Confused

Chapter 7- Beautiful Disaster

I had to sort things out between Jay and I. I couldn't have him thinking that I still had feelings for Sean. I called his house. No answer. I called his cell. No answer. The only other place I could think of that I could find him were either work or the ravine. Since it was ten p.m. I checked the dot first.

"Welcome to the dot may I take your order," Spinner said.

"Hey, Spin. Umm have you seen Jay?"

"He's in the back. Want me to get him?"

"Please. Oh and I'll have a root beer."

"Okay."

No longer than when Spinner had left Jay came up to me carrying my root beer.

"Emma what are you doing here," Jay asked as he sat down.

"I called you. You didn't answer your cell."

"Sorry, I didn't have it on. I assume you want to talk about what happened today."

"If you don't mind."

"Emma, look what happened today had nothing to do with you. It had to do with Sean expecting everything to be just as he left it."

"I know but you guys didn't have to fight."

"Emma, your my girlfriend and I love you."

"I love you too Bu-"

"Emma let me finish. I love you and I won't let anyone call you a whore."

"Okay."

"Now I have to get back to work but I'll come by your house later. Leave the window open."

"Uh no. Here." I handed him one of my extra house keys.

"Wow Emma."

"Yeah my Mom said it'd be okay for you to have. She had as long as you come in through the front door you can come over anytime."

"Thanks Em." With that and a hug he went back to work.

As I walk home from The Dot I notice a car has been following me. I don't think anything of in until it pulls up along side me and the window rolls down. I want to scream. I need to scream. But I can't scream.

"Hey Em," thank God it was only Alex.

"Alex don't ever fucking do that to me again."

"Sorry. Get in."

I got into the car. "Hey Emma," I turned around to see Ellie and Ellie sitting in the back.

"Oh hey guys. What are you doing having some kind of party?"

"Actually," Marco said matter-of-factly. "We were just about to head to Jimmy's to play cards. We thought you might want to join."

"Sure. It's not like I have anything better to do."

We arrived at Jimmy's not too much later.

"Hey guys," I noticed Jimmy shot a slight smile in Alex's direction. "Ready to play?" We all nodded in agreement. We played a few games then it started getting pretty boring.

"So Jimmy do you know when you'll be out of your wheel chair," Alex asked out of the blue.

"If everything goes right I should only have two more weeks of therapy then I should be out."

"That's cool," Alex leaned her head on Jimmy's leg and he began stroking her hair. I shot a glance at Marco who also noticed this.

"Jimmy and Alex," Ellie started. "Sitting in a tree."

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G," Marco and I sang.

"Shut up," Alex started turning red.

"I thought it was cute," Jimmy said with a laugh. "We can't keep it from them any longer."

"Yeah whatever," Alex said still laying her head on Jimmy's leg. "I swear if any of you tell anyone else that we're dating I'll kill you."

"Okay," she obviously scared Marco.

I was sad when I had to go. We were having so much fun. Marco drove me home and to my surprise when I opened my door I saw Jay and my Mom watching some game show. I came up behind Jay and wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him gently.

"Hey Em. I thought you'd never get home," said my Mom with a smile on her face.

"I was on my way home from The Dot when Alex pulled up along side me and I went with her, Ellie and Marco to play cards at Jimmy's."

"God Emma you could have called," said Jay with a smirk. "I was worried sick."

"Well so-rry. "

I left the room and Jay followed.

"So did anything interesting happen at Jimmy's?" Yes.

"No not really."

"Really. Nothing unusual?"

Yes. "No nothing why do you ask?"

"Wait you mean you didn't know?"

"Know what." Yeah I know but why do you know?

"About Alex and Brookes." How did he know?

"What about them."

"There dating."

"Oh yea I knew. How'd you find out?"

"I caught them making out after Alex's shift and The Dot."

Jay and I continued to talk for a while before he closed his eyes and began to fall asleep on my bed. He looked so peaceful. I covered him up, then laid next to him and closed my eyes and before I knew it I was asleep.