Episode 38: Surprise
"Manny?" Frida said waking him up. It was 1:00 in the morning.
"What is it?"
"I'm hungry."
"Then get something out of the fridge." He mumbled.
"I want churros and we don't have any."
"Can't it wait til I'm more awake?"
"Please." She gave him the puppy dog look.
"Fine but just this once."
After that Frida made him go out and get her churros whenever she was hungry for it. She ate them everyday. Some in sandwiches, some in pies, some with cheese and some with chocolate. As for Manny he was becoming more and more sleep deprived. One night he fell asleep driving and hit something.
"Who?! What?!"
He looked up and saw that he had hit Django.
"Hey! Watch where you're going! If I wasn't already dead you would have killed me."
"Sorry. Let me give you a ride."
He got in the car and Manny drove back to town.
"So, what's up?" Manny asked.
"I think I'm gonna ask Zoe to marry me."
"Really?"
"Yeah, we've been together for years and we've reached new levels."
"Cool."
"Yeah I just need some money to get us a place and a ring. So how's married life?"
"Good. But Frida keeps making me wake up in the middle of night to get her churros."
"Churros? Is she like craving them?"
"A lot more than usual."
"And has she been moody?"
"Yeah."
"And by any chance has she been gaining a little weight?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Manny, I know it's none of my business but how often did you do...it on your honeymoon."
"Hey! You don't know if we did...anything."
"Manny, don't try to pull the wool over my eyes. I've seen Frida and I know how your mind works."
"Fine we did it one night."
Django raised his eyebrow in disbelief.
"Three times in one night." Manny confessed.
"You dog!"
"What can I say? I have animal instincts."
"Lucky! Zoe only let's me do it once every few months."
"So what does that have to do with anything?"
"I think she should be the one to tell you."
"Tell me what?"
"You'll see."
He dropped Django off and went home. He got into bed and tried to get some sleep.
"Manny." Frida said.
"Not again! I just got home."
"No. Manny I...I went to the doctor."
"Yeah." Manny said getting ready to sleep.
"And I did some tests."
"Uh-huh." He said halfway asleep.
"Manny I'm pregnant."
"What?!"
Manny jolted up and fell out of bed.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
"You're...you're pregnant? As in..."
"As in we're going to have a baby."
"A baby?"
"Manny we're going to be parents." Frida said.
"Wow! How did this happen? Well, I know how it happened."
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah, just a little surprised. Wow! I'm gonna be a father!"
He picked her up and spun her around. They both laughed and smiled.
"What's it gonna be? It's gonna be a boy, right?" He said.
"It's a surprise." She said smiling.
"I gotta tell the folks."
He ran to get the phone but not before hugging his wife and planting a kiss on her belly. Later that night Manny and Frida invited their families over to announce it.
"Alright Manny, what's the big dinner for?" Rodolfo said.
"We have big news." Manny said.
"We're expecting a baby." Frida said.
"Really?!" Rodolfo cried happily. "That's wonderful!"
"My baby is having a baby!" Maria cried.
"Emiliano, we're going to be grandparents." Carmela said.
"I know- wait! Doesn't that mean you two did..."
"Yes sir." Manny said.
"Oh...Okay."
"Darling, are you alright?" Carmela asked.
"Oh...yeah...I'm fine." Then he fainted.
"Emiliano!"
"Papa!"
"I'll get the ambulance." Grandpapi said.