"What!" Manny exclaimed, "No! EM, why would you think that?" "Well, because
at the hospital today you and him seemed really close. You sure looked like
you really enjoyed that hug." "EM, he loves you. I don't have any kind of
thing for Sean. We're only friends." "But the way you reacted to him today.
You were so happy to see him." "Yeah, EM. Because we are FRIENDS. Believe
me, I have never thought of him that way! I just think he's sweet, that's
all." "Okay. Phew! I was worried for a second." "No, EM, I don't like Sean.
Everything is fine."
Manny had her fingers crossed behind her back. The truth was, ever since Craig, Manny had been secretly crushing on Sean. But now that he and Emma, her best friend, were "in love" she knew that she would have to get over her little crush. "Well, Manny, do you want to watch a movie and pig out on junk food?" Emma asked happily. "You know it!" Manny said. They walked back downstairs to the living room. "You grab the movie and I'll get the food ready, okay?" Emma said. "Okay." Manny replied. Manny felt a little worried now. Had she been that obvious? She's just have to get over him in time and tone it down a bit until then. Manny chose Charlie's Angels. She thought some girls kicking ass would help lighten the mood a little.
Emma came back to join Manny with the food. "Oh, I love that movie!" Emma said while handing the popcorn to Manny. "Thanks." she said. They grabbed some couch pillows and settled themselves on the floor at the foot of the TV. Emma couldn't concentrate on the movie. All she could think about was the hug that Manny and Sean had shared earlier. "It was just a hug." she told herself. But Manny had seemed to enjoy it a lot. Then again, it had been Sean who pulled her into the hug. But Sean doesn't have any feelings for Manny, other than friendly. He loved her, Emma. "Stop being so paranoid." Emma said to herself. Emma focused her attention back on the movie.
After the movie, they went to sleep right away, for both of them were bushed. As troubled as both of them felt, it didn't stop them from sleeping. The thought of Sean cheating on her with Manny haunted Emma in her dreams. She dreamt that the three of them were standing in one big, empty room...alone. Sean was being forced to choose between her and Manny. He stood there, looking at each one of them. Finally, he reached his hand out to Manny; she took his hand.
"Sean!" Emma heard herself say. "We're supposed to be in love!" "Yeah," said dream Sean, " well, we were. It's true, I did love you. But then I found Manny." Dream Manny smiled a pretty smile and batted her long eyelashes. Sean looked lovingly into her eyes. "But I don't get it. How did everything change?" "You have always tried to change me, whereas Manny, my new love, has always accepted me with my faults." "You're crazy! I have never tried to change you! You know that you can always be yourself around me, Sean! That's what I like about you." "No, I can't. But it doesn't matter now. That's old news. Come on, Manny." "Whatever you say, Sean." Manny said obediently. "Whatever you say, Sean." Emma mocked Manny's words. Dream Sean and Manny jumped on his motorcycle and rode away, leaving Emma there, alone....
Emma woke with a start. "You okay?" Manny asked sleepily. Emma didn't bother to reply because she knew that Manny had already dozed off again. "I have to go see Sean!" Emma said aloud to herself.
Manny had her fingers crossed behind her back. The truth was, ever since Craig, Manny had been secretly crushing on Sean. But now that he and Emma, her best friend, were "in love" she knew that she would have to get over her little crush. "Well, Manny, do you want to watch a movie and pig out on junk food?" Emma asked happily. "You know it!" Manny said. They walked back downstairs to the living room. "You grab the movie and I'll get the food ready, okay?" Emma said. "Okay." Manny replied. Manny felt a little worried now. Had she been that obvious? She's just have to get over him in time and tone it down a bit until then. Manny chose Charlie's Angels. She thought some girls kicking ass would help lighten the mood a little.
Emma came back to join Manny with the food. "Oh, I love that movie!" Emma said while handing the popcorn to Manny. "Thanks." she said. They grabbed some couch pillows and settled themselves on the floor at the foot of the TV. Emma couldn't concentrate on the movie. All she could think about was the hug that Manny and Sean had shared earlier. "It was just a hug." she told herself. But Manny had seemed to enjoy it a lot. Then again, it had been Sean who pulled her into the hug. But Sean doesn't have any feelings for Manny, other than friendly. He loved her, Emma. "Stop being so paranoid." Emma said to herself. Emma focused her attention back on the movie.
After the movie, they went to sleep right away, for both of them were bushed. As troubled as both of them felt, it didn't stop them from sleeping. The thought of Sean cheating on her with Manny haunted Emma in her dreams. She dreamt that the three of them were standing in one big, empty room...alone. Sean was being forced to choose between her and Manny. He stood there, looking at each one of them. Finally, he reached his hand out to Manny; she took his hand.
"Sean!" Emma heard herself say. "We're supposed to be in love!" "Yeah," said dream Sean, " well, we were. It's true, I did love you. But then I found Manny." Dream Manny smiled a pretty smile and batted her long eyelashes. Sean looked lovingly into her eyes. "But I don't get it. How did everything change?" "You have always tried to change me, whereas Manny, my new love, has always accepted me with my faults." "You're crazy! I have never tried to change you! You know that you can always be yourself around me, Sean! That's what I like about you." "No, I can't. But it doesn't matter now. That's old news. Come on, Manny." "Whatever you say, Sean." Manny said obediently. "Whatever you say, Sean." Emma mocked Manny's words. Dream Sean and Manny jumped on his motorcycle and rode away, leaving Emma there, alone....
Emma woke with a start. "You okay?" Manny asked sleepily. Emma didn't bother to reply because she knew that Manny had already dozed off again. "I have to go see Sean!" Emma said aloud to herself.