1CHAPTER 3

AFTER IT ALL

Emma set her purse on her bed and picked up her phone and turned it on, the pink and purple lights were flashing indicating she had messages.

She dialed and listened to the first, 'Hey Em, it's Mom, I figured you were with Jimmy, I called Manny and she said you two went to dinner. Hope you have fun. Your dad and I are taking Jack to see my parents. So we won't be back till next Friday, I'm sorry that we didn't tell you; we just thought that you'd wanna stay home. Call me in the morning. I love you honey. Snake sends his love. Bye.'

Next one from Manny, 'It was horrible, all he wanted to do was stare at me and talk about LOVE, he is so annoying. WHERE was ALL that LOVE talk two YEARS AGO! Sorry I didn't mean to yell. I had to vent though. Love you babe. Call me later. Oh yeah your mom called... something about being in BC or something, I don't know, Call me Girl'

Emma sighed plopping down on her bed and laying out staring at the ceiling.

'If that was a date weren't you supposed to get a goodnight kiss. He acted as if it were any dinner. The only difference was he said it was a date.'

"Ugh", Emma sat up "I don't get it"

She got up and grabbed her set of keys and walked out the door heading to her mom's VW Bug in the drive way.

She stood at the door for a minute before knocking lightly. Silently hoping he wouldn't open the door.

She stood there for another minute or two, then got a hopeful smile on her face and turned to leave.

She felt a rush of cold air go across her back and realized he swung the door open.

"Emma?" he said in an out of breath tone.

She cringed slightly, turning with a forced smile on her face "Jimmy"

"Emma what are you doing here?"

She looked at him strangely then realized he was kind of flushed, she gave him a once over and took in his appearance. She shook her head slowly then shoved past him into the house, stopping dead in her tracks.

There in the living room was Hazel; hair messed up and shirt out of place trying to look put together.

Emma turned around to see Jimmy buttoning his shirt and looking at anything but her.

"Ugh. You make me sick." She ran out of the door to the elevator pushing the button frantically.

"EMMA! It's not what it looks like, when I got here she was waiting and..."

"Save it JIMMY! I can't believe it! Not even thirty minutes after our date your making out with your EX! I can't... I... UGH! You know what never mind! It's not like I care."

The door dinged and opened slowly, she tried to go in but Jimmy grabbed her arm pulling her back into the hall. "Emma it's not what it looked like. She..."

She jerked her arm out of his hand "So you are prepared to jump into bed with her. GOD!"

She rushed into the elevator and started to pound on the buttons trying to leave. Jimmy grabbed her by her upper arms and turned her quickly to him. "EMMA I swear It isn't what.."

"Shut up! And to think I wanted you to kiss me. Your revolting! I wouldn't touch you ever! She pushed him away from her roughly and shoved him out the doors before they could close with him in there.

When she felt the elevator start to move she finally broke down.

Jimmy was banging on the doors "EMMA! EMMA PLEASE!"

Hazel stood at the door watching, confused "Jimmy?..."

Jimmy ran past her to the emergency stairs. "GO HOME HAZEL! Go now!" she turned and grabbed her purse and walked to wait for the next elevator.

Jimmy ran down the stairs as fast as he could stumbling some of the way. He slid down most of the ten flights. He lives on the top floor, so he rushed scared that he wasn't gonna make it "SHIT!"

He slid down some more before regaining his footing "PLEASE! SHIT! SHIT!"

He finally reached the bottom floor just in time to see the elevator door open and see a crying Emma heading for the front glass door.

He feet slid across the floor as he ran along the slick marble surface, "EMMA!"

She turned and saw him run after her so she picked up her pace and started to run. "Emma Please, you have to believe me" he begged.

"I don't have to listen to anything Jimmy. Leave me alone!" she fumbled with her keys to unlock the car.

Jimmy came up behind her and grabbed her by the shoulders "Emma..."

"Let me go! I hate you!"

"Emma please, you don't mean..."

"Yes I do! I ha..." "Ah! I!"

Jimmy jerked her off her feet and pulled her roughly to his chest and kissed her hard.

Emma's first instinct was to struggle and yell more but instead she settles into the kiss. He loosened his grip on her more and set her back down on her feet and wrapped his arms around her deepening the kiss.

When he finally pulled away for some much needed air, he looked down at her to see her eyes still closed. She brought her hand up and traced her fingers over her lips.

Jimmy watched smiling at this. Then he saw her eye brows furrow together and then she opened her eyes and looked up at him. She looked at him with anger then 'WHACK'

Jimmy grabbed his stinging cheek looking like he wanted to shake her.

"That doesn't make up for what just happened, I thought you liked me, I thought you cared. But I guess I was way wrong." She looked him with hurt and confusion in her eyes. She opened the door and slid in, locking it before he could open it up.

Jimmy stared to fiddle with the door handle. "Please Emma, I do care, I wasn't with HAZEL! She hit on me, I swear. I don't want her. I want you."

Emma swallowed hard and laid her head on the steering wheel closing her eyes tight with hope. She shook herself out of it, "No Jimmy. You kissed her back and God knows what else. I just.." she choked out a sob, "I can't look at you right now."

She started the car and peeled out of the parking garage swiftly. "EMMA!" but she was already out of the garage. Jimmy put his head down and rubbed his temples with a pained expression, "How am I gonna get er' back?"

He heard someone clear their throat behind him.

He scoffed and turned to Hazel. "How long exactly have you been standing there?"

"Long enough Jimmy, and long enough to tell you that I don't care about Emma. I still want you back."

He scoffed again "Well Hazel I don't want you back, do me a favor... you stay away from me. Go back to New York. I don't want you. Just please leave."

She took a step forward, "But Jimmy..."

"GO! You have made things bad enough. I didn't want you for an enemy, but so HELP me, if you have ruined things for Emma and I, I will... just leave Hazel. I don't even want any peace between us."

She sniffled and walked over to her car and drove away.

He walked over to the doors and went inside heading to the elevator. The door man Cal laughed softly "Don't worry buddy, it does get better, even though things look like shit now."

Jimmy laughed sadly, "Yeah? Thanks Cal. You always have the best advice. Night"

"Night my man. And uh don't worry about Emma your honey, she cares, she'll come back. Just prove to her that there is noone else. Yeah."

"Yeah. Yeah your right. Night man!"

Jimmy waved as the doors closed, he felt happy suddenly, knowing he knew Emma. He could win her back not only as his best friend again but eventually his girlfriend.

He rubbed his lips softly, 'she liked the kiss, I know she did'.

He smiled smugly knowing that he would get her back.

A/N: Okay I hope you liked it.

Cal is my creation and I have no idea what floor Jimmy really lives on that was just my part, I also have no idea where Spike's family lives cause I do not know anything the Geography of Canada, I also added that for whatever purpose.

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