A/N- I own nothing in this chapter except for Mrs. Greenjeans, the IOL project and Logan's smile.

Having To Deal

"NO! HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?"

"Miss Cruz, please calm down!"

"NO! I-"

"MISS CR-"

"SHUT UP!"

No, this is not someone being told life altering, devastating news. It is simply Dana Cruz whining about the fact that her partner to the Imitation of Life project is Logan Reese. So, for her, it is life-altering and devastating.

"C'mon Dana, it's not so bad…"

Logan said. Dana glared at him.

"As I was saying before Miss Cruz interrupted me-"Mrs. G. shot an annoyed glance at Dana's pouty face. "- the partners for the project are: Dana and Logan-"

Logan shot Dana a seductive look and she gave him an icy scowl. He winced. "- Chase and Zoey-" Chase raised his hand to cheer but poked his eye in the process. Zoey laughed. "-Mark and Yelinda…." Mrs G. kept rambling on until…

"…and the last partners are Nicole and-" Michael inhaled sharply. "-Tristan and Michael and Elaine." Elaine was the prettiest girl in the class, so Michael wasn't too disappointed. But he was still jealous when Nicole winked flirtatiously at Tristan, and he smiled back.

"There are three stages to this project: Marriage, Pregnancy, and of course, The Baby, which are all completed as realistically as possible." The class groaned. Logan smiled at Dana, but she didn't see. She was too busy staring at Mrs. G. like she was mad. "Boys, the second stage is obviously for the girls, but you have to help them with it. The baby- it cries, eats, sleeps, poops, and needs to be played with. If you neglect it, you will fail. We will start this project tomorrow. Class dismissed!"

The bell rang shrill, and Dana ran out the door.

Dana lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling.

"I can't believe I got stuck with LOGAN, the shallowest of all jerks! THIS IS NOT FAIR!" She yelled.

"Dana, chill, it's 8:56 p.m. and we have our marriages tomorrow!" Zoey exclaimed. Dana continued to complain until Nicole threatened to call Logan up to kiss her goodnight. Dana's response was to whip a stuffed animal at her. (Ow!)

"So!" Mrs. G. exclaimed excitedly. "All the couples will be getting married today, en masse! Now girls, I have a wide selection of bridal dresses in the back." She pointed top the back. "And boys, I have a nice choice of tuxes for you! Questions?"

Dana's hand was already in the air.

"Mrs. G., are we allowed a divorce?" She asked calmly. Mrs. G. frowned.

"No." She said. "And don't complain."

"Yeah, don't complain Dana! You've got the hottest guy at PCA as your fiancée!" A reckless, no-brained Logan fan yelled out. Giggles spread through the classroom like wildfire.

"Stop it!" Mrs. G. snapped. "Girls and boys, get into you wedding attire NOW!"

By the time that was done, Dana was complaining again. (No surprise!) She was wearing a pure white spaghetti strap dress that trailed half a meter behind her. It had white gauze over the puffy white satin skirt. The back was very low, and around the bodice was a white ribbon. A crown of baby's breath and mini white roses sat on top of a quickly fixed classy up do.

"I look like such a loser!" She moaned when Zoey shoved a bouquet of white roses into her hands.

"Don't complain! Look around you!" Zoey half-growled, half-laughed. She was wearing a tight, creamy white strapless dress with a tiny little train. Perched on her shoulder-length blonde hair was a white veil attached to a white hair band that was set with fake diamonds. In her hands were a bunch of yellow roses, tulips and daisies. Nicole was wearing a long, pouffy-sleeved, baggy dress that was 1 ½ sizes to big. The back trailed on the floor for about 2 meters, and the front was so big she had to hold it up like Cinderella! To make matters worse, it was a brown-white! In her hands she held bluebells, and in her hair was a tiny rose. Dana laughed at her, but her joyful mood turned sour when the teacher announced that it was time for the weddings to start. Zoey's eyes sparkled when the music started to play.

Crappy traditional wedding music, Dana thought. She took a breath, and a step. 2 steps later, she could see Logan. His muscular body was covered with a black + white tux, his unruly hair the same as ever. His eyes danced as she turned to face him, and she glowered at him. Next came Zoey. Dana heard chase mutter, "Holy Crap!" under his breath, and smiled to herself. Nicole tripped down the aisle in her sack dress. Then, playfully, she tossed the brown dress aside. Zoey and Dana gasped. Under the 'sack' was a tight fitting, short white silk dress. She smiled at handsome Tristan who had changed his 'ohmygodhowugly' face to an 'ohmygodwhatasexygirl' face. Michael was literally green with envy until Elaine came down. She was wearing a light pink, tight, strapless dress. It had a long train and a pouffy, gauze covered skirt. On her classy blonde up do was a wreath of baby's breath and pink roses with a veil. Whistles and gasps rang throughout the room. Zoey rolled her eyes. Mrs. G., playing the part of a priest, cleared her throat.

"We are gathered here today to unite……………"

Dana stifled a yawn.

"Dana Cruz, do you take Logan Reese to be your wedded husband?" Dana gave him a withering look. He blinked innocently. She sighed.

"I guess…I do." 'Aww!'s and 'How cute!'s ran through the room.

"Logan Reese, do you take Dana Cruz to be your wedded wife?"

"Yes, I do." Logan said quickly.

"Now!" Mrs. G. said. Dana was awakened from her deep reverie of thought by Mrs. G. who said,

"Logan Reese, you may now kiss the bride."

Dana's hands suddenly felt clammy and her body started to shake. Logan leaned in, waiting for her to do the other leaning. She gave him a peck, and them wiped her mouth on the dress.

Gross! She thought. He should try Listerine!

Now it was Zoey's turn. Dana watched Zoey getting even more nervous that her. As Chase leaned in, she leaned in. He kissed he softly, and she kissed him back. After 5 seconds, Zoey gently broke away, her cheeks flushed. The kisses went on until the bell rang. Everyone scrambled back into their clothes.

"HOLD IT!" Mrs. G. yelled. "I have a special pregnancy pill, or PP for the girls. Just swallow this." She handed on out to everyone. Dana popped hers in her mouth and grimaced. It tasted worse then Logan's mouth. Then, catching up with her friends, she walked casually out of the classroom with Logan wistfully thinking about her.