Emma woke up with a groan, she had just a slight hangover but this bed made it so much better! She sunk deeper into the warmness to then open her eyes. Arms, those were arms around her. Strong ones. Jay's arms. Emma gasped silently and then bit her lower lip, trying to get out of his arms as they faced another. He groaned a little bit and then helped her by removing one arm, putting it over his eyes to probably shield from the sun that glared in from the window.

The sun. Oh no! Emma had slept here all night!?

She was about to sneak out when she paused and grumbled for a moment. She didn't want to leave this bed. Nor those..those strong, cuddly arms. One more minute couldn't hurt...

She slowly laid back down, hesitant, but hugged the pillow under her head. Jay had tossed back over, probably unconsciously feeling her back next to him and swung his arm over her again snugly. Emma couldn't help but melt, cursing at herself when she noticed herself do that.

"Good mornnin!" both were jolted up by the same small boy. Emma yelped a bit and Jay opened his eyes and groaned, pushing the boy who sat on the end of his bed, off. Emma sat up and hid into Jay's covers a bit more, embarressed.

The boy peeked his head up from the floor and at them on the bed, "Mom says to come up and bring your friend for breakfest..." he told Jay, glancing at Emma, "She knows you brought someone inside. You're so introuble."

"Beat it." growled Jay madly, throwing his pillow.

Emma's eyes were wide and she slapped his arm as he just yawned, not taking this as hard as she was. "Your mom thinks you brought me home!"

"I did!"

"to..Sleep with."

Jay smirked at her cute flustered look, "Technically... we did."

"Jay!"

Jay got up and stretched, "Alright, we'll sneak out, don't worry. She's on pain killers almost all the time, blind as a bat." He grabbed his keys.

Emma rolled her eyes back at him but quickly got up and followed him up the stairs. Damn. It was a lot of stairs. Should of taken the elevator again.

"Regretting not taking the elevator?" Jay tossed over his shoulder, reading her mind. She was still mad at him, but she couldn't hold in her small giggle. He smirked, shaking his head.

They had snuck past his mother, who Emma could only see from the back. She was reading the newspaper on the couch in the living room.

As Jay waited for Emma to put on her shoes quietly, he cringed when he heard his mother, "Oh Jayson." she said in sing song voice. Emma cringed as well and Jay rubbed the back of his neck but nodded to Emma to follow him. Emma's breath caught in her throat and she panicked but followed, slowly.

Jay's MOTHER? My god, what would she be like? WHAT would she be like? Maybe she was the anti-Christ.

"Did you take your medication today?" Jay taunted his mother, knowing well he could usually pass her with her not knowing on the regular days.

His mother smirked. She looked well for her age, blonde with that kind of business woman updo and wearing a pencil skirt and black blazer, along with probably a hundread or more dollar necklace.

"I meant not to." his mother taunted back, glancing behind Jay and tilting her head to get a better view of Emma, "I heard we had guests."

"Jay had a girl over." his little 5 year old brother, Kevin, said as he jumped up beside his mother on the couch. Emma went red behind Jay.

"Yes well, he does that a lot doesn't he?" his mother seemed to taunt, but Jay wasn't getting offended. Emma sure was though.

"It wasn't-" Emma noticed she had blurted that out quite loud but scoffed when everyone turned to look at her. Jay's mom even raised an eyebrow, none of Jay's one night stands ever talked nor talked back to her. "It wasn't like that." Emma declared.

Jay smirked, eying Emma then narrowing his eyes at his mom. He could even tell as her eyes squinted at Emma that she saw something different too.

"I fell asleep accidentally." Emma slapped Jay's arm to back her up.

Jay nodded back at his mom, "She did. Snores like a banshee." Kevin laughed. Emma glared.

Jay's mom actually smiled. She tilted her head to get a better view of Emma and liked what she saw. She also liked how Jay seemed different too. The door then opened, distracting Mrs Hogart. "Ah, your sisters." she said happily.

Emma REALLY wanted to go now, "Can we please, please go?" she begged Jay in a whisper, clinging to his arm and then shot back like fire. Woah, she was getting way too touchy with him.

Jay seemed to be fine with it though, putting his hand on the small arch of her back and whispered in her ear, "Just don't get too close. They smell fear."

Emma was already intimidated by his mother. What would his SISTERS be like?

