Lonely Hearts

Part One:

"I can't believe you dragged me with you to the airport when your going to be picking up your girlfriend." Johnny Zaccarah complained,glaring at Damian Spinelli's profile darkly.

The other man just rolled his eyes,still staring straight ahead in search of Darcy. "Aw...Septic Son's being moody!" Spinelli snarked before suddenly waving his arms wildly above his head.

A blur of brown and pink was suddenly running torward the two men. Darcy had suddeny thrown herself in Spinelli's arms. Her arms wrapped around his neck,her fingers running through his hair as her legs wrapped around his waist,locking at the ankles. Another girl,this one a little shorter than Darcy with long black hair and dark eyes walked slowly torward him,carrying a blue suitcase behind her.

Johnny glanced at Darcy and Spinelli who were to busy greeting eachother to notice,then he stepped over to the young woman,staring down at her. "Hello. Are you lost?" He inquired.

She looked up,shaking her silken hair from her eyes. "No. I came here with Darc. My name is Manny Santos." She said switching her suitcase from her right hand to her left and holding her right hand out for him to shake.

He took her hand in his own larger one. Her hand was so tiny that it seemed to disappear in his grasp. "Johnny Zaccarah." He told her,finally releasing her hand.

Her breath caught in her throat at the breathtaking smile he gave her. He was gorgeous!

The two stared at one another for several long moments before they were tossed out of their reverie by Spinelli saying,"Ahh Movie Star! Tis' a pleasure to see you again!" he enveloped Manny in a warm hug. She laughed and hugged him back. Spinelli stepped away and put his arm around Darcy's shoulders,pressing her to his side. "So I assume that you two got a hotel?" He asked Darcy,kissing the tip of her nose.

Darcy giggled,kissing the nape of Spinelli's throat,nipping a little at the flesh. "We did." She told him sweetly,turning in his arms and wrapping her arms around his neck.

Manny groaned at their PDA and turned to look up at Johnny. "You wanna leave these lovebirds alone and go to that Starbucks over there?" She asked hopefully with a nod of her head.

Johnny looked at the pair that Manny was speaking of and then said,"Sure."

Moments later,they were sitting across from one another at a little wooden table,Johnny drinking a black coffee while Manny nibbled on a muffin. "I'm sorry about that. It's just---they did that all last week when Spinelli visited,you know? I mean,everytime I went to see her or called to talk to her,they were busy with one another. Don't get me wrong,I'm happy for my friend---Darc deserves all the happiness in the world,and Spin makes her happy. I just---it makes me feel like the third wheel,you know? It's all kinds of awkward." She told him resting her chin in her hand.

"No need to apologize." He said,drinking his coffee slowly,eyes on her. He could fully understand what she was saying. He himself had been as lonely as Manny seemed to be since his break-up with LuLu.

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An hour later,Darcy and Manny were in their hotel room at the MetroCourt. Manny was laying on her bed,reading Cosmo while Darcy was trying on clothes for her date with Spinelli tonight.

"Spinelli should be here any moment now!" Darcy said as she hurried out of the bathroom to slip on a pair of silver ballet flats with her blue blouse and her knee length,black skirt. She had her hair done up in a twist at the back of her head.

"Darcy?" Manny asked,hesitantly,lowering her magazine to her lap and looking at the ceiling thoughtfully.

"Hmm?" The girl in question asked,twisting around at the waist to look at her friend.

"Um...that guy that came with Spinelli today---Johnny Zaccarah,does he have a girlfriend?" Manny asked,swallowing hard and biting her lower lip as she met Darcy's eyes.

Darcy let out a giggle and sat on her knees. "Why do you wanna know?" She asked.

"God Darc. I was just curious." Manny told her with an exaggerated roll of her eyes and an annoyed sigh.

Suddenly a knock was heard on the door and Darcy jumped up and bounded over to answer it.

Spinelli was at the door with a bouquet of flowers in his hand. After a few minutes of chatter,Spinelli and Darcy left for their date.

Manny sighed in boredom. There was nothing on television and she didn't really feel like staying in the room for so long so she quickly slipped on her sneakers and grabbed her purse before hurrying out the door.

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At the same time,Johnny was driving his car through the streets of Port Charles when he saw Manny walking on the sidewalk.

Next Part: Manny and Johnny go for a drive and talk.