Emma hadn't seen Jay for the rest of the summer, he didn't even show up for the rest of the paint job with Sean.

Emma had to sit down with Sean too, and explained herself for that kiss. She left the Jay part out though, it was too much for him...and her.

He understood. Atleast he said he did. She was hoping he did.

Manny and Darcy kept calling for back to school shopping but Emma just wasn't into it. Every morning she found herself waking up, remembering what Jay did, and start to cry.

Finally the day before school started, Emma demanded herself to keep it together. It was going to be hard to see Jay again, but to her fortunate, he barely attended classes.

"Em!" called Manny by her locker when the blonde stepped in.

Emma wore a green spaghetti string top, with green thin sweater but her chest was still pretty revealing. What, dammit? She tried covering okay! Being a girl sometimes sucked. And then, a mini skirt.

Everyone was noticing how much she'd grown over the summer.

Manny stood with Toby whose mouth hung in awe as Emma walked over. He's seen her over the break but the green popped out her melting chocolate brown eyes, her tanned skin and white blonde hair.

As she stopped by her locker Manny asked, "Hear the news?" Emma shook her head no so Manny went on, "Rick Murray is back."

"Whose that?" Emma asked, "and where's Jt?" she looked around.

Manny rolled her eyes, "Hello! Abusive ex of Terry's who put her in acoma?" she asked.

Usually Emma went nuts for this stuff, started protesting and would run someone dangerous like that out of school, but now she just had no energy for it. Jay had really tired her out, hurt her.

"Oh."

"Oh?" Toby repeated, "Your not going to do anything about it?" Emma just numbly shook her head.

Suddenly she saw that certain someone who had torn her heart walk into the front doors.

Jay looked different too. He actually wasn't wearing his hat, as much as she liked it too, she had to admit he looked really good without it. He wore a navy shirt and normal regular jeans. He still had the bad boy look and vibe but he seemed more.. older. More mature.

Suddenly he caught sight of her too and they stared for a second at another until Emma looked away. He watched her for one more moment until he turned and walked the other way.

It was like that for a few weeks, avoiding another. Except for her last class before lunch, where he was assigned to sit right behind her. Just friggin great.

Atleast she had Toby and Darcy in the class too.

Emma would burst through the doors when the bell rang, so not having to put up with him or even look at him.

She saw Manny and met up with her for lunch, Liberty too.

"Where's Toby?" Emma asked, sitting down. He was in the same class, why didn't he just walk with her?

Manny ugh'd, "He developed some friendship with Rick.. says he's changed. Heard that one before." She said.

Emma nodded and got lost into thought... so had she.

Liberty noted, "He's in my math class, pretty smart if you ask me."

"nerd crush lib?" teased Emma, then remembered, "He's in my science class."

"I forbid your crush Lib." Manny told her, "Be nice to him, you know, so he doesn't punch you out, but no bonding okay?"

Emma noticed Jay walk into the cafeteria with Towerz and Spinner. God. What happened to good ol Jay who wouldn't be caught in school for more than 3 hours?

"Em?" liberty had asked and snapped her fingers in her face.

"Huh?"

"Asked if you talked to him." Liberty said.

"Oh, no." She confirmed.

Later on that day Emma stood at her locker, shoving her books into it. She sighed as she closed it and then jumped seeing Jay next to her, leaning on the locker beside.

"Can we talk?" he asked softly.

Emma glared and started walking away, "No."

He ran after her anyway and walked behind her, "Give me a chance to explain." He begged

"don't worry, I understand everything." Emma tossed over her shoulder.

"I don't think you do." Jay said, his eyes buldging out in fusteration. Why wouldn't she just fucking stop, turn, and TALK TO HIM!

Emma then whipped around, he wasn't expecting that and stopped in his tracks, staring down at her. She was always surprising him.

He hadn't forgotten how beautiful she was either but it still took his breath away.

"I just..neeed to talk to you." Jay softly insisted, eyes filled with hope she'd say yes.

"Don't worry, your secrets safe with me. Haven't told Sean and I won't tell Alex about..'us'. Now go back to being your good ol' jerk self." With that, Emma walked off and he didn't follow.

He stood there awfully confused and watched her go until out of site.

"Emma, this is Rick." Toby introduced the next week of school. Emma eyed the boy with glasses and long brown hair who smiled nervously.

Emma just weakly smiled back. Like she said before, no energy anymore.

"You-your really good in science." Rick told her, "Your theory on our chemical project was amazing."

Emma couldn't help but chuckle, nerd talk, she missed those days. She may be hot but inside, still the nerd. She enjoyed the compliment. "Thanks."

Rick smiled to Toby who smiled back, glad one friend approved since Manny hadn't.

