Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi

In the morning we got back on the plane. The rest of the ride was smooth. Manny and Brian fought like three year olds about who was better Superman or WonderWoman. I had my mind on Jay the entire time. Brian kept waving his hand in front of my face and asking for my opinion. I'd usually just say yes which was making Manny very mad but she knew I was distracted. We landed around noon. Mrs. Nash was waiting for Brian. She enveloped him in a big hug and he smiled and introduced us.

"Ellie told me you were taking care of him he's very lucky you girls were there he was nervous about flying alone his aunt couldn't leave her kids and couldn't afford to put 6 kids on a plane."

"6!' Manny yelped.

"Yes I think it's a little much too" Mrs. Nash laughed.

"Well we better get going it was nice meeting you stay cool Brian" I smiled at our inside joke and followed Manny out. We took a cab back to the house then I walked to Jay's.

I knocked on the door and his mother answered and told me to go on up. I cracked his door open. Alex was sitting on his bed next to him crying. He hugged her and kissed her on the cheek she moved her head and he kissed her on the lips. I gasped. My eyes were wide and I was breathing heavily. Jay came out of his room and I started walking down the stairs. It was raining again. I was beginning to think my emotions controlled the weather.

"Emma wait it's not..."

"You can blame her say she kissed you I saw her she did but I what I didn't see was you pushing her away" I sobbed and ran out the door. He followed me and I took off his jacket and threw it at him. He didn't catch it and it landed in the mud rain pouring down on it

"Emma she was upset I was comforting her."

"Because everyone knows how comforting kissing your ex boyfriend can be" I yelled. My salty tears and the crisp rain mixed together. My already messy hair was dripping and I was shivering.

"Emma come inside you're going to get sick" he insisted and walked closer.

"No" I backed up into a slowly moving car "ow."

"Hey watch it lady" the guy in the car screamed and stopped the car.

Jay opened his door and pulled the guy out as his fist connected with the guy's stomach.

"Jay leave him alone" I tried to pull him off of the other guy. He let him go and the guy got back in his car and sped away.

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Please just come inside let me explain."

"No this was a bad idea you know I think I should've stayed where I was at least there I had some hope that you actually did care about me."

"Emma I love you. You know that! Alex is a friend nothing more."

"Why don't I believe you?"

"Emma don't hold it against Jay he didn't do anything wrong" Alex stood by the door.

"Stay out of this Alex just go back inside" Jay told her.

"Err" I turned around and kept walking.

"Emma don't walk away" I could hear him running after me. I started to run too hoping to lose him. Unfortunately I was in flip flops. Needless to say I slipped and twisted my ankle. He ran faster and knelt next to where I was sitting holding my ankle.

"Come on" he picked me up and walked towards his house. I pounded on his back trying to get him to let me go. Alex opened the door and he walked in and she followed and closed the door behind her.

"What happened" Sam asked.

"She slipped and twisted her ankle."

"How'd she slip" she asked as she looked for an ace bandage. She came back and sat on the couch and started wrapping it around my ankle.

"She was running" Jay answered.

"Emma it's not really bright to run in flip flops and rain."

"She was trying to get away from Jay" Alex said.

"What did you do" she yelled at her son.

"He didn't do anything he was chasing me we were just messing around."

"I have no rules about running in the house it's safer."

"Yea we just wanted to be in the rain."

"I understand that I was a kid once" she said with a skeptical face "Alex I think you should go."

She nodded and left.

"Now tell me what really happened Jason."

"Not now mom."

"Fine Emma let me drive you home" she walked with me out the door.

"Will you tell me what really happened" she asked once we were in the car.

"He kissed her" I started crying again.

"Aw Emma trust me he's not worth your tears none of them are."

"I really thought he loved me I really thought he had changed" I felt weird talking about Jay like this with his mother but I couldn't help it.

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks."

I smiled weakly "I'm sorry I shouldn't be dumping this all on you I mean you're going through a lot now too."

"Men are dogs all of them!"

"Yea!" I smiled sincerely. "Thanks for driving me home Mrs. Hogart."

"Sam" she corrected me "I'll walk you to the door." She got out and walked with me to the door. I had left my key so I had to ring the bell.

"Hey... What happened" Manny asked worriedly.

"Jay was an ass" Sam laughed.

"Well that much I knew I meant the ankle Jay didn't mention you had gotten hurt."

"J... Jay... called."

"Yeah he was crying it was all very sad and pathetic now tell me what happened."

"I fell it's nothing doesn't even hurt anymore."

"I'm going to go take care Emma" Sam left.

"Thanks" I called after her and went inside.

Manny got me a towel to dry off.

"What did he say?"

"He aid he was really sorry and that he never meant to hurt you wait I wrote it down" she grabbed a sticky from the coffee table and started reading "He and Alex are just friends and nothing more. He hopes you can forgive him but will understand if you don't. In fact if you do he'll question your sanity. He wants you to know he'll always love you no matter what."

"That was really sweet" I cried.

"Yea it was" Manny nodded and smiled.

"I overreacted."

"Eh wrong answer."

"You didn't overreact but that was sweet."

"What would you do?"

"Make him suffer a bit then take him back."

"How?"

"I already called Peter." As if on cue the doorbell rang. Manny jumped up and opened the door.

"Hey haven't seen you guys in awhile what's up."

"Jay did a bad thing" Manny frowned.

"A very bad thing" I pouted and crossed my arms.

"So how can I help?"

"Pretend to be her boyfriend to make him jealous so he knows how she felt."

"I wasn't jealous horrified is more like it I mean think about it the last person she kissed was Paige" I stuck out my tongue.

"Alex?"

Manny nodded.

"Ah so when does this start?"

"Tomorrow morning bright and early."

"Great" he rolled his eyes "now I have to go I'm grounded."

"Why."

"I'm failing science."

"How school like just started.

"Yea well I haven't been going to science class very often."

"No wonder I never see you anymore that's the only class I have with you" I laughed.