Chapter One
I do not own Degrassi even though I wish I did some things would be different.
Summary: What if Paige turned to Spinnner after confront Griffin about the pills and HIV? How would that change? And in this story Spinner and Jane are only friends, they realized they are much better off that way. Do Spinner and Paige find there way back to each other?
Pairing: Spaige
Paige Michalchuk sighed and put her head in her hands. Her life could be ruined now because of one mistake of a night with Griffin. Well it wasn't a mistake till she found out what he kept from her. She lifed her head up and saw that bottle of pills staring at her taunting her. She might have to take these one day since he failed to tell her something big. "I need to get out of here" she said.
She pushed herself away from the table and went into her room. She changed out of her sweats and put on a pair of jeans, her favorite pair, and a black long sleeve top and her black high heeled boots. She grabbed her purse and hurried to the front door. "I am getting some air" she yelled out so Marco and Ellie could hear her.
"Paige wait" she heard Marco yell. Before he could make it down the steps she raced out the door slamming it shut behind her.
Marco was looking down at the door from the stop of the stairs. He was worried about Paige and did not know how she would be. She was already raped and it took her a long time to heal from that now this. In a way she was raped again because her body could be raped by this forgin virus that could kill her. He turned and saw Griffin and glared. "If anything happens to Paige you deal with me. She is my best friend and I won't have her hurt anymore."
"I..I had no idea this would happen" Griffin said to Marco.
"You should of told her, I thought I would be the one to get it not Paige. She doesn't sleep around. Hell your only the third person she slept witih willingly. Why did this have to happen to her" Marco yelled.
Ellie heard the nosie and came out of her room. "Marco" she said and put her hand on his arm. She was not a fan of Paige but she still did not want to see her go through something like this. They have started forming a friendship of sorts. "Where is Paige?"
"She left" Marco said. "I am worried that the state she is in mentaly is going to have her do something stupid and if she does I a going after him" he said with tears in his eyes pointing to Griffin.
"I am sorry I don't know what else to say. I like Paige and don't want to see her go through life with that killer either" he said. "I am really sorry Marco and Ellie" he said one last time. He turned and headed for his room.
"Ellie I don't know what she will do. She got over the rape now this, this virus could be raping her body inside" Marco said a few tears falling down his cheeks. Ellie began to cry to, for their friend that was betrayed yet again by someone they trusted. "I won't be able to sleep until she comes back I am going to watch tv."
"I am going with" Ellie told him. She took his hand as they walked down the steps and into the living room to wait for Paige to get home whenever that may be.
Paige was walking down the street her arms wrapped around herself staring ahead. It felt weird all these people around her laughing and smiling while she was going through all sorts of emotions. Her world was tipped off its axis and she wondered if it would ever get back to where it was. If she had this monster in her body it would never be the same, heck she would never be the same anyway. She had such a eye opening experince she did not want to think of what a piece of paper could say in six months.
Spinner was outside of the music store with Jimmy, and Jane. He saw a fimlar face in the crowd and he saw the look on her face and he knew something was up. He may not have been with her for a few years but he still loved her and he always would. Once you have loved Paige Michalchuk you never stop loving her that is just a fact for everyone.
She shivered even though it wasn't cold and wrapped her arms around her shelf. She did not even notice Spinner, and Jimmy some of her oldest friends when she passed them. She wished she was back in high school when none of this happened. She wished she would of never met Dean who torn her world apart first and wished she did not know Griffin who just torn her world apart again. She wondered if she should call Marco to tell him not to worry.
"Spin was that just Paige there?" Jimmy asked as him and Spin's eyes tracked her movements through the crowded street.
"Yes it was and she looked odd. Like she did before when.." he said and trailed off. Him and Jimmy would both know what they meant.
"Who is the barbie princess?" Jane asked wondering why they were looking at the typical blond. Men she thought to herself.
"Her name is Paige we dated a few years and she is a friend of mine" Spinner said. He did not add she is the woman I loved first and will always love. But he knew that Jimmy and the others he still talked to from Degrassi knew that he has always loved Paige.
"Yeah Paige is usually bubbly and would say hi to us and maybe a catty remark to you" Jimmy smiled. He was worried for his oldest friend to see her like this, it was just like after Dean just looked lost. "One of us should check on her."
