CHAPTER 13: MANNY'S BIG SECRET
It was the next morning and Haley was getting ready for school. She was in the shower when she heard Montana crying. 'Oh no' she thought to herself while she tried to hurry. She ran to Montana's room and picked her up. "You had to wake up now didn't you?" She said to the 6 month old baby in her hands. The doorbell rang so she ran downstairs. She opened the door and it was Megan.
"Hey Haley. You look like you've got your hands full already." Megan said taking Montana.
"Yeah she woke up when I was in the shower. I'm so glad you're here early I'm going to be late if I'm not ready soon." Haley said running up the stairs.
"Actually Haley I came to tell you I'm not going to be able to watch Mon today because my parents are in town for a surprise visit. I'm so sorry. I would have called early but they just showed up about an hour ago. No one answered when I called." Megan explained.
"Oh my god. This isn't good. I have to go to school. My mom has to work." Haley said almost crying. This had never happened before.
"I'm sorry. Can you call in?" Megan asked.
"I guess I could do that. Is it only for today?" Haley asked.
"Yeah. Tomorrow I can come back. They're leaving this evening so they wanted to spend the day with me I guess. I'm really sorry Haley." Megan apologized.
"Don't worry about it. I can stay home this once. Thanks for telling me though." Haley said trying not to sound rude or anything.
"Ok again I'm really sorry. I'll see you tomorrow." She said walking away. 'Great' Haley thought to herself.
"Mom." She called up the stairs.
"What" her mom called back.
"I have to stay home today. Megan can't watch Montana. Sorry." She said hoping her mom wouldn't get mad at her.
"No problem. I'll call in for you as soon as I'm done getting ready."
"Thanks mom." Haley called up the stairs. She put Montana in the swing and went to get some breakfast. Today was going to be a long day. She got out a bowl and looked for some cereal. As she grabbed a box the phone rang and scared her which made her jump and the box fell all over the fell spilling everywhere. 'Good job Haley' she said to herself. "Hello" she said into the phone.
"Hey need a ride?" It was Craig.
"Actually no. I'm staying home today." She told him.
"Why?" He asked.
"Oh, I'm not feeling well." She lied and then heard Montana start to cry.
"Oh I'm sorry. Who's crying?" Craig asked.
"What do you mean? I don't hear anything." Haley lied. "Anyways can you tell Ash to call me during lunch?" Haley asked.
"Yeah sure. Are you sure you don't hear anything?" He said.
"Yeah I'm sure. Thanks Craig. I'll see you tomorrow than." She said trying to end the conversation before Montana began crying even louder.
"Ok. Hope you're feeling better soon." He said.
"Thanks. Bye Craig." She said and hung up the phone without letting him say anything else. She went in the living room and picked up Montana again. "Stop crying Mon. Mommy's gotta pick up her mess." She said rocking the baby back and forth. She stopped crying and she put her back in the swing. She went in the kitchen and started picking up the mess she made.
"I have to go to work now." Her mom said coming down the stairs.
"Did you call the school?" Haley asked picking up the last pieces of cereal.
"Oh I forgot hold on." She said grabbing the phone. "Hi, my daughters not feeling well today. She's going to be staying home." She paused. "Haley Lieber. Thanks." She said hanging up the phone. "Ok now I'm ready" she said laughing a little. "I'll see you after I get home."
"Bye mom."
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"Ash." Craig yelled down the hall before lunch.
Ashley turned around and looked at Craig. "What?" She asked.
"Haley told me to tell you to call her during lunch." Craig said.
"Ok thanks." She answered.
"What's up wrong?" He asked.
"Haven't you heard?"
"Heard what?"
"Manny's pregnant." Ashley told Craig.
Craig stood there shocked for a moment. "What?" He asked Ashley.
"Yeah Craig. She's pregnant. Now what are you going to do? What are you going to tell Haley?"
"What do you mean? It can't be mine. That was over a year ago." Craig told her.
"She swore she never slept with anyone else. Are you cheating on Haley too? I thought you changed but I guess I was wrong." She said as she walked away.
"Ash wait. I didn't cheat on Haley I swear. She's lying. Me and Manny slept together once and it was over a year ago. Ashley you have to believe me." He pleaded with Ashley.
"I don't know if I can. I have to go call Haley." Ashley said walking away. Craig felt horrible. He knew he wasn't lying and there was no way Manny could be pregnant with his kid. He decided to confront Manny.
"Manny." He said.
"Oh hey Craig." She said looking the other way.
"Manny are you telling people you're pregnant with my kid?" He asked.
"What? How did you find out I was pregnant?" Manny asked.
" Ashley told me. What are you telling people Manny?"
"I only told Emma. Someone must have heard and started a rumor. I never said it was you're kid." She said.
"Ashley said you swore you never slept with anyone else. Whose is it?" Craig asked.
"I never said that. It's J.T.'s. I have to go." She answered. 'I have to find Ash before she tells Haley' he thought to himself as he ran down the hall towards the pay phone. When he finally got there Ashley wasn't anywhere to be found. He went to the cafeteria and saw her sitting by Paige.
"Ash Can I talk to you?" He asked.
"Yeah sure." She said getting up.
"Did you call Haley?"
"Yeah why?" Ashley asked.
"Did you tell her anything about Manny?" Craig asked.
"Yeah."
"Shit I gotta go. Ashley it's not mine. It's J.T.'s." He said running out the door.
