Hey y'all. sorry it's taking me so long to update, but i've been a little preoccupied. I really will try to update sooner, but i can't make any promises. I don't own the Outsiders. I only own Dani, xForza Italia 06 NYx owns Serena, and the fine producers of Degrassi own Jay.

Chapter 31

Serena's POV

As soon as the car wash was over, I went straight home to start getting ready for my 'date' with Jay. I was so excited and, also, a little freaked out. I couldn't get my mind around the fact that I was cheating on Dallas. It was so unlike me, but I guess I'm turning over a new leaf, not necessarily for the better though.

I climbed out of the shower, wrapped myself in a towel, and went up to my room. I picked out my sexiest outfit, a white tank-top, a short, jean miniskirt, and a short blue sweater that showed off my stomach, and put it on. Then I half clipped my hair back and put on some makeup. When I finished, Dani was standing in the doorway. I rolled my eyes and waited for her to say something. When she didn't, I said, "Come to try and convince me not to go out tonight?"

"No, I just can't believe you're doing this. I mean, it's you," she said.

"You did the same thing."

"I know, but that's me. I act like I'm one of the biggest sluts around, but that's not you."

I sat down on my bed and motioned for her to sit down next to me. I could see where she was coming from with this point. "You're not me, Rini, and I don't want you to be. It's not always great being like I am," she said, sitting down.

"Dani, I get your point, but I think I might really like Jay. Things haven't been goin' so well between me and Dally lately. We're always fighting. That's not how I want our relationship to be anymore."

She nodded. "Does this mean you're breaking up with Dal?"

"No, of course not. At least not right now. I just wanna see how things go between me and Jay tonight. Who knows, I might not even end up liking Jay after tonight." Dani smiled.

"So you look hot. Dressed to impress?"

"You know it." She laughed. "So what're you doin' tonight?"

"Sleeping over Tim's," she smiled.

"Ooh. And what exactly is gonna happen at Tim's?" She grinned really big. "I got it. Just make sure you use protection, girly."

"Serena! We know what we're doing. It's not like it's our first time."

"Okay. Just make sure."

"Yes mommy." She smirked and laughed.

"Well I gotta go. I guess I'll see you later."

"Yeah. Have fun, and don't get caught," Dani said, and I walked carefully walked downstairs. I wasn't sure if Dally was here, and I sure as hell didn't want to get caught by him. I was almost to the door when I heard "Hey babe," from behind me. I turned around and saw Dallas coming towards me. I hid my fear of getting caught, which at this point was reaching panic mode, and put on my best fake smile. "Hey," I said, and he leaned in for a kiss which I allowed him to do.

"Where you goin' lookin' so good?" he asked.

"I—uhh—am…" I stuttered.

"She's going out with me, Tim, and Angela tonight," Dani said from behind me. I turned around and gave her a look of gratitude. "So if you'll let go of her, we'll be on our way. We're meeting them at Tim's house."

I looked at Dally and couldn't tell if he believed her or not, but it seemed like he did, because in the next moment he kissed me good bye, and Dani and I walked out of the house.

"Thanks," I said. "I really owe you one."

"No you don't. You've done pretty much the same thing for me before. So where's Jay picking you up?"

"It was supposed to be near the house, but I guess I could stand on the street corner or something and wait for him."

"Definitely not the street corner. Not dressed like that. People will really think you're a Greaser whore if you do that. Come with me to Tim's, and you can call him from there."

"Okay," I said, and we walked to Tim's house. When we entered Tim's house, I went straight for the phone and called Jay, praying to god that he was still home. I was in luck, because from the other end of the call, came his voice saying, "Hello."

"Hi Jay. It's Serena."

"Oh, hey. What's up? I was just about to come get you."

"Yeah, about that. You need to pick me up at a different address, otherwise my boyfriend's gonna catch you."

"Okay, so where are you now?" I gave him the address and he said, "Okay, I'll be there in ten. Bye."

"Bye," I said and hung up the phone.

Dani's POV

When Serena walked into the house with me, Tim gave me a questioning look. I returned with a look that said 'I'll-explain-later'. Serena went straight to the kitchen to use the phone, and Tim bombarded me with questions. "What's goin' on? What's she doing here? I thought we were gonna be alone tonight?"

"Hold up," I said and explained the whole Dally-Serena-Jay situation. By the end, he was shocked and wasn't in the best of moods.

"You can't expect me to keep this from Winston. He's my best friend."

"I know, baby. But he's my brother, and we have to keep this a secret for right now. Serena has to be the one to tell him."

"She better tell him soon. Dal's gonna be pissed when he finds out."

"That's why we aren't gonna tell him. He'll find out and then do something stupid that'll probably land him in the cooler." Tim nodded in agreement.

"You know, I love you right?" he asked, the question coming out of nowhere.

"Of course I do. I love you, too," I said and smiled. Then I leaned in for a kiss, which he gladly returned and pressed against me.

We were making out when we heard an 'ahem' coming from the direction of the kitchen. We looked up and saw Serena standing there. "Could you wait until I leave before you get all sexual with one another?" she said.

"Sorry," I said and pushed Tim off of me. I could tell he was angry, even though he didn't show it. No one tells him what to do in his own house. I gave him a look that said 'calm down' and he just leaned back in his seat. We all sat in an awkward silence until there was a knock at the door.

Serena immediately got up to answer it. "Hey," she said with a huge smile on her face after she opened the door.

"Hi babe," a male's voice said from outside. I guess that's Jay. Hmm…should I play the best friend act, with having to meet the potential new boyfriend or be the current boyfriend's sister and be pissed off? I decided to do the first, and I walked over to the door.

"Hi, you must be Jay. I'm Dani," I said to him, sticking out my hand.

"Dani, as in the 'boy toy' Dani? Wow, pleasure to meet you. Listen, if you get sick of the current one, give me a call. Serena's got my number," Jay said. Tim came up behind me and gave him an ice cold stare. "This must be the current one. Sorry to upset you, but I've heard so much about your girlfriend here," he said to Tim.

"Heard what from who?" I asked.

"Just things from people around town." Oh great, now everyone around town is talking about me. That's all I need.

"Well we better get going," Serena said, and she and Jay walked out to his car and drove away.

"So what do you think of him?" I asked Tim.

"I don't like him."

"Why not? Because he reminds you of yourself?" I hated to say that, but Jay did remind me a little of Tim.

"No way. He's nothing like me," he argued.

"Okay, fine. Now where were we?" I asked, pushing him back on the couch and climbing on top of him.

He pulled me against him and pushed my skirt up. "Right about here," he said, smirking and caressed my lips with his.