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Ding Dong! Ding Dong!

Manny didn't want to come. She decided not to skip practice and take the scolding from Paige tomorrow. And she found herself on her way to his house. She wasn't sure if she should've called, but she didn't care. She walked back and forth, deciding whether or not to knock on his door. It was forver since she was at his house. She sometimes missed sneaking around with him and playing with Angela. But that didn't change all the things he did to her. She finally came to his doorstep and rang his doorbell.

Craig was asleep on the couch, and was awoken by loud knocks on the door. He closed his eyes until the knocking stopped and was on the verge of falling back asleep until he remembered Manny was supposed to come. Oh shit. Craig leaped off the couch and to the door. He opened the door andcaught up to Manny who was walking down the sidewalk.

"Manny! Wait!" Craig was in his boxers and pulled Manny back.

"Craig? I was ringing your doorbell for ten minutes!"

"Yeah, I fell asleep. Sorry about that. I wan't expecting you for about an hour."

"Oh, well I'm sorry I woke you. You could go back to sleep if you want. I have lots of homework to do and I know there's things you have to do or girls to meet so I-"

"No, homework can wait and I have no one to meet. I really need to talk to you."

"Okay."

Manny and Craig walked back into his house and entered his garage and sat on his couch. There was lots of moments of akward silence.

"Manny, I'm really sorry for all the things I did. I miss talking to you. I really miss our friendship and I was wondering if we could be friends."

"Craig, What friendship? I liked you when you first came to Degrassi and we went on that date. And you broke my heart. Then we hooked up behind your girlfriend's back and you told me you broke up with her when you didn't. And broke my heart again. We might've had feelings for each other, but we were never friends." Manny said standing up.

"Manny, I told you I was sorry. And I know you're right that we were never 'friends' but I want to start a new friendship with you."

Manny sat back down. "Just friends? Are you sure? Nothing more?"

"Who knows? Anything can happen."

"Alright... What do we do now?"

"What do you and Emma do?"

"We talk... about Jimmy and you guys."

"Well... I don't want to talk about Jimmy right now."

Silence...'

"So you wanna watch t.v.?" Manny innocently asked.

"Manny, I still love you."

"What's on right now?"

"I always have. My feelings for you have never changed."

"I think old episodes of Dawson's Creek are on right now."

"Manny, I know somewhere, you feel the same too."

"Craig, Stop! What are you trying to do? Do you think we can go back to what we had? Because we can't. Things have changed. I've changed."

"I know you're scared. But, I am too. I never felt this way before. Not with anyone else. And it scares me how I always think of you, how I always wish you were here with me, and how I know these feelings are really serious. I love you and you love me. Manny, we're meant to be. You know it. Even if we aren't together right now, you and I both know that we'll be together after all of this."

Craig looked in Manny's eyes, for any emotion, searching for any feelings she might have left for him.

"Say something." Craig pleaded.

Manny looked at Craig's face. She knew he was sincere and maybe he really wanted to have a real relationship. She waited a very long time to hear Craig say those words to her again. But she waited too long and she wasn't sure if she wanted to hear it anymore.

"I can't go back..." Manny looked down. She could see the hurt in Craig's eyes.

"So that's it? You have no feelings left?"

Manny was still facing the floor, Craig then got up and moved her head up to face his. She looked straight into his eyes, and he looked straight into hers. He saw pain. And she saw guilt. He cupped his hands around her face as they're lips gently touched. Their innocent kiss got more and more passionate as every minute passed. They slowly moved their way back to the couch as they laid down, their lips still not seperating, until Manny pulled back.

"Wow, Craig. You almost got me." Manny finally said.

"What?" Craig asked confused.

"I almost fell into your little trap. But I'm not that dumb, anymore."

"Manny, I love you! This isn't a dumb trap. It's the real thing! I don't want to play anymore games.I just want to be with you."

"I waited so long to hear you say that. And after I realized I've waited too long, I figured out that I need to move on. And I am."

"Oh. You move on to Jimmy? Manny, he doesn't love you like I love you. No one can." Craig moved toward MAnny and tried kissing her again, but Manny moved away.

"I just ... I .. I can't face getting my heart broken by you anymore." Manny said, leaving Craig's garage.

Craig sat there speechless. He didn't try to go after her. He knew it wouldn't work this time.