Chapter Twelve: But Baby I
"You always complain about how much your parents suck, but they don't compare to mine. Mom kicked me out." Alex gorged on the brownies Jay placed before her.
"Please. My parents have kicked me out all the time. I'm not even supposed to be here now, but who's gonna know? With their houses all over the world, who knows when they're gonna show up. Someone needs to watch out for the place." Jay smiled, chugging some beer.
"So you and Emma keep guard over the place? Nice. The school prude and the school pig."
"I'm a pig now? Even after saving your ass again?"
"You're not saving me. We're just … I don't know, but I'm in control here." Alex spat out. She liked this—not the whole actually being with Jay for real, but being with him like this.
"Are you pregnant or something?"
"What? I don't do babies. You know that." Alex stuffed another brownie into her mouth, whole.
"Whoa." Jay laughed looking at her messy face. "What did you do then."
"What did I do?" She mumbled, finishing her brownie before continuing. "I'm a burden to her and she made up some stupid excuse about me going to college and claiming myself as an independent. Then she kicked me out. What am I going to do? I work partime. I have no place to stay and no money since all my money's gone to helping her pay for that trailer."
"You at university." Jay chuckled.
"Why is that funny?" Alex punched him in the shoulder.
"Look, I know you're a 'genius' and all, but you hate school Alex. You always want to skip classes--"
"Yeah because they're all about garbage. We just read the same reincarnated shit and sit around and interpret it like it even matters." Alex sighed. "School does suck. HIGH SCHOOL." She corrected.
"So what would you stay at university?"
"Interior design."
"What? You've been thinking about this, haven't you?" Jay asked in amazement.
"And you'd take car theft 101." Alex shot back, embarrassed that she had shared her dreams with anyone else.
"Why design?" Jay asked mockingly.
"Because you can do whatever you want with it… but when I look around our trailer … I don't know … I always imagine how much better it could look and I don't want to live in a trailer forever … I want to build my dream house …" Alex kept talking in incoherent fragments. When she stopped, she looked at Jay expectantly.
"What?"
"What would you do?" She wondered.
"One, I would never go to university. Two, if I did … I'd be one of those dirty cops. You know the ones that get to beat people up, harass them, toss them around a little. Either that or Toronto's next biggest drug dealer."
"And you'd go to business school to do that, wouldn't you?" Alex joked shaking her head. Jay could never be serious. "I could totally see you as … a psychologist, but rather than helping them you'd mess them up even more, but make them think you're helping. You'd be the best in the nation and the stupid idiots would keep coming back. Take all the bastard's money." She joked as Jay opened his hands out for a hug.
"I miss this."
"Don't say that. Last time I was at your house, you hated me." Alex sighed, resting her head on his shoulder. "Promise me that … that if I go to university you'll go with. I mean--"
"What is going on in here? I'm trying to get some rest!" Emma's voice echoed through the empty household. Alex glared at Jay accusingly, prying herself from his grasp.
"Wait." Jay chased after her as she pulled a jacket over her arms.
"Have your cake and eat it too? I think not." Alex shook her head with Jay. This is exactly why it could never work. They got along and then fought, loved each other then hated each other … all the time. I was so tiring.
"Just listen. Emma stays here a few times a year. She'll be gone tomorrow. Just stay Lexi. You don't have anywhere else to go." Jay begged.
"I'll call Scott to come pick me up." She walked over to his phone, but he took it from her.
"I'll go to university with you."
"You swear?"
"On my life." Jay smiled.
"On your car." Alex crossed her arms as Jay helped her carry her bags up the stairs. Before
going to bed, he handed her an ice pack.
"For your … you know." She smiled in response. He didn't make it a big deal … her black eye. Everyone else thought it was the end of the world, but he totally got it … and got her, at least for now. There was always tomorrow for her to hate him.
Scene
Ellie could still see the petals. They were like a black-red, thick, threatening, just like blood. She couldn't believe Gianni would be so thoughtless. Anything red reminded her or blood.
"Wouldn't he know that?" She complained to Ashley who was so wrapped up in not thinking about Craig even though she was.
"Know what?"
