Thanks for everyone who has been reviewing!! I really appreciate it!! Thanks so much!! In this chapter….something serious happens and it skips forward a little bit but I promise that it's good!! Thanks again!
"Where is Manny?" Sean asked frantically.
"Right here she is okay dude" Jay reassured. "Our parents were in a car accident" Sean said bursting into tears. Jay sat right up, letting Manny sleep until he figured out what was going on. "Are they okay?" He asked. He reached over and placed his hand on Manny. He looked down at her nervously. "My mom is but they are not sure about our step dad" Sean said nervously. Jay sat there in silence. "Where are they, we will pick you up and I will drive you guys there" Jay said getting up and putting his pants on. "Toronto" Sean said nervously. "I will be there dude" Jay said hanging the phone up. He looked over at Manny. He shook her lightly. She opened her eyes and smiled at him. Her smile soon turned to a frown once she saw the look on his face. "What's wrong?" She asked sitting up. "Put on these sweatpants and this sweatshirt." Jay said handing it to her. "Tell me Jay" she said putting the clothes on. "Your parents got into a car accident, your mom is okay, but they are not sure about your step-dad." He said looking at the floor. Manny fell back onto the bed and sat there staring off into space. Tears fell from her eyes silently, making about as much noise as snow when it falls. He took her hands, "wait here." He walked out informed his dad where they were going and then came back picked her up and brought her out to his car. They drove and got Sean and Emma. Manny sat quietly in the front seat and Jay drove, staring at her and the road. Sean sat in the back rambling nervously to Emma.
They got to the hospital about an hour later and Manny bolted out of the car. She ran into the emergency exit doors and up to the desk. "Where are Maria and Tim Santos!!" she yelled. The lady looked scared. "Maria and Tim!!" she screamed. Jay walked in and took Manny into her arms. Sean walked over calmly as Jay pulled her to the side. "You have got to get it together!" Jay said taking her softly by the shoulders. She looked over as the doctor walked towards her. Everything was moving in super slow motion. She looked around trying to tell what everyone was saying.
The next thing she knew she was standing over a casket. It was being lowered into the ground. Sean was at her left side, her mother at her right. Her step-father had been killed. She didn't even consider him her step-father, he was all she knew. Her mother turned and started walking away. Sean followed but she just stood there. She was falling forward she wanted to stop him. He couldn't leave them, not like this. She was scared and lost, until she felt someone grab her hand. She looked up and it was Jay, she gave him a slight smile and he squeezed her hand.
Flash forward a few months…..
Manny and Jay are still dating, seriously, but they argue and fight a lot. Emma and Sean are going strong, they barely fight. Manny's mom Maria is working her same job still making more money since she was promoted, but she is never home and constantly out with different guys, usually she parties.
"Fuck you Jay!!" Manny screamed as she walked into her house slamming the door in Jay's face. Jay swung it open, "Don't fucking slam the door in my face!" he yelled following her up the steps. Sean sighed and looked at Emma "Have these two been fighting all day?" he sighed. Emma nodded. She walked into the kitchen. "So what do you think I should make for dinner tonight" Emma asked looking at Sean. Since Maria was barely home, and Manny was not a very good cook, Emma usually chose to make dinner for them. Emma and Jay basically lived at the house. Sean shrugged. "I would say go ask them, but it's either a battle field up there, or something neither of us want to see" Sean said with a smirk. Emma giggled. "Spaghetti?" she asked. He smiled and sat in the chair, nodding happily.
"You have the fucking balls to talk to ALEX!" Manny said smacking Jay in the chest. "Get over it PSYCHO!" Jay screamed into her face. "Did I bitch ONCE when Craig called you 10 nights in a row, because he was lonely?" he yelled. Manny stood there quietly. "And you fucking talked to him!!" Jay said turning and walking over to the door. "You fucked Alex, a lot!" Manny yelled. Jay punched her door as hard as he could causing it to crack. "Craig got you pregnant!" he said with pure anger. "I was not dating you!" she yelled. He looked at her, "I thought we let that go?" Jay asked. "We agreed that we would not talk about that any more!" He said staring at her. "Well…what ever Jay!" she said throwing a pillow at him. He ran over and got inches away from her face. He stared right into her eyes and she looked back into his. He grabbed her face. "You drive me fucking insane!" he yelled. "But I love you" he said kissing her lips. She giggled and kissed him back. "Come' ere" he said with a growl, as he fell on top of her. She giggled with delight as he began to take her clothes off.
Jay pulled out a cigarette and lit it up as Manny rolled over and pulled up the covers. She smiled to herself, knowing that he would never leave her. Jay took a drag off his cigarette and smiled. "What are you thinking about?" she asked softly. "Why do you always ask me that?" he took another hit "right after sex?" he added. "To make sure you are thinking about me!" she said looking out the window, watching the rain fall. He shook his head, "you know the answer to that, and so I'm not gonna say." He replied. She sighed and closed her eyes.
Maria walked in and looked around. "Hello?" she called out. Sean was asleep on the couch and Emma was in the kitchen. "In here Maria" Emma replied. She walked in "Smells wonderful" she said taking a sniff. Emma smiled. "Where is Sean?" she asked. "Sleeping in the living room" Emma replied. "Manuella?" she asked. Emma pointed her finger up stairs. "Jay?" she asked. "Mmhhmm" Emma nodded. Maria smiled and just sat down. "Are you going to have dinner?" Emma asked kindly. "No, um I have a date" Maria said anxiously. Emma knew the truth, she didn't have a date, and she was probably going to some club to do drugs. Ever since her husband died she went crazy and didn't act like a mother any more. Jay pretty much lived there; Sean and Manny did what ever they pleased. That pretty much left Emma in charge and to keep order.
Manny opened up her eyes and it was dark outside. She looked at her cell phone it was 3 am. She crawled over Jay and out of the bed. She walked out the door and past Sean's room. She peeked in and saw Emma and Sean sleeping on his bed. She walked down the steps and past her mom's room. She opened the door and flicked on the light. She looked around and didn't see her mom. She rolled her eyes and walked to the kitchen. She saw a pot of noodles sitting on the stove and there were dirty dishes in the sink. She opened the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water. She chugged it and threw the bottle in the garbage. It was Saturday and on the weekends Manny worked mornings at the dot and she had to be there at 5 so she just decided to stay up. She knew Jay and Sean would be up around the same time she left to head to the shop. Emma would probably get up around 10 and head to her house, and then go help her mom at the salon till later that night. Manny walked into her laundry room and dug through her basket and put on a pair of black sweat pants and a sweat shirt, it was April but still cold in the mornings. She slid on some socks and running shoes and went out for her morning jog. By the time she got back it was 3:45. She hopped into the shower and quickly got out. She walked up to her room and looked at Jay. He was different then everyone else. She stared for a second then walked over to her vanity and turned the light on. She did her makeup and was about to go into the bathroom and do her hair when suddenly she started to feel ill. She leaned against the door and held onto her stomach. This pain was not good and all too familiar. She ran to the toilet and flipped it open, she was throwing up, and she knew why.