AN-Hey everyone! I'm glad that I have received a couple of replies. And luckily they are all positive! Lol, so I guess I shouldn't keep you waiting any longer. Here is your next chapter.

Chapter 5: In good Hands

Manny awoke to the sound of an annoying beeping. She rolled over and saw the alarm clock flashing. 6:30 in the morning. She groaned and rolled back over. At first she didn't realize that she wasn't at home. But when she sat up and saw her reflection, memories of yesterday whirled through her mind, bring tears to her eyes. But she didn't want to cry anymore, she didn't need her family anymore, she had a new one, and a baby who would love her on the way. So she shook her head to shake away the images. However the shaking only resulted in a fit of nausea that swept over her like the plague.

'Note to self, motion, not good' she told herself as she ran out of the room and darted into the bathroom. She puked for a good few minutes. It also took another few minutes to realize she wasn't alone.

"You Ok?" she heard. But she didn't move. The shower was running, and the room was very steamy. And there was only one other person that could be in the shower. An that person was definitely naked, so not only was she embarrassed that she burst in on him in the bathroom, she probably looked like a total freak.

"Yea just morning sickness, I'm sorry," she said as she stared down at the bile Of her stomach, which just induced another gagging fit.

'Why me?' she asked herself

Jimmy was surprised when he heard the door burst and also a bit aggravated. His mind had been swirling with images of him and manny, and the baby to be. And he was really fighting the urge to not touch himself. But he guessed it was a good thing that she came in when she did, cause she might have walked in on something a little more embarrassing then her roommate in the shower.

"Are you sure?" he asked as he turned off the water, wrapped a towel around his waist and got out.

"Yea, safe to flush?" she asked still staring at the toiled

"Yea, and its safe to look too" he laughed. And she just smiled, how was it possible that he made her so comfortable? But she did as she was told, she flushed the toiled and looked over at him.

"Sorry, ill remember to knock next time, just not used to sharing a bathroom" she said as she felt her cheeks get hott, the mere sight of Jimmy Brooks in a towel was enough to make any girl uneasy.

"Don't worry about it, I would rather you throw up in the toilet then anywhere else" he said with a laugh as he looked over at her, he could tell he was making her uncomfortable. And for some odd reason, he felt bad.

"Don't worry bout it, ill walk in on you and then we can be even" he laughed

"Ok" she smiled at him

"Well, ill let you take a shower" he smiled and kissed her on the temple as he walked by.

As if that didn't put her in shock. As soon as the door closed behind him, it reopened and he threw his towel in. She caught it, and stared at it. She could here Jimmy laughing from outside. She laughed and through it in the hamper

"Jerk" she called

"You know you love it," he yelled back.

She just smiled and stripped down and got in the shower. She let the hot water drip down her body and wash away all the emotional dirt that she was trapped in. Thoughts of a naked Jimmy were even better then a partially naked Jimmy.

About 15 minutes later Manny immerged from the bathroom, in nothing but a towel. She went to go to her room across the hall but Jimmy called her.

"Yea?" she asked as she leaned against the doorframe. Jimmy had his back to her but when he turned around, she had to the hold the laughter back, cause his mouth practically dropped.

He knew it was impolite, but he couldn't help to stare. Even through the towel, he could tell she had a slamming body.

"Um, what did you want for breakfast?" he asked as he tried to focus on her just as beautiful face.

"I don't know if I could eat" she sighed as she held her stomach.

"Come on, just something light, for me?" he gave her the puppy face that she had given him the night before

"Hey that is my face!" she pointed at him and he shrugged with laughter

"So what do you want? Spin and Paige are going to pick it up on their way here," he told her

"Oh they're coming over?" she asked

"Yea, we always walk to school together" he shrugged, he had forgotten to tell her that

"Um, ok, just a plan bagel." He nodded and she walked into her room.

He collapsed against the counter. How was he supposed to live with someone who was as hott as Manny Santos? Oh yea, she's pregnant! He told himself. Now usually, no now normally, that is enough to turn any guy off. But for some reason, it made Jimmy want her more. He was brought out of his thoughts:

"Jimmy? Can you come in here" she called from her room. And he did as he was told he walked over to her door and creaked it open and stuck his head in first

"I'm dressed dummy" she smiled, she was standing in front of her mirror.

"Aright, so what's up?" he said as he stood behind her. He couldn't ignore the fact that they looked so...so...right next to each other.

"Does this shirt make me look fat?" she asked him seriously as she turned to the side looking at herself in the mirror. Jimmy started down at her. He knew this was a trick question, but the truth was, she really didn't. Sure you could see the small bulge in her lower abdomen but she still looked beautiful, so that was what he was going to say.

"No, of course not" he told her as he plopped down on her bed.

"Are you just saying that, I mean come on I look 6 months pregnant!" she pointed out

"Stop being such a drama queen, you don't even look 2 months pregnant," he pointed out.

"Really?" she looked over at him with a smile.

