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Chapter 4: Everything you need
"This is my street" Manny murmured as she and Paige, who had linked arms a while back, crossed on to her street.
"I didn't know you live here, I live the next block over" Paige said confused
"Cool, to bad I don't live here anymore" Manny whispered
'Stupid Stupid Stupid' Paige mentally kicked herself. She was such a dummy.
"Well don't worry, Jimmy's place is way better, cause ill be there a lot mainlly." Paige smiled and Manny returned it.
"Are they home?" Paige asked
"No their car is gone. If I know my parents, their probably at church praying for my tortured sprit." Manny spat as they walked up to the house and inside.
Paige took in her surroundings. It was a nice house, spacious, light colors, decorated nice, a lot of religious paraphernalia. Paige followed Manny up to her room. Which was very different from the rest of the room. It was painted a soft blue, there were a lot of posters around the room, and it just didn't go with the rest of the house.
"Ok let's get you packed. How can I help?" Paige put her hands on her hips
"Uh, you can get like all my make up and stuff its in my bathroom" Manny pointed to a closed door. Paige nodded and did as she was told.
She came back a few minutes later and saw Manny in the same position she had left her
"Um, Manny, you can't pack if you don't move" Paige laughed
"I have nothing to pack" she sat on her bed
"What do you mean, you have a whole closet full of close" Paige pointed to the literally, overflowing closet.
"Yea, but what's the point, none of its going to fit in a couple of weeks" Manny looked down at her hands. She had nothing, this pregnancy was going to turn her life upside and back before it was over. Suddenly they heard a car door slam and the front door open
"Is it your parents" Paige whispered and Manny shrugged her shoulders. They both walked over to the door and peered out. But Manny startled Paige when she swung the door open and started bouncing down the stairs, but she followed.
"Manny" Two teenagers, a boy and a girl said. They looked a couple years older then Manny.
"Carlos, Maria" Manny addressed her older twin brother and sister.
"Oh gosh Manny" Maria hugged her tight.
"We heard what happen. Are you alright?" Carlos asked his youngest sister.
"Yea, I'm going to stay with a...friend" she hesitated, what was Jimmy to her?
"Oh so what are you doing here?" Maria asked
"Just packing up some of my stuff" Manny played with the hem of her shirt
"Oh, well come on ill put it in the car and give you a lift" Carlos when for his keys but Manny stopped him
"There is no point" She sighed
"Because..." Maria was confused
"Cause I don't have any boxes, cause I didn't have anything to pack" she told them
"You're going to walk around in that for the rest of your life?" Carlos pointed to the clothes on his back.
"Why am I going to pack clothes that won't fit in a couple of weeks?" Manny asked her siblings who nodded in understanding. "I don't have money so this is really all I need I guess" she pointed to herself. Maria and Carlos took one look at each other and nodded.
They then began riffling through their pockets, Maria was ripping through her purse. Finally the both managed to pull out their wallets. An handed her money
"Guys I cant take money from you" Manny tried to give it back
"Yes you can, and your going to take money from mom and dad to" Carlos said as he walked over to the fridge and pulled down an old pot, which he retrieved more money from, and handed her.
"Their going to notice" Manny told him
"I'll say I did it, its not the first time" he shrugged his shoulders "Who's this?" he pointed to Paige
"Oh this is Paige" Manny told him he just nodded.
"You want a ride to the mall?" Maria asked her sister and her new friend. They both nodded.
"Ok, we will wait in the food court for you" All four of them had just arrived at the mall. they split up. Manny and Paige started to walk. Manny went to go inside a maternity store but Paige stopped her
"Your not seriously thinking about going in there are you?" she asked
"Well that is where pregnant people get clothes isn't it?" Manny asked her
"Not pregnant teenagers. What size are those?" Paige pointed to her jeans
"Like a 3" Manny looked down
"Then we will get 5's and 6's" Paige pulled a laughing Manny into some other store.