"I will do it" Spinner said. "I will be right back." He began jogging through the crowd to get to Paige like he was her white knight. He was the one person that would always save her no matter what, he was there for her always.
"He loves her doesn't he" Jane said softly. "That is why he could never give his heart away, it was already taken" she said and looked down at Jimmy. The look on his face was sad and he looked at her with sympathy which she hated, she wasn't weak, she was realistic when it came to things including relationships and men.
"Yes he does he always has since 8th grade. He had a crush on her for a year before they went out and he was head over heels in love with her. Even when he broke her heart by leaving her for Manny Santos he regreted it right away. They tried it again just a casual thing a few years ago but that didn't work out he wanted more she wasn't ready. Now she is in trouble and he is there and well it always leads to more with them."
"Thanks for being honest Jimmy" Jane said. "I have a feeling this is going to take away I am heading home. See you at school tommrow." She smiled at Jimmy and left and she knew in her heart that her and Spinner would only always be friends.
Spinner saw Paige head into the park and he knew it was dangerous at night. You had guys hanging there drunk or doing drugs or wanting to cause voilence. He wasn't sure how to get her attention he did not want to scare her. He stayed back a bit from her and was alarmed when two guys came up to her.
"Hey pertty thing" a black haired guy said to her and she jumped. She held herself tighter and she refused to show her fear. "I am Johnny and that guy there is Logan" she glanced over and saw a guy with brown hair. "Do you want to go party with us tonight?"
"Sorry not in the mood to party" she said and tried to move ahead. One moved to block her from the front and the other from behind.
"Well we are and its a party for three only. Now come on all nice and gentle and we won't have to drag you" Johnny said and reached for her. He pulled her to him harshly and kissed her brutally on the lips and she bit his lip drawing blush. "You bitch" he said and slapped her hard enough to have her fall to the ground. There was blood on the cornor of her mouth and her cheek was starting to bruise. "I will show you never say no to me you whore." He brought his fist back ready to punch the blond beauty crying and shaking on the ground.
Paige closed her eyes and waited for the hit but it never came. Instead she heard him cry out and pain and opened her eyes and saw Spinner grabbing him and spining him around. "Spinner" she whispered. If he anyone would save her it was him he always saved her from drowning.
"Don't ever touch her again" Spinner said seeing red. He punched the guy Johnny in the face and heard a crack. He knew the other guys nose was broken and he saw the blood. "She is to good for you" he said punched him in the gut and he went down with a groan.
Paige felt herself jerked up and pulled up agains the guy Logan. "Leave him alone boy" he said squeezing her neck hard enough for her to cry out in pain.
"Paige" Spinner said in a alarm after he punched the other guy again in the face. He let him go and he landed on the ground unconciosus. "Let her go if you don't want to end up like your friend." Spinner glared and cracked his nuckles.
"The bitch isn't worth it" Logan said and threw her to the ground where she landed with a thud.
"Take your friend and get the hell out of here" Spinner said.He moved in front of Paige and stood in front of her protectivly. He watched the guy pick up his friend and leave. "Paige" he said and turned to her when they were gone. He knelt down and touched her cheek softly and she winced and began to cry.
"Oh Spinner I would deserved everything that happened to me. I am just some stupid blond barbie slut anyway" she said crying harder. The silent sobs racked her body and Spinner was dying seeing her like this. He gathered her in his arms and sat on a park bench holding her. They sat there for a long time without talking.
Jimmy found them like this and just sat there and put his hand on her back. It has been awhile since they hung out but she still meant a lot to him as one of his oldest and best friends.
Paige looked over and saw Jimmy. She felt so dirty here with these two they deserved someone better then her to hang out with. "I.. I should go" she pushed herself off Spinners lap and stood up on shaking legs. "I am sorry you guys had to see me like this."
"Paige your one our best friends" Jimmy said. "I want to be here for you and I know Spin does to."
"I jush wish you did not have to see me as all fallen apart Paige" she said and bit her bottom lip.
"What happened Paige?" Spinner asked watching the blond pace back and forth. He resisted the urge to get up and go to her and hold her in his arms. That was what a lover did they were just friends at least for now.
"Well Paige Michalchuk played with fire and got burned again. I slept with my roomate Griffin and now I might have HIV" she said breaking down in tears. She knew that Jimmy and Spinner would be upset and she would be upset with herself to in fact she was for being so dumb.
