"Kyle, the washing's done. Could you please get it out?"

Kyle groaned at Amy, then walked over to the washing machine.

He started pulling the clothes out, one by one... Then realised that something was strange.

They were all his clothes.

And they were pink.

Maria.

He instinctively knew that she'd done this to get back at him.

"Maria! I'm going to kill you! How could you do this to me?! Now what am I going to wear?"

He turned around and bumped straight into Amy.

"Oh sorry."

"Whats all the yelling about now?" Amy asked, not unkindly.

"Maria did the washing, and turned all my clothes pink!" he complained.

"I'll have a word with her," Amy replied, trying not to laugh. "But first, could you please go into the lounge for a moment?"

Kyle nodded, and dropped his shirt back into the machine, then wandered into the living room.

Sean was already in there, sitting on the couch, and Kyle quickly grabbed the empty space next to him. The Maria walked in, obviously not happy to be there, and with no clue as to what Amy wanted them all in there for.

"Do either of you know what this is about?" she asked.

Kyle shook his head, and looked at Sean.

"I figure it's probably about the amount of fighting you two have been doing over the past couple of days," he replied.

"That, and something else," Amy said, walking into the room.

They all turned to face her.

"As you all know, I've been dating Jim on and off lately. Well... It's been getting quite serious."

Maria nodded.

"And you also know that I haven't been feeling very well lately. I went to a doctor yesterday, and the results came back about an hour ago."

Kyle felt his stomach churn. This was not looking good.

"I'm pregnant."

"What!?" Maria screeched. "To... To... To Jim?"

Amy nodded. "And I've told him, and we're going to get married."

"You have got to be kidding, right?" Maria thought outloud.

"No Maria. Seems all of us are going to be family. Isn't that great?" Amy asked.

"I need. I just gotta get out" Maria stutterd as she went outside and sat on the porch.

"I'm gonna go check on her" Amy said.

Kyle stood up.
"Ugh, Mrs Deluca, why don't I go and try talking to her" Kyle said, kind of surprised by it himself.

"Okay, well if your sure" Amy said as she sat back down.

Kyle nodded and went and sat down beside Maria, who had her head in her hands.
After a moment of silence Maria spoke up.
"How can she do that? Just lay that on me and expect me to deal? Like, god" Maria said.

"Maria I know how you feel, I'm not exactly happy about it either but we don't have a choice" Kyle said.

"Tell me about it," Maria mutterd, "If this alien crap isn't enough. Could my life suck any harder?" Maria added.

Kye opened his mouth about to make a smart comment and closed it again, deciding now was not the time.

"I think I need some time alone" Maria said as she stood up and walked back in the house, past the living room where sean was still just sitting there and where her mother was.

She didn't look at her mother as she past her and didn't come out of her room all day until supper.

At the table, there was an errie silence.
Amy cleared her throat and said "Umm, Maria, Kyle, I want you guys to make a delivery for me. It shouldn't take too long. It's in Albernique so you'll be back before 9. I'll give you the address," Amy said "Sean, can you help me clear the table and do the dishes. You two should go now" Amy added.

"Whatever" Maria mutterd as she grabbed the keys and the package and Kyle got the directions.

They sat silently in the car all the way there. Maria delivered the package and got into the car. She turned on the radio and flipped it to the station she liked. Kyle flipped it to his. Maria flipped it back. Kyle flipped it back to his station. Maria got slightly eritated and flipped it to her station. As Kyle reached for the dialed Maria grasped the steering wheel and pulled over to the desert.

"DAMN IT KYLE! WHY DO YOU INSIST ON PISSING ME OFF!" Maria yelled.

"Cuz your cute when your mad" He blurted out.

Once again there was silence.
*I cannot believe I just said that* Kyle thought shaking his head.

Maria pulled back on to the road and didn't say a word as they were driving back, nor did she even look at Kyle.