The second song in chapter 10, is "Too Late".
Ok, I'm going to take this time to do like a cliff notes version of this story.
Chapter One - (Flashback date is Tuesday 9/6/05. Actual date 9/9/05) Emma and Jay see each other at the mall. Make plans to hang out. Jay picks Emma up from school. They play a question game to learn more about each other. They decide to go visit Sean.
Chapter Two - (Actual date 9/10/05)They go to visit Sean, but decide it's too late. The get a hotel room. They drink. Emma gets harassed by 3 guys. Jay saves her. They share a passionate kiss.
Chapter Three - (Actual date 9/10/05) They drive to Sean's. Not sure if they want to go to Sean's house after sitting out front for a while. About to kiss again, but Sean knocked on the window. They drive off somewhere with Sean.
Chapter Four - (Actual date 9/10/05)Sean wants to know what's going on between Emma and Jay. He gets in a fight with Emma. Jay and Emma leave. Sean decides he needs to be Emma's savior.
Chapter Five - (Actual date 9/14/05)Jay's avoiding Emma and is back at Degrassi. Alex and Emma are on good terms. Manny stays with Emma.
Chapter Six - (Actual date 9/14/05)Emma's parents go away. Craig, Manny, Emma and Jay go to the Dot. Sean is working there. Emma confronts Sean about the fight the had on the 10th.
Chapter Seven - (Actual date, early morning,9/15/05)Jay and Emma heat things up. Things sizzle out when Jay gets a conscience and leaves. Sean shows up. Emma and Sean are about to...you know. ((lol)) Jay walks in on them.Sean leaves. Emma and Jay have sex. After Jay becomes a total ass and leaves. Emma dresses up in Manny's clothes. Sean thinks she looks amazing.
Chapter Eight - (Actual date 9/15/05)Emma gets annoyed with Jay. Emma and Alex talk about Jay. Jay and Emma have sex in a closet at school.
Chapter Nine -(Actual date 9/15/05)Sean shows up at Emma's and tells her he saw Jay with Amy coming out of the van at the Ravine. Emma tells him to leave. Sean kissed Emma and Alex shows up. Sean leaves. Alex says she saw Jay and Amy at the mall together.Emma, Alex, Manny and Sean go to the Ravine. Jay walked over to them. Alex kissed Emma to help get Jay jealous. Emma and Jay get in a small fight. Sean gets involved. Emma gets fed up with their drama and leaves them. She finds a guy named Jeff. They went in to the van. She told him she didn't want to do anything. He wouldn't take no for answer. He slapped her, punched her and kicked her. Jay threw a rock through the window. Saved Emma. Alex and Sean beat him up. Jay helped her home. She asked him to stay. When she fell asleep, he whispered to her, "I think I love you, Em."
Chapter Ten - (Actual date 9/16/05)Emma wakes up alone in Jay's jacket. Emma has a fat lip, black eye, cut on her cheek and a big bruise on her side. She takes a shower and cuts herself. Craig found out about what happened. Emma skips her last classes after lunch. She goes to the Ravine to just think. Jay shows up. She tries to give him back his jacket after telling him they should stay away from each other. He tells her to keep and to give it back when she thinks they can be around each other again. (Skips a week 9/24/05)Emma's at the mall and she bumps in to Jay. They talk for a few minutes. They talked about the cops and what Emma told them. They both leave in separate directions. Later on, Emma drives around by herself. She realizes she loves him. Emma gets a call from Alex about Jay. He was beat up by Jeff's friends and is in the hospital.
Love Ridden
Chapter Eleven
Skin
Emma sat in the waiting room. Alex left to go find a vending machine and some coffee. No one has come out to tell them what was going on. Alex told Emma that she was the one that found him. He was in an alley that she walks down to get home. She told Emma that Jay told her where to find his car, it was only up the street. She had ran to it, and drove it back down to him. Then she drove him to the hospital.
Emma got off the chair she was sitting on. She began to pace. She was nervous. He got beat up because of her. After her 2oth time around the waiting room area, a doctor walked in, "Are you here with Mr. Hogart."
"Yes."
"Were you the one who brought him here?"