"Do you think she is going to like it?" Jimmy asked Spinner
They were sitting in the kitchen sipping a coke, watching the mover's hustle around from bedroom to bedroom.
"I think she is going to love it" Spinner said and then he burped.
Jimmy just laughed; "I hope so" he looked down.
"Jimmy, I...I just wanted to say how proud of you I am" Spinner patted his back
"You, your proud of me?" Jimmy asked
"Yea, what your doing for Manny, it's a really good thing" Spinner told him.
"Yea I hope" Jimmy smiled
"Wait a minute. Jimmy..." Spinner looked at him curiously
"What?" Jimmy asked
"Do you...do you like Manny?" he yelled
"What? Why would you say that?" Jimmy lied right to Spinners face.
"Because, you're all nervous, your eyes are glazed over, your practically foaming at the mouth, and the fact that you asked her to move in here plus I'm your best friend I think I would know!" Spinner said in one breath. Jimmy just looked up at him
"So what if I do?" Jimmy whispered
Spinner could tell that Jimmy, really did have feelings for Manny.
"Well then I hope you get everything you want out of this. As long as you and Manny are happy," Spinner said
"Really?" Jimmy was surprised, that comment was very un-spinner like.
"Yea" spinner nodded his head.
"Just your luck, their was a major sale" Paige chimed as she carried most of Manny's bags, and Manny had two.
"Thanks for all your help Paige" Manny nudged her
"No problem babe" Paige smiled but bumped in to Manny when she stopped short "What's wrong" she moved to stand next to Manny. She looked up and saw that they were in front of a Babies R' Us.
"Do you want to go in?" Paige asked her
"How much money do I have left?" Manny asked as she longingly looked at all the cute children's close inside.
"Um, about 80 dollars" Paige said as she counted the money
"I should probably give that to Jimmy" Manny sighed
"No way, for what, he's loaded. And im sure he would rather you spend that money on the baby" Paige told her
"You think?" Manny looked at her
"I know, come on" Paige pulled her into the store.
"Omg how cute is this?" Paige lifted up a little girls dress
"Just as cute as this" Manny held up a little boy's outfit
They both just stared at each other and laughed
"Here we are picking out clothes and we don't even know if it's a boy or a girl," Paige laughed
"Yea, I should find out in a couple of months" Manny said as she looked at some more clothes.
"Yea, but you shouldn't get any of this stuff, just the necessities. The rest you can get at your baby shower" Paige's eyes were sparkling at the mere thought of throwing a party.
"Paige! Now way! No baby showers, got it?" Manny pointed a finger at her
"Oh come on your no fun!" Paige said dramatically
"Paige, nobody would come" Manny told her
"Please, we could make it so the boys could come to and I can really only thing of 3 people that wouldn't come" Paige pointed out "An by the way you have no say in the matter, one day your just going to walk in and bam, it's going to be your baby shower" Paige said as she looked around.
Finally after purchasing a few sleeping outfits a couple of blankets and bottles Paige and Manny walked over to the food court.
"Looks like you did good" Maria said as she helped with the bags
"Yep major sales ever where, including the baby stores," Paige told her
"Oh you got baby clothes?" Maria asked
"Well I figured I should get a couple of things while I had the money." Manny told them and they all nodded.
"So just point which way and ill drop you to where you're staying" Carlos said as they got into the car.
"Ok.... oh shit!" Manny said
"What what's the matter?" Paige asked her with concern
"I left the bag you packed back at the house" Manny told Paige
"Ok, we will swing by and get it then" Maria said from the front of the car. Everyone nodded and they headed for the house.
"Come on, will leave the bags in the car" Carlos motioned for the girls as they all went in the house.
After a couple of seconds Manny came running down the stairs with the bag.
"Ready?" Maria put an arm around her sister.
Manny took one last look around her home. The home she had grown up and always known. The one her child would never know. The place where she had the fondest memories. This was the only place she had ever called home, but it wasn't anymore. She lived with Jimmy now that was her home. And with one more sweep over of the old house she was done, ready to be rid of this place for good.
