Sorry about the lack of Emma/Jay scenes. One is coming up, I swear! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own nothing related to Degrassi.
"So you heard about Emma?"
Jay looked at Spinner and gave his head one quick nod, not disturbing his signature black hat. When Spinner brought his car in to Jay's garage for a tune-up and decided to stick around while the work was being done, Jay figured Emma's predicament would come up. He wondered if Spinner planned to stick around, or if he was gonna hit the road. Jay didn't really like the idea of Spin dumping Emma, but he hated the thought of Spinner being there even more. Babies tended to bond people. He hoped this one would send Spinner for the hills!
"I was shocked," Spinner said. "And poor Emma, having to do this all by herself."
"She has a great family and friends. She'll be fine," Jay said, nonchalantly, sticking his head back under the hood of Spinner's car.
"And she has me."
Jay stuck his head around the side of the car and stared, open-mouthed, at Spinner. "You?"
Spinner smiled. "I still wanna be with her. I can't help it. I mean, not while she's pregnant, but definitely after. We've decided to stay friends, but I'm secretly hoping for more when the time's right. And guess what? I'm taking her to prenatal classes."
Jay choked on his own breath. I thought I was taking her to these pre-whatever classes? He coughed and then smirked. "So you wanna be the daddy?"
Spinner looked confused by Jay's snide remark. "She asked me. I just want to be there for Emma. Now she has a baby. It's a package deal."
Jay hated the idea of Spinner being anything to his baby. But what could he say? Emma made it clear; she didn't want Jay to be a part of this baby's life. And I still haven't decided if I agree with her or not. But in the mean time, Spinner Mason will not be raising my kid!
"You don't think this is the right thing to do?" Spinner asked.
"I think you think it's a good idea. It'll start with prenatal, but it'll go way further than that. Next year at this time, you'll be a step daddy. You up for that?"
Jay had hoped his words would scare Spinner into hitting the road, but he was wrong. Spinner was determined to make his relationship with Emma work, despite the less than ideal situation. Normally Jay would have ridden him pretty hard for this, but the whole thing made him feel queasy.
"Emma and I are gonna be together. That means I have a role to play in her baby's life. If that's daddy, bring it on."
Jay slammed the hood of the car down with a loud crash, causing Spinner to jump. "All done. I'll go get your bill."
When he was safely inside of the office, Jay sat down at his boss' desk, making no attempt to fill out the necessary paperwork or even touch the computer. Instead, he put his head in his hands and sighed heavily. Spinner was going to be a father to his child? No! I can't let this happen, Jay thought to himself. I have to talk to Emma. If anyone is going to be her prenatal coach, it's me! If anyone is going to play daddy, it's gonna be me! I am not out of this yet! And if a fight was what Emma wanted, a fight was what she was gonna get.
