AN: Thank you so so so so so much for the reviews everybody!

I'm going to say a small spoiler right now for the episodes Voices Carry Part 1 and 2 because I can't keep it locked up, Craig and Ashley get back together...Craig goes mental (no, seriously...he asks Ash to marry him, uses up Joey's credit card, destorys ahotel room,beats up Joey and gets sent toa psych hospital) and of course the big one that I'm so worked up about...JT and Liberty work together for this play, get thrown in detention for Liberty standing up to Raditch and the big part... THEY KISS!!(Okay sorry it was just awesome)

Anyways...this is a pretty important chapter so here it is: Chapter 10.

Chapter 10

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Emma eyes widened at first and then closed, this was dead wrong. He had a girlfriend. His best friend was Sean, Sean was her ex boyfriend. This was too much.

Damn, why does he have to be a good kisser? Emma asked herself.

Before Emma knew it, her arms were wrapped around Jay's neck and his hands were cupped around her face before sliding to her waist and pressing her against him with his all.

The two began pressing each other closer and closer together as if they couldn't get enough of each other.

Then, Emma's thoughts kicked in and all they were saying was Alex and her head kept on flashing through Emma's mind along withimages of her and Jay kissing.

Emma broke away, "I can't. I can't believe I even did that,"

"Emma-"

"Jay, please just don't speak right now, okay? This is all flying through my head right now and it hasn't even sunk in yet,"

Jay nodded, "Okay,"

Emma considered everything for a minute as she looked Jay up and down in his wet white tee shirt and denim jeans and his backwards black hat, next thing she knew, her lips were pressed against his-again.

Who can resist a good looking guy in a wet tee shirt?

Not Emma Nelson.

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Jay pulled out of the parking lot.

"Emma," "Jay," they both said in unison.

"What happened back there," Emma started, "Can't leave there either, I'm still cursing myself for kissing you. You have a girlfriend and with all this stress going on right now, I can't handle a boyfriend, so let's just pretend it never happened okay?"

Jay nodded slowly "Okay,"

But for Jay Hobart, it wasn't okay.
Not at all.

He adored Emma, always had and hearing her say that had broken his heart.

Emma stared straight ahead as they rode in silence.

"What time is it?" Emma finally asked.

Jay glanced at the clock on the stereo, "1:15," he answered and then turned his attention back to the road.

"You can just take me home," Emma said.

"What about your mom?"

"She won't care, she's not home and if she calls which is doubtable since I shouldn't be there and Snake is at the hospital, I'll just tell her I'm sick,"

"Are you actually going to school tomorrow?"

"Yeah..." Emma said slowly, "but I think I'm transferring out of MI, I'm going to talk to Raditch about it tomorrow,"

"Em," Jay said.

"What?" Emma asked, her wet blonde hair flapping around as she turned to face him.

"You can't transfer out of that class." Jay stated.

"And why not?" Emma asked, crossing her cold arms over her wet chest, even with the heater on, Emma was freezing.

"MI is a required class, everybody takes it and there is only one MI Lab,"

"Damn," Emma said under her breath.

"You could just tell someone what happened with that guy, like...oh gee I don't know, Mr. Simpson?"

"I don't want to depress him and make him feel bad,"

"Are you always such a dumb blonde?" Jay asked.

You jerk, Emma thought.

"What?"

"Simpson will feel bad if you don't tell him because you're going to be in danger and you know it, so bite the fucking bullet and tell him already," Jay said.

Emma was near shock, she had barely ever heard anybody use that word, "Boy that's one hell of an ego you've got there,"

"Em...shut up and just tell your dad,"

"I can't, don't you get it?"

"Why not?" Jay asked.

"Because I can't, if I do he'll feel worse than he does right now with the cancer, I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and stick up for myself when it comes to Jordan okay? Don't worry,"

"I have to worry," Jay said quietly as they pulled up to Emma's house.

"Well don't, see you tomorrow," Emma said with a wave and then got out of the car and walked up the front steps of her house and disappeared behind the door.

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As soon as Jay pulled into his driveway, he was surprised to see Spinner Mason sitting on his bench swing.

"What's up man?" Jay asked.

"We have to tell Raditch,"

"Not this again," Jay groaned and hopped onto his porch railing.

"He's going to find out and I don't want to go to jail,"

"It's almost been a year man, let it go,"

"I can't, someone will find out and my life will be even worse hell than it already is,"

"Spin, listen-"

"No, you listen." Spinner interrupted, "We pretty much killed Jimmy and we are pretty much responsible for Rick's death, Emma almost getting shot, and Sean getting shot,"

"We are not responsible for what happened to Rick, Emma, or Sean,"

"Yes we are! If we wouldn't have blamed it all on Jimmy, no one would have been dead,"

"Either way he came to school with that gun man, someone was gonna get shot," Jay said.

"That doesn't matter,"

"Yes it does!" Jay interjected, "We could have been the ones dead man,"

"But we weren't,"

"Thank god for that,"

"No, thank you, for practically killing my best friend, you are just a jerk," Spinner said.

"Spin, Rick deserved to die,"

"Yeah, but not like he did!" Spinner exclaimed.

"Sean shot him, not us," Jay said.

"Sean didn't mean to shoot him and don't drag him into this, Emma shouldn't have yelled at him when he kissed her, then none of this shitty mess would have happened,"

"Don't blame this on Emma you jerk off!" Jay exclaimed.

"Yeah, wouldn't wanna hurt your girlfriends feelings now would I?" Spinner asked quizzically.

"Man, shut up, Emma could have died, Toby could have died, Sean could have died, and Jimmy could have died,"

"Yeah? Well guess whose fault that is?"

"Not ours-"

"Yes ours!" Spinner exclaimed, "Jimmy is paralyzed now, no chance in hell that that was not our fault,"

"Spinner, could we just drop it?"

"No, we can't drop it...either way I'm telling Raditch, and you're going to get partially blamed and so is Alex,"

"It was you're fucking idea asshole!" Jay exclaimed.

"Yeah, and yours," Spinner chimed in.

"Well then don't blame Alex..."

"I have to. She dumped the paint on him,"

"Because of us," Jay said, "Here's a simple suggestion...don't tell,"

"I'm telling man, I don't care what you say," Spinner said and got up, nudging Jay hard in the shoulder as he stalked off, "Oh shit..." Jay heard him say.

Jay spun around and was just as shocked at who was standing outside as Spinner was.

Spinner looked scared to death, "Emma, please don't tell Paige," Spinner said and walked off, casting glances back at Emma and Jay.

Emma was staring at Jay with wide eyes full of anger, fury, and sadness.

"Emma-" Jay started but got cut off, Emma went tearing down the street.

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Sorry, gotta ask again: Cliff or if?

R&R! Lotsa love, degrassichick92