Craig was about to swing his locker closed when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He spun around and saw Ashley smiling up at him.
"Hey you," he said wrapping his arms around her waist.
She smiled and placed her hands on his chest, pushing him up against the lockers. She pressed her body against him and gave him a long, sweet kiss. Once she had pulled away, Craig looked at her in slight shock.
" What was that all about?" he asked.
" What? Can't a girl kiss her boyfriend? You'd think you'd be happy…", Ashley said grinning.
" Never said I was complaining. It was just a surprise that's all. A pleasant surprise."
To prove this he pulled her back against him hoping for more of the action he had just received. Unfortunately all he got was a light kiss on the lips. Ashley stepped away from him and ran her fingers through her hair.
" Listen, I just wanted to let you know that I can't study tonight. My mom wants Toby and I home to help clean the house since we're having company staying for the weekend. Which basically means that I'll be stuck at home entertaining a bunch of strangers while the rest of the world functions around me," Ashley said.
Craig felt disappointment wash over him in one gigantic wave. He and Ashley had planned on studying with one another that night and spending lots of time with each other the whole weekend. He had been hoping that there would be some of that "action" he was looking for in between. Not that he was rushing anything. He and Ashley and just gotten back together and there was no way that he was going to rush into anything. Still a little making out never hurt anyone.
" That sucks. Oh well, the books and I will have much more fun without you. I never wanted to tell you this but books no how to have more fun than you, Ash," he said jokingly.
Ashley gave him a slap with her hand.
"Thanks a lot! I had a conversation with them earlier, they say that you usually fall asleep before you guys can really party hard," she said with her arms crossed in front of her chest.
She looked so serious that Craig burst into laughter.
" The fact that you "have conversations" with the books tells me a lot. I'll go call 911 now but don't you worry. The nice nurses will take care of you, I promise. Padded walls are your friends."
Ashley laughed and rolled her eyes.
" Shut up! You know you still love me anyway," she said.
Craig pulled her closer again.
"Sadly, yes.," he said as he leaned forward to kiss her again.
Ashley pulled away from him and smiled.
" Nope. Don't just think that we can kiss and make up and everything will be fine again. You need to earn my love again," she said laughing.
She began to make her way back down the hall than turned back and blew him a kiss. Craig laughed and pretended to catch it. Suddenly out of nowhere a hand slapped him on the back. Craig jumped and spun around. There stood Spinner grinning from ear to ear.
" Spinner! You almost gave me a heart attack," Craig yelled angrily.
" Yeah dude and I bet Ashley would've helped taken care of you," Spinner said still with the same goofy grin.
Craig rolled his eyes and closed his locker. The two of them started to make their way down the deserted Degrassi hallway. Not a soul was there expect for the janitor who was wiping down the floor and faint voices in the auditorium where West Side Story auditions were taking place.
" Shut up OK? Ash and I are trying to take things slow and really do better than before. We really don't need any more pressure."
" Oh like the kind Ashley was applying to your mouth a few seconds ago?"
Spinner saw the look on Craig's face and burst into a fit of laughter.
" OK OK I'm sorry. Just stating the facts, The two of you are getting more mushy than Paige and I ever were. And we all know how that turned out. I'm just saying that you might want to slow things down a bit more before you find yourselves sick of each other and problems start to happen," Spinner said putting on a philosophical tone.
" Right. Like you're the expert on relationships huh? Notice how you're girlfriend's name begins with an M not a P anymore? I don't think you should be sharing your thoughts.
Spinner sighed and pushed open the school doors into the warm sun of outside.
" Exactly which means I have some experience in bad relationships and can tell how things can get sour. Might want to listen to the Al Mighty One. Besides Paige was cool but Manny…..is amazing," Spinner said getting a faraway look in his eyes.
Craig clenched his teeth. He was still not too happy about the whole Manny-Spinner situation. He didn't still like Manny or anything he just didn't like the idea of her being with anyone else. Especially not after all they'd been through together. Still, he was able to let it go. He was with Ashley now and Manny could do whatever she wanted.
