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New York,
December 1984
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"I'm so glad you came out here to celebrate the New Year with us, Claudia," Mrs. Ziegler said and put her arm around CJ's waist.
CJ smiled. "So are we, Anna. It's a shame it's an entire continent between us."
"Tell me about it. How's school going by the way?"
CJ thought for a short moment. "It's. it's going forward. Toby's great. He supports me in everything I do. I can't believe he actually lives in California just for me. It's so sweet. But I'm going to make it up to him."
"Oh?"
CJ smiled. "Yeah, when I've finished school we'll move to New York."
Anna smiled brightly. "We would love that! And I know Toby would as well." She realized that in a way it had sounded like CJ stopped Toby to live in New York. "Not that he's happy in California now. It's just that." She smiled. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay."
Toby entered the kitchen silently. He put his arms around CJ's waist from behind and kissed her on the neck.
"Hey," she said quietly. "I didn't see you there."
"It's almost midnight," he whispered. "Want to go out and look at the fireworks?"
She nodded and turned around. She lightly kissed him before taking his hand in hers. Then she turned to Anna.
"Are you coming with us?"
"You two go ahead. I'll go and get Julie."
Toby put his arm around CJ's shoulder as they walked out in the garden. David and his wife Sarah were already out there looking up at the sky.
"Have they started yet?" CJ asked.
"A little," Sarah said.
Toby looked at the time. "Five seconds to go." Then he turned to CJ. "Happy New Year," he whispered before kissing her.
"Happy New Year," she whispered and kissed him again.
As they watched the fireworks CJ leaned against Toby and he had his arms around her waist. He put his chin on her shoulder and lightly kissed her on the cheek.
Half-turning to him, CJ whispered, "Guess what."
"What?"
"I'm pregnant," she said softly."
TBC.
"I'm so glad you came out here to celebrate the New Year with us, Claudia," Mrs. Ziegler said and put her arm around CJ's waist.
CJ smiled. "So are we, Anna. It's a shame it's an entire continent between us."
"Tell me about it. How's school going by the way?"
CJ thought for a short moment. "It's. it's going forward. Toby's great. He supports me in everything I do. I can't believe he actually lives in California just for me. It's so sweet. But I'm going to make it up to him."
"Oh?"
CJ smiled. "Yeah, when I've finished school we'll move to New York."
Anna smiled brightly. "We would love that! And I know Toby would as well." She realized that in a way it had sounded like CJ stopped Toby to live in New York. "Not that he's happy in California now. It's just that." She smiled. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay."
Toby entered the kitchen silently. He put his arms around CJ's waist from behind and kissed her on the neck.
"Hey," she said quietly. "I didn't see you there."
"It's almost midnight," he whispered. "Want to go out and look at the fireworks?"
She nodded and turned around. She lightly kissed him before taking his hand in hers. Then she turned to Anna.
"Are you coming with us?"
"You two go ahead. I'll go and get Julie."
Toby put his arm around CJ's shoulder as they walked out in the garden. David and his wife Sarah were already out there looking up at the sky.
"Have they started yet?" CJ asked.
"A little," Sarah said.
Toby looked at the time. "Five seconds to go." Then he turned to CJ. "Happy New Year," he whispered before kissing her.
"Happy New Year," she whispered and kissed him again.
As they watched the fireworks CJ leaned against Toby and he had his arms around her waist. He put his chin on her shoulder and lightly kissed her on the cheek.
Half-turning to him, CJ whispered, "Guess what."
"What?"
"I'm pregnant," she said softly."
TBC.