Emmett and Bay- Good enough

Chapter seven.

hello everybody. I APOLOGISE FOR THIS BEING SOOOOO LATE- EVERYTHING HAS BEEN MANIC! my mama had the baby and i had a film course all last week so was very busy but i did it!

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NOTES- if you want an image of what bay looks like in this chapter- search into google images. Vanessa Marano teen choice awards 2011. :)

ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNND this is not the last chapter of the story however seeing as school is starting soon i may not update as frequently- like once every two weeks , i dunno!

Bay ran her hands through her hair again, trying to tame the wild curls. She was a bag of nerves and she knew it. It had taken her six attempts to do her eyeliner and she still wasn't completely happy with it. She looked herself over in the mirror once more. Dress- hot, make up- decent apart from the eyeliner, hair- looked like she spent the right amount of time on it when in reality it took her three hours to do. To everybody going to the party tonight, Bay kennish looked like her old self, the bay before the switch, before the self-esteem issues… before Emmett.

"Bay, people are arriving come on!" toby yelled at her through her door whilst passing her bedroom. "Coming!" she replied, she took a deep breath and tried to smile like she wasn't dreading seeing him tonight, she knew if she did it would make the façade she was putting on a lot harder to pull off. She looked out her window quickly to see cars pulling up; the only thing she could think to say to herself at that moment was Showtime.

Emmett just managed to squeeze the bike in between the many cars that were parked in the Kennish's driveway. After taking off his helmet he reached back his hand to help jade off without tripping over in her shoes. Jade tugged her dress down slightly, causing Emmett to roll his eyes.

Not the most practical outfit to wear on a motorcycle, remind me again why we didn't take my car? Jade signed to Emmett after ridding herself of helmet hair. Emmett looked at her like she had asked the most stupid question possible. Because then I couldn't pull of my amazing James dean look that everybody says I do. Now it was jade's turn to roll her eyes. Wow would you look at this place- the dad's into baseball right?

No the dad- john use to play baseball, like pro.

Okay that explains it all then. Jade turned and looked at Emmett before taking a deep breath. Ready for this?

Maybe this was a bad idea? Emmett asked looking genuinely worried. Jade reached forward and stroked his forearm tenderly, Emmett I have never known you to be scared of anything, and even if you were you overcame it. You can do this, I wouldn't be here otherwise.

Okay, spare me the 'I believe in you speech' yoda Emmett replied smiling just a little.

Wow- you try and help a guy and just get dissed instead. Nice. Come on let's actually go inside I'm dying to see the place. Jade said already making her way through the spaces in the cars to head on up to the house. Emmett followed a little behind her stuffing his hands into his pockets so nobody especially jade could see that they were shaking.

Bay slowly made her way through the crowd smiling at the people she did know and sending warning glances at the people she didn't, who would most likely break something. She saw toby standing in the kitchen surrounded by blonde bimbo girls who were falling all over him, bay smiled slightly- at least toby was getting something good out of the switch, girls ate that sob story all up. Bay wouldn't admit out loud that she was looking for him; her eyes were scanning for a leather jacket or red hair or a guy signing to somebody. She had already spotted some kids from Carlton who she did stop and say hi to but she never asked if Emmett was coming. Daphne hadn't let on to Bay that he was but Bay did hear her and toby discussing it. Daphne told toby that Emmett was going to think about it but most probably not going to come. Even though Bay knew it would be easier if he didn't turn up, a part of her desperately wanted him too. She missed him.

Well? You going to try and find her or what? Jade asked struggling to sign with a beer bottle in her hand. Emmett shook his head, she's probably busy right now… okay look I will go and find her later- we've got all night I just need to… prepare. Emmett replied looking uneasy no matter how hard he tried to convince Jade otherwise. She gave him her drink. Liquid courage she signed and looked at him sympathetically as he took a long swig from it. She had never seen Emmett react like this about going to talk to a girl. Being honest with herself; she found it strange- but liked this new Emmett, this Emmett that was in love because even though he was miserable without Bay- jade knew that with her Emmett was beyond happy.

Incoming. Emmett quickly signed to Jade before putting the beer on the table behind them. Jade turned to see Daphne weaving through people towards them. She gave Emmett a look before he said to her Play nice please.

Daphne was already by their side before Jade even had the chance to run for it. You're here! She signed to Emmett only glancing in jade's direction and smiling. I'm here; I told you I would think about it. Plus this could be good for me, socialising with the hearing. Jade reached behind Emmett's back and grabbed her beer before smiling at Daphne. "Thanks for letting me come along Daphne you didn't have too, now if you don't mind I'm going to go find the bathroom and mingle" Jade signed and spoke the words that required both hands to sign which she couldn't use at the time. When jade was safely away through the masses of teens, Daphne looked back at Emmett. She looks nice Daphne signed anyway you having fun?

