First things first: Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi or any of it's characters. I am just a huge fan of the show.

Authors notes: Welcome readers to my fifth story. "The Wedding." I came up with the idea for this story a few days ago and was so excited about starting it that I couldn't wait until my other story "One day at a time" was finished. I am still currently working on the story "One day at a time" and you should expect a new chapter up in a couple of days.

What you need to know before reading this story: This is a future fic and takes place when Emma is 25 and Jay is 27. Spinner is Jay's best friend and owns "The Dot." Everything that happened during the show pretty much happened except for Sean returning from Wasaga. When Sean left after the shooting he stayed and made a life for himself in Wasaga. All of the other questions you may have should be answered for you in the chapters. Oh, and for my American readers GED is your high school equivalency. I'm not sure if it's called the same in the US or not. Enjoy!

"Are you sure you're okay? You seem spaced out today." Jay asked as he sat with Emma at the Dot eating lunch. Emma was staring out the front window and had been for the past couple of minutes.

"Sorry." She said as she snapped out of her trance and turned back to face Jay. "I'm just going over last minute details in my head. I want to make sure everything is perfect."

Jay stretched out his hand and placed it on top of hers. "It doesn't have to be perfect. As long as we are both there and when the minister asks 'Will you Emma Christine Nelson take Jason Hogart to be your lawfully wedded husband?' you say yes then that's all that's important. The other details are just minor."

Emma smiled at her fiancée. He always had a way of calming her down when she started to get stressed out about things. That's one of the many things she loved about him. She felt safe around him. She could let her guard down around him and she didn't feel the need to be perfect 24/7 when she was him. She could just be herself.

Emma felt her cell phone vibrate in her pocket. She pulled it out and flipped it open to see that she had one new text message. It was from Manny and read "Meet me at my hotel in 30 minutes. Room 412."

Jay sipped his coffee and took the last bite of his sandwich as he watched Emma reading her message. He couldn't believe that in a little over a week they'd be married. Once upon a time Jay didn't know if he'd ever be the one woman kind of man but when he had literally ran into Emma Nelson almost 4 years earlier everything in his life had changed for the better. He lived and breathed Emma Nelson. She inspired him to be a better person and to make something out of his life. He had felt honoured that she had even agreed to go out with him on that first date especially with their history from high school.

"Sorry." Emma said as she bumped into someone. She was carrying an arm load of books and hadn't been watching where she was going. She looked up to make sure the person she bumped into was okay. Who she saw in front of her made her mouth drop open. "Jay?" she asked barely audible.

"Emma." Jay said softly smirking. "What's it been? Years."

"Yeah it's been years. Are you lost or something? Cause the last time I checked the Jay Hogart I used to know wouldn't be caught dead in a library on a Friday night." Emma surmised.

"Ouch. That hurt." Jay said as he jokingly took a step back from her. "I know the library isn't my scene normally but I came to study. I'm writing my GED in the morning and I'd like to get a good mark."

"You're writing your GED? Well that's responsible of you." Emma commented.

"I've changed Emma. I'm not the same guy I was back in high school." Jay replied.

Emma looked at Jay sceptically questioning if what he was saying was true. Jay noticed Emma's sceptism and decided to challenge it.

"I'm finished here. Come to the Dot with me and get a coffee. Decide for yourself if I'm a changed man."

Emma wondered if she was crazy enough to believe that Jay could actually change. But there he was at the library on a Friday night studying. She decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and take him up on his offer. After all, what did she have to lose?

"Earth to Jay!" Emma said flailing her arms in front of his face. "Who's the spaced out one now?"

"Sorry Em. I was just thinking back to our first date. Who would of ever thought that the environmentalist prude would ever end up marrying Degrassi's biggest thief?"

"Jay! I am not a prude!" Emma exclaimed.

"Not anymore." Jay said. "Especially not after what we did last night."

"Jay!" Emma said blushing recalling the events from the night before. They had gotten carried away in the heat of the moment and had enrolled themselves in an extra spicy encounter. "Anyways." Emma started trying to change the subject. "I have to go meet up with Manny now. Thanks for lunch."

"That's cool. Spin should be here any minute to meet up with me then we're heading back to his place for the night."

"You guys aren't doing anything to wild and crazy tonight are ya? Don't forget we have that pre-wedding friends and family lunch-in at the hotel tomorrow at 1:00pm and you arriving not hungover would be nice." Emma stated. She knew what normally happened when Spinner and Jay hung out. What would start out as 1 beer would end 12 beer later and a drunken phone call from Jay to Emma expressing his undying love for her. She didn't mind the drunken phone call but would prefer an alert groom to be for the lunch in. A lot of their friends and family were planning to attend and it would be the first time some of them had met Jay. She just wanted him to be able to give them the best first impression possible.

"Don't worry Em. It's only a few guys sitting around the house drinking a few beers watching some television. Go enjoy your Manny time and don't worry a bit about me. I'll see you tomorrow afternoon at the hotel."

Emma gathered her cell phone and purse and got out of her seat. She stopped in front of Jay and leaned down and gave him a soft kiss on the lips. "I love you Mr. Hogart." she whispered in his ear.

"I love you too future Mrs. Hogart." Jay replied.