May 19, 1975

I grimaced at the sound of my alarm of my clock radio. Rockin' Pneumonia- Boogie Woogie Flu by Johnny Rivers was playing. I let out an annoyed groan and hit the off button. I looked at the clock and looked at the time… 6:06 in the morning. I let out another groan, sat up and got out of the bed.

The one thing I hated about doing the morning show was I had to get up early every day, Monday through Friday. When I had decided to get up at 6:05 every morning, I had gotten worried that I wouldn't be able to spend time with Keith or KJ in the morning like I always did. Then I remembered the KJ always woke up around7:05 and Keith at the same time because if he wasn't awake by then, KJ would come into the bedroom and wake him up.

And thankfully, I wouldn't leave for the radio station until 7:40.

I got out of bed, which caused Keith to wake up. "Rain?" he asked in a tired voice as he woke up, "That you?"

I let out a slight chuckle. "Yeah, it's me," I smiled, "Did I wake you up?"

He chuckled and turned to face me. "You, maybe just a bit. It don't matter though, cause KJ's just gonna wake me up anyhow."

"Well yeah, but that's not for another hour. Just cause I'm up don't mean you have to get up too, ya know."

"I'll get up anyway. I have to meet with Stev, Soda, Rusty and some social worker or somethin' to work out the paperwork for the garage."

I let out a slight chuckle and left the room and walked over to KJ's room. I slightly opened the door of his room and poked my head in between the door and its frame. When I saw that he was still asleep, I have a tired smile and left the room, making sure to leave the door slightly open.

I walked back to the bedroom and to my dresser. Keith wasn't in the room so I guess that maybe he was somewhere else in the house… good guess, huh?

I grabbed a pair of blue jeans, a light purple button up and a tank top out of the drawers- for some reason, I always felt more comfortable wearing a tank top under my shirts. I then went over to my closet and pulled out my black vest. I laid out all the clothes on my side of the bed- after making the bed, of course- then walked to the bathroom quickly to take a shower.

Once I got out of the shower, I dried my hair with a towel. I quickly got changed into the clothes I left laid out on the bed. I glanced at the clock and it said 6:50 in the morning. I then went over to the mirror and combed out my hair, deciding to leave it out. "I need a haircut," I mumbled to myself as I ran my hand through my hair. I slipped on my booths, laced the up, then ran back to the bathroom so that I could brush my hair.

I then went to the kitchen to start making breakfast, but stopped when I got there, seeing that Keith and Mrs. Mathews were in there already making breakfast. When she saw me, she smiled. "Good morning," Mrs. Mathews said with her smile still in place.

I smiled back. "Uh, hi," I said in a confused tone, "I don't mean to sound like a jerk or nothin', but what're you doin' here?"

"I figured since you both had important things for your careers today, I'd come by to help you two around ruing the morning today."

"Aw, that's so sweet, thank you. But now I feel bad."

She rolled her eyes and laughed. "Well, don't."

Keith teasingly raised his hand and spoke up. "Rain, just so you know, its 7:05, so KJ is gonna be looking for us," he said, "Just thought I should say that."

I nodded and let out a laugh. Mrs. Mathews gestured for us to go to the room where KJ was asleep. The two of us nodded and walked out toward KJ's bedroom. When we got there, the bedroom door was still slightly open like I had left it. He opened the door wider so we both could walk inside the room. When we got inside, he kneeled down in front of the head of the bed so he was even with where KJ was and I sat down on the edge of the bed where his feet were.

KJ was starting to wake up when we had walked into the room. By the time we got to him, he was awake. "Hey buddy," Keith smiled and said in a quiet voice.

KJ's smiled was already in place as he used one of his arms to prop himself up. "Hi Daddy," he smiled and then turned to me, smile still in place, "Hi Mama."

It felt weird sometimes when KJ would call me Mama. Don't get me wrong, I love him more than anything else- along with Keith obviously- but it did feel weird once in a while. The reason for that I think, is because once I turned eighteen years old, I didn't really feel like an "adult". Apparently, that's not unusual and everyone I know said that the same exact thing happened with them. SO I figured since I didn't feel different once I became legal, maybe that's why it felt weird sometimes.

