I don't own Degrassi, but Iris is mine.
A Note: After the next two or three chapters, I will be skipping forward in time to when its closer to the baby being born. This means a possible two skips, to the end of the year and then to when the baby is born. I have ideas for my next three stories (A long one I'm calling "The epic", a sequal to the Epic and another story.) which will be all Craig related but all different. One consistant will probably be the whole older woman thing, because I'm older, and I was never a 'teenager' per se so i worry about writing a teenage girl to a degree. And all the stories work better with older women-well, i'm unsure about the age of the main female charater in the Epic, but its not a romance. Thanks for reading--MsZ.
Chapter 13. Just an Ordinary Day
Iris got out of bed Sunday morning, pulled some clothes on, and went to use the bathroom. However, it was in use, by what she thought was a wounded animal. A voice was coming out of the bathroom singing "Everybody wants something.,..." She just blinked.
"Craig, what is that...sound."
Craig just laughed "Thats Joey, singing his song. He was in a band with Mr. SImpson in high school and they had one song...at least that i'm aware of. Its the only one he sings."
Iris nodded and made breakfast for the four of them.Angie loved it-she loved having Iris around, and after they ate Iris and Craig took her to the park.
"You know, in a few years, we'll be watching our kid play. Thats so...big, Iris. My son or daughter..."
"Its scary isn't it, Craig." At his nod she went on. "I want so badly for us to be a family, but its so...its against the odds."
"We'll make it, baby, I know we will." She put her head on his shoulder then, and they sat like that for a long while as Angie played.
After lunch, Spinner, Jimmy and Marco showed up for band practice. "Thats still on, right Craig?"
"Sure..."
"Is Miss Master's going to watch?" Jimmy asked.
"If its ok, then I"d love to watch!"
They went out to the garage then, and Iris curled up on the couch to watch. Just then someone knocked on the door-it was Emma and Manny. Emma looked embarassed, and Iris figured it was because she knew the news and Manny didn't.
"Is it ok if we watch?" Emma asked "We got bored and Manny remembered you guys practice on Sunday afternoons."
"Sure, I Don't see why not." Spinner said, "You can sit by Miss Masters...ok, thats odd, calling you that here."
Iris grinned. "I suppose you can call me by my first name here...but if you slip up at school, i will maim you."
"What is your first name?"
Iris laughed. "Its Iris."
"Pretty name for a pretty woman." Spinner said. "Was that too personal? I didn't mean it like that. I Don't have a death wish."
Everyone but Manny laughed at that, she was still lost.
"Are you guys going to practice?"
"But we'd rather talk to you, Iris." Marco said.
Emma rolled her eyes "You guys are so hitting on her."
"Hey, that warms my old pregnant heart, being hit on. Besides, they know enough not to go any further. And I'm not going to be hit on any in a couple months, when I'm big as a house."
Craig spoke up. "I'll still hit on you when your big as a house."
"Yeah, cause I could crush you in your sleep."
Everyone laughed at that but Manny. "Wait a minute, you're...pregnant. And...Craigs the father?"
"Yes, that would be the story."
"Craig! How could you sleep with someone else..."
Craig sighed. "Manny, there was nothing between us. I love Iris, more than...more than anything. I want to be with her for the rest of my life. You have to face that its not going to happen between us."
Manny was crying, and ran out, Emma following her. Iris sighed. What Craig had said...was the most romantic thing anyone had ever said to her, but Manny was upset and that worried her.
THe band started practice then, and an hour into it Iris went to get a drink of water. As she was getting ready to head back out to the garage the phone rang. It was Emma. "Iris? ITs Emma Nelson...I talked to Manny, I think she's going to be ok. Just wanted to tell her."
"Thanks Emma...tell her I'm sorry, and I've been in her shoes before. She'll find the person she's meant to be with, trust me."
Iris headed back out then, to watch the rest of practice.
That night after dinner, Joey called her and Craig into the living room for a talk. "I'm going to give you two some rules. I've placed a lock on Craigs door. I promice to knock before entry, but I can't say the same for Angie. I'd prefer it if you didn't do anything in the house when we're home, but I'm not stupid. So lock the door, and I'll try to knock, ok?"
Craig was slightly embaressed by what Joey was saying, but he also knew it was rational.
"Next subject-schoolwork. If Craig doesn't keep his average up, Iris, I'm going to ask you to move out. I trust you both, but Craig is still in high school, and I want him to go to university and so on. We'll figure out curfews as we go, but I'm sure that Iris isn't going to be up to going out much once she gets further along."
Craigs next words shocked even him "What about getting married."
"Married? You want to get married? To me?" Iris was shocked.
Joey looked at them. "Craig, your birthday is in October, and once you're 17 I'll consider signing the permission slip if thats what you want. Not before."
That night Iris laid in bed and looked at Craig. "Married?"
"Just think about it, ok? IT won't happen until October...but I do want to marry you. Someday."
"SOmday is good." Iris smiled at Craig. "So, I just have one question..did you lock the door?"
The smile on Craig's face told her he had.
Coming soon: Revenge is Sweet, and we flip forward in time twice....once for the end of Iris's career at Degrassi and once for the birth of Baby Manning.