"Really" he smiled and the front door open up and spinner and Paige's arguing filled the apartment

"You ready?" he sat up

"Yea, lets roll" she grabbed her bag and Jimmy followed her out of the apartment.

"An you said you weren't hungry" Jimmy pointed out, as Manny polished her bagel

"Shut up, leave her alone" Paige pushed him and Jimmy laughed

"Leave him alone" Spinner slapped her butt and she turned around and gave him the 'I cant believe you just did that look'. Manny and Jimmy just laughed

"Well anyway" Paige growled, "My feet hurt so bad" she whined as she pointed to her 8 inch heels.

"Sucks to be you" Spinner pointed out

"Sucks to be you! If you keep talking like that," Paige growled "now give me a piggy back ride?" she asked with a smile but he shook his head no

"Spinner?" she yelled

"OK enough with the yelling, your just like an old married couple" Jimmy told them

"Yea, don't worry Paige, Jimmy will give you a ride" Manny said

"I will?" Jimmy looked over at her

"Yea, you will" Manny smiled at him

"What I do for women" Jimmy stopped and bent over and Paige laughed as she jumped on and they started to run down the street, leaving Manny and Spinner behind.

"You got him wrapped around your finger already" Spinner laughed

"Ya think?" Manny smiled as they walked

"Look Manny, I just wanted to say I was sorry," he said uncomfortably a couple minutes later.

"For what?" Manny cocked her head to the side

"For practically worshiping Craig for playing you, I was such an idiot" he said as he looked at his feet

"Don't worry about it. Craig made his own choices, and now I have to deal with them, but its ok" Manny said as she rubbed her stomach.

"Ok" Spinner smiled.

Finally the four met up again at the steps of Degrassi.

"Oh, what is this a charity event?" Ashley said, and motioned to Manny who just looked down. But she felt an arm sweep over her shoulders, Jimmy. And she heard Paige come to her defense.

"No, but you must have got that outfit at one" and they kept walking.

"I cant believe you said that" Manny whispered

"What? I'm not going to let her get away with talking to you like that. It's not either of your faults that Craig is an ass. But Ashley just wants somebody to blame it on, anybody but herself" Paige said

"Exactly" Jimmy and Spinner said. Manny smiled, and it got wider when she realized that Jimmy's arm had slipped from around her shoulders, to his large hand on the small of her back.

"Hi guys" it was hazel, and astonishingly Jimmy's hand slipped back to his side

"Hey Haze" Paige smiled

"Hi Manny" Hazel smiled, even though she was sort of jealous.

"Hi" Manny said sweetly. All though she wanted to rip her head of for what she did to Jimmy. Which is why for support, she reached over and nudged Jimmy. He looked down at her and she smiled up at him. At the moment all of the uneasiness drained from his body. He smiled back at her.

"Well, ill see you guys at lunch" an hazel slipped away

"I'm surprised she was so nice to me" Manny said quietly

"Well I'm not Haze is a good person...usually" Paige said as she looked at Jimmy.

"Don't worry about it, It wasn't meant to be" He said with a bit of a laugh.

The bell rang and everyone went to class.

Finally it was lunch. Manny had met up with Paige and Hazel, and they were now going to meet Spinner Jimmy Marco and Dylan outside. Manny wasn't really nervous, if Hazel had excepted her, why wouldn't Marco and Dylan, after all, they to had differences.

"You guys are nuts, its freezing out here" Manny rubbed her hands together.

"Well, that's what happens when winter comes" Spinner joked and Manny pretended to laugh

"Well, got to keep the future mommy warm" Dylan said sweetly and wrapped his coat around Manny.

"Thanks Dylan" she said sweetly and smiled as she watched Marco sit closer to him

"So how is your day so far?" Jimmy asked as he sat next to her

"Same as usual I guess. You?" she questioned

"Boring" he sighed as he put his head on her shoulder. Manny was surprised that Hazel didn't mind. She figured that this must be what real break ups are like.

Manny looked up and saw Craig. He was inside and he was watching her. He motioned for her to come inside. Jimmy and everybody else saw him.

"Do you want me to take care of him?" Jimmy whispered

"Yea, he'll be gone real fast," Dylan said

"Faster then fast" Spinner spat as they all looked on in disgust

"No, I should take care of it on my own, but thanks guys" Manny smiled as she got up and slipped Dylan's jacket off, and walked inside. And walked over to Craig.

"What?" she asked with no emotion

"What are you doing?" he asked her

"Well I was eating lunch," she pointed

"I mean with Jimmy" he sighed as he leaned against the door.

"Nothing" Manny shrugged

"Oh come on" Craig told her

"What?" Manny really didn't understand

"Look, if your so hell bent on having my kid, then fine, we'll do it together, I just don't want my kid, thinking somebody like Jimmy is his dad" Craig said in his defense

"Excuse me, what do you mean like Jimmy?" Manny asked sternly

"That's not important, I just don't want you staying with him. If it's a real problem you could come and stay with me" he went to touch her but she pulled away

"Oh all of a sudden you want this baby," she said in disgust

"No I-"

"Or is it that you don't want Jimmy to want this baby?" she asked

"You don't get-"

"Or is it that you don't want Jimmy to pay for everything you should be?"

