Baby crying was heard, and then Manny's voice, "It's okay, honey." she shushed her baby boy back to sleep in the to-go crib she brought to Emma's
Emma was on the couch, looking just..distraught. A movie was playing on the t.v but she couldn't really focus which was fine since Manny seemed to not be either.
Sean had left yesterday for the army, they didn't even wait a week to call him back after he signed up. It was too soon. Way too soon. The goodbye was horrible, and Emma never wanted to go through something like that again.. He promised her it'd all be okay, and he'd be back before she knew it. What was the most painful was the goodbye kiss.. it left her breathless and wanting more and Sean did end up kissing her once more (Twice more but whose counting) but it still didn't seem enough before he went...
He was also a big fat liar.. time was moving by so slowly, he would not be back sooner than she knew it. It was pure torcher already..she had just gotten him back and even then he was in jail for a little while and then he goes away again. Emma couldn't win. Sean was her star crossed lover.
She snapped out of it as Manny's son finally stopped crying. Emma loved Matty but boy did he have a wail on him. She smiled sadly, glancing at the baby in his crib. Manny had gotten pregnant the night she took Jay to her debut that her father planned for her birthday; it was a rebelling thing to piss her father off, never did she expect to actually fall in love with the mouthy jerk but she did...maybe it was a bad boy thing but either way, Jay made her more happy than anybody even though that took her a while to admit. He was perfect for her.
"I can't believe he still left after you told him you were pregnant." Manny declared out of the blue, sitting down back next to Emma.
Emma sighed unhappily, she had forgot about it for a total of 10 seconds.
"He went on and on about now he had to go so he can make a life for us." Emma said while rolling her eyes and slumped the couch more and tried to hide her tears, "I just want him here, with me.. during.." Emma looked for a word and pointed to her stomach while her eyes almost popped out, "This!"
She pointed to her 5 month belly...pregnant belly.
"Have you found out if it was a girl or boy yet?" Manny asked giddily, glancing happily at Matty, "I knew he was gonna be a boy, I felt it, can you?" she curiously asked.
Emma shrugged with an unsure look, "I'm not sure what is it." she rolled her eyes smiling, "Sean hopes its a girl. It'd be such a daddys girl if it is."
"But if it's a boy.." drifted Manny with a small playful grin as she glanced at 1 year old Matty, "They can be friends!"
"They can be friends if shes a girl." Emma said in her matter of factly and feministic tone of voice.
Manny laughed rolling her eyes and got back up as Matty started to cry again, "A girl and a guy? Friends?" she picked her baby up into her arms, cuddling him close and holding his head for support and comfort. She passed Emma a playful wink, "You should know that never works."
Emma snickered knowingly. Boy did she. . .thinking she could get away with being friends with Sean was such a hilarious thought now to think of it .. and boy how fast he got Peter out of the picture. Emma's heart just belonged willingly and unwillingly sometimes to Sean Cameron.
Emma yelped a little sitting up straight and holding the ends of the couch.
Manny turned with Matty and had a worried expression, "Are you okay!?" she freaked out.
Emma's big brown eyes looked up at her like a deer in the headlights, "I-... I think it kicked."
Manny smiled softly, seeing Emma's face twist from confusion. The blonde put her hand on her stomach lightly and looked down at hit, softening. Manny laughed silently and was happy Emma was having her first 'kick' moment with her baby. She knew Emma had been really stressed out about this, and the whole Sean going away thing. She was sure Emma thought she wasn't even ready to do this and Manny knew more than anyone how that felt. . but once you feel that baby kick inside you, your baby, you finally feel...attached.
Emma's finger tips trailed her little belly. "Girl." she whispered and spoke up, looking at Manny with a sly grin, "It's feels like a girl."
The two giggled with another delightfully.
4 months later...
"GET OUT!" Manny yelled viciously from in her apartment, slamming the door on Jay's hand when he tried to get it to stay open so he could talk to her.
"JESUS MANNY!" he yelled back, and she gasped, whipping the door open.
She looked devastated, going from pissed off to extremely worried as she took Jay's hand and examined it, "Are you okay, baby? Did I slam it on your fingers?"
