1CHAPTER 12
It had been two months since Emma graduated.
She and Jay had been together successfully for two straight years. Last week Jay and Emma celebrated their two year anniversary.
Jay was attending the university and Emma would be starting with him and her other friends in one more month.
Emma was carrying another big heavy box up the flight of stairs.
'Only two more flights to go. What was I thinking. Fifth floor. Maybe it won't be that bad. I mean I am carrying a ten pound box.'
Emma was almost to the fifth floor. She smiled to herself. All the stuff she and Jay had gone through to be together. It was worth it. It had taken what seemed like nine months for her parents to except him. Nine months exactly.
On their nine month anniversary, Spike and Snake had given them both matching rings. Jay's was a signet ring with a onyx gem in it and Emma's was smaller but had almost the same lay out as Jay's. It was expressing individuality, Spike had designed them herself. Her salon that Snake, Joey, Craig and Jay had built her on in the back of the house had been flourishing sp much that she had made enough to build her own store.
She was so pleased and she had Jay to thank in part for his hand in building that she decided to spoil them. She got them reservations to their favorite restaurant and got them tickets to see the ballet which was Emma's favorite and Jay had come to like even though he hated to admit.
Emma looked down at her ring as she rounded the corner to her apartment. She couldn't help but smile.
Everything was great.
She walked in the door to see Manny setting down her box and Craig sitting on the ground unpacking one of the boxes.
She heard laughing and male voices booming and echoing through the halls. She smiled and rolled her eyes, recognizing the voices. She looked over at Manny who cocked her head to the side to listen to what they were saying.
She shook her head laughed, the other guys were laughing at one of Snake's dumb jokes and even Craig from his spot on the floor, he heard and started laughing like it was on of the funniest things he ever heard.
Spike was in the kitchen unpacking dishes and other kitchen things. She poked her head ot the opening when the guys entered the room.
"Archie! No more dirty jokes, Jack is in the other room, he'll hear you."
"Sorry honey."
He lowered his voice and started on another 'blonde in a bar' joke.
Manny, Emma, and Spike just rolled their eyes and laughed.
"Dad, you have got to get some newer jokes."
The three women laughed and all the guys, "Hey!"
Joey and Craig and Jay thought Snake was a genius.
Marco walked in with another box, "That was hilarious joke Snake."
Dylan walked in behind him, "Sure was, tell another." He kissed Marco lightly on the forehead.
The three women groaned.
"Some of these jokes are totally funny for those who are natural blondes right Emma?" Paige said as she walked in with her box.
"Uh Paige? You do see me hear don't you. I'm your brother, you are not naturally that color."
Paige picked up a throw pillow and threw it at Dylan who caught it and threw it back but caught Spinner in the head who was backing into the room with his arms full.
"Hey" he rubbed the spot where it hit.
Paige walked up and kissed him and talking baby talk to him murmuring how she would get Dylan back later.
Emma rolled her eyes, nothing changed. Spinner was still a big baby.
She was glad he and Paige had gotten together. It hadn't really taken that long either. Only about four months. She and Paige had started being friends when school started because of Marco. They were all on the Student Government Committee together. When they would be doing things together at Emma's house she had to be around Spinner. Eventually they had become friends and by the first dance of their senior year they were the famous power couple they had been for years.
She gotten rid of that geek teacher wannabe.
OH! Lets not forget about Alex. She had kind of not liked the idea of Jay and Emma together, but then since they were on the committee together and had been thrown together they grew on each other as well.
After Christmas break that year, Alex had come out and said she did with strength from Marco and SURPRISE SURPRISE Jay.
He told her that she shouldn't be afraid to be who she was. Not to be ashamed. He knew cause he accidently caught her with a girl at THE STORE in the basement.
He had eventually gotten a job there as well. When he was doing inventory he saw her. At first she was mad and embarrassed but he told her if that was who she was then she should be with that girl especially if he liked her. He told her that was what he did with Emma and explained that was why he was so happy.
It worked. After they graduated the whole gang which included Ellie and Jimmy threw a going away party for Alex and her girlfriend. Alex was excepted to MIT in the states and was taking her girlfriend with her.
Emma laughed to herself. Things were so funny. Some sad things do happen though.
A sad look crossed Emma's face as she glanced at a picture on the fireplace mantle of her and Sean in his uniform. It was taken the day he got on the ship. Christmas that past last, Sean had joined the Marines and was sent to overseas to help abort a private mission. That was the last they had seen of him. He got to write one letter, they got it before his ship passed aquatic mine fields and the ship sunk. They never found anything, he and the other crew are still considered missing in action.
Noone lost hope but they still went on with their lives thinking of their friend that they missed so much.
Emma looked over at Jimmy and Ellie, who were talking to Spinner, who they were friends with now; telling him about the importance of deodorant and that he should learn to purchase some; they made such a cute couple always teasing someone. They had just sort of happened. Noone was really sure how it happened.
One day they were friends and the next- well you get it. Hazel moved away their mid senior year and the next week he and Ellie were together.
Not too long after that, about five to six months later, he started to get feeling back which the doctor's said were a miracle.
Now he could walk. He got winded easily but still able to do things now.
Emma smiled naughtily thinking that Ellie must really be happy.
Jay walked over to Emma and put his arms around Emma from behind, kissing her neck and whispering her ear, "Is someone thinking naughty thoughts?"
Emma giggled.