"Never mind." Ellie sighed. She must've been thinking that in her head. She did that a lot now. "Do you think I should give Gianni a second chance?"
"I did the same thing with Craig and look what happened." Ashley sighed. "He cheated again and then moved away. Can you believe that?"
"He's living his dream Ellie. You can't hate him for that." She reasoned.
"Oh, but I can and I do. How could he leave me like that? I always thought we had the same dreams and goals in life, but I guess not."
"I used to think that too, with Sean." Ellie sighed. "We so have to stop moping. What are you doing this weekend?"
"Studying like the pathetic nerd I've become." Ashley groaned.
"Can Ms. Valedictorian take some time out of her schedule to have a slumber party with her best friend?" Ellie wondered.
"Okay … but only if I can invite all of best friends."
Scene
"Hazel!" Jimmy called through the glass, but it was already too late. The plane was taking off.
"What took you so long hon? She was really bummed that you weren't there." Paige commented.
"I know. I tried to get here as soon as I could. We had this honor society thing and I--"
"You ditched Hazel for a meeting? Wait till she hears this." Paige smirked.
"It's not funny. This is serious. Don't you realize I'll never see her again?" Jimmy broke out, almost in tears.
"Don't worry. I have a feeling she'll be back … a lot." Jimmy looked up at Paige suspiciously. "Don't those all girls' schools get practically every holiday off?" She covered with a shrug.
"I guess. When's the next one?"
"Valentine's Day."
Scene
"I don't get why she's here." Emma sneered as she, Jay, and Alex sat down for breakfast.
"You're going to learn to be cordial to one another. I've known Alex … forever and you're my woman." Jay kissed her lustfully as Alex rolled her eyes.
"Call me when the porno's over." She spat out.
"Jealous much?" Emma asked with a smile.
"Eat much? You look like a skeleton. You might want to stop that binge exercise thing."
"Binge exercise? It's excessive exercising and I'm naturally blessed with a perfect body, unlike some."
"I'm two seconds from breaking that long nose of yours. You want to keep going?" Alex threatened, as Jay stepped in between the two.
"Why don't you try talking about something you have in common." He suggested.
"Well, Alex and I went out with the same guy--"
"And you took my sloppy seconds." Jay grabbed her jacket. "I'll wait in the car."
"Back seat!" Emma yelled as Alex threw a shoe at her. The heel almost hit Emma in the eye. "She's a little crazy … I don't want her around you." She pouted, hugging Jay.
"She just likes to mess with people. Lexi is awesome." Jay grinned, immersed in his own memories of his ex.
"And just who are you dating, me or her?"
"You of course Emma. I already told you. You know." Jay kissed her softly.
"Good because I think I'm falling in love with you." Trying not to look terrified, Jay reciprocated Emma's kiss. Love? Who believed in love anymore? Things were way too up and down with his first 'love' and Emma was more like … entertainment than anything else. How was he supposed to tell her that though.
Scene
"You bailed. Loser." Gianni lightly pushed Manny was beginning to feel a little down. She and Aaron had slept together, Craig apparently found out or watched … whatever. He knew and she ran back to Degrassi.
"I didn't bail. It wasn't for me."
"But you love dance." Gianni protested.
"Not anymore. I'd rather kick your ass in baseball."
"You can't even hit the ball right." He argued back.
"All the guys I know say I have perfect aim." She joked.
"Slut." Gianni lightly pushed her again as Manny's smile faded.
"Do you really think I am?" She asked, teary-eyed.
"No. You're a cool chick, like one of the guys. You're not a bull shit tease and you up front with it." She wrapped her arm around Gianni's waist.
"For such a clueless loser, you know exactly what to say." She chuckled. "And Ellie's still got you on a leash."
"Does not." He protested.
"Sure." Manny relaxed a little. Today, she'd be okay. Tomorrow would be hell. Seeing Kiowi again. She had to talk to him before a Degrassi show-down in front of everyone.
(A/N: I finally made it to my story summary! It may me a little short, but I did it … well, it's not done yet but it'll only be no more than 5 chapters before this ends. I'll actually finish this one. Yah! –NL)
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