Author's Note: Sorry It's been a while, there was something wrong with the login system. But here's chapter 5.

"Good Morning, Lexi" Sam greeted as Alex entered the employee room. Sam had light, brown skin with long, black curls that reached her waist. Her black/brown eyes had a slight twinkle in them, and her slim figure was more than striking to Alex. The girl had the most exuberant personality, she always had a bright smile on her face and she had a habit of making Alex laugh. Yes, most of the words she'd use to describe the girl weren't in her vocabulary, but there was something about her that made her go weak in the knees each time she saw Sam.

The two worked all three shifts as waitresses at K G's, the restaurant her cousin owned, Alex was lucky enough to have a family member that was making something of their life instead of clinging on to idiot exes. The job paid well enough, enough to pay rent, and Alex was happy… mostly because she got to spend a lot of time with Sam. It might've been a bit of a coincidence that the girl was a lesbian as well, which was rare for Alex to find someone as interesting and in her league. They weren't exactly official, yet, but a good quiet moment between the two would set things off.

"Hey," she said.

"How'd your thanksgiving go? Have fun with …what's her name, Paige?"

"Paige is far away and I'm glad, I probably would've had a better time with you and Karen." Karen was Alex's cousin.

"Didn't go so well, huh?"

"Not so much, it ended with me leaving stuffing and telling her off. She wanted to get back with me and I just couldn't do it, so I left." Alex was surprised at how unfazed she sounded towards the situation. On the drive back home, she couldn't stop crying; now she spoke as if the night before had no impact on her emotions. Maybe Sam had that affect on her.

"Well, she must've been pretty foolish in the first place to let you go." Alex always loved how Sam made it seem like everything was the world's fault, as if Alex was a saint and she could do no wrong.

"Thanks."

"Well the early bird hasn't flown in yet. Wanna watch some cartoons until its order takin' time?"

"Sure, that doesn't sound sooo horrible."

Paige's clever idea to go to Ajax would've been perfect… if she knew how to get there. It didn't come to mind until she and Marco started on the road. She had to play things off each time he asked her what direction they were headed in, but Paige had things under control. They'd end up in Ajax, somehow.

Marco had his feet propped up on the dashboard board, twitching them back and forth to the music that played in the stereos. "Modern Love" by The Premiums.

"Paige are you sure you know where we're going?" He asked. "It's not like we take daily trips to Ajax."

"I know where we're going, trust me. Just lay back and relax, enjoy the scenery, we'll be in Ajax in a few hours."

"Fine." The two were quiet for a moment, Paige stared blankly at the road and Marco stared blankly at the blonde sitting next to him. "I kinda love you, you know that?"

"I thought you always did."

"I did, but I think I do even more."

"Why is that?"

"Cause you've grown so much. In a million years I never would've thought that Paige Michalchuk would go to such great lengths to get back her ex, a girl at that."

"Um Hun, it's just a road trip."

"Its way more than that, and you know it. You're kinda my idol, believe it or not."

"Please. Don't idolize me, I've done nothing to be worthy of it. I bombed out at Banting, lied about it, lost my job and I practically guided Alex to Ajax. I'm nothing, just some silly blonde who always screws up what she has going for her."

"Paige, that's not true. No matter what the odds, you always find a way to get back on your feet. You tried to enroll at the university."

"Yeah, and look how that turned out."

"It doesn't matter, you always try. You never give up and I admire you for it. Not even Ellie could give me as much inspiration as you have, your determination is incredible. If it weren't, I would not be sitting next to you in this car." Paige slightly turned to him, her focus still on road as well. She smiled at Marco and he smiled back.

"Thanks, I kinda needed that."

"No problem. Just keep your eyes on the road Michalchuk, and we'll be cool." All Paige could do was smile.

"Are you sure you're gay? Cause I could drop this whole road trip and date you instead."