Sorry the last chapter was so short. I'll try to make this one longer.

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I walked into the house almost dreadfully.

"Paige, you're home! Where did you go?" Mom came from the living room.

"I was at Craig's house. I needed to talk to somebody." I sank onto the couch and looked over at 'Dad'. "Look, I'm okay with the baby, alright?"

"Then why did you run out?"

"Because, I haven't seen you in how many years without so much as a postcard and then you come back to tell me you have your mistress pregnant? Hello?"

"I know I've been a bad father in the past. But I am here to try to make that up to you. If you'll let me."

"I don't know. You've hurt me. I'll have to think about it." With that, I walked upstairs to my room.

I sat on my bed and looked at the phone. There was something I needed to do. I picked up the phone and dialed Spinners number.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Mrs. Mason, this is Paige."

"Hi Paige! We haven't seen you around here in a while, how have you been?"

"I'm okay. Is Spinner home?"

"Yeah, hon., here he is."

"Hello?" Spinners voice came over the line.

"Spin, its Paige."

"What do you want?"

"I needed to talk to you. I miss you. You're a really good friend."

"Not as good as Craig, huh?"

His words stung my heart. "Spinner, listen to me. You are a great person. I loved you. But Craig...he's been through a lot of the things I have. He's someone I can talk to. But I still miss you. We used to be so close."

"I know. I miss you too."

"I want us to be friends. Is that okay?"

"Yeah. That's okay."

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I sat at my computer, looking at a few dresses online for the end of the year dance. A few of them weren't really what I was looking for. But there was one, one that was beautiful. One that was just what I needed. It was a rose pink, sort of lavender with a corset tie up in the back. The front was sort of a v-neck, with spaghetti strap strings that tied around the neck. It came with a pair of silver shoes. The dress was perfect. I had to have it. I ordered it and closed out the window.