And so it was to be that Lindsay and Tyren were to be friends, good friends as they had once been, long before the pain had hit their lives and long before addiction and bad friends. And little did they know that the two of them would soon meet a whole new group of friends, very much like them. With her assignment over, Tessa walked down the hall feeling proud but somewhat disturbed. Why was that? Then suddenly, a woman was rushed by her, a woman in labor to be exact. Tessa sighed, then she realized that her mother was probably just in labor, that's probably what it was. Then the meaning of that suddenly came to it's entire point and from there she ran back to the house.

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Monica was beginning to wonder if Sophie had even called for help. After all she had been lying there for about a half an hour. Suddenly Monica felt a pair of hands slide under her head. Whoever this was had made their entrance very quietly. She looked up and she could have cried when she saw Andrew.

"Hi." He kissed her softly. "I'm sorry that I couldn't be here sooner. But I'm here now, and that's what counts, right?"

"Right." She managed.

"How long have you been lying on the floor?"

"A half an hour or so."

"I'm so sorry, how do you feel?"

"I feel horrible, this hurts you know." She breathed.

"I know."

"Are you happy?"

"That your in pain?"

"No!" She managed to laugh. "That we're having a baby."

"Yes. More than you can imagine."

"Me too." He kissed her on the head. That kiss was cut short by her scream. When her contraction ended he helped her up off the floor and back into her chair. "Sophie was supposed to have called, but I don't know." She said breathlessly. He nodded and went in search for Sophie. But just as he was about to do that the ambulance pulled up.

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Fifteen minutes later Tessa rushed into the house. She slammed the back door as she came in, which got the attention of everyone.

"What is the meaning of this?" Tess asked, an eyebrow rose.

"Listen, I have just finished my assignment. And I think that my Mom…"

"You're right she is."

"Well we've got to hurry then…"

"No, we'll be there on time. That baby is going to take quite a while."

"But we are going, right?" Zoë asked.

"Well of course we're going I wouldn't hear of not going. Relax a little angel babies. Congratulations on your assignment Tessa, you're going places, I know it. I've just gotten word that you did very well this time."

"Thank you." She squealed as she ran and hugged Tess.

"Don't thank me, thank God."

"Oh, I have." She said.

"Now, I have a surprise for you." She told them.

"What is it? I love surprises!" Zoë exclaimed.

"Well, first go get all your things and climb in the car."

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"Now will you tell me where we're going?" Zoë called from the backseat.

"We're going shopping. And then to dinner, and then to meet your new baby sister."

"It's a girl!" The sisters squealed.

"Yes it is." She smiled.

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