"Yea, I think so" Manny said. She went to open the door. But as she did, her mother was just about to put her key in. So the four teens came face to face with Mr. And Mrs. Santos, and Manny's grandmother. Her mother and grandmother looked as though they had been crying.
"What are you doing here?" Manny's mother asked as she pushed passed her
"Just getting my things," Manny told her
"Well I for one am glad you're here," her father said.
"Really?" Manny and everyone else in the room was surprised.
"Yea, you have to sign these, that's our copy that's yours," he pointed to them
"You really want me out of your life's that bad?" Manny cried out as she tightened her grip on the door knob. Paige stood at her side for moral support, it wasn't till she saw the bold print on the papers that she realized why Manny was so upset, they red: Proclamation of Emancipation. Paige just shook her head in shame for the Santos family.
"Yes, you wont live by our rules, so you want live with us" he handed Manny the pen. She grabbed it and feverishly signed the papers. And through the pen and his copy back at them.
"I hate you," she sobbed, the tears streaking make up down her cheeks.
"Come on we will give you a ride" Maria and Carlos pushed passed their parents and ushered the girls out to the car.
"Paige what did I do to deserve this?" Manny had cried the whole ride their and the whole way up the elevator.
"You didn't do anything, its their loss" Paige tried to comfort her. As she knocked on Jimmy's door.
"Its open" she heard spinner call from inside
"Our hands are full" she yelled back. Manny tried to wipe away some of the tears and makeup but the door swung open to fast
"Surprise..." Jimmy and Spinner started loud but trailed off when they saw Manny in tears and Paige trying to comfort her with one hand, while trying to balance a dozen bags with the other.
"What happened?" Spinner said as he pulled them inside. The boys took the bags and put them down on the floor. They brought the girls into the kitchen.
"My parents happened" Manny said as she covered her face with her hands. Jimmy looked at Paige, she handed him the papers.
Jimmy immediately recognized him, they were the same as the one he has signed this morning. He showed them to Spinner
"What are the odds?" Spinner mumbled
"What do you mean?" Manny asked as she wiped her cheeks with the tissue Jimmy handed her.
"That two of Degrassi's finest get emancipated on the same day, by their jerks of a family. No offense" spinner added and they all just laughed
"None taken" Manny sniffled
"Well come on, Perk up, we have a whole bunch of surprises for you" Jimmy put his arm around her shoulder. And Manny couldn't deny the sparks that flew through her body all because of his touch.
"Surprises?" Paige asked excitement visible in her voice
"For Manny not you" Spinner nudged her
"So I like surprises, weather there for me, or my new best friend," she said as she slung her arm around Manny's waist. "So let the surprises begin," She said in a voice of authority. Causing them all to laugh
"Ok, we will start with dinner" Jimmy brought them into the living room.
"Wow" Manny and Paige said at the same time.
"We didn't know what you liked. So we got it all, Chinese, Pizza, Burgers, Salad, you name it, I think we have it" Jimmy said to Manny as he looked down at her tiny frame that was positioned at his side. He liked being near her, next to her.
"There is so much" Paige said
"Well there is 4 of us I mean 5" Spinner said as he got down o his knees and started talking to Manny's stomach in a kid voice "your hungry right? You want to eat?" everyone just laughed Manny pushed his head
"Your to much spin" she said as she sat next to Jimmy on the floor and Paige and spinner sat across from him.
"Well don't worry about it, between me and Manny I think we can get rid of all of this" she pointed to it.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Manny asked Paige who nodded. Jimmy and Spinner where confused they looked down at what the girls where staring at, and laughed
"No way that's for us!" Spinner said as he pulled the pudding pie towards him and Jimmy
"Oh come on Spinner, it looks so good" Paige tried to stick her finger in but Spinner slapped it she stared at him with a gaping mouth
"Please Jimmy," Manny gave him a puppy face.
