Night Life
Manny handed the money to the cab driver and got out. She stepped on to the sidewalk and took a deep breath. She was home. She folded her arms across her chest and smiled. Jay was at the hotel and Manny, was in front of the Simpson/Nelson house. She slowly walked up the steps and rang the bell.
"Snake! Get the door!" Spike yelled from inside.
A few minutes later, the door opened and Snake stepped out, "Manny!"
Manny smiled, "Hi, Snake. Is Emma home?"
"Yes, she is. Come in, come in."
Snake led Manny in to the house, "Spike, Emma! Manny's here!"
Spike and Emma both walked in to the living room, smiling. Spike walked over first and gave Manny a big hug, "How are you?"
Manny hugged her back, "I'm fantastic and happy to be back in Toronto."
Emma stood by the couch, "Mom, can I talk to Manny before you start questioning her about her life in LA?"
Spike smiled and nodded, "Of course. I just got a little excited."
Emma led Manny down to the basement. Manny was half way down the stairs when she noticed the difference from when she use to live there. The floor was no longer covered in area rugs, but with wall to wall carpeting. It was a lot warmer and the bathroom seemed to have been bigger. Emma had a bigger bed and there was also a crib on the opposite side of the basement. Manny raised an eyebrow, "Why do you have a crib?"
Emma started to answer when a baby started crying. Emma walked over and picked up the baby, "This is Justin."
Manny looked at her, confused, "You didn't tell me that Snake and Spike..."
Emma shook her head, "He's my son, Manny."
Her eyes opened wide, "What?"
"He's almost 5 months old."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Manny walked closer to Emma.
Emma sighed and rocked Justin slowly in her arms, getting him back to sleep, "We don't really talk."
"You still could have called me. You called me the other day. Who's the father?"
Emma laid Justin back in his crib, "I haven't told anyone."
"You can tell me," Manny closed her eyes and held in a breath, having a very strange feeling that she already knew who it was.
Emma sighed softly, "Jay."