Author's Note: Well, this is my first shot at an As The World Turns fic, so I hope it's okay. It's got 4 OC's - Reid's nieces and nephews, but I hope it doesn't take away from the story.

Summary: Reid's life is turned upside down when he learns his only brother and his wife died in a car wreck and he's now the legal guardian of his 4 nieces and nephews. How will he juggle a new neuro-wing, a relationship with Luke, and taking care of 4 kids?

Prologue:

"Mel, where's Mommy?" nine year old Corrine Oliver asked her older sister.

"Mommy and Daddy are out," the fourteen year old answered, while talking to her friend over the Internet.

"Why didn't they take us?" the young girl persisted.

Melody sighed, asking herself why she was the one watching the youngest of the Oliver children, when her parents had put her older sister in charge. "Sometimes parents want some time away from kids, so they can have adult time." She sent a message to her friend remarking how the kid wouldn't leave her alone.

'send her 2 ur sis. isnt she in charge?' Mel's friend wrote back.

"But why?" Corrine asked.

Melody could feel her patience running out. "Um, I don't know. But, I do know that Kirsten knows the answer. Why don't you ask her?"

"She sent me up here, she's on the couch with Joey."

'Figures,' Melody thought. 'She's downstairs with her boyfriend and I'm left to baby-sit.' "Where's Dylan?" she asked, realizing she hadn't seen their only brother all night.

"He's in his room, playing with his toys," Cori answered.

"Alright, go play with him. I have to go talk to Kirsten."

The young girl went running into her brother's room, while the teen stomped down the stairs. She wasn't surprised when she saw her older sister, the almost sixteen year old, with her boyfriend's tongue down her throat. Melody cleared her throat.

"What do you want, Mel?" Kirsten asked, obviously annoyed.

"I think it's about time Joey went home and you actually took care of your little siblings, because I'm tired of doing your job for you."

"What does it matter, Mel? The kids are fine."

"You know what? I have to go anyway. I'll see you tomorrow," Joey said, putting on his shoes and running out the door.

"You scared him off! What the hell, Melody?" Kirsten said, slouching against the couch.

"Oh, boo-freaking-hoo. Now you have to actually watch Cori and Dylan, like you were supposed to!"

Before Kirsten could retort, the doorbell rang. "What could he have possibly forgotten?" she said, getting up. However, when she opened the door, it wasn't her boyfriend she saw. Instead, two uniform officers stared sadly at her.

"Who is it?" Mel asked, coming up next to her sister.

"Hello, I'm Officer Jones and this is my partner Officer Hanson. Which one of you is Kirsten?"

"Let us see your badges," Mel said, wanting to make sure they weren't just some rapists or something. She nodded her approval when she saw them.

"I'm Kirsten, why?" the older girl answered. "Whatever you think I did, I didn't do."

"What didn't you do?" Melody asked her sister, wondering if she actually committed a crime.

"Anything illegal, that's for sure," Kirsten replied.

"You two are the daughters of Alexander and Loretta Oliver?"

"Yeah..." Kirsten answered.

"I'm sorry, kid, but we have some bad news. Your parents were in a car crash this evening..."

Kirsten couldn't bring herself to ask what she wanted to know. Thankfully she didn't have to, because her sister was thinking the same thing. "How hurt are they?"

"They... they didn't make it..." Melody almost burst into tears, while her older sister squeezed her shoulder.

Please give concrit! Chapter 1 will focus more on Reid, of course.