Derek and I were sitting with a bunch of our friends in Mrs. Tormollan's 6th period health class. Mrs. T was droning on and on about our reproductive systems. I felt like I was back in 7th grade.

"I am now going to assign partners. And tomorrow I will pass out the babies" she said.

"Brianna and Kurt, Mikaela J. and Grant, Mikaela O. and Nick, Austin and Elaine, Derek and Casey, Joey and Victoria, Karly and Dylan, Caitlyn and Manny," the names dragged on but all I was focused on was my partner.

I raised my hand. "Yes Casey, you have to work with Derek." Dang it!

"But, but,"

"There is no changing your partners. You are stuck with them for the week."

Oh my god! My grade is going to tank! Derek and I are going to fight the whole time and our child is going to die!

The bell rang and I went up to Mrs. T's desk.

"Mrs. Tormollan, I was wondering why you put me and Derek together."

"I put you and Derek together because I know that you live together so it should be easiest for you to get a hold of each other. I also know that you two fight a lot so maybe you could learn not to fight from this, or how to understand each other better."

With that she left the room to go to lunch, which meant I had to leave as well.

I walked into the cafeteria and saw Emily and her boyfriend, Sheldon, waiting for me at our table.

"Are you ok Casey?" Emily said.

"No. Mrs. Tormollan made me and Derek partners for the baby project."

"Really? Why?"

"She said it was because she knows that we fight a lot and she wants to see if we can learn something from this or understand each other."

"That sucks"

"You think?"

That was when I saw Derek coming over to my table. He sat down and started talking.

"So why did Mrs. T make us partners?"

"She thinks we could learn not to fight or how to understand each other"

"That's a bunch of crap."

I gave him this look that said, "duh you imbecile."

"Did you come for anything else?"

"Yes actually"

"What?"

"I was wondering what we were going to name the little bugger. I was thinking, for a boy, Derek jr. and for a girl, Dereka."

"No. I was thinking for a boy Eric and for a girl Lorelei."

"No. What about Derek jr. for a boy and Lorelei for a girl."

"I'll think about it. Anything else?"

"Nope."

"Then leave"

"I'm going. I'm going."

He got up and went to sit at his regular table with Sam, my ex-boyfriend. Then I noticed that Emily and Sheldon were giving me the same weird look.

"What?" I asked.

"what was that?" Sheldon asked incredulously.

"It was me and Derek talking. What did it look like?"

"Well, it kind of sounded like you guys were picking out names for your soon to be born child." Emily said.

"Well, we were deciding on names for the child we are going to have to carry around for the next week."

"I know that."

"Then why did you ask?"

"I don't know?"

"What was with those names?" Sheldon asked.

"Which ones? The ones I suggested or the ones Derek suggested?"

"Both"

"I chose Lorelei because I love "Gilmore Girls" and I always wanted a daughter named Lorelei. And I don't know how I arrived at Eric."

"And about Derek's suggestions?"

"He wants his kids to be named after him."

"Oh."

After that, we ate in silence, and then it was time for last period. History. Which I conveniently had with Derek.