Chapter 15, part 1: Positivity

You're looking at me
I'm looking at you
What more do you want

Emma woke up the next morning with a slight headache. Immediately, she went to the bathroom to take some aspirin, knowing that her headache was going to get worse. After putting on a pot of coffee, Emma checked to see if Manny was up yet. Since she wasn't, Emma decided to take a shower. The cool water revived her a little, and she thought about last night's events. Shutting off the water, and grabbing her towel, Emma wondered if what happened last night was a dream, or if she really did try to sleep with Jay.

"I have to talk to him." Emma says to herself. She walks into her room, slipping into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. Checking on Manny one more time, Emma walked next door, not bothering to put shoes on.

Lightly, Emma tapped on the front door. She checked to see if it was locked, and walked in since it wasn't.

"Hello?" Emma called out, a little on the quiet side, just in case Sean or Jay were still sleeping.

"In the back." A voice replied. Emma thought it was Jay's, but with her head hurting, she couldn't be sure. Emma walked past the kitchen, taking a quick glance at the clock, and walked into the back of the apartment. There was Jay, on his weight bench. Stopping at the doorway, Emma just watched him lift the bar. Tiny beads of sweat were starting to form, making his body glisten. "Hey, did you need something?" Jay asks, putting down the weights and sitting up.

"Um, yeah," Emma fidgeted nervously. "I just wanted to know if last night... happened."

"If you're asking if you got in my pants, the answer is no." Jay smirks, he stands up, taking a step closer to Emma. "Just some kissing... you did a lot of kissing." Jay turns his head, pointing to his neck. "And a little bit of sucking too."

On Jay's neck was a tiny, slightly purple hickey. Automatically, Emma's hand went to cover her open mouth. I gave Jay a hickey! Oh my god, this is so embarrassing. I can't believe I did that... If I did that, how did we not have sex? Is Jay lying to me? He wouldn't lie to me... which means... he stopped. Jay stopped... he stopped himself. How the hell did he stop himself when I was acting like such a... slut? Emma's eyes were glued to the bruise on Jay's neck. It is just above his collarbone. Jay couldn't help but smile at Emma's reaction. He actually didn't remember her giving him one, but that's probably because it took so much self control to stop himself from going any further. Emma shook her head slightly, trying to gain control over her thoughts.

"Thanks." Emma says meekly, hoping Jay knows what she is thanking him for.

"No problem. I couldn't do that to you... wouldn't do that to you" Jay replies, his smirk disintegrating a bit.

"So where's Sean?" Emma asks, wanting desperately to change the subject and to get her mind off of Jay's shirtless body.

"He had an early shift today."

"Oh, right, sorry I came over so early." Emma looks up at him. "Why are you up at six in the morning anyway?"

"Couldn't sleep." Jay shrugs, sitting back down on his bench, and picking up a free weight.

Once again, Emma was in a trance. Watching Jay lift the weight a couple times, and switch, over and over. It was like one of those things you see on TV, like when the kids are watching the washing machine spin round and round. Emma just couldn't stop looking, most likely due to the muscles in Jay's arms flexing. Jay knew she was staring, and enjoyed her attention. He just continued lifting for a minute, wondering if he should do something, or say something.

"You like watching me?" Jay decides to ask, allowing his male ego to take over.

"Um, sorry." Emma say softly, trying to look away.

"I don't mind." Jay tells her, setting the weight back down on the floor, and standing up.

Emma was too nervous to reply. She watched Jay stand up and walk over to her. He must never wear a shirt on purpose. Why is he doing this to me? Suddenly, Emma felt Jay's lips on hers. Giving in, Emma kissed back, allowing her hands to rest on Jay's biceps. He held her tightly, kissing her more and more passionately. Emma felt like her knees could go weak. In desperate need for some air, Jay pulled away. Breathing heavily, the two stared at each other. Emma hoped Jay wasn't going to let her go because she felt like she would collapse onto the floor.

"I um, have to get to work." Jay says, still looking at Emma, not ready to let her go yet.

"Crap, me too... what time is it?" Emma reflexively looks at her wrist, realizing she didn't put her watch on today.

"About 7." Jay replies, not taking his eyes off of her.

"I have to be in by eight." Emma looks down at herself, "Damn, I have to get dressed."

"Well, I'm late, so-"

"You're late? Well, hurry up and get to work." Emma cut him off, forcing herself to let go of Jay's arms.

"I can be late." Jay tells her, allowing his lips to find hers again. Emma doesn't resist, although she doesn't want to make him any later. Snaking her arms around Jay's neck, Emma lets her fingers play with his hair. Jay's hands made there way up her back, pulling her closer to him before resting them on her hips. They pull apart once more for air.

"I really have to get ready for work." Emma tells Jay, disappointment in her voice.

"Yeah, I guess I have to too." Jay replies, sighing a little, but not allowing Emma to see it.

"Okay, so I'll see you later." Emma half tells, and half asks. Jay gives her another kiss.

"Yeah, you'll see me." He gives her one last smirk before letting her go. Giving him a little flirtatious wave, Emma made her way to the front of the apartment, and to her own.

