CHAPTER 10/ LEAVING AND NEW ARRIVALS

I don't own anyone but I do own the baby and that's it. And thank you to everyone who has reviewed this story and for making me want to write a sequal to this. I hope you like this please review even if you hate it.

The night of the Valentines day formal Emma was getting ready with the girls at Paige's house. Emma still hadn't told her friends or her parents about her pregnancy, but she was going to soon she wasn't even sure she should tell Jay tonight or not. Her thoughts turned to what Sean told her when they were waiting for the results. She finished up in Paige's bathroom and walked back into her room were the others were getting ready. "Ashley I think you have my shoes?" Paige said pacing around the room she had been in a panic all day, she was always like this when a big dance came up. "Paige calm down these are my shoes yours are in the closet." Ashley said making Paige turn to face the closet were her pink strapy shoes were. "oh there they are." she said happily going over and slipping them on.

Emma stood in the door way and watched her friends get ready. Paige was wearing a simple long pink halter dress and her hair was swept away form her face and held back with matching pink clips. Ashley was in simple white strapless dress with white chuncky heals on and her hair was done in its normal fashion, and she had a silver heart chain around her neck with mactching earings. Ellie was wearing a long black thin strap black dress with red pinstripes on it and red heals her long hair pulled back on one side and held with a red rose pin. Hazel was wearing a one shoulder straped light pink dress that was cut on an angle and white spike heals that laced up her legs and her hair was down and in lose curls and she had a simple silver chain and small pink earings. Emma looked at herself in the mirror and finished her hair and make up she pulled just half of it back and cliped in with a clip with red and white rimstones. She still had her chain around her neck with her ring on it.

Paige was watching Emma in the mirror and saw how pale and tired she looked and went over to her. "Em what's the matter with you? And don't tell me nothing because I know something is wrong." Emma looked up at her and got tears in her eyes again, "Hun don't cry what's the matter?" Paige asked huging her friend. The other girls came over to see what was wrong. "Emma is it Manny? Is it Jay?"Hazel asked putting her hand on Emma's shoulder. Emma just shook her head "then tell us what's wrong."Ellie said, Emma looked up at her friends and wiped her face with a tissue Ashley handed her. "I don't want to ruin your time tonight." she said to them once her tears had passed "But we won't have a good time if your so unhappy so tell us and maybe we can help." Ashley said kneeling next her.

Emma took a deep breath and looked at all her friends. "I'm pregnant." she said in a voice so quiet she wasn't sure they had heard her. "Did you just say you were pregnant?" Paige asked "yea I did I found out a few days ago." "oh Emma why didn't you tell us sooner?" "I was scared." "well you don't have to be anymore we're here for you." Ellie said taking Emma's hand in hers "thanks guys." Paige asked the question she knew wsas on everyones mind. "Did you tell Jay yet?" "No not yet." "well you are going to tell him right, I mean he is the father he does have a right to know." AShley said to her "I know that and I'm not sure if I'm going to tell him or not."

The girls started to protest what she had said but she stoped them "No guys this is something I have to do on my own and when and if I tell him I will, besides he wants to talk tonight at the dance." She said fixing her make up. Hazel was about to say something but Paiges mom called up to them. "Girls are you ready yet?" "yea mom we'll be down in a minute." "okay we are going to have fun tonight okay and your right you have to tell him on your own time none of us can." with that said all the girls left the room and walked down ther staires. When the girls went down staries all their parents were and the other girls dates, Emma didn't have one but Paige was making her go anyway. "Emma you look beautiful." Jimmy said after he had given Hazel a kiss and complimented her. "thanks Jimmy, you look good too." "okay kids time to take pictures so go over near the fire place." Paige's father said. All the kids moved into the living room and stood infront of the fire place. Spinner had his arms around Paige and Jimmy did too holding Hazel tight against him, Ellie was going with Marco as friends because Dylan couldn't make it he had an exam the next day. And Ashley wasn't going with anyone either so they all pushed togeather and took a few pictures for their families. They did some with the gruop of them, some with the couples , and then one of just the girls and one of just the guys.

