Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi

Jay talked to Spinner as I sat pouting at a table in the corner of the Dot. I was being a baby. I took comfort in the fact that I was still capable of moving unlike Manny who is now attached to the stairs. I hadn't talked to anyone since lunch. It was almost nine. I couldn't even think about being that far away from everyone.

"I hate them" I yelled.

Jay and Spinner both looked at me like I was crazy. I got up and walked out. I slid down the wall. I put my head in my hands. My elbows were resting on my knees. It was cool for September. Jay walked out and sat next to me. He was perfect. If when I first met him someone would've told me that I'd be spending hours crying over him I would've said oh really what did he take now? I never would've imagined that I'd be crying simply because I didn't want to leave him. This could be it for us. We just got together. Long distance relationships are hard when you've been together for years. It's even harder when you've only been together a few days. The wind blew. My hair fell in front of my face. Jay pushed it back behind my ear wiping away a stray tear in the process. There were no gorgeous stars tonight just clouds covering the beauty of the nighttime sky.

"Why don't I take you home it's getting late you're the only one who knows where the keys to Manny's handcuffs are."

"I can't go back. I don't want to see them not tonight"

"So you're going to leave Manny stuck to the stairs."

"She knows where they are I'm sure someone will get them for her if she really wants to get up. I'll go back later when I know they're asleep."

"Well Spinner has to close up so in the mean time let's go back to my place."

I nodded and let him lead me to his car.

His house was cute not what I'd expect if it wasn't for my having met his family. They had deep red couches in the family room. His mother was sitting watching Pretty in Pink.

"Molly Ringwald is an inspiration for all girls" I said. She looked over to me.

"You must be Emma" she got up and walked over to where we were standing between the kitchen and the family room. She hugged me.

"I've heard so much about you not much from Jay but he rarely talks about anything anymore but James just loves you says you're a real gone gal what ever the hell that means."

"Gone gal would be the equivalent of the 90's babe the term was used mostly in the late 40's and early 50's which is surprising that he would say it or at least say it seriously considering based on the fact that he's recently turned 60 he would be rather young and probably not too interested in girls at the time."

Both of them looked at me like I had grown another head. My cheeks grew hot and I could tell I was probably scarlet. Jay's mother started laughing.

"I can see why he likes you how'd you know that."

I shrugged.

"Meet my mother she's just like everyone else"

"Oh don't listen to him I'm Sam."

"It's nice to meet you. You have a lovely home."

"Why thank you" she smiled "Jay why don't you take her upstairs your dad is coming home soon so he'll probably steal the remote and chances are you two will be very bored I'll send him up so he can say hi though."

"Great bye" Jay walked upstairs quickly. I followed close behind.

"Why are you so weird with your family you act like they're the strangest people in the world I think they're cool much better than my dysfunctional family you guys actually seem to like each other in your own way nothing how anyone else would picture your family or house I love this house."

"That's the thing it just kind of ruins my rep you know."

"Well who am I going to tell don't worry about it" He opened the door to his room. It looked just how I thought it would look.

There was a bed against the far wall. His bedspread was black. There were posters everywhere. He had CDs stacked to the ceiling. There's a desk on the wall across from his bed. There was a laptop sitting on it that was obviously better than the one he had stolen. There was no point to anything he did. He had plenty of money to buy what he needed there was no point in stealing anything. Although I hadn't seen him steal anything in awhile. He had a picture of him and James at a lake. James was wearing this awful fishing outfit and Jay was in his normal clothes. His face clearly said he didn't want to be there. He was frowning and rolling his eyes as James hugged him wearing the fakest smile I'd ever seen on the man although I wasn't one to judge I hadn't seen him that much. There was a flat screen TV on top of a chest right next to the closet. He had books on a book shelf next to the CDs.

"Uh are you ok" he asked.

"Me oh yeah I'm fine you're room is cool."

"Thanks."

"Do you want to go I'm sure there must be something better to do then just hang here."

"You're really antsy you're never this antsy what's going you've been acting weird since we got here what's going on."

"Nothing let's go" he walked downstairs right into who I assume to be his father.

"Hey Jay did you miss your old man so much you had to run into him?"

"Does he always talk in the third person" I asked quietly. Jay shook his head and walked passed him without a word.

"What's wrong with him" I asked myself out loud.

"He embarrasses easily I guess I'm not sure maybe it's something he ate or maybe he just needed some air" he guessed.

"Uh ok" I walked passed him and found Jay standing in front of his car.

"Is that really your dad?"

Jay nodded.

"He didn't seem to know you very well."

"He comes home for one week every two months he's been cheating on my mom since I was four she knows she doesn't care."

"Jay I'm so sorry I didn't know."

"Don't worry about it I usually avoid the house while he's there."

I looked at my watch they were probably sleeping by now. Manny was probably tired of being chained there too.

"I should be getting home" I said.

"Let me drive you it's dark."

I nodded.

I snuck in through the window then walked up and got Manny who ran down and went to bed quickly. Jay and I stood by the window kissing. I pushed him back and looked up at him for a minute.

"Bye Jay."