Chapter 13: Wipeout

"Hey thanks for coming." Jimmy said while letting Manny into the house.

"Thanks for having me, sorry I'm so late." Manny said while taking her coat off.

"No problem, hey Heather you don't have to go over Manny's part she made it."

"Great." Ashley said before getting a drink.

"Where are we right now" Manny asked no one in particular.

"We're at the beginning of our song together." Craig stated. "Do you want to take it from the top."

"Umm sure." Manny said while sitting next to Craig.

"You're in my seat." Ashley replied.

"Here you can take my seat." Chante suggested her seat next to Craig on the couch.. "This way you're not so far from Craig since you have so many scenes. I'm not in this part anyway."

"Ummm thanks, Chante." Manny said.

"No problem." Chante responded while looking at Manny and giving her a wink.

"If I didn't know any better I would think those two were on to something." Paige said to Hazel in the kitchen.

"Who Manny and Chante" Hazel answered. "They're harmless but Chante does have a point they are in a lot scenes together."

"So is Dean and you didn't see Chante offering her a seat to him."

"Paige, you're being paranoid."

"Maybe but I'm going to keep an eye on those two."

Emma looked at her vanity mirror and couldn't believe that she was such a complete mess. "No wonder so many people stop and stared at me like I was crazy." Emma said to herself while pulling a stray hair out of her face. "I look a mess." Emma did her mascara was running and her eyes were a little puffy from crying. Toby had hit a nerve, a nerve she had tried to keep under control since the Rick incident and the whole Ravine gonorrhea scare.

Emma walked a little faster until she came by a nearby restaurant a block away from Jimmy's apartment building. She went into a bathroom and checked the stalls to make sure no one was in the bathroom with her. "OK good one last cry." Emma said before letting all the tears flow. "I hope everyone won't be mad at me if I'm really late."

The 80/ 90's scene went by pretty fast and since Emma didn't show up for her part Jimmy decided it would be best if everyone ate snacks until Emma came. Jimmy noticed that Hazel was keeping down the fort really well if only her acting was a good as her hospitality skills then this get together would have been more fun. In a way he hoped Emma wouldn't come just yet because they were having so much fun well some of them were, Ashley looked like she was really upset that Jimmy hadn't informed her that Manny was showing up but it would look weird if she wasn't there, she had a major part and most people would've know something was up. He couldn't figure out what Ashley was getting so worked up about Craig didn't even look at Manny and Manny didn't even give Craig a glance besides there scenes together they barely cared that either one was there. Ashley still seemed fumed and she played with that ring on her necklace so much he was surprised it didn't break.

"Jimmy, I'm still mad at you for what you did." Ashley said in a humorous tone even though he knew she was still upset.

"Ash, it wouldn't seem right to invite almost everyone but Manny it would seem like I had it out for her and I don't she's a nice girl." Jimmy replied.

"I hope Hazel keeps a close eye on her." Paige interrupted. "We wouldn't want Degrassi's favorite couple to become yesterday's news."

"Paige, lighten up OK." Jimmy said. "Manny is not out to get anyone and why are you here you're not even in DD."

"I'm here to support you and what's DD"

"Degrassi Duets." Craig interrupted "The name of this play, Rock Opera, musical, whatever."

"Umm..yeah well I'm going to make sure people at least try the guacamole especially Heather's her face is looking a little pinkish." Paige said before leaving.

"I'll help you." Ashley offered.

"Hey what are you doing" Paige asked Darcy and Chante who seem to be taking the foil off the bowl.

"Sorry we were just getting a taste." Darcy said. "I'm starved."

"This is not for you!" Paige exclaimed before putting the foil back on the bowl. "You know how fatting guacamole is you can't do flips or be on the top of a pyramid if your over weight."

"Cool down we were just getting a little bit." Darcy said "C'mon Chante lets get some chips."

"Paige, what is your problem?" Hazel asked. "You can't bring something and then tell everyone they can't have any."

"Your right, Hazel." Paige apologized. "Hey Manny, want to try some of my mom's guacamole?" Paige asked Manny who was walking by the counter.

"I was just getting some chips." Manny replied.

"Nonsense, I want you guys to try it." Paige said while tearing open the foil. "Oh great I cut myself." Paige put her finger in her mouth. "Here Ash can you serve it."

"Umm" Ashley said before Hazel interrupted her.

"I'll do it." Hazel said.

"No I want Ash to do it." Paige responded. "Here I'll do it." Paige said while fighting with Hazel and holding the bowl with one hand.

"Maybe I should go." Manny replied.

"No!" Paige screamed before releasing the bowl and wasting guacamole all over Manny and Hazel.

"Paige look what you did." Hazel exclaimed while wiping a tomato out of her eye.

"I'm sorry." Paige apologized while trying hard to hide her giggles.

"Oh no." Jimmy said while looking at the floor and then at Hazel and Manny covered in a green goo.

"You look like the Swamp Thing." Marco said after coming into the kitchen to see the damage.

"Ugh." Hazel screamed before Manny and all the rest went into fits of laughter.

"You guys can take a shower in the bathrooms in my mom dad's and my room. Just be careful not to get guacamole all over the floor." Jimmy said before busting into a hysterical laughter.