Sorry this is so late. Writers Block plus Distractions really really suck.

Film Studies was the next class, and Jay was smiling as the clock ticked. He couldn't wait to see her again. Her. The stubborn little blonde with an obsession with the environment who had taken his heart right from his chest. Emma. She felt like something to him now. The smile, the way she looked on the roof, wind playing with her hair... He'd wanted to kiss her so much, his heart was aching.

What about Chris? And Sean? Emma wasn't just his to take. For the first time in his life, he couldn't just take what he saw. He had to tread carefully. Emma was beautiful, intelligent, stubborn, creative, and.... taken. By that DJ, and soon by Sean again. That stupid cycle he'd once found so funny, now wasn't so funny anymore. Now that he was involved...

Hell, two other guys were fighting for the same girl as he was!

Jesus, he was in deep. This was bad. But it was good at the same time. No one had any idea, so it was okay. It was a crush. It would go away soon enough.

No it isn't. And no, it wont. Face it, man. You've got it bad. As the bell rang, Jay shook the thought from his head. Knowing the rest of the situation, he could not let this progress any further than a crush.

Walking through the hallways much slower than usual, Jay could barely hear the people around him. His mind was focused on other things. He had a gang, remember? A gang that stole things. Like laptops. And DVD Players. A gang that would probably become useless without him or Cameron. And the way things were going, one of them was going to wind up in intensive care. And it didn't look like Sean was going to leave it alone. Emma was... amazing. She deserved someone who loved her as much as Sean. Jay was fairly sure what he felt for her was purely physical, so why rock the boat?

So I've got the hots for the chick, so what? Had become his hourly mantra.

Reaching the door of the Film Studies room, Jay walked in cautiously. Emma was sitting at a table in the back. She was writing furiously in a notebook and didn't seem to notice he was there. Her hair was falling into her face, but she just blew it away quickly before she started writing again. Finally, she looked up and saw him. She smiled.

When time stops, does your heart still beat? Jay couldn't tell, he was too busy trying to capture that smile forever. Her sweet-as-sugar grin was enough to put angels to shame. All he could do was smile back.

She waved him over and he snapped out of it. He felt like a stupid idiot for staring like that. He cursed himself as he sat down in front of her and smirked.

"Good job this morning, Nelson. Almost got us caught." He smirked.

"Me?! You were the one who-" She stopped as she saw he was laughing. "Oh, gee, thanks for givin' me a heart-attack." She laughed along with him and took out her notebooks.

"What were you writin' earlier?" Jay asked, trying to look at her notebook. Emma pulled it away.

"Jeez, you're so curious all the time." She said, putting it in her backpack.

"I'm a curious kind of guy." He said with a grin.

"Never mind that. Listen, I rented a few movies to watch. Maybe you can come over tonight to watch them, if you're not too busy." She said. She was rifling through her backpack so Jay couldn't catch the look on her face. She pulled out a pen and notebook, ripping out a blank page. She began writing her address down, but Jay put a hand on her arm.

"I could just walk you there after school. It's easier that way." He said. She looked up at him a nervous smile.

"I have to clean the place up. It's a mess." She said with a sheepish smile. Jay smirked at the thought, thinking of his own more-than-messy abode.

"S'ok. I don't care. I'll meet you after school." Jay said in a low voice. Emma nodded before turning back to her notes.

The rest of that class passed in a long, but comfortable, silence.

(())

Emma walked outside and sat on the Degrassi stairs. She looked around for Jay, but didn't see him. She was startled when she felt someone sit down next to her. Looking up, she saw it was Chris. He gave her a smile that warmed her heart and put an arm around her. She snuggled closer to him. She loved having a boyfriend like Chris.

"So, how was your day?" he asked, smiling sweetly.

"Pretty good. I started really working on that project and-" She trailed off as she noticed Chris seemed to be spacing out. She rolled her eyes.

"And then me and Jay started making out in the middle of the hallway, and he grabbed my-"

"Huh? What?" It appears I finally have his attention. She smiled at him as he turned toward her.

"Sounds promising..." came a voice from behind her. She whipped around to see Jay sitting on the steps behind them, casual smirk in place. Her heart sped up at the sight of him. She blushed, realizing he'd heard what she had said, and hearing his response. He simply smirked and took the spot next to her, not giving Chris a second look. He had more important things to do.

"Oh, hey Jay. I was just trying to catch Chris's attention away from what he was thinking about. He seemed like not even a bomb blast could snap him out of it."

"I see..." Leaning over, Jay whispered in Chris's ear just loud enough to be heard. "Next time you decide to stare at the Aden chick, make sure your girlfriend's not around. Okay?" Chris whipped his head around to look at Jay, who smirked and stood.

"Ready to go?" He asked, looking toward Emma with a small smile. She nodded and stood.

"Sure. See ya Chris. Call me later." With that, she walked away with Jay. As they walked they couldn't help but smile. It felt so comfortable... Just walking like that felt like it was perfect.

As they reached Emma's front door, Emma opened it with ease.

She wasn't nervous at all.

Not one bit.

Ok, maybe a little...