"What do you think they're doing now?" Mike asked as the boys sat in Dustin's living room late one night, clustered around the television. Lucas rolled his eyes at his panicky friend. Mike was always worried when Elle was more than 15 minutes away from him.

"Dude. They're probably sleeping in some motel in Indianapolis. It's 2 AM in the morning. Matter of fact, I think I'm gonna go to bed. I have a job, unlike some of you slackers." He pointed a look at Dustin who snorted.

"Hey, I have a job." Dustin defended himself as he scrawled something in a notebook.

"You work at a toy store. With a bunch of girls. Please tell me how you do any work." Lucas prodded.

"Well first of all-"

Mike groaned. This could take a while. But they were right. Elle was probably just sleeping.

"I'm pregnant." Amy stated, shoving a piece of pizza in her mouth nonchalantly. Abi started to choke, and Elle smacked her back as Megan stared at her friend in utter shock.

"I-are you—I don't- what-" Megan stuttered, her food slipping from her hand. Elle finished saving Abi's life and sat up, tidying her plate.

"What the fuck." Elle stated, eyes locking with Amy's.

"Yeah, what she said." Abi agreed. "How… how did that happen?"

"Oh yeah, I'm having sex with Rory."

"Rory?" Megan squeaked.

"Yep."

"The skinny guy from English class?" Megan sounded like she couldn't believe it, and Amy's eyes flashed hot and fierce.

"You mean, the guy who has lived next to me for my entire life, was my first friend, tried to protect me from bullies when he couldn't even protect himself, and genuinely likes me despite how aggressive, obnoxious, and loud I can be? Yeah, that guy."

"What are you going to do?" Abi asked, poking at her food.

Amy looked uncertain, then firmed her features and shrugged.

"We support you." Elle reassured her. "No matter what."

Despite that small(okay, not really) blip, the rest of senior year proceeded without much (other) complication. Elle was placed as assistant captain of the varsity basketball team, a bittersweet title given how she knew she deserved more. But she was glad to have it as an outlet after a long day of school and work.

Abi still ran the book club and volunteered regularly at the animal shelters, in addition to her frequently full social calendar. Megan had gotten an early acceptance to DePaul university in Chicago and was focusing on honing her dramatic skills during her last year of school, remaining dedicated to the theatre club.

Amy gave birth to her daughter, a boisterous blonde infant, in January. She named the child River Melody, much to the protestations of everyone else involved with the child. She was back at school within a few weeks, spending lunch breaks pumping milk unabashedly, and weekends attending parenting classes with a seemingly ecstatic Rory.

Lucas had decided he wanted to go to seminary after high school, and so was spending his days studying and working at his dad's bank, to save up for tuition. Will was working at the ice-cream shop Mike had ditched, and unlike his predecessor, quite liked it. He also was working on a couple painting commissions he had received, and was hoping to become an art teacher in the future.

Dustin wasn't really sure what he wanted to do. Something scientific. Maybe engineering. And he was definitely not hung up on Abi or anything. That would be ridiculous. Mike, well, we'll talk more about Mike soon enough.