Chapter 18-Yesterday's Headline
Manny woke up and looked around the pale and dark room. She looked at her watch and saw that it was 4:00 am. She had spent 6 hours in the hospital room, and she could bet that Craig and Marco were worried about her. She slipped her phone out of her pocket and dialed Marco's number.
"Manny, why didn't you call me? It's four in the morning…and there is no power around town. Craig was worried about you." Marco said, with a hint of worry and anger in his voice.
"Are you still awake over there?" Manny whispered into the phone. She looked over at where Jimmy was sleeping, and he was sitting up, looking at her. She sighed a bit as she mouthed, 'it's Marco.'
"Yeah, everyone is still awake. We were waiting for you!" Craig was on the phone now, and she knew what was coming next. "What were you doing over there?"
"Jimmy and I were talking, and we both fell asleep. He's alright now; he's done with the surgery and whatever." Manny said; Craig sighed in relief.
"Okay, I'll come pick you up." Craig said, and he hung up the phone. She looked over at Jimmy, and he was smiling, trying to keep his laughs down.
"Oh yeah, laugh it up." Manny said as she turned towards the window. She watched the rainfall crawling down the window slowly. She sighed as she walked over to Jimmy's bed, and pinched his knee. He flinched and looked at her as if she was crazy.
"Why did you do that?" Jimmy asked, and Manny laughed innocently.
"I wanted to make sure you felt it." They both laughed as Manny walked over to him, and laid her head on his shoulder. She took her index finger and ran it along his neck and collarbone. He breathed hard for a bit as he looked out of the window, a sign of allowing Manny to touch his neck. She smiled a bit as she kissed his cheek, and then lead down to his neck. His eyes widened a bit, but he just kept his mouth shut. He knew it was wrong, but for some reason, he couldn't say no. Her small kisses became a bit more heated as she slid her hand along the back of his robe, and led herself to his abdomen. That's when he took his hand and slapped it on top of hers, stopping this before it went any further. She removed her hand and broke herself away from him. He turned back over and looked at her, as she did the same to him. Craig walked in and saw them both staring at each other.
"Hey Jimmy." Craig broke the silence, and Manny looked at him with a little anger in her eyes.
"Hey Craig. The doctor says that I can leave today…can you pick me up at 2?" Jimmy asked, and Craig nodded his head.
"Yeah, sure. C'mon, let's go Manny." Craig said, and they both left.
Um…what just happened here?