Kaitlin, Lydia is pregnant and irritable, so she'll react to Krista's news quite badly.

Princess: I like being suspenseful, intense and surprising in my writing, so thanks for the compliment

Riza: I love twists. I have a lot planned for Carmen's character. I don't know why, but they just end of fitting better. I have twists for Lena and Tibby, but they don't happen until later. I'm not sure how the whole Bee thing will pan out yet. Don't feel sorry for correcting me.

"Show me a girl with her legs planted firmly on the ground, and I'll show you a girl who can't put her pants on." (friend's away message)

"UGH!" Bee yelled when she and Diana were back in the cabin, "Can this get any worse? I'm partnered with your boyfriend, doing what my boyfriend and I did last summer, while you're partnered with my boyfriend, and we can't change anything!"

"Well at least you have me," Diana smiled meekly, "We're cabin mates, each coaching a girls team, and hey, there could be worse people to have your boyfriend be partnered with. Have you seen Stacey?"

Bee smiled weakly

"Besides, its not like you and Billy have to be joint at the hip or anything. Anytime you aren't patrolling, and Eric isn't patrolling, and its not activities time, you don't have to be around Billy."

"I'm worried Diana."

"About what?"

"That what happened last summer might happen again."

"Why do you think?"

"Lets look at the facts: 1. Billy and I have a history, Eric and I had a history. 2. Billy is off limits because he has a girlfriend, Eric had a girlfriend last summer. Those are the two big ones."

"Oh," Diana had nothing to combat Bee's arguments, "Lets go down to the guys' cabin and make them come out. How much of a scandal would it be if two eighteen year olds, a nineteen year old and a twenty-one year old were found in mixed company in a cabin!" Diana joked, "Oh, it doesn't matter. Lets go hang in their room."

Bee agreed, "Let me change. I want to look good before I end up never wearing make-up for the rest of the summer." Diana and Bee gussied up, then headed over to their boyfriends' cabin.

"Witness!" Bee said dramatically entering the cabin after knocking, "Bridget Vreeland. In feminine form," he voice slowed and deepened dramatically, "One... Last... Time." Diana giggled.

"And doesn't she look damn sexy?" Eric asked rhetorically. He took Bee into his arms and dipped her. When she came up. She was smothered with a kiss.

This is going to be a train wreck, Carmen thought as she sat on the couch waiting for the guys to get back. Krista was clutching Carmen's hand so hard Carmen thought it might break. Carmen wondered what was taking Win and Paul so long. She just wanted to get it over with.

"When did you plan on telling people?" Carmen asked.

"Never," Krista pouted.

"Not even when you were in labor?"

"Well I guess."

The door opened. Both girls shot up. Carmen out of happiness, Krista out of shock and terror. Krista's hand remained clutching Carmen's.

"Paul..." Krista's voice was shaky.

"Yes?" he came towards her.

"Thank you for being concerned about me," she paused, "I've already told Carmen, how hard can this be?" she asked herself out loud, "Carmen?" she pleaded.

"Krista is pregnant Paul."

"What!" Paul bellowed, "Since when?"

"Max," Krista replied simply.

"Six months," Carmen simplified, "We're going to tell our parents over dinner tonight. Paul went to his room without saying anymore. "He'll come around," Carmen assured Krista, giving her a squeeze around the shoulders, "Want to go out for ice cream? We'll borrow Win's car and pick up your friends. I'll give him the nasty task of trying to calm Paul down." Win, who was still standing at the door nodded.

"Sure," Krista accepted.

Paul had not left his room when they returned. Dear Win was still trying to talk to him. Paul wouldn't even let him in the room.

"Let me do it," Carmen was getting irritated at Paul. She knocked on the door, "Paul! Its Carmen! Let me in!" The door didn't budge. "You wanted to know this information, you were concerned. Now what are you going to do with the info?" Carmen paused for an answer. No answer came, "I know this is hard to deal with, but you have to deal!" she paused again, "Let me in or I'll knock the door down. I can do that. My adrenaline is going now. I can do anything. Here I come! One, Two, Three!" She ran at the door. Paul opened it for her before she could attempt to knock the door down. He didn't let anyone else in, "Quit being a sissy about it!" Carmen ordered, "Krista needs support. Stand up and act like a man!"

"How can I support a decision like this?" Paul asked in disgust.

"Look," Carmen lowered her voice and grabbed his hand, "Your little sister needs you. I don't care if how you feel about her being pregnant, just support her."

"Carmen," Paul said in an equally soft tone, "Thank you. I know now what I have to do."

"Paul, I know you are a good person. Don't let my knowledge of you be false. I trust you, Krista trust you. What you do with that trust is up to you. Don't let us down."

Paul nodded

"Now get out there and hug your sister! Show her that you care."

"Thank you Carmen," he hugged her. They both stood up and went outside.

"Daddy," Carmen got his attention, "Can we eat outside tonight?"

"That would be perfect Bun. I'm grilling burgers tonight."

Burgers? When had Carmen's dad learned to make burgers? "Excellent," Carmen replied. The philosophy for the outside eating was that she and Paul could sit on either side of Krista. Win would sit on the other side of Carmen and get ready to catch Lydia before she flew into Krista, and the same for Paul and Al. Inside, Lydia and Al would be at the heads of the table, and there would be no one to shelter Krista on one side. Whoever invented round tables was a genius.

"Hey everyone!" Carmen said at the dinner table after grace. It was best to get this over with, "Krista has an announcement!"

"You tell them," Krista mumbled.

"Okay. I will tell you this announcement on Krista's behalf," Carmen paused, "Krista is six months pregnant with her ex-boyfriend Max's baby."

"What!" Lydia bellowed.

Krista nodded sullenly.

"Get out of my house Krista. Pack your bags and leave! I do not want to see your face again."

Krista ran from the table crying. Carmen took their plates of food and ran after her. Carmen knocked on the door of Krista's room, then entered without being asked to. Krista had her suitcase open. She was frantically putting clothes in it and sobbing at the same time. Carmen grabbed a handful of tissues and handed one to Krista. "You want me to call Susie's mom and then drive you over?" Carmen offered, "Its best if you leave until your mom has cooled down."

Krista nodded as she continued to sob.

Carmen called Susie's mom, "Hi, is this Susie's mom? This is Carmen Lowell I'm Krista Rodman's stepsister. Krista was just kicked out of the house, and I wanted to know if she could come over until the intensity over here dies down."

"Certainly. Krista is always welcome at our house."

"Thank you! I'll bring her over in a half an hour." Krista was still piling all of her possessions into her suitcase when Paul finally came upstairs.

"Mom is really heated," Paul stated the obvious, "I tried to calm her down, but there is just no use."

"I'm taking her over to Susie's in a few minutes after she's packed up," Carmen told him.

"Why don't we all get out of the house. You, me, Krista and Win. After dropping Krista off to sob in Susie's arms, we'll just drive around a while waiting for mom to cool off."

Carmen agreed that was a good idea. Carmen began helping Krista to pack her stuff. There was nothing else anyone could do now, "I need to go find Win," Carmen muttered, "I'll be right back," she didn't have to go far. She opened the door, and there Win was, "What took you so long?" Carmen asked.

"I didn't know whether or not to knock. If it was a family thing or what."

"Well come in, we're finishing Krista's packing. There isn't anything else we can do right now but get her out of the way of Lydia's wrath."