At Zanzibar

Announcer: Please give it up for Lextasy. 

(Alex walks off the stage.)

Mel: How was it?

Alex: Honestly? The most terrifying experience of my life. I think I’m going to throw up. 

Mel: Paige called. She wants you to call her back. 

Alex: Mel! This never happened, okay?

(She makes a signal that she’ll keep Alex’s secret.)

At Alex’s

Paige: Hey sweets! I brought falafels. 

Alex: Is that the only reason you came over? To fatten me up?

Paige: No. Um in fact…it’s not. I thought about what you said about labels, straight, bi, lesbian, whatever. I really, really care about you and I’ve decided to try to get over my fears. So Ms. Nuñez will you be my sweetheart? 

(Alex kisses her.)

Alex: There’s your answer sweetheart. 

At Alex’s, the next morning

Emily: Morning. Your regular cookie.

Alex: Mom.

(Emily drops the bag of cookies on the table and takes off her hairnet.)

Alex: God how can you stomach those things after a night shift?

Emily: Hey each cookie I mechanically assemble gets us one step closer to keeping a roof over our heads. 

Alex: Will this help?

(She holds up the money.)

Emily: Holy. Did you rob a bank?

Alex: Job at a schmancy bistro equals big tips. That’s for the rent fund. 

Emily: Thank you so much honey. You know that you’re the one thing I’ve ever done that turned out right.

Alex: Don’t be so sure. Right now I’ve got an exam. 

At Degrassi

(Alex is falling asleep during the test and tries hard to concentrate.)

At the Dot

Jay: Eeyore, have you seen my friend Sean around?

Sean: Um sorry. It’s just everything’s about to change.

Jay: It’s about time you got some fresh gitch. 

Sean: I’m talking about my life, jackass. Emma thinks she’s pregnant.

Jay: Are you serious? Congratulations man. Score!

Sean: Score? What have you been drinking break fluid? 

Jay: You have got her, bro forever. Now this way Emma can’t ditch your ass when she comes to her senses. 

Sean: Give me a break, alright? Knocking her up was never part of the plan. 

Jay: This is your ticket, Sean. Ready made family, life at the garage. You’re set for life. Isn’t that what you always wanted?

At a club

Ellie: Did you tip or is every last dime still going to your dad?

Marco: Tip I did, gloomy one. I also have one for you. When boy hunting, try to look like you’re having fun. 

Ellie: Jesse!

Jesse: You look great Ellie. 

Jay: So what’s in the bag? A gesture of sweet, sweet romance?

Paige: This? A little post-exam gift for my belle. Super on sale. 

(Alex pulls out a red dress.)

Mel: Sexy! It’s perfect for work.

Alex: Hilarious Mel. She’s, she’s joking.

Paige: Good. But as far as jokes go, hon? Not so funny. The thought of you wearing a parka in that place gives me an emotional boil. 

Alex: Well then I guess I’ll just have to perform an emotional lancing. Tomorrow night I’ll quit. I’ll find a new job. 

Paige: Are you serious? Best present ever! I suddenly feel like dancing!

(She goes dancing with Marco.)

Mel: New job?

Alex: As far as Paige knows, you bet.

Jay: A big, fat lie. Now there is a solid foundation for a relationship. 

Alex: Yeah. A complicated one and if she finds out I’m an exotic dancer, there won’t be one at all. 

Jay: Well good luck with that, Lextasy. You see when a hot girl shakes her naked ta-tas for a living, word gets around. 

At Degrassi

Ms. Hatzilakos: Alex! You have a minute?

Alex: Yeah.

Ms. Hatzilakos: People are talking about you.

Alex: Whatever. It’s all lies. 

Ms. Hatzilakos: These people are your teachers. They’re all very impressed on how you’ve had a major turnaround this year. However I did hear about your organic chem. exam. It’s not exactly your best work. Is everything okay?

Alex: Yeah. Uh couldn’t be better, Ms. H. I’ll study harder next time, okay?

Ms. Hatzilakos: Listen I wanted to talk to you about university. 

Alex: Yeah universities cost money.

Ms. Hatzilakos: There are scholarships or loans, I’ll wrote you a glowing reference and with some part time work-

Alex: Is that all?

(She nods and Alex leaves.)

Outside the school

Sean: How was your exam?

Emma: I managed. Thanks for the study help.

Sean: Okay if you’re pregnant, let’s keep the baby if that’s okay with you.

(They hug.)

