I don't own Degrassi. Iris and her Family are mine.
Chapter 11: Friday, I'm In Love.
Iris Masters woke up that Friday morning and looked around her room, which was full of boxes, while singing The Cure. Today-this weekend-was the begining of the rest of her life, and she couldn't wait. Of course, she had to get through school that day, as well as dinner that night. Thinking about that made her sigh. SHe was having dinner with her parents and Craig. She was worried-they were more upset that she was pregnant then upset about the age difference, but you never know what would happen at a dinner like this. Iris sighed and got ready for work.
At lunch that day, Craig sat with Spinner, Marco, Jimmy, and Paige. All of whom were looking at him. "Go ahead ask."
"You slept with her!" Spinner, being Spinner, was shocked more at that than anything else. "I mean, you slept with Miss Masters."
Paige was discusted. "Dude, how old are you, five?"
Just then Ellie showd up at the table, followed by Ashley, who was like a shadow. "Paige, are we working after school?"
Paige shruged, "If the lab is open..do you know if it is?"
Craig spoke up, "It should be, as long as you're out by five or so." He looked back down at his food.
"You're the expert." Ashley's tone was snide.
"Why five?"
"We're having dinner with her parents." Craig looked up again. "Why do you think i'm dressed like this? But you should just ask Iris, about the lab that is."
Paige nodded, "We'll do that. You're nervous about dinner?"
"Wouldn't you be? I've never met them, I'm 16 , and I got their daugher pregnant. Would you like me?"
Paige and Ellie wound up staying after school, along with Craig, who was just reading and working on math. "Its easier than going home and getting picked up again" He explained.
"I don't trust him not to vanish" Iris said with a smirk. "Relax, Craig, they're not that bad."
"I got you pregnant!"
"They'll survive." Iris smiled. "I mean, i'm sure they won't like you, but they haven't liked a choice I made since I started University. Seriously, don't worry. Its my choice, not theirs."
"Why haven't they liked your choices?" Paige liked Miss Masters, and couldn't imagine why her parents didn't agree with her life-aside from the Craig thing.
"I'm an only child, and they wanted more for me than to-in their words-just be a teacher." Iris sighed "They're both professors. Its hard to explain, but I'm happy and thats all that matters to me."
"Its ok if i ask you stuff, right?" Paige was worried about that. "I mean, you don't have to answer everything, but I'm just curious about university and having a baby and stuff."
"As long as you don't get too personal, I'll answer, Paige." Iris was an open person, and she didn't mind answering, as long as it didn't get too far into her relationship with Craig.
"Okay, thanks. I promise not to get too personal. Besides, it would be kind of awkward, I mean Craig is a friend. I don't want to know about...that sort of stuff."
"I don't want you to know about that sort of stuff, either, Paige." Craig was laughing. "I don't ask Spinner stuff that's too personal."
"Thank god for that."
Ellie spoke up, "Can we cut the chatting? I mean, you guys talk like what Miss Masters did was right."
"I'm not saying it was right or wrong." Paige replied. "But its her life, and she seems to be happy. Craig too."
Ellie sighed, she knew they seemed happy, but Ashley was miserable-and Ashley was her best friend.
That night, Craig and Iris met Dr. and Dr. Masters for dinner. "Craig, these are my parents, James and Patricia, Mom and Dad, this is Craig Manning."
"So you're the young man who got my daughter pregnant." Her mother said. "I hope you are happy."
"I'm happy to have her in my life, and if she wants this child, then I'm going to support her. I fail to see whats wrong with that" Craig had this need to stand up for himself with these people. He loved Iris, and he refused to let anyone walk over them. With that comment, the two of them sat down for dinner.
Mostly Iris's parents talked about their jobs as professors. "So, Craig, what are you going to study at University, when you get there."
"I'm not sure, I love music and photography, but those aren't the sort of things to support a family with, unless I go into education or photojournalism...so i don't really know yet."
"as long as you go." James Masters said, "Because Iris will i'm sure be teaching children."
"Dad, I like to teach, and I'm good at it. I can always go back and get a masters, work in administration." Iris smiled "Plus, it will be good, I can have summers of to be with my kid...or kids, depending on what happens in the future."
"I can't believe you're keeping this baby. He's just a child, this boy is, and you're having a baby with him."
"Mom, if you invited me here to change my mind, its not going to happen. In fact, I'm moving in with Craig and his stepfather tomorrow."
Her mother was shocked. "Iris Noreen, if you do this...you're ruining your life. I hope you know that. Patricia turned to Craig. "And you, seducing my child, getting her pregnant. you just wanted a sugar mommy, didn't you. I can't believe you'd let my child ruin her life like that."
"Dr. Masters, I love Iris, and I'm not ruining her life by supporting her choice. If you chose to act like that, perhaps you aren't going to be able to see your grandchild" Craig was pissed. He stood up. "Iris, lets go."
Iris nodded at him "Mom, Dad, if you're ever ready to deal with things...call me, i'll leave you a message Monday with my new number."
At that they walked out.
Craig looked at Iris. "Sorry about that baby, they were...so rude. so damn rude."
