A/N: So this is the chapter that's been in my mind for about a year now, which could explain why it didn't take me long to write. I believe this is the moment everyone has been waiting for. enjoy =)

- Third update of Dec 28th at 12:48 pm EST

Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi or its characters but I proudly own all the drama that happens in this chapter =)

Here's an interesting little fact about me. Christmas is my third favorite holiday but December is probably my least favorite month. No actually scratch that, I hate January more than December. I just don't like winter. I'm not a big fan of being cold which is kind of funny and ironic since I live in Canada, a country known for its coldness and being great at hockey. Oh and let's not forget about maple syrup and moose!

Although I hate the cold I will say one good thing about December, winter break. That's right it's the time of year where college kids go on their winter break, including Beth and Alex, and I for one I'm extremely happy they're on break because now I don't have this big condo to myself. Paige only comes over when Alex is here, go figure.

Speaking of Alex you're probably wondering how Canadian Thanksgiving weekend went for her and Sage. Well to my knowledge it went fine. I mean Alex came back home with a smile on her face, not a grin but a smile. But I did notice that the smile wasn't in her eyes. I decided to let it go and not bother her about it.

Right now Beth and Paige are out Christmas shopping. I have a feeling they're going to come back with 100 bags in their hands. I'm actually on my way home from some Christmas shopping. I love shopping for other people but I try not to go overboard like those two. I pull up to the house. Of course Alex's black mustang is in the parking spot. I park my car on the street. I bet if I had a mustang then I'd get to park my car in the parking space more often.

I walk into the condo and heat instantly hits me. Thank God for the heat in this place because I was definitely freezing before. I go upstairs and put the bags in Beth and my bedroom. I go back downstairs to the living room. Wait why are there suitcases in here? Oh my God, is that a Tiffany's box on the coffee table? I go to the table and pick up the precious box. I open the box and inside is a ring case. This can't be what I think it is. I open up the ring case. Holy! A diamond ring is sitting in the box, sparkling in the sunlight. I think this is an engagement ring.

"What are you doing?"

"Ahh!" I yell and jump. I turn around. Whew, it's on Alex. I place my hand over my heart.

"Oh my Jesus, you just gave me a mini heart attack," I tell her.

"That's probably because I just caught you opening a box that isn't yours," Alex says.

Alex reaches over and takes the ring and box from me. She closes the ring case and places it back in the box.

"Is that what I think it is?" I ask while pointing at the box.

"Well if you think it's an engagement ring then you would be correct."

"Is that your ring?"

Alex raises her eyebrow. "Well seeing as you and Beth are already married I'm going to let you answer that question yourself."

Wait, engagement ring, suitcases. Alex is holing what looks like confirmation papers.

"Are you going to propose to Sage?" I ask.

"Ding ding ding!" Alex shouts. "We have a winner!"

Oh she's so funny. So funny that I forgot to laugh.

"Wait, is Sage moving here or something? I mean a long distance relationship is hard enough but a long distance engagement?"

Alex sighs. Why does she look guilty all of the sudden?

"I'm flying to New York tomorrow to ask Sage to marry me and if she says yes then I'm going to move to New York."

"What!" I shout. "But what about school?"

"I already sent in the transfer papers to transfer to NYU. I'll have to wait a semester but I can just work in the mean time."

"But you love U of T. You love their department. What happened to you fulfilling your dream and Sage fulfilling hers? I thought you were going to wait to see where this relationship goes."

"I have waited and Jordan I'm tired of waiting," Alex says. "I look at you and Beth and I immediately get jealous. 22 and you guys are already happy and married. You're already with the one you love. I want the same thing."

"But haven't you and Sage been a bit distance with each other lately?"

"I know but if I propose we'll become closer again," Alex says. "Sage will see how committed I am to her and how much I love her. This will all work out."

"Alex you can't be serious?" I ask. "Do you really think marriage is going to fix everything?"

"Listen Jordan I know what you're thinking but I've thought aboot this. I just want the same happiness you and Beth have and I know proposing to Sage is the right thing."

"What about Paige?"

Alex's face falls. "What aboot Paige?" she asks.

"Have you told Paige about this? I mean you two are best friends again and no offense but it looks like you've been becoming more than friends."

"Just stop Jordan!" Alex shouts angrily. "I love Sage ok? And I'm going to do this."

I'm slightly shaking my head. "Who are you trying to convince, me or you?"

Alex groans in frustration. "I thought you of all people would be happy for me!"

"Alex I am happy for you! I just think you should think this through!"

"I've thought it through and I'm doing it! My plane leaves tomorrow morning."

Alex leaves the living room and I can hear here stomping up the stairs. I hear her slam her bedroom door shut. I sigh, I don't think I believe in this engagement.

Later:

I'm lying in my bed right now staring at the ceiling. I think I do my best thinking when staring at a ceiling. I hear my bedroom door open.

"Hey sweetie," Beth greets me. "What are you thinking aboot this time?"

I sit up and look at Beth. She has a smile on her face and is holding like twenty shopping bags.

"Ok let's say you have a friend," I start.

"How aboot we say I have ten friends?" Beth asks jokingly.

I shake my head. "No this is serious," I tell her seriously.

Beth's smile turns into a serious look. She sits down on the bed next to me and places her hand on my knee.

"Ok, I'm in my serious mode," she tells me.

I take a deep breath and breathe it out. "Ok let's say you have a friend," I start again. "And this friend has two women who love her and it's pretty apparent this friend loves both of them although she won't admit to loving one of them because one of them is her ex."

Beth is nodding her head. "Ok… go on."

