Zed finished up with his finals and left on the same day. His bags were already packed so, after his last final, he would make one final stop at his apartment before heading home. Eliza and Bonzo were stuck on campus for another few days with more tests (as was Addison), so Zed was confined to hanging out with his little sister in Seabrook until his friends showed up.

That would be a bummer if Zoey Necrodopolus wasn't the coolest twelve year old alive. Zed left campus a little after one which would put him at Seabrook around the same time that Zoey would be getting out of school.

Zoey was walking out of the building and toward the bus with her friends after the final bell rang. Zed waited at the front of the pick-up traffic, where Zoey would have to pass to get to the bus. And to make sure Zoey noticed him, he rolled down his windows and blasted his music through the speakers (to the annoyance of the parents, kids, and teachers around him).

It was hard to hear over the music, but one of Zoey's friends (Zola) pointed Zed out and asked, "Is that your brother?" which prompted Zoey to turn and to cause her face to break into the biggest, most excited grin Zed had ever seen.

Zed grinned too, waving at his little sister. He turned down the volume and called out the open window, "We're going on an adventure today!"

Zoey squealed excitedly and ran to the car, her friends behind her. They all said their hellos as Zoey got into the passenger seat, tossing her backpack in the back. Zed smiled and chatted with the middle schoolers until it was time for them to get on the bus. He pulled out of the school, making his way toward downtown Seabrook.

"I didn't know you were going to be home this early," Zoey said. "Why are you here? Did Daddy ask you to pick me up?"

"I wanted to hang out with my cool baby sister," Zed stated. "And no, Dad doesn't even know I'm here yet."

"You're the cool one, Zed," Zoey said. "All my friends love you. I'm pretty sure Jocelyn has a crush on you, which is insane because you're nine years older than us!"

Zed just chuckled and shook his head. "I'm sorry that I'm so awesome, your friends can't handle themselves," he teased. "Now where do you wanna go? I was thinking that hot chocolate shop. Oh and Zane's bakery! Damn, I'm getting hungry just thinking about it."

Zoey giggled. "That sounds good. I'm gonna text Daddy and let him know where we're going."

Zed glanced at her, seeing her unlocking his phone. "Don't you have a phone, Zoe?"

"I just think you should let your father know you've safely arrived in Seabrook and that you have his daughter," she said in lieu of an explanation.

Zed just shrugged and focused his attention back on the road. It was silent between them for a while, while Zoey texted their dad, then she said, "Addison says she's going to murder her professor."

Zed looked at his sister from the corner of his eye. "Who's Addison?" Zoey asked without looking up from his phone. She clicked on something, then smiled. "Aw! She's pretty! Is she your girlfriend?"

Zoey looked up at her brother and Zed laughed to hide his nervousness. He didn't even think he had pictures of Addison (besides the occasional nudes but those were always sent through Snapchat). Of course, after thinking about it, he had snapped picture of her on their first date while she was exploring the cabin.

"Uh, yeah," Zed said.

Zoey's jaw dropped open and she whipped her head to glare at him. "You have a girlfriend and you didn't tell me!"

"It's a bit more complicated than that, Zoe."

"Oh what? You guys were just fucking and then decided 'hey, let's also hang out and date'?" Zoey mocked. That's ridiculous Zed! Stuff like that only happens in fanfiction!"

"Please don't ever use such strong language around me again."

"You have a hot girlfriend! That's exciting! You have to tell me all about her!"

"I'm sure you know all about her," Zed stated. "She's Mayor Missy's daughter."

Zoey gasped in shock, slapping her brother on his arm. Zed swerved a little on the road, while Zoey shouted, "You're dating Addison Davis!"

Addison was heading back to her apartment when she ran into Zed's best friend, Eliza. They had met a few times: first when Zed made Addison dinner, because Eliza was there and had helped him make a lot of the food. Eliza lived on Addison's floor and was pretty cool from what Addison knew.

"Hey, Perky," Eliza greeted. "Heading to your room?"

"Yup," Addison said. "I'm gonna lay in bed, watch Netflix, and eat my weight in junk food. Wanna join?"

Eliza shrugged. "I'm supposed to be packing to leave tomorrow, but sure. What do you have?"

"Lots and lots of chips and dip. Oh and ice cream." Addison smiled to herself, then said, "I've recently discovered the delicious combination of chocolate ice cream and Tostitos."

Elisa made a disgusted face and Addison laughed. Addison unlocked her apartment, letting Eliza go in first and closing the door after they were both inside.

"You wanna go to my room or in the living room? Either one is fine, but just a warning, my room is a mess."

"Living room is fine."

Eliza followed Addison to the kitchen and helped her put her groceries away. "So I'm coming to the conclusion that your morning sickness is just…gone," Eliza said as she surveyed the kitchen.