Liberty than sat with them, "Hows everyone today?" she smiled.

Rick was about to answer when his chair got kicked and he was sent flying to the ground. Toby went to help him up for Alex to barge in his way.

She stood with Amy who was laughing that Alex kicked Rick to the floor.

"Look at this, the nerd squad reunited" Alex named them, eyeing each one. She caught Emma's firey glare, but she had already did what she came for, bullying Rick. With that, she snickered and left.

Emma watched with hatred as the two left out the cafeteria. It wasn't two minutes until Jay came storming in.

Emma hadn't noticed though but had stood up and bent a little, offering a hand to Rick.

Rick was covered in his chocolate milk that fell over with him, he was angry but calmed a bit when he saw Emma's hand and gave her a hopeful look, slowly going to take her hand as he raised up a little.

Suddenly he was shoved back to the floor and Emma was pushed away from Rick and pulled out of the back doors of the cafeteria by Jay Hogart.

Jay slammed the doors shut as he tossed Emma outside so it was just him and her.

"what the hell do you think your doing?" he asked, whipping around madly to face her. Alex must of said something about Rick with her or something.

"I was eating lunch." Emma shot back sarcastically but knew what he was really asking.

"With RICK." He said through clenched teeth, "Are you being stupid Emma? Cause I thought you were smarter than this! Do you know what he did!"

"Hurt a girl." Emma said with a shrug, that made Jay eye her like she was crazy, she then added, "So did you but you seem to think you have the right to still talk to me."

Jay then shut his mouth and took a step back, watching her so.. hurtfully? Emma eyed him, he acted as if that had hurt him? Please!

"I'm not like him." Jay firmly spoke and took a step closer to her again, "And I don't want you near him."

Jay clenched his jaw and put his hands on his hips when she just dove past him angrily and went back inside, slamming the door shut.

Jay breathed madly and turned, punching the door loudly.

People in the cafertia heard it and some jumped or looked at the door Emma had just come in from. What the hell was that? Emma just kept storming off until she broke out into a run and decided to go home.

As much to Jay's dislike, Emma started hanging out with Rick even more. Maybe it was just to piss Jay off, she didn't know, but it was working, and she enjoyed it when she saw him watching her with him rather closely, sometimes even followed closely behind if it were in halls.

Toby was even getting rather jealous since Rick ditched him a lot when he saw Emma.

Emma had walked into her class with Jay and sat in front of him. He lifted his head and eyed the back of her head until taking a deep breath and rubbed his forehead, shutting his eyes.

He wished she'd just let him talk to her.

"Rick now, Emma?" Toby taunted as she sat down and was seated next to him, "First a bad boy, than a gangster, now trying out a nerd?" he teased, bringing up Sean and Chris.

Jay opened his eyes and clenched his fists a bit.

"We should start looking for a jock, you know, since that's probably the next person you'll date." Darcy teased, looking over her shoulder at Emma from where she sat in front.

Behind Emma, Jay sat in his desk and eyed her so called friends with a bit of disgust.

"Who are you ever gona date huh Issacs?" snapped Jay and Toby moved his eyed off Emma to widen them at Jay, Jay raised an eyebrow and said, "Let's not lie now, the real deal is you're actually mad you're not the nerd she's hanging out with so much lately." He snickered at Toby's pathetic ways.

Darcy mouthed 'wow' too Emma, who just looked away from her... he was kind of right but she didn't want to admit it.

"And Darcy." Jay added, seeing her gester and snapped, "I don't think there will be anymore unused Jocks after you've been through all of them."

Darcy's mouth hung after she gasped and Emma's eyes widen, oh my god. Emma dashed up and went out the door before the class started. Jay sat in his desk and bit his tounge, he couldn't just not go after her, it was some pull she had on him.

Jay got up and raced out the door just as Kwan came in. She shouted his name but he didn't come back.

Emma was walking madly down the hall as Jay jogged around the corner and up to her, "Emma!" he called as she stopped and madly took a breather and then whipped around to face him.

"Don't pretend to be the NICE guy. DON'T defend me to MY friends." She demanded.

Jay gave her an outrageous look, "Those aren't your friends! They're bad friends Emma! Even I can see that! Judgemental little assholes."

"Why do you care?" Emma yelled and he looked around trying to explain and opened his mouth, she raced her hand, "No, don't. Already fell for it once."

As she went to turn, Jay's heart started to pound, he grabbed her hand and tossed her back to face him and crashed his lips down to hers. His kiss was so firmiliar and passionate and irresistible that Emma kissed back. That was until she remembered.

Emma shoved him off and then slapped his face.

Jay's cheek stung and his mouth fell a bit. He didn't look back but he heard Emma's heels stomping off.

His heart was still racing and he tried to catch his breath