"Morning." the one very blonde girl said, looking in her twenties. She sighed heavily, "I'd say GOOD morning, but Becca ruined it for me." she glared to the girl beside her.

Becca was a brunette, but the two had the same length of long hair to their elbows and tallish figures, like models, and very well dressed. Their outfits looked like magazine cut outs Emma wished she had.

"I needed a coffee before work okay, Rachel?!" her sister snapped back.

"Okay, we can go." Jay informed Emma and tried to grab her but Becca gasped and stepped in the way.

"Oh whose this?"

"Nobody." Jay insisted, trying to walk by but Becca wouldn't let Emma pass and even the other sister circled her.

Emma sighed, what was she? Prey?

Rachel eyed her brother, she knew him too well and eyed Emma closer, "Who is this?" she looked over her shoulder to Jay and back at Emma, "Who are you?"

Jay rolled his eyes and ignored his sisters. "Greenpeace, lets go." Emma went to follow until she heard a bunch of gasps and looked back at Jay's sisters, confused herself. What the hell was that about?

Both Jay and her turned to see his two sisters whispering to another and giggling madly.

"Oh christ." Jay cursed, knowing what he said and opened the door, "Go, now, while you can." he insisted to Emma.

Emma didn't think for a second and dashed out. Jay closed the door behind them, leaving his crazy family inside.

"That was her?" smirked Rachel as the door closed, turning to their mother.

"What's a Greenpeace?" Kevin asked his mom, staring up at the three very important women in his life.

His mothers smirk turned into a genuine smile, "A girl your brother has had quite the crush on for a while."

"Ew." Kevin wrinkled his nose.

The sisters laughed again, "I bet you she doesn't even know." Becca informed, flipping her brown hair over her shoulder, "He didn't know until we teased him for talking about her so much."

Rachel smiled shaking her head, "She's pretty though. Doesn't look 'trashy' nor like a bimbo like the other girls.."

"Can I get a Greenpeace?" Kevin asked, tugging his moms hand.

Mrs Hogart laughed, "Ask your brother. Something tells me they don't come cheap." she eyed the door where they left.

(((**))))

In the car it was silent, and awkward for some reason. Emma played with her hands and finally spoke, "You and your mom..Have a wierd relationship." she couldn't find the right words for it.

"She's awful isn't she?" asked Jay but a smile tugged on his lips. Emma smiled, she could see his mom in him, his smirk, his wit, his attitude. He just made it 10x sexier.

Oh god. Emma cursed at herself again, mentally noting to STOP IT!

Anyways, from what it looked like to Emma back there, the women ruled the house. She wondered if Jay had to be the man of the house since she didn't see a father.

"There you go." Jay parked in her driveway.

"Nu uh." Emma shook her head no, getting out and grabbed his keys.

"hey!" he barked and furrowed his eyebrows. What was she doing?

"You made me go through that.." Emma couldn't even explain that experience with his family. She pointed at her house, "So you're coming in to meet my family."

Jay looked like a pouting boy on Christmas who didn't get what he wanted, "I didn't WANT them to do that. Plus, I've met your family once or twice. Hell, your dad single handed me detention at least 10 times."

Emma just jingled his keys as she walked away and he groaned but got out, following her in.

"Emma!" Spike happily said when she walked in, "Were you at Manny's last..night..." she drifted off when she saw Jay behind Emma.

Jay awkwardly shifted but Spike then softened and gave a gentle smile, leading them into the house. Emma cornered her eyes at Jay who followed hesitantly.

(((**)))

Once inside the house, Spike led Emma and Jay through the house. Jay noticed it smelt like apple pie, different to what Emma smelt like. She was more like a sweet vanilla. But this smelt good too.

"Christine, lets just eat, Em will be home-" Snake walked in from the kitchen when he noticed Emma standing with Degrassi's former bad boy, "Oh."

"Oh is right." smiled Spike, "We have a guest." she then paused as she gazed at Jay, "Manny's boyfriend right?"

Emma hid her smile watching Jay awkwardly shake his head, "No."

Snake even tilted his head and said, "I'm sure you're dating Manny. I've seen it at school, she had you over once. You're Sean's friend too."

Emma gave Jay some slack now and replied for him, "They didn't work out." she walked in, glancing at Jay behind her, "Neither did he and Manny."