Chapter 15, part 2: She Will Love You

You say you're in love
Well cursive wrote this sonnet to the end
You say you're in love

Manny heard the front door to her apartment open. As she squeezed her hair, letting the water drip into the sink, she called out, "Emma, is that you?"

"Yep," Emma closes the door behind her, "Where are you?"

"In the bathroom. I have to go to the set to do the next scene." Manny tells her, not bothering to put on make up since the make up artist will do it for her.

"Oh, I thought we were going to be able to hang out tonight." Emma replies, disappointment forming in her voice.

"I know, me too, but the director wants to try to wrap it up soon. Are you mad?" Manny sticks her head out of the bathroom door, looking over at Emma.

"No, but I wouldn't have tried so hard to finish my work." Emma says, dropping her bag onto the chair.

"Sorry, hopefully we can do something tomorrow." Manny goes to her room to get dressed.

"Yeah, sounds like a plan." Emma falls onto the couch, a little on the tired side.

Manny finished getting ready for work, a little bummed about having to break her plans with her best friend. She exited her room, grabbing her bag and her keys. "I'll be home late."

"Kay, have fun." Emma tells her, not bothering to open her closed eyes.

"See if Sean or Jay are home; don't sit on the couch all night." Manny calls out as she leaves the apartment.

"Fine, I guess." Emma mumbles to herself since Manny's already gone. Emma stretches as she stands up, deciding if she should just go to bed instead. Her legs start moving, so Emma just walks over to Sean's place seeing as her brain isn't one with her body at the moment. Knocking on the door twice, Emma waits patiently for someone to open it.

"Hey Em, what's up?" Sean asks, opening the door wider to let her in.

"Manny had to flake on our plans, so she told me to come over here and not sit on our couch all night." Emma quotes Manny and makes her way inside.

"Oh, sorry, but I have to leave for work." Sean replies, putting his arm around his friend's shoulder.

"You know, we should really start coordinating our schedules." Emma tells him, noticing just how much each of them work.

"I think we just might have to."

"You mind of I stay here, that way I can tell Manny I was here without lying." Emma smiles a little.

"But you're just going to sit on the couch here." Sean says, picking up his jacket and slipping into it.

"Yes, but Manny said I couldn't sit on our couch. This couch is yours." Emma explains.

"It doesn't bother me; stay as long as you want." Sean gives her a smile, kisses her on the cheek, and heads out of the apartment.

Emma went into the kitchen, opening the freezer, hoping Sean had some ice cream. Luckily, he did. Taking it out, and grabbing a spoon, Emma sat down at the kitchen table. Scooping up a spoonful of the ice cream, Emma ate it slowly, contemplating how her life was going. She wasn't sitting there for more then ten minutes and still on her first spoonful of ice cream when the front door opened. Emma looked up, the spoon in her mouth, and was slowly pulling it out when she saw Jay come in. Jay stared at her. The first thing that popped into his mind was one of those cheesy porn videos, where a chick is dressed up like a manager or something in one of those exec. suits. Emma was wearing a pinstripe pencil skirt with a matching blazer, and an off-white cami under it. Jay looked to her legs, hoping those were thigh highs she was wearing. He shook his head slightly to get his mind out of the gutter.

"What're you doing here?" Jay asks, setting his carry-all clipboard down.

"Being fat." Emma says, scooping up another spoonful of ice cream.

"You're not fat." Jay replies. Emma shrugs with a look that says 'I know that'. "I'm gonna take a shower."

"It's your place, do as you please." Emma stuck the spoon in her mouth, slowly sucking the ice cream off it. Jay walked quickly to the bathroom, but tried not to make it obvious. He took a ten minute shower, hoping the cool water would calm his nerves down. When he got out, he put on a very loose pair of shorts, and saw that Emma moved herself onto the couch. Cautiously, he joined her on the couch.

"So, what are you really doing here?" Jay asks, looking at her briefly.

"Manny had to cancel our plans, and said I wasn't allowed to spend the night on our couch, so I came here to sit on yours." Emma smiles at her before returning her attention the TV, even though she was hardly paying attention to it.

"Hmm..." Jay looks down at her legs, wishing her skirt would go up just a little further to see if she was wearing tights or thigh highs. "I'm gonna order Chinese, you good with that?"

