Note: As promised I am giving you this chapter before Monday. I will try to
get chapter 9 out soon as well but I can't make any promises since I go
back to school tomorrow and my teachers are unpredictable when it comes to
the workload. I am happy to see positive reviews still coming in and thank
anyone who has taken time to tell me their opinions about the story. Here
comes the last of winter break.
Chapter 8
No POV: The next few days Craig laid back and spent most of his time practicing his guitar in the garage. Joey and Caitlin stayed home so Craig didn't have to watch Angie. It is now New Years Eve and Craig is getting ready to celebrate the coming of 2004.
New Years Eve-Craig POV: 12 minutes till midnight. I am kicking back and watching MTV bring in the New Year. ( I am not sure about Canada having MTV but for this story they do) My resolution is to set everything right and to keep my promise to not break Manny's heart or leave her. I want Ashley to move on and for everyone to forgive me but I am not sure it will be possible. I am hoping people will let this be a "New Year, New Chances, New beginning" type of thing. 2 minutes till 2004. Hilary Duff is talking and watching as the people in Time Square are waiting in anticipation of the one minute countdown. 10.....9......8......7.....6....5.....4.....3......2.......1 HAPPY NEW YEAR!, Joey got up from the coach where him ,Angie and Caitlin were sitting. "Well I guess that's it. Good Night or should I say Good morning?" I walked to my room and fell asleep almost right away. Which was surprising because I had been lying and thinking about Manny the night before.
Manny POV: I arrived home a little after midnight and I knew that it was now 2004. I couldn't wait until I woke up in the morning because I was going to surprise Craig . My family went home early because my brother broke his leg while trying to show off in front of a girl. He denied that he was showing off but he couldn't fool me. It was good for me because I could spend some of the vacation with Craig but bad for my brother because he couldn't do anything in his cast. I went to sleep in anticipation of the next morning and thinking about how happy Craig would be to see me.
The Next Morning: Craig POV: I awoke in the morning to a knock on my bedroom door. "Come in" It was Joey. "Hey someone is waiting outside for you" I wonder who that could be? "OK tell them I will be right there" I quickly got dressed and ran down the stairs. When I opened the front door I was surprised to see Manny there waiting for me. "Hey Manny! What are you doing back? I thought you would be gone till Monday?" "My brother broke his leg while trying to show off and we had to come home early. Besides I missed you a lot" "I missed you too" We hugged and I gave her a kiss. "Hey Joey I am going to go out to my garage. OK?" "Sure Craig but don't get into any trouble" "Don't worry. I won't"
We walked into my garage and sat down on the couch. "When you were gone I had a lot of time to think and I really want us to stay together. I missed you so much because I really love you" "I love you too Craig and I thought about you a lot even when I was skiing. There were a lot of guys there and I turned them down because I know I love you and I always want us to be together. I know we have a few years before we are old enough to be really serious but I really hope for us to last until then." "I hope that we will last too. Well since this is our second official date how about we just kick back in her for a while?" "Sure." I leaned in and started to kiss her. She pulled back for a second. " I am OK with this but lets not get carried away beyond kissing. We did share a moment before but now that we are in a relationship I think we should take it slower, not too slow, but enough so we don't make any mistakes. K?" I remembered back to Paige's party and remembered why Ashley and I had broken things off. I decided I didn't want to mess up with Manny so I was only going to do what she was willing to do. "OK, I respect that and promise not to do anything you don't want me to." With that said we went back to kissing and as promised me didn't go beyond making out this time.
NO POV: The next few days Craig and Manny had fun together in the snow and watched a few movies. Eventually the first day back to school came and an unexpected surprise along with it.
Note:Well Hope you enjoyed the chapter. I will update as soon as I can.I would appreciate reviews on this chapter and look forward to hearing from you. I am not sure about MTV in Canada or Manny having a brother but I watched MTV on New years so I added that in there and I used Manny's brother as an excuse for her to show up early. I made Craig more understanding about Manny not wanting to go too far because even though Manny isn't as held back as Ash was I figured he wouldn't want to make the same mistake twice and Manny, even though changed since last season wouldn't just automatically give in to a guy, she only had sex in the first place because she wanted Craig to love her and now that they are together they would just start out slow like a regular couple.
