Against All Odds
Chapter Two

A/N: This chapter will be longer, I promise. Even if I've got to spend an hour
doing this, it will be a better length. The last one was just... ick.

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The next morning, Holly J awoke with a smile on her face. The details of last night were more than a little bit blurry, other than the fact that she had kissed Spinner. Well, technically he had kissed her, but that hardly mattered. Of course, he had been drunk out of his mind at the time, but that didn't have to mean anything, did it? People were always saying that the truth always came out when you were intoxicated. Did that count for words and actions? She didn't know. The only thing that was clear to her at the moment was what she was feeling, and what she was feeling was that she wanted a piece of Spinner pie.

An hour and a half later, Holly J was on her way to The Dot to start her shift. She had screw up horribly with Blue, but that hardly mattered to her anymore; not after last night. ...Honestly, it made sense, didn't it? He'd been there for her throughout this whole financial ordeal, even when the power squad had turned their backs on her for what she'd done to Mia. He'd listened to her as if she were a person, instead of Holly J. Sinclaire, queen bitch.

Upon reaching The Dot, she froze outside of the door. What if Spinner hadn't meant to kiss her last night, or worse – what if Jane had decided to take him back? What would become of them and their little hook-up then? She realized that any of this could happen, but Holly J. was quick to convince herself that she didn't care as she pushed open the door and stepped into the restaurant.

Upon seeing her enter, Spinner didn't even glance up at her. Holly J. frowned at this, but figured that he was probably just embarrassed because of how bluntly he'd kissed her last night. It had been rather surprising after all; even she hadn't seen it coming. Honestly though, she wished he'd say something. Anything to bring up last night, really. She was just itching to talk about it, even though she wasn't sure whether the kiss had only been a product of all the alcohol he'd taken in last night.

"So..." The redhead began, grinning from ear to ear as she sat down on one of the bar stools across from Spinner. "You're a pretty good kisser, Spin. I honestly didn't expect it to be that good." She was about to laugh in a flirting sort of matter, when she realized that the older boy was looking slightly confused.
"What?" She asked, frowning a bit. "Do you not remember anything, Spinner? I know you were drunk, but – "

"Listen," He interrupted her, his expression deadly serious. It was odd – seeing him be serious about something, that was. Usually, Holly J. was used to seeing him goofing around. "Whatever happened last night was a mistake. Get it, Holly J.? I was obviously lonely, and highly misguided – "

With each word he spoke, Holly J.'s anger began to rise. "Do you even know what misguided means?" She snapped, fully aware of how harsh her words were. "Like I wanted you to kiss me anyway. Like, please. You've barely got a penny to your name, and you've failed english three times. Three times, Spinner. Do you even realize how stupid that makes you seem?"

Now Spinner was beginning to get angry himself. Ignoring their boss, Marty, who was watching them from across the room, he leaned in closer to her and lowered his voice. "Hey. I gave you this job, and I can easily take it away," He told her. Honestly, he didn't know why Holly J. was acting like this. Up until a few days ago, they had barely even spoke to each other and now here she was, arguing with him about a kiss that he couldn't even remember.

"You already have, in case you're forgetting," Holly J. snapped, frowning at him. "I just – why did you kiss me?"

Spinner fell silent at her question, and the redhead grew even angrier at his failure to reply. He just didn't know what to think, though. What had he done last night, and why had he done it? Sure, there was something oddly alluring about Holly J., and he had to admit that lately he'd been seeing a side of her that he quite liked. However, he and Jane would get back together eventually. Maybe he just wasn't ready to give up on that.

"Holly J.," He said slowly, staring his fellow employee straight in the eyes. "This is crazy. We both know that that kiss meant nothing. I'm completely in love with Jane, and you're supposed to be completely hooked on Blue."

At the mention of Blue's name, Holly J. had to frown. True, she had (and a part of her still did) liked Blue, but she'd royally screwed things up with him this time. She should've been honest with him in the first place, like she'd done with Spinner. Blue would've understood; from what she knew about him, he was a pretty understanding guy. Maybe if she'd been honest, she could be at the concert with him right now, instead of sitting in The Dot with Spinner.

"I'm not Blue's favourite person right now," She said quietly, glancing down at her hands that were clasped in front of her. However, the redhead gave no further explanation, leaving the rest up to Spinner's imagination.

He frowned. "I'm not Jane's favourite person right now, either."

At his words, Holly J.'s head shot up. Was that the only reason that she felt so attracted to him – because they had both messed things up with their love interests, and she was looking for a quick rebound? Was that what Spinner was to her, a rebound? Maybe... maybe she didn't really care for him at all. Love, after all, was a crazy thing.

"Stop whining and do something about it then," She instructed him, although she'd done nothing to fix things with Blue. How hypocritical of her. And Spinner was quick to point this out, too.

"I'll talk to Jane when you talk to Blue."

Holly J. scoffed. "Oh please, Spinner. I don't think Blue is going to want to hear anything from me. I flat out told him that I didn't want to go to that concert with him."

"Why would you do that?" Spinner asked, raising an eyebrow at the redhead in pure curiosity. "I thought you liked Blue. Sheesh, you sure change your mind a lot."

Holly J. rolled her eyes at him, although she supposed it was true. Awhile ago, she'd wanted Blue and nobody else but Blue. Now, for some reason, her heart had brought Spinner into it. Of course, she tried to play it off like it meant nothing, but she wasn't really so sure.

"Yeah," She said, shrugging miserably. "I do change my mind a lot."