Thanks All Around

The next three days Manny was in the hospital recuperating and never knew what happened besides struggling under Sully and then everything going black. She could only have guessed what happened and the doctor told her she would most likely not be able to have children when she grew up. Manny's parents had cancelled the show until further notice and Sully was prosecuted for rape, and was sentenced to prison until he was 21 which was only four years. Craig wanted to kill him so bad, but he had stopped himself knowing Manny wouldn't want him to.

Joey was very concerned with Craig's demeanor.

"Craig would you like to go visit Manny? You can take the new car." Joey new Craig loved to drive the new corvette he had gotten from Caitlin for his 17th birthday, so he figured it would cheer him up.

"Fine I guess it wouldn't hurt."

He pulled up to the hospital and got to Manny's room only to see it empty. Unknown to him Manny was in therapy for her leg, which had been broken in her struggle.

"May I help you young man?" said a nurse coming into the room with food for Manny to eat later.

"Yes what happened to the patient that used to be in here?"

"Oh Ms. Santos. She is in physical therapy for another thirty-minutes, but would you mind waiting?"

"No."

He sat in the chair and twenty minutes later he fell asleep.

Manny came in a few minutes later in a wheelchair with her leg propped up. She was moved to the bed and her leg put under many pillows.

She noticed Craig in a hump on the chair.

"Craig?" she whispered.

She poked him on the knee.

"Ah."

"Good morning beautiful."

"Oh hey sorry I fell asleep."

"What are you doing here?"

"I came to see you and I needed to get out of the house by order of the king."

Manny laughed lightly then grabbed her side.

"It wasn't that funny."

"No it just hurts when I laugh. Well actually it hurts when I do anything really."

"Poor you."

Craig leaned up and kissed her on the forehead.

"So where has Chad been?"

Manny looked sad.

"He came and broke it off blaming himself and saying he could have stopped it. That he couldn't handle being with and know he had hurt me. I told him he id nothing wrong, but he refuses to get back together out of sheer anguish when he thinks of that night."

"Oh my I'm so sorry."

"That's okay I think I will be able to move on."

She looked up at him with a smile.

"Thank you I owe you my life."

She reached out and brought his hand to her lips kissing it ever so gently.