It was a night that had been very dark and chilly. The clearness of all the night skies had made up for the cold and nippy air. It was so beautiful how all of the stars were placed at just the right positions. It had seemed as if nothing could go wrong.
Craig Manning had just settled into his stepfather's garage. His stepfather, Joey, said that it would bring him a sort of independence and maybe even meaning in his life.
Independence is just what Craig had needed. He was so confused over many things. Now more than ever it was mostly Manny Santos, who had now been seven months pregnant with his child.
It's funny how one night of fun and mistakes can change the lives of everyone around you. For Craig it was more of a confusing and ironic story.
He had been dating Ashley Kerwin for about eight months when things started getting pretty serious and Ashley dropped the three words on him. They were the three words that could either make or break a relationship. He had been hurt so much before that he could not just come out and truly say how he felt.
She broke up with him saying that he did not truly love her. Manny Santos, Craig's ex tried to comfort him, when things got a little out of control. The way she looked made her even more irresistible. He thought that things would be okay. The only downside to it was he forgot to use protection. Ashley came to him the next day, begging for him to take her back. It was really a sad site. That put him in between a rock and a hard place. They were back together and no one would know about that night between him and Manny, or so he thought.
After that he had kept an ongoing relationship with both Ashley and Manny keeping his relationship with Manny a secret. It all came out when Craig told Manny he broke up with Ashley because he loved her and not Ashley. It had all been lie, because he had not broken up with her. He only told Manny that because she would have told her. Before he really could tell Ashley what was going on she found out.
Craig was now with Manny. Ashley Kerwin was now only a memory. She gave him as much trouble as she could for breaking her heart. She wanted nothing but sweet revenge.
He had finally gotten a bit of sleep after trying to provide for both him and Manny. Soon he would have to provide for three. Manny helped him with whatever little money she got from working at the Dot. He held a job at Joey's car lot and got extra cash babysitting his younger half sister Angie. He was swept away in a dream about him and Manny with their baby. Lately all he could do was dream.
It was interrupted though, by a constant knocking on the door. It was not a loud knock. Someone weak must have been doing it. It continued until he finally woke up.
Slowly he opened the door still trying to wake up. It was Manny. She had to have had something important to say because she knew how hard the last couple of months had been on him.
He did not show her his discouragements. Instead, he just brushed his fingers through her thick, long, black hair. He looked into her dark brown eyes and smiled. She smiled back at him.
"Manny, It's kind of late," Craig said rubbing his eyes, "What is it?"
She simply replied with a slight whimper in her voice, "Nothing, I just wanted to see you, hold you, be with you."
"Well since you put it that way," he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her to him.
He pulled her inside and closed the door behind them. She took off her jacket and hung it on a chair. He pulled her closer to him. "So, on to better things," he snickered, "How are my babies?"
"Just fine," she replied with a smile.
She walked up to Craig and kissed him. Craig knew Manny was keeping something from him. He couldn't figure it out, but he knew. "Manny?" Craig asked
"Yes Craig," Manny answered him.
Though he could not figure it out, Craig could tell Manny was trying to hide something from him. He could not put his finger on it. She was not very good at lying.
"Something is up, I can tell," he demanded to know just what was going on.
"What makes you think that," she answered.
"You are acting different," he replied, "tell me I could help you."
Manny walked away from him with a far off look on her face. She looked empty, like nothing was left inside of her. The only time she had ever looked like that was when she told Craig she was pregnant. The rings around her eyes gave Craig a hint.
She answered him, "no Craig, you can't help me no one can." Craig went up to her. He was really worried now. What could she have done? He wondered if something happened to the baby.
"Manny, what did you do tell me," he freaked out, "please Manny just tell me."
She walked up to him and kissed him. Her lips quivered against his as if she was about to cry. She turned to walk away. Her eyes fought back all of the tears fighting to come out.
"Good bye Craig," she whispered ever so softly.
Craig grabbed her arm and pulled her back, "Manny what are you talking about."