Spinner stood up from his spot on the couch and was walking over to the couple, he nudged Jay in the side, "Hey everyone I think Em and Jay are ready to christen their new apartment if you know what I mean."
He started laughing and when he got evil stares from everyone except Jimmy who was trying tnot to laugh. "You are so in trouble."
This time he got pillows and even a set of keys thrown at him, "hey" and they were from his girlfriend.
Snake sat up, "Gavin... I think if you want to live to christen your apartment or anything else... you had better run."
Spinner took off with Paige behind him. "Honeybee wait for me."
Emma and Jay rolled their eyes.
Snake was counting the seconds before he sprinted out the door. Joey, Craig, Joey, Manny, and Ellie darting out the door to watch.
Spike grabbed Jack and kissed Emma and Jay and the remaining Jimmy, Marco, and Dylan before leaving. "I better go grab your dad before he kills Spinner, Love you both. See you tomorrow. We'll get this place together. Congratulations both of you on your beautiful place."
Jay walked Spike out the door, ruffling Jack's hair, "Bye Ma' tell Snake we love him. Be careful on your way home."
She signaled that she heard she blew him a kiss and headed to the stairs.
Marco, Dylan, and Jimmy started to head to the door.
Jimmy groaned. "When is that damn elevator gonna be ready."
Dylan smacked Jimmy on the back, "Just in time for the home warming party on Saturday, don't worry buddy only two more days."
"Yeah what do you two have to complain, you two only live down the hall. And you don't have to live in the dorms either love birds. Bet you it beats the dorms doesn't Jay?"
"Well that isn't why I'm happy. I'm happy cause I get to live with my baby and have freedom for anything."
Emma and Jay laughed. Emma swatted Jay playfully.
Jay walked up to Jimmy patting him encouragingly on the back, "Well bud if you were smart like Dylan and I, you and your honey would move in here like us."
"Yeah remind me of that when they get an elevator, and don't you gossiping girls give Ellie anymore damn ideas. Women and there ideas." He scoffed as he pointed to Marco and Emma.
The three of them headed out of the door with hugs and kisses and see you tomorrow.
Emma could still hear Marco complaining about being called a girl as they headed into their apartment four doors down. Jimmy yelling 'whatever' as he disappeared down the stairs to watch the torture party probably still going on in the parking lot.
"Alone at last, so baby what do you want to do."
Emma walked up to him seductively, leaned into him and whispered, "Take a bath."
When he started to kick off his shoes and cloths. She waved walking into the bathroom. "Alone!"
Closing the door, Jay stared at the door in shock, then a thought sprung into his head.
"Perfect."
Thirty minutes later Emma emerged from the bathroom to find their bedroom lit by candles and trails of candles lit down into the hall which continued in the living room and all around.
She smiled to herself.
"You are so sexy in natural light."
She jumped before turning around to see her boyfriend standing in the hallway entrance in his black silk boxers.
She giggled.
She was in a small towel and the water was dripping off her body.
"Well you my dear Jay are always sexy."
"You know Emma it occurred to me," he started to stalk towards her, "that we have never made love in the candle light."
"Did it really?"
"Yes," he nodded his head playing along with her, he trailed his hands along her bare arms causing goose bumps to spread across her body like fire.
No matter how many times they made love or touched it always felt like the first time.
"So Emma? What room should we christen our apartment in?"
She got a sneaky grin on her face and started to back up to the bedroom. "Who said it had to be just one room."
She squealed and made a run for the bedroom as he started after her.
She screamed when he got her before they got to the bedroom door. He picked her up and twirled her before tossing her onto the bed. She screamed playfully.
He stood back and snatched the towel from her body causing her to squeak and giggle.
He crawled over her and grabbed something from the bedside table.
He smiled down to her kissing her cheeks, her jaw bone, her collar bone and down a fiery trail down her arm.
He picked up her hand and started kissing her finger tips licking and biting the pads.
She loved that.
She closed her eyes and felt something cold slide on her finger.
She opened up her eyes looking at her left hand then up at Jay.
He looked her in the eyes and smiled big.
"Will you?"
She wrapped her arms around him and started to cry, "Oh Jay do you even have to ask? Of course!"
She flipped them to where she was on top, he was laughing and stopped when she stopped moving.
He looked up at her to find her staring st him.
He furrowed his eyebrows, "Babe?"
"Shhh"
He smiled and closed his eyes while her hands roamed over his body caressing him and getting him ready.
When she stopped rubbing him, he opened his eyes and looked at her.
She was crying. She placed her fingers on his mouth to quiet him.
"Can it?"
He was gonna say something when she shook her head.
"Can it really?" She looked at the hand that covered his mouth and wiped her tears with her other. "I can't stop looking it"
He smiled big this time and kissed the finger with the ring on it.
"Can it really be that I have the love of my life and we are gonna get married?"
Jay grabbed her hips and rolled her underneath him, he slowly slid in and her eyes closed at the pleasurable feel of him. He always felt good. But something about it this time was better. She wasn't making love to her boyfriend. She was making love to her fiancé, her future husband.
He looked down into her eyes as he started to move.
"Yes Emma. Cause I'm here. And I'm holding you."
He caressed her face gently.
Tears slid from his eyes, "My wife."
She pulled him close running her fingers through his silky hair, she whispered... "My husband"
THE END
A/N: love you guys. Thanks for the support. I hope you will like the others I write.
PEACE ISA