A/N: So I had to delete some of my documents in my Document Manager cuz I had reached the limit. WOW. Anyway, third update of Dec. 26 at 4:19 pm

Disclaimer: There is a foot of snow outside my house. Even if I wanted to leave my house and steal Degrassi and its characters from the owners I wouldn't be able to.

It's happening…again. I don't know how many times they can argue about this. They should have argued about this ONE time and decided then and there what to do. They should have had this discussion at the beginning of the year. No actually they should have talked about this last year. This is just getting ridiculous and it makes my head hurt.

"NYU has an AMAZING physical therapy department," Sage says, for about the one hundredth time.

"And Toronto has some AMAZING business schools," Alex argues back.

"Lexie do you know how hard it would be for me to transfer to a school outside of the states? And what would my parents say? My dad has never even heard of York University."

"Well it's not my fault that your stuck up parents don't know aboot anything outside their precious little bubble!"

Oh God, please tell me Alex did not just say that.

"Stuck up?" Sage asks. "You think my parents are stuck up?"

"I didn't mumble did I? Yes your parents are stuck up."

"How can you say that? After they had dinner with you during spring break. After they took time off from their jobs to come up here and get to know you better. After finally accepting us, how can you say that?"

"Accepting us?" Alex asks in disbelief. "Your father said he was tolerating us. TOLERATING! Sage we've been together for three years and your dad still thinks this is some kind of experiment!"

"Yes Daddy is old fashion but I know eventually he'll come around. Besides although they don't want me to be with you I am. I'm making a sacrifice so why can't you make one?"

"Oh I'm sorry," Alex apologizes sarcastically. "I didn't know being with me was such a sacrifice!"

"Lexie that is not what I meant," Sage says.

"No Sage I think that's exactly what you meant. Sage, I have friends and a family in Toronto. I don't want to move to a brand new city where I don't know anyone. Plus I'm still on student visa. In order for me to attend NYU I'd have to go through all that paper work again."

"What makes you think I want to move to a city where I don't know anyone except for you and your family? And I'd also have to do visa paper work if I went to school in Toronto. At least it'd be easier for you since all you'd have to do is renew your visa."

"Sage, think aboot it. We'd be moving to a big city where we don't know anyone and crime is through the roof in New York."

"Lexie have you even looked at the crime rates in New York."

There's silence, wow great job Alex for not actually knowing the crime rates in New York. That will definitely help your argument.

"… No, but I've heard about them."

I don't even have to look to know Sage just crossed her arms across her chest.

"Knowing and hearing about the crime rates are two different things Alex," she says. "But it doesn't even matter because I got into Stern and I already accepted the internship."

"So you already accepted without even talking to me aboot it first? Well that's just great Sage."

"Lexie we've been arguing about this same issue for months now! I love you Lexie, I do and I want you to be part of my future but you can't be part of it if you can't support me and make a sacrifice for me."

"But why do I have to be the one to make the sacrifice," Alex says. I heard Alex's voice crack which means I know she's on the verge of tears.

"Because one of us does Alex and it's not going to be me," Sage says. I can also hear sadness in Sage's voice.

I turn around in my seat and look at them. They both have tears running down their faces. Their fighting and crying is literally breaking my heart. Sage grabs her windbreaker off of the coat rack.

"Where are you going?" Alex asks.

"Out," Sage answers. "I need space to think and so do you. I'll be at Jenna's place."

"Sage…"

"I'll be back later. I love you."

Sage kisses Alex on the cheek and leaves the apartment. Alex has her hands on her forehead and I can hear her breathing.

"Alex…" I start.

Alex doesn't say anything. She's leaving the living room. I hear Alex go into her bedroom and slam the door shut. I pull out myself cell phone and dial the number of someone who I hope can help me.

"Hey Jordan."

"Hey Paige."

"Hon, what's wrong?"

"It's Alex and Sage. They just had another huge argument and Sage left."