"I know, Craig. Lets go home."
Chapter 11: Friday, I'm In Love.
Iris Masters woke up that Friday morning and looked around her room, which was full of boxes, while singing The Cure. Today-this weekend-was the begining of the rest of her life, and she couldn't wait. Of course, she had to get through school that day, as well as dinner that night. Thinking about that made her sigh. SHe was having dinner with her parents and Craig. She was worried-they were more upset that she was pregnant then upset about the age difference, but you never know what would happen at a dinner like this. Iris sighed and got ready for work.
At lunch that day, Craig sat with Spinner, Marco, Jimmy, and Paige. All of whom were looking at him. "Go ahead ask."
"You slept with her!" Spinner, being Spinner, was shocked more at that than anything else. "I mean, you slept with Miss Masters."
Paige was discusted. "Dude, how old are you, five?"
Just then Ellie showd up at the table, followed by Ashley, who was like a shadow. "Paige, are we working after school?"
Paige shruged, "If the lab is open..do you know if it is?"
Craig spoke up, "It should be, as long as you're out by five or so." He looked back down at his food.
"You're the expert." Ashley's tone was snide.
"Why five?"
"We're having dinner with her parents." Craig looked up again. "Why do you think i'm dressed like this? But you should just ask Iris, about the lab that is."
Paige nodded, "We'll do that. You're nervous about dinner?"
"Wouldn't you be? I've never met them, I'm 16 , and I got their daugher pregnant. Would you like me?"
Paige and Ellie wound up staying after school, along with Craig, who was just reading and working on math. "Its easier than going home and getting picked up again" He explained.
"I don't trust him not to vanish" Iris said with a smirk. "Relax, Craig, they're not that bad."
"I got you pregnant!"
"They'll survive." Iris smiled. "I mean, i'm sure they won't like you, but they haven't liked a choice I made since I started University. Seriously, don't worry. Its my choice, not theirs."
"Why haven't they liked your choices?" Paige liked Miss Masters, and couldn't imagine why her parents didn't agree with her life-aside from the Craig thing.
"I'm an only child, and they wanted more for me than to-in their words-just be a teacher." Iris sighed "They're both professors. Its hard to explain, but I'm happy and thats all that matters to me."
"Its ok if i ask you stuff, right?" Paige was worried about that. "I mean, you don't have to answer everything, but I'm just curious about university and having a baby and stuff."
"As long as you don't get too personal, I'll answer, Paige." Iris was an open person, and she didn't mind answering, as long as it didn't get too far into her relationship with Craig.
"Okay, thanks. I promise not to get too personal. Besides, it would be kind of awkward, I mean Craig is a friend. I don't want to know about...that sort of stuff."
"I don't want you to know about that sort of stuff, either, Paige." Craig was laughing. "I don't ask Spinner stuff that's too personal."
"Thank god for that."
Ellie spoke up, "Can we cut the chatting? I mean, you guys talk like what Miss Masters did was right."
"I'm not saying it was right or wrong." Paige replied. "But its her life, and she seems to be happy. Craig too."
Ellie sighed, she knew they seemed happy, but Ashley was miserable-and Ashley was her best friend.
That night, Craig and Iris met Dr. and Dr. Masters for dinner. "Craig, these are my parents, James and Patricia, Mom and Dad, this is Craig Manning."
"So you're the young man who got my daughter pregnant." Her mother said. "I hope you are happy."
"I'm happy to have her in my life, and if she wants this child, then I'm going to support her. I fail to see whats wrong with that" Craig had this need to stand up for himself with these people. He loved Iris, and he refused to let anyone walk over them. With that comment, the two of them sat down for dinner.
Mostly Iris's parents talked about their jobs as professors. "So, Craig, what are you going to study at University, when you get there."
"I'm not sure, I love music and photography, but those aren't the sort of things to support a family with, unless I go into education or photojournalism...so i don't really know yet."
"as long as you go." James Masters said, "Because Iris will i'm sure be teaching children."
"Dad, I like to teach, and I'm good at it. I can always go back and get a masters, work in administration." Iris smiled "Plus, it will be good, I can have summers of to be with my kid...or kids, depending on what happens in the future."
"I can't believe you're keeping this baby. He's just a child, this boy is, and you're having a baby with him."
"Mom, if you invited me here to change my mind, its not going to happen. In fact, I'm moving in with Craig and his stepfather tomorrow."
Her mother was shocked. "Iris Noreen, if you do this...you're ruining your life. I hope you know that. Patricia turned to Craig. "And you, seducing my child, getting her pregnant. you just wanted a sugar mommy, didn't you. I can't believe you'd let my child ruin her life like that."
"Dr. Masters, I love Iris, and I'm not ruining her life by supporting her choice. If you chose to act like that, perhaps you aren't going to be able to see your grandchild" Craig was pissed. He stood up. "Iris, lets go."
Iris nodded at him "Mom, Dad, if you're ever ready to deal with things...call me, i'll leave you a message Monday with my new number."
At that they walked out.
Craig looked at Iris. "Sorry about that baby, they were...so rude. so damn rude."
"I know, Craig. Lets go home."