Emma: Yes, yes, yes! It’s okay with me. Just us doing this together makes it okay with me.

Sean: Just promise me your parents won’t k*ll me. 

Emma: Well there will be serious drama, but it’s better than boot camp. 

Sean: I’m still going to enlist, Emma. 

Emma: What?

Sean: I’d send money. I’d see you on leave. It’s best for everyone. 

Emma: Leaving me alone? It’s the worst idea Sean. It’s ridiculous.

Sean: I wouldn’t bail on you, Emma. I just want to get a career. I want a chance to become something. 

Emma: And I’m stuck being a teen mom. Well that’s fantastic. Why are guys so typical?

At Zanzibar

Vlad: All by yourself sweetheart?

Alex: I didn’t want to join the dressing room nose candy party. 

Vlad: Smart girl, but that tells me you need the money for something else. 

Alex: Yeah. I’m just not sure dancing topless for a bunch of lonely pervs is worth it. No offence.

Vlad: Allan here is one of my best clients. 

Allan: Lextasy is it? Is that French?

Alex: Look Vlad I don’t think I can do this anymore. If you still need a waitress, I can-

Vlad: But you are a natural, Alex. I like you. My clients like you. So I’m going to give you weekend shifts. Huge money. Cash every night.

Alex: What’s the catch, aside from taking my clothes off?

Vlad: Just be sexy.

Announcer: Lextasy to the stage please.

Paige: Mel! Where’s Alex? I want to wish her a happy last night in the cesspool. 

Mel: You should go Paige.

Announcer: And next up, one hand meets the other for the sexy Lextasy. 

(Paige watches as Alex goes to the stripping room.)

After Alex’s performance, she walks offstage

Alex: Paige, what are you…?

Paige: Oh I just thought I’d drop in, check out some naked chicks and surprise! One of them was you.

Alex: It’s not what you think. 

Paige: I saw you stripping! Devoid of clothing. What is there to think? What else aren’t you telling me? How bad is it that you have to do this?!

Alex: I’m doing what I have to do, okay? Just don’t worry and don’t be mad please.

Paige: How can I not worry? 

Vlad: What is all this? Young lady if you want a job, auditions are on Thursdays. Goodbye.

(Paige throws the flowers at Alex and leaves.)

At Degrassi, people are setting up for the winter dance

Darcy: So your votes for winter fest ice queen, are you taking bribes?

Manny: You’re our girl, Darcy. 

Darcy: Thanks for helping set up. It would be a winter-y nightmare without you.

Manny: I had a nightmare. Mr. Armstrong chased me off a cliff. Must have been that functions exam. Emma, help I’m falling!

(Manny pretends to fall on Emma.)

Emma: Stop it. I’m sorry. I’m just trying to skip over the whole functions memory. 

Manny: Speaking of functions, when we lived together we were in synch. Last week I asked you for a tampon, but you weren’t you know…

Emma: I think Sean and I had an accident.

Manny: Oh no. Are you sure?

Emma: I think so. I didn’t know it was possible to be this scared. 

(Manny hugs her.)

At Zanzibar

Allan: Buy you a drink, Lextacy?

Alex: Wait ten minutes Allan. Show’s free. 

Allan: Sorry. Have a good night. 

Alex: Who are you? Five words or less.

Allan: Entrepreneur, golfer, divorced twice, old and lonely. 

Alex: That’s seven. 

Allan: You’re counting the ‘and’?

Alex: My turn. I’m a lesbian. 

Allan: Huh. I just wanted to talk.

Alex: Super. Thing is, my partner wants me to quit working here and uh it’s getting hard to find reasons not to. 

Allan: You know it takes a brave, supremely confident woman to do what you do. She can’t handle it, her loss. 

Alex: Thing is I don’t want to lose her.

Allan: I bet she doesn’t want to lose you either.

(He gives her some money.)

Allan: Here. For your time.

At Marco and Ellie’s

Marco: Ellie! Rise and shine sleepyhead. El? Half hour ‘til class. Hey come on!

(He opens the door.)

Ellie: No, no, no, no. Stay down!

Jessie: What? What?

(Marco sees Ellie and Jesse in bed together and he quickly leaves.)

At the Dot

(Alex and Paige start talking at the same time.)

Alex: There’s something-

Paige: I just want to-…sorry you first.

Alex: I’m sorry you had to find out the truth like that. The look on your face at the bar…

Paige: You need help. So I’ll forgive you, erase that image from my memory and we’ll celebrate your new job at the dance. There’s an internship at my mom’s company. 

