Head Over Feet
(Sequel to Love Ridden)
Chapter Six
Seasons In The Sun
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Emma and Manny sat in the bride's dressing room at the hall where Manny and Sean's wedding was to be held. Emma was fixing Manny's hair. Manny was nervous and kept asking Emma if she was making the right choice. Emma would roll her eyes and reassure her friend that her and Sean were meant to be together.
"What if he finds someone better?" Manny asked with a pouty look on her face.
Emma laughed, "Relax. Please? Or I'll leave you alone in here."
Manny smiled, "I'm sorry. Pre-wedding jitters."
Emma nodded, "I know."
Manny looked at herself in the mirror, "I can't believe I'm getting married and my own parents aren't even going to be here."
Emma stood next to her best friend, "Screw 'em. Besides, my parents are yours."
"I'm glad that Snake agreed to walk me down the aisle, Em."
"You actually thought he would say no? He loves you like a daughter, just like me."
Manny smiled, "This is going to be one of the best days of my life."
"Of course. It's your wedding day."
Manny turned to face Emma, "I'm sorry about blabbing to everyone about Kay. I didn't mean to."
"It's fine. I shouldn't have kept it from everyone. Especially Jay."
"You guys are good now, right?"
Emma smiled, "I hope so. We've talked a lot. He needed a few days to process everything. Kay is already head over feet for him. They're so much a like."
Manny laughed, "Yeah, I can tell."
There was a knock on the door and it slowly opened. It was Snake, "Hey girls. You ready?"
Manny nodded, "As ready as I'll ever be."
Snake walked over to them and wrapped his arms around the both of them, "You both have grown up so much."
Emma laughed, "Aw, dad you're getting all mushy."
Manny smiled, "Thank you so much for doing this Snake."
Snake smiled, "Thank you for asking me."
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After the wedding, everyone was in the dance hall. Manny was sitting next to Sean. Jay was on the other side of Sean and Emma was on the other side of Manny. Kay wandered up to Jay.
"Daddy, dance with me?"
Jay smiled and stood up, "Of course."
Jay held Kay's hand and they both walked to the dance floor. Jay picked her up and they started dancing. They were dancing for a few minutes, when Sean walked over to them.
"Hey, Kay, wanna dance with Uncle Sean?"
Kay giggled, "Yeah."
Jay passed Kay to Sean and he just watched them for a few minutes. Jay looked around and saw Emma standing at the bar. He slowly walked over to her.
"Hey, Em."
Emma turned around and smiled, "Hey. Having fun?"
He nodded, "Yeah. That little girl can dance."
Emma laughed, "Yeah. It's all she does. You should see her room, covered in dance posters."
Jay smiled, "Do you want to dance?"
Emma blushed a little, "I would love to."
They both walked to the dance floor and Move on by Jet came on. Jay wrapped his arms Emma's waist and she wrapped her arms around his neck.
Well I been thinking 'bout the future
But I'm too young to pretend
It's such a waste to always look behind you
Should be looking' straight ahead
Emma looked in to Jay's eyes, "I missed you so much."
Jay smiled, "I know. I missed you, too."
Yeah, I'm gonna have to move on
Before we meet again
Yeah, it's hard
If you had've only seen
10.34: Flinders Street StationI'm lookin' down the tracks
Uniformed man askin' am I paid up
Why would I wanna be that?
Emma kept looking in to Jay's eyes, trying to read him.
"You know, when you said in one of your letters that you went on a date but you kept comparing him to me?"
Emma nodded.
"I did the same thing."
Yeah gonna have to move on
Before we meet again
Yeah it's hard
If you had have only seen
Take control
Don't be afraid of me
'Cause every once in a while
You think about if your gonna get yourself together
You should be happy just to be alive
And just because you just don't feel like comin' home
Don't mean that you'll never arrive
Emma leaned in and lightly brushed her lips against Jay's. Jay wrapped his arms tighter around her and met her lips. Emma smiled against his lips and she ran her fingers through his hair.
Yeah I'm gonna have to move on
Before we meet again
Yeah it's hard
If you had have only seen
Take control
Don't be afraid of me
They stood in the middle of the dance floor, arms wrapped tight around each other, kissing. The song changed minutes ago. The hall was silent, except for the new song playing from the speakers.
Kaydence scrunged up her face when she saw them kissing. She walked away from Sean and over to them. She pulled on Jay's pant leg, "Uh, daddy, what are you doing to my mommy?"
They broke the kiss and both started laughed. Jay looked down at Kay, "I was kissing her."
Emma smiled and picked up Kay, "You sure know how to ruin a moment kid."
Title by: Terry Jacks