Chapter 3

-The Bitch Is Back-

A couple weeks past and things between Joey and Caitlin were going great, they both just wished they could spend more time together. They both had summer jobs, Caitlin working as a camp councilor and Joey working at a local gas station as a cashier. Joey was at work behind the counter with his feet up reading a magazine when he herd the bell attached to the door ring, meaning someone walked in. Not even looking up from his magazine he spoke up

"This is a self serve gas station, thats why I decided to get a job here so I wouldn't get stuck pumping gas hahahah, so no I'm sorry I cant pump your gas for you..." he had a little smirk on his face after saying this.

" Not even for an old friend?" said a familiar voice.

Joey looked up and his jaw dropped. It was Stephanie Kaye, the sluttiest girl to ever hit Degrassi...she still held the title even though it was at leased 3 years since she's been around. She was dressed in a very short, very tight, black spandex tube top dress with a big red belt and red pumps. Her hair was big and curly, her nails and lips painted red. She still had a gap between her teeth and a butt chin but I dunno I guess Joey thought that was cute. She looked to be at leased 23, not her real age of 17.(A/N: I'm guessing their 17 and I think spandex dresses were popular in the early 90ties, I don't remember lol)

"Steph...Hey! Long time no see, what brings you back here... I thought you moved to Paris..." Joey said once the initial shock wore off.

"Yeah, Mom wanted to move back, she missed seeing Arthur. If it was up to me I'd still be there but obviously It wasn't." She rolled her eyes and continued "But there was one thing I missed while I was in Paris" she said as she leaned against the counter getting closer to him. Joey coughed a little, and took a baby step back .

Meanwhile, unknown to Steph and Joey, Caitlin had just pulled into the gas station parking lot and headed into the store, when she got closer, she saw Joey and Steph talking, they looked very close. Caitlin opened the door very quietly not to make the bell ring, and walked to the back of the store. She decided the candy isle was the best place to be, they couldn't see her, but she could see and hear them. Caitlin suddenly got a really bad feeling in the pit of her stomach but she listened anyways.

"Oh really? Thats hard to believe, what could you miss around here?" Joey said wondering

"You of course," she said as she leaned up against the counter getting closer to him again, this time showing a little cleavage. Joey nervously adjusted his hat on his head and laughed as he stepped back more this time.

"Yeah I'm sure..." he replied hoping to god she was just joking.

"I'm serious I missed Joey P. Jeremiah, P for Playboy, remember?" she said with a smile "See last time I didn't take you up on your offer, but I'm dying to now... get off soon? Cuz I definitely want to play..." She winked seductively at him.

Joey's eyes widened and he swallowed his spit with a huge GULP. He kinda just froze up for a little while. Caitlin watched not knowing weather she wanted to rip both their heads off or cry uncontrollably.

"I cant believe Joey's going to fall for that whore's pick up lines, how could he? He claims to have changed but he still the same selfish Joey Jeremiah, only caring about himself" thought Caitlin

Joey stood there, frozen, not knowing what to say or do, he just wished Steph never even came in the store.

"Joey...are you getting off soon or what? Hello...Joey?" she giggled a little and he finally snapped outta it.

"Look Steph, I'm with Caitlin now, and I'm lucky she even gave me another chance...so...I'm sorry..."

"Well she's not here right now is she? What she doesn't know wont hurt her am I right?" She winked at him again.

"Your right, what she doesn't know wont hurt her..." he paused. Caitlin's heart sank and her eyes teared up in a split second. She herd Joey speak up again and almost couldn't bare to listen, but she did.

"But I'll know and it will hurt me. Caitlin is the best thing thats ever happened to me and I wont take the chance of ruining that again. I'm flattered Steph, really, but I care a lot about Caitlin. And there's no way, No Way, I'm going to screw that up again. I care too much to hurt her like that" Joey said, whole heartedly

"You're going to pick prude ass Caitlin Ryan, over...ME? Are ya kidding me? Joey maybe you need to take another look at me, then picture her frumpy self, and then make your decision." she said sounding extremely pissed off.

