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He couldn't sleep, again. he hadn't slept well in over two weeks, but now it was Christmas-technically 3:30 am, Christmas morning. Craig Manning got out of bed and headed down the stairs to the kitchen.
He found he was not the only one unable to sleep. Caitlin was sitting at the table, drinking out of a mug and staring off into space.
"Caitlin?"
"Hey, Craig..want some Cocoa?" She offered him some and he took it. "Whats wrong with you?"
"I messed up my life, remember? Ashley and Manny?"
"Craig, you're sixteen...its not your whole life. Things work out the way they are supposed to."
"Do you believe that?"
"Craig, I'm sitting in the kitchen of the man I've loved off and on since high school...did I think then I'd be in this kitchen someday? Sure. But not the way I am, you know?"
Craig nodded. "I miss my parents...even my dad. Its Christmas, and I love Joey, and Angie..you're great. But its not the same."
"I know..sometimes I wonder....what would have happened if Joey hadn't slept with Tessa."
"I woudn't be here" Craig said. "I've been thinking about that a lot. Joey loves you...if he hadn't messed things up...he'd have married you, and not mom."
"But then he wouldn't have Angie or you. See, Craig? Things work out." Caitlin smiled at the boy. She cared about him, and his sister, things she wouldn't have had without the end of her relationship with Joey so many years ago.
"I'm just scared about what will happen with Ashley and Manny."
"Maybe neither of them were right for you...did you ever think of that?"
"Yeah...I'm avoiding women from now on. No more dating for me. At least not until grade 11." Both of them laughed. "We should get to bed, Angie should be up soon waiting for Santa."
Caitlin nodded and headed back to her bed on the couch. SHe wasn't ready to stay with Joey yet.
Five hours later, Angie woke up. The four of them opened the gifts, and had breakfast. IT was just like a perfect Christmas, and Craig hated himself for thinking that. Caitlin noticed, and later in the day asked him to visit her at the station sometime next week, to have lunch. She thought it would be a good idea for him to get out of the house, and Joey agreed. They made plans, and Caitlin was happy-she thought it would be good for Craig.
He couldn't sleep, again. he hadn't slept well in over two weeks, but now it was Christmas-technically 3:30 am, Christmas morning. Craig Manning got out of bed and headed down the stairs to the kitchen.
He found he was not the only one unable to sleep. Caitlin was sitting at the table, drinking out of a mug and staring off into space.
"Caitlin?"
"Hey, Craig..want some Cocoa?" She offered him some and he took it. "Whats wrong with you?"
"I messed up my life, remember? Ashley and Manny?"
"Craig, you're sixteen...its not your whole life. Things work out the way they are supposed to."
"Do you believe that?"
"Craig, I'm sitting in the kitchen of the man I've loved off and on since high school...did I think then I'd be in this kitchen someday? Sure. But not the way I am, you know?"
Craig nodded. "I miss my parents...even my dad. Its Christmas, and I love Joey, and Angie..you're great. But its not the same."
"I know..sometimes I wonder....what would have happened if Joey hadn't slept with Tessa."
"I woudn't be here" Craig said. "I've been thinking about that a lot. Joey loves you...if he hadn't messed things up...he'd have married you, and not mom."
"But then he wouldn't have Angie or you. See, Craig? Things work out." Caitlin smiled at the boy. She cared about him, and his sister, things she wouldn't have had without the end of her relationship with Joey so many years ago.
"I'm just scared about what will happen with Ashley and Manny."
"Maybe neither of them were right for you...did you ever think of that?"
"Yeah...I'm avoiding women from now on. No more dating for me. At least not until grade 11." Both of them laughed. "We should get to bed, Angie should be up soon waiting for Santa."
Caitlin nodded and headed back to her bed on the couch. SHe wasn't ready to stay with Joey yet.
Five hours later, Angie woke up. The four of them opened the gifts, and had breakfast. IT was just like a perfect Christmas, and Craig hated himself for thinking that. Caitlin noticed, and later in the day asked him to visit her at the station sometime next week, to have lunch. She thought it would be a good idea for him to get out of the house, and Joey agreed. They made plans, and Caitlin was happy-she thought it would be good for Craig.