The
next morning Jay beat Mommy-dearest to the hospital. Alex signed
herself out and sat in the front seat of Jay's car. They sped back
to Ellie's apartment, windows open. Jay turned to look at
Alex.
"You sure feel okay?" She smiled.
"Jay, I'm fine.
Believe me."
"Okay, okay. I just want to make sure."
"I
know."
"So what do you wanna do tonight? I mean we could just
chill if you want, we have school tomorrow."
"Oh please, like
you care about school. Isn't there anything going on at the ravine
tonight?"
"Always. But I didn't think you'd wanna go. I
assumed you wouldn't be in a very party mood." Alex leaned over
and pulled the sunglasses from Jay's head and put them on.
"Actually I am. It's been a while since we raised hell
together. Besides, I need to send a final message to those skanks to
keep away." Jay laughed slightly. "And I've missed you."
"Me
too."
The rest of the day was pretty boring. Alex and Ellie
stayed at the apartment while Alex ignored calls from her mother and
Jay went to work. Around nine the three of them got into the car and
to the Ravine. There was lots of music, people, alcohol and other
such lovely items. Ellie went off with into the crowd and danced. In
light of not having Sean around she had become quite the party girl.
Jay grabbed a beer and sat down on top of a picnic table. Alex sat on
the seat, arms resting on his knees. A few girls stood near the three
vans, staring at Jay. Alex had definitely noticed. She stood in front
of him and took a sip of the beer.
"Are they on the list?"
Alex asked, nodding at the girls. Jay saw them and they smiled at
him, trying their best to be seductive. Jay looked back at Alex and
nodded. "Well, that's just too bad. Cause I'm about to make
them jealous. Come on." She put the beer on the table and grabbed
both of Jay's hands. He followed her to the middle of the dancing
crowd, in plain sight of the vans. Alex protectively wrapped her arms
around Jay's neck and kissed him. He responded and put his arms
around her waist, fingers in the belt looks of her jeans. Then they
started dancing, if that's what you want to call it. More like a
lap dance standing up. The other girls looked away, trying to find
someone else who would gladly give them bracelets. Once her job was
done Alex yelled over the music.
"Can we go somewhere and talk?"
Jay nodded and led them to a more secluded place where he had parked
his car. The music was low and there was nobody around. Alex leaned
on the hood of the car and Jay stood two feet away.
"What's
up?" He asked.
"You were right, I didn't want to be here
tonight. Jay walked forward and closed the gap between them. "But I
definitely did want to be with you." Alex pulled the front of his
t-shirt and kissed him. He instinctively wrapped his arms around her
waist. She pulled away and put her hands on his shoulders. "Let's
get out of here."
"Okay." He kissed her lightly. "Get in."
He let go of her and went to the driver's seat. He could barely
close the door before Alex grabbed him and kissed him again. Jay
laughed slightly and Alex pulled away.
"I told you I missed
you."
"I know, I missed you too." She smiled and kissed him
again, but this time harder, more aggressive. Jay pulled away and saw
Alex's intense brown eyes.
"What?" she asked, confused at
why he had stopped. Jay sighed and tucked a strand of hair behind her
ear.
"We have to be more careful, Lexxi."
"I
know and we will. C'mon Jay quit pretending like you don't want to."
"Of
course I do but it is still just, I dunno. Its different now."
"Stop.
Don't think so much." She said as she went to kiss him
again.
…
The rumors were flying about the last three
days.
"I heard she was pregnant and had the baby already."
"I
heard that Jay wasn't the father at all, in fact it was some 30 year
old guy."
"I
heard that Jay is actually gay and he came out to Alex but doesn't
want anyone to know so they pregnancy was a cover story."
"Really?
I thought Alex was the gay one?"
"I
heard she had an abortion. And then her and Jay went off and slept
together and now Alex is pregnant again!"
That's the basis
of high school isn't it? Drama, sex and gossip.
…
Jay
pulled up in front of Degrassi with Alex and Ellie in the car. They
were both unusually quiet, he knew something was going on. The minute
he was out of ear shot, they were going to start talking, most likely
about him.
Oh
and was he right. They girls got out while Jay attempted to find a
parking space. They walked up the steps into Degrassi towards Ellie's
locker.
"So?
How was it?"
"What?"
Alex asked, staring off into space.
"You
and Jay? Last night? I'll forgive you for ditching me if you give me
details of some kind." Ellie entered her combination into the
lock.
"Nothing
happened." Alex answered with a sigh.
"Nothing?
Define nothing!"
"Nothing,
not a thing. Not at all. Nothing, nada."
"Why
not?"
"That
is a good question. Why don't you ask Jay." Ellie got her books
out and slammed the locker shut.
"You're
not seriously telling me a guy turned down sex. Jay Hogart of all
people?"
"Shocking
but true."
"Did
he say why?"
"That
its different now and we have to be more careful. It's not like we
weren't careful before. I seriously don't even know how it happened."