At the dance everyone was having a good time just hanging out and dancing it was taking Emma's mind off her problems, she was smiling at something Ellie had said to her but it faded when she heard a familer voice behind her. "you look beautiful tonight Emma." she turned to see Jay standing behind her, she had missed him so much she was tempted to just grabbed him and kiss him but she stoped herself. "Thanks Jay." she said in a quiet voice. He looked at all her friends and then bakc down at her "um can we talk alone? please." he said taking her hand in his, Emma just nodded and let him pull her out of the dance and to the steps near the Degrassi sign. As they sat down Emma's hand never left his she ahd missed his touch some much she never wanted to lose it. "Emma I'm so so so sorry for what's happen I never ment to hurt you like this." she could tell he was telling the truth but it still really hurt her. "Then why did you do this Jay, when you saw me falling for you why didn't you just break it off?" "because I loved you and I never wanted to let you go, I was going to tell you everything but then Manny happened, and I was just confused and I didn't know what to do. But I was really going to tell you Em and then beg you to take me back." he said and smiled at her.

Emma just sat there a small part of her believed what he was saying but then another part of her was saying he hurt her so she has to hurt him too. And that was the part that was taking over, no matter how she tried to stop it she wanted him to hurt him like she was hurting. "Emma pleas forgive me I love you so much. It hurts being with out you please take me back baby." Emma had to hold back the tears that were forming she had to be strong with this, "I love you too Jay, and it's been so hard to be with out you, but I can't take you back you hurt me so bad and I just don't want to go through it again." with that she kissed him lightly once more before gettign up and going back to the dance. While Jay sat there alone thinking about what she said, he finally got up and left the school. No matter what happen he loved her and she loved him and he was going to get her back some how he was.

Emma was sititgn at a table watching her friends dance she smiled when Spinner tried to do a move and ended up falling on his face. She was brought out of her daze when some one sat down next to her, she looked over and saw Craige. "Hey how you doing?" "I'm okay, holding my own." she knew he ment about what was going on at school. "come on you need to go out there and dance."he said takign her arm and pulling her up "Craige I'm not in a dancing mood right now." she said trying to free her amr, "No way Nelson its a dance so your going to dance." she sighed and gave up and started to dance along with him and her friends.

For the rest of the night Emma had a great time with her friends but when the night was over she knew what she had to do. She had to tell her parents what was going on. When she was dropped off at her house she took a deep breath before walking in. She saw her parents watching a moive. "Mom, dad can I talk to you?" she asked walking into the living room "sure honey what's the matter you look nervouse?" Spike said sittign up on the couch. Emma went and sat down on a chaor that was close to them. "you have to promise not to get mad till I explain everything." Emma looked at them about to cry but she had to talk to them. "Em just tell us what's the matter you've been like this for days." Emma took a deep breath and looked at both her parents. "I'm pregnant." was all she said to them. Spike adn Snake sat there in silence they were too shocked to speak and Emma took that as a bad sign and got up and left the room.

She walked down to her room and changed her cloths, and sat on her bed crying silently. She was sure her parents would be disappointed in her maily her mother. Spike never wanted her daughter to end up like her yes her life was good but she had to go through so much being a teen mom and never wanted Emma to go through that, and now she was. 'Why do I have to let them down.' she thought placing her hands on her flat stomach and talked to her baby. "I love you already and I'm sorry your daddy and me aren't togeather for you. But I love you and I'm going to have you no one else is going to raise my baby but me." she said and never noticed her parents standing on the steps till they spoke. "Are you sure that's what you want Emma, to be a mother at this time in your life. By the time this baby is born you'll be 16." her mother said coming down and sitting down on the bed with her daughter. "Yes this is what I want, I love him or her already." she said in a stubborn voice.

"Look Em we are just saying that it will very hard for you and JAy to raise this baby since your so young and ahve so much going for the both of you. Jay has been on the right track since you guys were togeather and your so bright, what's going to happen when you have a baby to take care of." Snake said to her. Emma looked down at the bed and then up at her dad "I'm not going to let my grades slip and Jay doesn't know I'm pregnant. We aren't togeather anymore so yea I don't want to tell him yet." "oh honey why didn't you tell me you guys broke up." her mother said pulling her into a hug, "I just didn't want to talk about it." "okay well you want this baby, people at Degrassi will not like that how are you going to deal with that?" Snake asked her he wasn't trying to be mean to her or put her down but he was telling her the truth it was going to be difficult at Degrassi, and she had an idea about how she could avoide that and avoide JAy she did not want to tell him about this baby.

"I thought about that and I don't want to go through that or put my baby through all the stress that will cause so I thought of something but I don't think you guys will like it very much." "Well what is it Emma?" her mother said to her rubbing her arm lovingly, she was proud that her daughter was taking responisbility but she never wanted this to happen to her she wanted Emma to be older when she had a child and wanted her life to be more complet when she started her family, now she was starting it while still in high school. 'Like mother like daughter is what they say.' she thought sadly. "okay well I've been thinking about this since I found out I was pregnant and I think it's the best for me. Okay Aunt Jen lives in the states and I want to move out there and have the baby and finish high school out there." Emma held her breath as she waited for her parents response.

