Chris and Emma arrived at the mall and rushed to the ticket booth.
The line was unbelievably long. It seemed like everyone at Degrassi was
there.
"Are you sure you want to watch a movie Chris?" Emma asked looking at hordes of people waiting for a chance at a ticket.
"Come on Em....the line's not that bad," he said reaching to hold her hand. She smiled at the gesture.
"You're right. It isn't that bad," she said squeezing his hand.
~*~*~
Craig wrapped his arm around Manny's waist as they walked toward the theaters. Several guys from school went up to talk to Manny but she made it clear she was with Craig.
"Sorry, Matt...I'm going to a movie with my boyfriend," Manny said looking Craig in the eye. Craig smiled and kissed her. Matt walked off embarrassed.
"Have I told you how beautiful you are?" Craig asked kissing her again.
"You don't have to Craig, but I guess I don't mind," she said sticking her hand in his back pocket as they walked.
"Did I mention how happy you make me?" he asked.
"Craig!" she giggled. "You're being so silly tonight."
"Whoa," Craig said when he saw the line at the ticket booth. "I guess all the guys have been uncreative with date night. Dinner and a movie. We'll do something different next week. I promise." Manny laughed and hugged him.
"I don't mind, as long as I'm with you," she said.
~*~*~
It had been silent between Jimmy and Ashley after the Brad and Todd incident. They were next in line though, so they were forced to speak.
"So, what do you want to watch?" Jimmy asked.
"The new Julia Roberts movie looks good," she said avoiding eye contact. Jimmy groaned and walked up to the teller.
"Two for that Julia Roberts movie," he said.
"Sorry, we're sold out," the worker said checking her nails.
"Thank God," Jimmy mumbled.
"What?" the teller asked confused.
"Well, what else is there?" Jimmy asked quickly.
"All we have left is 'Creatures of Doom'. It's a new alien horror sci-fi flick," she said.
"I guess two for that," Jimmy said.
"What!" Ashley exclaimed.
"That's all they have Ash," Jimmy said calmly.
"Fine," she said crossing her arms. He paid and they walked to the food court to eat.
~*~*~
"Two for 'Creatures of doom'," JT said proudly. He paid the lady. "Liberty you rock. You're like, the coolest girl ever," he said without thinking.
"Thanks JT," she said surprised. He smiled awkwardly and gave her the ticket. He couldn't believe he said that out loud.
"Well, let's eat. I'm starved," JT said trying to change the subject.
~*~*~
"No Em, you choose," Chris said laughing.
"No Chris, I insist," she said reaching for her wallet.
"What are you doing Emma?" Chris asked.
"Well, how 'bout I pay for the movie and you pay for dinner?" she asked sincerely.
"It's cool Emma. I'm the guy. I got it," he said smiling.
"Chris. I asked you out. You're setting women back about 60 years if you don't let me pay," she said ready for a heated debate. Chris knew not to argue with her. He sighed.
"Have it your way Emma, but I want to check out 'Kiss Me If You Can'. You know....that new Julia Roberts movie," he said fearing her response.
"Are you serious?" she said trying to read him.
"Yeah, I dig chick flicks sometimes. I love how they bring romance and comedy together" he said blushing. "But don't tell anyone..not even Manny."
"Your secret's safe with me," Emma said proudly.
~*~*~
"What should we watch?" Manny asked trying to get a glimpse of what movies were playing.
"It doesn't matter, does it?" Craig asked back. "I mean...you know we'll have a great time no matter what."
"What kind of great time are you talking about?" Manny questioned accepting his kiss on her check. She gave him a sexy look then she burst out laughing. He couldn't help but laugh too. That didn't come out the way he wanted it to. He shook his head with a big smile.
"I mean...no matter what movie we watch we'll have fun either making fun of it or if it's absolutely unwatchable...we're together, that's all that matters, right?" he said choosing his words carefully.
"I knew what you meant Craig. I was just giving you a hard time. I love watching movies with you," she said as he kissed her again. They mostly rented movies together, but between their commentary and the cuddling, it was always enjoyable. They once rented one of those B-class horror movies where the acting is so bad, it begs to be made fun of. They laughed the entire movie. Craig would pretend he was the swamp monster and Manny would use terrible acting to play the damsel in distress. Craig smiled thinking back at that. He loved that Manny wasn't so serious all the time. She didn't expect things to be perfect. She was so different than Ashley. "I'll pay for dinner though, okay?" Manny said patting her purse and interrupting his thoughts.
"You will?" he asked completely taken back.
"Don't look so surprised," she said laughing. "I learned a thing or two from Spike."
"It's just that...Ashley never paid for anything," he said scratching his head.
"Let's not mention her name right now Craig..." Manny said wiping the smile from her face.
"I'm sorry Manny. It's just I'm....so happy with you..it's crazy," he said squeezing her tight. Her smile returned.
~*~*~
Ashley took of her jacket after they sat for dinner. She ate carefully so she wouldn't smudge her new lip gloss. Jimmy broke the silence.
"Ashley, tell me the truth," Jimmy said. "Why this new look?"
"Nothing....I just needed a change," she said.
"Ashley, how many times are you going to change?" he asked. "Are you sure that's it."
"Positive," she answered. Just then, Craig and Manny strolled up to the food court laughing. Ashley looked up and made eye contact with Craig. Manny and Craig stopped in their tracks and their laughter ceased.
