled insult while Emily smiled brightly at her, "Have a good night!" She called, before she walked towards the door with Ed following closely behind her without even bothering to spare a glance at the girl behind him.

Once they were out in the hallway, Ed grabbed Emily's arm to turn her to face him, "Wait, Em, slow down." He could tell she was upset and he wanted to talk to her while they were alone, "Listen, I don't know how much you heard, but nothing was going to happen with that girl. She came onto me. I wasn't going to-"

"I know," She interrupted him; "I was coming back from the bathroom when she sat down by you. I heard the whole thing."

"Oh, you did?" He said, slightly taken aback, "So you know I wasn't interested?"

Emily nodded, "Yes, but even if you were, I wouldn't have been mad."

Ed's eyes narrowed suspiciously, "What do you mean?"

Emily looked down and examined her nails as she shrugged, "If you wanted to hook up with her I would understand. You're not committed to me. You can go after any girl you want to, it's not my place to stop you."

"Yes but I don't want too. Why won't you get that?" He grabbed her hands in his in order to get her to look at him, "I want you, and only you."

"But why?" She asked softly, "I mean, that girl was right; I'm not exactly in tip-top shape. And you-, you could have anyone. Why would you want to be stuck with just me?"

"Because I love you," Emily's eyes widen and she tried to take a step away but Ed wouldn't let her, "You are absolutely perfect. Even before you got pregnant or moved in, I only wanted you. I loved you; I think I've always loved you."

"I-, uh, I-," She looked like a deer caught in the headlights as she stumbled over her words. But she was saved from responding when Theo stumbled into the hallway.

"Eddy!" He cried raising his arms and accidentally spilling some of the alcohol from the bottle he was holding in his hand. He strolled over towards the couple unaware of what he had interrupted and tossed an arm over his twin's shoulders, "How are you doing on this fine evening?"

"Great," Ed bit out, taking a moment to give Emily a pointed look before looking at his brother's rumpled appearance, "But obviously not as good as you. Did your date live up to your expectations?"

Theo smirked, "Oh, she was all I hoped for and more, especially when paired with Chloe Collins."

Emily was shocked, "You slept with your date and Chloe?"

Theo's head rolled so he could look lazily over at her, "At the same time," He said smugly.

Ed snorted and shook his head, "I wouldn't expect anything less."

"Why thank you, brother." Theo said, patting Ed on the back and almost falling over in the process.

Ed could tell from the way his brother was leaning on him that Theo was pretty wasted, even for them, "How high are you right now?" He asked as he helped Theo lean against the wall.

"Pretty damn high," Theo began to reach into his pocket, "Do you want some?"

Emily looked appalled but Ed just shook his head, "No, I'm good." Theo simply shrugged as his brother continued, "Why don't we take off?"

"But the party's not over yet, Edward," Theo said right before his eyes closed and he leaned his head back against the wall, "There are still so many horny, desperate sluts to bang."

Emily rolled her eyes and Ed chuckled as he pulled his brother up and led him towards the door, "Well, I think you've had enough fun for one night. You can barely stand, how are you going to get it up for a bunch of girls?"

"Oh, I'd have my ways."

"Gross!" Emily frowned in disgust as they got into the elevator. Ed kept trying to catch her eye; to let her know that he meant what he said and that he wanted a response, but she was avoiding his gaze at all costs. She may have wanted to avoid the conversation, but he wasn't going to let it drop forever.