AN: Oh my God, after reading all of your reviews, I was seriously tearing up! You guys are so sweet and thank you so much! XD! Here's some shout outs:

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Chealsea: Thanks!

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Knightsgurl: Cookie? Oatmeal and chocolate chip please! Haha, just kidding! Thanks for the review!

Icantstopthinkingofyou: No, it's not weird…weird (in an insanely awesome way) that it's one of my stories, yes, but no, not weird. Thanks!

Thengrl13: You'll just have to read and find out…lol. Thanks!

Melissa: Thanks for saying that they could make it into an episode, that's really awesome! Muchas gracias!

CHA CHA CHARMEN: I made you tear up? I hope they were tears of joy…actually that was kind of a sad scene but oh well! Thanks!

Queenie12: (Slaps hand over mouth trying to answer the Alex cheating prediction but not trying to let anyone know whether she is or isn't) Thanks!

antiIRONY: I'm excellent? Aww…lol thanks! Glad you like the story!

Allie: Yes, it came out! Haha…here's more, sorry if it's a bit crappy, I had a bit of a block on this chapter but I hope it's not too bad! Thanks!

Saraofthedead: I get like that when reading stories too, cry when characters are crying and such. I seriously hope you don't combust! Haha, thanks for the review!

Alaskajenna: Yeah, I like Alex too (also not in that way), I think she's one of the prettiest girls on the cast actually and she and Jay make a really cute couple but for some reason I've always been an Emma/Jay shipper way back since the episode Gangsta, Gangsta when they all first met and such. (Plus Jay is a total hottie which is always a plus!) Thanks!

PrudencePiperHalliwell: Big thanks! XD!

Sethsduck17: Aww, that was so sweet! (One of my tearing up reviews, thank you!) That's so awesome that you want to print off my story for a favorite fan fiction book, that's awesome! A Degrassi story taking over someone's life…hmm…I could see it happening! Haha, jk…thank you!

Dfreak: Yep, Chester's a cutie! XD! I'd pick Jay too, lol. Thanks!

WildCat Firecracker: Thank you for calling me a terrific writer! Thank you so, so much for that long and sappy review! (It made me get sappy…lol)

TheOCisFORme: Yeah, lol…I looked at the name LilMondlerLover and I was like, oh this is probably Ocisforme's real screen name (since you answered the OC question) but, lol…thanks for clearing that up and thanks for the review!

OneTreeHillGirl: I hope he tells her soon too! Tension is always good…lol. Thanks!

Britt: Yeah, I agree that that's pretty weird that Manny is okay with Emma liking Jay but Emma's put up with Manny and all of her guys so it's the least she could do, nah jk…thanks for the review!

Emdee8907: Another teary review! Thanks for saying I'm talented for my age (which is…well…somewhere between 13 and 17!) Also thank you for saying that this is you favorite fan fiction, and thanks for…oh whatever, thanks for the whole review! XD!

Ericaw1992: Thanks!

Teachers are backstards: Uh…wow…that review confused me at first but I have to say thank you very much for calling me a terrific writer! (That meant a lot!) And thanks for complimenting me on my writing! Alex won't commit suicide or anything but…lol. Thank you, and sorry if you don't like the pairing! I like Crash and Cranny too!

xXmannyXx: No…don't die! I love Jay and Emma together too and here's the next chapter, I personally think it is slightly crappy (total advanced apologies for that!) but that's just my opinion, thank you for the review!

Linn: I could picture that too! (Weird look in eyes) lol, jk…thank you for the review!

Mickey Mouse Gloves: Drama…I love it! (Heard that on a commercial for Laguna Beach earlier, lol…) Thanks for the review!

And to everyone else: Lena Le2006, be11011, Sum1LikesUrStory, XxAnGeL02xX, righteye0604, yalissa, grumpybear62684, edgehead4life, Stephanie, writingismything, degrassicouples93, Vlad, and Plastic Strawberries! You guys are all so uberly amazing and I give all of you big hugs! XD! XD! XD!

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Thank you so insanely much everyone!

So here is Chapter 15…

R&R and please, no flames!

Lotsa love, degrassichick

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Chapter 15

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Jay decided against knocking on Alex's door since he barely ever did anyway.

He walked through the small hallway until it led into the living room and he turned and walked inside.