"Yep." Emma shifts in her spot, bringing her legs under her, allowing Jay to get a peak at her thigh highs. Jay got up before his thoughts could go any further up her legs. He placed his order, and pretended to be moving things around in the kitchen. Getting a beer from the fridge, he popped the lid off, and leaned against the counter, just watching Emma watch TV. Emma was not going to see what he was doing; all she was wishing was that he would put a shirt on. After he caught her looking at him before, she was trying her hardest not to look at him, but he sure knew how to exercise the right places. The knock on the door caused Jay and Emma both to come out of their own thoughts. Jay paid for the Chinese food, and Emma jumped off the couch. As Jay put the food down on the counter, the two became very close to each other. Jay kissed her, causing Emma to forget about the food and put all her energy into the kiss. Her hands went around his neck, moving up into his hair, and Jay picked her up. On the walk to his bedroom, Emma kissed his neck and lightly nibbled on his earlobe. Jay layed her on the bed, returning his mouth to hers and unbuttoned the three buttons of her blazer. She wiggled her arms out of her top and put her mouth back on Jay's. His hands caressed her stomach, making her camisole bunch up beneath her chest. He pushed it all the way up, breaking off the kiss to pull it over her head. Jay placed his lips on her collar bone as his hand found the clasp of Emma's bra. Snapping it, Jay slowly pulled the bra straps off Emma's shoulders. She shuttered slightly as she adjusted to being half naked. Jay moved his mouth to her breast, biting it gently. Emma moaned softly. She didn't know why she had so suddenly got into bed with Jay, but she definitely wasn't complaining.

Emma put on one of Jay's shirts and went to get the Chinese food that the two had so suddenly forgot about. She came back into the room, with the food on a tray.

"I'm starving." Jay says, picking up a piece of chicken and placing it in his mouth.

"Yeah, me too." Emma replies, eating some broccoli. Jay leaned over, giving Emma a soft kiss on the lips. Smiling at him, the two ate in relative silence, pondering the thought of this being something new.

Chapter 15, part 3: Midnight Symphony

lets compose a symphony
an overture of ecstasy
over and over and over again

Emma woke up and looked around the room. This wasn't her room. Turning her head to the left, there was Jay, still asleep. Looking down at herself, Emma was still in Jay's shirt. A smile formed on her lips as she remembered last night... Oh crap! I spent the night here... with Jay.. which means I wasn't home... and Manny... and Sean... oh boy... Emma sat up, ready to get out of bed.

"Where are you going?" Jay asks groggily.

"Jay, I slept here last night." Emma tells him, looking at his eyes as they flutter open.

"Duh" Jay laughs to himself, wondering why Emma was telling him what he obviously knew.

"No, I mean I slept here." Emma looks at him more intently.

"I know you did-"

"I was here all night, so now we have to tell Sean and Manny." Emma cut him off, knowing he was still asleep and not getting her point.

"Oh, right..." Jay sat up a little, "Do you not want to tell them?"

"Um, well, I don't know... I mean we slept together..." Emma trails off, "... I mean, what are we doing?"

"Going back to sleep." Jay laughs to himself again.

"No, Jay, I'm serious." Emma looks down at the bed, wondering what Jay was thinking.

"Emma, I like you, which you should know, but just relax, and we'll see where this takes us, okay?" Jay makes her look at him. Emma nods, knowing that she wasn't just some girl to him. "Cool, now lay back down with me."

Emma moved closer to him, resting her head on his chest. All she could think about was how Manny and Sean were going to take that she slept with Jay. A slight smile formed on her lips as she pictured Sean flipping out. Jay ran his fingers up and down her back, gently tickling her with his finger tips. Enjoying every moment, Emma didn't want to leave the bed, but she knew she had to get up for work... and to explain this to Manny.

"I have to get going." Emma breaks through the silence.

"Why?" Jay half whines as he stops tickling her back.

"I have work." Emma tells him, sitting up and looking for her skirt.

"Ah, work, me too." Jay rubs his eyes, sitting up once again.

"I hope you're not late this time." Emma looks over at him as she slides into her skirt.

"Greg doesn't care if I'm late." Jay says, flipping the covers off him and standing up.

"You shouldn't be late for work." Emma walks around the bed, meeting him on the other side.

Jay slid his arms around her, hugging her and kissing her neck. Smiling at the touch of his lips on her, Emma forgot about going to work for a moment. Jay brought his lips to her, holding her tighter as the kiss deepened. Emma broke the kiss for two reasons, one she was out of breath, and two, she had to get ready for work.

"I'll see you later." Emma gives Jay a warm smile and one last lingering kiss on his lips before leaving his room. As she exits, she sees Sean in the kitchen eating a bowl of cereal. "Hi Sean." Emma says a little nervously.

"Jay, come out here." Sean calls out. He continues to eat his cereal, making Emma even more nervous. Emma sees Jay come out, and he looks at her and Sean.

"What?" Jay asks, looking at Sean.

"What's this?" Sean questions, motioning between Jay and Emma with his cereal bowl in hand.

"We had sex last night." Jay bluntly let the words out of his mouth, not giving it a second thought. Sean chokes a little on his cereal.

"Jay!" Emma half whispers, shocked that he said it like that.

"Come again?" Sean asks, shocked at what he just heard.

"We slept together last night, and then had some Chinese food, and now we are seeing where this goes." Jay tells him. He walks over to Emma, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "I'm gonna take a shower and get ready for work."

"Oh crap, work. I have to go. We'll talk later Sean." Emma gave him a quick peck and left to go get ready for work.

Sean looked around the room, which he was now alone in. Shaking his head in disbelief, Sean finished eating his cereal. All her could think about was punching Jay in the face, but he knew Emma wouldn't have slept with him if he didn't like her.