Disclaimer: Lord knows that I wished I owned Degrassi…It'd be awesome. I'd have Aubrey Graham at my command. Sadly, that isn't going to happen….Oh well. My disclaimer is that I don't own anything that has to do with Degrassi, aside from the Season 1 DVD.
Chapter 1: Breaking the News
"Bye Em." Manny said with a smile that quickly faded as she walked into her house. She hated this house.
"How was school?" Her mother asked, greeting with her with a grin. Why was that woman always so damn cheery?
"Like you care."Manny replied, rushing to her room and slamming the door behind her.
Manny's parent had split up during the summer, and she'd taken it really hard. Of course, people though she should've been over it, being that it was December now. The truth was, she felt worse now than ever. Her mom was happy now, but this was mostly due to the fact that she had a new boyfriend. Deep down inside, Manny knew she should've been happy for her, but she knew nothing about the guy. Little did she know all that was about to change.
"Manuella?" Her mom knocked on the door." May I come in?"
"Care."Manny sat down on the bed, waiting to get yelled at.
"We need to talk." Her mother said in a serious tone.
"About?" Manny asked, trying to figure out why she was being so nice.
"The man I've been dating. He wants to meet you." Manny rolled her eyes. He wanted to meet her, which meant the relationship was getting serious. "Give him a chance. Besides, you already know him. "Manny was surprised at the thought of this.
"Who is he?" She asked, thinking of possible candidates. Not the guy with the mole from the grocery store, that mole would distract me. It's such a huge mole. It's right there on the-
"Joey Jeremiah." Her mom smiled. "He has a son your age, Craig." Manny just sat there, hoping she was doing a good job at suppressing the shocked look that was forming on her face.
"I know him." She replied.
"Are you two friends? "Her mother asked. It was obvious that she really liked Joey.
"We have history, but I wouldn't call us friends. Acquaintances is a better word for it." She said with a weak smile. He got me pregnant, then left me, then got back with his ex-girlfriend. Yeah, we're the best of friends.
"Well, the reason I'm telling you all this is because Joey's really looking forward to meeting you at dinner Saturday." Her mom told her.
"Next Saturday, right?" Manny asked. Her mom was silent and looked down. "But this was supposed to be my weekend with dad!" She was pissed. Her mom knew how much she valued these weekends with her father.
"I know." Maria watched as her daughter stood up. "Where are you going?" She asked.
"Out." Manny replied, leaving the house.
"But what about Caitlyn." Craig asked. Joey had just told him that he was dating someone else. Someone that wasn't Caitlyn.
"Listen, Craig, Caitlyn and I love each other, we're just not in love with each other. You don't understand." Joey replied.
"Whatever." Craig said, upset. Caitlyn had been like a mother to him, and to find out she wasn't going to be there anymore hurt.
"At least give her a chance. That's all I'm asking. I'm having with her and her daughter this Saturday. We'd like it if you came." Joey told him.
"She has a daughter? Great, another kid for me to baby-sit." Craig replied with obvious sarcasm in his voice as he rolled his eyes.
"Actually Craig, her daughter's old enough to take care of herself. She goes to Degrassi, a Grade 11."Joey retorted, feeling like he'd won that part of the argument.
"Who are they?" Craig asked, suddenly caring.
"Maria is the woman I've been seeing. Her daughter's mane is Manuella. They call her Manny. I'm sure you know her, she's Emma best friend…You guys danced at the wedding." Joey said with a smile.
"Manny? You're dating Manny's mom?" Craig asked. Great, just great. I'm having dinner with the girl I got pregnant and her mother. Well, maybe, her mother doesn't know it was me who got her pregnant. She can't know, she would've said something to Joey….This is unreal. This can't be happening….Don't let this be happening.
"Do you know Manny? I mean, do you two talk." Joey asked.
"We haven't talked in a while." Craig replied, standing up to leave. What was it I said to her? Right, I called her the biggest mistake I'd made since coming here….That was great. But that wasn't me that was bi-polar Craig, right?
"Oh. Listen Craig, I know this news sucks, but it'd really mean a lot to me if you came to dinner on Saturday." Joey said with a hopeful smile.
"Fine." Craig sighed. "Dinner on Saturday. Can I go now?" Craig asked. Joey nodded and he rushed out the house.