"What..the hell." Toby even whispered beside Liberty whose mouth also hung open but slapped him to shut up.
Sean Cameron was back.
To end the awkward-ness, Jay raised his beer and grabbed Spinner one. "To Seanny Boy!" he cheered jokingly, "for coming back in one piece."
Emma blinked finally and looked away from Sean, blinking a few more times to look around to see if this was real. Sean also held a beer and finally ripped his eyes off Emma, swallowing hard and snuck one more glance at her. She looked...fucking amazing to be honest. Healthy, beautiful, glowing. He then gave Jay a slight glare but awkwardly half way lifted his beer to cheer them from a far and then the three boys jugged the beer.
Emma cornered her eyes at Manny. Un FREAKIN believable. Guess they didn't tell another everything anymore. How could she not tell her about this?
Manny looked awfully guilty and torn up about it but clapped her hands together to avoid it, "Dinners ready!" she insisted, "I made it for all of you. Let me show you to yours rooms first though."
"how many are in here?" Jane had to ask, looking around rather curiously. I mean it looked big but to fit 6 people?
"Oh. Right. Jane." Manny said and blinked while glancing at her and then Spinner. She liked Jane, it was just so odd that Spins 'ex' was here and dating Toby now, and Emma didn't even seem to care. Manny had even got into a little fist fight with her at the wedding when she thought she was going to stop it. How could Emma be okay with it? She had to ask with a slight confused grin, "How did you end up with Tobes here?"
Toby threw his arms in the air, "What? Am I just not good looking enough or do I just need to go out and pierce my nose in order to be with her? Maybe, JUST MAYBE, she likes me for me."
They all stood there, quiet, and Jay opened another beer in the silence. Jane then insisted, "I like my.." she glanced at Toby, not even knowing him well and smiled uneasily, "guys with brains."
Spinner tried hard not to grin so hard and tried to hide it as he sipped his beer.
"Oh..kay." drifts Manny to then shrug, whatever! "Follow me, I'll take you to your room first." she led them.
"Jay." Sean spoke up and cleared his throat before nodding towards the kitchen, and Emma felt her whole body tense. His voice, still so deep and husky, same ol tone of voice and sternness. He spoke as he walked into the kitchen, "I need another beer."
Jay seemed to get the hint, following after him and itching the back of his head. He passed Emma, avoiding her eyes now. Emma finally let out a breath she was holding when they were gone, and looked back to Liberty and Spinner and even Spinner gave her a supportive look. This couldn't be easy for her.
Her heart was pounding, and she didn't know weather to be happy or cry. She turned around and dashed to the bathroom finally, closing the door behind her and leaned on it, covering her mouth as her eyes burned with tears.
Meanwhile..
"You will keep your hands off me and you will be sleeping on the floor." Jane told Toby as she unpacked and he was setting up a little bed on the ground beside the bed.
He grumbled, snapping at her, "Just don't be letting Spinner sneak in here while I'm awake, alright?"
Jane had to laugh but promised, "Fine." she smirked as she sat on the bed, "I'll just sneak into his room."
Back with Emma, she opened the door just as Manny turned and seemed to be waiting for her, "Em." she said, with much sadness in her voice and eyes.
Emma tried to move past, muttering, "Don't want to talk right now-" Manny grabbed her though, and pulled her back into the bathroom and shut the door.
"Emma, we honestly got a call from him yesterday that he was going to come." Manny explained and gave her a look, "He and Jay are close, and Jay doesn't have family really so it was going to be nice for him..for them. Sean deserves some fun too after his whole army thing." she then groaned, putting her hands on Emma's shoulders, "I know it might cause some drama, but I'm begging you to try to be nice and just..have fun."
"I'm nice." Emma declared matter of factly, pointing at herself, "If nice were a country-"
"You'd be china, I know." teased Manny, giggling a bit.
Emma blushed a bit and laughed herself to then take a deep breath. She glanced at the door, scared to go out it but put on her brave act, "Ok. Fine. It's fine he's here. We'll be...friends."
Manny's face even cringed. That just...never worked. She nodded though and Emma nodded back to then turn to open the door. Manny gasped, grabbing her back, "Oh wait!" she shut her eyes and whispered, "we...didn't tell him."
Emma stood there puzzeled and whispered back, "Tell him what?"
Manny opened her eyes and gave Emma a look like she grew 3 heads or something. "That you married Spinner!"
Emma's eyes widened and looked back at the door, hoping Sean didn't hear that.
"Lets just...keep it a secret for now." Manny insisted.
Emma put her hand over her forehead, getting quite the headache, and shut her eyes. This was WAY TOO much. Too many secrets right now. The divorce was a secret and now so was telling Sean they were ever even married or together? . .. would he even care? They weren't...anything, anymore.
"How do we even act that out?" Emma asked slowly, eyeing Manny questionably.
Manny mumbled, shrugging, "I don't really know.. I'd say just act single but it might make Spin mad or jealous..we also don't wanna make Sean feel..well..." she had to ask, "do you still...I mean, have any.."