"Alex I think we should talk-" Jay stopped once he noticed that Alex was on the couch, but she wasn't alone.

She was there with a guy who looked to be in his twenties who had his shirt off and her wife beater was halfway off.

"Jay." She noted, pushing the guy off of her and straightening down her shirt.

"You accused me of cheating on you when it was actually you cheating on me the whole damn time?" he asked.

Alex got up and walked towards him, "Why should you care? 'I think we should talk' are break up words, Jay, is that what you came here for?"

Now it was Jay's turn to ask her the same question, "Why should you care? If you were going around screwing some other guy shouldn't you have wanted to break up with me in the first place?"

"Don't turn this on me." Alex snapped.

Jay pointed his finger at the guy on the couch who was running his hands through his shaggy black hair, "Are you fucking serious? Look at that loser, how can this not be turned on you?"

"Hey now…" the guy said, getting up and walking towards Jay.

Jay shoved him in the shoulders, "Not talking to you."

"Jay, why don't you just get on with it and tell me what you came here to tell me." Alex suggested dryly.

Jay shrugged and nodded, "Well I guess I can screw the part about considering being somewhat gentle about this but now, after seeing…that thing you were making out with…I'm not going to even consider being gentle. It's over, Alex."

"Great." Alex said and shoved him in the shoulders, "Now get the hell out of my house."

"What? Not gonna through him out?" Jay asked sarcastically.

"Just lay off of Tony and get the hell out! Now!" Alex yelled.

Jay had to resist the urge to spit at her feet, "My pleasure." He said and turned on his heel, stalking out of the house and slamming the door behind himself.

-x-

Emma sighed as she stepped out onto her front porch, this was going to be a horrible day to go pick up Jack.

It was freezing, it was snowing, and she didn't have a ride to a place almost a mile away.

She looked down at her attire, a faded pink ringer tee with a monkey on it, a pair of faded flare blue jeans, a white jacket and a pair of Adidas tennis shoes.

"And I couldn't live in California because…?" she asked herself, before wrapping the jacket tighter around herself and beginning to jog off down the street before stopping.

You're seriously out of your mind.

We can't pick up Jack walking!

Yeah, he'll freeze on the way home!

Emma sighed and glanced around her neighborhood.

"What to do, what to do…" she murmured to herself.

She glanced over at Chester's house and saw their Jeep Cherokee in the driveway.

He's your best bet…

Emma started to walk up the driveway and the steps to their front porch and knocked on the door, Chester answered.

"Hey Emma…" he said with a slight smile.

"Hey Chester, listen, I have to pick up my younger brother from day care but I don't have a ride, so do you think-"

"I could give you a lift." Chester suggested.

Emma grinned, "You sure?"

Chester nodded, "Of course." He said and reached over and grabbed the car keys from their end table by the front door, he walked out to the porch, closing the door behind him and leading her towards the car.

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Jay sighed as he took another swig out of his bottle of whiskey.

He was sitting in his Civic by the ravine with music blasting loudly through his speakers.

He had rarely gone to the ravine since the gonorrhea incident and now that he was there, nobody else was.

"Alex and that Tony guy can just go to hell, Towerz and Amy can go to hell, not sure what they did but they can go to keep Alex and Tony company…" Jay slurred to himself, he knew that he was making no sense; that explained why the bottle of whiskey was practically empty.

He took the final swig of the bottle before rolling down his window and tossing the bottle outside, it hit a tree branch and shards of glass came shattering down from the tree.

He reached into his bag and pulled out a can of beer.

Always have extra…

He popped the top and took a swig out of it.

It wasn't uncommon for Jay to be drinking, but it wasn't very common either, at least, it hadn't been since he had started to hang around Emma, but now he felt as if that were going down the drain.

Jay took another large gulp out of the beer can, and then another, and then another.

"All because of Alex and that loser." Jay muttered before taking the final gulp and tossing it out the window, it hit against the same tree as the bottle but it bounced off of it and hit his car instead before rolling off the front end of the car and into the snow.

"Fuck!" he exclaimed, pounding his hand against the steering wheel, hitting the horn.

He turned his key into the ignition and began to pull out of the ravine, he knew he shouldn't be driving home, he was flat out wasted, but he didn't care.

Even if he was drunk, he could still drive. It was illegal, yes. But he still could do it without swerving which was more than he could say for his other friends.