"Don't do that" Jimmy put his hand in front of her face, their was no way he could say no to her.
"Come on Jimmy, for the baby?" she leaned her head on his shoulder. Jimmy looked at Spinner
"Be strong!" Spinner told him, but he couldn't. There was no way he could say no to Manny or the baby. He took the pie and pushed it towards her.
"Yes!" Paige and many immediately grabbed a fork and started to shovel the pie into their mouths
"Softy" Spinner
said,
"It was for the baby" Jimmy pointed out
"Yea, sure" Spinner whispered and Jimmy gave him the 'shut up now' look.
"God, I'm stuffed" Manny said as she leaned back against the couch
"Dido" Paige rubbed her stomach.
"So you ready for the second half of your surprise?" Jimmy asked her
"Yes she is" Paige said as she helped Manny to her feet.
"Ok, come here" Jimmy went behind her and placed his hands over her eyes. "No peaking" he whispered to her
"Ok" she whispered back
"Ok walk this way" Spinner directed everyone. Manny let Jimmy lead her through the apartment, and finally they came to a stop. Manny heard a door open and then Paige
"Oh manny..."she gasped
"Jimmy pulled his hands away, and Manny opened her eyes.
"Oh my gosh!" Manny said as she entered the bedroom. It had a fresh coat of white paint. It had a fairly large bed in the middle, and brand new furniture.
"Welcome to your new room" Spinner told her
"How did you do all of this?" She asked Jimmy
"Well, I made a couple of phone calls, and I moved into my parents room, this is my old room. Do you like it?" he asked her in a shy tone.
"Like it? I love it," she said as she leaped into Jimmy's tight arms, which quickly surrounded her. Spinner wrapped his arm around Paige's waist and pulled her close
"How long do you give them?" he whispered
"They will be together by Christmas," she whispered back.
"Thank you so much" Manny said in his ear.
"Your welcome" he whispered as he put her down. And smiled at her, she smiled back. They stood for a minute
"Guys..." Paige interrupted them. Manny blushed, she hadn't realized that she had still been wrapped in Jimmy's arms, with her hands around his neck. They quickly separated.
Paige laughed "Well it's a school night so we better hit the road" Paige said
"Oh come on Paige, Who needs school? We can skip tomorrow" Spinner tired to tell her
"No can do, there is something in my emancipation, about me having to attend school" Jimmy said
"That sucks" spinner said
"Yea" jimmy leaned against Manny's dresser.
"Ok, well we are going to go, we will see you tomorrow" Paige hugged Manny and then Jimmy and Spinner gave Manny a hug and Jimmy the version of a 'manly' hug. They all walked to the front door.
"We will see you guys later" spinner said as they walked out of the apartment and Jimmy closed the door. He turned around and him and Manny just stood there for a minute.
"What do you want to do now?" he asked as they walked back to the living room.
"I don't know, but I think ill clean this up first" She said as she went to clear of the table but Jimmy stopped her.
"You don't have to" he told her
"I want to" she smiled as she started to bring things into the kitchen..
"Ok, do you want me to put these into your room?" he asked pointing to the bags.
"Yea thanks"
"no problem" he said as he picked up the shopping bags and one luggage bag and brought it into her room.. When he came back out he started to dry the dishes she was washing. They were silent for a while.
"Jimmy, I just wanted to thank you. For everything you've done today. It the nicest thing anybody has ever done for me" she told him as she shut of the sink and turned to look at him.
"Its not a problem you deserve it" he told her sincerely
"Well what about you, you deserve something" she told him innocently.
Jimmy tried desperately, but he couldn't stop from thinking about the many naughty things Manny could give him. He shook the images that were quickly arousing him out of his mind.
"Don't worry about that"
"I have some money if you want it" Manny said as she started to go through her small purse
"Manny really, I don't want it, keep it for yourself" he told her
"Are you sure?" she eyed him
"Positive, so come show me what you bought today" he said as they walked out of the kitchen and into her bedroom.
