!JAKE'S POV!
I was planning on asking Alyssa to marry me sometime that week. It made me nervous, though, thinking about it. I would get butterflies in my stomach when we'd see each other. I had no clue how I would ask her because I was too nervous to think about it. I still needed a ring too; I decided to ask Kevin and Kyle for a little help. I decided to ask Kevin first because he usually had all the right answers. "Hey Kevin..." "Yeah?" "Could I talk to you about something?" "Sure, what's up?" "Well, you know how I'm planning on asking Alyssa to marry me?" "Yeah." "Well... I don't how to ask her and I don't know where to get a ring so quickly either." Kevin thought for a second. "Well, do you remember back when we were younger and we would go over to your house and hang out and go swimming and play truth or dare?" "Yeah?" "Well, do you remember how you and Alyssa started going out that night we had gone swimming in your pool?" "Uh-huh..." "Well, you can have a dinner our by the pool at your parent's house and you can make the dinner and everything... then pop the question. And the ring thing... well I guess you might have to ask your parents for some money since they're the ones that want you marry her anyways." "Hm… I guess that's a good idea, I kind of wanted to surprise my parents, so maybe they can go out the night it happens. God Kevin I'm so scared...I don't know why, I know that Alyssa and I were meant to be together! Why am I so scared?" "It's a huge step in a relationship... I mean the hugest one yet. But after it happens, I'm sure that you'll be glad that you did it. I don't know much about it, though because I'm not the one that's about to ask my girlfriend to marry me. But I think it really is the best choice." "Yeah you're right, when do you think I should do it? I need a little time to work up the nerves. But I don't know how long I can hang round Alyssa; it makes me feel all weird." "Really? I guess it's just the nerves. I think that you should do it the night before we leave... that way you can tell your parents and get everything prepared in time." "Good idea" Now that I got Kevin's advice I figured id better get Kyle's too, just to be on the safe side. "Hey Kyle." "Yeah?" "I need a little help." "Sure dude, what is it?" "Well you know how I'm going to propose to Alyssa?" "Yeah." "Well I need your advice." "What about?" "Well, I'm just really nervous and I'm not really sure what to do." "I would be nervous too..." Kyle trailed off. "So... do you have any advice?" "Oh... well... whatever you want." I could tell that Kyle was really distracted, so that was no good. "Thanks... I guess" "No problem..." I guess ill take Kevin's advice. I don't know how I'm going to make it through the next three days around Alyssa, I feel really weird around her.
!SARAH'S POV!
I was so glad to get back to the hotel. The night had been way too much for me. Alyssa, Audrey, and I decided to talk back in our room; there was a lot to talk about. Apparently Jake is going to ask Alyssa to marry him. I didn't say anything, but I was secretly scared that I was going to lose my brother. He had always been my best friend... but things were going to be different if they got married and then had a kid to watch after. I was scared that Jake would forget about me. It had happened to a lot of other people so why not us? I mean I'm happy for them, but also scared I wondered if Kyle and I should get married... it would be nice to get married to him, but at the same time I didn't think I was ready, Jake probably felt the same way I did. Alyssa probably did too, ever since she found out Jake was going to propose, she acted like a nervous wreck. Poor Alyssa. I decided to talk with her, if not, she might explode or something. "Hey Alyssa, are you doing all right." She seemed to have been daydreaming. "Oh yeah... I've just been thinking a lot. I'm pretty stressed out, though." "How come?" "I've been thinking about marriage a lot. I'm scared to get married." "I'm sure that's normal." "Yeah but, uh… I just don't know, sure Jake and I are going to get married no matter what, this just seems too soon. Did Kyle say anything about Jake proposing, to you?" "Oh... I haven't really talked to Kyle that much. Every time I do, he seems to be kind of out of it... I don't know what's wrong with him. All the guys have been acting really weird." "Oh, really? I haven't really paid attention, I think I'm going to take a nap, I don't really feel that great... I haven't slept in a while." "All right... I hope you feel better, Alyssa." All of a sudden, I felt something weird in my stomach. I looked down and I knew that the baby was starting to kick. This really freaked me out and I couldn't even comprehend it. I walked over to a chair and sat down. I was feeling pretty sick myself. This was just way too much for me. I didn't know what else to do. I just started to cry. I can't wait for all this to be over. All over.
