Bernie sighed loudly. He was unbearably uncomfortable, especially when it was August, the warmest month of the year.
"Ugh..." he moaned, arching his back and taking off his hoodie.
"Dude," whispered DJ, leaning over from his seat in class. "If you're hot, why don't you come to my pool party today after school?"
Bernie sighed and stared at his belly. His school shirt didn't even cover it. "I guess so, I think I'll come. If my swim trunks still fit, that is."
DJ grinned. "Hey, there's gonna be chicks there too. Awesome, right?"
Bernie shrugged. "I guess. You realize that once I turn eighteen me and Eliza are gonna get married, right?"
DJ gasped. "Oh, my God, you're kidding."
Bernie looked up at the chalkboard. "We're learning about bad luck..?"
"Yes, it's like, totally Anti-fairy week," said Daphne, checking her nails.
"I know. But we're the fairies- why do we have to learn?"
"Like, OMG, I like, don't know."
Bernie sat back in his chair, folding his arms over his belly. "Sometimes I wish girls wouldn't talk like that," he said, "It's annoying."
"I know, right?" asked DJ.
"And that's all for today, class," said Ms. Sparkleheart, "I hope you all have a good day, and.."
"DUDE," shouted Richard, from the other side of the class. "WHY ARE WE IN SCHOOL?"
"It's summer school, you moron!"
"Oh, yeah.."
"The bus is here!" she called.
DJ grinned and poked Bernie. "See ya there, dude!"
Bernie hoisted himself up and went to the bus. "Yep."
-At the party-
Bernie wrapped his towel around himself and stood at the edge of the pool.
"Uh..." he said, slowly taking it off.
DJ grinned. "Berns is showing the bump!" he called.
"DJ!" scolded Bernie.
"Omg, lemme see!" squealed Rhonda.
"Um," Bernie said, covering his belly.
"Can I listen?" she asked.
"Uh... Sure..?"
Rhonda put her ear to Bernie's stomach, and he turned a bright red.
"Oh, Em, Gee," whispered Rhonda.
"It.. uh.. kicked..." Bernie said slowly.
"Oh em gee, oh em gee, oh em gee..." Rhonda said, running off.
A minute later Rhonda came back with Vinnie.
"Oh em gee, the baby was kicking," Rhonda was saying.
"Is everyone going to start feeling my baby?" asked Bernie.
Vinnie stared at Bernie's belly. "When are you due?" he asked.
"Um, September," Bernie said, flapping his wings a bit.
All of a sudden DJ ran up, splashing through the pool water. "Dude, someone's calling you," he said, holding out Bernie's green phone.
"Uh, it's the hospital," he said, flipping it open.
"What's the news?"
Bernie was silent. "Eliza's ready to come home!" he said, hoisting himself out of the pool and to his house.