Three months had passed and JT had spent every second enjoying them with his first girlfriend Laurel. They saw each other most weekends and were nearly inseparable. A lot of girls at Degrassi had begun to wish they had taken JT's little crushes seriously.
The perfect boyfriend, he was doing everything he could to keep Laurel happy, including limiting things to only kissing and hugging.
The Friday afternoon before their three month anniversary the two stood together at the lockers, trading incessant jokes.
"Then the duck is like there's a man stuck to my butt and see it was the duck that spoke and not the man!" Laurel was saying.
"Right. Well babe I hate to break it to you but…"
"I really need to get some better jokes huh?" she finished glumly.
"Don't worry. I have barely started the long grueling comedic training," he said in mock seriousness. Laurel smiled, resting her head on his shoulder, her hand lightly massaging his waist.
"I hate to break up the love fest but I just wanted to tell you two that I'm having a party tonight and you're invited," Paige told them.
"Thanks we'll be there," JT said. "Well if it's ok with Laurel."
"Sounds great." Her cheekbone pressed into his chest as she smiled.
"Well wear something nice because it's kind of a dressy occasion," Paige said, sneering at Laurel's faded jeans and sweatshirt.
"Just ignore her," JT said after Paige had left. "She's just stuck in her own little pink painted world."
"No she's right, I should wear something nice. Which is great because I just bought a new dress the other day." JT's smile brightened at the thought of Laurel in a swishy little slip of a thing, her legs rubbing against his.
"Well I'm going to go eat with Toby so you can go do your girly chat with Terri and Ashley." Laurel nodded as JT scampered off to a lonely table with his best friend.
"So how's Degrassi's hottest new couple?" Toby asked a bit bitterly, gazing longingly at Kendra.
"Great. We're going to Paige's party tonight."
"I noticed that you two were very chummy over there at the lockers. Are things starting to move a little faster?" Toby asked curiously.
"I don't know. Things will pick up when she's ready. I really like her Tobes, I don't want to screw things up." JT glanced over at Laurel who was laughing with her friends and he let out a sigh.
Laurel stood in front of her full length mirror, pulling on a knee length baby blue dress and white platform sandals. Her hair was parted to the side and curled, her beauty shining through. As she started to walk out the door she grabbed her purse and threw a condom in as a last thought, just in case. Tears forming in her perfectly lined eyes she rushed downstairs where JT was waiting.