Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi, if I did Jake Epstein and I would be in my bed right at this very moment.

A/N: So I have to clear up a few things. 1: this chapter takes place on a Thursday. 2: Nothing in Season 4 has happened yet. The Ghost in the Machine, Mercy Street, Anywhere I Lay My Head( with a few sections changed), and everything from and after Time Stands Still will happen. Except Craig and Ashley don't get together, because if they do it will totally suck and Craig isn't bipolar. And Spinner and Paige have broken up because if they didn't this story wouldn't work. So don't freak out if everything doesn't happen right away. –Amanda

Chapter 4: Garden State

"Spinner, I need your help and I need it now." Paige and I run up to Spinner before lunch.

"What is it?"

"You're girlfriendless, right?" I ask.

"Duh." Paige says, and I smirk at her.

Spinner turns and looks at us. "

"Hello? You've been trying to hook me and Craig up all week. Come on, I need your help." I get on my knees and bed. Paige is only helping me because she thinks it would be fun to fuck around with Craig's mind.

"You made it perfectly clear on Monday that you didn't want to go out with Craig. What more do you want?" Spinner shuts his locker and walks away. I get up and run after him.

"Spinner! I'll pay you to do this."

Spinner stops and looks at me. "How much?"

"15 bucks a day. Now will you let me tell you?" I look at Paige and roll my eyes.

"So what is it?"

"I need you to pretend to ask me out."

"What?"

"She said she needs you to pretend to ask her out." Paige says sarcastically.

"I heard that, but why?"

"I'm only doing this to screw with Craig's mind. She's doing it because she looooves him." Paige mocks me.

"Do not." I pause. "Shut up!"

"So?"

"Come on, Spin. Do it for me?"

"Fine. But what does she" He glares at Paige. "Have to do with this?"

"Paige is going to ask Craig out and be his girlfriend and talk about us" I point from him to me. "all the time until he cracks. We have to make him jealous."

"Craig's my friend and my band member."

"Your point?"

Spinner pauses and nods his head. "So when is this all going to happen?"

"Next week, you're gonna ask me out."

"And then I'll ask Craig out."

"And over time, everything will just fall into place." I bite my lip.

"Okay." Spinner nods. "I'm in."