Jay snickered at her smooth little joke of him and Sean. She would not believe him if he told her the truth about just why him and Sean weren't buddies anymore.

"I'm so sorry.." Spike said, upset for his loss over Manny. "But um.. why are you here then?"

"Nevermind that." Snake said. He looked nervous. Jay could tell why.. he's met many parents before and they just didn't like Jay..specially with their daughters. How little Snake must know then because Jay's already been with Emma in the way Snake was probably fearing right this minute.

But now they were just...friends? . ..no. . charity workers. Yea, let's go with that.

"I uh," Jay drifted, "I should go."

"You should eat lunch with us." Spike said.

"Yeah Jay." Emma plastered a fake grin, hoping he was hating all this. He snuck a glare at her but let her mother lead him into the kitchen. As they sat down at the table, Jay whispered in her ear from behind before he sat down next to her.

"I didn't know paying so much would put me through things *i* didn't want to do."

Emma just happily sat with a coy smile. Jay glanced next to her to see a baby in a high chair, for sure it was Snakes son, the orange hair was flaming off his head. He was also passed out with food on his face.

"Is he.." Jay didn't know if it was okay. He smirked, hearing Jack snore.

"He's alive." joked Spike with a gentle laugh, Jay just tossed her an amused smirk.

Emma nodded, tilting her head at her wierd little brother, "He does that."

"Eats then instantly sleeps." nodded Spike.

"Just like his Dad." smirked Snake to then snap his fingers and point at Jay, "You bought Emma."

Emma rolled her eyes to that statement. It sounded so sexist. She then smiled perkily though, this was the part Jay could take care of himself like she had to do at his house. Besides, she'd like to hear a better reason why he did what he did.

"Emma's not some hook-" Was Emma's mom about to say hooker!?

"Mom." hissed Emma, shutting her eyes. Okay, maybe she did have to jump in. "It was a charity event. Girls offered their help to what was suppose to be for the older staff of Degrassi but.." she gave Jay a look, "He for some god awful reason I'm sure, bought me."

"So I can make her my slave." Joked Jay but nobody laughed. He swallowed his water tightly, oh...so only his family had that kind of humor?

Emma giggled while reaching for some pasta, knowing she was getting her pay back.

"Well, if it was just for fun then I'm sure it meant no harm." Spike smiled to Jay. For some reason she just liked him, there was something genuine about him and she liked the chemistry between him and Emma.. he must be an old friend.

"I heard the charity made about $1000 last night." Snake said proudly and nodded to Emma, "How much were you worth?"

"Who cares." muttered Emma, trying not to blush. Plus, wasn't that kind of a rude question?

Snake went on, "I heard some nut spent almost $200 on some girl." he grabbed a bun to dip in his pasta.

"Crazy." Jay informed, knowing that was him.

Emma was completely blushing. She bit her lip, glancing at Jay. He had his eyes down at his plate, but was smirking. She felt her body go warm and heart pound faster. Oh boy.

"I bet you it was Manny, those boys go crazy over her at school." Spike joked, "Her outfits do the trick I'm sure."

Emma stayed quiet but didn't say anything, feeling a little hurt for some reason suddenly. Jay stared across the table at Emma though. Manny wasn't half worth what Emma was. Not even a little.

"How much was Emma?" Spike asked, excited to know now.

Jay decided to just come clean, "$160."

Snake choked on his bun and had a coughing fit. Spike helped him by patting his back but gave Jay and then Emma a wild look. "Why in Gods name would you do that!?" Snake yelled.

"What? You think our daughter is worth less?" Spike taunted. Emma rolled her eyes..two seconds ago Spike thought it was MANNY that a guy would spend so much on.

"I'm saying he couldn't ever afford a girl like her." Snake then shut up after he said that, feeling horrible for what he just said and saw how bleak Jay looked now. It went dead quiet. Snake would of even rather a glare or a smart ass comment back..but Jay said nothing..

"Dad.." Even Emma was offended for Jay. Snake didn't know him at all.

"Jay, I didn't mean-"

Jay slowly stood up and just nodded, grinning a little at Spike, "Thanks for lunch." he grabbed his keys, glancing at Emma, "I gotta go back home.. you know, to the trailer park." he sneered the last part, because Snake really didn't know him at all. And most of all, this wasn't about 'buying' a girl like Emma, it was trying to spend time with her.

