It had been a week since Amber got suspended from the Corny Collins show and she was more and more nervous about the prospect of being fired from the show completely. She never told anyone that the only reason she was just suspended was because of her mother. It was too embarrassing. Emma knew she wasn't going to get fired, and she was annoying at school. She was always flashing Amber a superior smile, and acting like nothing was bothering her. She was tempted to hit her again and knock that superior grin right off her face, but of course that wouldn't help her any. It would only make more people feel sorry for Emma. Someone was always asking Emma if she was okay and telling her how horrible it was to be attacked like that. The whole thing made Amber sick to her stomach. Everyone felt sorry for Emma and treated her like a pariah. Didn't they realize what a fake whore she was?

"Did you know that Emma was sleeping with Corny?" Tammy suddenly asked. She, Amber, and Tracy were having dinner together at a café in town. It was a Saturday and Tracy and Tammy didn't have to be on the show and for the most part they avoided mentioning it or anything about it. That was until now. "I had a feeling she was. How did you know about it?" Tracy asked her.

"Noreen told me that she and Doreen saw her leaving his dressing room on her first day and her clothes weren't fixed right." Tammy explained.

"No wonder she acts like she knows she isn't going anywhere," Amber said disgusted. She had suspicions like Tracy did but she was hoping they weren't true. A part of her was jealous. She had a crush on Corny ever since she first started dancing on the show and he didn't look twice at her but now that Emma came along he fell for her, or at least he was just doing her. Now, Amber knew her chances of staying were even thinner. Corny wasn't going to let his slutty girlfriend get kicked off his show.

"That probably doesn't mean anything." Tracy said

"Yeah Tracy's right, just because Emma is doing it with Corny doesn't mean she's going to stay on the show and you're getting kicked off." Tammy said.

"I hope I'm not. Man, Emma is horrible she needs to get kicked off the show. She did it with two guys in one day and then another one on the next day." Amber said and instantly regretted it. No one else knew about Link and Emma but her, and she was trying her best to keep it from Tracy, now she might have just blurted it out.

"What other guys was she with?" Tracy asked scared. She had a bad feeling that Amber was about to name Link. "Well, she was with Brad." Amber said

"And who else? You said two guys." Tammy said. Tracy looked at Amber full of curiosity. Amber caught Tracy's eye but had to look away. She felt really bad about knowing what Link did to Tracy and not telling her but she didn't want to hurt her feelings.

"It was Link wasn't it?" Tracy asked tears were filling up in her eyes when she said it. Amber nodded and said "I'm sorry Tracy." Tracy quickly got up from the table and went towards the restroom.

"Gee, she took that well." Tammy said. Amber ignored her and went after Tracy. She knew then she wanted to make Emma pay for hurting her friend. She went into the restroom and found Tracy standing by the sink crying.

"Are you going to be okay?" Amber asked her. Tracy shook her head and continued to sob. Amber handed her some tissue out of one of the stalls.

"How could he do this to me? I thought he loved me. Why would he do that with her of all people?" Tracy said as she wiped the tears from her eyes with the tissue. Amber pulled Tracy into a hug. She really felt sorry for her. It was bad enough when Link left her for Tracy and she had to admit she kind of deserved it. She wasn't a very good girlfriend to him and she wasn't always very nice, but Tracy was nice and didn't deserve this at all. Amber thought Link really loved Tracy as hard as it was for her to admit that to herself at times. "He's not worth it Tracy I wouldn't cry over him if I were you. If he could be seduced so easily by Emma then he's not the right guy for you anyway." Tracy nodded in agreement but Amber knew she was still upset. "I hate Emma. I wish she never came to Baltimore." Tracy cried. She's not the only one, Amber thought.

Meanwhile, Emma was at Link's house in his bedroom. This was the fourth time they had gotten together and Emma no longer felt guilty about it. If Link was okay with cheating on his girlfriend then why should she care? "It's hard to believe I've only known you for a week Emma." He said and kissed her.

"I know it's been an incredible week, Link. I'm so glad I came here and met you." She said and started to unbutton his shirt.

"Emma, I've been thinking." He said as he pulled her hand way. She feared what he was about to say. He was probably going to tell her they couldn't do this anymore because he felt bad for cheating on Tracy. She always knew that this would happen. It always did. Brad felt so bad for cheating on LuAnn after the first time that he told her he couldn't even talk to her anymore. She was surprised since she thought she had really pleased him. Now, Link was getting ready to tell her the same thing. She prepared herself for the bad news.

"I don't want this Emma. I mean I want this but not like this if you know what I mean."

"I'm confused." She said looking at him.

"I really like you Emma and I want our relationship to be more then sexual."

"Really?" she asked surprised.

"Sure if you aren't seeing anyone that is."

"I am kind of seeing someone, but it means nothing." She had wanted her relationship with Corny to be more the physical but he obviously wasn't interested in her for anything other then sex. She had hoped he would be the one asking for a real relationship but Link was the next best thing.

"But what about Tracy?" If he wanted a real relationship with her, she wanted it to be exclusive especially since she was giving up Corny to be with him. Well, she was going to tell him once he got her back on the show that is.

"It's over between me and Tracy or at least it will be when I tell her. You're the only one I want to be with." He said and held her hand and smiled.

"Are you sure you want to be with someone that most girls hate?" she said smiling.

"If you don't care then I don't either." He said and kissed her quickly on the lips. She kissed him back long and hard.

"So what do you say? Will be my girlfriend?"

"Yes Link I'd love too." She said and they embraced. Link Larkin was now her boyfriend and she knew she was going to be even more hated then she already was for that one.