Against All Odds
Chapter One- Epilouge

A/N: I should probably stop making new stories and stick to one,
but I can't help it. ...My very third degrassi fanfic. Enjoy!

Summary: Have you ever wondered what would happen if, during
Lost In Love Part One, Spinner had run into Holly J on his way back
from Jane's house?

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Holly J was annoyed. Spinner was drunk. The redhead wasn't pleased to see him as he stumbled into her, especially after he'd abandoned her to close up The Dot all by herself about two hours ago. Soon after Jay had stumbled into the shop, obviously already drunk out of his mind himself, the two of them had started drinking from this rather large flask... and it had all went downhill from there. Spinner had been too drunk to even serve his customers, let alone think clearly. This, Holly J knew, was why he'd chosen to go over to Jane's house and try to apologize to her while drunk. She hoped he'd made a fool of himself.

"Spinner, what are you doing?" She scoffed, shoving him away from her in obvious disgust. She couldn't help but smirk a bit as he stumbled backwards, tripped over what appeared to be his own foot, and landed sprawled on someone's lawn. "Real classy, Spin." Holly J raised both eyebrows at him in amusement, watching as he struggled to sit up from his place on the ground. Being completely honest here, she found his drunken state rather cute, although she would never state this opinion out loud. Spinner Mason was lower-class, whereas she was at a much higher level. Well... she had been. The redhead frowned at the thought, thinking of her family's current financial crisis.

"Are you drunk?" She demanded, holding her nose as she squinted curiously at him.

Much to her disdain, Spinner finally managed to sit up from the ground, and he was now full-out grinning at her. "Yes I am!" He exclaimed rather cheerfully, although Holly J couldn't exactly see what there was to be cheerful about. The boy could possibly be losing his girlfriend, and here he was, happy as ever. She supposed it was the alcohol.

"Mellow out a bit, would you?" She snapped. She didn't mean to sound so harsh. "Your girlfriend is probably going to dump you, and here you are, grinning like..." The redhead trailed off, missing the hurt look that crossed his face after she spoke.

"You told her, didn't you?" He demanded after awhile, his words slightly slurred. "How could you, after I – I gave you a job! Twice! I – " He trailed off, numbering it all off on his fingers as he spoke. But by now, Holly J had stopped listening. Sure, he'd given her a job, but that was only because he felt sorry for her, not because he'd actually wanted to. She hated that. She hated being pitied.

Holly J stiffened, and crossed her arms over her chest. "So what if I did?" She questioned, rolling her eyes. "What are you going to do, Spinner? You're so drunk that you can't even walk on your own two feet."

She watched as he held onto a tree and pulled himself to his feet, shaking his head at her in... disappointment, was it? Holly J's eyes widened as he got closer, and the hurt in his eyes was almost enough to make her feel a bit of remorse over spilling the beans to Jane. Almost.

"Get over it," She snapped, ignoring the look in his eyes. "She was bound to find out about police college sooner or later. At least everything's all out in the open now."

Right after she spoke, she was rather surprised to find Spinner's lips crashing down on hers. They were cracked and rough, but the kiss successfully sent shivers up and down her spine. And, when they finally pulled apart, he was staring straight into her eyes.

"Now everything's out in the open."

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A/N: Woah, drama. What will happen with Holly J and Spinner tomorrow?