***This is my sequel to a New Year... This is a trial chapter so if you like it please review and tell me it is a good idea...***

Five Years After High school Graduation

Lizzie woke up to the sunlight streaming on her closed eyelids. Without opening her eyes she reached her left hand out to the other side of the bed. She felt the cold and unoccupied familiarity of its emptiness. Lizzie sighed and opened her eyes slowly; she immediately shut them as the light from her bedroom bay window hit her eyes. She opened her eyes slowly and noticed a white piece of paper with unruly handwriting on it. She reached out to the nightstand and grabbed the paper. Lizzie read the paper slowly.

Good morning sunshine,

                        Had to catch an early flight to Boston. Just wanted to tell you I will be home late tonight, and I love you.     

                                                -Gordo

            Lizzie stretched lazily and frowned, she couldn't remember the last time she had woken up and Gordo was beside her. His work always had him traveling, she couldn't ask him to find another job to be with her, because she knew it meant so much to him. Lizzie knew they had gotten very lucky, with him finding such good work. They had fallen deeply in love in 9th grade and were one of the few couples who graduated high school still together and had lasted that long. Lizzie smiled and hugged the covers around her chest. They were only 18 when they graduated high school and madly in love, they had got married 3 months after graduation. Lizzie was now only 23, and so was Gordo. She was still as happy as the night at the carnival when she had found out Gordo was in love with her, and she knew he felt the same way. After they were married, Gordo attended college and Lizzie worked as a secretary. They had finally saved up enough, and Gordo bought Lizzie a house for her 20th birthday. Right after that, about 3 days later, Lizzie found out she was pregnant. Gordo was ecstatic; Lizzie knew there was nothing in the world he wanted more than to have three children, especially with Lizzie. The day after she found out she was having a girl, Gordo decorated the guest room, painted it pink, bought pictures of unicorns and princesses to hang on the walls. He was practically going insane when Lizzie was 1 week late. For seven days after the due date, he would sit next to her and try to coax the baby to come out. When Sinead was born, she knew it was the happiest day of both their lives. Lizzie's ears perked up as she heard her bedroom door creak open.

"Mommy" a little voice said. "Are you awake yet?"  Lizzie didn't have a chance to answer because all of a sudden she heard the sound of padded feet against the hard wood floor, then the bed shook and she felt a warm body snuggling under the covers next to her. She kissed her daughter on her head and smiled. Sinead was the spitting image of her father. She had dark brown curls and his small nose. The only resemblance at all to Lizzie was her sparkling blue-green eyes.

"Hi Sinead, did you sleep well?" Lizzie snuggled in closer to her daughter, who was staring up at her with sad expression.

"Where's daddy?"     Sinead asked her.

"He will be home tonight, you and I get to go shopping with Aunt Miranda today, aren't you excited." Lizzie tried to change the subject. Sinead was very close with Miranda's son, Evan. Miranda had fallen in love in college, and got married to none other than; you guessed it, Ethan Craft. When Miranda had told her how they had gotten reunited during college, Lizzie didn't believe it, but when Miranda had come to visit during Christmas, she brought Ethan with her. He was much brighter than she remembered him. He was studying to be in the media, and right after college had landed a job as head news anchor for the evening news. Miranda and Ethan were married during their junior year of college and less than a year later, they were pregnant. Miranda gave birth to Evan one week after she turned 21. Evan was two, and Miranda and Ethan were still, happily married.

Lizzie put her arm around her daughter, and Sinead snuggled in closer to her. She wished Gordo could be here, he sometimes didn't come home on days at end. He was an advertising agent and had to travel around the country and show companies his ideas for their products. Lizzie knew he worked so hard for his family, and that he wanted nothing more than to stay home with them. But he couldn't, he had to travel, or he was out of a job. Lizzie stayed home and took care of Sinead. It was a full time job; the busy three years old was as hyper as Lizzie was at her age. Sinead had started talking way before the normal age, and she taught her self how to read before Lizzie even got the chance, she even practically potty trained herself. She had told Lizzie. "Mommy, I think it is very dumb to wear this thing, can I be like you". Lizzie knew she got her intelligence from Gordo, not that she wasn't smart, but Sinead was incredibly advanced. Lizzie wiped back Sinead's dark brown curls and kissed her forehead. Sinead yawned and closed her eyes. Lizzie closed her eyes and quickly fell into a deep sleep...

*** I know there isn't a plot yet, but it will develop soon. Look for reappearances of favorite characters. Nate... Charissa... and what happened with Shane and Miranda? Didn't Charissa say she was not through with Gordo...? What is her revenge? What happened with Nate...if you want to know... let me know by reviewing! *********