Thomas sat on the porch steps as the rest of the men looked at him. He felt so embarrassed that he had no idea where babies came from. Something told him that it had something to do with him.

"You're confused, ain't ya, boy?" Charlie asked.

Thomas slowly nodded. He looked at Nubbins and Chop Top who were giggling like mad. Grandpa Sawyer sat in a chair looking half-dead as usual. Alfredo had the same stupid look on his face he always had. Tinker was giving Thomas a sly smile. Drayton has a proud smile on his face. Uncle Monty looked like he could care less. Tex, for some reason, was looking unhappy. Charlie patted Thomas' shoulder.

"Well, Tommy", he started. "Do you know what a baby is?"

Thomas shook his hand a little. He didn't know much about babies, but he knew what one looked like. But where did this new one come from? What did Luda Mae mean when she said Mindy was expecting one? Was it coming from somewhere?

"This baby is made up of you and Mindy."

He tilted his head confused. Made up…of him and Mindy? Made up of what? Their body parts? The older men started laughing.

"Tommy, you helped make this baby!" Drayton said. "Ya made love to that girl, didn't ya? Had that S-C-E-X! Sex!"

Thomas nodded feeling embarrassed.

"He sure did", Charlie said. "Mama and I caught them at it."

Everyone laughed as Thomas hung his head feeling more embarassed. Charlie patted his shoulder again.

"When you and Mindy made love, you made a baby. It's gonna look like you and her. I remember when I saw you as a baby, boy. You were the ugliest thing I ever saw."

Thomas frowned. Was the baby going to be a freak like him? Was there going to be something wrong with its face? He lowered his head to his hands. Now this just left one more question. Where's the baby? When would he see it? Everyone stood as Luda Mae, Mindy and the rest of the women stepped outside.

"Well?" Chop Top said. "Is mindy gonna have a baby? Is she? Is she?"

"We won't know for a few more days", Luda Mae answered.

Everyone sat back down disappointed.

Mindy looked at Thomas worried. She was scared. She was unsure of what was going to happen now. They never talked about having children. Would Mindy be a good mother? Her own was horrible and ignored her for half of her life. Mindy didn't want to be like her.

Thomas was scared just as Mindy was. Charlie's words scared him.

"You were the ugliest thing I ever saw."

Did that mean the baby was going to be ugly? Thomas also worried about is he was going to be a good father. He didn't have a father growing up, so needless to say, he had no idea what to do. How was he going to help raise a baby if he didn't know what to do?

"Tommy..."

Thomas felt arms wrapped around him. He looked down and saw Mindy hugging him. For now, he pushed all his worries aside as he hugged her back.

"Are you scared too?" she whispered.

Thomas held her tight and nodded. Mindy looked up at him. She raised her hand and gently brushed his hair bak away from his face.

"I'm sure eveything will be okay. We got Mama, Charlie, and Uncle Monty to help us."

Thomas nodded as he gently kissed her. Mindy rested her head against his chest, listening to his heart beat loud and strong.

"I love you so much, Tommy."

Thomas opened his mouth. At first, nothing but heavy breathing came out.

"I...l-love...you..."