Title: Popcorn Makes Everything Romantic

Rating: This chapter is probably PG due to slight language/sexual content.

Disclaimer: None of these characters are mine...I cannot claim them. They all belong to the hardworking people involved with Degrassi.

Feedback: Yes please, I want to know what everyone thinks of this story so far.

Summary: This will be a Palex (Paige/Alex) story...So, you are warned. If you are not into females dating other females, please don't read this story. It's not for you. It's about what might have happened had Alex and Paige not kissed in Lexicon of Love, would they have found their way together anyway, and what would have happened, in my opinion, if the details of the movie premier night were altered.

Author's Note: Again, and as always, I appreciate the reviews that I get. Thank you. This chapter was originally going to cover the whole night, but then I had to include a few more things from the afternoon before the 'dates' so it covers just a small portion of the dates, but next chapter will cover a lot more of the dates, I promise.

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"Spinner, come here." Amy stalked up to the guy in her line of sight, casually standing above him, blocking out the light. It gave her a demonic sort of look actually, more than usual even.

Spinner glanced up at the shadow before him, squinting to see her better. "Amy, why would I want to talk to you?"

"It's about Paige." She knew all the right buttons to push. That was the great thing about watching people and manipulating people. After a while, you got really good at it.

"Paige?" He took the bait, and pointed over at the only Paige that he knew.

"Yes, that Paige. How many Paiges do you know?" Amy rolled her eyes at his slight stupidity. "Forget it. Anyway, did you know that she really likes you?"

Now it was Spinner's turn to scoff at what the girl had to say. "Amy, we've been there; we've done that. I think Paige and I are pretty well over." Speaking of over; he and Darcy were over too…

"You guys were each other's first love. It's hard to get over that kind of thing." Amy tried to wipe the doubt off of his face. When in a jam, lie, lie, lie. Then manipulate. "I know. I know. Why trust Amy? Think about it. She's over there talking to Alex, and Alex talks to me."

"Alex hates you. I'm not that behind in things." Spinner turned to try to ignore her, but she moved a few feet, blocking his vision again.

"Correction. She used to hate me. We had a little talk, and it's okay now. She's not into Jay anymore." A slow smile, win him over. He's just a guy. Time to bring out the big cannons. "She's switched teams. Got a girlfriend and all."

His eyes widened immediately. Guys, so predictable. "Who?" Mention girls dating other girls, and they're putty in your hands.

"Some girl," Amy shrugged nonchalantly, not mentioning that the girl happened to be the famous Paige.

"That's hot," he was grinning now too. He couldn't help it.

Amy tried to force herself to not roll her eyes at his obvious drooling of the idea. "Whatever. The point is that she's not into Jay, which means that Jay has gotten over her. And Jay and I are now an item."

"Really? I thought he dumped you after…" Spinner trailed off thinking. He was still friends with Jay, sometimes. He was surprised that Jay hadn't told him that he was dating Amy again. Then again, Jay never had been one for formally dating only one girl.

"No! Why does everyone think that?" Amy was fuming at the thought of that, but tried to calm herself. She didn't want to alert Spinner to her lies. "Don't answer that." He was ready to answer it too; she could tell. "He's over Alex, and he wanted some more of this." She struck a model of a pose seductively. "And you and Jay are friends, so I thought I'd help you out. I mean, you're my boyfriend's friend, and Paige is friends with my best friend. It only makes sense that I should help you." If you ramble enough, then people begin to believe you. "She'd be interested if you hit on her tonight. Believe me." No matter how much they might not trust you, if you know enough, then they believe you. "She's a bit shy because she thinks you're still into Darcy, but come on, why else would she ask you out tonight?" They don't even check to make sure it's the truth usually.

"She told you about that?" Spinner wanted to believe it; Amy could tell. He was so easy to read.

"She told Alex and me." She glanced at the two girls to make sure that they were looking, and then crossed two fingers on her hand, tightly. "We're like this."

"Wow," Spinner nodded appreciatively. "Thanks Amy." Maybe she wasn't so bad after all. He had misjudged her.

"Anytime Spin."

