Thanksgiving came around all too soon. Ray left early so he would get a night by himself with Sue, and the rest of us flew out Wednesday morning. With Rachel coming with us, Jimmy and Rina were the odd wolves out, and stuck next to each other on the flights. Rina wasn’t happy about that, but Jimmy was thrilled. Me? I was terrified. It was one thing to tell Ma she was going to be a grandmother when she couldn’t easily kill me. It was another to face her in person after telling her. I’m sure to have some passive aggressive words waiting for me. Kimi’s parents might actually kill me. Then there are the Braedons. Mrs. Braedon scares the shit out of me, and she loves Kimi like a daughter. “Relax,” Kimi placed a hand on my leg as our plane touched down at the airport nearest Aspen Falls. “They&rsqu

“My babies!” Mom squealed as Sue and I entered the house before nearly choking us around our necks. “Oof! Mom! It hasn’t been that long,” Sue grumbled.  “I know,” Mom said, “but with only Mallory wandering around, it’s boring.” “Mom exaggerates,” Mal said from the couch. “Glad you two are back, though. Please distract Dad!” “You’re still not supposed to be dating until you’re thirty!” Dad shouted from where he’d disappeared in the kitchen.  I plopped onto the couch next to my little sister. “So, what did you do to piss off dad?&r

“There’s something a little wrong about doing Thanksgiving buffet style,” Jimmy complained as he helped me spread table cloths on the tables in the multipurpose room of a church near my house. I smirked at him. “Poor baby. Are your traditions going out the window this year?” “A little. Starting with inedible food not being served,” he grumbled. I laughed at him. “Not a fan of your mother’s cooking?” “Oh, no. I’m a huge fan of her cooking. I just know that it’s an acquired taste,” he grinned. I rolled my eyes at him. “You are such a weirdo.” 

The rest of Thanksgiving break flew by quickly. There was an awkward moment one night when Sue, Rina, Nate, and I all faced each other in various forms on our way to other places. I assumed that Sue and Nate were sneaking into Ray and Kimi’s rooms, because I was on my way to Rose, but I have no idea where Rina was going. She was back in time for breakfast. Once I had gotten into Rose’s bed, and was cuddling her, I sighed. “I’m so glad we’re going back to school tomorrow. I’ve hated sleeping apart from you.” She kissed me and reached for my manhood. “I’ve hated that, too.” After that, we made love and fell asleep. Our parents dropped us all off at the airport Sunday morning so we could all be back in time for school.

How the hell was I going to tell Kamron that I was pregnant? My stop was just after Kimi’s stop, and I was a nervous wreck for lunch. I don’t think I concentrated on anything my professor talked about. I was probably going to have to borrow someone’s notes later.  I was on my way to my next class when my phone buzzed alerting me to a text message. I was afraid to look in case it was Kam. I didn't want to talk to him yet, but I had to see. It was from Kimi in a group text. “911. Come home NOW!” “Shit,” I swore. I raced toward the bus stop, and started to panic internally. “Deetz?” I sent in the group text. There wasn’t an answer. Soon I was on the bus,