It's freezing outside, but luckily Craig's is only down the street from me. I quickly walk down and knock on the garage door. I nervously wait as I see a shadow coming towards me. Craig opens the door and smiles, I walk in close the door and face him. Before I can say anything he gives me a hug, and grabs my hand and leads me to the couch to sit down.

"Okay, go ahead, yell at me, lecture me, punch me. Whatever you want" He says

I look at him , half way tempted to do all of them, but I stop.

" All right, im going to tell you everything im feeling. You have no idea how much I care about  you. That's why all that time that shit was going on with Ash I stuck by you, because I hoped that you cared about me nearly as much as I care about you and that you would let her go. I tried to wait for you to "work" things out. But it always seemed like you were falling more and more, for her. It was really getting hard on me. Because since last year, I wanted to be what you wanted you. I could never figure out what to do to make me be the perfect girl for you. Seeing you being with Ashley killed me, I felt like I was always going to be your girl on the side, but Ash would always be your girl."

Craig just stared at me as I finished up. He looked shocked all most, I guess all of it just coming out shocked him. I could tell that he was trying to think of something to say.

"Okay, Manny. Well I, I don't really know what to say. I mean, I would say that I'm sorry, but I mean , I know that me saying sorry a million times could never justify what I did to you, and how I made you feel, and I am really sorry."

I just look at him, his response wasn't exactly what I wanted to hear, but it was a good start.

"Craig, we need to figure out what is going on. Well actually, you need to figure out what's going on, and what you want. I have to get back; because my parents are going to be getting up real soon so that we can leave."

I got up to leave and he got up to. He walked steadily behind me until I got to the door, I stopped and turned around. He looked at me and kissed me. It was one of those kisses that you feel like you have been waiting for forever. Short, but sweet, the kind you felt meant something. After the kiss I looked up at him, we hugged and just stood there, just enjoying being in each other's arms.

I ended the embrace, "Well Craig, im going now, good bye." I said quickly as I tried to walk out the door.

He grabbed my arm, "Bye Manny, and Manny, I – I- love you.." He stuttered out

"I love you too"