Chapter 13
"Hey JT...wait up," Toby yelled struggling to catch up with his friend. JT paused, turned around, then kept going. Toby ran in front of him.
"What's the matter with you?" he asked offended. "Anyway, did you want to check out this new computer game I got Friday?"
"I can't," JT said letting out a deep sigh.
"Why not?" Toby insisted. "You aren't hanging out with the 'cool kids' are you?"
"No. It's not that..." he said trying to keep his date a secret.
"Then what is it? Tell me," Toby said his eyes growing wide in anticipation.
"So, eight o'clock Friday night JT?" Liberty asked walking up to the boys. "I can't wait." Toby's jaw dropped.
"So, that's why you can't hang out on Friday. Why didn't you just say so? I'll leave you two love birds alone," Toby said smiling at his friend. JT grit his teeth in anger shaking his head. Liberty put her arm around JT.
"So, what are you going to wear? I was thinking of wearing something pink. Do you like.." Liberty's voice trailed off as the two walked into the distance.
~*~*~
Craig waited eagerly in his garage for Manny. He blew into his hands and rubbed his arms vigorously. He heard the door open and he sat up quickly smiling.
"Manny!" he said running up to her. He picked her up and swung her around.
"Craig!" she laughed pushing his face playfully. He set her down. "Oh my God! It's cold in here." Manny rubbed her hands together. Craig grabbed her from behind and rubbed her arms.
"I think I can help you out with that," he said kissing her hair. He then proceeded to kiss her cheeks, then her ears, then her neck. She laughed softly.
"That tickles Craig," she said smiling. He laughed and started to tickle her. She squealed and tried to get him back. He grabbed her and they both fell on the couch. They were both laughing hysterically. He caught his breath and leaned towards her. He laid her down gently, guiding her head towards the pillow.
"You're so beautiful," he said with a small smile. "I love you so much." He leaned in to kiss her, but she pushed him away and sat up. "What's the matter?" he asked concerned. "Did I do something wrong?"
"No, Craig. Well, no..." she said unsure of herself.
"Manny, what is it?" Craig asked tilting her head up and pushing a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
"I don't know how to tell you this...." she said almost in tears. Craig ran his fingers through his hair with his mouth open and eyes wide.
"This doesn't sound good," he said shaking his head. "Do you not want to be with me? Have you changed your mind? Manny, please tell me." Manny couldn't hold her tears back any longer. She ran out of the garage leaving Craig's imagination to run wild.
"Hey JT...wait up," Toby yelled struggling to catch up with his friend. JT paused, turned around, then kept going. Toby ran in front of him.
"What's the matter with you?" he asked offended. "Anyway, did you want to check out this new computer game I got Friday?"
"I can't," JT said letting out a deep sigh.
"Why not?" Toby insisted. "You aren't hanging out with the 'cool kids' are you?"
"No. It's not that..." he said trying to keep his date a secret.
"Then what is it? Tell me," Toby said his eyes growing wide in anticipation.
"So, eight o'clock Friday night JT?" Liberty asked walking up to the boys. "I can't wait." Toby's jaw dropped.
"So, that's why you can't hang out on Friday. Why didn't you just say so? I'll leave you two love birds alone," Toby said smiling at his friend. JT grit his teeth in anger shaking his head. Liberty put her arm around JT.
"So, what are you going to wear? I was thinking of wearing something pink. Do you like.." Liberty's voice trailed off as the two walked into the distance.
~*~*~
Craig waited eagerly in his garage for Manny. He blew into his hands and rubbed his arms vigorously. He heard the door open and he sat up quickly smiling.
"Manny!" he said running up to her. He picked her up and swung her around.
"Craig!" she laughed pushing his face playfully. He set her down. "Oh my God! It's cold in here." Manny rubbed her hands together. Craig grabbed her from behind and rubbed her arms.
"I think I can help you out with that," he said kissing her hair. He then proceeded to kiss her cheeks, then her ears, then her neck. She laughed softly.
"That tickles Craig," she said smiling. He laughed and started to tickle her. She squealed and tried to get him back. He grabbed her and they both fell on the couch. They were both laughing hysterically. He caught his breath and leaned towards her. He laid her down gently, guiding her head towards the pillow.
"You're so beautiful," he said with a small smile. "I love you so much." He leaned in to kiss her, but she pushed him away and sat up. "What's the matter?" he asked concerned. "Did I do something wrong?"
"No, Craig. Well, no..." she said unsure of herself.
"Manny, what is it?" Craig asked tilting her head up and pushing a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
"I don't know how to tell you this...." she said almost in tears. Craig ran his fingers through his hair with his mouth open and eyes wide.
"This doesn't sound good," he said shaking his head. "Do you not want to be with me? Have you changed your mind? Manny, please tell me." Manny couldn't hold her tears back any longer. She ran out of the garage leaving Craig's imagination to run wild.
