A/N: Everytime I get new reviews, I am so excited that everyone is enjoying the story! Now go on and enjoy this chapter!

When You Know It's Real

Emma and Jay entered the school together, the halls were clear, first period was almost over though, and they needed to move quickly.

"You know, I don't even know why Ms. H let you and Spinner back in this school." Emma said quietly as they turned a corner.

"Yeah but your glad she did." Jay replied simply.

She didn't answer right away; she started to walk slower, finally turning to him. "You know what…"

Jay turned to her, folding his arms.

"You think you're so cool, like your mister bad boy, well let me tell you… Jason… you aren't as bad as you think you are. You're some wannabe gangster reject that couldn't get a good rep twenty years from now." She protested.

No one had ever said anything like that to him before. He stared at her, not believing that Emma Nelson was the first to speak to him that way; he found it very intriguing about her. Suddenly a smile crossed his face, "Nelson, you have virtue."

"Cut it with the virtue line again…I fell for it once, but not again." She told him.

"Well maybe you'll fall for this…" Jay quickly placed his arm behind Emma's head, kissing her quickly on the lips, pulling away in time just for the bell to ring.

Kids started to crowd the hallways, scattered conversations flowed all around. Emma and Jay stood in the middle of it all staring at each other. Emma more in shock than Jay, who had a cocky smile on his face.

"Emma!" Manny called off in the distance.

Shaking her head out of the trance, Emma looked over her shoulder to see Manny stomping her way.

Manny finally reached her, standing to Jay's right, staring at Emma with a pissed off look on her face. "How could you do this to me Em!" she yelled.

Emma was speechless, she only looked at Manny; and then over to Jay, motioning for him to tell Manny that it was a lie.

Jay continued with his cocky smile, "Later…" he walked off in the opposite direction.

Shocked, Emma called after him, "Jay!"

He acted as though he didn't hear her and continued down the hall.

"Emma!" Manny yelled again to regain her attention.

"Manny I-" Emma started.

"No don't!" she yelled, that time she started a small crowd, "You are a liar Em, all this time you had me thinking that you were on my side. Yet you used something terrible that happened to me to get with a guy that ruined me!"

"I didn't Manny…it was just-"

"Just what? Just easier for you to get a good lay?" Manny asked.

"Of course not!"

"Stay away from me; I never want to speak to you again. You're full of lies and betrayal." Those were Manny's last words to her best friend, just before stomping off in the same direction Jay had gone. The crowd started to slowly dissolve.

Emma was left standing in the middle of the hallway alone; Peter came up behind her, pulling her into a hug.

"Don't!" Emma snapped at him, leaning against the wall.

"What's wrong? Everything is ok now right, we can go public." He said.

"No, everything isn't alright…" Emma started to cry.

"It's alright…I'm sure Manny will come around." He told her.

"It's not Manny…" she added.

"Then what is it?"

She couldn't tell her boyfriend that she and Jay had shared a kiss; she sniffled and went into his arms. "Nothing…it's nothing."


"Sorry I can't walk with you home." Peter said, as he and Emma stood on the front steps of Degrassi when school was finally over. "If only I didn't get that detention."

"Well you probably shouldn't have taken out your digital camera to photograph Mr. Parker's new haircut and threaten to post it on the internet…just call me later." She smiled.

Peter returned the smile then kissed her softly. The kiss was passionate and sweet; when they broke away Emma looked over and saw Manny watching them in disgust then walking off with Craig to his car.

Emma sighed, "I'll talk to you soon."

He watched her walk down the steps and down the street, and then headed inside the school to serve his detention.

Luckily for Emma the rain stopped just before school ended, it went back to being the cloudy day it was. Just as Emma was approaching a corner street, she noticed the car that was coming from behind her to pull in front of her path. Jay rolled down the window, sunglasses on, even though there was no sun in sight. "Shouldn't be out here walking you know, it could start raining all over again." He said.

"Don't talk to me." She told him, starting to walk again; yet having to stop because he moved up an inch to stop her.

"Come on Nelson…I mean, as much as it pains me to say this at all…especially to you…"

"Would you get to the point?" Emma asked annoyed.

He sighed, lifting up his sunglasses, "I feel bad…about leaving you hanging earlier with Manny and everything."

It was a shock to Emma, Jay Hogart was feeling bad about something, there's always a first for everything. She finally walked over to the passenger side getting in, shut the door and put her seatbelt on.

He drove off, taking a U-turn at an intersection in the direction of Emma's house.

The ride was quiet for most of the way; Emma drew up the nerve to finally speak, "What was that about earlier?"

He didn't answer right away, keeping his eyes on the road, "I just didn't feel like doing a favor."

At first Emma was confused, and then realized he thought she was talking about the incident with Manny. "No, not that…I'm talking about the kiss."

Again, he didn't answer right away. "Just felt like it."

"Oh that's a good reason." Emma mocked.

"What do you care, you have a boyfriend remember." He said, mocking Emma's words.

She looked over to him, "You still kissed me, and I want to know why."

"I don't recall hearing any complaints." He simply replied.

She turned away, looking out the window again, as once again tiny drops started to cover the ground and the car.

"So you liked it?" he asked, glancing at her every now and then.

She shrugged, "Not like we haven't done it before."

"Exactly." He laughed.

Emma cracked a smile, "For the record… there was nothing to complain about."

His smile faded and didn't bother to look at her again; he only cleared his throat starting to feel a little nervous. Luckily they had just arrived at Emma's house; he pulled up just in front of the steps, turning to her. "Alright, cab rides over… that'll be twenty bucks." He said.

Emma smiled, "I'll owe you." She gathered her things and opened the door, stepping out of the car. She walked up the steps to her house, taking out her key.

Jay watched her until she went inside and shut the door behind her, then sped off into the distance.

A/N: This chapter was so fun to write! I hope everyone enjoyed it.