Two;

Tonight will change our lives, it's so good to be by your side

(The Great Escape-Boys Like Girls)

During Angie's dance class, Craig told her about his band and how much he loved photography, never once mentioning Ashley. In turn, Veronica told Craig about how her transfer from Bardell to Degrassi was due to her parent's recent divorce.

"Maybe it'll be for the good," Craig smiled at her.

She smiled, too, "It's looking good, as of now."

After dance class, they went to the Dot for lunch per Craig's suggestion and by the time they returned to the house, Joey was home.

"You did awesome today, Ang," Veronica gave her a high five before she rushed to welcome Joey.

"So, meet me back here in a couple hours and we'll head to the show?" Craig smiled.

"Of course! I can't wait," Veronica told him before collecting her pay from Joey.

Craig offered to walk her out and she accepted. Not only did he open the front door for her but also her car door.

"I want to thank you for being so nice to me, really," She looked down at her feet then quickly back up at him.

"Thank you for letting me tag along today and for agreeing to come to the show with me tonight," Craig put his hands in his pockets.

It was quiet for just a minute.

"I'll see you soon," She said quietly.

Craig nodded and backed up from her car just a little bit so she could shut her door and drive way. Once her car disappeared down the road, Craig went inside and once he shut the door he found that Joey was waiting for him with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Seems like Angie isn't the only one who really likes the new babysitter," Joey raised his eyebrows at him.

"She's cool, Joey," Craig shrugged, "she likes a lot of the same things I do."

"And what about Ashley?"

Craig kept quiet for a moment. He had tried so hard to keep Ashley home and when that failed he tried to go to England with her. Which also obviously failed. He and Ashley had been through a lot so he wouldn't be surprised if he pushed her away. He figured if she was going to ignore him, he would return the favor.

"I mean, she can't be bothered to keep her promises and even acknowledge me," Craig finally spoke up, "I can't spend my whole Summer waiting around for her to call."

Joey nodded, "I understand Craig, I do, I just don't want you to relive the whole Manny-Ashley thing.

"I know, I could at least use a friend right now," Craig patted Joey's shoulder, "and possibly a shower."

Craig moved past him and made his way upstairs and Joey found himself laughing a little bit. He had certainly had his fair share of love triangles, mostly with Caitlin Ryan at the center.

Since Ashley left, Craig would usually hover over the phone and leave his email open on his computer. When he went upstairs to shower, he didn't even look at his computer. He felt the stereotypical first date butterflies as he got ready, regardless if it wasn't really a date.

Two hours later, Craig found himself watching the clock as the minutes ticked by. He was so focused on the clock that when the doorbell finally rang it startled him a little. He took a deep breath before getting up and going to answer the door. He was definitely nervous and it's been a little bit since he's actually felt this nervous.

When he opened the door, he found himself smiling at the sight of her, she had a jean skirt, a black tank top on topped off with a pair of black ballet flats.

"You ready?" Veronica asked.

"Yeah," As much as he wanted to express his actual excitement, he was afraid of scaring her off. They walked to her car, she had offered to drive to the show earlier that day. Craig even opened her door for her.

Veronica laughed, "Why thank you, kind sir."

He laughed, too, "No problem, my lady."

Once she was settled in, he shut the door behind her and hurried to the passenger side.

She handed him the CD case from earlier before starting the car, "You know the drill."

It wasn't that picking the CD made him overjoyed, it was she was content with whatever he chose, she wasn't looking for a fight. Most importantly, she wasn't hovering. He hadn't quite told her that he was bi-polar, but she does know about him going to group twice a week. Maybe easing her into it will allow for her to treat him like a normally as opposed to treating him like he lives in a bubble.

He slipped in another mixed CD and Brand New spilled out of her speakers. The venue was maybe fifteen minutes away in more towards the Scarborough area.

Craig zipped the CD case shut, "So, tell me more about Bardell?"

Veronica took a deep breath, "Let's just say I didn't leave without any destruction. My mother no longer speaks to me and I keyed my ex-boyfriend's car."

He nodded slowly, "Wow."

"They were both garbage people anyway," Veronica shrugged.