Stay Together For the Kids

Craig walked into Manny's room. He didn't really know what to say to her. She looked so beautiful, even as rough as she looked. He knew he had made too many mistakes the past few weeks and wanted to make it up to her.

"Craig?" Manny looked at him dazed.

Craig rushed over to her, "Yeah, it's me."

"Why, Craig? Why would you do this? We might lose our daughter."

"I don't know Manny. I'm just so sorry. I want you to forgive me. I need you to. You have been there for me from the very beginning, even more than Ashley ever was. Please, just give me another chance. I know I can make it up to you, and to Elizabeth."

"Craig, I will give you another chance. Only because I can tell you meant it. You have to promise to go to AA meetings. One screw up, and you're gone. I'll leave you and I'll take Elizabeth with me." She reached for his hand and he grabbed it. She pulled him towards her and they kissed. Craig slowly pulled away.

"Manny..." he reached into his jacket and pulled out a box, a box he's been carrying around for weeks.

"Yea?"

"Will you marry me?"

"Oh Craig! Of course!"

He slipped the ring on her finger. He kissed her the forehead. Something caught his eye on the other side of the room. It was Emma, Ellie, Sean and Jay.

"Hey Guys." Manny said happily, "Craig, could you give us a minute?"

"Yeah, of course." Craig walked past them saying sorry softly to them.

Manny looked at them, she knew they wouldn't approve, but she didn't care. She wanted a family.

"Guys, before you say anything, I know what you're thinking. How can I marry him after all this? It's just one more chance. And I'll have you 4 to make sure I don't let him do it again. Just one more chance, for Elizabeth."

Once she said the last part, they all said OK.

Jay walked over to her bed, "So, how are feeling? No details on the labor, though. Don't freak out the girls too much. I think me and Cameron want to actually be able to have kids with them." Everyone last at what Jay had said. Emma looked shocked because that meant Jay was actually thinking about staying with her for a long time.

"Well, I don't remember a lot of it anyways, Jay. I just remember hearing Elizabeth whimper a little and then they took her away and when I asked a nurse if I could see her, she said she wasn't sure. Guys, what's going on with her? Is she going to be ok. I know I almost lost her, but that's all I know."

"Manny, don't worry she'll be fine. She's a fighter, just like her Mommy." Emma was trying to not sound upset.

"Yeah, hun. She'll pull through. Just wait." Ellie smiled at her, and reached for Sean's hand.

Sean decided he would try to find out what was going out, "I'll be right back, I'm going to try to find out what's going on. Jay wanna come with?"

"Yeah sure man."

The two boys left, leaving Manny, Ellie and Emma to talk about Manny's new engagement.

"OK, Ellie and me were planning a baby shower for next..."

"But now since you and Craig are getting married, we figured we could change it to a baby/wedding shower in a month. How does that sound?"

"That sounds great guys. I don't know what I would do with out you guys."

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When Sean and Jay walked out of the room, they were face to face with Craig.

"Guys, look, I know I fucked up. Badly. I just talked to Joey, he said I can have my job back, but under the same circumstances that Manny gave me. I have to go to AA meetings. I get that you both want to kick my ass right now, and I would want to do the same thing if I was in your shoes. I promise, if this ever happens again, which it wont, you both can kick my ass and I'll write that down so if you kick my ass too much you wont get arrested."

Sean and Jay laughed and both said "OK, we want that document on our desk tomorrow morning, but right now, let's go find out what's going on with your daughter."

They walked around the hospital looking for someone to help them. Every 'doctor' would say something like, "oh you want so and so in pediatrics", or "you want so and so in surgery". Until they found a very helpful nurse.

"Oh, yes, Baby Manning. She's the hit of the floor tonight. She's a little fighter. Everyone keeps saying she probably wont make it through the night, but I've been here so long I can tell."

Craig looked at her with pleading eyes, "And what do you think?"

"You must be the Daddy." Craig said yes and she continued talked, "Well, Daddy, I think you got yourself a very strong baby here. She'll definitely pull through, so stop your worries." She brought them to an incubator and left the 3 boys alone.

"Wow, Craig she's so tiny." Sean sounded amazed, he never really saw a baby right after they were born.

"Yeah, man. Look she has your eyes Craig, and Manny's nose. Thank god for that!"

Craig lightly punched him, "Shut up Jay. She's so beautiful. Guys, I'm a dad. This is my daughter."

Sean and Jay looked at each other, "We'll leave you two alone."

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Manny was released from the hospital after a few days of being there. Little Elizabeth made it and was coming home today, the day of the baby/wedding shower. When Manny and Craig left to pick her up, Sean, Emma, Ellie and Jay set up the house. Well, Ellie and Emma set everything up and the boys got all the food. Manny and Craig didn't know that the shower was today.

Emma looked at the window, she saw them pull up, "They're here! Everyone hide!"

By everyone Emma meant, Ellie, Jay, Sean, Paige (she stopped being a bitch), Snake, Spike, Manny's mom, Joey, Caitlin, Angie (Craig's sister), Terri, Toby, J.T., Liberty, Spinner, and Hazel. They all found different spots to hide. Emma, Ellie, Sean and Jay stood in the middle of the living room. Once they opened the door everyone slowly jumped out.

"SURPRISE!"

Manny and Craig looked upset. Manny went running to their room, followed by Ellie and Emma. Everyone just stood there.

"Craig, what's going on?" Joey walked up to him.

Craig stood there, with tears coming down his face, "It's Elizabeth..."

Yes, I'm a total bitch for the last part. I just need some more drama. Sorry. I love drama, what can I say. I dont even know when I'm going to end this or how. ANy ideas lemme know. Sorry if you hate, it's my first fic, what do you expect?