A Note: After the next two or three chapters, I will be skipping forward in time to when its closer to the baby being born. This means a possible two skips, to the end of the year and then to when the baby is born. I have ideas for my next three stories (A long one I'm calling "The epic", a sequal to the Epic and another story.) which will be all Craig related but all different. One consistant will probably be the whole older woman thing, because I'm older, and I was never a 'teenager' per se so i worry about writing a teenage girl to a degree. And all the stories work better with older women-well, i'm unsure about the age of the main female charater in the Epic, but its not a romance. Thanks for reading--MsZ.
Chapter 13. Just an Ordinary Day
Iris got out of bed Sunday morning, pulled some clothes on, and went to use the bathroom. However, it was in use, by what she thought was a wounded animal. A voice was coming out of the bathroom singing "Everybody wants something.,..." She just blinked.
"Craig, what is that...sound."
Craig just laughed "Thats Joey, singing his song. He was in a band with Mr. SImpson in high school and they had one song...at least that i'm aware of. Its the only one he sings."
Iris nodded and made breakfast for the four of them.Angie loved it-she loved having Iris around, and after they ate Iris and Craig took her to the park.
"You know, in a few years, we'll be watching our kid play. Thats so...big, Iris. My son or daughter..."
"Its scary isn't it, Craig." At his nod she went on. "I want so badly for us to be a family, but its so...its against the odds."
"We'll make it, baby, I know we will." She put her head on his shoulder then, and they sat like that for a long while as Angie played.
After lunch, Spinner, Jimmy and Marco showed up for band practice. "Thats still on, right Craig?"
"Sure..."
"Is Miss Master's going to watch?" Jimmy asked.
"If its ok, then I"d love to watch!"
They went out to the garage then, and Iris curled up on the couch to watch. Just then someone knocked on the door-it was Emma and Manny. Emma looked embarassed, and Iris figured it was because she knew the news and Manny didn't.
"Is it ok if we watch?" Emma asked "We got bored and Manny remembered you guys practice on Sunday afternoons."
"Sure, I Don't see why not." Spinner said, "You can sit by Miss Masters...ok, thats odd, calling you that here."
Iris grinned. "I suppose you can call me by my first name here...but if you slip up at school, i will maim you."
"What is your first name?"
Iris laughed. "Its Iris."
"Pretty name for a pretty woman." Spinner said. "Was that too personal? I didn't mean it like that. I Don't have a death wish."
Everyone but Manny laughed at that, she was still lost.
"Are you guys going to practice?"
"But we'd rather talk to you, Iris." Marco said.
Emma rolled her eyes "You guys are so hitting on her."
"Hey, that warms my old pregnant heart, being hit on. Besides, they know enough not to go any further. And I'm not going to be hit on any in a couple months, when I'm big as a house."
Craig spoke up. "I'll still hit on you when your big as a house."
"Yeah, cause I could crush you in your sleep."
Everyone laughed at that but Manny. "Wait a minute, you're...pregnant. And...Craigs the father?"
"Yes, that would be the story."
"Craig! How could you sleep with someone else..."
Craig sighed. "Manny, there was nothing between us. I love Iris, more than...more than anything. I want to be with her for the rest of my life. You have to face that its not going to happen between us."
Manny was crying, and ran out, Emma following her. Iris sighed. What Craig had said...was the most romantic thing anyone had ever said to her, but Manny was upset and that worried her.
THe band started practice then, and an hour into it Iris went to get a drink of water. As she was getting ready to head back out to the garage the phone rang. It was Emma. "Iris? ITs Emma Nelson...I talked to Manny, I think she's going to be ok. Just wanted to tell her."
"Thanks Emma...tell her I'm sorry, and I've been in her shoes before. She'll find the person she's meant to be with, trust me."
Iris headed back out then, to watch the rest of practice.
That night after dinner, Joey called her and Craig into the living room for a talk. "I'm going to give you two some rules. I've placed a lock on Craigs door. I promice to knock before entry, but I can't say the same for Angie. I'd prefer it if you didn't do anything in the house when we're home, but I'm not stupid. So lock the door, and I'll try to knock, ok?"
Craig was slightly embaressed by what Joey was saying, but he also knew it was rational.
"Next subject-schoolwork. If Craig doesn't keep his average up, Iris, I'm going to ask you to move out. I trust you both, but Craig is still in high school, and I want him to go to university and so on. We'll figure out curfews as we go, but I'm sure that Iris isn't going to be up to going out much once she gets further along."
Craigs next words shocked even him "What about getting married."
"Married? You want to get married? To me?" Iris was shocked.
Joey looked at them. "Craig, your birthday is in October, and once you're 17 I'll consider signing the permission slip if thats what you want. Not before."
That night Iris laid in bed and looked at Craig. "Married?"
"Just think about it, ok? IT won't happen until October...but I do want to marry you. Someday."
"SOmday is good." Iris smiled at Craig. "So, I just have one question..did you lock the door?"
The smile on Craig's face told her he had.
Coming soon: Revenge is Sweet, and we flip forward in time twice....once for the end of Iris's career at Degrassi and once for the birth of Baby Manning.