Emma eyed Manny, wondering what she was trying to ask, "What?"
Manny blurted it out since under pressure, "do you still have feelings for Sean?"
Emma wanted to laugh, or even cry again. 'have feelings for Sean?' . Emma loved Sean. Always had, always will, even if she fought against it. He was the guy who had a claim on her heart since she was 12 years old. Loving Sean was all she ever knew. He knew every flaw about her and he still loved her, and vise versa. Emma's never been through as much drama or seen as much love as she had with Sean Cameron. He was her first everything. Did she have feelings for him? Sure. There was devotion, respect, admiration, anger, confusion, hurt..tons of feelings towards him!
"wait.." Emma said and eyed Manny suspiciously, "Why are you asking me if I do? I'm the one whose married!" she then winced.. . no, she wasn't. But it was a good excuse!
"I know.." Manny sighed and looked around, to then laugh out of nowhere, "Hey, is Jane and Toby for real? Or is that bitch just trying to get closer to Spinner again? As if her and Sean are both back at the same time. I mean..you won't let her break you guys up right?" she then gasped in horror, "Or do you think Sean's going to be the one to do it?" she snapped her fingers, remembering, "Sean broke you and Peter up so easily once before.." she looked up somewhat in dream land, "So hard to say no to that face and those biceps...I can't blame you."
Manny looked to be in lala land, while Emma looked to be having a breakdown. "Manny!" she couldn't do it anymore, Emma sat down against the sink, her mind going wild. She couldn't keep up with the lies and rolled her head back, groaning. "We'redivorced, Manny." she said ever so quickly that Manny barely heard.
"What?" Manny had to ask. Did she just hear right?
"Me and Spinner...are divorced." Emma confessed and Manny's eyes bugged out as Emma nodded with a sympathetic look (Manny was taking it harder than she did.) "we weren't in love..or.. anything.." she laughed sadly and looked down at the ground.
Manny was confused, yet stayed quiet, eyeing Emma and softened. The blonde looked upset, yet her and Spinner still came all this way to see them? Must of meant they were on good terms. Emma must of been upset that once again, a relationship didn't work and she didn't know where she was in life... and lets not forget, the one she lost and was really inlove with now stood in the kitchen 10 feet away, his whole life planned out, doing good, and still in the army.. Guess that really hurt a girl.
"Em..." Manny shook her head, not sure what to say and even shed some tears as Emma looked up and some had spread down her cheeks. The blonde got up and Manny embraced her tightly. "You could of told me." she whispered.
Meanwhile...
"Beer or shots?" Jay asked chipper-ly, trying to ignore the angry vibe off of Sean as he cracked the fridge open and leaned down.
Sean snapped at him, "You didn't tell me she was coming."
"Are you a Jack Daniels kinda guy?" Jay ignored the question, turning around with a fake grin, "Cause I remember you weren't much of a tequila guy."
"You know what, screw you Jay." Sean went to turn and Jay grabbed the back of his shirt and scoffed.
"Sue me for wanting to see my best friend. I knew if I told you she was coming, you wouldn't of come." Jay then paused and squinted his eyes at Sean, "Or would you of?" he crossed his arms and taunted, "Are you just mad you had no warning?"
Sean clenched his jaw. He did look like he got hit by a bus when he saw her. He just wished he didn't look so stupid. Jesus, it was Emma. The site of her just blew him away. "I don't know if I can just be here..with her here.." he admitted. He'd like to, but it was complicated now. They were over. She made that clear two years ago.
Jay bit the end of his tounge, wishing he could tell Sean about Emma being married now. Little did he know. He also didn't want to put Sean down any further though, "Just have fun man. Be friends?"
"Friends." Sean repeated with a cold laugh
Jay slapped his chest, "There you go!" he said sarcastically, pretending that laugh of Sean's wasn't really bitter-ness, "Ur having fun already."
Sean glared but grabbed the Daniels from Jay..he was going to need it. He opened it, and Jay turned to grab them shots. Sean leaned on the counter and couldn't help but wonder out loud.. "Is she.."
"She what?" Jay asked, turning his head to look at Sean again.
Sean looked down at his beer after taking a sip, trying to act like it wasn't a big deal, "She with anyone?" . Could you blame him? Emma's the only girl he's ever seriously been in love with, who he saw a future with, who he wanted a future with. It was hard to fall out of love with somebody who seemed perfect to him, even if she had broken his heart.
Jay took a quick shot at that question, swinging back the Daniels and swallowed it in his throat down hard, and suddenly it felt so dry for just sipping a beverage. How does he get out of this one? 'ya, man. She's actually with your other friend now, Spinner. Hows the single life in the army though? Still hung up on her? Yeah? Great!'. Jay could only blurt out the first thing that came to mind, "Not at the moment." he wasn't really lying, physically, Emma was alone in the bathroom right now. Not with anyone.
God he was going to hell.
He poured Sean a shot, grinning uneasily and caught Sean look in a daze. Oh no. Not good. That was his classic 'Emma on his mind' look.