He got to the main road and turned the wrong direction that would bring him home.

He turned the direction that would bring him to Emma Nelson's house.

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"Thanks for the ride, Chester." Emma said with a soft smile, Jack bouncing on her lap, anxious to get out of the car.

"No problem, Emma. I'll see you around, Jack." He said with a slight smile to the tike.

Jack didn't respond but turned to Emma, "Where's Jay?"

Emma rolled her eyes, "I'll see you around." Emma said to Chester before getting out of the car and starting up the walk to her front steps.

"Jay's not here." Emma stated as Chester pulled out of her driveway and drove the very short distance to his own.

She walked into her house and brought Jack into the living room, sitting him on the floor and putting on a tape for him of some cartoons that he liked to watch.

She pulled off her jacket and tossed it onto the coat hook before walking into the kitchen and checking the messages on the answering machine.

The first one was from Manny: "Hey Em, it's me…just wondering if you understood a thing about this chemistry assignment, it's totally confusing! Call me back! Oh, and be expecting a call from JT…"

The next one, as Manny had predicted, was from JT: "Emma, are you just not answering your phone? You've done it before…listen, do you understand anything about this chemistry project? Eh, forget it, I'll just ask Liberty. See you tomorrow."

The final one was from her mom: "Hey Em, just wanted to tell you to order a pizza or something for dinner, I have to drive your dad to Montreal for a doctor's appointment, I'll be back late tomorrow, sorry honey! Love you."

Emma rolled her eyes and erased all three messages, she would call Manny later and she would just have to deal with being alone for twenty four hours, no big deal, it wasn't new lately.

Just then she heard a loud car horn and a car door slamming from outside.

"What the…?" Emma asked herself until she heard her front door open and shut.

Jack glanced around the living room nervously, his lower lip quivering.

Emma walked towards him and picked him up, perching him on her hip.
She walked towards the foyer where she saw Jay Hogart leaning against her front door.

"Jay?" she asked confusingly.

"Emma…hi…" Jay said, glancing up at her.

She walked towards him confusingly, "What are you doing here?"

Just then she smelled a horrible stench, alcohol.

"Well I didn't want to go home and I'm through with Alex, to hell with her!"

"Jay, you're drunk." Emma said nervously.

Jack smiled at him happily, "Jay!"

Jay nodded at him slightly, "'Sup little man?"

Emma rolled her eyes and turned to Jack, "Jack, I think it's time for your nap."

"But I'm not tired!" Jack exclaimed sadly.

"The kid can stay." Jay stated.

Emma glanced at him roughly, "The kid has a name, Jay."

Jay glanced at Jack confusingly, "…Tony?"

Emma shook her head.

"Fuck, I hate that name!" Jay exclaimed, pounding his fist against the door.

"JAY!" Emma exclaimed, glancing at Jack nervously, "Jack, you need to go lie down sweetie."

"But Emma…" he whined.

"Let's go." Emma said, walking him off towards his room while Jay simply stood in the foyer.

She placed Jack inside of his crib that was soon to become a bed and smiled at him, "I'll see you in an hour or so, kiddo."

"Will Jay still be here?" Jack asked.

Emma bit her lip, "I'm not sure."

"I hope so." Jack said before turning his back to her and wrapping up with his blanket, "I love you Emmy."

"Love you to Jacky." Emma said with a smile before flipping on his nightlight and walking out of his room, closing the door quietly behind her.

She walked back towards Jay and stared at him in disbelief, "Why are you drunk?"

"Apparently I was drinking." Jay stated dumbly.

Emma rolled her eyes at him, "You can't go around cussing like that in front of Jack, you know…"

Jay sighed, "I know…sorry Em."

"So what are you doing here?"

"I broke up with Alex, well actually…she cheated on me with some dude so then I dumped her."

Emma crossed her arms over her chest, "Well I didn't think you would come back here."

"Why?" Jay asked.

"Well because of earlier, when I said what I said and you kind of just left…I figured you wouldn't come back."

"Oh right, you said you wanted me too…that was sexy…" Jay said.

Emma rolled her eyes, "I think you should probably lie down." she said, "It's obvious that you're still definitely in your drunk faze."

"I don't need to lie down…" he slurred.

