School finally ended, Emma rushed over to the park, and she waited on the bench for Jay. A few minutes later, Jay came down the path with his hands in the front pocket of his hoodie, giving off an extremely reserved vibe with his body language.

He shrugged his shoulders and surprisingly greeted first. "Hey."

Emma smiled and returned his greeting. "Hey." She slid over to one side of the bench and turned toward the other end of it, wanting Jay to sit there.

Jay took his hands out of his pocket, sat down on the bench, and turned to face Emma. There was a long awkward silence and then Emma spoke up. "Okay…I know you're upset with me for acting so outrageous, but…" She trailed off as the rest of the words failed her.

"But what?" Jay calmly but sternly pressed.

Emma tried again. "It wasn't technically my fault."

Jay raised an eyebrow in suspicion but remained silent, waiting for Emma to continue.

Emma took a deep breath and then went on with her explanation. "The medication my doctor had me on was affecting my brain. I had to go back to the hospital and the doctor changed my prescription again. I stayed home for two days to ride out any after effects and to give myself time to regulate again."

"I'm an idiot." Jay said while internally scolding himself.

Emma put her hand on his knee. "No, you didn't know."

"But, I should have!" Jay replied. "I should have known that you wouldn't act like that for no reason."

"How could you have possibly known?" Emma asked, trying to let Jay off the hook. "If you were acting like I was, I would have been upset too."

"But, I just pushed you away." Jay added as he continued to punish himself. "You needed me and I just didn't want to deal with you. I was selfish."

"But, so was I. It was easier to not let you in." Emma admitted. "I should've told you how off I was feeling, but, instead, I just kept to myself."

"I'm the one who messed up. I didn't even-."

Jay was interrupted by Emma's lips on his. They shared a very passionate kiss and then Emma stopped for a moment but kept her face close to Jay's.

"I'll forgive you, if you take me back." Emma said with a smirk.

Jay smiled. "You're amazing." He pressed his lips to hers and then drew back again as it seemed that Emma wanted to say something else.

She teasingly pushed the issue. "So, is that a yes…?"

"Like you even have to ask." Jay said in a low, husky, voice and then he gave Emma a serious stare. "You do know it's impossible not to love you, right?" He kissed her again.

Emma smiled and then suddenly remembered something. "Oh!"

"What?" Jay asked, puzzled.

Emma reached into her purse and pulled out her cell phone. She dialed Jay's number and then turned her back to him.

Jay chuckled. "What are you-?

Emma turned her head to Jay for a second. "Answer it!" she commanded.

Jay gave a confused look but picked up his phone and answered.

"Hello?" Jay asked, playing along.

"Hi. Jay? This is Emma. I'm calling to tell you that I'm back."

Jay closed his phone and turned Emma around toward him. She, then, hung up too.

Jay smiled at her. "Glad to hear it." He kissed her yet again and it turned into a make-out session in the park.

Eventually, they pulled apart, breathless, and Jay shifted on the bench so that he was facing straight out to the park. Emma did the same and then Jay pulled her in close. She laid her head on his chest. They sat there for awhile longer just talking about random things and watching the people who walked by, until it started to get dark.

"Can I drive you home?" Jay asked.

Emma smiled. "I'd like that."

They stood up, Jay put his arm around Emma's shoulders, and she put hers around his lower back. Together, they walked to Jay's car.


I hope you enjoyed this chapter! :) I have to take another break from posting probably for the rest of this week. School is crazy right now! I will try my best to post again on Sunday! Thanks for reading and hanging in there!