Emily woke up in her room, looking around quickly, trying to figure out how she got there.
"Tiffany" Jane exclaimed. Emily turned around quick, seeing the woman standing in her doorway. "BJ, Leslie ,Angel and I are going shopping, Do you want to come?"
"UM....Whats everyone else doing?" Emily questioned.
"Bob's working on the sink downstairs 'cause its plugged and Nick and Aaron are down the road playing basketball with friends" Jane replied.
"I think I'll just stay here, but thanks anyway" Emily replied. Jane gave her a big smile, then left to go shopping. Emily went to her luggage and pulled out a blue sports bra and some blue athletic shorts. She searched for a few minutes before she finally found her nike's and slipped them on over some socks.
"Hey Mr. Carter" Emily exclaimed as she walked into the kitchen. He smiled at her and moved out from under the sink.
"Hey...Are you going out for a run or something?" He asked.
"I was thinking of walking down the road and meeting up with Nick and Aaron" Emily replied.
"It's like 6 miles...They went to the park in town" He replied. Emily bit her lip.
"Oh" She replied. "Do you need any help? I guess I'll be hanging out here today"
"You can take my car if you want" He replied throwing her his keys.
"Thanks A lot" Emily replied. He smiled and then went back to fixing the sink. Emily walked outside to the garage. The only 2 cars left in the 5 car carage were a Mitsubishi Eclipse and a Dodge Ram.
"It's probably the Ram" She muttered, looking down at the keys. When she read the word 'Mitsubishi' on the keys, she screamed running towards the car.
"Sweetness" Emily exclaimed, starting it up and turning on the radio. She searched around until she found a station she liked. Xzibit came on just as she was pulling out of the driveway.
"Our Ball" Aaron yelled. Nick's best friend Brent threw it at him.
"Hold on a sec, I'm gonna get something to drink" Nick yelled.
"Carter...This is the 3rd time you've taken a drink and we just started. You should be in the best shape outta all of us" Brent replied.
"Yea well...I'm not" Nick replied with a smirk. Brent's little brother joe and his girlfriend Wendy were also playing.
"What time did you get home last night?" Aaron asked.
"5" He replied. Brent smirked.
"Where were you?" He asked.
"Out with Tiffany" He replied.
"Your telling me your still dating her? I haven't even met her yet" Brent argued.
"Here's your chance" Aaron exclaimed. Nick turned around to see Tiffany pull up in his dad's Ecilpse. She got out and waved, walking towards them.
"Damnnnnnn" Brent exclaimed. Nick elbowed him and walked over to Tiffany.
"Baby what are you doing here?" He asked.
"Your mom told me you were here and I thought I come play ball with you guys...Is that OK?" She questioned.
"Yea...It's just...Usually when I ask if you wanna play ball with me, you bitch and complain about it" Nick replied.
"Oh well...I wasn't doing anything else today...So I thought I might as well come and get some exercise" Emily replied.
"I wouldn't exactly call playing ball against Nick exercise" Brent joked. "Its more like walking around in circles"
Emily looked up with a smile and asked "You are?"
"I'm Nick's BEST friend Brent...Though he probably forgot to mention me" He replied. Emily shrugged.
"Yea...I've never heard of you" She replied.
"Figures" Brent muttered with a grin. He looked over at Wendy.
"This is my girlfriend Wendy" He exclaimed.
"Hi, I'm Tiffany" Emily replied. They exchanged smiles.
"So...Are you gonna join Nick's team?" Joe, Brent's younger Brother, asked.
"I guess" Emily replied. Aaron passed her the ball.
"You take it out" He exclaimed. Emily smiled, 4 years on the basketball team in high school had made her good at this.
"I CANT BELIEVE IT...THE CARTERS WON" Brent exclaimed. Nick threw the ball at his head, causing him to fall off the bench he was sitting on. Brent scowled. "Admit it...This is the first time you and aaron have won when playing against me and joe"
"We've won before" Nick exclaimed. Aaron, Joe, Brent and Wendy gave him glances. "Ok...so this is the first time we've won...but usually me and aaron don't try and let you guys win"
"Give it up...It was Tiffany...She should be on the WNBA" Brent exclaimed. Emily blushed.