Addison laughed and shook her head. "Far from it. But I think the cravings are outweighing all the nausea."

"I can tell," Eliza said, chuckling. "Because you think that chocolate ice cream and tostitos are a good combination."

"I've made many delicious discoveries, thank you very much," Addison stated. "And I also tried takis for the first time."

"Oh my god," Eliza groaned. "You like those?" Addison nodded and Elisa shook her head. "That's how I know you're having Zed's child."

Addison laughed. She put her bags away under the sink and grabbed several snacks, turning and leading the way to the living room. "They were really spicy though, so I went back to my plain chips." Addison shrugged, sitting down on the couch with Eliza sitting down beside her.

"They're god awful. I literally cannot stand them."

Addison just chuckled and shook her head. "How are you and Zed even friends? You're both so…different. It's wild."

"What? Are you exactly like your friends?"

"Me and Bree could be clones," Addison stated seriously. "The only difference is our race. We're literally the same."

Eliza hummed, thinking that over for a moment. Addison watched her as she thought, curious to see what her answer was. She was hoping she'd find some truth that'd bring her and Eliza closer together. They'd been in the same year since preschool, yet they'd never once interacted. It wasn't until the baby came and things got messy and Addison started dating Zed that she even considered getting to know his friends. The same friends who she'd grown up with, who she'd never once talked to.

"Well, I don't have any female friends," Eliza finally said. "Girls are annoying. Zed and Bonzo are annoying too, but less."

"Oh."

"You're not annoying," she added. "You're…pretty cool. For a perky princess, that is."

Addison nodded along. The answer sat well with her. She wasn't annoying, which was good, until Eliza had called her a 'perky princess.' "I'm not a perky princess," Addison stated.

"You're the daughter of the chief of police and the mayor."

"I am also pregnant, with a guy who's not even technically my boyfriend."

"You're still a perky princess. Just…" Eliza trailed off, smiling in the distance. Addison had a feeling as to what came to mind but waited until she said it, "Now you're a pregnant perky princess," making Addison roll her eyes. Eliza laughed still and Addison couldn't help the smile that played on her lips.

"So, what are we watching?" Eliza asked.

"Well I've been trying to binge Brooklyn Nine-Nine," Addison said. "I watched the first episode with Zed. Then we started fucking just about every time we tried getting past the first episode."

"You two really take the whole 'Netflix and chill' thing seriously."

Addison laughed. She grabbed the remote and turned on the television, going straight to Netflix. "Zed is the best," Addison said. "I was surprised he even wanted to stay with me. And, you know, the baby." Eliza looked at her as if she didn't know, so Addison elaborated. "Like, how many college guys would do that? I wasn't his girlfriend, he didn't even really know me."

"That's how Zed is," Eliza said with a shrug. "First, he loved everyone. He can know you for ten minutes but you'll be friends instantly. And if you haven't noticed, Zed is like, in love with you."

"What do you mean by that?"

"He's been pining over you since the seventh grade," Eliza explained. "He's just too much of a wimp to ever say anything. Or he was."

"Not technically. I did start all of this."

"Zed doesn't have to balls to ask a girl for a no strings hook up."

"I mean, have you seen his balls? Or dick for that matter?" Addison whistled and leaned back against the couch. "Damn. I would let him put another baby in me."

"Oh god, straight people disgust me," Eliza complained.

Addison chuckled and smiled at Eliza. "What's wrong with straight people?"

"Dicks are…they're just so…odd," Eliza complained. "You put that shit in you. The same thing that their piss comes out of. Pussys, they don't produce piss."

"Are you saying you're entire sexuality boils down to human anatomy?"

Eliza shrugged. "Not entirely. But that's not your business now is it?" Addison shrugged because Eliza did have a point. Eliza patted Addison's knee and said, "All that should matter to you is that I'm not a fan of dicks."

"But Zed makes such pretty sounds when you play with his dick," Addison pointed out. "He's sexy and cute all at once."

"You know, I can admit that he does have a nice body." At Addison's smug look, Eliza said defensively, "I'm gay, not blind!"

Addison laughed. "His abs, huh? Phenomenal!"

"You know last summer, Bonzo took a photography class and had Zed do an underwear shoot," Eliza said.

Addison's mouth fell open in disbelief and excitement. "No way!"

Eliza nodded and pulled out her phone, scrolling for a few seconds before showing it to Addison. "I downloaded the best ones," she added.

Addison wasn't focusing on Eliza's words though. The first picture Eliza showed her was of Zed, lounging in a dark room. He was slouched down in his chair, man-spreading. The lighting was perfect. The background was dark and only Zed was in focus, his muscles perfectly illuminated and fuck. Addison was on the verge of literally drooling.