"Ok so let's say girl number one and girl number two are in a relationship and it's long distance. They've been having some problems lately but they've been together for a long time and they don't just want to throw this relationship away. So they've been getting a bit distant from each other for a while now and as this is going on girl number one has been getting closer to her ex, girl number three. Let's say you've always had a feeling that girl number one loved girl number three but she's in denial about it or just won't admit it. And you've always had a feeling that girl number one and three are meant for each other but after many failed attempts they've sort of given up on each other and you've given up as well."

"Ok, I think I'm understanding this."

"Ok let's say you come home to find a Tiffany's box on the table with a diamond engagement ring in it."

Beth gasps. "Oh my God."

"Now let's say girl number one tells you she's going to propose to her long distance girlfriend, girl number two, in hopes that it'll make their relationship stronger and girl number one says that if girl number two says yes she's going to be to New York to be with her, giving up her education at her school to wait a full semester to transfer to NYU. Now let's say that in your gut you know this isn't right because you know girl number one has feelings for girl number three still but she's just running away from them. And you KNOW girl number three still loves girl number one. What would you do?"

Beth is looking at me. She seems just as lost as I am right now.

"Now let me get this straight," she says. "Alex is going to propose to Sage and move to New York to be with her because she thinks it'll fix all their problems and you think that Alex is just trying to run away from the feelings she has for Paige and has had for awhile now and I'm guessing Paige has no idea that Alex plans on proposing to Sage. And you think Alex and Paige still have feelings for each other but after all the failed attempts they have just given up on each other but you think they belong together. Did I get everything?"

I'm nodding my head. "Well I KNOW Paige still loves Alex but yeah, that's pretty much it in a nutshell."

"Jordan, I think you know what you have to do and what you're going to do."

I look at Beth. "Is she at home?" I ask.

Beth smiles and nods her head. "She's at home."

I jumped off the bed and grab my coat and keys. I run out the door and jump into my car. I have to do this.

Paige's Place:

Knock knock! Knock knock!

Come on Paige! Answer the damn door!

"Paige!" I yell and continue knocking on the door. "Paige, answer the door!"

The door opens and Paige is looking at me confused and slightly annoyed.

"Hon, you don't have to knock down my door," she says.

I push past her and walk into her condo.

"Hon, what's wrong?"

I turn around and point my finger at her. "You need to tell Alex how you feel."

Paige looks at me surprised. "What?"

"You need to tell Alex how you feel!" I walk up to Paige and grab her by her shoulders. "I know you may want to hide it, you may want to keep it to yourself but you can't anymore. You need to admit to Alex what you and I have known ever since senior year of high school. You need to tell Alex that you love her."

Paige pushes my hands off her shoulders. "Hon, I don't know what's wrong with you and I have no idea what you're talking aboot." Paige starts walking away from me.

"Alex is going to New York tomorrow and she's going to propose to Sage!" I yell.

Paige stops walking. She slowly turns around and looks at me with surprise and shock written all over her face.

"What?" she half whispers.

"Alex has it in her mind that if she proposes to Sage then that will fix her relationship with her. But I think the real reason Alex is proposing to her is because of how distant she's become from her and how close you two have gotten."

I walk up to Paige. She looks like someone just told her they ran over her puppy, if she had a puppy.

"Paige if you don't tell Alex how you feel TODAY then Alex will go to New York and she won't come back," I say seriously. "She will propose to Sage, she will move to New York and she won't come back. She won't come back for you."

There's silence, nothing but silence. This is the type of silence where you feel like this exact moment could be the moment in your life that could change everything.

"Paige," I call out her name. "Paige…"

"I think you should leave hon," Paige says without even looking at me.

"What? But Paige-"

"Jordan, please go," she says this time pleading.

I sigh and walk to the front door. I reach out and grab the door knob. I turn around and look back at Paige.

"This is your one shot Paige," I tell her. "Don't let it pass you by."

I open the door and leave her condo. I can only hope my words got through to her.

Later:

One of the things I hate the most is the silent treatment. I think the silent treatment is one of the dumbest types of punishments a person can give to someone. Well Alex has decided to give me the silent treatment.

Alex and I are sitting on the couch right now watching television but neither one of us is saying anything.

Knock, knock!

That better be the pizza I ordered. I ordered it like thirty minutes ago. Woo, free pizza!

"I'll get it," Beth says. Beth goes to the front door. "Oh hey Paige."

Paige? Paige comes walking into the living room. Both Alex and I jump from our seats. Paige's eyes like red and puffy like she's been crying.

"Paige what are you doing here?" Alex asks her.

"Don't propose to Sage," Paige says.

Wow! Alex is looking at Paige surprised and confused.

"What?" Alex asks.

"Don't propose to Sage," Paige repeats.

"Why?"

Paige places her hands on Alex's face and pulls her forward. Oh my Jesus! Paige just kissed Alex! Paige just kissed Alex! I think Alex might be kissing her back. Paige pulls away.

"Because I love you, you idiot!" Paige exclaims.

Wow, total déjà vu. I think I just had a flashback of the Thanksgiving weekend of 2006.

"…" Alex doesn't say anything.

"Alex I love you," Paige says. "I've loved you ever since high school and I never stopped loving you. I know I always had moments of hesitation but I always knew what I truly felt for you. The day I kicked you out was the worst day of my life and the biggest mistake I ever made and I'm sorry. But please don't propose to Sage and move to New York. I love you and I think you love me too. You belong with me Alex, not her."

Alex is just looking at Paige, she's speechless. I look over at Beth, she's smiling. I look at Paige and her eyes are pleading to Alex. Although I can't see myself I'm pretty sure my jaw is still open. Oh my God.

A/N: LE GASP! Paige finally confesses her feelings to Alex and Alex is speechless! What will happen next!