"They're still together?"

"She's trying to get him back. If you don't want to come..."

"I'll be there, and I'll behave. I don't want your parents to hate me."

"I love you."

"I love you more. I'll pick you up for school tomorrow."

Monday was the beginning of a new leaf for Degrassi. Jenna didn't even come to school today. Rumor had it she was looking to transfer. K.C. kept to himself, ashamed that he had been a conspirator in Jenna's craziness. An Ice Hound tried to shove a geek into his locker, but Owen and Bianca stopped him. Now that they had found happiness, each other, they got less enjoyment out of the suffering of the underlings. Unless they were spreading rumors, then Bianca would still beat their asses.

Eli was going to his locker, when a girl from the Spirit Squad approached him. "You're Eli, right?"

He nodded. Her name was Amy, and she thought he was cute. Apparently, the goth look was her thing, but she didn't want to get kicked off the Spirit Squad, so she only dressed like it on weekends or at concerts.

Adam saw this girl, Becky that he thought was cute, but he was too nervous to talk to her. Clare and Dale saw him, and Dale might have accidentally pushed Adam into Becky.

"Sorry about that. Jocks, what can you do?" He helped her up.

"I'm Becky."

"Adam."

"That was nice of you," Clare told him as they left.

"What, bumping into a misfit?" He smiled.

"I'm a misfit too."

"Oh really?" He bumped her.

After class, Dale and Clare went to the dot. Dale couldn't stop thinking about Peter behind the counter. The poor sap didn't deserve what was in store for him. Clare reluctantly invited him to dinner for Darcy. He accepted, looking forward to seeing her again.

"I felt so gross doing that," Clare told him.

"Darcy's your sister."

"But she's such a bitch."

"Yeah, but Peter needs to figure that out himself."

"I wish we could just help him out."

"Maybe we can."

After they did their homework, Dale took her for a drive in his car.

"Where are we going?"

"No where and everywhere." It was fun to cruise, listening to The Doors, his lover by his side.

He put the top of his car down, wind in their hair, and he drove all around. "Stop here," Clare told him.

He pulled over. "What is it Baby?"

"I want you." She climbed into his seat and began to kiss him. He growled as she made her way down his chest and to his pants. She pulled him out and began to suck on him.

"FUCK!" She got him nice and hard with her mouth and hands and then she pulled back.

"Condoms?"

"In the glove compartment." She took one out and put it on him. Then she straddled him, carefully easing him into her. . He put his seat back, getting her away from the steering wheel as she rode him.

"Oh! FUCK!" She hissed as he filled her again and again.

"I love it when you curse during sex."

She giggled and kissed him. She couldn't take anymore and soon, she came, hard. Dale was still inside of her and he started to thrust.

"OH GOD! DALE! FUCK ME!"

"As you wish." He flipped her over and began to pound her In their fit of passion, he accidentally kicked his steering whee, honking his horn. It scared them, and then they laughed. Clare had the prettiest laugh. Dale kissed her and they went back at it.

"OH! GOD! YES!" Clare came again and Dale was soon to follow.

After he held her for a while, she saw the time. "I gotta go home."

He drove her to her house and Clare kissed him goodnight. Her lights were flashing, a sign from mom that their kiss was a bit too long.

She broke the kiss and walked inside.

Clare's parent's were quiet. I guess this is how you keep them from fighting.

"So how was school?" Dad asked her

"It was good."

"That's it, just good?" Her mother wanted more.

"Uh What else do I say?"

"Something interesting must have happened."

"It was surprisingly chill. Not much happened at all. No fights, no geeks in lockers." No way in hell was she telling them about Saturday.

Clare's phone rang.

"Is that Dale?"

"No. Adam." Clare went upstairs.

"Hey what's up."

"Becky and I have a date this Friday."

"Nice."

"Can you help me plan it?"

"Of course. How about we talk about it tomorrow after class?"

"Thanks Clare."

Dale picked her up on Tuesday

She greeted him with a kiss.

"Did you want to come over after school?"

Yes, but she had plans with Adam. "I would, but I said I'd help Adam plan his date on Friday."

"So he's dating Christian girl." Dale heard she was the preacher's kid.

"Yes. He has a date with Becky."

"Well, I'm sure you will help him come up with" something fabulous."

"Maybe you should come instead. You always take me on the perfect dates."

He kissed her. "That's because you're the best."

They got to school. Eli was babbling about Amy. "She loves Dead Hand!" Adam going on about Becky and Clare happy as a clam. Degrassi was much better now. People were nicer. There was still gossip and backstabbing, but there was no more arbitrary hostility between groups, well other than the Ice Hounds, but they're dicks. Dallas was okay though. Clare saw him holding Alli's hand.

At lunch, Eli brought Amy over to sit with them. Adam and Becky waved from across the moon. They weren't ready to share lunch tables yet. Drew was sitting at Katie's table and Marisol was glaring at him. If Katie found a man, what was she going to do with her spare time?

After class, Dale drove Clare and Adam to the Dot. Clare started asking Adam about what kind of food Becky liked. "I don't know."

"What does she do for fun?"

"Go to church?"

"You want to take her to church for a date."

"I don't know, this is hard."

Dale asked Clare how they were doing. He was at a table with Owen and Bianca.

"We don't have enough information."

Dale got up and scanned the room. He saw some other grade 9s and sat down. "Do you know Becky Baker?" He got what he could out of them and came back.

"She loves ham, movies with happy endings and Katy Perry."

"What the heck do I do with that?"

"Dinner and a movie. For dinner, take her to Monterey's Cheese Shop. They have jamon iberico, which is the world's best ham. The movie should be Ponyo, trust me on that one and I can't help you with Katy Perry."

"You gleamed all of that from happy endings and ham?" Adam was impressed. "No wonder Clare's gaga for you."

She kicked him under the table.

Dale went back to Owen and Bianca's table.

"What was all that?" Bianca asked him.

"Just helping out a friend."

"Since when do you help people?" Owen asked.

"I don't like what Clare's going to you," Bianca feigned being serious.

They were all different now. Dale dropped off Adam and Clare. When he got to her house, she paused. "I'm nervous about tomorrow."

"Why?"

"What if Darcy makes a scene?"

"She can't afford to, not in front of Peter. Just be yourself. If anything, her own guilt will get to her."

She kissed him and then went inside.