I know that some of you are getting tired of Jay saying he's going to leave Manny, but still staying with her. Trust me, there's a reason! Keep reading and all will be uncovered.
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That Saturday night found Jay alone, sitting in his apartment, with absolutely nothing to do and no one to do it with. Manny was spending the night with her mother, who had become her best friend recently, and bought them two tickets to some musical production Manny had been begging Jay to take her to. Spinner was using tonight as a stepping stone to getting his relationship with Emma back on track. He was taking her to a movie and had promised her a large popcorn with lots and lots of butter to sweeten the deal.
Jay flicked through a dozen or so channels before deciding that there was nothing worthwhile watching. He flipped through the pages of one of Manny's fashion magazines, but found the models lacking and the articles boring.
"What to do, what to do," he said aloud.
He went to the fridge to grab a beer and remembered that he was making a conscious effort to cut back on his alcohol content. Now that he had big responsibilities, or wanted to, he had to prove to Emma that he could be a decent guy. So instead of grabbing that beer, he took a pop.
"Ahhh!" he over-exaggerated loudly. "Nothing beats a Coke!"
He fiddled around for a while before noticing Manny's jacket slung over one of his chairs. She was always doing stuff like that; leaving her things at Jay's apartment as if it were hers as well. I guess it will be soon enough, he thought. He grabbed the jacket, fully meaning to hang it up, when something fell out of the pocket. He bent over to retrieve it and stopped suddenly.
It was a small photo card. He picked it up and studied it. Emma's name was on the top. It was a sonogram of the baby.
Jay felt his legs go weak and he sat down heavily right there on his kitchen floor. He crossed his legs and held the picture between his fingers. The picture wasn't all that clear, but you could see the baby's head, spine, arms, hands, legs, and feet. He looked hard to see if he could see...you know, but he couldn't. So this is little Hogart? You're cute already, kid!
Jay wondered why Manny had this picture and why he didn't. Hell, he hadn't even known Emma was going for an ultrasound. I better get used to this. Now it's appointments, soon it'll be the birth. Then I'm totally out of the picture. I'll be a nobody. And my kid will hate me for not being around.
Jay stood up and grabbed his cordless phone. He dialled Emma's cell phone number, knowing full well she'd still be with Spinner, but not caring who she was with or what she was doing.
"Hello?" came her cheery voice. She was obviously having a good time.
"It's me," he said quietly.
There was a pause. "I'm just on my way home, Mom. Spinner will drop me off soon. We can talk when I get home."
Jay sighed and pulled his hooded sweatshirt over his head. He was grabbing his car keys as he told Emma, "I'll be there in ten so send your boyfriend packing."
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