"Nothing really, just a couple of outfits for now, and for when I get big, and some stuff for the baby" she told him as she emptied the bags on to her bed.
"Aright well show me the baby clothes" he laid down on his side.
He was really watching her, not so much the cute little clothes that she was showing him. She was so beautiful. She seemed like one of those women, you know, the kind that was going to bask in the glow of being pregnant. Even though she was only two months along, he could tell. She wasn't swollen, and she didn't complain of any aches and pains. She was selfless. She seemed to put everyone before herself. Which Jimmy liked about her. As he laid down on the bed watching her ever graceful move, he couldn't shake the feeling, or the need to be closer. But he knew he couldn't. Suddenly Manny's voice caught his attention
"Sorry, I know you don't care" she said as she turned around and started to put the clothes in the draws.
"No, no I do care, I was just zoned out for a minute" he told her. She trend around and looked at him
"If you say so" she nodded at him and he nodded back.
"I'm exhausted" she said as she collapsed on the bed next to him
"Yes, today was a long tiring, emotional and physical draining day" Jimmy sighed as he turned to look at her.
"Took the words right out of my mouth" she said as she stared up at the ceiling.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Um, I booked an appointment for you" he told her shyly
"An appointment?" she sat up to look at him
"Yea, you know, for
the baby" he told her
"ugh, you shouldn't have, I have
nothing how am I going to pay medical bills" she collapsed back
against the bed with a huff. Just another burden upon her shoulders.
"Don't worry its under my name, it's going to be taken care of" he told her
"Thanks again" she whispered to him as her eyes started to get glassy and she rolled over letting the tears fall.
"Manny, what's wrong? Talk to me." He told her as they both sat up. She covered her face.
"I just feel so helpless, I have nothing" she whimpered. Jimmy couldn't stay away any longer, he pulled her into a tight hug, and she sobbed into his chest.
"Manny don't worry. It's going to be ok" he stroked her hair
"How? How is anything going to be ok?" she cried
"Please, don't cry." He cupped her face and pulled it up so she would look at him.
"You don't have anything to worry about" he wiped away her tears with his thumbs "I'm going to take care of you and the baby" he whispered to her.
"But I don't have anything." She whispered
"Don't say that, cause I'm going to make sure that you have everything. Ok?"
But Manny didn't respond. She just flung her arms around his neck. And hugged him tight.
"Thank you so much Jimmy" she whispered
"I don't want to here you say that any more ok?" he asked her
"I'll try," she said as they untangled and sat next to each other.
"Ok, ill wake you up in the morning aright?" he asked her
"Ok" she nodded, he wiped away the rest of her tears.
"Ok, I'm going to lock up and go to bed. Ill see you in the morning" and in one quick, swift moment, he leaned over and kissed her quickly on the cheek and excited the room, closing the door behind him.
Manny touched her cheek, and smiled, as she looked at herself the vanity. God had sent her an angel. He had sent her to Jimmy. And she was so thankful for that. She quickly got changed into a pair of shorts and a t-shirt and climbed into her new bed. She quickly fell asleep.
Jimmy walked around the house. Locking windows, locking the door, pushing in chairs. Basically just walking around. As he passed the kitchen he saw something on the floor. He walked over and picked it up. It was a baby outfit; it was blue and so tiny.
Jimmy smiled, as he felt its soft material. In a couple of months there was going to be a baby in this house. And for some reason, he was looking forward to it.
He walked into the hall and carefully opened Manny's door. He slipped in and walked over to the dresser he had seen her put other baby clothes. He slipped the draw closed. Before he went to leave he took one last look at Manny. He leaned against the doorframe and watched her sleep. She looked so at peace, more then he had ever seen her before. Right then an their Jimmy decided that having Manny Santos and her baby around wasn't going to be such a bad thing.
Next Time: The downfalls of living with pregnant women, and school.