Jay raised his eyebrows, nodding slightly and slowly as he swallowed the lump in his throat, watching her tend to him so sweetly and her finger tips leaving tingles on his palm. As much as he enjoyed sexy hothead Manny time to time, he loved the tender and loving Manny also much more.
"Well, no." he admitted and taunted, "Just knew it'd make you open the door."
She tightened her jaw, glaring her fire-y brown eyes up at him and even as just as petite as she was, she could scare him by just this look.
She slapped his head and he snapped, "Manny just, listen to me!" he begged and followed her to the kitchen when she stormed off.
Emma sat at the table awkwardly with a huge belly now, on her ninth month. Matty sat in his highchair beside her, naturally eating his crackers (which really meant stuffing two into his mouth at once). Emma watched Jay chase Manny around and Matty seemed so content with it. Must happen alot..
"Why do I need to listen?" Manny shot back, twirling back to him and he jumped in his spot and looked down at her hopelessly, "I already know what you did." she confirmed and raised an eyebrow at him.
He looked away guilty like and tried to explain-
"Don't." Manny warned, tears burning her eyes and glancing at Matty and back to Jay, "If you'd rather spend your money on booze and partying then on our son then don't come back here."
Jay looked smacked in the face, and Emma tried not to move during the harsh moment. Silence took over the room and Jay never took his eyes off of Manny with that hurtful look in his eyes
"You don't mean that dimples.." he chuckled sadly in a mere whisper, giving her a desperate look to take it back. He tried to cup her face and she shut her eyes. His touch was usually soothing, and blissful but lately is was painful...Manny couldn't do it anymore. She cried herself to sleep every time he didn't come home. . he was always out partying, and she wondered all the time if he was with other girls, better girls, whom weren't mothers and still in highschool or college.
He swore he never did though, he just wasn't use to the 'father' life but she'd never believed him since he kept disappointing her when bills were paid late and he could barely afford diapers for Matty because he kept going out every weekend like he was still the old Jay Hogart..
Manny's heart broke, shaking her head at him, "If you can't be the man I need you to be, then I don't-"
Jay shook his head, not allowing her to finish that, "I am the man you need!"
"Prove it." she declared, and even looked hopeful but also just...finished, exhausted from fighting with him and still loving him regardless.
His mouth hung a bit, watching her take off the ring he gave to her a while ago. He truly wanted to marry this girl some day and as twisted as it was, he was kinda glad he knocked her up..kept to keep her...but guess it didn't work that way. He numbly took it from her hands.
"Until then.." she drifted off and turned her back on him.
Jay glanced around, not believing this was happening. He was in love with her, she... she couldn't give up. He glanced to Emma who looked at him then down at the ground, not wanting to be in the middle of this. He was Sean's best friend ..
He licked his lips and stepped closer to Manny, her back still to him and hung his head low. She felt his hot breath on the back of her neck and tried not to shiver, "I will prove to you I'm the man you need Manula Santos."
Manny bit her lip from crying out loud.
Jay turned with a shattered heart and stopped by Matty. Emma glanced back to be kind of stunned that Jay had tears in his eyes, kissing Mattys head for a second with closed eyes then leaned away. He sniffed and just rubbed his face before he bolted out, slamming the door behind him.
Manny broke down and Emma cringed for her, "Oh Manny.."
Manny tried to suck it up quickly, by laughing hysterically but she looked nuts so just covered her face until she took a big deep breath then dropped her hands. Nose puffy and eyes still red, she smiled to Matty who stared up at her wide eyed.
"It's ok." she whispered, running her hands through his growing brown hair, just like Jays. He then smiled wide at his mothers smile, to show off his own dimples.
Emma laughed a little but then cringed and shifted in her seat.
Manny looked over at her oddly, "are you okay?"
Emma groaned and put her face into her hands groaning again until she rised back up and held the table tightly, "Well," she admitted, panting a little, "I didn't want to so rudely interrupt that scene but," she gave a slight look of shame, "my water may of broke."
Manny's eyes widened in horror and ducked to look under the table and sure enough, there was all the water around Emma's feet.
"Oh my god! Oh my god you're having your baby!"