Cliché, Complicated and Confusing.

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"You ready?" I ask Nicole. We were standing outside Emily's apartment when Nicole suddenly decided to panick. "I don't wanna do this." She says and I sigh. "Were here now. Come on, I'm telling you will be fine." I say. "What if I talk too much or if I make silly joke?"

"Chill." I say knocking on the door. Emily opens within seconds.

"Hey. You guys made it." She says hugging me and then Nicole. "Hi." Nicole smiles as we walk in. Emily didn't look like she cooked at all. There were boxes off takeaway everywhere. "So here is me thinking you were going to cook."

"I remember Jake gave me some cooking classes as a joke on my birthday..." Emily laughs opening a draw. She pulls out a few cards and gives them to me. "They're out of date." I laugh. "Let me just put those in the bin before Marshall sees them and puts himself in a bad mood." She chuckles as the throws them in the trash. Only Marshall would get annoyed about remembering his best friend hooking up with the love of his life, even if they weren't together.

"Where is Marshall?" I ask

"He went to the trial of Romeo's mother. The custody battle." She says. "Should be here any minute."

"Romeo as in Freya's boyfriend?" Nicole asks.

"Yeah. She had 3 others children but the guy took them away." I tell her.

"Wow." She says and theres some silence. "I'm hungry." I nag and Emily checks her phone. "Chill out you baby." Emily says. She was way more confident ever since she started acting. She wasn't shy around strangers anymore and she didn't have that lost look on her face.

"Marshall is forever making me starve." I say on purpose as I hear the door. "Hey, sorry I'm late." He walks into the kitchen and puts his laptop bag down. He wasn't wearing a suit surpringly. "That was one long trial. I heard your nagging all the way over there." He says and I laugh as he fist bumps me. I guess after the whole accident him abd Nicole got a little closer. He hugs her quickly without making it too awkward. Emily was getting some plates out setting the table. He kisses her cheek and they get into a conversation about whay food she bought.

"See told you theyre nice." I tell Nicole and she chuckles.

"Ofcourse were nice." Marshall says sitting down. "Hows Malcolm?" He asks

"He's fine I guess. Still off from work."

"When was the last time you spoke to him?" He asks as we unpack the food and start eating. "Had a little argument with him but thats all."

"About what?" Marshall asks frowning. "Nothing major." She says putting some rice on her plate. "This smells so nice." She says. "What restaurant is it?" Clearly changing the topic I look up at Marshall and Emily who were as confused as I was.

"Its this restaurant across the street from Pyramid Records. I came from work and just got some food from there."

"I still can't believe you have two jobs and you go to college." Nicole says and Emily smiles

"She's busy I tell you that." Marshall says looking at Emily with his usual grin on his face. "Do you have time for our wedding?" He teases her and I chuckle. "Emily makes time though. I see her almost every week twice or three times."

"But you're going on tour soon." She says pouting and I chuckle. I liked that I was close with Emily. She was a breath of fresh air from my job and friends and the rest of family drama that always happened. "Were going to be the only ones left." She tells Marshall. "Were such a big family, everywhere we go we bump into someone."