"Its not like-"

"Or is it that, you don't like the fact, that maybe somebody might care more about me then you ever did" Manny said an with one last shake of the head she walked back outside.

But when she got their Jimmy was gone. She sat next to Dylan and Marco.

"Where did Jimmy go?" she asked

"He had to take care of some...business," Marco said as he slipped Dylan's coat back on her shoulders. He then pointed to the window, where Jimmy could be seen confronting Craig.

Craig threw his can into the garbage. But when he went to turn around he bumped into a very angry Jimmy, who must have heard the whole thing.

"Heyyy Jimmy" Craig tried to play it cool.

"So, what's the matter with a guy like me?" Jimmy folded his arms across his chest.

"Oh, you heard that? Uh...nothing, I just feel bad that you have to deal with Manny" he shrugged and stuffed his hands in his pocket.

"Well don't, cause I certainly don't" Jimmy shrugged.

"Oh well I-"But Craig didn't get the chance to finish cause Jimmy slammed him up against the locker

"Stay away from Manny, and the baby when it's born. Got it?" Jimmy said through gritted teeth.

"No! I wont their mine" Craig pushed him off. But Jimmy grabbed him by the shirt and pushed him back up against the wall again

"No, you gave them up along time ago, there in good hands now, so stay...away" Jimmy pushed him into the wall harder. But before Craig could defend himself Ashley came around the corner and walked over. She pushed Jimmy away from Craig

"God! I thought you guys were over me," she said as she ran a hand through her hair. Both turned to look at her. They were both contemplating how self absorbed Ashley could be, but Paige said it out loud.

"Please get over yourself, of course there over you. But one of them isn't over Manny" Paige said as she swooped in Grabbed Jimmy by the arm and dragged him back outside.

Ashley took one look at Craig and kept walking. Craig just shook his head and kept walking. If somebody else wanted to take care of his kid, they could go right ahead.

"You ok?" Manny asked with concern when Jimmy sat back down. But before he could answer the bell rang and everyone swarmed Manny

"Uncle Dylan and uncle Marco will see you later" they said and they rubbed her stomach

"So will uncle spinner" he too rubbed her stomach.

"So will Auntie Paige" Paige leaned down and Kissed Manny's swollen stomach and then many on the cheek.

"Bye guys" Hazel said with a smile, she wasn't really sure how to take in the whole situation, So she figured that was a nice parting.

Manny just laughed and looked over at Jimmy, who seemed to be looking down at her, with some sort of emotion that she couldn't read.

"What?" she laughed

"Nothing" he smiled "just remember, doctor after school." He pointed to her as they stood up

"I wont forget," she told him.

"Bye baby" Jimmy reached down and kissed Manny stomach and then he pulled Manny into a tight hug.

"What's wrong?" she whispered into his ear as he heeled on to her.

"Nothing you just looked like you could use one," he said with a laugh, but he didn't want to let go,

"Thanks" she smiled as they pulled away

"See ya later" and he kissed her on the forehead as he headed inside. She followed and walked down the hall with a smile.

The final bell had just ringed and Manny was standing at her locker. When she felt a tap on her shoulder she turned around and saw Emma and Chris.

"Hey" Emma said as she hugged Manny tight, Chris waved to her. She waved back

"How are you? Where are you staying?" Emma asked like the concerned best friend she was.

"I'm good, An you'll never guess, but I'm staying with Jimmy" she smiled

"Jimmy Brooks?" Chris asked

"Yep" she said as she closed her locker

"Well at least your not out on the street" Chris pointed out

"Yea, I'm surprised that he of all people stepped up, but I'm happy your ok, we should hang out soon"

"How bout tonight?" Jimmy said as he suddenly appeared next to Manny.

"Hey man what up" Jimmy and Chris bumped fists

"Hi Jimmy" Emma smiled and jimmy smiled back

"So what were you saying?" Manny looked up.

"Oh, well later, after your doctor appointment, spin and Paige are coming over for dinner, and I think Emma and Chris should come" he pointed to them

"Yea you should" Manny told them. Emma looked over at Chris with pleading eyes

"Aright" Chris nodded

"Ok cool. See ya guys later, we got to get to the doctor" Jimmy said as he took Manny's hand. Emma just smiled and so did Chris

"Ok, see ya" Emma said as she and Chris walked away. Manny smiled up at Jimmy as he guided her through the crowd of people

"Thanks" she said

"For what?" he asked confused

"For inviting them, it means a lot to me," she told him

"Don't worry bout it, your friends are my friends" he smiled

"Deal" she said as they got outside. And made their way for the doctors office.

Next time: News about the baby, dinner.