"No. That was my friend, Alex. She's getting some coffee."
"Hmm...He wasn't asking for a Alex." The doctor stated.
"Who is he looking for?" Emma asked curiously.
"Emma Nelson."
Emma smiled lightly, "That's me."
"Follow me then." The doctor led her through big doors and then to another door, which he didn't open. "He'll be alright. He has a cracked rib and a sprained hand. He has a few cuts here and there. He had to get stitches on his forehead."
Emma sighed, "Can I see him?"
The doctor nodded and she opened the door. She walked in and saw Jay laying in the bed. She walked over to him, "Jay?"
His eyes slowly opened, "Nelson. Hey."
Emma smiled and pulled a chair next to his bed, "How you doing?"
He laughed softly, "Better than I look."
"Alex is here. She's getting coffee somewhere."
"I know. She's the one who brought me here."
"Why did Jeff's friends do this?"
"Jeff lied. Changed the story. Alex talked to Sean in the car on the way here. Sean found them and told them what really happened that night. All of them feel bad. They said they would help if anything else happens."
"What else would happen?"
Jay closed his eyes, "Really want to know?"
"Yeah."
Jay opened his eyes again and looked at her, "Jeff was planning on finding you after he got out. It's not happening now though."
Emma smiled, "You are such the protector."
"I try." They were both silent, "So much for us staying away."
Emma laughed softly, "Maybe we're not meant to be away from each other. Something is always going to bring us together."
"Yeah." Jay looked her up and down, "Do you live in my jacket now?"
Emma laughed and nodded, "Uh huh. It's so comfortable."
"Looks better on you."
Emma stood up and took it off. She walked over to Jay, "I think you should have it back now."
Jay smiled, "Thanks. You know, I've been thinking..."
"And the world hasn't stopped?" Emma joked.
"Funny. But seriously. I've been thinking. I think we should be together."
"I don't think that. I know that."
"I don't know what happened. I don't know how I let myself act the way I did."
"Well, make it up to me."
School Monday, October 10, 2005
Emma and Jay were finally together. He was released from the hospital on the 29th, and they've been in separable ever since. Emma's parents came home last night and dropped a huge bomb.
Flashback
Emma's sitting on her couch, waiting for her parents to tell her whatever it is they've been trying to tell her for the past 20 minutes, "Are you guys going to tell me or just sit there?"
Spike sighed, "Well, Dad's father has decided he wants to go to a retirement home now that his wife has passed."
"That's it?"
Snake looked at Spike and then to Emma, "No. He's leaving us the house. It's bigger and in a better city."
Emma was confused, "Ok. So, how are you guys going to avoid two houses?"
Spike looked at her, "We're not."
"Ok. I'm confused."
"We're moving, Em."
Emma jumped up, "What! We can't! I don't want to move. Things are finally going right. What about Manny? That's not fair to her after you said she could stay with us!"
Snake sighed, "She'll move with us if she wants."
Emma laughed, "Oh, so she gets a choice but I don't?"
Spike stood up, "You're under 18, so no you don't."
"Manny's under 18."
"Her circumstances are different."
Emma rolled her eyes, "I won't move. I'll stay here."
Snake laughed, "And live where? On the streets?"
Emma smiled, "With Jay. I'll get a job and then get my own apartment."
Spike looked like she was about to explode, "You will not live with him!"
"Why, mom?"
"Don't you remember what happened at the end of the school year last year, Em?" Snake asked.
"Oh, come on. He's clean now. So, am I. Besides, we've already had sex."
Spike almost fell backwards, "WHAT!"
"At least I wait until I was in grade eleven."
Spike walked in front of Emma and slapped her, "Get your stuff, and get out."
"Fine." Emma left her parents and walked to her room. She packed all of her clothes and important stuff. She grabbed her car keys and walked out of her house. She put her stuff in to her car. (Joey told her she could keep the car, free of charge, an early birthday present). She got in and pulled out her cell phone. She quickly called Jay.
"Hello?"
"Thank god you answered. I got kicked out."
"What? Why?"