"Well, you see I am moving Craig," she could no longer hold back her tears now. They poured out like Niagara Falls. She could barely even catch her breath.
Craig Manning had just settled into his stepfather's garage. His stepfather, Joey, said that it would bring him a sort of independence and maybe even meaning in his life.
Independence is just what Craig had needed. He was so confused over many things. Now more than ever it was mostly Manny Santos, who had now been seven months pregnant with his child.
It's funny how one night of fun and mistakes can change the lives of everyone around you. For Craig it was more of a confusing and ironic story.
He had been dating Ashley Kerwin for about eight months when things started getting pretty serious and Ashley dropped the three words on him. They were the three words that could either make or break a relationship. He had been hurt so much before that he could not just come out and truly say how he felt.
She broke up with him saying that he did not truly love her. Manny Santos, Craig's ex tried to comfort him, when things got a little out of control. The way she looked made her even more irresistible. He thought that things would be okay. The only downside to it was he forgot to use protection. Ashley came to him the next day, begging for him to take her back. It was really a sad site. That put him in between a rock and a hard place. They were back together and no one would know about that night between him and Manny, or so he thought.
After that he had kept an ongoing relationship with both Ashley and Manny keeping his relationship with Manny a secret. It all came out when Craig told Manny he broke up with Ashley because he loved her and not Ashley. It had all been lie, because he had not broken up with her. He only told Manny that because she would have told her. Before he really could tell Ashley what was going on she found out.
Craig was now with Manny. Ashley Kerwin was now only a memory. She gave him as much trouble as she could for breaking her heart. She wanted nothing but sweet revenge.
He had finally gotten a bit of sleep after trying to provide for both him and Manny. Soon he would have to provide for three. Manny helped him with whatever little money she got from working at the Dot. He held a job at Joey's car lot and got extra cash babysitting his younger half sister Angie. He was swept away in a dream about him and Manny with their baby. Lately all he could do was dream.
It was interrupted though, by a constant knocking on the door. It was not a loud knock. Someone weak must have been doing it. It continued until he finally woke up.
Slowly he opened the door still trying to wake up. It was Manny. She had to have had something important to say because she knew how hard the last couple of months had been on him.
He did not show her his discouragements. Instead, he just brushed his fingers through her thick, long, black hair. He looked into her dark brown eyes and smiled. She smiled back at him.
"Manny, It's kind of late," Craig said rubbing his eyes, "What is it?"
She simply replied with a slight whimper in her voice, "Nothing, I just wanted to see you, hold you, be with you."
"Well since you put it that way," he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her to him.
He pulled her inside and closed the door behind them. She took off her jacket and hung it on a chair. He pulled her closer to him. "So, on to better things," he snickered, "How are my babies?"
"Just fine," she replied with a smile.
She walked up to Craig and kissed him. Craig knew Manny was keeping something from him. He couldn't figure it out, but he knew. "Manny?" Craig asked
"Yes Craig," Manny answered him.
Though he could not figure it out, Craig could tell Manny was trying to hide something from him. He could not put his finger on it. She was not very good at lying.
"Something is up, I can tell," he demanded to know just what was going on.
"What makes you think that," she answered.
"You are acting different," he replied, "tell me I could help you."
Manny walked away from him with a far off look on her face. She looked empty, like nothing was left inside of her. The only time she had ever looked like that was when she told Craig she was pregnant. The rings around her eyes gave Craig a hint.
She answered him, "no Craig, you can't help me no one can." Craig went up to her. He was really worried now. What could she have done? He wondered if something happened to the baby.
"Manny, what did you do tell me," he freaked out, "please Manny just tell me."
She walked up to him and kissed him. Her lips quivered against his as if she was about to cry. She turned to walk away. Her eyes fought back all of the tears fighting to come out.
"Good bye Craig," she whispered ever so softly.
Craig grabbed her arm and pulled her back, "Manny what are you talking about."
"Well, you see I am moving Craig," she could no longer hold back her tears now. They poured out like Niagara Falls. She could barely even catch her breath.