-Chapter Five-
The next morning Christie woke up, not to her alarm, but instead to the sound of laughter. She groggily stood up and walked slowly out of her bedroom. When she got into the kitchen she saw Manny and Craig sitting on the floor laughing, with Emma doubled over by the counter in tears.
"What's going on guys?" questioned Christie.
Craig shook his head," I simply came to surprise you, and I got bombarded."
Christie looked puzzled, so Emma tried to calm herself down and explain.
"Okay, so I'm sleeping on the couch, cuz I could not fall asleep last night so I came out here to watch TV. So around eight this morning I hear the door open and I freeze. Like the first thing I think is axe murderer, I see someone tiptoe past the couch and I just grab the nearest thing to me, which was a pillow. So I get up as this "person" nears the kitchen and tiptoe behind him."
"Then all of a sudden WHACK, she clobbers me with the pillow," interrupted Craig.
"And of course it was at this time I'm getting up to get my morning coffee and as I walk into the kitchen I see arms flailing and I get knocked to the ground," said Manny.
"By the time I notice it was Craig the I hit, the two of them are already howling sitting on the floor so then I start laughing, and then that's where you came in."
Christie began to laugh as she and Emma helped Craig and Manny finally get off of the floor. Craig kissed Christie's forehead.
"I was coming to wake you up so we could go out for coffee or something before heading to Joey's place."
"Aww you're such a sweetheart," replied Christie," if you'll excuse us, Craig's gonna come help me get dressed!"
Craig raised an eyebrow," Oh is he now?"
Christie nodded and Emma said, "That's cool guys have fun, Manny and I are outta here. We will see you when you get back tonight."
Christie grabbed Craig's hand and pulled him after her into her room. She kicked the door closed behind her and let Craig's hand go as she wandered to the closet. Craig fell back on the bed as Christie flipped through clothes in her closet.
"What's it like outside Craigger?" she asked.
He laughed @ the nickname and told her it was not hot, but not cold, it was warm.
Christie pulled a pink a red striped shirt out of her closet. It had a big neck hole and it was sort of off the shoulder. She also pulled out a pair of light colored boot leg jeans, and some tennis shoes. She grabbed a rubber band off of her dresser and threw her hair into a messy bun.
She walked over to the bed and held up the clothes over Craig's face. "This?" she asked.
"Looks good to me," said Craig," whatever you wear will be fine." He smiled as he grabbed her around the waist and pulled her on top of him. She dropped the outfit to the floor and kissed him. Craig sat up with her on his lap and she threw her arms around his neck. He rubbed her back as he kissed down her chin and her neck as she preceded to look over him @ the clock.
"Craiigg, it's almost 10," she said. He looked up at her and she kissed him once more before jumping off of the bed to get ready.
"I love youuu!" she said.
"I love you too," he called back with a smile.
When Christie was ready they headed off to the car and decided to drive through somewhere and pick up some breakfast. In the car, Jimmy and Manny were the topic of conversation.
"So," said Christie," anything from Jimmy about Manny?"
"As a matter of fact, yes." Said Craig.
Christie's eyes widened. She excitedly urged Craig to go on and tell her the information he had gotten.
"Well," he said," we were talking about Manny last night, and Jimmy was talking about how much fun he had at the lecture with her. He said he was thinking about asking her out but he didn't know if he should."
"Oh my gosh!!!!" Exclaimed Christie. "You told him he should right?"
"Yep, we talked about it and I told him Manny would definitely be interested. Now it's just a matter of time until he asks her. Nothing more we can do."
Christie laughed," We didn't even do anything in the first place."
Craig smiled and leaned over to kiss Christie," Let's pretend we did!"
Christie nodded and just smiled as she thought about how happy SHE was and how happy her friends would soon be.
Everything was perfect.
The next morning Christie woke up, not to her alarm, but instead to the sound of laughter. She groggily stood up and walked slowly out of her bedroom. When she got into the kitchen she saw Manny and Craig sitting on the floor laughing, with Emma doubled over by the counter in tears.
"What's going on guys?" questioned Christie.
Craig shook his head," I simply came to surprise you, and I got bombarded."
Christie looked puzzled, so Emma tried to calm herself down and explain.
"Okay, so I'm sleeping on the couch, cuz I could not fall asleep last night so I came out here to watch TV. So around eight this morning I hear the door open and I freeze. Like the first thing I think is axe murderer, I see someone tiptoe past the couch and I just grab the nearest thing to me, which was a pillow. So I get up as this "person" nears the kitchen and tiptoe behind him."
"Then all of a sudden WHACK, she clobbers me with the pillow," interrupted Craig.
"And of course it was at this time I'm getting up to get my morning coffee and as I walk into the kitchen I see arms flailing and I get knocked to the ground," said Manny.
"By the time I notice it was Craig the I hit, the two of them are already howling sitting on the floor so then I start laughing, and then that's where you came in."
Christie began to laugh as she and Emma helped Craig and Manny finally get off of the floor. Craig kissed Christie's forehead.
"I was coming to wake you up so we could go out for coffee or something before heading to Joey's place."
"Aww you're such a sweetheart," replied Christie," if you'll excuse us, Craig's gonna come help me get dressed!"
Craig raised an eyebrow," Oh is he now?"
Christie nodded and Emma said, "That's cool guys have fun, Manny and I are outta here. We will see you when you get back tonight."
Christie grabbed Craig's hand and pulled him after her into her room. She kicked the door closed behind her and let Craig's hand go as she wandered to the closet. Craig fell back on the bed as Christie flipped through clothes in her closet.
"What's it like outside Craigger?" she asked.
He laughed @ the nickname and told her it was not hot, but not cold, it was warm.
Christie pulled a pink a red striped shirt out of her closet. It had a big neck hole and it was sort of off the shoulder. She also pulled out a pair of light colored boot leg jeans, and some tennis shoes. She grabbed a rubber band off of her dresser and threw her hair into a messy bun.
She walked over to the bed and held up the clothes over Craig's face. "This?" she asked.
"Looks good to me," said Craig," whatever you wear will be fine." He smiled as he grabbed her around the waist and pulled her on top of him. She dropped the outfit to the floor and kissed him. Craig sat up with her on his lap and she threw her arms around his neck. He rubbed her back as he kissed down her chin and her neck as she preceded to look over him @ the clock.
"Craiigg, it's almost 10," she said. He looked up at her and she kissed him once more before jumping off of the bed to get ready.
"I love youuu!" she said.
"I love you too," he called back with a smile.
When Christie was ready they headed off to the car and decided to drive through somewhere and pick up some breakfast. In the car, Jimmy and Manny were the topic of conversation.
"So," said Christie," anything from Jimmy about Manny?"
"As a matter of fact, yes." Said Craig.
Christie's eyes widened. She excitedly urged Craig to go on and tell her the information he had gotten.
"Well," he said," we were talking about Manny last night, and Jimmy was talking about how much fun he had at the lecture with her. He said he was thinking about asking her out but he didn't know if he should."
"Oh my gosh!!!!" Exclaimed Christie. "You told him he should right?"
"Yep, we talked about it and I told him Manny would definitely be interested. Now it's just a matter of time until he asks her. Nothing more we can do."
Christie laughed," We didn't even do anything in the first place."
Craig smiled and leaned over to kiss Christie," Let's pretend we did!"
Christie nodded and just smiled as she thought about how happy SHE was and how happy her friends would soon be.
Everything was perfect.