*chapter6*

Dom and Emily headed for Ivystone GRill with sixpence none the richer
playing in the background.

" Hey Mickie D? Do you like Cooking?" Emily suggested.
" Where did mickie D come from and yeah pretty much!" Dom inquired.
" Mickie D's... ya know McDonalds? and good 'cause your coming with me to
the cook off tomorrow!"
"Sounds cool! Who is going to be there?"
"Full of questions aren't we. Well all i know is there will be a lot of
girls cooking and you too since i just invited you!" Emily smiled then
started to laugh.
" oh... right then.... sooooooooo there will be girls?" Dom said getting
excited.
Emily nodded. " will they be sexy hot?"
Emily raised her eyebrow and shook her head."probably... Ursie knows all the
beautiful people." Emily sighed to herself hoping that dom didn't hear.
He didn't he was too busy singing along loudly to the music. And no he
didn't know the lyrics.
They got there and pulled into a parking place. Emily stumbled out trying to
see if her ears still worked. Pausing alittle bit, it had been a while since
she had been to this resteraunt. The last time she was here her mom had been
there and things didn't end well.
Sighing one again she walked with Dom, who was skipping wildly for no
reason. Laughing quietly the went iside and were overtaken by the beautiful
atmoshpere. Dom automatically started making eyes with their waitress. Emily
couldn't help but roll her eyes with mirth.
When they were younger she remembered he had gotten in big trouble because
of his animal magnetism.

*Memory*
"hello Mrs. Dandy" A little Dom said giving the older woman flowers.
Dandelions - weeds. Mrs Dandy started sniffling then she started full
fledging sneezeing. They were so dizzying that she was knocking things down
because she couldn't see where she was going because of the force of the
seenze.When she dropped the Dandelions she looked around at the damage and
started shaking her finger at dominic and scolding him.
*memory*

Later after that incident Dominic had run out crying his eyes out. His one
true love ( a thirty- something "large" FARMERS WIFE) didn't love him. He
felt horrible and had ran all the way home to Emily's tree house. Emily
comforted him by saying " I don't think she was right for you anyways. She
wore way tomuch make up gunk, she looked like she was a panda on grandpa's
medicine." Dominic first started giggling then it went into a full fledged
laughing fest. And that was the end of that crush.

Emily noticed that he still hadn't lost his charm. For right now he was
using it on a bubbly brunette who was serveing their table.
Emily picked up the menu and said " and i would like a water please"
The waitress stopped gigling and Took out her notebook and wrote it down.
Turning to dominic the waitress said " what for you sugar pie?" Dominic
smiled and said," I'll have a water also" The waitress glared at Emily
smiled at Dominic and was on her way.

" way to go Romeo" Emily said with much sarcasm. Dominic rolled his eyes and
put on a lopsided smile. " You're just jealous... when was the last time you
went out with someone"

That struck a chord. Emily's head went down and she mumbled,"High school"
Dominic put his hand to his ear and leaned forward a bit " Whut?"

" high school" Emily said only loud enough for him to hear. Dominic looked
at her in awe. " You're joking right?" Dominic looked somewhat dismayed.

Emily shook her head in some type of shame. " Not since high school. Guess
I'm not what everyone wants," A sad smile graced her face." anways, what is
your favorite dish to make."

Dominic let the subject change. But he kept that in the back of his mind.
And the night carried on with laughter as if nothing had been said unhappy.
The friends bonded even more. They shared secrets and Teased each other. In
the distance a not too happy face was starting to appear.Mary.

Emily felt two holes boring into the back off her head. When she turned
around she found out who it was and turned back around to Dominic, who was
laughing still. Emily whispered." Dominic watch out , Mary is watching us at
the table over there!" Dominics laughing stopped and his brow creased. The
fun had just been spoiled.

Mary smiled unpleasently as both members of the party looked at her table.
Emily turned around and stirred up another conversation. Hoping Dominic
wouldn't be that bad off. He went on with it. Occasionally peeking over at
the table where mary sat with a new someone. The Waiter?????

Emily kept thinking the same thought. Damn does she have bad taste. The
waiter looked like Maculy Culcan on steroids along with a pinch of Nicklas
CAge. Emily shuddered and kept the convo going, when she suddenly felt a
cold breeze beside her. She wasn't at a table near the door. Looking up at
dominic he looked as though he had seen a ghost. Looking beside her Emily
noticed Mary smiling a sickening smile.

" Soooo domikins.... found another already? And one with such ugly hair? Uhm
i though you would have had a better selection. But I guess you just can't
top me!can you?"

Emily right then started cracking up" WAit... wait." She said admist
giggles." How can you make room for yourself and your ego? Do you get an
extra Room? 'CAuse i don't think you could both fit into just one room....
you might suffacte! oh no!...... wait that would be a good thing ... and
just to let ya know i have better hair then you because it looks to me that
if you dye your hair one more time... you'll start having to wear wigs....
just like cher....so tata!" Emily waved and turned back to Dominic who was
laughing quiet loudly.

Mary jerked her shoulder so that Emily was looking at her and pointed at her
saying " This isn't over yet! ..... b... BITCH!" Mary just left and went
into the flurry of snowflakes as Emily and Dominic once again started to
crack up laughing. " CALL ME WHEN YOU GET A BETTER INSULT , THERE CHER!"
Emily yelled back.
Turning back around Dominic had a look of utmost respect and admiration.
"Thank you so much for putting her in her place for me! I don't think i
could have done that myself!.. oh by the way! have you thought about coming
to L.A. with me? I would really like you to put your stuff in Viggos
gallery! Come onnn........." He now had the look of the puppy eyes. And from
the looks of it he had mastered it. "okay" Emily mumbled. Dominic jumped up
from his chair hugged her and started dancing around.

Yes this did disturb the custumers. And yes they were kicked out. They then
decided to head back to Emily's place. There they preceeded to be silly and
have kaboodles of fun. Emily smiled at Dom while he was attempting to
breakdance. He had challenged her to a "duel". Little did Dom know that
Emily had been breakdancing for about 5 years prior to this. Emily had a
sorts of different and unique things she could do. Fortunately, Breakdancing
was one of them.

Dom cleared his throat and pointed to the floor signaling her move. Going
over to the stereo she put on The Wiseguys "start the commotion". She
started off slow and slowly got into more and more. The end pose was a mid -
windmile.(she used to be proffesional, but she liked art more) Needless to
say Dom was amazed.
" that was sooo awsome! why didn't you tell me you could do that!!!" Dominic
screamed in awe.
" Awe, I'm not that good anyways you didn't ask and we need to go to bed.
You get my bedroom and I get the couch."
" i'll take the couch!" Dominic refused to let the lady win on this.

... about an hour later....

Dominic walked into her bedroom and collapsed on Emily's bed. Dang he didn't
know she was so stubborn.

In the other room Emily smiled triumphantly. Spreading out the bedspread on
the couch then snuggling in and putting the sheet above her body. Emily
snuggled into the giant blue suede couch and got comfy.

it had been a long day.

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