Yeah I guess- I only just got here but it looks great. Toby looks like he's having fun. Emmett nodded in toby's direction- he was currently surrounded by girls showing off his guitar, he looked up quickly and waved to Emmett. Emmett waved back smiling. Toby was an idiot but Emmett liked him- for a hearing guy.

You better save me a dance for later. Daphne said hitting him on the shoulder lightly.

I can't dance and you know that Emmett replied.

Liar! Catch you later; I'm going to get a drink.

Emmett knew what Daphne was like when she drank and honestly he didn't want to have to be there to pick up the broken pieces of Daphne's dignity tonight. He was there for bay and only bay- speaking of which he still couldn't see. He walked around a little searching round every corner. He went into the kitchen in which he made a swift exit when all he saw was either guys building towers of food and timing how quickly they could eat it or couples making out on the granite work surfaces.

People kept crashing into him and muttering apologies to him and exclaims of drunken outrage luckily Emmett couldn't hear so he wasn't interested. It felt like in half an hour the house had become three times as packed as it was when Emmett arrived. He had no hope of finding bay or even jade for that matter- wherever she had got too.

Suddenly Emmett saw a closed door upstairs ahead of him, he lunged for the handle and pushed himself inside and leaned his forehead against the coolness of the wood. The room was in semi darkness and it helped Emmett breath. Even though to him the house was full of silence, it hurt Emmett's head to see all those mouths moving and the feel the vibration of people shaking with laughter. It frustrated him how he couldn't hear any of it. After a minute he reached over and flicked the light switch. He turned around to inspect the room he trespassed into; he was surprised there was nobody in it. He first saw pink, a bright pink wall with a black inscription. He looked under his feet to see thrown clothes and shoes as well as the occasional sketch pad.

He was in bay's room. He hadn't been in there before- they usually hung out in her art studio and if they ever spent the night together they would fall asleep in there too. Emmett walked slowly around the room avoiding the items on the floor and let his eyes pour into photographs Bay had on the walls or in neat frames. Her and toby when they were little, Family Christmases, Bay and friends at camp, bay with friends at the mall, bay dancing at concerts she had been to. His head looked up just in time to see the door open and the very girl who was in the photos in front of him. They both stood there in an awkward silence for a few moments. Emmett could feel his palms becoming clammy and bay could feel the blush spreading across her cheeks. She couldn't deny that she has imagined Emmett in her room many times- she just never thought it would be like this. In her head he was shirtless and she was Mila Kunis.

"Hi" bay said quietly, afraid that her voice would shake. She mentally kicked herself for worrying about it after- he wouldn't be able to tell, or would he? Daphne had always said that deaf or hard of hearing people were much better at picking up on body language.

Hi Emmett replied, he smiled softly. You look beautiful.

Bay did the sign for thank you and continued to sign to him from across the room. You don't look so bad yourself.

Emmett turned his head towards the floor lightly- he always found it weird when bay complicated him on his looks, he never saw himself as a hottie.

Next thing he knew, bay was hugging him tightly. He tucked his head into the crook of her neck and inhaled deeply, he missed her smell, touch, her hugs. The two stayed like this for a good 10 Mississippi's and when bay pulled away she struggled to smile.

"Sorry" she said, Emmett could have died there, he bent his head down slightly to look her in the eyes. He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"I can't do this." She said tears forming.

Then don't, let's stop all this and just go back to normal. I miss you! Emmett mouthed, his hands too busy to sign seeing as he was holding bay either side of her waist.

"No I mean I can't- I can't do this with you I- I just can't" and with that bay was heading for the door. The hot cramped air of the house hit Bay in contrast to the coolness of her bedroom, when she heaved the door open. She felt Emmett's smooth hand slip into hers to make her stop in the hallway.

Wait what do you mean? Bay please-

"I saw you Emmett, with that girl that you brought to the party… I saw that she could sign." Bay said and signed slowly, Emmett let confusion sweep across his face. She couldn't be talking about jade he thought.

"I understand okay, I get it- she's pretty and can sign and probably into motorcycles too right. Hey do you know what I bet she's deaf too huh?"

The tears threatened to spill over onto bays cheeks, Emmett was about to correct her till he felt a body mould against his.

Jade was talking, jade was talking to bay and she wasn't signing. Emmett stood frozen, he tried to lip read as much as he could- flicking back and forth from jade's lips to bay's reactions to the soundless words that Emmett was catching.

…he's always wandering off aren't you hunny… hi there I'm jade… I swear he does not know how to treat a date at a party- leaving me on the dance floor Ha… I hope I'm not interrupting something...

Emmett quickly looked at Bay's crushed face. "No we were done." And she walked away.