"Emma why do you want to leave, you know you can stay here with us and have the baby we'll help you. You don't have to leave." her mother said franticly. "I know that mom really I do but this is for the best you guys are busy around here with Jack and Snake just went back to work I really think it's for the best that I leave." Emma didn't want to put strain on the family with her baby and she had to leave because of Jay. "Emma no you can't leave." "yes mom I can and I have to besides it's not like I'll never be back, I'll finish high school in California, and come back here to go to university. I promise I'm not going to be gone forever." Her parents sat there and thought about this for awhile they knew that if they didn't approve this than she would find some way to go, that's just the way Emma was. "okay Emma if this is what you want you can go as long as you promise you'll call every day and call when they baby comes, and you ahve to come back after high school." "I promise, can I go to sleep now I'm really tired." she said "sure honey." her mom said kissing her on the cheek and got up to leave, Snake kissed her also and left.

The next day Emma called all her friedns and asked them to meet her at Paiges house, she was going to tell them that she was moving and will come abck when it's time for her to go to university. She, Paige, Dylan, and MArco were in Paige's living room waiting for everyone to show up. "Emma can't you tell us first?" Marco asked she shook her head "no Marco you can wait." "No I can't." they all laughed and when the doorbell rang, so Paige got up to answere the door. When she came back in with all of her friends. When they sat down they waited for Emma to start talking. "Em just tell us what is so important." Jimmy said to her after awhile. "okay look not everyone knows a big part as to what I'm going to tell you so I'll start with that." she took a deep breath and looked at Sean he knew this part she he moved closer to her to tell her 'that she wasn't alone in this' she turned back to her friends. "I found out a few days ago that I'm pregnant." she waited for everyone's reactions. Spinner chocked on the drink he had, Jimmy's mouth droped, Marco got up and huged her so did Dylan adn Craig pulled her against him since he was sittign on her other side. "So what are you going to do? What did Jay say?" Spinner shot questions to her left and right. "Well I haven't told Jay and I'm not going to." "But Em..,." Marco started to say but she interupted him "No I don't want to I want to hurt him as much as he hurt me and there is no changing my mind on that. And there is one more thing." "what is it?" Paige asked her no one knew this part, "I'm going to move to California with my aunt till the baby is born and finish high school there." "WHAT EMMA YOU CAN'T LEAVE!!!!" Paige yelled standing up. "Paige I ahve to leave." she told her friedn who she noticed was close to tears.

"I don't want you to leave like this Em. Are you ever going to come back?" Hazel asked "yea guys I'll be back I'm going to come back here to go to university." "Are you going to keep the baby?" Spinner asked her "yea I am I love him or her already and I can't give it up it is my life." she said smiling. "Well I guess we can help you pack. When are you leaving?" Craig asked "next week, and when I leave promise me you will never tell Jay about the baby." she said looking at all her freinds they were all silent "Guys I'm seriouse I don't want him to know please don't tell him that I'm pregnant and don't tell him where I am going." she begged them. They all agreed and pulled her into a hug as she cried.

The next week seemed to pass quickly, and everyone was taking Emma to the airport. None of her friends left her side the eniter time they were at the airport, they wanted to be with her for now it was going to be years till they saw her next. When her flight was called she grabbed her bookpack and turned to her friend, Paige and Hazel were crying while they're boyfriends held on to them. Paige pulled her into a hug "I'll miss you Emma so much please call us and let us know how your doing." "I will Paige I promise." she moved on to all her friends till she got to the end: Sean. "Sean I'm going to miss you so much." "I'll miss you to Em." hgel held onto her tightly not wanting to let mer go. "Do me a favor please watch out for Jay make sure he doesn't screw up what's he's worked so hard on this year." she wishpered to him "I promise Emma and take care of yourself and the baby okay we love you both all of us do." she nodded her pulled back and kissed him on the cheek. After she said goody bye to her parents and baby brother she walked on to the plan and left to start a new chapter in California with her baby, till she could come home to her friends and family. 'It's just you and me for awhile baby' she thought placing her hand on her belly.

(I am skipping in time here just so I can end the story and put the sequal up.)