Chapter 8
No POV: The next few days Craig laid back and spent most of his time practicing his guitar in the garage. Joey and Caitlin stayed home so Craig didn't have to watch Angie. It is now New Years Eve and Craig is getting ready to celebrate the coming of 2004.
New Years Eve-Craig POV: 12 minutes till midnight. I am kicking back and watching MTV bring in the New Year. ( I am not sure about Canada having MTV but for this story they do) My resolution is to set everything right and to keep my promise to not break Manny's heart or leave her. I want Ashley to move on and for everyone to forgive me but I am not sure it will be possible. I am hoping people will let this be a "New Year, New Chances, New beginning" type of thing. 2 minutes till 2004. Hilary Duff is talking and watching as the people in Time Square are waiting in anticipation of the one minute countdown. 10.....9......8......7.....6....5.....4.....3......2.......1 HAPPY NEW YEAR!, Joey got up from the coach where him ,Angie and Caitlin were sitting. "Well I guess that's it. Good Night or should I say Good morning?" I walked to my room and fell asleep almost right away. Which was surprising because I had been lying and thinking about Manny the night before.
Manny POV: I arrived home a little after midnight and I knew that it was now 2004. I couldn't wait until I woke up in the morning because I was going to surprise Craig . My family went home early because my brother broke his leg while trying to show off in front of a girl. He denied that he was showing off but he couldn't fool me. It was good for me because I could spend some of the vacation with Craig but bad for my brother because he couldn't do anything in his cast. I went to sleep in anticipation of the next morning and thinking about how happy Craig would be to see me.
The Next Morning: Craig POV: I awoke in the morning to a knock on my bedroom door. "Come in" It was Joey. "Hey someone is waiting outside for you" I wonder who that could be? "OK tell them I will be right there" I quickly got dressed and ran down the stairs. When I opened the front door I was surprised to see Manny there waiting for me. "Hey Manny! What are you doing back? I thought you would be gone till Monday?" "My brother broke his leg while trying to show off and we had to come home early. Besides I missed you a lot" "I missed you too" We hugged and I gave her a kiss. "Hey Joey I am going to go out to my garage. OK?" "Sure Craig but don't get into any trouble" "Don't worry. I won't"
We walked into my garage and sat down on the couch. "When you were gone I had a lot of time to think and I really want us to stay together. I missed you so much because I really love you" "I love you too Craig and I thought about you a lot even when I was skiing. There were a lot of guys there and I turned them down because I know I love you and I always want us to be together. I know we have a few years before we are old enough to be really serious but I really hope for us to last until then." "I hope that we will last too. Well since this is our second official date how about we just kick back in her for a while?" "Sure." I leaned in and started to kiss her. She pulled back for a second. " I am OK with this but lets not get carried away beyond kissing. We did share a moment before but now that we are in a relationship I think we should take it slower, not too slow, but enough so we don't make any mistakes. K?" I remembered back to Paige's party and remembered why Ashley and I had broken things off. I decided I didn't want to mess up with Manny so I was only going to do what she was willing to do. "OK, I respect that and promise not to do anything you don't want me to." With that said we went back to kissing and as promised me didn't go beyond making out this time.
NO POV: The next few days Craig and Manny had fun together in the snow and watched a few movies. Eventually the first day back to school came and an unexpected surprise along with it.
Note:Well Hope you enjoyed the chapter. I will update as soon as I can.I would appreciate reviews on this chapter and look forward to hearing from you. I am not sure about MTV in Canada or Manny having a brother but I watched MTV on New years so I added that in there and I used Manny's brother as an excuse for her to show up early. I made Craig more understanding about Manny not wanting to go too far because even though Manny isn't as held back as Ash was I figured he wouldn't want to make the same mistake twice and Manny, even though changed since last season wouldn't just automatically give in to a guy, she only had sex in the first place because she wanted Craig to love her and now that they are together they would just start out slow like a regular couple.