Alex said with exaggeration in her voice. "I was just really
awkward. I'm not sure why he was so damn…priestly."
"Well
where did you guys go?"
"We
drove around aimlessly. Disappointing I know. Then he took me home
and sat there until I fell asleep of boredom around 3am. When I woke
up he was gone but came and picked me up for school."
"Wow,
interesting." Ellie said sarcastically.
"I
don't know what his deal is."
"Well
here comes our favorite celibate. I'll see you later." Ellie
walked away.
Alex
turned around to see Jay.
"Hey."
He kissed her lightly on the cheek. "What's up?"
"Apparently
nothing." She opened her locker and started shuffling things
around.
"You're
pissed."
"Not
pissed."
"No
what are you then?"
"Just
confused."
"About what?"
"About
you Jay."
"What,
about me?'
The
bell rang and everyone began filing into classrooms. Alex slammed her
locker shut. "Nothing, forget about it. I'm gonna be late."
"Why
are you even bothering with school? We only have like a week left."
"Because
I need the distraction." She started walking the long hallway.
He chased after her.
"From
me?"
"I
really don't know anymore. Let it go." She stopped at the
classroom to her left and went inside just as the late bell rang. Jay
sighed, slightly exasperated. He never seemed to do anything right.
He walked in the other direction, thinking he might as well finish
the year.
They barely saw each other all day and even when they
did it was just awkward silence. Jay honestly couldn't understand
what he could have possibly done. He didn't want another fight, he
wanted them to just be happy. When the last bell finally rang Alex
and Ellie made their way back down the stairs. Right in front of the
school, sat Jay, leaning on the hood of his car. Tomorrow was some
kind of holiday and they had the day off. Alex came towards Jay and
didn't say a word.
"So do you want to tell me what's going
on?" Alex crossed her arms over her chest.
"Not really." She
answered truthfully. How does a girl go about telling her boyfriend
to just have sex with her. She just let it go, there were other
things on her mind.
"You're sure?"
"It's nothing.
Don't worry about it."
"And if I want to worry about
it?"
"Resist the urge." Alex retorted sarcastically. Jay
sighed again and finally gave in.
"Fine. Let's go. We have to
leave now or else we'll hit traffic." Alex sat down in the
passenger seat and Ellie in the back. They were going to Wasoga to
visit Sean. After barely ten minutes, Alex leaned her head against
the closed window and fell asleep.
((A/n- Okay so it gets kind of
weird here, it's like a peak into the future, about 15 years or so.
You'll understand the significance of it later on, but for right
now bear with me))
Alex Nunez was lying on the couch in
the living room. She awoke when the front door opened.
"Ma! I'm
home." Alex sat up. Standing in the doorway was Jay…except his
hair was jet-black.
"Hey, A.J. Didn't Emily come home with
you?"
"Yeah. She is getting her stuff out of the car." He
left the door open, dropped his book bag by the door and started up
the stairs.
Not
a minute later someone else appears in the door frame. Tall, blonde,
pretty, wearing an Artic Monkeys shirt is Emily. She hoists a large
duffle bag over her shoulder.
"Hi
Alex. Is my dad here?" She said without changing her indifferent
facial expression.
"No,
he is at work." Alex got off the couch and stood up, showing
quiet clearly that she was eight months pregnant. "How was
school?" She asked brightly, trying to be cheerful.
"The
same."
"And
your mother?"
"She's
good."
"Oh,
good." Alex said with a smile. Like she gave a fuck.
"Okay.
I'll be upstairs." Emily said. She dragged her bag up the
stairs. When Alex heard the bedroom door shut she sat back down on
the couch and pulled the phone toward her. She quickly dialed a
familiar number.
"Hello?" The male voice on the other end
answered.
"She fucking hates me."
"Who?"
"Your
daughter, she hates me."
"No, she doesn't hate you,
Lexxi."
"Jay, I'm pretty sure I'd know when someone hates
me." Alex sighed into the phone and propped her feet up on the
coffee table. "Did you ask her mother how long she'll be
staying?"
"Yeah, I talked to her yesterday. She'll have to
stay for a week because Emma is going to New York."
"Fantastic."
Alex said sarcastically. "How soon are you going to be home?"
"I'm
on my way, twenty minutes or so. Are Sean and Ellie still coming over
for dinner?"
"Yeah, they'll be here soon. Hurry up."
"Okay,
love you."
"You too."
"Bye." Alex hung up and dropped
the phone next to her. Then she ran her hand over her bloated stomach
and smiled. It was a girl this time…
The phone next to her rang
loudly. She picked it up and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Alex?
Hi, it's Emma Nelson. Can I talk to my daughter please?"
"Sure,
hold on a sec." Alex pressed the phone to her chest to muffle the
sound.
"Emily!"
She stopped her self from saying 'Emily Riley Nelson' in the same
tone that her damned mother insisted on answering on the phone.
