Emily's P.O.V. ~
Two men get out and walk up to the car, containing baseball bats in their hands. They smack against the windows, causing Phil and I to jump.
"Where the hell is he?" The one on Phil's side yells.
"Hey, easy, easy." He puts his hands up. "I think we're looking for the same guy, okay?"
The guy on my side hits the windshield with the bat. I scream and Carlos starts to cry.
"Hey! What the hell man?!" I yell.
"Where is he!?" The same guy yells.
"I don't know! What are you talking about?" Phil yells.
"Sir, can you please start the tractor so we can get out of here?" Stu asks, smacking the armrest from the back seat.
"I'm trying to, but we're fucking blocked!" Phil yells.
The man lifts the baseball bat and Phil pulls me down to cover me, just in case.
"Hey! There's a baby on board!" Alan yells.
"Get out of the car!" The first guy snaps.
Eddie walks out from the Chapel.
"Why you making trouble for my business, man?"
The man on my side pulls out a gun and I grab Phil's arm.
"Get out of the fucking car!" he yells.
"Phil, he's got a gun!" Alan yells.
"No shit he's got a gun!" Phil snaps to him.
"Come on." Phil starts the car and puts it in gear.
He pulls forward and runs over one of the guys' foot. He almost falls and shoots Eddie in the shoulder.
"He shot me!" Eddie yells.
"He shot Eddie!" Stu yells.
The man points the gun at me and glares. "Get the fuck out!"
"Fuck this shit." Phil snaps.
He leans over and buckles me in before turning and reversing quickly. We hit the orange car and burst into a glass bus stop. He quickly stops the car before it hits one that was coming. He puts it in drive and speeds off. I lean back in my seat and let out a breath in relief. Carlos keeps crying so Alan tries to quiet him down.
"Okay. Oh, that was some sick shit." Phil whispers to himself. He looks at me. "Are you okay?"
I nod slightly and sigh. "Woah...We almost died."
Phil reaches over and takes my hand.
"What the fuck is going on?!" Stu yells, in the silent car.
"I have no idea." Phil shakes his head.
Stu's phone starts ringing again and I look back.
"Why don't you just let that go to voicemail?" I say.
"Ha-ha-ha!" Stu says, looking at his phone.
A few seconds later, he says. "That's a fake laugh, by the way."
I sigh and close my eyes as Phil drives to Stu's wife, Jade's, house. We pull into the parking lot and Phil parks. He looks at me.
"Are you okay?"
I nod. "That...that was so scary." I whisper.
He brings my hand up and kisses it. I blush.
"Open my door. I want to get this over with." Stu sighs.
Phil rolls his eyes and gets out of the car. I unbuckle myself and get out. I open the back door for Alan. He gently passes Carlos to me and gets out. I smile at Carlos. Alan stands in front of me, staring.
"You want him back, Alan?"
He nods fast, so I gently hand him back. Phil walks around the car to me and kisses my head.
"Come on. Let's go."
I nod and follow them up the stairs. Alan starts talking about a movie about three men that had a baby.
"What room was it again?" Stu asks.
"825." Phil says, looking at the door numbers.
A blonde woman walks out of the room near us, talking on the phone.
"I know, I did. I already checked with her." She looks up at us. "I found him. I'll call you back." She hangs up the phone and takes Carlos from Alan."Thank God, he's with his father. I was freaking out. I missed you, sweetie." She kisses his head and looks at Stu. "And I miss you."
She kisses Stu and I look away to give them privacy. Phil wraps an arm around me and puts his head on mine.
He whispers. "That's not gross…"
I guess they pull away because I hear Jade talk.
"Where the hell happened to you guys? I got up this morning, and I went to get coffee. I came back, and you were gone?" None of us say anything, we just keep looking at each other. "Why are you being so quiet?"
"I'm not being quiet." Stu says.
"Ha-ha!" She laughs. "You're cute! I gotta feed Tyler. Come inside, you guys." She walks inside her room.
Alan looks at Phil and I.
"Did you hear that? Baby's name is Tyler." He whispers.
"Yeah, I thought he looked more like a Carlos too, bud." Phil says, rubbing his shoulder.
We walk inside and sit down on the couch. Since there aren't enough seats, I sit down on Phil's lap. Jade gets us drinks and sits down.
"Okay, what's up? You guys are acting weird?" She asks, looking up from the kitchen.
"Look. It's Jade, right?" Phil asks, holding me.
"Very funny, Phil." She giggles.
"Right, Jade. Uh, you remember our friend Doug?"
"Are you kidding? He was the best man at our weddings." She smiles widely.