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"I can't believe that I don't get to hang out with you tonight." Alex leaned against an already-washed car, and frowned. Paige was still in her swimsuit though, so that was a plus.

"Aww, Hun. It won't be so bad." Paige reached out and touched her girlfriend's hand reassuringly. Actually, Alex was still in a swimsuit too.

"I won't get to see you tomorrow either because you don't work."

"It'll work out, really." Alex smirked at her girlfriend's choice of words. "The work and work out pun not intended." The blonde continued, "You know you're cute when you pout."

"Oh really?" Alex took that moment to pout some more, hoping to get a response from her girlfriend.

"I take that back. You're evil. Pure evil." God. Alex was cute when she was pouting. Paige only had to think for a moment before something in her mind clicked, and it was all decided. "…We need more soap. Come on, Alex. Let's go get some soap." And with that, Paige grabbed Alex's hand, dragging her back inside. Hopefully no one would notice that they wouldn't come back with soap.

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"So, Jay. Ready to hang out tonight?"

"What? Amy?" Jay looked confused momentarily. He had forgotten his promise to her.

"Remember, if I got us tickets, then you said that we'd go to the concert tonight together." She smiled at him, thinking that he was kidding, and that he hadn't really forgotten.

"Actually, Amy, I'm going with someone else to the concert. I was able to get another ticket." Jay actually felt slightly uncomfortable telling this to the girl. He just hopped that she wouldn't get mad and that she wouldn't ask who he was going with instead.

"Who?" He shrugged. "Alex?" The look on his face told it all without his ever having to comment. "Come on. If I come too, then I'll make it worth your while…" She smiled at him seductively, and he knew what that meant. He was going to get lucky that night with Amy, plus he got to see if anything was left between himself and Alex.

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"So, we'll talk tonight after the concert and you do your bonding thing with Spin?" Alex was pulling a brush through her dark hair as she talked on the phone to her girlfriend.

"Definitely," Paige agreed whole-heartedly as she applied her lip gloss. Both girls were getting ready for their nights out.

"How about we meet at The Dot later? Spin can get us in, and we'll all have an extra boost of caffeine or fries or something."

"Sounds great, Hun. Don't have too much fun with Jay." Paige smiled at her reflection in the mirror. She looked good, and later that night, when she saw her girlfriend, she would still look good.

"The only thing fun about tonight is the band, and seeing you later." Alex rolled her eyes at her reflection. Good as it gets. She didn't dress up for Jay anymore. "Don't cheer up Spin too much." But she'd get to see Paige later, so she grabbed her black fedora and put it on her head. There. Look complete.

"Alex!" Paige and Spinner were both completely over each other. Paige and Alex both knew that.

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"Hey Babe, you ready?" Jay pulled up along the curb and honked the horn at the already waiting Alex.

"Stop calling me that or it's strike one." The raven-haired girl frowned at her ex-boyfriend before the car even left the curb.

He glanced at her. "Aw, if we're playing baseball, then can I at least steal a few bases?"

"Strike two, Jay. I'm warning you." She reached for the door handle, and he backed off.

"Hands to myself." He nodded, but Alex's hand didn't leave the door handle for a few more seconds. "Hands to myself. I got it."

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"You ready to go, Spin?" Paige had waited patiently at the door for her friend after knocking on the door.

He nodded and shut the door behind himself. "I feel weird being the one being picked up."

"Which makes you so the girl tonight." Paige smiled and headed back to her own car. If he was the girl, then she was totally driving her own car.

Spinner looked at her oddly. "You do realize that'd make you the guy right?"

"Not necessarily," she replied easily, thinking of herself and Alex. They were both girls, and they were dating just fine. "Just come on, Hun." He looked at her oddly again, trying to comprehend her words. She must know about her best friend dating another girl. "We're going to a drive-in movie theatre."

Spinner raised his eyebrows. He'd always wanted to go to one of those. "You actually know where one of those is?"

"Give me a break, Spin. Look at who you're talking to. I know where everything is." A smooth grin, and Paige pulled away from the curb. The night was young, and so were they in some aspects.