"I'm sorry Steph but I told you, im not going to do that to Caitlin... Hey she's not frumpy she's the prettiest girl in school! If I thought she was frumpy I probably wouldn't have started liking her back in grade 8, but thats not even the point right now" he realized that if Caitlin had herd what he just has she probably would have gotten pissed and said he was being cocky again. But she did hear, and she did like hearing that Joey though she was pretty.

"Joey, I hope your happy because you just missed the greatest lay in your life–HAH probably the 1st too. Idiot." she said as she stormed out.

Just as Stephanie stormed out Joey saw Caitlin pop her head up from one of the isles, with tears in her eyes.

"Caitlin! Were you there the whole time?" Joey asked, hoping she herd the whole conversation and didn't get the wrong impression but then he saw she was smiling as he walked from behind the counter towards her. Caitlin ran up to him and hugged him tightly. He hugged her back.

"Joey that was the sweetest stuff anybody's ever said about me in my life. I got so scared when I saw you and Stephanie talking in here," she began to ramble, "I kept thinking that you were going to go with her and forget about me and be with her and I was going to be all alone and I wouldn't have you anymore and–" She was cut off by Joey

"Caitlin shhh...Caitlin shhh." He chuckled a little, "Calm down, I promise you, I'm not going anywhere. Why would I have any interest in Stephanie Kaye when I have you?" He smiled at her and kissed her on top of her head still hugging her

"Joey are you kidding me? Look at her, just look how she's dressed. And compared to me..." she said looking down at her kackie shorts, brown belt, green polo, and hiking boots she had to wear for work.

"Any guy in his right mind would pick her over me by just looking at the two of us" she said sounding kind of upset. Joey made a face.

"...Are you kidding me? Caitlin your beautiful"

"Oh Joey come on, of course your going to say that because I'm your girl friend. I remember the way you used to drool over Stephanie"

"That was in grade 8! Back then I was all hormones. Now I can think straight. Caitlin there isn't any girl in this world I would pick over you. Your kind, smart, sensitive, caring, not to mention drop dead gorgeous, and most importantly you put up with me of all people. That makes me incredibly lucky." he said looking right at her, making her blush a little. She kissed him then broke away quickly

"Oh I almost forgot the reason why I came..."

"Oh yeah?" He said kissing her cheek and neck "It wasn't just because you wanted to see you charming and devishly handsome boyfriend? I bet I can make you forget again" he said still kissing her

"Joey I'll be you 100 bucks you wanna know why I came here..." she said laughing and gently pushed him away

"Okay.." he said jumping on the counter to sit on it "So why'd you come here?"

"I got you something" she said with a smile, handing him a white envelope

"Really? Caitlin you didn't have to..." he took the envelope "Cool...an envelope..." he said trying not to sound too dissapointed.

Caitlin rolled her eyes "Just open it"

Joey opened it and found two tickets to the Savages next concert in York, a couple towns over.

"Caitlin...oh my god how did you get these?" Joey said in excitement

"My dad knows a guy...look in there, there's something else too" She said smiling

Joey picked the envelope back up, tipped it over and caught what came out in his hand. When he opened his hand his eyes bulged. He didn't know what to say.

"Caitlin, are these... are these what I think they are?" He said grinning and shaking his head in disbelief at the same time.

"Yes Joey they are keys to a hotel in York...but don't get any ideas...yet...I mean, the concert isn't for another 2 weeks, so I who knows what can happen it 2 weeks... I'm just saying, I'm not promising anything yet, but that doesn't mean the possibility isn't there..."she said with a semi embarrassed smile looking down at the floor the whole time.

Joey couldn't stop smiling for the rest of the day.

(A/N: Wow I think that was my longest chapter yet. I feel pretty good about that chapter w/ the whole Stephanie thing lol. But hey its up to you guys if you like it. I know I made Stephanie out to be sluttier then she was on djh but I just didn't like her at all on there lol. Plus if she kept going the way she was going she would have been like that by the time she was 17 lol. Alrighty well tell me what you guys think. I'm probably going to start Chapter 4 right after I post this so, look for it. Bye!)