-Chapter Eighteen-
Months passed, and tho they weren't officially dating, Ashley and Craig seemed like it. Emma had told Christie that Craig said he didn't want to make a formal commitment yet, and Christie held the hope that he was waiting for her still. Junior Prom was around the corner and she still couldn't think of anyone else she'd want to go with.
Jimmy and Christie were walking to fourth period as usual. They got there and sat down in their seats and Jimmy turned to her.
"Cris, I was wondering if you'd like to go to the festival Saturday night. I talked to Sean and he said that he and Emma were going and they'd be happy to go with us."
Christie smiled, Jimmy was the first person to ask her out since she and Craig broke up.
"I'd love to Jimmy, that would be really fun."
Jimmy's face brightened," Great, it's a date then."
Christie talked to Emma and they agreed that Sean would come over and Jimmy would pick them all up, that way they only had to worry about one car.
That night Craig went out with Ashley. It was almost 1 am and he wasn't home yet. Usually Joey didn't have to worry about Craig, but ever since he started spending time with Ashley again, he was different. Finally he heard the door crack open and someone tiptoe into the front hallway, He got up and stood in the doorway to the living room as Craig started up the stairs, he turned and noticed that Joey was standing there.
"Shit," he mumbled.
"Craig, do you have any idea what time it is?"
"Joey, don't worry about it. I'm home now okay?"
"No, it's not okay, I was worried about you. I didn't know where you were or what you were doing."
Craig's face became reddened with anger and without thinking he started too yell," Stop caring Joey. Stop giving a damn about me, YOU AREN'T MY DAD!!!" He ran upstairs and slammed his door.
Joey just stood there, dumbfounded, as he heard Angie start to cry from her room. He started up the stairs as he wondered what was going on with Craig. He had never acted like this before, and Joey wanted to know why he was now.
Craig fell back onto his bed trying to fight off tears. He didn't know what was going on with him, ever since he and Christie broke up he hadn't been the same. He could hear Angie crying form her room and he felt horrible, he had never been so inconsiderate in his life.
A few minutes later there was a knock at his door, it was Joey.
"Come in," he called.
Joey walked in and sat down next to Craig on his bed. Craig sat up and looked at Joey.
"What has gotten in to you?" Joey asked," I don't like this side of you. You never used to be like this, and then.."
"Then what? Then Christie and I broke up."
"Is that what this is about? Craig if you're so miserable without her why don't you get her back? Anytime you've ever been mad at me it has never been like this, you never bring up your dad."
Craig started to cry," She was the only one who understood my pain. It happened to her too. When I saw her with Spinner on New Years Eve, it was like my dad, taking another blow at me and another, and another.."
Joey looked upon his stepson, broken and vulnerable, and he felt for him. "Did you ever talk to Christie about this?"
"No," said Craig," she likes Spinner. I mean, Ashley told me that Christie liked him all along, and she was just dating me because she couldn't have him. Then when she finally could, well it was over. At least, that's what Spinner told Ash."
Joey shook his head," Then you don't really know what happened. Did you ever see Christie with Spinner after you two broke up?"
"No," replied Craig.
"Then how could she possibly like him? You two weren't together, and Spinner obviously liked her, she could have had him. She didn't take him tho. What does that tell you?"
Craig looked up," That tells me that someone was lying, and it wasn't Sean. God, Joey, I'm such a dumbass. I turned on my best friends, and the girl that I love, because I was hurting and I didn't want to listen to anyone. Anyone I truly cared about."
"You're not a dumbass Craig, you're a smart kid, you just weren't having a smart moment for these past few months. Christie still loves you, I'm sure of it and Angie and I would sure not mind having her around again."
"I know what I have to do now. I'm going to take Ashley to the festival tomorrow night and tell her that we can't see each other anymore, and then, I'm getting Christie back."
Months passed, and tho they weren't officially dating, Ashley and Craig seemed like it. Emma had told Christie that Craig said he didn't want to make a formal commitment yet, and Christie held the hope that he was waiting for her still. Junior Prom was around the corner and she still couldn't think of anyone else she'd want to go with.
Jimmy and Christie were walking to fourth period as usual. They got there and sat down in their seats and Jimmy turned to her.
"Cris, I was wondering if you'd like to go to the festival Saturday night. I talked to Sean and he said that he and Emma were going and they'd be happy to go with us."
Christie smiled, Jimmy was the first person to ask her out since she and Craig broke up.
"I'd love to Jimmy, that would be really fun."
Jimmy's face brightened," Great, it's a date then."
Christie talked to Emma and they agreed that Sean would come over and Jimmy would pick them all up, that way they only had to worry about one car.
That night Craig went out with Ashley. It was almost 1 am and he wasn't home yet. Usually Joey didn't have to worry about Craig, but ever since he started spending time with Ashley again, he was different. Finally he heard the door crack open and someone tiptoe into the front hallway, He got up and stood in the doorway to the living room as Craig started up the stairs, he turned and noticed that Joey was standing there.
"Shit," he mumbled.
"Craig, do you have any idea what time it is?"
"Joey, don't worry about it. I'm home now okay?"
"No, it's not okay, I was worried about you. I didn't know where you were or what you were doing."
Craig's face became reddened with anger and without thinking he started too yell," Stop caring Joey. Stop giving a damn about me, YOU AREN'T MY DAD!!!" He ran upstairs and slammed his door.
Joey just stood there, dumbfounded, as he heard Angie start to cry from her room. He started up the stairs as he wondered what was going on with Craig. He had never acted like this before, and Joey wanted to know why he was now.
Craig fell back onto his bed trying to fight off tears. He didn't know what was going on with him, ever since he and Christie broke up he hadn't been the same. He could hear Angie crying form her room and he felt horrible, he had never been so inconsiderate in his life.
A few minutes later there was a knock at his door, it was Joey.
"Come in," he called.
Joey walked in and sat down next to Craig on his bed. Craig sat up and looked at Joey.
"What has gotten in to you?" Joey asked," I don't like this side of you. You never used to be like this, and then.."
"Then what? Then Christie and I broke up."
"Is that what this is about? Craig if you're so miserable without her why don't you get her back? Anytime you've ever been mad at me it has never been like this, you never bring up your dad."
Craig started to cry," She was the only one who understood my pain. It happened to her too. When I saw her with Spinner on New Years Eve, it was like my dad, taking another blow at me and another, and another.."
Joey looked upon his stepson, broken and vulnerable, and he felt for him. "Did you ever talk to Christie about this?"
"No," said Craig," she likes Spinner. I mean, Ashley told me that Christie liked him all along, and she was just dating me because she couldn't have him. Then when she finally could, well it was over. At least, that's what Spinner told Ash."
Joey shook his head," Then you don't really know what happened. Did you ever see Christie with Spinner after you two broke up?"
"No," replied Craig.
"Then how could she possibly like him? You two weren't together, and Spinner obviously liked her, she could have had him. She didn't take him tho. What does that tell you?"
Craig looked up," That tells me that someone was lying, and it wasn't Sean. God, Joey, I'm such a dumbass. I turned on my best friends, and the girl that I love, because I was hurting and I didn't want to listen to anyone. Anyone I truly cared about."
"You're not a dumbass Craig, you're a smart kid, you just weren't having a smart moment for these past few months. Christie still loves you, I'm sure of it and Angie and I would sure not mind having her around again."
"I know what I have to do now. I'm going to take Ashley to the festival tomorrow night and tell her that we can't see each other anymore, and then, I'm getting Christie back."