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Chapter 1: Reggie's News

It was a clear spring afternoon when I got home from my job as a lawyer. I figured that I would go to law school after high school since I broke the law so many times as a kid. It was always hard to believe that I, Lars Rodriguez, had become a lawyer. But I did, and I was very good at it. Many people turned to me when they needed an attorney.

As a kid, I had always teased my brother, Twister. I also teased his friends, Otto and Reggie Rocket, and Sam Dullard. I had my friends, Pi Piston and Sputz Ringley, to back me up. We were the three bad-asses of the neighborhood. Like I said, I teased them, but I didn't hate them. Twister was my brother and I cared about him dearly, and not to mention, the first time I laid eyes on Regina Elizabeth Rocket, I fell deeply in love. Of course, I was only six years old, and she was five. Of course, my friends would throw me out of a third-story window if they knew how I felt. So I just made it easier for myself and teased them all.

However, when I turned eighteen, I could hide my feelings no more. I stopped picking on Twister and his friends, and I told Pi and Sputz to buzz off if they didn't approve of my kindness. But they did; they even started to be nice. Now I know what everybody is thinking right now, and I will answer that yes, I did tell Reggie how I felt. She liked me back since I had gotten nicer.

So, Reggie and I went out. We were high school sweethearts-we did everything together. Skateboarding, surfing, you name it. We never went to the beach without each other. We went strong for about six years, until I was about 24. I proposed to Reggie. At first, she just stood there in shock as I felt my heart beat rapidly. But it slowed down when she smiled and accepted. We got married on the beach a few months later, after hectic planning and arranging of everything.

That was two years before my story starts. At the age of 26, it was a clear spring afternoon when I got home from my job as a lawyer. I was very happy because it was Friday, and I had no big case to work on. I could relax that weekend and spend as much time with Reggie as I could. Reggie and I still skateboarded and surfed when it was warm enough and we didn't have much to do. Between my being a lawyer and her job as an at-home journalist for a magazine, things were very hectic.

When I opened the door, I learned that things were about to become more hectic. I saw her in the kitchen, washing the dishes. She put the dish back down in the soapy water and came over to me as we shared a kiss. She asked me how my day was, and I told her what happened, you know the deal. Then I kissed her, and she looked up at me as she smiled. "Lars, I have some news," she said, putting her arms around my neck in a loving embrace. I returned the gesture by wrapping my arms around her.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"Well, lately I've been getting sick a lot in the mornings, and I went to the doctor today," she replied. "We're going to have a baby."

I just stood there in shock. I couldn't believe it. I was to be a father. I remember feeling my heart thump as she told me this news, then kissing her deeply on the lips. Finally, Reggie and I had created something that was a part of us. Things would be hectic at first with the baby, but soon we'd be watching it grow up. We'd witness the days from diaper changing to the first day of school all the way up to the "teen rebellion". After that, we'd see it grow from a child to an adult before our very eyes. It would be an amazing thing, but there would be some tough parts about it. I wasn't 100 percent sure about how I was gong to deal with those hard times, but I was sure of one thing. I would do whatever it took to give my child the best life possible.