OMG I just reached 100 reviews on my other Jarley fic Start Of Something New! I wanted to thank Rebecca Vicioso for being my 100th reviewer :D You're awesome! Also, I know I said that I wouldn't update this until sometime next week, but I had time today, so I just wrote it ahead of time and decided to post it for you all. Hope you all like :)

"I cannot believe you went on a motorcycle with Jake Puckerman!" Tina shouted angrily. "How could you have done that? He could have gotten you killed!"

"But Tina, you should have been there. It was so much fun. I've never felt more free in my entire life," Marley said.

"Oh yeah, and what will your mom think? If she finds out that you rode on a motorcycle with a stranger and lied about it, she'll kill you."

"Jake's not a stranger," Marley stated.

"Oh he's not? Okay, then. Tell me something you know about him that I haven't already told you." Tina crossed her arms.

"We didn't have time to talk, but I feel like I can trust him," Marley said, not really knowing how to explain it.

"Well, yeah, he wants you to feel like you can trust him. He's only being like that to try to get you to sleep with him."

"He would never do that!"

"Open your eyes, Marley!" Tina yelled. "People aren't as good and innocent as you are, no matter how hard you want them to be. Jake Puckerman is not a good guy. He doesn't care about you. He just wants to have sex with you and then later pretend like it never happened!"

"Well I refuse to believe that," Marley said after a couple minutes of silence. "I think underneath all that tough guy exterior, there's a nice, caring, sensitive guy waiting to come out."

"You believe whatever you want to believe, Marley. Just don't come crying to me when he breaks your heart." Tina glared at Marley and rushed off to her next class.

Marley stood by her locker in disbelief. She thought Tina would understand. She thought Tina would be happy for her. Still feeling like the new, rebel version of herself, she decided to skip class. The last thing she felt like doing was sitting in a hot classroom, conjugating verbs in Spanish.

Later that night, Marley sat on her couch, a giant ice cream tub in her hands, watching The Bachelor. She was about to call Tina, because they usually called each other during the show to talk about what's happening, but then realized that she didn't have a best friend anymore. At least not for now. She hoped that she and Tina would make up soon and forget that this all happened.

"Want some company?" Ms. Rose asked, joining her daughter on the couch. She noticed Marley's tear streaked face and bloodshot eyes. "You look like you just had a rough breakup," she remarked.

"Yeah, something like that." Marley wiped her eyes.

"Tell me what's going on, sweety."

"Tina and I got into a really big fight."

"What happened?"

"I, uh, don't really want to talk about it," Marley said.

Ms. Rose nodded her head. "Alright, well if you ever need to talk to me, I'm here."

"Thanks, mom." Marley got up and hugged Ms. Rose. "You always know how to make me feel better."

"That's my job." Ms. Rose smiled. "Now give me some of that ice cream."

Jake walked into biology class late again the next day. In fact, Marley didn't think that Jake had ever come to that class on time before.

"What did I miss?" He asked Marley as he sat down next to her.

"Not much. I wasn't really listening. Something about DNA."

Jake turned and stared at her. "Wow. Marley Rose not paying attention in class? That's a first," he chuckled to himself.

"I don't know, maybe that motorcycle ride changed me. I also skipped Spanish class yesterday too."

"You shouldn't make a habit of it," Jake mumbled.

"You're telling me not to make a habit of it? Says the guy who comes late to school everyday and never does any work!"

"Well you're smart. At least you're going to college after high school. Not all of us are able to make it out of this place," Jake snapped.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Marley whispered angrily.

"Nothing. It doesn't mean anything," Jake muttered. "Let's just finish this lab." He put his head down and wrote stuff down on his worksheet.

Marley had no idea what just happened. She watched him as he continued working on the lab. Should she say something? Apologize? She didn't know what to do.

The two of them stayed silent for the rest of the class.

Not all of us are able to make it out of this place. What did Jake mean by that? Marley sat in her bed, still thinking about the events from earlier. Was he not going to graduate?

All these thoughts kept Marley awake, and by 2:45 in the morning, she couldn't take it any longer. She decided to log into her Facebook account, and gather enough courage to message Jake.

-Look Jake, I don't know if you're mad at me for some reason, but like I said, if you ever need to talk... Marley took a deep breath and pressed enter.

-Why do you even care? Jake wrote back.

Marley thought to herself. Why did she care?

-Because I know that underneath that mean, tough guy is a nice person. She knew that was a little risky to send, but she did it anyway.

-What if you're wrong?

-I might be.

-Why me, though? There are tons of popular jerks at this school.

-You're different. Marley smiled to herself. There was something different about Jake. It was like every conversation they had together, the more and more she got to know him.

-So are you. Jake wrote back.

Marley was about to write something else, when another message from Jake popped up.

-I'll see you tomorrow, ok? It's getting kinda late. You should go to sleep.

As if on cue, Marley yawned. She was exhausted.

-See you tomorrow.

After Jake logged off, Marley shut down her computer and lay down on her bed. She closed her eyes, and finally let sleep overtake her.

Marley walked to her locker the next morning with a huge smile on her face. Tina was so wrong. Jake actually was a good guy with good intentions. She couldn't wait to see him today.

As Marley was gathering her books for her first class, she heard someone walk up behind her. "Look Tina, if you want to apologize, I forgive you. But you're wrong though. You-" she turned around to talk to who she thought was Tina behind her, but suddenly realized it wasn't. "Oh my god Jake!"

"Nice to see you too." He cracked a small smile.

"Um, hi," Marley said, getting a little nervous. She always felt a little nervous around him.

"I, uh, wanted to know if you would want to go to a party with me tonight," Jake said.

"A party?"

"Yeah, you know, like dancing?"

"Yeah, I know what a party is," Marley laughed. "I-I'll go," she said, a little unsure.

"Cool. I'll, um, pick you up at 9."

"9pm? Isn't that a little late?" Marley asked.

"Nope. The party will just be getting started."

Marley gulped. "Um, okay then. See you at 9."

After Jake left, Marley hit the back of her head against her locker. She knew in the back of her mind that this wasn't a good idea, and that she definitely shouldn't go to this party. But she couldn't cancel. Not on Jake. What did she get herself into?