"Okay, well now that we have Jay covered, what about Sean?" Emma asked, gripping the receiver.
"Well," Manny started, "What happened exactly?"
Emma explained what happened when Sean came into Toby's room at the party the night before. When she finished Manny let out a sigh.
"So?" Emma asked, "What do you have to say?"
"Looks like Sean did actually come back for you." Manny clarified.
Emma was confused, "But he said that he didn't. He said that he came back for Ellie."
"No, actually. He said he came back for the girl he loved and left. It's you, Em. He did love you, and he left you. But he loved the you he left two years ago. You're not the same Emma Nelson anymore." Manny sighed.
"What do I do?" Emma whined.
"Um, what do you mean?" Manny asked, "You said you like Jay so the choice can't be that hard."
"I mean, where's Sean now? I have to make sure he's not completely mad at me! I also have to find Jay. Ugh, I should go. It's already four and I have a lot to do."
The girls said their good byes and hung up.
Emma grabbed her coat and walked out of her house, closing the door quickly behind her.
She walked down to the Dot and spotted Jay and Sean through the window.
She sucked in a nervous breath and walked in, sitting down next to the guys.
"Hey." She said warily.
"Hey Em." Jay said.
Sean just nodded at her.
"Okay, I don't see the point of small talk so I'm just gonna cut to the chase. Sean, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have expected that you were coming back for me. You're right. It was selfish and low. But when you left, I was still in love with you. I guess I always had this little dream that you'd come back for me but now I know that you didn't and I'm mature enough to be okay with it." Emma said, looking at him confidently.
Of course, she believed what Manny had said about him coming back for her, not Ellie, but she wanted to hear Sean say it.
She waited a few seconds for him to answer.
Silence.
So she moved on, "Jay, when you left this morning, I don't know, I felt that you were mad at me, I guess. Are you?"
He shook his head slowly, obviously in shock by the sudden forwardness coming out of the shy girl he just spent the night with.
"Good." She continued, "Why'd you have to leave so fast, then? Actually, no. It's your business. I don't have to know. I'll leave now and let you guys get back to your guy talk."
Emma started to stand up and get her things together but Jay stopped her, "I had to leave to figure some things out."
Just then a few out-of-towners walked by their table. The guys whistled and winked at Emma.
Jay felt that feeling in the pit of his stomach again, but he ignored it and continued, "I like you, Emma. But I know that I can't get between you and Sean, because obviously there's something going on there. I know that I broke you up before, and if it wasn't for me you guys would probably be living happily ever after together right now, and I'm sorry for that. But I'm not getting involved this time. I'm not gonna be the obstacle."
Emma seemed shocked but quickly regained herself, "Thanks, Jay. But I think before you speak for my relationship with Sean, you should check a few things out. Like do I still want to be with Sean? Does Sean want to be with me? Do your homework and get back to me." She grabbed her bag and walked out the door.