Alex: Paige I have a job, okay?

Paige: Exploiting yourself is not a job, so swallow your stupid pride and accept help when it’s offered. 

Alex: My mom and I are this close to being evicted. I do this because I have to. Get it?

Paige: No. I will never ever get why you would take your clothes off for money. For any reason ever!

Alex: I don’t know; female empowerment? 

Paige: That’s bovine fecal matter and you know it, Alex. 

Alex: I’ll have enough in a week or two.

Paige: Until something else comes up. Every night that you do this, it kills me. When does it stop? 

Alex: Maybe when I make enough for tuition or when I get my mommy’s magic credit card, like yours. This is my reality Paige and if you can’t be there for me, we have no future.

Paige: Sorry Alex. I can’t. 

Alex: Have fun at the stupid dance. 

At Emma’s

Spike: Pregnant! Everything we’ve talked about was supposed to prevent this. 

Emma: It’s not your fault, mom.

Spike: Okay, first things first. Take the test. If it’s positive, we’ll make you a doctor’s appointment. 

Emma: Okay, but remember these tests are only 99% accurate. 

Spike: Here we go again.

Emma: Ah!

Spike: Is everything okay, honey?

Emma: Yeah. It’s more than okay. I got my period. 

Spike: Yes!

(Spike hugs Emma and Manny starts dancing around with her.)

Manny: Go Emma! You got your period and you’re not pregnant. We’re going dancing. Let’s go get dressed up. We’re going dancing!

At Zanzibar

Alex: Hey golfer, glad to see you. 

Allan: So things with the girlfriend?

Alex: Big, huge, apocalypto fight. This so-called confident woman is feeling pretty pathetic right now. 

Allan: Look Lextasy, whatever your name is, come to Vegas with me. 

Alex: Vegas? Okay what part of ‘I’m a lesbian’ didn’t you get?

Allan: I’m not asking you to fall in love with me. Think of it as another job. Name your price. 

(Alex slaps him and Vlad rushes over.)

Alex: You pig! If you even look at me…

Vlad: Control yourself or there will be problems. Are we clear? 

Alex: I’ve got my own problems, scumbag. I quit!

At the dance

Sean: Surprised you’re here. Why won’t you return my calls?

Emma: Because there’s nothing to talk about. I got my period. False alarm.

Sean: Really? Are you serious?

Emma: It’s not something I’d joke about.

Sean: That’s awesome, right? So what now?

Emma: I don’t know. You’re off to basic training. I’m going to university next year. 

Sean: When I get back…

Emma: Stop. Maybe we shouldn’t make any plans right now.

Sean: Can I at least have a dance?

(Emma smiles and they start to dance.)

At Alex’s

(Emily walks in as Alex is packing up some stuff.)

Emily: What are you doing? We don’t have to move.

Alex: I quit my job. What can we sell? 

Emily: You quit? That was good money, Alex. That was, that was money we all need.

Chad: Guess who made bail?

Alex: Oh perfect. How exactly?

Emily: You kind of helped.

Alex: You used the money for him?! Ask me where that cash came from, mom! Ask me! Do you know what I had to do?

Emily: Alex, we’re all gonna get out of this together.

Alex: Wrong. You’re pathetic mom. From now on you’re on your own.

Emily: Alex!

(Alex storms out with her duffle bag.)

At the dance

(Darcy and Toby have won winter king and queen.)

Toby: Think JT would have liked my crown?

Liberty: Yeah Toby Isaacs, ice king? You never would have lived that down. 

Spinner: Lost your date?

Paige: It’s a solo flight tonight. I guess it’s just us friends. 

Spinner: Me going stag, I get. But you? Dude I don’t get this crazy world. 

(Danny and Derek are shown getting rejected by Manny and Mia so they start dancing together.)

Alex: Do you know this is my first Degrassi dance? Do you like my dress?

Paige: Shouldn’t it be on the floor at work?

Alex: I’ve screwed up a lot, but if I let you go it’ll be the biggest screw-up of my life. So I quit stripping, for real.

Paige: Hon this is happy news!

Alex: Chad’s back. I can’t go home. I have nothing. Just help me, please.

Paige: Sweetie you have me. How about a little faux-snow dance therapy?

Alex: The only dancing I’ll be doing from now on. 

(They start dancing and everyone is shown having a good time.)
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