!AUDREY'S POV!
The next day, I was the first one up. Since Alyssa and Sarah are pregnant and are getting further into the pregnancy, the two had been really tired and sleeping in late. I had just finished taking a shower when someone knocked on the door. I went to answer it and it was Kevin. "Hey baby." He gave me a huge hug. "How are you doing this morning?" "Pretty good." "I was just wondering if you wanted to go eat breakfast and then I could help you run lines." I remembered that the play was happening the week after we got back from spring break. "Sounds good! I'll go get my jacket." I grabbed my jacket and then wrote a quick note for Alyssa and Sarah. Kevin and I went out to have breakfast. We got to talk a lot and it was nice because we hadn't been able to do that for awhile. When we got back to the hotel, Kevin said he was going to go take a nap and shower before we ran lines. I walked into the hotel room, and Sarah was sitting in a chair crying. I ran over to Sarah. Crying hysterically and could barely talk. I finally got her to calm down. "The baby just kicked..." She said through tears. "Oh Sarah!" I grabbed her and started to hug her. "I know this feels like a horrible situation. But you can make it... you can do anything. I'm here for you." "I just want to go away... I hate this." "I know you do. Here, maybe you should go take a nap and you'll better when you wake up." "All right..." I guided Sarah to her bed and she laid down and I tucked her in. Later, Kevin knocked on the door again and this time we were going to run lines. I let him in and I gave him a copy of the script while I was going to do my lines for memory. Halfway through the play, Kevin threw down the script. "It's break time!" Kevin pounced on me and started to kiss me and for once this year, I actually felt truly happy.
!KEVIN'S POV!
Things have been really hectic. Especially, after last night. Jake has been a nervous wreck, and Kyle is always thinking. I spend almost all my time trying to cheer them up. And Audrey too. I'm always scared she's going to go into some depression again. I don't want that to happen, so I try my best to help her out and to make sure she doesn't think about any bad things. I love her so much. To help me with this, I took her out for breakfast at IHOP. It was cool because we got to talk quite a bit. After breakfast, I took a shower and a nap and then went over to her room to help her run lines. I found out that all this Shakespeare stuff is really boring. Halfway through the play, I got tired of it and decided it was time for a break. I started to kiss Audrey and I could tell that she was finally and truly happy. After a while, I went back to my room and found both Jake and Kyle asleep. Poor guys. It was only three too. They must really be stressed. But I guess you really can't blame them.
!ALYSSA'S POV!
The next day, I slept pretty late; I guess pregnancy does that to you. When I did wake up, I felt pretty sick, so I just stayed in bed for a while. Sarah was still asleep next to me and I don't know where Audrey went. When I finally got out of bed and went into the kitchen, there was a note from Audrey. She had gone out to eat with Kevin. Sarah had come wandering out too. We talked for a little been until I really didn't feel good at all. While I was sitting there, thinking all this, the phone rang. My heart jumped and I was nervous that it was Jake. I answered it and it was. "Hello?" "Hey Alyssa." "Hey." "I was just wondering if on Saturday if you wanted to go somewhere tonight." "Uhh, ok, sounds great." "Alright, I'll give you the details later." "Uh, alright." "Ok, well I guess I'll see you later, I love you. Bye." "Love you too; yeah I'll see you later." I hung up the phone and all these thoughts started racing through my mind. What was going to happen?
!KYLE'S POV!
The next day, I woke up around 11. I hadn't realized how tired I was. I made myself some breakfast when the phone rang. It was Sarah. She had been crying and she told me that the baby had started to kick. It started to scare me too. I didn't know anything about babies. Was it supposed to kick? I didn't know! I was sure scared though, I had no idea what to do. I wasn't sure how to comfort Sarah... I had never been pregnant before. I just told her that we were going to get through this together and that I was just as scared as she was. She was still crying so I decided to go over there. Alyssa was asleep when I got there so I just silently sat there and held Sarah until she fell asleep too.