As the moths passed Emma's friends lived their lives with out Emma but still missed her so much. They had kept their promise and hadn't told Jay about Emma and the baby all they said was she had moved to the states with her aunt. Paige had wanted to tell him so many times it hurt to see the sad look on his face when they told him that she left, she was angry that he had hurt her friend but she knew he loved her more than anything. The same went for Sean too he wanted to tell him but didn't, and he kept his promise to Emma about Jay he watched him and made sure he didn't screw up and he didn't. Now it was September and avery one was starting school in a few days adn Emma was due in a few weeks and all her friends were on the edge of their seats waiting for her to call them adn tell her she delivered a heathly baby. And they wanted to see if it was a girl or boy, the guys were hoping for a boy while the girls were hoping for a girl.

"Hey Sean what's up?" Spinner asked him in the hall on the first day of school "Nothing just wanting summer to come back." "yea smae here." Spinner lowered his voice "so have you heard form Emma?" "yea I heard form her the other night but didn't talk long she said she wasn't feeling well." "is she okay?" "yea man she's 9 months pregnant so she is going to be feeling not normal." they walked down the hall and met up with everyone else "Hey guys." Spinner said to all of them. They stood around talking and laughing when Mr.Simpson ran down the hall towards them. "Mr.S what's the matter?" Seana sked him when he stoped inforont of them "you guys....have...to come ...to the computer lab now." he said inbetween breaths. They looked at eachother and ran after him to the computer lab.

"Okay what's the matter is something wrong with Emma, the baby what is it?" Paige asked in a paniced voice. Mr.Simpson shook his head and turned his laptop towards them "it's a laptop Mr.S we know?" Jimmy said to him lookign confused. "No guys your going to have a suprise on here ina few minutes." "waht is it?" Ellie asked "it's about Emma, she's going to talk to you, her aunt bought her a web cam so we can see her and talk to her." "really that;s great."Hazel said with a huge smile on her face. "yea it is and here she is now." he said turning the computer more towards them and so he could see too.

Emma appered on the screen adn she looked so happy, she was wearing a skinny strap pink taktop adn was sittign up in a bed, and then she began to speak. "Hi guys long time no see." she said and laughed "anyway I miss you guys and you all look good." she was still smiling, "Emma why are you in bed?" Spinner asked her confused. "Well Spin I have something to show you all...or should I say some one." Her smile grew and everyone in the room smiled they knew who she was talkign about. Emma turned for a minute and when she refaced the camra she had a tiny baby wrapped in a yellow blanket in her amrs. "Everyone I would like to intoduce you to, Skylar Paige Hogart." she said and moved her arms so they could see the baby."Emma she so beautiful, and oh you named her Paige." Paige said almost crying. "Yea I did Paige you are my best friend and I want you to be Skylar's godmaother and Sean I want you to be her godfather." "Emma of course we will, we love you adn Skylar." Paige said in tears. "Oh God Em she looks so much like Jay." AShley said looking amazed at the tiny baby who's eyes were closed and her mouth as moving in a montion that looked like she was trying to find something to suck on. Emma stared down at her daughter and smiled "yea I know she looks just like her daddy." you could hear the sadness in her voice as she said it, she missed Jay and wanted him with her and their baby but that was never going to happen. "When was she born Em?" Sean asked starting his Goddaughter. "At 5:30 this morning, a few days before she was supposed to come but I told her all about you guys so she probably wanted to come and meet everyone. "Emma you did a great job I'm proud of you." Snake said to his step daughter, "Thanks dad, and you have to hook this thing up at home so mom can see her granddaughter." "I will, but now it is time for everyone to go, we love you so much Em, and Skylar too." "We love you to guys. Say bye Skylar." she said to her daughter and amde her little hand wave to them all and the the screen went blank.

Emma was in the hospital nursing her daughter and singing softly to her. She was thinking about Jay and how much their daughter already looked like him. "I love you Skylar and I know you won't understadn why your daddy's not here but I am sorry he isn't I'm sure he would of loved you. I know he would love you, just like I do." "so now it's just you and mr Sky." the baby gurgaled up at her as she moved her mouth away form Emma. Emma took her on her shoulder and burped her before graddaling her to her chest and kissing her head lightly "I love you so much Skylar Paige you are my life now." she said as her daughter fell into a sound sleep. 'This is my life, 16 years old and a singal mother I love it.' she thought and one more thought came to her as the baby made noise as she tried to sleep. 'I love you JAy I always will maybe one day you'll know you have a beautiful baby girl.' with that Emma fell asleep with her chikd in her arms.

Okay guys this is the alst chapter of this story but don't worry I'm going to work on the first chapter of the sequal soon and. It will be called, "Home again" so look for that really soon. Let me know what you think of this chapter.

Allie