AN-hey guys I'm sorry for the wait, but thanks for the great replies they make me feel so great! Lol so here it goes.
Chapter 12: Secrets Kept
"What are you doing here?" Jimmy asked as he stepped into the hallway and closed the door behind him
"Like I said, we need to talk"
"Ashley, this isn't a great time" he told her
"Well I really don't care" she said through gritted teeth.
"Ok, well what is it?" he asked as Ashley looked down at her shoes.
"I'm starving" Spinner growled
"You're always starving" Paige pushed him playfully
"Sorry Spin, all we have is baby formula," Manny said as she flicked the channels
"Where did Jimmy go?" Manny questioned as she realized her boyfriend had gone to answer the door and never came back
"I'll go and check" Spinner stated as he went towards the front of the apartment.
He didn't see his best friend any where in sight but he did hear voices coming from the hallway. He looked through the peep whole and saw Jimmy and Ashley in the hall and Ashley was crying. Curiosity got the best of him, and he pressed his ear to the door.
"What?" Jimmy gasped
"You heard me" she whipped her tears
"I think I misheard you," he stated with an uncomfortable laugh
"I said…I think I'm pregnant, and I think its yours," she stated again
Spinner almost chocked on his own…his own…. actually he just chocked. He quickly pressed his ear back to the door.
"How is that even possible" Jimmy said angrily as he covered his face
"It only takes one time and I think you know that" she said as she cried more.
"Well how do you know its mine?" he reasoned
"The time matches up," she said
"So how do I know you didn't leave here and go to Craig" Jimmy pointed out
"You know me and Craig are through, it was only you" she whined
"Well do you know for sure?" he said quietly
"No, but I want you to come with me to get a test" she demanded
"No way" he said quickly
"Look, I know its yours, and I only ask for the same things you give Sofia" she wrapped her arms around herself
"Well you cant stay here, if that's what your thinking" he to crossed his arms over his chest
"Why not, don't you want to be a family?" Ashley crackled
"I have a family," he said as they became face to face.
Ashley let out a loud laugh "Don't get me wrong Manny's a great girl, love her to pieces, but she cant give you things I cant," she ran her hand down his chest. "And Sofia definitely isn't yours" she dropped her hand back to her side. "I'm having your kid and you better do something about it" And with that she walked away.
Jimmy stood there for a few seconds. How could all of this be happening? It was one screwed up night that he couldn't take back. Something that should never have happened, an accident. What would he tell Manny? God, things were so perfect, with everything, and now something was going to mess it all up. Jimmy ran another hand over his face as he grabbed for the door and swung it open and Spinner almost stumbled forward.
They just stared at each other. Spinner was fuming at the mere fact that he thought Jimmy cheated on Manny. And Jimmy was afraid Spinner would spill the beans.
"We need to talk" Spinner said angrily and Jimmy nodded.
"Lets go tell our girlfriends, we are going to pick up dinner" Spinner said harshly emphasizing the girlfriend part. And Jimmy nodded as they walked back to the living room.
"Jimmy you ok, you look flushed?" Manny asked
"Yea, I'm fine, we are going to get dinner, what do you guys want?" He said quietly as he avoided Manny's stare
"Pizza?" Manny asked Paige who nodded
"Hurry back" Paige smiled as Spinner leaned down and gave her a peck on the lips.
"See you soon" Manny smiled as she went to give Jimmy a kiss that he accepted.
Manny watched the two guys walk out of the apartment.
"That was weird" Manny said as she raised her perfectly plucked eyebrow
"Yea" Paige shrugged and then a soft whimper filled the air as Sofia awoke
"I'll warm up a bottle," Paige said as she went to the kitchen and Manny to the nursery.
"Shh its ok, Mommy's here," she whispered as she picked the baby up
"Yes, its ok, shhh" she whispered as she quieted the infant down and changed her diaper.
She took the now quite baby into the living room where Paige was waiting for her.
Manny sat and started to feed Sofia.
