AN: Okay I know it's been FOREVER, but work is a pain and my sister just
got a double lung transplant. That and the muses just weren't biting.
Well now they are and here's the next part.
The next morning Craig walked downstairs wearing a pair of blue jeans and a brown short sleeve shirt. His camera was hanging around his neck. There were circles under his eyes and his arm was sore as hell, but he still tried to optimistic going into the kitchen.
Joey was sitting there drinking coffee and reading the paper. He was wearing a pair of blue jeans with a grey shortsleeved shirt. Angela was sitting next to him swinging her legs under the chair, eating a bowl of lucky charms. She was wearing an orange shirt and blue jean shorts. She smiled brightly as Craig walked in.
"CRAIG!" She squeeled. She jumped off her chair and ran into Craigs arms.
He picked her up and his arm seered in pain. He bit back a cry and switched his sister to the opposite arm and smiled.
"Morning Ang!"
"Can we go to the park today?" She asked.
"Hey Ang your going to grandma's remember," Joey said before Craig could respond.
Angela tilted her head and frowned a little. "Oh yeah. I forgot."
"Why don't you go upstairs and get your things."
Craig set her down and she scurried up the stairs. Craig wouldn't make eye contact with Joey.
"You all right Craig?"
Craig looked up and smiled. "Yeah. Perfect."
Joey crossed his arms over his chest and sat back in his chair. "Then why do you look like you got absolutely no sleep."
Craigs smile faltered a little.
Joey got up and walked over to him. "Craig talk to me. What were you going to tell me last night?"
He went to put a hand on the boys shoulder, but Craig quickly moved out of reach. That hurt Joey. Craig had never pulled away from him. He had never been scared of him. He would love to kill Manning for what he had done to his son.
Instead Craig asked, "What's going to happen to my father?"
Joey put his hands in his pockets. "The police picked him up last night. He's probably going to spend some time in jail."
Craig nodded. "Um..I.."
"Just take it easy Craig," Joey said quickly. He could tell that the boy was anxious. "I thought we would make it a guys day. We'll do whatever you want to do all right. We'll sit back and relax or we can go out wherever."
"Joey that's okay," Craig replied looking down. "I'm sure you have better things to do."
"No, I don't." He said earnestly.
Craig new that the only reason Joey wanted to hang out with him was to find out what Craig was going to tell him last night. He also knew that Joey wasn't going to let him walk away from this. Reluctantly he nodded and Joey smiled.
Angela came barreling down the stairs with a little pick back pack.
"I'm ready to go daddy!" She said happily running over to him. "Is Craig going to ride with us?"
"If Craig wants to," Joey said.
Angela turned to Craig. "Please Craig! Pretty Please!"
No matter what was wrong Angela's face always made him smile. Besides that he could never resist her.
"Okay Ang, I'll ride with you."
"YEY!!" She yelled and started pulling him to the car.
Twenty minutes later, Craigs smile was gone as he watched Angela's grandmother close the door and Joey walk back to the car. He got in with a smile and started the engine.
"So what do you want to do kiddo?"
"Um, actually. I was wondering if we could go somewhere."
TBC~~ Please Review
The next morning Craig walked downstairs wearing a pair of blue jeans and a brown short sleeve shirt. His camera was hanging around his neck. There were circles under his eyes and his arm was sore as hell, but he still tried to optimistic going into the kitchen.
Joey was sitting there drinking coffee and reading the paper. He was wearing a pair of blue jeans with a grey shortsleeved shirt. Angela was sitting next to him swinging her legs under the chair, eating a bowl of lucky charms. She was wearing an orange shirt and blue jean shorts. She smiled brightly as Craig walked in.
"CRAIG!" She squeeled. She jumped off her chair and ran into Craigs arms.
He picked her up and his arm seered in pain. He bit back a cry and switched his sister to the opposite arm and smiled.
"Morning Ang!"
"Can we go to the park today?" She asked.
"Hey Ang your going to grandma's remember," Joey said before Craig could respond.
Angela tilted her head and frowned a little. "Oh yeah. I forgot."
"Why don't you go upstairs and get your things."
Craig set her down and she scurried up the stairs. Craig wouldn't make eye contact with Joey.
"You all right Craig?"
Craig looked up and smiled. "Yeah. Perfect."
Joey crossed his arms over his chest and sat back in his chair. "Then why do you look like you got absolutely no sleep."
Craigs smile faltered a little.
Joey got up and walked over to him. "Craig talk to me. What were you going to tell me last night?"
He went to put a hand on the boys shoulder, but Craig quickly moved out of reach. That hurt Joey. Craig had never pulled away from him. He had never been scared of him. He would love to kill Manning for what he had done to his son.
Instead Craig asked, "What's going to happen to my father?"
Joey put his hands in his pockets. "The police picked him up last night. He's probably going to spend some time in jail."
Craig nodded. "Um..I.."
"Just take it easy Craig," Joey said quickly. He could tell that the boy was anxious. "I thought we would make it a guys day. We'll do whatever you want to do all right. We'll sit back and relax or we can go out wherever."
"Joey that's okay," Craig replied looking down. "I'm sure you have better things to do."
"No, I don't." He said earnestly.
Craig new that the only reason Joey wanted to hang out with him was to find out what Craig was going to tell him last night. He also knew that Joey wasn't going to let him walk away from this. Reluctantly he nodded and Joey smiled.
Angela came barreling down the stairs with a little pick back pack.
"I'm ready to go daddy!" She said happily running over to him. "Is Craig going to ride with us?"
"If Craig wants to," Joey said.
Angela turned to Craig. "Please Craig! Pretty Please!"
No matter what was wrong Angela's face always made him smile. Besides that he could never resist her.
"Okay Ang, I'll ride with you."
"YEY!!" She yelled and started pulling him to the car.
Twenty minutes later, Craigs smile was gone as he watched Angela's grandmother close the door and Joey walk back to the car. He got in with a smile and started the engine.
"So what do you want to do kiddo?"
"Um, actually. I was wondering if we could go somewhere."
TBC~~ Please Review
