My father was never an honest man. Before I was born he was a thief. He would go all over the country stealing from people, stores, and banks. But he only took what he needed and no more. He was smart, when he stole he was never armed, never seen and never caught. He also only stole from the people who could afford to lose it. This was his legacy, but it changed on one day.
He and his wife Felicity were in the process of performing a heist. Felicity, my mother, had just that morning had a meeting with the doctor about how she was starting to feel ill. She had told her husband Gregory, my father, that the doctor said it was just a stomach bug. Anything worse and he may have called off the heist entirely until she was better.
It was very early morning. The sun hadn't even risen yet. Gregory examined the estate then looked at felicity and said, "There's an open window on the far side, probably leads onto a bedroom. We could also try the back door, it would take us closer to the safe."
My mother replied: "The back door would probably be quicker."
My Father quickly responded with "Yeah, but jumping through the window would be more scenic. Plus it may be quicker anyway."
My mother was acting uneasy, which was unusual for her since she and Gregory had done many heists together before this one. My father noticed this and tried to calm her down "Don't worry Felicity, I've been stealing since before I could run... Let's go."
The two then quickly bolted for the window. Gregory, with Felicity's help, vaulted into the window. He then helped Felicity climb in as well. The two rummaged through the mostly abandoned house until they came across a safe on the upper floor. Gregory put his ear up to the safe and cracked the combination. After opening the safe and placing some money in a bag he was holding he noticed something inside the safe.
He picked up the item and examined it. "This is a police office badge. It says, Berry." Gregory said this with a confused expression.
In response to this Felicity said, "I don't know Berry was an officer."
"Neither did I." My father said, he became very concerned "It's a setup". He walked up to one of the windows in the room and carefully looked out it. His voice became harsher "Shit! They've already surrounded the building."
Felicity started to panic. "What?! Gregory." Gregory wasn't listening, though, he was in a daze trying to think of a way out. My mother continued "Gregory... Gregory!"
Gregory replied angrily "What Felicity?!"
Felicity replied with "I'm pregnant." My father was stunned at hearing this. He stopped being angry and became almost sorrowful.
He tried to lighten the mood by saying. "Oh. Honey that's great news."
My mother looked at him seriously and said: "If we manage not to go to prison after this, then I want you to find a new line of work."
My father replied simply with "Okay."