She walks to us and hands Stu a glass.
"Exactly. Well, we can't find him, and we're getting worried." I say, leaning against Phil.
"Oh, my God. That is so Doug." She smiles.
"Actually, it's not like Doug at all." I say.
She frowns slightly before Stu spits out his sweet tea all over Tyler, causing him to start crying.
"Oh, sweetie. I'm gonna go clean him off. It's alright. Daddy didn't mean it." Jade stands up and walks to another room.
"What the fuck, man?" Phil says. "You gotta hold it together."
"Holy shit." Stu whispers and holds his head.
"She's super hot. Not as hot as Emily, but you should be proud of yourself." Phil says, rubbing my back.
I shake my head and stand up.
"I'll go talk to her for a minute."
Phil looks up but I walk to where Jade is.
"Hey, Jade?" I get her attention.
"Hey, Emily!" She smiles widely.
"I have a question."
"Of course." She turns to me.
"I don't remember much from last night. How did Phil propose?" I ask, nicely.
"Oh! We were at my job, and someone dumped a drink on you, so I let you borrow my clothes. After you came out, Phil kept saying how beautiful you are, and he's not lying you are. Anyway! After listening to him gush for several minutes, Doug slammed his drink down on the table, like drunk, happy guys do, and said 'just marry my sister! Damn!' He chuckled and tossed back the rest of his drink, seemingly happy with his declaration. Phil smirked and walked over to you as you sat on the couch."
I'm suddenly pulled into a flashback.
I lean against the back of the couch, pulling my left leg up so my knee is bent and my foot flat. I laugh as I watch Stu and Jade together. I look as Phil walks toward me, stumbling and grinning from ear to ear.
"Emily! I love you! You -" He hiccups. "- know that, right?"
"Of course, Phil! I love you!"
"Marry me then! We'll be happy and...and…"
"I don't know, Phil, I mean...We don't have rings! How will people know?" I say, concerned.
He glances around and puts his hands in his pockets. His eyes light up and he reaches into his shirt and pulls out a necklace he's been wearing for the last 15 years. It was the necklace I gave him when we graduated high school.
"Wear this? And..and when we get home...I'll buy you a ring!"
He reaches over and puts the necklace around my neck. I lean up to him and kiss his lips. He cups my cheek and kisses me back with so much love. When we pull away, I smile widely at him.
"Yes."
I'm pulled back to reality when Jade touches my arm.
"Are you okay?" She asks.
"Yeah. I…I was just remembering." I smile widely at her.
She nods and walks to the living room. I look around my neck and smile. Yep...the necklace is there. I touch it for a second and think. What is Phil using for a ring? He did have a ring he wore all the time so maybe he's using that. I sure as fucking hope so. I walk back to the living room. Phil opens his arms and I sit back down in his lap.
He wraps his arms around my waist and kisses my shoulder. I smile and look at Jade. She's now breast feeding Tyler so I look away.
"About last night, um, do you remember the last time you saw Doug?" Phil asks, coughing slightly.
"Uh, I haven't seen him since the weddings?" She looks up at us.
"The weddings...great. And uh. We can't re-...What time was that at?" Phil asks, moving me slightly.
He pulls out the napkin. I look at Alan to see him staring at Jade's breast so I smack his leg from my angle and he looks at me. I give him a look and he looks down to the floor.
"I guess it was around 1 this morning, because I had to go back to work and finish my shift. And then when I got out I headed over to the hotel with Tyler." She looks down at Tyler then back up. "I didn't see Doug because you guys were passed out. Phil and Em were still going at it." She giggles. "The room was a wreck so I just curled up next to Stu!"
"Uh-huh." Phil nods and looks at me.
I blush slightly as I wiggle my eyebrows, and he smirks.
"I got a question." Stu speaks up. "Um, you said when your shift ended. Does that mean you're a nurse? Or a blackjack dealer?"
She giggles. "You know this! I'm a stripper." She pauses. "Well, technically I'm an escort, but stripping's a great way to meet the clients."
"Smart." Phil says, smacking Stu's leg.
"Savvy." Stu nods.
"But, that's all in the past, now that I married a doctor." She smiles widely.
"I'm just a dentist." He says.
My eyes widen. He never says that.
"Em is the doctor. I just work with teeth." Stu glances at me.
"You're the doctor?" She asks.
I nod. "I'm a surgeon."
"Damn…" She sighs.
Before anything else can happen, her front door is kicked open and a couple cops run in. They point guns at the four of us. We all put our hands up, except Phil puts one around me.
"Las Vegas Police! Freeze!" One screams.