"Umm… I don't know why you're calling me hon. I'm not entirely sure what to tell you, especially since I don't like Sage."

"I know you don't like Sage but I know you care about Alex's happiness. I just don't know what to do. I've only seen Alex like this before once."

"When was that?"

Oops. "Umm… It was like a really long time ago."

"Ok… well just do what you did then."

"Yeah but the situation then is entirely different from the current situation."

"Well if this is about Alex and Sage arguing on their futures then the answer is clearly right in front of you. Alex doesn't want to feel like someone's lap dog. Alex wants her own future and although she wants Sage to be part of it Alex doesn't want to give up her dream."

"So what should I do?"

"Just be there for her hon. We both know that at a time like this all Alex really needs is a shoulder to cry on."

I sigh. "Thanks Paige," I thank her.

"No problem hon. And I honestly hope Alex feels better."

"Even if that means she breaks up with Sage?"

"I didn't say that, you did."

I chuckle. "Bye Paige."

"Bye."

I close my phone shut. Alright, time to go talk to Alex. I get up from the couch and walk to Alex and Sage's bedroom. I knock on the door.

"Alex," I call out her name. "Alex, can I come in?"

I hear no response. I slowly open the bedroom door and peer in. Alex is laying down on the bed staring up at the wall with tears coming down her face. I haven't seen Alex this upset since the Thanksgiving weekend of 2006, the day Alex told Paige she loved her and Paige didn't say it back. Yep, I just went back to three and a half years ago with this one.

I walk over to the bed and lay down. I'm hoping that Alex and Sage either haven't had sex in awhile or they just changed the sheets. I lie down beside her and look up at the ceiling as well.

"I would ask how you're doing but I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to that," I tell her.

"I feel like shit," Alex tells me.

"How about we try to use more descriptive words? Maybe use less vulgar words to describe how you're feeling."

Alex sighs. "I'm hurt, sad, angry, confused, some other emotion that I can't think of right now. I just don't understand why Sage wants me to move to New York but it's too much for me to ask her to move to Toronto."

"Why don't you want to move to New York?"

"I don't know. I mean I already moved all the way to Florida to go to school. I miss Canada, I miss Toronto. I just want to be home. Is that too much for me to ask?"

"No, but you have to remember that you're in a relationship and in relationship you have to compromise."

"I know that! I just don't understand why I'm the one that has to give up something."

"Alex, let me tell you something that I have never told ANYONE."

"Ok…"

"When Beth got accepted to Miami and not FSU it broke my heart. I wanted Beth to transfer to FSU after her first semester at Miami but I knew that wouldn't make Beth completely happy. I knew that Beth had made friends at Miami and that it was a really good school for her. So instead I waited, Beth and I had a long distance relationship but we made it work."

Alex turns her head and looks at me. "Yeah but you and Beth weren't even together freshmen year," she points out.

"Yeah, one minor detail we're going to ignore for the sake of this conversation. The point is that in order for you and Sage to live your dreams and stay together you're both going to have to make sacrifices."

"What are you saying Jordan?"

"I'm saying that if you get in at U of T then go there and let Sage go to New York. Yes you're going to be in two different places and yeah it's going to be hard but if you two truly love each other and if it's meant to be then you'll work it out. The strongest relationships go through the hardest obstacles."

"And what if we don't work out?"

"Well if you don't work out then maybe it wasn't meant to be but at least you were with someone you cared about and who cared about you."

Alex sighs. "Yeah maybe…"

I pat Alex on the shoulder. "Don't worry you and Sage will work it out."

I get up and off the bed. I make my way to the door. I turn around and look at Alex. She's still staring at the ceiling. Well maybe the ceiling can help her more than I can. But here's what I just thought about. Before when Salex had this huge argument Alex left and this time Sage left. If these two can't even work this out without one of them leaving then how are they going to be able to make this relationship last much longer?