Hey sorry for not updating sooner. I had writers block and kept getting stuck. Also I went to a lot of parties in the last three weeks and weekends. I know this is long but bear with me!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

This is my present to you guys!!

A surprise and a wedding

"Wouldn't it be cool to give Mrs. W. a baby shower? We would totally surprise her and we could get her some gifts for the baby." Katie said taking a bit of her apple.

"It would be really nice. She does so much for us and it would be nice to pay her back." Michelle nodded in agreement waving her chocolate pretzel in the air. (To be specific it's a Sarris Chocolate pretzel because they are the best and may they forever live!)

"How will we plan it? We would need to get her students from our class together and then tell them." Sam added.

Michelle answered that, "Let us make the details and then we can tell everyone else. But when will we tell them?"

They contemplated the thought for a full five minutes before Sam spoke up, "We could have Mr. Mastriani and Ms. Thompkins distract her. They could probably think of something."

"Sounds great!" Katie said enthusiastically.

Later that day the three girls got passes from Mr. Landys and went down to the principal's office.

"The principal will see you in a moment. Take a seat for now." She smiled sweetly at the girls and they did as instructed. The waiting room was big white and had very bright rugs on the floor. Art classes would be painting murals later on in the year when they were properly trained in the way of the paint brush.

Like three seconds later the door to the principal's door opened and a smiling Tasha came out, "What can I do for you girls?"

The girls rose and Michelle gave the reason why, "We need your help with something." Her face dropped a little, but just a little, "What do you need? Come into my office and we can talk."

"It's nothing serious we just need your help slash permission." Sam said waving her hands. (She is waving her hands to the left in a flailing motion.)

"Help and permission with what?"

"We want to have a class baby shower for Mrs. Wilkins. But the only way to tell the entire class is in class." She made a 'do you understand motion' then continued. "We want it to be a surprise sooooooo we need her not to be there. Do you get what we mean?"

A smile ran across Ms. Thompkins face, "This sounds like a wonderful idea." She leaned in on her desk. "You need me to distract her long enough to tell the class the plans."

"Exactly." The three replied in unison, "Would you do it for us?"

"Of course I will!" she smiled happily at the girls, "when do you plan on telling everyone?" The girls looked at each other hesitantly. "Well we haven't gotten that far." Sam said in a small voice.

"Well let's plan it now then." Tasha said with a smile. For the next half hour they planned the distraction and the actual party date. Tasha would talk to Jess the next day and the party would be two weeks from today. That didn't give the girls a lot of time but they would manage somehow.

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Day to tell.

"Ok everybody listen up!" Katie shouted.

"Why should we?" Evan retorted.

"Because I said so and because I'll knock your block off if you don't." She spat. Evan sunk down in his chair. After everyone had stopped talking Sam began, "We want to hold a baby shower for Mrs. Wilkins and we need your help to make it work."

Everyone murmured agreement. "We need everyone to donate $5 to help us get supplies."

She paused so that everyone could absorb that, "we have recruited Ms. Thomkins to help us. The party will be on December 21 before we leave for the holiday."

She scanned the audience for approval, "Remember it's a surprise also. So don't talk about it!!! You can give Sam the money anytime before the 19th."

Then Michelle asked, "Any questions?"

Everyone for the most part just looked at her with smiles and nodes. But then Nicole asked, "What are we going to do at the baby shower?"

Katie replied, "Normal games that are played at baby showers, we will eat and of course we will give her a few gifts for the baby."

"Sounds great!" Rita exclaimed.

"This is going to perfect!" Sam squealed happily.

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Day of the baby shower.

"Here, here take this!"

"Where's the tape?"

"Who has the cake? Is the ice cream in the freezer?"

"Evan, Eric get your greasy paws away from those chips! Come here and make yourself useful! Hang these up!"

This was the ciaos before the party began.

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"Ok ay hide she is coming!!!" Katie screamed.

Two minutes later a very pregnant Jess walked in. She wasn't even really paying attention she was looking at the transcript of a new student when the class yelled, "Surprise!!"

Jess dropped the papers and looked up like she had seen a ghost, "What the Hell?"

Katie, Michelle, and Sam stepped forward, "We thought we would give you a baby shower. I hope we didn't scare you to bad." Michelle said sheepishly.

Jess's face lit up, "Just a little but I'll forgive you girls." She opened her arms so she could actually hug the girls. "Mark this down. I'm hugging people willingly."

Everyone laughed at that. Then they got down to business. They class played games, ate a lot of food and then Evan of course being the smartass he is asked, "Mrs. Mastriani how old are you?"

