Chapter 13

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Emma's phone vibrated through her purse as soon as the bell rang and kids scurried out of classrooms.

Emma put the phone to her ear and tossed her hair over it so no one would see, "Hello?" she answered quietly.

"Green peace," was the only reply.

"Jay, are you okay?" Emma asked.

What is wrong with me? He deserves to be there. Emma thought to herself.

"Yeah, fine...look, I'm really sorry about this whole mess and-"

"Jay, please just don't...are they setting a bail?"

"Probably, I don't know...but the last thing you need to do is bail me out,"

"But Jay-"

"No Emma, just don't okay?"

"O-okay..." Emma stammered, "Wait, you're not gonna yell at me?" she asked, confused.

She could practically see Jay shaking his head, "Just consider yourself lucky Nelson, very lucky,"

Emma rolled her eyes.

"Look, I'll talk to you later okay? I only get three minutes and even though it has only been like one the cop is staring at me insanely so I'll see you around okay? Take care of yourself," Jay mumbled something at the end and then hung up.

"Why the hell did he use that one call on me?" Emma asked to nobody and then tried figuring out what he had said.

It took Emma a second to realize what he said but she finally figured it out: I love you.

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"It's off to MI Lab," JT said after lunch as he strolled to the lockers.

"I don't know why you like that class so much," Liberty said from where she was right next to him.

"Well, for starters," JT kissed her cheek, "You're in it, and second," he kissed her cheek again, "you're in it,"

"Guys, too much love," Emma said jokingly, turning away from them.

"See you guys in class," Liberty said and walked off down the hallway.

"So...do you have any clue who the guys who set up the shooting were?" JT asked.

Emma nodded slowly.

"Who?" JT asked.

"Doesn't matter, don't worry about it," Emma said and slammed her locker walking off to class.

"Hey what about our deal on waiting for each other!?" JT called after her but she was already gone.

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"Hello Emma," Jordan said smirking as she walked inside the classroom.

Manny watched him with disgust, "Don't you get sick of that?"

"What do you think?" Emma asked.

"I can't believe it was Jay and Spinner, I am so dumping Spin now," Manny said.

"How did you...?"

"Paige," Manny answered simply.

Emma nodded.

"You're not having a good year are you?"

"Once again, what do you think?" Emma asked.

"Sorry..." Manny said, "This just hasn't been a good year, first Jordan, than the whole Jay, Spinner thing, and just when you thought you guys could get together,"

"What?" Emma asked turning to face her.

"It was obvious you and Jay had the hots for each other," Manny said rolling her eyes.

Emma shrugged even though it was true, Jay definitely liked her and despite all the shit he put her through, she liked him too.

"What's with the clothes?" Manny asked.

Emma looked down at her outfit, a pair of flared light blue jeans and a sky blue spaghetti strap with a white leather jacket over it and her hair was down and sprayed out across her chest.

"What?"

"No mini skirt?"

Emma nodded her head towards Jordan, "To prevent him making anymore moves,"

"Didn't stop you from wearing them the last week..."

"Can we drop it Manny?" Emma asked.

Manny rolled her eyes, "Fine."

Jordan rambled on and on about something in a computer as he walked down the rows, he ran his hand over the top of Emma's head.

She nearly shrieked aloud.

Manny sucked in a deep breath as she watched Jordan walk away.

"You've gotta do something Em," she whispered into her ear.

"I will," Emma replied.

"Sure you will Emma, sure you will," Manny said sarcastically and then turned her attention to the class.

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As soon as the final bell rang for the day, Manny raced out of the school, thankful that she didn't have any homework.
She raced to her silver Mercedes Benz convertible and drove off heading straight towards the sheriffs department.

"Is Jay Hobart here?" she asked, racing into the building out of breath.

"In the cells...why?" a man with a large beard asked gruffly.

"I need to see him," Manny said.

The man didn't even look up from his newspaper, "Sure, why not," he said and grabbed a pair of keys, dropped the paper on his desk and walked her into a basement and down a row of cells.

Guys pounded on their cells and whistled at her.

"Hobart," the man said, pounding on a cell door, "Visitor," he twisted the key in the lock and propped it open, "You've got twenty minutes." He said and practically pushed her inside.

"Thank you," Manny said and handed him a twenty dollar bill as he closed the door.

"Santos what are you doing here?" Jay asked.

"Manny?" Spinner asked, leaning up from the top bunk.
She gave him an annoyed wave and then turned to Jay, "Jordan is still at it," she said.

"He's not gonna quit," Jay said, "We knew that."

"He made a move on her in front of the entire class, no one even seemed to care,"

Jay rolled his eyes and shook his head, "Emma's such a clueless idiot, why doesn't she tell?"

"She doesn't want to...she doesn't think it'll work," Manny said, sitting on the metal toilet on the other side of the cell.

"Well it won't if she doesn't tell!" Jay exclaimed.

Manny looked at him curiously, "Do you want Jordan to go to jail?"

"I want him executed the second he gets into jail!" he exclaimed.

"How much is your bail?"

Jay shrugged, "I don't know...10,000 I think,"

"That'd use up all the money I've had since birth," Manny muttered.

"You can't pay my bail, you need a lawyer,"

"Who gives a shit? I'll seduce the cop if I have to...you're getting out here," Manny said.

"What about me?" Spinner asked.

Manny rolled her eyes, "Need Jay more than you right now Sticks,"

"Bitch," Spinner muttered.

Just then the door to the cell opened and the cop showed up.

"Can I bail him out?" Manny asked.

"Don't think you have ten thousand dollars miss,"

"Yes I do," Manny said, staring at him, batting her big brown eyes.

"You'll have to have his parents with you in order to do it..." he said.

"Don't worry, they will be, thank you! Be here later Jay!" Manny said and raced out of the cell.

Jay let out a long sigh as Manny walked away, he heard Spinner scoff.

"What?" Jay asked, turning to face him.

"Why does my girlfriend like you?"

"She doesn't man," Jay said.

"Or that's what you want me to believe..." Spinner said, giving him mysterious eyeing.

Jay rolled his eyes and leaned back on his bunk bed, hoping he would be out of there soon.

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