Emmett spun around to face jade, fury running through his veins. WHAT WAS THAT! He asked signing as quickly as possible, jade mirrored his expression and he couldn't understand why.

What am I doing? What are you doing! You are supposed to be looking for Bay, not getting cosy with some random girl at a party! What were you thinking- you're lucky I got here when I did, obviously pretending to be your date worked. Although she looked like really sad, is that how girls get guys now… by looking sad?

THAT WAS BAY! Emmett signed to her as soon as she finished. Jade's eyes widened in shock, she stayed still for a moment to comprehend. What? She asked.

THAT. .

Oh shit! Emmett I am so sorry I- I didn't know, I just thought she was some drunken hearing girl not bay. I'll talk to her, I'll explain-

No it's fine- she didn't want to talk to me anyway. Look here take this. Emmett handed jade a couple of twenties from his front pocket. Stay, enjoy the party and use that money to get a cab home- I need to go I can't be here anymore. You'll be okay? Jade nodded at him looking worried, she reached out her hand to brushes her thumb along his cheek. Text me when you get home. She said and watched Emmett walk away.

As Emmett made his way through the masses of people to find the front door, he passed her. She was standing with a group of guys. Emmett stood looking on at the scene. She was laughing a little at one of the boys probably elaborate story. Emmett could feel sadness and jealousy capture his entire body. He would never hear Bay laugh or hear the jokes her friends made. She leaned forward and affectionately held onto a guy's forearm whilst telling him something. It was probably nothing but Emmett's mind threw around images of the two of them laughing and kissing, Emmett stormed out of the party to the drive way where he found a drunk looking Daphne.

Hey you! She signed, Emmett watched her hands carefully- her signs were a little off, not quite as sharp as she usually did them and not to mention she was giggling whilst she leaned against his bike.

I've been looking for you everywhere!

Well you found me, look Daphne I'm going to go home. I –

WHAT! NO YOU CANT NOW! Are you not enjoying the party does it suck? Daphne interrupted him, looking like the end of the world had been announced.

No it's not that- I just want to go home. Emmett signed wishing she would just accept it and leave.

Daphne walked towards Emmett swaying her hips and looking at him with hazy eyes. She wrapped her arms around his neck slowly and moulded her body against his, Emmett eyes widened in shock as he read the words Daphne was mouthing to him.

Well I bet I can make you want to stay.

Out of nowhere Daphne crashed her lips against Emmett's and tightened her grasp on him. No matter how hard Emmett tried to loosen Daphne from around his neck and his lips Daphne always found a way to cling on. When he finally managed to get one of her hands free, she cunningly wrapped her leg around his- causing him to loose balance and lean her into the bike, which judging by her reaction she liked. Emmett was caught and without literally throwing Daphne off of him, he had no choice but to wait till she stopped. She continued to kiss him till she got bored of his frozen and unconnected reaction. She pulled back and smiled- Emmett thought she looked like a mess. He was about to go into a huge rant on what Daphne thought she was doing till he saw her glance sideways and began to speak. "Hey bay, I don't know why you dumped him- best make out session I ever had!"

Emmett went cold, at first he thought he had simply imagined it- that Daphne wasn't talking at all, in reality she was leaning over his cycle throwing up. But as he turned quickly to see bay standing there no more than 5 feet away- he knew this was happening. His eyes darted from a laughing Daphne to a despaired bay. He started to move towards bay beginning to explain. Bay it's not what you think.

Bay backed away slowly before turning and running to her back yard. Daphne snaked her hands around his neck again. Emmett whipped round and threw her hands off. You better not be here when I get back. I can't even look at you right now. He signed, not even waiting to see Daphne's reaction before running to follow bay.

Surprisingly the pool area was pretty much empty, seeing as toby and wilke started to play and everybody had gathered inside to dance or go upstairs and use the free rooms to make out. Emmett managed to catch up with bay, he ran in front of her blocking her path. Let me explain.

"I don't want to hear it!" bay said whilst signing.

Please bay, look she just kissed me I swear- you have to believe me!

Bay scoffed. "That's the thing Emmett- I don't" she let her tears fall freely, not caring who saw. "Watch my hands closely…"

Emmett swallowed the lump forming in his throat- he could feel his eyes begin to sting with tears.

Leave.

They both stood there for a moment in utterly stillness, before Emmett slowly made his way past bay and back to his bike. As soon as Emmett was out of her eye line bay began to shake with tears, she had lost him.

