Another time, another place

Unexpected problems!

"So he took you to the beach?" Emily asked super excited.
She was talking to Willa during one of their breaks and Willa was telling her how her boyfriend had surprised her last weekend. Apparently, he had picked her up at work at nine pm and she thought they were going to her place, but at some point, she realised they weren't, so she asked him and he told her it was a surprise.
"Yes! We went to the beach and he had already prepared like a romantic picnic! With a blanket, a basket and little candles", she explained smiling when remembering everything.
"Oooh, he's so cute!"
Emily smiled too. Willa and her boyfriend Dan had been though bad times, so hearing her friend telling her about this beautiful moment made her extremely happy. She deserved to be happy.
"But now there is one problem", Willa add a little bit worried.
Emily frowned. "Which one? Dan is perfect".
Willa nodded. "I know. But he wants me to meet his parents and I don't know if I'm prepared for that".
Emily covered her mouth with her hands. "OMG, so that's the thing".
"Yes..."
"Uh... parents-in-law... They're so scary sometimes...", Emily admitted and Willa laughed. "No, it's true! I was once introduced to one of my boyfriends' parents and they were very rich and when I was leaving their house, they made me show my bag to the guard in the entrance! As if I was a thief or something!"
Willa couldn't believe it. "Really? And what did you do?"
"breaking up with him, of course!"
They both cracked up. Emily hadn't had many boyfriends, only two of them had been serious, the rest had just been flirts and one-night relationships. But let's face it: she was only 21 at that time, so it made sense.
"And what about you? Anyone in the radar?", Willa asked her with a gossiping tone.
Emily puffed. "Nope. Nobody loves me".
Willa smiled. "And you? Do you love anybody?"
Emily remained quiet for two seconds and then she said "No, I don't think so. Maybe it's that I ask too much..."
"Maybe".
Emily then said "The day I find someone who eats cookies with mayonnaise, that will be THE guy for me".
It was a joke, obviously. Emily actually liked biscuits with mayonnaise, but she knew how rare it was, how few people did that and, also, that it wasn't really a way of deciding your love future. But for now it was a way of ending the topic. She wasn't on the mood to talk about her love life. It was not as interesting as Willa's. Emily's last relationship had ended five months ago, when she started to be busier and busier with Arrow and, as she got to travel a lot, she could hardly see her boyfriend and so, they decided to break up and remain friends. Since then, she had just flirt with one or two boys, but nothing got in fact serious and that had been all. She had been really focused on her work and all her free time was spent with her friends and her family. Love was not really a priority for her or something she was looking for. She had already experienced how hard it is to have a boyfriend when you are an actress, so she wasn't that excited to find love. Anyway, she was 21, she had plenty of time ahead, so she just wanted to have fun and be wild and young and free.

Suddenly, Emily's phone vibrated. She stared at it, but she does not move.
"What happens? Why don't you take it?", Willa asked.
"Stephen happens", she answered. Given Willa's poker face, she added: "It's a bet. If I spend three days without using my phone, he will go to see the film 'How to seduce a muffin' with me".
"Wow, then you should appreciate that. I mean, when you first mentioned that film, he told me that movie would be the last in the world he would watch, so..."
Emily smiled. "He really is a hero..."

***
Later that day, Colton bought some ice cream and took it to the set. He was with emily, enjoying the ice cream.
"That bet is rubbish. I miss talking to you 24/7.
"Oh, me too", she said with a childish voice.
They had become such good friends that Colton was now part of Emily's friends group. They actually talked all day and they never ran out of topics.
"But I really want to see that film", she went on. "And Stephen's my last chance, because if I am not mistaken, you absolutely refused to go with me. I'll never forgive you for that, just so you know".
Colton raised his hands with desperation. "Oh, c'mon! The last time I went to the movies with you, you made me watch 'Lucy, the pink dog' and I swear to God I almost die right there!"
Emily rolled her eyes. "You're exagerating..."
Then, her phone vibrates again. It's her brother. She had doubts, but she finally decides to ignore her phone. "Bah, it's probably nothing."
Colton took her phone and turned if off. "If you don't want to succumb to temptation, you should keep you phone off".
Emily agreed. "Yeah, you're right... Oh my Gosh... two more days and I'll be free..."
Colton put his arm around Emily's back and said: "I have something to cheer you up".
"What's that?"
"Karen told me she had tickets for the 'Moondance', the new disco".
Emily was astonished. "OMG! And when are we going?"
"Tomorrow night."
"Tomorrow? I can't wait!", she replied totally glad.