"My parents told me that we're moving. Well, that they're moving. I told them I wouldn't go. They asked where I would go, and I said I would stay with you until I got my own place. My mom flipped. I let it slip that we were already having sex. She got mad. I insulted her and she slapped me. She told me to get my stuff and leave." Emma started the car, and pulled away from her parent's house.
"And what would happen if you couldn't stay here?"
"I would be sleeping in my car."
Jay sighed, "Come over."
Emma smiled, "Thanks, hun. Be there in a few."
End Flashback
Emma stood in front of her locker. It was lunch time and she was waiting for Manny. She really hadn't talked to Manny yet. She need to fill her in on what happened last night. She had stayed over Craig's house to help watch Angela. After Emma got to Jay's she asked if Manny could stay, too. He said yeah, but they would all have to share a room. Which, Emma agreed to after seeing Jay's bedroom. It was fully furnished. It also had a pull out couch. Emma spotted Manny walked towards her, "Hey, Manny."
"Ok, what happened?"
"My parents are moving. I told them I wouldn't go. Let slip that Jay and me are having sex. Insulted my mom about her losing her virginity younger than me. Got slapped and then kicked out. Now, I'm staying with Jay and you can, too. Unless you want to move with my parents."
Manny laughed, "No. I want to stay here. My friends are here."
"Good. Have Craig go with you after school to get your stuff. You can take Jay's car. I don't want you to take mine in case they try to take it away or something."
"Alright, sounds good. I gotta go meet Craig. I'll see you at Jay's."
"Bye."
Jay's house
Emma sat on Jay's front porch, with Jay, waiting for Manny and Craig. Jay had his arm around Emma and she was leaning in to him. A few minutes later, Manny and Craig pulled up. Manny looked annoyed. She got out of the car and over to Jay and Emma.
"Holy shit, Emma! They are demented. They were acting like I was 5 years old and their daughter. They kept trying to convince me to go with them!"
Emma laughed, "Probably thinking that if you went, I would."
Manny sighed, "Yeah. But still. I wanted to kick them both."
Craig laughed, "It was funny. I was sitting in the basement waiting for her to come and pack. I was listening the whole time."
Jay rolled his eyes, "Come on, Manning, let's get Manny's stuff in the house."
Jay and Craig walked to the car and began to unpack it. Emma and Manny went in the house and Emma showed Manny around.
"Nice place, but what about his parents?" Manny asked.
"He lives with his dad. I guess he's never around and doesn't care if people are here."
"Cool. Works out for us."
"Yes it does."
"So, I'm guessing you and Jay are sharing a bed? And I get the couch?"
Emma smiled, "Or, me and you can get the bed and we can kicked Jay to couch."
Jay walked behind Emma and wrapped his arms around her, "Don't even think about it."
Manny and Emma laughed.
Craig came in with a bag, "That's the rest of it."
Manny sighed, "Great. Now I have to unpack."
I drift away to a place
Another kind of life
Take away the painI create my paradise
Everything I've held
Has hit the wall
What used to be yoursIsn't yours at all
Falling apart, and all that I'm asking
Is it a crime, am I overreacting
Oh, he's under my skin
Just give me something to get rid of himI've got a reason now to bury this alive
Another little white lie
So what you had didn't fit
Among the pretty things
Never fear, never fear
I now know where you've been
Braids have been un-tied
As ribbons fall away
Leave the consequence
But my tears you'll taste
Falling apart and all that I question
Is this a dream or is this my lesson
Oh, he's under my skin
Just give me something to get rid of him
I've got a reason now to bury this alive
Another little white lie
I don't believe I'll be alright
I don't believe I'll be OK
I don't believe how you've thrown me away
I do believe you didn't try
I do blame you for every lie
When I look in your eyes, I don't see mine
Oh, he's under my skin
Just give me something to get rid of him
I've got a reason now to bury this alive
Another little white lie
Oh my permission to sin
You might have started my reckoning
I've got a reason now to bury him alive
Another little white lie
Song: Skin
Owned by: Alexz Johnson
Gotta say that I really don't like this chapter. I'm out of ideas...Well, not totally out of ideas. It's just finding the right time to put them in the story and thinking of stuff to fill the in-between drama chapters.