"Nah" She replied. She caught Nick giving her a akward glance and looked over at him, causing him to look away. "I just got lucky today...I usually suck"
"Yea Right...You knew all those moves like the back of your hand. You gotta teach me that one where you go under your legs and do that cool turn" Wendy exclaimed. Emily smiled.
"Remember the last time we played together Tiff? You didn't even know how to dribble...When you learn how to play?" Nick asked, looking at her strenly. All eyes went to Emily.
"I just let you think I sucked" Emily replied. "So then you could feel all manly"
"Yea...And we all know days when Nick feels manly come once in a blue moon" Brent joked. Nick chucked the ball at him again. When they all started laughing, he was the only one not, trying to figure out why he didn't beleive a word Tiffany said.
"Where are you going?" Nick asked. Emily looked at him. She was back at the Carter Mansion, about to leave to go meet up with her mom.
"Out...To see some old friends" She lied.
"Can I come?" Nick asked. "You met mine"
"Maybe someother time" Emily replied. She kissed him quickly and went to the garage, getting into the Mitsubishi once again. Nick watched her go from the front windows. After he was sure she was gone, he went upstairs and looked for her diary.
"Emily?" Mrs. Hass asked. Emily ran towards her mom, wrapping her arms around her waist.
"Mom" She whispered. The two of them hugged eachother, crying in eachothers arms. The customers looked up for a second, then looked down, noticing that it was no big deal. Her mom rubbed her back and directed her behind the counter where they could talk.
"Honey I've missed you so much" She exclaimed. She pulled out Emily's necklace she had been wearing on September 11th and put it around her neck, smiling. "I never thought I'd see you again"
"I'm so sorry for hurting you" She replied, hugging her mom again. "It's just......I didn't know how to explain to Nick and his family that I wasn't who they thought I was and now....I dunno what to do"
"Let's not worry about that now" She replied. "How about we go get some ice cream at Doc's Ice Cream like we always used to when you were little?"
"Sounds good" Emily replied with a huge smile. They walked out of the cafe, arm and arm, smiling ear to ear.
Nick slammed Tiffany's diary closed, about to rip AJ's head off.
"The little bitch" Nick muttered. Jane walked in at that moment, noticing Nick's face.
"Baby?" She asked.
"The little whore was fucking AJ for months" Nick yelled. Aaron poked his head in, hearing his older brother scream. Jane pushed him away and closed the door.
"Nick calm down" Jane exclaimed.
"Calm Down? CALM DOWN? I fucking took her back, I fucking felt like shit for months thinking I was messing up the relationship....AND SHES FUCKING MY BROTHER" Nick yelled. He went for the door, but his mom got in the way.
"I'm not letting you out there to kill them. When she gets back I'm sure she can explain" Jane replied.
Nick walked back towards the bed, throwing his mom the diary to read. "She probably with him right now...When she gets back, I'm kicking that cheating whore out for good"
Jane watched her son, feeling his pain. Jane remembered back to the day she accidently eves dropped on Tiffany's conversation and knew that she could explain everything when she got back.
Emily walked into the house, smiling ear to ear. Being with her mom had been great. It had cleared her head and made her feel like all the stress was gone. She ran upstairs and opened her door. She saw Nick and Jane sitting on her bed, Tiffany's diary in Jane's hands. Nick walked towards her.
"Whore" He muttered. Emily stared at him.
"Baby, what's wrong?" She asked, totally confused. Emily didn't even get a response. Nick walked up to her and smacked her in the face, causing her to fall back against the wall, slamming the back of her head on it. She covered her head, getting ready for him to smack her again. The last thing she heard was Jane's cries for Nick to stop then a few seconds later she blacked out.