..For reasons he wasn't ready to share yet.

Emma's mouth hung and she couldn't even speak as he already stormed out. She turned to her parents and gave them an awful glare. She then cursed at herself, maybe it was her fault. At least her parents looked quite ashamed right now. She couldn't think how Jay was feeling right now though..

"PASTAH!" yelled Jack happily, waking up and digging into more food while yawning.

Emma sadly frowned.

(((**)))

"So that's a good thing." Manny told Emma on the phone a bit later on.

Emma sat on her bed and shook her head, it wasn't, "They blasted him on such a stereotype basis. Snake should of just called him poor boy right there."

"He shoulda." Manny insisted, still mad at her ex.

"Manny, did you.." Emma drifted off biting her lower lip, "Do you know Jay actually comes from a family that has alot of money?"

"No way. He'd only take me out to the movies, and cheap diners..one time he just wanted to go to the park. Nothing fancy! Nothing great."

Emma frowned, what was wrong with that? "Maybe he doesn't want to look like a snob."

"Jay put himself out there to be an asshole every day Emma.."

Emma looked down sadly, she thought it was more than that..that Jay was more. Woah, where did this come from? I mean yeah Jay was always Jay Hogart to her and she always had some wierd connection to him but now? It was getting deeper. Her attraction to him wasn't getting more serious..was it?

"I got to go." Emma informed.

"Ask him if he misses me!" Manny quickly replied.

Emma had to laugh, "Goodbye Manny." she hung up. She sighed and looked around boredly. She thought Jay had her for a week..this was unfair. Wait.. why was she complaining? She was finally free!

She looked down at her phone which had a million texts from Damien.. Woops. Forgot about him.

((((((((((*****)))))))))))

"Milkshake please." Emma ordered at the Dot, sitting across from Damien now. It was crowded today for some reason.

"You wanna share?" winked Damien.

Emma put her hand to her throat, coughing awkwardly then went along with it, "Sick, actually. You don't want to catch it."

He gave a look but then nodded, ordering himself a coke. Emma boredly played with her hands and it was silent between until their orders came back.

"So." Damien smiled and shrugged, "Kinda awkward I couldn't buy you at that event, huh?"

Emma swallowed her milkshake hard, "Uh, it's okay." it really was, I mean, hasn't even been 20 minutes now with him and she wanted to take that fork on the table and stab it into her eye.

She wondered what Jay was up to?

"Amy's been trying to hit on me." Damien tried to look for a jealous reaction from Emma.

"Well.. I mean.." Emma drifted off, "What were your attentions when you bid on her?"

Damien tilted his head a bit taken back and pointed at her, "Another guy bought you, am I suppose to suggest your doing things with him?"

Emma opened her mouth, feeling offended for a moment, but then shut it and wondered. Good point.

Damien then bittered, "Who is he, anyways? Who is he to you? What's the history that makes him spend that much money to get time with you?"

"It's not about that, it was for charity.." as soon as the words came out, Emma knew it was a joke to even try to think that. Maybe Damien was right. Just what did Jay really want from her? She had a flashback to another 'private' time she shared with Jay at the ravine in the past, and she swallowed, tightening her legs together.

FLASHBACK:

His cock was rock hard and Emma could tell from his breathing just how aroused he was. His body was clearly fighting the urge to push its way deeper into her mouth. Emma wasn't sure if this was because he was trying to prolong things and make things last or if it was just another example of the patient and kind nature he displayed behind closed doors.

Emma looked up and into Jay's eyes, his eyes were fixed on her and gazing with a look of wonder and lust. He reached out and carressed her long blonde hair before he growled when she took him deep in her throat, "Christ, Em..."

END OF FLASHBACK.

"I'm sorry." Damien said, shaking his head and feeling stupid. He snapped Emma out of it. He continued, "I'm sure you're not doing anything with him, you're better than that."

Then why did I already hook up with him a few years ago? Emma thought in her head. And why was she always thinking about it?

Emma smiled weakly back at Damien though, "Yea.."

"I've heard bad things about him. No wonder he had to buy you, you wouldn't be caught dead with a low-life like him."