"Yeah?" Emily's voice came from upstairs in her
bedroom.
"Pick up the phone, it's your mother!"
"Okay,
got it." Alex clicked off the phone just as the doorbell rang. She
got up and answered it. Standing on the welcome mat was Ellie, Sean
at age thirty-four and a sixteen year old boy that was the exact
mixture of each of their features.
"Alex, you're so
big."
"Thanks El, I didn't realize." She retorted as she
hugged her old friend. "How are you?" she asked as she hugged
Sean as well. "Hi, Hayden. A.J. is upstairs in his room."
"Thanks."
He said as he climbed the small staircase. Alex sat down on the same
couch with Ellie and Sean. It had been a long time since they had all
hung out together. Though they couldn't say the same for their
children.
"Where's Jay?" Sean asked before taking a sip of
his drink.
"He'll be here any minute." Just then Emily came
down the stairs. She paused awkwardly on the last step.
"Oh, hi
everyone. Uh, Alex, I need to get something I left at my house. I'll
be back soon."
"Oh, sure."
"Okay." She grabbed her
denim jacked from the rack and left.
"Well, now, that was
sufficiently awkward. Jay's daughter is staying with you?"
"For
a little while." Alex leaned back into the couch and rolled her
eyes. "She despises me."
"It must run in the family then."
Alex laughed a little and relaxed.
((Okay the bizarreness is over.))
Alex
woke up as they came to a stop. They were back at Wasoga, in front in
Sean's parents' house. Sean was waiting outside for them. The three
of them got out of the car. Jay and Sean greeted each other in that
way that guys do before Sean came and hugged Alex. Then Ellie and
Sean got very caught up with each other and went around the corner
leaving Alex and Jay alone. Alex sat on the hood of the car, her feet
dangling. Jay stood in front of her, his hands on her knees. She was
staring at the ground, deep in though.
"Are
you okay?"
"Yeah."
She looked up at him.
"Yeah
I don't believe you. What's going on?"
"Did
you hook up with Emma Nelson?"
"What?" Jay said
surprised.
"Oh,
you heard me. Emma."
"I...it
was a..." He averted eyes.
"Jay,"
She took his face in her hands and looked him dead in the eyes.
"Couldn't you ever just answer me straight?"
"It's
complicated, Alex."
"No.
It's a yes or no question. Did you or did you not hook up with Emma
Nelson?"
"Yes.
I did." Alex took her hands away.
"Okay."
"Okay?"
"Yupp.
Okay."
"Why
did that even come up anyway?"
"No
reason..."
"And
your okay with it?"
"Not
at all. But I just have to deal with it right." She hopped off
the car and went and sat on Sean's porch. "Just out of
curiosity, Jay...how desperate were you?"
Jay rolled his eyes
in frustration.
"Alex.
It was a mistake okay?" He walked over and sat next to her
"Okay.
But you know it isn't even like I ever denied you anything. It's
like kind of stupid of you. Your overpowered testosterone gave the
whole school a STD epidemic. That's really awesome of you
"Damnit
Alex. You're never going to let that go are you?" She got up
because she saw Sean and Ellie walking towards them.
"Aww,
baby. You thought you would?" She tsk tsked her mouth
sarcastically. "You're dumber than I thought." She
playfully slapped his cheek and went to meet Sean and Ellie.
"Hey
guys. There is a party down by the beach. Let's go."
"Why
not." Alex said, linking her arm with Ellie's and leading the
way.
They
all walked in silence. Sean fell behind to talk to Jay.
"What'd
you do?"
"What
do you mean?"
"She's
freezing you out. She's pissed. What'd you do?"
"You're
not going to like it." He sighed loudly. "I cheated on
her."
"Bu--"
"With
Emma Nelson. Her fucking mortal enemy." Sean stopped suddenly.
"What?
Are you kidding?"
"No. Why would I be kidding?"
"You
hooked up with Emma. Wow." He kept walking behind the girls.
"Yeah.
It just happened." Sean laughed out loud. "What?"
"I
can't believe that."
"Yeah
well, its always one hell of a beach party when your girlfriend wants
to drown you."
((I
really wanted this to be the last re-write. But it isn't. I didn't
like what happened after this so I'm changing it. There'll be one
more rewrite after this. Some people asked me about what I think
about the whole Alex lesbian thing so I must answer:
I had heard
rumors about Alex and Paige long before the new season started. When
I finally saw it, I was not disappointed. I mean well, yeah I was.
Alex is a lesbian which completely dashes all of my hopes of her and
Jay getting back together. But the episode was excellent, well
written, and if it had to happen then I wouldn't have it any other
way. Besides there was plenty of Alex, Jay action, that was
hysterical. And it made me realize that the way I wrote them was kind
of freakishly accurate. The season final was good too, more Jay
action. I love him, HE IS SO HOTT. Lol anyway. Yeah…))