As soon as Emmett got home he slammed the door front door shut and ran to the garage were his drum kit was as well as the rest of Regina's junk. He sat down and began to drum viciously, trying to beat his anger out of him. Emmett could feel the vibrations beneath his feet and could tell there was no rhythm to what he was drumming. Every time he struck the drum again bay's face appeared in his head. Her face when she was surrounded by hearing friends, when she saw Daphne kiss him and when she told him to leave. Over all the drumming he wouldn't have heard bay storm into the garage, even if he wasn't deaf. She stood for a moment watching him before walking up to his back and shoving him with both hands. Emmett fell forward slightly and turned around startled

His face was a mixture of emotions. Shock, anger, disbelief.

"Why did you come to the party?" Bay asked too angry to sign- she knew her hands wouldn't move fast enough for her to get all the rage out of her system.

Emmett didn't need ASL to know that bay was here to yell at him.

I was invited! He replied standing up and come face to face with her. He was gripping both drumsticks tightly in his hand, his knuckles turning white at the pressure. He was angry yes, she made him feel crushed when she told him to leave and here she was- yelling at him. She didn't let him explain at the house so why should her being at his home be any different. Who did she think she was?

"Why did you come to the party really? Was it to make it harder for me?" Bay asked, getting more annoyed as Emmett laughed under his breath as she spoke. He placed the sticks on the drums and moved forward.

Don't flatter yourself bay he mouthed before walking to the other side of the room to chuck his hoodie onto the sideboard.

You really think I came to the party to make your life more difficult?

Bay stayed frozen obviously knowing exactly what he was saying.

It's all about you bay and how you're feeling! Never mind about me! Never mind how I was feeling when you were surrounded by a bunch of hearing jerks -

"They're my friends!"

Just like that friend you had at the mall! The non-verbal sarcasm that Emmett put into that sentence made bay's skin crawl.

"If all this is because I didn't jump into the arms of my saver that night - then I'm sorry. You know I'm grateful to you, more than grateful but you think that doing what you did tonight is going to make me take you back! You bring a hearing girl to my party and to top it off I walk in to find you playing tonsil tennis with Daphne!

You know what, when we were together I put up with your feelings towards her because you two had history and I knew I had to trust you- but as soon as we break up you go running back to her! What kind of a person are you!"

One-that girl I brought to the party was a friend, just a friend- I've known jade since I was three and I know her because we are family friends- her entire family is deaf. She came to the party because she's been helping me out with stuff. She said that stuff because she didn't know who you were.

He paused to make sure by got all of that and amazingly she did.

And two- Daphne was drunk, like really really drunk, she was off her face and I was pushing her away when you turned up- I swear I don't like Daphne I only like you.

Bay looked as if she was taking it all in; Emmett sat down on an old box covered in dust- he was too tired to fight with bay. He loved her but fighting with her was hard work. Bay walked across the garage to sit on another box opposite him, the sat there for a moment before bay started to sign- obviously a lot calmer.

What kind of stuff has jade been helping you with? She asked.

The whole break up. She's dated deaf guys before so she's the closest person I can talk to about our relationship.

"What did she say about it?"

That I'm an idiot. Emmett answered truthfully. Bay laughed. It's true, I am. If I only just told you how I feel about you that night, then none of this would have happened.

"How do you feel about me?" Bay asked curious.

You know, you must know Bay.

"Do I?"

Emmett looked at Bay. Yes, trust me bay I wouldn't be going to speech therapy for just any girl.

"You're going to speech therapy?" bay asked her eyes wide. She knew how Emmett felt about speaking- how he never needed to before. And knowing that he was going for her, made her light up inside.

Emmett nodded and smiled when he could see how happy bay looked. "Since when?" she asked.

A couple of months ago, Jade use to take her dad there so she booked it for me and took me for a few sessions, then I started going on my own. My therapist says I'm doing really well.

Bay reached forward to hold Emmett's hand; she wrapped her petite fingers in between his. "That's amazing Emmett…. But why? What made you decide to go it?"

Emmett looked down at his hand entwined with the dark haired beauty in front of him. Now was the time to do it. Somehow speaking in front of a stranger for a minute seemed a lot less stressful then it did a few days ago.

Emmett took a deep breath, before looking up and into Bay's eyes.

"…I did it because I love you. I don't know why it took me so long to tell you that but why I didn't before doesn't matter now."

Bay let out a shaky breath as Emmett spoke, actually spoke to her. She couldn't think of a better sound than his voice in the entire world.

"I need you Bay; I miss you when you're not around. I miss you laughing at my jokes even when they aren't funny, I miss you're signing even if it's bad or amazing." Emmett continued till he felt bays finger resting on his lips. She was smiling at how quickly she had silenced him.

"I get it" she said laughing softly. "I love you Emmett."

It was corny to say the least but Emmett could say he had never felt so relieved and happy at once. It was hard to hide the huge grin spreading across his face.

Kiss me bay signed and Emmett was only too happy to oblige.

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