June 14th, 1995

Doris took a few steps onto her front porch. Her hand instinctively caressed the swell of her pregnant stomach. The night was so beautiful, she couldn't help to drift off into thoughts. She thought about the times in her life she was the happiest. Two being the birth of her other children. One being her wedding day. The last being her high school experience. God, eleven years certainly made people change.

For her when she graduated, she had a very hard time. Ralph's life was going down hill, so she dedicated all her time to get cleaned up. After a year, Ralph was off of everything that was dragging his life down. Doris couldn't be more happy. He proposed to her the night he got out of rehab. It was a quick engagement because Doris found herself pregnant and in mid-1986, She gave birth to Dominique Alexandra. She and Ralph couldn't have been happier. Five years later, They had a son Fredrick Manuel and now they were expecting another baby.

Their careers had a slow start. Doris joined a local acting troop when a director saw her and cast her in his play Love of the Fire. It was that role that got her on Broadway and known around the country as an amazing actress. Since then she had been in a handful of Broadway shows and was even nominated for a Tony once. Now, She was waiting for this pregnancy to be over with because she had been cast as Janet Weiss in The Rocky Horror Picture Show which she was excited about. They were holding a place for her.

As for Ralph, the career of a comedian is a hard thing to have sometimes. The first five years he was out of rehab, he bounced around bars making change. He was getting tired of that scene so with the help of his wife, Ralph started a comedy troop. He took young comedians taught and trained them. They did improv at local spots and the troop was a hit. Because of that, Ralph was able to be on a few episodes of Saturday Night live, any comedians dream.

Doris thought about Montgomery. He himself had found a lot of joy and misery the past eleven years. The first bought of joy he received was when he met Phillip Knight. That man taught Montgomery what love was and how to love. Doris never saw such happiness on that man's face before. When she attended their civil union in 1988, she thought Montgomery was going to faint with happiness. The couple was lucky enough to adopt two gorgeous girls, Mei and Leigh. The tragedy hit a year after Leigh came into their lives, Phillip was diagnosed with H.I.V. Both men were in shock. They had no idea where he got it from. Montgomery had to have a test done every few months to make sure he was still healthy. Fear over took Monte's life. Mei was now eight years old and Leigh was now four years old. He couldn't imagine his husband leaving him and their daughters. Every day, Montgomery was thankful Phillip was still alive. As for his career, Montgomery really didn't feel like being in the public eye anymore. He wanted to be behind the scenes and started working at a local high school as a music teacher. He felt more comfortable teaching other people how to sing. He didn't mind influencing people in that way.

Doris thought about Leroy. God, he was such a trouble maker in high school. Him and Hilary were in the news so much it was hard to forget about him. Both he and Hilary joined the New York ballet Company and the two of them put on the most beautiful show. Doris cried when she watched them. It was as if their bodies were made for each other. She saw them with other partners, but the chemistry between them was too strong to ignore. Hilary and Leroy got married in 1989. In the fall of 1994, They welcomed twin boys, Logan and Chase

Doris sat down on the porch swing listening to the music the was coming from her house. A small smile came across her face. That was one of Bruno's songs. When he graduated, He took Coco with him to Los Angeles. He was determined to make something of himself and so was Coco. The two of them got a tiny apartment over a music studio. Bruno weaseled his way into it and soon found himself creating music for cartoon series. Only a year after they arrived in LA, Coco and Bruno found themselves pregnant. While Coco was recording her first album with Bruno, She went into labour with Elena. They did love each other but they couldn't bring themselves to get married.

Coco didn't expect her first album to do well when it was released, but it did amazingly well and entered the chart as number fourteen. Bruno was happy his work was being acknowledged as well. When Coco became pregnant with their second daughter, Giana, they decided to move back to New York. The fakeness of LA were getting to the both of them and they missed their home town. They bought a house just outside the city and Bruno bought his own music studio, Papa Daddy Productions. As of now, Bruno had produced a dozen top selling CD's, three being award winning CD's. He didn't ever expect to find a Grammy on his mantel unless it was Coco's, but now there were three of those sitting on their mantel, one of hers and two of his. Life was wonderful for them.
"Dorie, are you ready to go?" Ralph walked out onto the porch.
"I'm waiting for the three of you." She smiled up at him.
"For once you're the first one done." Ralph chuckled glancing into the house, "Freddy! Dominique! Get yer butts out here."
"I'm here!" Freddy ran out onto the porch. Doris smiled taking his hand.
"You're very handsome son." She ran her hand over his dark curls. He flinched.
"Not the hair!" He moaned. Doris chuckled.
"Sorry." She said hauling her body up. Dominique slowly came outside. She flicked her red curls off her shoulders as she gave her father a look.
"What did I do?" Ralph frowned as he walked his family to the car.

"You know what you did." Dominique said getting in and putting her head phones on. Doris chuckled softly rubbing his back.
"She's not even a teenager yet." She said slowly easing herself into the car, "Buckle up." This was going to be a fun evening.

Doris was beginning to waddle. It was only going to get worse. She walked in behind her family into the restaurant. Hilary stood up and waved to them.
"We're over here." She called out. Ralph waved back. Every once and awhile the class of '84 tried to get together, but it always seemed to be the same seven people. Doris didn't mind.

"Great I'm starved." Doris said going to the table.

"You don't need to eat anymore." Montgomery winked. Doris gave him a look.

"We're making the kids sit there." Coco chuckled. Doris looked at almost all of the kids sitting on a nearby table chatting away. Of course Hilary and Leroy's twins were sitting with Hilary. They were too young to be at a kids table.

"Sounds good." Ralph said sitting down at the table.

"I heard the new song, Coco." Doris said, "It's fabulous." Coco grinned brightly.

"Thanks." She said rubbing Bruno's leg. "I couldn't have done it without this man." Bruno chuckled and gave her a wink.

"Chicken sounds good doesn't it?" Hilary asked looking at Leroy. He shrugged his shoulders.

"For you maybe." His eyes scanned over the menu, "I'm thinking Steak." Hilary rolled her eyes putting a bib on Chase. Doris glanced around the table.
"Why isn't Phil here?" She asked Montgomery. He sighed deeply.

"He's not feeling too well." He told everyone, "I made him stay home. A night without the girls screaming and me nagging him will do him good."

"We could all use a night away from you." Ralph chuckled. Montgomery rolled his eyes. Soon, the waiter came by and took all of their orders. Doris leaned closer.
"Okay, you have a nine year old." She said to Coco, "Is Elena getting an attitude?"

"Lord." Bruno groaned loudly, "It was like over night and she went evil."

"She's not that bad." Coco said. "But yeah, her attitude is getting increasingly worse."

"Glad we don't have any girls." Leroy said. Hilary gave him a look.

"No. You'll just have twin teenage boys eating you out of house and home and getting girls pregnant." Ralph said. Hilary shivered. "Trust me. Freddy is already a ladies man."

"Mommy!" Giana cried, "Ellie is poking me." Coco gave Bruno a look as she got up.

"We're not having any more." She said going to their table.
"I said that too." Doris said rubbing her stomach. When the food came, everyone began to talk at once. Laughter bubbled up from everyone as they told stories and jokes. It was moments like these Doris was thankful to be happy and healthy. All her friends were happy and healthy and that was one of the most important things in the world to her.