All the guys were getting ready to leaving Craig's garage. It was a
decent practice despite Craig losing his concentration and messing up the
chords every now and then. "Later Craig," Marco and Spinner said grabbing
their things and heading out the door.
"Later," Craig said preoccupied.
"Uh, see you Craig," Jimmy said picking up his basketball and backpack.
"Wait Jimmy," Craig said nervously.
"What's up man?" Jimmy said ready to leave. He was feeling really hungry. Craig felt extremely awkward and he wasn't sure exactly what to say.
"You know what happened between me and Ashley right?" Craig asked choosing his words carefully.
"You mean, between you, Ashley.....and Manny?" Jimmy asked. "Who doesn't know?"
"Yeah, well. I was wondering if you could talk to Ashley for me," Craig said hopefully.
"About what?" Jimmy asked. "You don't want her back do you? Sorry, you're on your own man."
"No. That isn't it," Craig answered quickly. "I know what happened between you guys and Sean." Jimmy was losing his patience. He couldn't believe Craig was bringing this up.
"And your point is?" Jimmy asked cautiously.
"I want you to remind her that we're all human. We all make mistakes. And it would hypocritical of her not to be civil with me after what she's done in the past," Craig stated afraid of Jimmy's response.
"What do I get out of it?" Jimmy asked.
"For one, you get the satisfaction of helping out a good friend..... and two, I'll buy you lunch for a week," Craig said. 'How does Joey bargain like this everyday?' Craig thought to himself.
"Sorry, not interested," Jimmy said about to walk out the door.
"Wait," Craig said in desperation. Jimmy stopped. "Name your price," Craig said.
"Anything?" Jimmy asked.
"You name it," Craig answered.
Jimmy thought for a moment and replied, "Well..there is one thing....."
~*~*~
"I can't believe Craig did that to you!" Emma shouted in utter disbelief. "That's so wrong!"
"Tell me about it," Manny said rolling over to her back on Emma's bed. Emma sat down beside her.
"Well, I'm proud of you for resisting his charms today," Emma said. "That must have been really hard. A dozen red roses!"
"I know! They were so beautiful. He is so..beautiful," Manny said disgusted with herself. "Anyway, I'm tired of talking about this. What about you? I'm proud of you for going after Chris."
"Well, my mom always says a woman shouldn't be confined to what society expects her to do," Emma said matter-of-factly.
"So, what are you going to wear for your date Friday?" Manny asked perking up. "We're going to make you look hot!"
"Oh no," Emma said laughing. "No more bootylicious makeovers for me. If he's going to like me, it's going to be for me."
"That's cool Em. You're so lucky you have a guy." Manny said starting to feel sad again.
"Come on Manny. We're not together yet. And you can have any guy you want. What about JT?" Emma asked.
"Not ANY guy I want," she replied sadly. "And JT's cool. He has gotten a lot cuter since last year, but he's like a brother to me."
"Well, no pressure okay? Remember, you don't need a guy to help define who you are," Emma said quoting her mother again.
"Emma, you sound like a motivational tape or something," Manny said laughing.
"No. Worse. I sound like my mother," Emma replied laughing with her friend.
"Later," Craig said preoccupied.
"Uh, see you Craig," Jimmy said picking up his basketball and backpack.
"Wait Jimmy," Craig said nervously.
"What's up man?" Jimmy said ready to leave. He was feeling really hungry. Craig felt extremely awkward and he wasn't sure exactly what to say.
"You know what happened between me and Ashley right?" Craig asked choosing his words carefully.
"You mean, between you, Ashley.....and Manny?" Jimmy asked. "Who doesn't know?"
"Yeah, well. I was wondering if you could talk to Ashley for me," Craig said hopefully.
"About what?" Jimmy asked. "You don't want her back do you? Sorry, you're on your own man."
"No. That isn't it," Craig answered quickly. "I know what happened between you guys and Sean." Jimmy was losing his patience. He couldn't believe Craig was bringing this up.
"And your point is?" Jimmy asked cautiously.
"I want you to remind her that we're all human. We all make mistakes. And it would hypocritical of her not to be civil with me after what she's done in the past," Craig stated afraid of Jimmy's response.
"What do I get out of it?" Jimmy asked.
"For one, you get the satisfaction of helping out a good friend..... and two, I'll buy you lunch for a week," Craig said. 'How does Joey bargain like this everyday?' Craig thought to himself.
"Sorry, not interested," Jimmy said about to walk out the door.
"Wait," Craig said in desperation. Jimmy stopped. "Name your price," Craig said.
"Anything?" Jimmy asked.
"You name it," Craig answered.
Jimmy thought for a moment and replied, "Well..there is one thing....."
~*~*~
"I can't believe Craig did that to you!" Emma shouted in utter disbelief. "That's so wrong!"
"Tell me about it," Manny said rolling over to her back on Emma's bed. Emma sat down beside her.
"Well, I'm proud of you for resisting his charms today," Emma said. "That must have been really hard. A dozen red roses!"
"I know! They were so beautiful. He is so..beautiful," Manny said disgusted with herself. "Anyway, I'm tired of talking about this. What about you? I'm proud of you for going after Chris."
"Well, my mom always says a woman shouldn't be confined to what society expects her to do," Emma said matter-of-factly.
"So, what are you going to wear for your date Friday?" Manny asked perking up. "We're going to make you look hot!"
"Oh no," Emma said laughing. "No more bootylicious makeovers for me. If he's going to like me, it's going to be for me."
"That's cool Em. You're so lucky you have a guy." Manny said starting to feel sad again.
"Come on Manny. We're not together yet. And you can have any guy you want. What about JT?" Emma asked.
"Not ANY guy I want," she replied sadly. "And JT's cool. He has gotten a lot cuter since last year, but he's like a brother to me."
"Well, no pressure okay? Remember, you don't need a guy to help define who you are," Emma said quoting her mother again.
"Emma, you sound like a motivational tape or something," Manny said laughing.
"No. Worse. I sound like my mother," Emma replied laughing with her friend.