"I need to get to Seabrook," Addison muttered. "I'm gonna fuck the life out of that man."

"I'm guessing you liked the one picture I showed you?"

Addison, unable to find the words to describe how she felt about that picture (one picture! and Eliza had more!), just nodded. "You...You should send me those."

Eliza just looked at her with an amused smile, shaking her head and turning her phone back. "How are you getting to Seabrook?"

"My roommate."

"Bree?"

"No. Her name is Eva. She's hot and gay. You should check her out."

"Are you just gonna set me up with any girl you know is gay?"

Addison shook her head. "Trust me, Eva's a real catch. She's cute, she's funny, she's hardcore, and her boobs are bigger than mine. Perfect for squeezing."

Eliza breathed out a laugh. "What the fuck?" Addison laughed too, and Eliza went on saying, "First, I'm gonna have to decide for myself whether she's cute. And second, you have incredibly small boobs. But they've grown since you got pregnant."

Addison's head fell back as she laughed. "I'll have you know I'm a C cup now. I went bra shopping over the weekend."

"With Zed."

"Of course I went with Zed! And I got some really good sex out of it too."

"I'm so glad I don't room with either of you," Eliza chuckled. "You guys have a lot of sex."

"It's a good distraction," Addison admitted. "We haven't really talked about…anything." Eliza raised an eyebrow, asking her to elaborate more. Addison sighed and said, "It's just that…I have my scholarship. I'm a year away from getting my degree. But I'm gonna have to baby in the summer, and I won't be able to cheer for a while. And my parents will be pissed that I'm having the baby, and I might lose my scholarship."

"You haven't talked to your coaches?"

Addison nodded. "I'm not the first cheerleader to ever get pregnant," Addison stated. "I have to cheer in half of our games to keep my scholarship for next year, and I have to tell them if I'll do it by July. And I don't know if I can."

Addison closed her eyes and breathed. She could feel the pressure in her head growing, her eyes welling up and tears spilling onto her cheeks. "A-And I have no idea how we're gonna afford a baby. Everything is so expensive. I can't even afford to give birth to a baby. Hospitals are so much money. And I don't know how to talk to Zed about this."

Eliza seemed surprised at the sudden shift in emotions and mood. Zed had told her before that Addison's emotions were all over the place. He said she would go from joking to full on sobbing in four seconds. She had thought he was just being dramatic. Eliza wasn't very good with people and emotions and crying, and settled on awkwardly patting Addison's leg.

"I'm sorry I'm sorry," Addison cried. "You didn't ask to deal with my bullshit."

"I kinda did."

"It's all just so hard," Addison cried. "And it's gonna get harder!"

"Addison," Eliza gently said. "Why don't you try talking to Zed about all this?"

"Because he's Zed and he's so sweet and nice and every time I wanna bring it up he's being sweet and nice and he doesn't deserve this!"

"Yeah but…but Zed cares. He'll listen and—as the father—he'll want to help you find a solution."

Eliza did have a point, as much as Addison hated to admit. She used her shirt to wipe her cheeks and nodded. "Yeah, um, okay," Addison agreed. "You're right. I…I'll talk to him later. In Seabrook."

Elisa patted her knee. "Good. Now are you gonna put on Brooklyn Nine-Nine or do you wanna have more girl talk?"

Addison giggled and picked the remote up again. The apartment door opened loudly and Addison looked over to see Eva waltzing in. Eliza looked, making a choked out whimper at the sight. Addison snorted a little.

"Hey Eva! How was your final?" Addison called.

"The fucking worst!" Eva announced.

Addison giggled, glancing at Eliza and seeing her openly staring at Eva. Eva came into the living room, looking down at Eliza and smiling. "Oh hello. I didn't think Addison had real friends." Eva said as a greeting.

"This is Eliza," Addison introduced. "She's Zed's best friend. And also gay. Very gay."

Eva had a surprised smile on her face. "Oh, are you?"

Eliza nodded. "I am and you're really hot."

Eva laughed. "Damn. Okay. I'm supposed to drive this lazy slug home today," she said, gesturing to Addison, "but if I didn't have to, I'd take you out or something."

"I-I'll be in Seabrook. Tomorrow afternoon. Maybe then?"

"That should work." Eva pulled out her phone and tossed it to Eliza. "Put yourself in and I'll text you later."

Eliza did as she was asked, adding herself in the contacts before tossing the phone back to its owner. Eva nodded and smiled. "I'm gonna go grab my bags. Get ready to go, you slug."

"Shut up," Addison complained with a smile. Eva just went back to her room and Addison stood up, saying to Eliza, "Well, this was fun. Maybe we can watch another time?"

"Yeah. Sounds good Princess."