"Excuse me?" Emma asked, now getting a bit offended for Jay. Damien didn't even know him. Jay was actually a pretty mature guy now, and he was the most loyal to his friends. And quite funny too. Never boring. Unlike this fellow here..

Damien then snickered but eyed Emma. She wasn't seriously getting upset in Jay Hogart's defense, was she?

"Emma, he's a scumbag. Why are you sticking up for him?" he watched her shrug and poke her straw into her milkshake.

"I'm not." blinked Emma, realising now she was and coughed, "You know me." she forced a very tense smile, "Just like rooting for the under dog."

"You are pretty kind like that." he teased with a grin that made Emma's skin crawl.

Emma looked down and then they heard a cough and looked up. Emma's heart stopped. Jay stood right there. She was wondering how long he's been there. He looked down at them, raising an eyebrow but then turned to Damine.

He sighed and said, "she's busy today."

"She can do whatever she wants." Damien snapped.

Emma's mouth hung and tried to explain, "It is for charity, Damien.."

"He's charity." snapped Damien, getting randomly jealous out of nowhere. At least in Emma's point of view.

Emma gasped when Jay grabbed Damiens collar hard and ripped him out of his chair and onto his feet. Damien's eyes went wide.

"Okletsgo." Emma quickly said, grabbing Jay's arm when the boss of The Dot looked over. Jay glared down at Damien but felt Emma tug his shirt and she was trying to pull him away. He sighed, but he pushed Damien back in his seat.

"Fine." Jay spat. And turned back to Emma. Emma was cautious as she led Jay out of the diner, leaving Damien behind like dust.

(((**)))

"I thought we weren't going to hang out today." Emma said, hands in her coat pockets. Jay walked beside her, and weather was kind of shitty. He had his hat back on backwards and was lighting up a cigarette.

"I don't care what your parents think of me."

Emma looked at him, but saw through him, he did care. Especially since that comment was out of nowhere.

"Jay." she went to say sorry.

"Or your dad at least." scoffed Jay and then Emma noticed Jay REALLY cared about what Snake thought.

Why?

She decided to drop it and smiled, grabbing his cigerette and dropping it to the ground.

His mouth gaped open for a moment before bluntly telling her, "Excuse you."

Emma shrugged, "If I'm not helping you do any charity work, I'm going to help you straighten up."

"No thanks mom." he taunted her.

"As if I'm your mom." she rolled her eyes, "She'd be smoking with you." they shared a smile, knowing she was right.

"I do have one thing I wanted to do since I bought you..." Jay said, now remembering something and a small glee-like spark in his eye.

"Like what?" Emma asked, curious to that look in his eye

((((**))))

"Really!?" Emma held a hose now beside his orange civic that was parked in his drive way, and that cloudy grey sky was beginning to rain.

Jay nodded with a smirk, putting a sponge in her hand, "My car needs cleaning. That's helping right? You said it, not me."

Emma scowled, but began to hose his car down until she heard him laugh and then raised an eyebrow, "You do realise I'm holding a hose right?"

"You wouldn't." he commented, not even worried and lighting up once again one of his cigerettes since she destroyed the last one.

Emma happily aimed it at him and just as he lit it, she drowned it out by hosing him down and his mouth fell, his pants and shirt wet.

She giggled a bit and went back to cleaning his car innocently until she yelped and laughed trying to keep a hold of the hose when he walked up behind her grabbed it.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry!" Emma repeated squeling and her clothes soaken wet, he held it over her head and she tried to run around him but it wasn't working when he tossed his arm around her waist and held her there against him. It was getting cold out since nearing night time and she started shivering, but still giggling as he stopped right when she tried peeling his hat off.

He finally stopped and grinned, tossing the hose onto the floor, "gimme it." he said, snapping his fingers.

Emma just held onto his hat and smiled, shaking her head no, he raised an eyebrow and went to run after her until she shrieked when lightning bolted and thunder struck.

"Awww, is the little baby afraid of the rain?" he asked, breathing heavily from their little 'fight'.

"Not funny!" she whined, "Lets go inside!" she tugged his hand desperately to lead him inside his house, "Your familys not home right?"

He laughed behind her.

I feel so close to you right now
It's a force field
I wear my heart upon my sleeve, like a big deal
Your love pours down on me, surrounds me like a waterfall
And there's no stopping us right now
I feel so close to you right now