A/N: I' m really glad that you guys are enjoying the story. It's what keeps me going to want to write more, thank you. Enjoy this chapter.

Me vs. You

Later that day, as Emma walked down the hall, she thought about Jay; and why he had obviously lied to her about going out with Alex. It really wasn't a mystery, she blew him off the night before, and now it was his turn. As she made her way towards her locker, she spotted Peter heading in her direction. Suddenly she grew tense, sensing that something bad was about to happen.

For some reason, she wanted to speak to him; "Peter…" she called.

He looked over to her, rolling his eyes. "What?"

"Umm…" she started, looking over her shoulder, "how are you?"

"Look, you don't have to make small talk with me. We're done Emma, we don't need to speak to each other." He said coldly, and then walked away.

She watched him for a moment before she headed for her locker again. This time when she got there, she started to cry to herself. There was too much drama going on in her life at the moment, she didn't need to be at school. Turning to her right, she saw Manny walking towards her, with a sad look on her face. Wiping away her tears, she put away some books she didn't need. "Manny what's up?" she asked.

Manny looked at her, and immediately broke down, going in for a hug.

Emma hugged her, though she was confused. "What's wrong?"

Pulling away, she looked at her; "Craig and I broke up…" she finally spoke.

This really wasn't news to Emma, Manny and Craig have been off and on for a long while. "I'm sorry… what happened this time?"

Manny sniffled, looking down. "I caught him with someone else."

"Again!?" Emma shrieked. She didn't mean for it to come out how it did, she was just surprised that he had nerve to cheat for a second time. "I mean…with who?" she added.

Manny shook her head, "I don't know her name…she looks older Em, like second year University older."

Emma sighed, there was no way she could handle Manny's problems on top of her own. "Manny I'm really sorry, but listen to me…as your best friend..."

Manny looked at her.

"This is a lesson learned… again, he's cheated once before, he's been overly rude to you, he's taken you for granted numerous times. It's time to let go…for good." Emma told her.

Manny sniffled again, "I know…and I know that I always say that I'll never go back, and this time I mean it. I'm done." She said, wiping her eyes.

Emma gave her a faint smile, "I honestly believe you this time."

Manny hugged her, "Thank you so much."

"No problem." Emma replied, pulling away from the hug, "I do have to go though…"

"Oh, where you going?" Manny asked.

"Home, I'm not feeling too well." She lied.

"Alright…umm, I'll come by after school maybe?" Manny asked.

"Sure, I'll see you." Emma waved, walking towards the nurse's office.

Manny watched her for a moment, then headed into the girls bathroom.

Emma turned around to be sure that Manny had left the hallway, when the coast was clear she steered away from the nurse's office and jogged her way out of the school. She was halfway down the steps when she spotted Ms. H talking to what looked to be some members of the school board. In a panic, she headed back into the school, going past the sea of students.

The back doors were normally used for emergencies only, yet for Emma, getting out of school was the emergency. The alarm would go off, but she would just have to take that chance. Quickly she opened the door and ran out, hearing the sound of alarms roaring around the school. She ran to the end of the block, where she saw half of the school already exiting. She smiled to herself, breathing heavy, and continued down the street.

As Emma made her way towards the ravine, memories suddenly came over her. That night that Jay took her into the van for the first time, letting her know what she could have.

She looked over, seeing the van still sitting there, there was no one around, so she decided to wander over and take a look. There was no one in the front of the van, but suddenly she felt a shake and stepped back. Slowly she made her way to the back door of the van, her hand on the handle. She took a breath and prepared to open it, but her hand drew back as it was already being opened from the inside.

Jay appeared before her, with sleepy eyes and no famous backwards red cap. "What are you doing here?" he asked.

She eyed him up and down, "What are you doing here?"

He stepped out, yawning then finding his cap. "Sleeping…what do you care?"

She shrugged, looking to the ground. "Why sleep in the van, why not go home?"

He sighed, "If you must know, I got kicked out okay? My dad freaked when I got expelled."

"What?" Emma asked, "I thought you had your own place."

"Used to, I got low on the rent so I had to move back in with my parents." He replied.

"What about your mom?" she asked.

"Look Emma…my mom won't say a thing over my dad, and that's the end of that." He said, sitting over at a picnic table.

Emma watched him, going over to sit next to him. "I'm sorry…"

He shook his head.

Cautiously, Emma placed her hand on his shoulder, "I'd like to help you."

He looked her with love in his eyes, suddenly turning away. "I'm supposed to be mad at you."

She stood up, walking a few feet away from the table. "I know…but I want to apologize, I was really stupid."

"Let me guess, you just realized this today?" he asked in a sarcastic tone.

She sighed, looking back at him; "To be honest, yes. Jay…I now realize that I do want something with you."

"Emma…" he said, walking to her, "that's all I ever wanted to hear…" he gently held her face in his hands, pulling her towards his lips and kissing them softly.

She wrapped her arms around his neck embracing the kiss. Kissing him more passionately each second.

He pulled away from her holding her at her waist, "How exactly do you plan on helping me?"

"Come with me." She smiled, pulling him along out of the ravine.

A/N: What do you think? I'm pretty satisfied with this one, won't believe what I have in store for the next chapter, which will be pretty long so prepare yourselves.