In which Jared Padalecki goes on a blind date with Jensen Ackles' best friend.
[JARED PADALECKI X OC]
[Set during the time that season 3 of Supernatural was filmed]
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EMMAWALKSAROUNDfrantically, trying to organize everything in her apartment to meet her parents' approval. Who knows what they are going to say about her 'reckless lifestyle' when they arrive?
"Babe," Jared says, trying to calm his girlfriend down. It is completely understandable that she is acting like this, but she needs to stop for a moment and take a breath. "Emma?" Jared tries again, but she continues to move around, mumbling to herself. "Are you hearing me?"
She turns suddenly. "God, Jared, I need like two seconds, okay?!" She exclaims, before going back to what she was doing. Jared raises his eyebrows but doesn't reply, instead helping himself to a soda from Emma's fridge. He opens the bottle and watches his anxious girlfriend move about her apartment, making sure everything is in the best condition it can be in.
"They'll be here in six hours, Jared," Emma says without looking at him. "Six. And it's still a mess in here!"
"What are you talking about?" He says, gesturing around to the now super clean apartment. "The place looks great."
"Not great enough," Emma concludes, organizing her books and movies on the shelf. Jared sighs and places the soda on the table, eager to get Emma to calm. Seeing her anxious makes him uneasy as she rarely acts this way.
"Okay, that's it," Jared says. He walks over to his girlfriend, taking the pile of movie cases from her hands. She looks at him in surprise as he places them on the shelf in a sloppy manner.
"That's even worse," Emma tells him. Jared rolls his eyes a little.
"You've been stressed out about this for days," Jared says. "Let's go for a walk, okay? It'll help you feel better."
Emma shakes her head, reaching for the movies Jared just placed on the shelf. "No, I have to—"
"We won't be gone that long," Jared says, reaching forward to grasp Emma's hand with his to stop her from any more obsessive cleaning. Finally, she sighs and pulls her hand away.
"Fine, okay."
•••
Taking a walk with Jared really does help. By the time they arrive back at the apartment, Emma couldn't care less about the fact that her parents are coming. If they don't like her apartment, so what? It's hers, not theirs. It's her life, she can do what she wants with it. If they are glad to see her, awesome. If not... well, that's pretty much what she's expecting.
"So where are you going tonight?" Emma asks Jared when they get back to the apartment. He turns to her, confused.
"What?" He asks.
"You know, it's Christmas Eve," Emma points out. "Who are you spending it with?" He shrugs a little.
"I don't know," he answers. Emma laughs a little. "Well, I haven't really thought about it that much. It came so fast."
