Craig looks at Manny huddled in the corner. 'I've taken her innocence away from her. Twice. Once by force. She looks so scared.' He thought to himself looking at her, clothes torn, nose and lip bleeding from when he had hit her in the face because she wouldn't do what he wanted.
After putting clothes on, he walked into the hallway and down the hall to the kitchen. He pulled out some milk and chugged the rest of the gallon. He walked back down the hall and walked into baby Alexis's room. He looked down at the little baby sleeping in the crib. He thought about the possibility that there could be another one there in nine months.
He could hear Manny's sobs coming from across the hallway. He walked out of the room and back to where Manny was curled up into a ball in the corner.
"Please, just leave me alone," She begged, looking up at him with tears streaming down her face.
"I will. If your pregnant. We need a baby. One of our own. With out Spinner in the picture." Craig said almost demonically.
"No, we don't need a baby right now." Manny said hoping he'd listen.
"YES! WE NEED A BABY AND WE NEED ONE NOW!" Craig said walking over to the door and slamming it. Once again you could hear her screams throughout the apartment.
MEANWHILE
"NO!" Emma and Spinner heard a young woman scream.
"Is it just me or did that sound like Manny?" Emma asked suspiciously.
They had arrived shortly before and had caught a cab to the apartment building.
"CRAIG STOP!" They heard the same young woman scream.
"It is Manny!" Spinner said running up the stairs.
"Let's just hope she can hold him off till we find his apartment." Emma said hopefully.
When the finally came to the door Spinner started slamming his fist against it.
MEANWHILE
BAM BAM BAM
"Dang it!" Craig said under his breath. He was being interuppted right when he was about to have his way with Manny.
"I'll be right back, my dear. And then we can continue having some fun," Craig snarled at her.
"FUN! You call what you do to me fun!" Manny said unbelievingly.
"Ya, fun for me." Craig said and left the room.
BAM BAM BAM
"I'm coming!" Craig yelled.
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Emma and Spinner heard the lock click and the door opened to Craig, standing there in his boxers.
"Where are Manny and Alexis, Craig," Emma asked angrily.
Craig went to shut the door but Spinner pushed the door open. He then proceeded to lunge at Craig and hit him over and over again until he stopped struggling. He then proceeded to pull him off the ground and twist his arm behind his back and hold him there so he couldn't move. He then locked him in a closet so he could not get free.
As Emma walked down the hall she could hear sobs coming from a bedroom, the door was shut. She turned the handle and found that it was locked.
"Manny, are you in there?" Emma said quietly.
"Emma?" Manny asked.
"Yeah, it's me. You can come out now. It's safe." Emma said.
The door slowly opened to find a battered up Manny, tears running down her cheeks.
"Oh Em, I was so scared." Manny said.
"What did he do to you." Emma asked retorically.
"I didn't want him to Emma. I don't wanna have his baby." Manny said and broke down again.
"He raped you!" Emma asked amazed.
All Manny could do was nod her head and cry. She then noticed Spinner coming down the hall. She immediatly rushed to his embrace. He held her in his arms and comforted her. In the meantime Emma walked into the other room to find Alexis sleeping in a crib.
She picked up the sleeping baby and grabbed the blanket that was in the crib and wrapped it around the bundle in her arms. She then walked out into the living room.
Spinner looked up as she walked into the room and saw that she had Alexis in her arms.
"I already called the cops," He told Emma honestly.
"That's good. Do you want to hold your daughter?" Emma asked.
"I'd love to." Spinner said holding out his arms.
Emma placed the sleeping bundle in his arms just as the sound of wood breaking and a door opening sounded.
