A/N: Thank you everyone for reading this. I have big plans for this story. and i know many of you are wondering what happened to Beth and Jordan. well you just have to wait and see =)
Disclaimer: I own a Good Charlotte cd, OneRepublic cd, and two Paramore cds. I also own Degrassi seasons 4 & 5 on DVD. I DO NOT own Degrassi or its characters thou. =)
I've been in college for almost two months now. I've gone to four frat parties, two house parties, and one dorm party. I've been hit on by twenty guys, four of which I went to high school with and they thought that maybe I had "turned straight" while living in Canada, and seven girls. I've been asked out on a date countless times, many from Tammy, and I use to have a really good excuse. I used to be able to say I couldn't because I have a girlfriend but I no longer had the privilege to say that.
I'm going home this weekend for Canadian Thanksgiving. I got permission from the school to miss classes for three days. I can't wait to go back to Canada to be honest and it's sort of weird. I just miss my parents and my friends, and I want to meet Alex's new girlfriend.
She's the girl all the bad guys want. Yeah, she's the girl all the bad guys want.
And speaking of Alex, I answer the phone.
"Best friend, I was just thinking about you," I say into the phone.
"Hey, have you heard from Paige lately?" she asks.
"No, I haven't. Is everything ok?" Great, now I'm worried.
"I don't know. She called and left some weird message on my phone the other day. I thinking Banting might be getting to her. So I suggest that when you and her come home this weekend we have some fun."
"Aw, that's nice. You being so concerned about Paige."
"She might be my ex-girlfriend but she's still my friend and I still care about her."
"At least you still care," I mutter.
There's silence on the phone. Great, now I've made the conversation awkward.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Alex asks quietly.
"No, no I don't." I sigh. "I need to get over it."
I close my eyes and breathe slowly. I let the bitterness and sadness go away before I speak again.
"I'll see you on Friday."
"Ok, see ya then." I hang up the phone.
I'm looking up at the sky, staring at the clouds and begin to wonder. How does she feel at this exact same moment?
Friday Night, Thanksgiving Weekend!!!!:
We have now landed in Toronto, Canada. Thank you for flying with us and enjoy your stay.
A flight from Tallahassee to Toronto is not a short one, believe me. I'm carrying a bag on one shoulder and dragging a roller suitcase behind me. I'm searching the crowd looking for my ride but I can't find my mom anyway.
"Looking for me?" a familiar voice behind me asks. That person does not sound like my mom.
I turn around and Alex is smiling at me.
"Please tell me I'm not taking the bus home."
Alex takes a set o keys from her pocket and swings them in front of my face. "Nope," she says happily.
I raise an eyebrow. "You got a car?"
"Psh, no. Your mom let me borrow the mini-van."
"My mom is letting you borrow the mini-van? She must be high on something."
A sharp pain goes up through my arm. I rub the spot on my arm where Alex just punched me.
"Your mom trusts me thank you. Plus her and Bri Rizzle are busing cleaning the house for you.
"Please don't tell me you have actually started calling my dad that. You're going to make him think he's cool and hip."
"But your dad is cool and hip," Alex says in a serious tone with a straight face.
We're looking at each other now. Her face is about to crack. Alex starts laughing and I follow.
"You looked serious there for a second," I tell her.
We climb into the mini-van and head to my house.
Alex is driving with the radio playing. We're not listening to the radio but using it as background noise.
"So how's the girlfriend?" I ask in a sing-song voice.
"She's good."
"What's her name again?"
Alex sighs and shakes her head. "It's Carla. How many times do I have to tell you?"
I shrug my shoulders. "Sorry, I've just never been good with names."
We stop at a red light. Alex is looking at me with a raised eyebrow.
"You've never been good with names?" she asks in disbelief. "That is bullshit and you know it."
The light turns green and we continue our way to my house.
"I've told you her name about ten times Jordan. I know you, and you are not allowed to dislike my girlfriend without meeting her first."
"I have no idea what you are talk about," I tell her casually.
Alex shakes her head. "You were probably the biggest fan of Palex that I knew." Alex turns and looks at me. She places a hand on my shoulder. "I'm moving on and you need to also."
"I need you to watch the road!" I yell at her pointing forward.
Alex turns her attention back to the road. "Calm down, we're here anyway."
She pulls the car into the driveway and turns it off. I jump out of the car, get on my knees, and kiss the ground.
Alex closes the door and comes over to my side to see what I'm doing.
"What the hell are you doing?"
"I'm kissing the ground because I got here in one piece."
Alex just looks at me and shakes her head. She and I grab my stuff out of the van and go into the house.
"I'M HOME!" I yell into the house so my parents can hear me.
"SHE'S HOME! SHE'S HOME! MY BABY IS HOME!" I hear my mom yelling.
She's running out of the kitchen with an apron on and a giant spoon in one hand. She sees me and yells even louder.
"Brian, our baby is home!"
"Mom stop yelling!" I tell her. "You're blowing out my ear drum."
I hear Alex giggling and I elbow her in the side.
Can't breathe, can't breathe. My mom is hugging me really hard right now. She's crushing my airway.
"Can't…breathe…"
"Mrs. J, I thinking you're crushing Jordan," Alex tells my mom.
My mom lets go of me and I take a deep breath.
"I'm so happy my little princess is home," my mom says and kisses my cheek. She turns to Alex. "And thank you Alex for bringing her home safely."
"Barely," I whisper.
"No problem Mrs. J," Alex says and gives me mom a huge smile.
"Hidy Ho!" Brian yells from the top of the staircase.
I look up and smile. "Hey Dad!"
"Hey hey hey lil J," he says trying to sound cool.
I raise an eyebrow and look at my mom and Alex. The both shrug and shake their heads. Brian can be so weird sometimes.
"I'll take your stuff to your room," Alex says. She grabs my bags and heads upstairs.
Both of my parents are in my face now with questioning eyes.
"Yes I'm passing all my classes," I tell them.
They both exhale the breath they were apparently holding in.
"How's the roommate?" Brian asks.
"She's ok. I don't want to strangle her."
"Well that's always good," my mother says. "How's Beth?"
A pain shoots through my heart. I look down at my feet. "We um…" I'm having a hard time saying it. "We kind of broke up." I just have the urge to cry now.
"Oh honey." My mom pulls me into a hug. "I'm sorry."
"It's ok Mom. I'll survive."
"Don't worry," Brian says. "There are other fish in the sea."
But there's not a single fish like her. "Thanks Dad."
Alex comes back down the stairs. She actually jumps over the last five and lands it but almost falls.
"You ready?" she asks.
"Where are we going?"
"Hello, Paige comes home today also," she says in a 'duh' expression.
"When do I get to meet the girlfriend?"
"Tomorrow, let's go." Alex grabs my hand and is pretty much pulling me out of the house.
"See ya later!" I yell to my parents.
We hop back into the mini-van and make our way to what I'm guessing is Marco and Dylan's place. Alex is whistling a happy tune right now. For someone who has a new girlfriend sure is happy to see her ex. I feel this weekend is going to be very interesting.
A/N: for those of you that don't know, i don't post a new chapter till i have three reviews on this chapter =) which is why i posted this chapter today b/c i finally got a 3rd review for chapter one today. p.s.- does anyone have a link where i can watch the full epsiode of Free Fallen' pt. 2? thanks. LEAVE REVIEWS!!!