"Are you sure about this?" Marco asked, packing a juicy juice in his blue lunch box.
"For the thousandth time, yes Marco. I need to do this," Paige said, taking the sandwiches she made last night out of the refrigerator.
"I know, I know, you need Alex. Not to be Mr. Defensive or whatever, but what if Alex doesn't give in? What if she's just fine with the way things are?"
"Enough with the 'what if's', I need to at least try again. If things don't go my way then so be it, but I have to prove to her that I'm not willing to give up. I can't let her slip away again."
"She means too much to you, I understand." Marco looked down at his wrist watch. "Well if we're planning on getting to Ajax before noon, we need to hit the road now."
"Cool," Paige zipped the flap of her lunch box and closed the refrigerator door.
"I know we're on this huge, epic quest to win back your ex-lover's heart, but we've been lacking fun for a while."
"So what do you suggest, we go to an amusement park?" Paige folded her arms.
"No…maybe, let's just get to Ajax road trip style."
"Road trip style?"
"Yah know a huge montage of us cranking up the music, speeding down the road, laughing and having fun… possibly partaking in an accidental bank heist. Something." Paige made a face at the boy.
"I'm for it, except for the bank heist part." Just as the two grabbed their lunch boxes and headed for the door, Ellie stormed downstairs.
"You're seriously gonna do it?" she asked.
"Looks like." Marco said.
"Hmm, thought you'd chicken out at the last minute or something."
"Well we're not. Now is there something you wanted to tell us, cause we're a little pressed for time Hun." Paige tapped her wrist as if gesturing to a watch.
"You guys were sleep when we got back last night, so I couldn't tell you anything." She said.
"You came down here to tell us how your night went with Craig?" Paige asked.
"No, when we were out last night, I called Alex on my cell. I just wanted to check on her to see if she was okay after last night."
"What'd she say? Anything about me?"
"Of course she talked about you, Paige. But before you get all excited, there's something you should know." The glitter in Paige's eyes soon simmered once Ellie spoke her last sentence.
"Is she okay?" Marco asked.
"Oh yeah she's fine, it's just that we talked for a while and it seems like there may be someone else. She says she has this friend, they spend a lot of time together and it may be getting serious, she isn't exactly sure though."
"Oh that's just great."
"Sorry Paige, we don't have to go if you don't want to." Marco placed a hand on his friend's shoulder.
"What? Are you kidding? We're going to Ajax no matter what. She didn't say anything about them dating, did she?" Paige asked, turning to Ellie.
"No, but"
"But nothing, I'm getting Alex back and if that means sabotaging this new girl's life than oh well." Marco and Ellie exchanged looks. "Now Marco, let's hit the road. See yah in a few days, Ellie." Paige grabbed her coat from the hanger and left the house.
"Marco, please watch her." Ellie begged.
"I will, hopefully she won't cause too much trouble. Don't forget Griffin's coming back tomorrow, so can the three of you try to keep the house clean."
"Oh please, like I don't have great hygiene."
"I know you do, but Craig… just keep the house clean for us. Love you." Marco pecked Ellie on the cheek, grabbed his coat and followed Paige's lead out the door. Ellie closed it behind him.
Shortly after the two's departure, Craig came downstairs and joined Ellie in the kitchen.
"Morning," he yawned.
"Morning." She replied, pouring her coffee.
"Sleep well?"
"Yeah," Ellie took a few sniffs to the air, she smelled something horrible, foul in fact. Was it her milk? Did something go bad in the frig? Then she realized what it was. "You didn't take a shower this morning, did you?"
"Maybe."