Jess almost chocked on her cake, "Umm… Is that relevant? But then she looked around and saw that everyone looked eager for the answer. "Well I guess this will be the day for the books. I'm 22. Next question. I mise well get them all out of the way." Jess sat down at the piano bench and everyone else took seats around the room. Ruth, Doug and Tasha seemed very surprised at what Jess was going to do.

The questions came from all around the class then one came that caught Jess off guard. "How did you meet Mr. Wilkins?" Ummm… I thought about it before I answered, I met Rob… She didn't finish the door opened and in came Rob, "We met at Ernie Pyle." All of the girls looked as if they were slapped. Who could blame them? Rob was one fine guy. He had on his usual Levi's worn in all the right places, a black t-shirt, motorcycle boots, and his leather jacket. I had pictures of us on my desk and people looked at them but rob was way better looking in person.

He went over to Jess Kissed her and sat down next to her. "Who told you about this?"

"Tasha called and I came as soon as I could. We were pretty full today."

Jess smiled at that, she was glad Rob could come to her baby shower. "Everyone this is my husband Rob, Rob this is one of my best classes."

"Nice to meet you all." Rob said politely. He gave them a small smile. He wasn't very good at talking to a lot of people.

Tasha spoke up next, "Rob you want something to eat?"

"That would be great. I didn't get to eat lunch."

"Here." Tasha made him a plate then brought it over.

"WE were in the middle of a Q and A session." I filled Rob in on. He looked at me like I was crazy.

"What have you told them so far?" Rob asked hesitantly giving me his half amused half disgusted look. Damn I love that look.

"Age, birth date, schools, college and my life as lighting girl, that's about the norm so far."

The hands flew up a moment later so I resumed the session. "What is the baby going to be?"

"Don't know, as long as there are 10 toes and fingers it's all good." I replied.

"Do you have any names picked out?"

Rob and I looked at each other. We hadn't even thought about names. How stupid could we get? Well we had the nursery done. Give us a break. "Ummm…I think if it's a boy it will be Rob Andrew Wilkins the second. And if it's a girl probably Andrea Lynn." I stated hesitantly. Rob just looked at me. "What do you want me to say?"

"I like the names. I never thought you could think of names that good."

"Nice to know you have confidence in me Rob." It was funny actually because we had pretty much blocked out everybody else.

Them Tasha brought us back to reality. I picked another hand, "Mr. Wilkins do you have any brothers?" Nicole asked. (Yes my sister Nicole would ask this and she would hold a straight face while saying it.)

Let's just say I've never seen Rob look like he did before. "Ummm no. I just have a half-sister." All of the girls looked very disappointed. I'm happy to report that the guys perked up a bit.

"How old is your sister?" Mike asked mischievously.

"Not goanna happen Mike. She is older than you and we aren't going to tell you anymore."

Then for the second time the door opened, "What's not goanna happen?" Hannah asked.

"Hannah?!" Rob, Ruth, Doug, Tasha and I all stated in shock.

"Ya it's a small family. I was going to come for Christmas anyway. I got to your garage and found out that there was a party and I wasn't invited to I invited myself. The secretary doesn't like me. She asked me like a million questions on how I know you guys."

"Glad you dropped in. Where's your stuff?"

"I dropped it off at your place in what used to be my room." She looked a bit perturbed at Rob and me at the second half.

Yet again we blocked out my class, "I thought I told you we made it a nursery. Sorry Hann I just forgot." Rob said looking like 'how could I have forgotten that?'

"Don't kill yourself big brother. I guess the couch will be my best friend for the next week and a half. Oh and I dropped my bike in your garage. I need you to help me fix something, the gas keeps sticking."

"Ya sure. Later I'll take a look." Rob said looking perplexed as how and why his sister was here.

"Your Rob's sister?" Evan asked in disbelief.

"Ya what about it?"

"Mr. Wilkins are you sure I can't date her?" Evan asked.

"Hey!!! What about us?" Katie protested.

"How much have you told me about them Jess?" Hannah asked.

"Barely anything except that you exist. And it was Rob who told them that." I explained to her and then I turned to Evan, "No you can't date my sister in law!"

"Why not?"

"Because it would be awkward and…"

"Who are you?" Hannah asked cocking her head.

"Evan Connelly."

"You're too young for me and I already have a boy friend." Hannah said flatly.

"Hannah did ya eat yet?" doug blurted out before any further argument broke out.

She looked at him like he was insane, "No."She said very slowly, "But I 'm starving. College is expensive and ther is not much money to eat."

Just then the end of the day bell rang. Thank God. Everyone left but my family members. "That was interesting." Rob said as we walked to the food table.

"Defiantly." Everyone else replied.

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Did you like it? I know it was long and I didn't update for like a million years but I have a life. Do yinz think I should make the next chapter Doug and Tasha's wedding? Let me know what you think.

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