Keith left the room when his mother called for him- just cause he was an adult and married doesn't mean you stop listening to your mother when she calls you- and I stayed in KJ's room. When he got out of the bed, I helped him get ready for the day. He pretty much did everything on his own, only with me helping a bit. I helped button anything that needed buttoning, tying laces or strings, combed his hair and a bit with brushing his teeth.

We all met back in the kitchen. KJ walked with me, his small hand in mine. KJ smiled when he saw Mrs. Mathews, and she smiled right back. He started to run over to her and she met him halfway and picked him up and started to do little things to make him smile and giggle. Of course, that then made me and Keith chuckle.

Around 7:35, I left the house for the radio station. I got thee at 7:45, which was the same time as Andy. I literally drove into the parking light right after he did. The two of us greeted each other and walked into the building as quickly as we could- but not without greeting Lina on the way inside.

When the two of us got inside the station, Mr. Wilson stood there with the head technician, Phil Rogers. I always like Phil. He was the main technician for the studio during every show in case something went wrong. Unfortunately, he wasn't in the week before during the whole Young Americans incident- yet Andy and I were still promoted somehow, so we tried to put that behind us.

I took about five minutes to get the studio set up and ready to go on the air with the click of a button. Phil knew we knew how to run our section of the board, but he still went over it with us saying, "It's early on a Monday morning, you can never be too safe."

When there was only a minute left till the DJ's shift change at eight o'clock, Phil went to his part of the studio and Andy and I got settled in our part. Phil gave us his countdown as the two of us put on our headphones. He signaled for us to start after the ten second countdown. The two of us heard the introduction that was played every half hour through the headphones, which officially signaled that we were on the air.

"Good morning, Oklahoma," Andy started in his radio voice, "This is Andy Brown."

"And this is Rain Mathews," I said.

"For those listening, you're probably aware that Dan Jeptha and Molly Meyers planned to retire and that their last day was last Friday. You might also know that me and Rain usually do that afternoon show."

"It's sad to say that the two of them are officially retired. The two of us though, have been assigned to take over their time."

"We'll be here every morning from eight to eleven to help you get through your morning and traffic and taking your calls and playing your favorite songs."

"Yes," I smiled, "With that, why don't we get to the real reason you're listening- to hear some music. We're gonna start off our first morning show with It's Only Rock and Roll by the Rolling Stones." Andy pressed the button that would start the song and turn off our microphones and we took off our headphones.

"That was a great start you two," Mr. Wilson smiled and walked into the studio.

This continued until our shift was over a few hours later. Every fifteen minutes or so, Andy I would have to make little conversations. We pretty much talked about anything from music- obviously- to movies to the latest in current news and politics. Along the way, we had to make little comments about it that might be considered funny.

All in all, I'd say that the first morning show we did went well. People are allowed to call during the show, and a few people did. Most of the people who called even complimented us on how well Andy and were doing with the show. They said that they would continue listening every morning during the week. Mrs. Mathews had even called at one point with KJ to say how good we were doing. She let KJ talk a bit, which Mr. Wilson liked. People called after that saying how cute he sounded.

I had a good feeling about now working the morning show, even more so than when I started doing the afternoon show.

"I'll see you tomorrow," I smiled and waved to Andy as I walked to my car to drive home.

Awwww the little parts with KJ. I honestly love KJ, he's my favorite. I love his character and how I'm gonna make him be as he grows up- you're totally gonna love him, you'll wanna marry him I know it.

It's almost the new year- 1976 XD (get it, cause the story is currently taking place in 1975). The next chapter will probably be August or September, or when Candy and Soda have their twins XD so yeah, should be fun

I've figured out that I'll be updating my stories every other week so the next update will be after the new year so- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I'll most likely have another story up on fanfiction. Net, and that one and an imagine/preference thing on wattpad. I've been wanting to write an outsiders imagine and preferences thing lately, so that'll be that. And another expendables story on both sites cause I miss writing stuff like that and someone on wattpad helped me with their opinion of my plot so yay- and it helps that I finally bought at least the first one on DVD. Is it smart to be working on 6 different things at once? Maybe not, but I'm gonna try.

Anyway- merry Christmas and happy new year! =^-^=