"Yeah, you do. I'm not talking to you while you're drunk." Emma said.

Jay rolled his eyes, "Fine." He said.

Emma walked behind him and began to push his back since he wasn't moving; she pushed him towards the living room and onto the couch.

Jay lifted his arms up to his head and pulled off his hat, he threw it off of his head. His sunglasses and hat bouncing on the floor.

"Do you need a blanket or anything?" Emma asked.

Jay shook his head, "Nope…"

Emma smiled slightly at him before turning to walk away.

Jay watched as she walked towards the basement door and opened it, walking down the stairs.

He smiled slightly before leaning his head back and closing his eyes.

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Jay woke up about three hours later to the sounds of a sing-along.

I love you, you love me…

"We a happy family, with a great big hug and a kiss from me to you…" Jack sang along.

Jay felt the urge to slam a pillow over his head and take about ten aspirins.

"JAY! You're up!" Jack squealed, running over to him and standing in front of the couch.

Jay sat up and picked Jack up under his arms, sitting him down beside him on the couch.

"So you're watching Barney?" Jay asked with a slight laugh.

"It's what he usually plays when he wants to get attention." Another voice spoke up.

Jay glanced over and saw Emma leaning against the door frame of the kitchen, smirking at the two.

Jay smirked slightly at her before Emma turned her gaze more towards Jack.

"Jack, can I take you back to your room? I need to have a talk with Jay…"

Jay gulped at that, now what had he done?

Jack sighed and turned towards Jay, "I want Jay to take me."

Emma turned towards Jay who slightly nodded.

"Alright Jack Attack, c'mere."

Jack waddled his way towards Jay and Jay scooped him up into his arms.

"You know airplane?" Jack questioned.

Jay glanced at him confusingly.

"The airplane…" Emma noted, "when you-"

"Yeah, I know what it is now." Jay said, before holding onto Jack by his stomach and turning him horizontally, holding onto him and running out of the living room.

Emma sighed with a smile as she watched the two before she sat down on the couch and glanced down at his hat sitting on the floor.

She grabbed it and placed it on her head.

It even smells like him!

Only you would notice something like how he smells.

Oh put a cork in it!

She glanced around under the beak of the hat, before turning it backwards and smirking triumphantly.

Jay walked back into the living room and glanced at Emma, "What are you wearing that for?"

"What?" Emma asked with a playfully smile, "Doesn't look good on me?"

Good on you? It looks hot on you!Jay thought to himself.

Jay shook his head, "Looks fine, just you know, with my lice and all."

Emma's eyes widened and she threw the hat off of her head; it hit against the television screen and bounced onto the ground.

Jay chuckled and got up to grab it before sitting down next to her and handing it to her, "I was just kidding, Nelson."

Emma let out a soft laugh, "Oh…" she said dumbly, before placing it back on her head.

Jay rolled his eyes, "You're gullible."

"Gee thanks."

"So," Jay asked, turning to glance at her, "what did you want to talk to me about?"

Emma gulped, "Uh…are you still drunk?"

Jay let out a laugh, "No…"

"Hung-over?"

"Not really."

"How can you not be hung-over?" Emma asked.

"I'm just not, now is that what you wanted to ask me?"

Emma shook her head.

"Well uh…about what I said earlier…uh…"

"The 'I want you too'?" Jay asked.

Emma nodded slightly, "Yeah…well you see…"

"What?" Jay asked, just practically wanting to grab her and kiss her right then and there.

"I only said that because…"

Jay could practically feel his heart hammering; for God's sake Nelson just spit it out!

Emma bit her lip nervously, about to tell him that it was because she didn't know what she was thinking and that it wasn't true.

Oh, don't tell him that!

Yeah, lying is never good.

I agree, tell him the truth.

The whole truth…

And nothing but the truth.

She should just grab him and kiss him.

Yeah, I know!

"Because…" Emma drifted off again, glancing at the floor.

"Because what?" Jay drawled anxiously.

Emma let out a soft sigh before listening to what her conscience and her heart was telling her.

Emma glanced up at Jay, her eyes meeting his, "I said that because…because it was the truth."

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Okay…there it was! (Ducks head for any possible throwing of tomatoes, various veggies, and pitchforks) Hope it didn't suck!

Cliff or if?

R&R and please, no flames!

Lotsa love, degrassichick