His first day of kindergarten came upon them too quickly. The summer flew by filled with many fun family days, including a weekend trip to the beach. But it wasn't just the summer that went by too fast, it was the past five years as well.

She was far too young to have a son going into kindergarten, and that wasn't just because she had him when she was only 18. When she looked at the kid she still saw that little baby they brought home from the hospital, both of them clueless and terrified on how to take care of another life. Together they had figured it out and they had the perfect little boy as proof of their hard work and love.

Her alarm was set for earlier than usual wanting to get a jump start on the day before her kid did, which was hard to do since he's the first one up in the house. She got a start on breakfast, it was the most important meal of the day and she wanted it to start off right.

"Good morning, something smells good." her husband mumbled sleepily walking into the kitchen. He gave her a kiss on the cheek as she continued to cook.

"It's a big day, I wanted to make sure he left on a full stomach."

"That kid is never full, but you get points for trying."

"Thanks, do you want to go wake him up?"

"I'm on it."

He headed into the second bedroom as she put the finishing touches on their breakfast.

"Good morning Henry!" she smiled as her sleepy little boy walked in, looking exactly like his father did a moment before.

The sleepy look quickly was replaced by a smile as he saw the spread. He ran the rest of the way to the table and sat down.

"You ready for today kid?" he asked as they started eating.

He nodded his head yes as he stuffed a big piece of pancake into his mouth. She had to fight herself from rolling her eyes and cutting up his food, at least he wasn't going to be graded on table manners at school.

After they finished eating she took her kid into his bedroom to get him dressed for the day. They had picked out his outfit the night before, a dark blue t-shirt and jean shorts. After a trip to the bathroom to brush his teeth the family was off. They had both taken the morning off from working so they could take him to school together. The entire ride there the kid was talking non stop about how excited he was to start kindergarten and everything his was looking forward to, but the closer they got to it the quieter he got.

She turned around to look at him, "You okay kid?"

He nodded his head yes, though she could tell he wasn't. She didn't press him, when the time came he would tell her what was wrong. He parked the car in the lot and they walked up to the building together. They had had kindergarten orientation in the spring and had met his teacher in the summer so they knew exactly what to expect.

"I don't want to go to school Mommy, can't I stay home with you?" he asked suddenly.

She crouched down to be at his level, "What's wrong kid?"

"Nothing's wrong I just decided I don't want to go to school anymore."

"But you were so excited about it this morning." her husband said.

The five year old shrugged and finally mumbled, "I'm scared."

She quickly pulled him into his arms, "It is perfectly fine to be scared Henry, but I promise you everything is going to be fine. All you have to do is be yourself and try hard. And before you know it will be the end of the day and either Daddy or I will be here to pick you up."

"Do you promise?" he asked looking at both of his parents.

"We promise." he said taking his turn at hugging the boy, "So you ready to head inside?"

Their son nodded his head and they stood up so they could continue their walk. They were able to walk him to his classroom where they met with his teacher again and saw other kids and their parents in the classroom.

"You're going to have a great day today." she whispered into her kid's ear as she gave him a final hug. "I love you."

"I love you too." he said back.

She stood up and watched as he repeated the same actions with his father. Before she chickened out she gave him a final kiss on the cheek and waved goodbye. She knew he was going to be fine, but she still didn't want to leave him.

"You okay?" he asked once they were outside.

"I will be. I can't believe he's in kindergarten."

"I know it feels like it was just yesterday you were stealing that pregnancy test."

"Shut up." she laughed and slapped his arm.

He caught her hand and gave it a kiss as a way of apologizing, not like she could ever stay mad at him for that long. But he had done the job, even if it was for a moment, of distracting her. Her boy was growing up before her eyes, but just as she had told him earlier in a few hours he would be home in her arms and she knew that thought would get her through the day.