Hurky: Time for another chapter!
Sora: But didn't you just update this one yesterday?
Hurky: Yeah, but I'm on a roll!
Sora: Is that why you're not updating my Dude Where's story?
Hurky: Uh...that's because I have writer's block on that one. I've decided to stop updating in an order because I get writer's block on some stories and then I'm stuck.
Sora: I see...
Later that afternoon, Kairi called Riku, Ryo, Alexa, and Hurky to tell them the news.
"OMG, you're pregnant! Congrats!" was Hurky's reaction.
"Wow, Kairi, congratulations! I wish I could hug you, but you're not here." was Ryo's reaction.
"Oh, I'm so happy for you and Sora! I wish this wasn't over the phone, otherwise I'd give you a big hug!" was Alexa's reaction.
"I'm happy for you, Kairi, but I was right!" said Riku. "And Sora passed out when you told him?"
Kairi spent the remainder of her afternoon at her mother's house.
"You're pregnant?" squealed Mrs. McCormick. "Give me a hug!"
She threw her arms around Kairi and squeezed her tight. What was it with everyone wanting to hug her today? Maybe the happiness of knowing she's going to expect a baby?
"I'm going to be a grandmother again!" said Mrs. McCormick as she sat down on the couch. Kairi's older sister, Lani, was married and already had two kids of her own. Kairi's younger brother and sister, Jared and Alyssa, were only 16 and 17, so they obviously didn't have kids.
"So who's the father?" joked Mr. McCormick.
"You know it's Sora!" said Kairi with a laugh.
"So, because you're pregnant," said Alyssa as she tossed her long, auburn hair behind her. "Does this affect the wedding?"
This occurred to Kairi. The wedding was scheduled for October, but the baby was due right around then. She had to talk to Sora about this.
"It might." replied Kairi. She stood up. "I better get going."
"Alright, you take care." said Mr. McCormick. "Let us know what happens."
"I will." said Kairi. She picked up her purse and walked out.
That night, she called Sora over to her place to discuss the wedding and the baby.
"My sister made a point today." began Kairi, who was sitting on the couch next to Sora. "She asked if the baby would change our wedding plans."
Sora nodded. "I was thinking the same thing." he said. "I know the wedding was planned for October, and the baby's due around the same time."
"But the doctor also said the end of September, early October." Kairi pointed out.
"If you have the baby in September...the thing is that you shouldn't have the baby out of wedlock, so I decided that we should have the wedding a little earlier, if that's alright with you." continued Sora.
"I saw we should have the wedding in May." said Kairi. "Remember that we planned a wedding on the beach, near the paopu tree? It would be a perfect time to have the wedding, especially in the spring, when the weather is just warm, not too hot and not too cold."
"You're right!" said Sora. "I'll have to call and make the arrangements, like get the flowers, the food, the bridesmaids dresses..."
Another thought struck Kairi right when Sora said "arrangements."
"OMG, I just remembered that I already bought my wedding dress!" she said. "I think I'll be a little bigger by May."
Sora clapped a hand to his forehead. "Right!" he said. "You didn't take the tags off, did you?"
"I almost did last night." said Kairi with a laugh.
Sora laughed. "Everyone loved that dress, too." he said.
"Well, I'll take this one back to the bridal storeand get one in a bigger size." said Kairi in a hopeful voice.
Sora nodded.
"So did you have dinner yet?" asked Kairi, changing the subject.
"Yeah, I'm starving!" answered Sora. "I didn't get a chance to eat because I had to email other teachers and those kids were asking me things like, 'So you got your girlfriend pregnant?' and 'Ican't believe you passed out from learning you're going to be adad.'Hey, if the baby's a boy, I can teach him a lot of things!"
"Like what? How to burp the alphabet?" asked Kairi with a giggle.
"Kairi, that was freshman year of high school!" moaned Sora irritatedly. "Can't you get over that?"
"No, I can't!" laughed Kairi.
Sora tossed a pillow at Kairi and it hit her.
"Hey, careful!" said Kairi. "You could hurt the baby!"
"You're only a week pregnant!" pointed out Sora. "I'd understand if you were 7 or8 months pregnant!"
Kairi rolled her eyes and picked up the phone. "I'm up for pizza. You want pepperoni on your half?"
"Of course I do!" said Sora.
Kairi dialed the number for the pizza place and held the phone to her ear.
"Hi, um, can I get an extra large pizza?" asked Kairi to the pizza guy. "Yeah. Can I get half with pepperoni and the other half with sausage, black olives, pineapple, and anchovies?"
This surprised Sora. An extra large pizza? Sausage and anchovies? Kairi normally ate black olivesand pineapple on her pizza andthey normally shared a large pizza.
So Kairi gave the pizza guy her address and within thirty minutes, the pizza came.
"What's with the anchovies?" asked Sora. "You normally hate them! And you don't like sausage much, either."
Kairi took a big bite from her pizza, chewed, and swallowed. "I had a craving." she explained.
"Oh yeah." said Sora. "You know, my mom told me that when she was pregnant with me, she always craved chocolate ice cream with anchovies, pickles,cherry tomatoes, and M and M's. Then she'd drizzle chocolate syrup and butterscotch syrup on it."
They both laughed.
"Everyone seems to crave anchovies a lot!" said Kairi with a laugh.
Kairi finished her entire half of the pizza twenty minutes later. Sora finished his fifteen minutes later.
"Whoa, you've never finished before me!" laughed Sora.
"That's what being pregnant does to me!" said Kairi.
Sora spent the next two hours watching a movie with Kairi snuggled next to him on the couch. Then, Sora had to leave. He got up and saw that Kairi was asleep. So, he turned off the TV, picked Kairi up, took her to her bedroom, covered her with the blankets, and left, but before he left, he locked the doors behind him...
Hurky: Well, there you have it. The fourth chapter. I'll update hopefully in a few days.