"Are you sure you want to watch a movie Chris?" Emma asked looking at hordes of people waiting for a chance at a ticket.
"Come on Em....the line's not that bad," he said reaching to hold her hand. She smiled at the gesture.
"You're right. It isn't that bad," she said squeezing his hand.
~*~*~
Craig wrapped his arm around Manny's waist as they walked toward the theaters. Several guys from school went up to talk to Manny but she made it clear she was with Craig.
"Sorry, Matt...I'm going to a movie with my boyfriend," Manny said looking Craig in the eye. Craig smiled and kissed her. Matt walked off embarrassed.
"Have I told you how beautiful you are?" Craig asked kissing her again.
"You don't have to Craig, but I guess I don't mind," she said sticking her hand in his back pocket as they walked.
"Did I mention how happy you make me?" he asked.
"Craig!" she giggled. "You're being so silly tonight."
"Whoa," Craig said when he saw the line at the ticket booth. "I guess all the guys have been uncreative with date night. Dinner and a movie. We'll do something different next week. I promise." Manny laughed and hugged him.
"I don't mind, as long as I'm with you," she said.
~*~*~
It had been silent between Jimmy and Ashley after the Brad and Todd incident. They were next in line though, so they were forced to speak.
"So, what do you want to watch?" Jimmy asked.
"The new Julia Roberts movie looks good," she said avoiding eye contact. Jimmy groaned and walked up to the teller.
"Two for that Julia Roberts movie," he said.
"Sorry, we're sold out," the worker said checking her nails.
"Thank God," Jimmy mumbled.
"What?" the teller asked confused.
"Well, what else is there?" Jimmy asked quickly.
"All we have left is 'Creatures of Doom'. It's a new alien horror sci-fi flick," she said.
"I guess two for that," Jimmy said.
"What!" Ashley exclaimed.
"That's all they have Ash," Jimmy said calmly.
"Fine," she said crossing her arms. He paid and they walked to the food court to eat.
~*~*~
"Two for 'Creatures of doom'," JT said proudly. He paid the lady. "Liberty you rock. You're like, the coolest girl ever," he said without thinking.
"Thanks JT," she said surprised. He smiled awkwardly and gave her the ticket. He couldn't believe he said that out loud.
"Well, let's eat. I'm starved," JT said trying to change the subject.
~*~*~
"No Em, you choose," Chris said laughing.
"No Chris, I insist," she said reaching for her wallet.
"What are you doing Emma?" Chris asked.
"Well, how 'bout I pay for the movie and you pay for dinner?" she asked sincerely.
"It's cool Emma. I'm the guy. I got it," he said smiling.
"Chris. I asked you out. You're setting women back about 60 years if you don't let me pay," she said ready for a heated debate. Chris knew not to argue with her. He sighed.
"Have it your way Emma, but I want to check out 'Kiss Me If You Can'. You know....that new Julia Roberts movie," he said fearing her response.
"Are you serious?" she said trying to read him.
"Yeah, I dig chick flicks sometimes. I love how they bring romance and comedy together" he said blushing. "But don't tell anyone..not even Manny."
"Your secret's safe with me," Emma said proudly.
~*~*~
"What should we watch?" Manny asked trying to get a glimpse of what movies were playing.
"It doesn't matter, does it?" Craig asked back. "I mean...you know we'll have a great time no matter what."
"What kind of great time are you talking about?" Manny questioned accepting his kiss on her check. She gave him a sexy look then she burst out laughing. He couldn't help but laugh too. That didn't come out the way he wanted it to. He shook his head with a big smile.
"I mean...no matter what movie we watch we'll have fun either making fun of it or if it's absolutely unwatchable...we're together, that's all that matters, right?" he said choosing his words carefully.
"I knew what you meant Craig. I was just giving you a hard time. I love watching movies with you," she said as he kissed her again. They mostly rented movies together, but between their commentary and the cuddling, it was always enjoyable. They once rented one of those B-class horror movies where the acting is so bad, it begs to be made fun of. They laughed the entire movie. Craig would pretend he was the swamp monster and Manny would use terrible acting to play the damsel in distress. Craig smiled thinking back at that. He loved that Manny wasn't so serious all the time. She didn't expect things to be perfect. She was so different than Ashley. "I'll pay for dinner though, okay?" Manny said patting her purse and interrupting his thoughts.
"You will?" he asked completely taken back.
"Don't look so surprised," she said laughing. "I learned a thing or two from Spike."
"It's just that...Ashley never paid for anything," he said scratching his head.
"Let's not mention her name right now Craig..." Manny said wiping the smile from her face.
"I'm sorry Manny. It's just I'm....so happy with you..it's crazy," he said squeezing her tight. Her smile returned.
~*~*~
Ashley took of her jacket after they sat for dinner. She ate carefully so she wouldn't smudge her new lip gloss. Jimmy broke the silence.
"Ashley, tell me the truth," Jimmy said. "Why this new look?"
"Nothing....I just needed a change," she said.
"Ashley, how many times are you going to change?" he asked. "Are you sure that's it."
"Positive," she answered. Just then, Craig and Manny strolled up to the food court laughing. Ashley looked up and made eye contact with Craig. Manny and Craig stopped in their tracks and their laughter ceased.
