Chapter 2- Gowing back to Craig

"Manny don't cry everything will be alright" Ricky said

Manny was bawling her eyes out on Ricky's lap.

"My life is ruined" Manny sobbed

"Your life isn't ruined now take another bite of this ice-crème"

Ricky took a spoon and scooped up a bit of ice-crème. She opened her mouth and took in the spoon.

"It's just…" Manny started

"Don't talk with your mouth full" Ricky said "It's rude"

"I'm sorry Ricky" Manny said she swalloed her ice-crème. "It's just why is he marrying her?"

"I don't know maybe because…" Ricky started

"I mean I'm pretty, I have a fabulous job, I can give him anything he wants! So why does he want her?" Manny asked

"Maybe he loves her Manny did you ever think of that?" Ricky asked

"No" Manny replied "I don't want him to love her he has to love me."

"Well you weren't always there to love him Manny. I mean you went to California you hooked up with Jake and totally forgot about him. Once Jake was getting unlovable you crawl back to Craig and now he's taken" Ricky said

"Ricky, you're my friend your supposed to support me and my thoughts."

Ricky gave Manny a kiss on the forehead.

"Manny I'm your friend so I'm supposed to tell you the truth." Ricky said "If I was a guy I would so go out with you"

"Ricky" Manny wined "Your not making anything better"

"Ok let me put it this way…do you love Craig?" Ricky asked

Manny nodded her head

"Well than go to his weddings…don't be the jealous ex-girlfriend. Be the supportive ex-girlfriend"

"But Ricky it's going to be so hard" Manny said

"Yeah it will be hard. But you love him and if you love him you will support him k?" Ricky asked

Manny nodded her head

"Are you sure you want to go?" Ricky asked

It was the next day and Manny was on the first plane to Canada.

Manny nodded

"Are you sure you want to go alone?" Ricky asked

Manny took a big breath in. "Yeah" she replied "This is for me to figure out"

"I mean I can pretend to be your date?" Ricky said

"Ricky Craig already knows your gay it won't work"

"Well than can you give me a hug?"

Manny gave Ricky a hug. Ricky patted her back. He looked at Manny.

"Now what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to be the supportive ex-girlfriend"

"Good luck kiss" Ricky said puckering up his lips

Manny and Ricky shared a kiss.

"If I wasn't gay I would have so felt that kiss" Ricky said

"My planes about to leave" Manny said looking at her watch "I'm going to miss you Ricky, take care of Lulu for me!"

"Hurry up before I start crying." Ricky said pushing Manny awake

This would be the first time Manny and Ricky would be away from each other for more than an hour. They went everywhere together but this time Manny didn't need him she could make it on her own for once.

Manny reached the Toronto, Canada. She was nervous. She practiced what she was going to say in the bathroom. She rented a car and got a room into a hotel not to close to Craig's because she knew that if something did happen the next week she was there she wouldn't want to be anywhere closer than half an hour away from him.

"Craig…I'm back?" Manny said to herself in the mirror

"No that won't work ok….Craig I heard you're getting married?...that won't work either. I'm just going to say whatever" Manny said

She left for Craig's.

"I'm not scared, Craig and I have been friends forever. It won't be that bad" Manny said to herself.

Her cell phone started to ring and she jumped. She looked at the phone and it was Ricky.

"So what's going on have you met your se…I mean Craig?" Ricky asked

"No, I'm on my way there. I'm not scared though. What am I saying I'm sweating allover" Manny said

"Just breath Manny" Ricky said

Manny took a big breath in. "Shit Ricky I'm here. What I'm I going to say, hi Craig it's me Manny I'm only your ex girlfriend but I am coming to your wedding isn't that grand!"

"Just talk to him as if you guys never went out. As if you were friends. Ok, now I love you a lot but I have to go. Even though your not here I have a lot of work to do" Ricky said "I mean I'm filling in for you. So I got to go bye" Ricky said and he hung up the phone

Manny drove the car up the driveway. She looked at herself in her mirror and touched up on her make-up.

"You can do this Manny" she said to herself.

She got out of the car and walked over to Craig's front door. She knew she wouldn't be able to stall since Joey won't answer the door. Craig and Kristen moved into there own townhouse. Manny rang the doorbell.

"I'm coming" Craig yelled

He opened the door. Once Manny saw Craig half of her wanted to slap him for asking Kristen to marry him and the other half of her wanted to kiss him.

"Manny?" he said

But when both of those emotions mixed she didn't know what to say. A tear ran down her cheek.

"I knew I shouldn't have come here" Manny said walking back to her car