It was the next morning and Haley was getting ready for school. She was in the shower when she heard Montana crying. 'Oh no' she thought to herself while she tried to hurry. She ran to Montana's room and picked her up. "You had to wake up now didn't you?" She said to the 6 month old baby in her hands. The doorbell rang so she ran downstairs. She opened the door and it was Megan.
"Hey Haley. You look like you've got your hands full already." Megan said taking Montana.
"Yeah she woke up when I was in the shower. I'm so glad you're here early I'm going to be late if I'm not ready soon." Haley said running up the stairs.
"Actually Haley I came to tell you I'm not going to be able to watch Mon today because my parents are in town for a surprise visit. I'm so sorry. I would have called early but they just showed up about an hour ago. No one answered when I called." Megan explained.
"Oh my god. This isn't good. I have to go to school. My mom has to work." Haley said almost crying. This had never happened before.
"I'm sorry. Can you call in?" Megan asked.
"I guess I could do that. Is it only for today?" Haley asked.
"Yeah. Tomorrow I can come back. They're leaving this evening so they wanted to spend the day with me I guess. I'm really sorry Haley." Megan apologized.
"Don't worry about it. I can stay home this once. Thanks for telling me though." Haley said trying not to sound rude or anything.
"Ok again I'm really sorry. I'll see you tomorrow." She said walking away. 'Great' Haley thought to herself.
"Mom." She called up the stairs.
"What" her mom called back.
"I have to stay home today. Megan can't watch Montana. Sorry." She said hoping her mom wouldn't get mad at her.
"No problem. I'll call in for you as soon as I'm done getting ready."
"Thanks mom." Haley called up the stairs. She put Montana in the swing and went to get some breakfast. Today was going to be a long day. She got out a bowl and looked for some cereal. As she grabbed a box the phone rang and scared her which made her jump and the box fell all over the fell spilling everywhere. 'Good job Haley' she said to herself. "Hello" she said into the phone.
"Hey need a ride?" It was Craig.
"Actually no. I'm staying home today." She told him.
"Why?" He asked.
"Oh, I'm not feeling well." She lied and then heard Montana start to cry.
"Oh I'm sorry. Who's crying?" Craig asked.
"What do you mean? I don't hear anything." Haley lied. "Anyways can you tell Ash to call me during lunch?" Haley asked.
"Yeah sure. Are you sure you don't hear anything?" He said.
"Yeah I'm sure. Thanks Craig. I'll see you tomorrow than." She said trying to end the conversation before Montana began crying even louder.
"Ok. Hope you're feeling better soon." He said.
"Thanks. Bye Craig." She said and hung up the phone without letting him say anything else. She went in the living room and picked up Montana again. "Stop crying Mon. Mommy's gotta pick up her mess." She said rocking the baby back and forth. She stopped crying and she put her back in the swing. She went in the kitchen and started picking up the mess she made.
"I have to go to work now." Her mom said coming down the stairs.
"Did you call the school?" Haley asked picking up the last pieces of cereal.
"Oh I forgot hold on." She said grabbing the phone. "Hi, my daughters not feeling well today. She's going to be staying home." She paused. "Haley Lieber. Thanks." She said hanging up the phone. "Ok now I'm ready" she said laughing a little. "I'll see you after I get home."
"Bye mom."
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"Ash." Craig yelled down the hall before lunch.
Ashley turned around and looked at Craig. "What?" She asked.
"Haley told me to tell you to call her during lunch." Craig said.
"Ok thanks." She answered.
"What's up wrong?" He asked.
"Haven't you heard?"
"Heard what?"
"Manny's pregnant." Ashley told Craig.
Craig stood there shocked for a moment. "What?" He asked Ashley.
"Yeah Craig. She's pregnant. Now what are you going to do? What are you going to tell Haley?"
"What do you mean? It can't be mine. That was over a year ago." Craig told her.
"She swore she never slept with anyone else. Are you cheating on Haley too? I thought you changed but I guess I was wrong." She said as she walked away.
"Ash wait. I didn't cheat on Haley I swear. She's lying. Me and Manny slept together once and it was over a year ago. Ashley you have to believe me." He pleaded with Ashley.
"I don't know if I can. I have to go call Haley." Ashley said walking away. Craig felt horrible. He knew he wasn't lying and there was no way Manny could be pregnant with his kid. He decided to confront Manny.
"Manny." He said.
"Oh hey Craig." She said looking the other way.
"Manny are you telling people you're pregnant with my kid?" He asked.
"What? How did you find out I was pregnant?" Manny asked.
" Ashley told me. What are you telling people Manny?"
"I only told Emma. Someone must have heard and started a rumor. I never said it was you're kid." She said.
"Ashley said you swore you never slept with anyone else. Whose is it?" Craig asked.
"I never said that. It's J.T.'s. I have to go." She answered. 'I have to find Ash before she tells Haley' he thought to himself as he ran down the hall towards the pay phone. When he finally got there Ashley wasn't anywhere to be found. He went to the cafeteria and saw her sitting by Paige.
"Ash Can I talk to you?" He asked.
"Yeah sure." She said getting up.
"Did you call Haley?"
"Yeah why?" Ashley asked.
"Did you tell her anything about Manny?" Craig asked.
"Yeah."
"Shit I gotta go. Ashley it's not mine. It's J.T.'s." He said running out the door.