"So things with you and Jimmy are going good?" she made small talk
"Yea, I think so, I mean he's great with Sofia" Manny said
"Are you to, you know…you know" Paige laughed and so did Manny
"No we aren't" Manny shook her head
"Well do you want to be?" Paige asked which surprised Manny.
"I don't know, I mean the last time I did anything, I got Sofia" Manny admired the beautiful baby as she evaluated her and Jimmy's relationship.
They were going strong, and she thought about being with him in that way at least 4 times a day. Was that normal? She didn't know. But it would definitely be different. If they did have sex, it would be meaningful and caring, not like a one night stand with Craig.
"Do you think I should try to…you know?" Manny said as she flushed
"Well do you want to?" Paige asked as she nudged her in the side
"He is hott," they both laughed
"Just cause you think he is hott doesn't mean you should have sex, do you love him?" Paige asked carefully
"I love being with him, and the way he makes me feel, and I hate when I'm not with him" Manny tried to explain her ever-growing feelings for Jimmy
"Sounds like love to me" Paige smiled
"Yea, Maybe" Manny smiled.
"Ok you have a lot of explaining to do! And you better do it fast, cause just cause you're my best friend doesn't mean I'm not going kick your ass for cheating on Manny! How could you dude!" Spinner exclaimed as they walked to the Pizza Place
"I didn't cheat! Slow down and give me a chance! Not once in a month of dating have I even looked at another girl! Not once! It happened before we were together," he admitted
"When?" spinner tried to think back.
"The day after Sofia was born, when me and Manny had that big fight" Jimmy sighed
"And I'm guessing you didn't use protection" Spinner scoffed
"I did, I just don't know how this all happened" Jimmy agonized.
"Are you going to tell her?" Spinner asked
"Not yet, I mean Ashley isn't even sure yet, so we will get a test and go from their. There is no point in upsetting her if it's not even true" Jimmy rationalized and Spinner just nodded.
"Bye guys!" Manny said with a laugh as she closed the door. Spinner and Jimmy had endured a painfully uncomfortable dinner with the girls. And spinner and Paige had just left.
Manny watched Jimmy from the kitchen. He was flipping through the channels and staring into the T.V. What better time then the present. She thought as she walked into the room.
She walked in front of him and took the remote and turned off the T.V.
"I was waiting for the score" Jimmy gulped
"Find out later" Manny whispered seductively as she crawled into his lap.
"Uh..What are you doing?" he asked hesitantly
"I think you know," she laughed as she started kiss and nip at his neck before capturing his lips with hers. But the kiss was distant, he wasn't all their, and she could tell, but she wasn't going to let it bring her down. She went back to kissing his neck as she began to unbutton his shirt.
"Where's Sofia?" he tried to avert her attention
"Sleeping" Manny said as she stared into his eyes. She went to pull her shirt up over her head but Jimmy stopped her.
"What?" Manny said unsure of herself
"I'm not ready" was the first thing that came to his mind.
"Oh, is it something I did?" Manny said as she slipped back to the other side of the couch
"No, I'm just, not ready, I want to but, I want to wait too" he said but afterward he realized that it didn't make much sense
"Ok?" Manny said clearly confused
"Well I'm going to get some sleep, ill see you in the morning" he quickly got up, kissed her on the forehead and exited the room.
He collapsed onto his bed and let his whole body unravel. His every limb was still tingling from Manny's touch and he wanted her badly, but he couldn't bear to hurt her. Especially not with all of the secrets he was keeping, it just wasn't good timing.
After Manny had locked up and checked on Sofia, she too went to her room and sat in the chair looking into her reflection. She had obviously done something wrong. She made him back away. And she didn't know why. Maybe she just wasn't appealing to him, or maybe she wasn't sexy enough. She would just have to enlist Paige, to help him want her. Yea that was it, she needed to be more desirable. After all Jimmy was her boyfriend, and she should be able to turn him on, so she set that as her goal for the next few days.