"Did you know about it?" Jimmy asked suprised. He could not imagine brave beautiful Paige having something like that, that would slowly kill her.
"No I found his pills when I was putting his phone back in his room. But I should have asked I should not have been so dumb" she said and wiped at the tears on her cheek.
"I am going to kill him" Spinner said jumping up. "He should have told you, this is not your fault" he said to her and had her look into his eyes. "This is not your fault Paige this is that guys he did not tell you when he should have. When do you find out?"
"Six long months, I will go nuts and I have to see him everyday. This is going to kill me" she said burying her face in Spinners shoulder. She broke down in tears again, she was tired of the tears but she did not think she would ever stop. She cried harder thinking she would have to tell her mother and Dylan they would be so dissapointed in her.
"Well I am here for you whenever you need me. Paige you know I am always here for you" he said and stroked her hair.
"How about we go back to my place and we can all talk or sleep or what not" Jimmy suggested. He knew that Paige would be ready to fall asleep, she always did when she got this upset. "Does Marco and Ellie know?"
"Yeah they were there when I confronted him. They about killed him to" Paige said and and looked over at Jimmy. "I am so sorry for neglecting our friendships with both of you. I deserve you two to ingnore me but look how good you are. You are two of the people I can count on most two of my best friends."
"Well you have been busy" Spinner said.
"Yeah you are in your job and we are graduating this year so we will be joining you in the real world soon" Jimmy smiled as they left the park. Paige was walking quietly in between both of them. "How is your job?"
"Great I think I might be promoted soon" Paige said. "I am going to call in sick next week I won't be able to concentrate" she said honestly. "I just hope they understand I am going to say I have a really bad flu."
"You do what you have to" Jimmy said. He reach over and squeezed her hand. At Spinners car she got in the passanger seat and Jimmy in the back. Once Spinner put Jimmy's wheelchair in the trunk he got behind the wheel started up the car and began to drive.
"Spinner" Jimmy whispered 15 minutes later. "Look she is out" he nodded toward a sleeping Paige.
Spinner smiled at her softly and reached over and pushed a strand out of her hair. She was so beautiful. "I can not believe Paige is going through this. I thought the thing with Dean was bad but this isn't helping her healing."
"Yeah but at least we can help her. You know Paige she played she was strong but she needed her friends more then anything. We should call Marco and Ellie when we get back to my place. We can let them know that Paige is sleeping and we are not waking her up."
"Good idea. I might go and visit this Griffin while she is asleep" Spinner growled out. "It is his fault he should of told Paige and here she is blaming herself. She has no fault in this he needs to learn his lesson not to mess with girls like that espically my Paige."
"Your Paige?" Jimmy asked arching up one of his eyebrows. "So you do still love her."
"Always have and always will Jimmy. Paige is my other half and I am going to show her I love her and win her back. I am going to be by her side through everything and show her that someone does love her and will never lie or hurt her."
"Good luck" Jimmy said. "Jane saw you loved her and she has given up on you. I hope you two can still be friends."
"If she can't be my friend then she can't. Honeslty right now the focus is Paige and her being okay. I am going to be there day and night for her. She is my main priority."
At Jimmy's place Spinner carried Paige as Jimmy opened the door. He went and laid her in the guest room and came back out as Jimmy was talking to Marco on the phone. "He is glad we found Paige" he said when he hung up the phone. "He says to let him know when your brining her back in the morning. Him and Ellie are staying home to meet her. She is going to have a good support system with all of us."
"Who knew that we all grew apart after graduation and we are all coming back together. Well the only ones missing are Ashely, Hazel, and Terri then the whole gang would be back."
"Yeah who knows it might happen one day" he smiled. "I am going to get some sleep. You try and get some to. See you in the morning Spin." Jimmy went to his room to get ready for bed and climb into his bed.
Spinner got some water and carried it into the guest room and stripped of his jeans so he was only sleeping in his tee shirt and boxers and climbed into bed next to Paige.He knew he had it rough going through the testicular cancer but they got all of it. He was cured and he could have a normal life and he had some sperm frozen just in case but Paige might not have a life in six months it could be a waiting for when its time to die life.He hated knowing she had to go throug this but he vowed to be there for her every step of the way and she can know she is loved and has people there by her side. He held her tight as he fell asleep, the first peaceful sleep he had in a long time.