Katherine Pov
So my brother Charlie is marrying Sam, who I also love like a brother. Sam is a hotshot defence lawyer in New York City, while Charlie is at the other end of the spectrum - an NYPD detective.
Of course, Charlie and I have other siblings. Nicole - biggest cow in the world. Married to my ex fiancé Tom and thinks she is better than me because she took my reject. (The whole non-wedding issue is a whole other kettle of fish, and that's where the huge family feud began.) Nathan - single, player and lives in LA. Graphic designer to some ad exclusive agency. Eric, our parents golden son. Lives just on the outskirts of town and grows barley. Daniel lives in Denver, Colorado where he works for his father in law managing a hotel.
And we're all coming home for the weekend to play happy family for Charlie and Sam's wedding.
Nicole's husband is my ex fiancé and Tom is the biggest jerk on the planet. He was cheating on me with my own sister. That's where all the arguing began with Nicole and myself. So I left him. Found out of course, much later that it had been going on the whole time and everyone knew. After our mother died, I found out that she actually encouraged her to go for Tom. I was never my mothers favourite child. See, I was unexpected. A bonus, if you will. I was not received well and quite often referred to by my mother and a waste of space. My siblings with the exception of Charlie, would always bully me and the moment I could I got my arse outta this town and to Washington D.C to become a lawyer.
Turns out I didn't.
Yes I left but after a year in law school, I switched to med school and became a paediatrician. Worked in a major children's hospital for three years before I opening my own practice when I got pregnant with the twins.
Getting pregnant with the twins, that wasn't planned. Getting pregnant with L-J wasn't even in the plans. I came home for the bicentenary celebrations on Independence Day 8 years ago. Stillwater had a huge block party in the Main Street with beer and dancing. (It was also the night Nicole and Tom announced that they married in Vegas 2 days before coming home). L-J looked great in his polo top and slacks as he sat there telling me all about his transition from the marines to NIS and how they had just changed their name to NCIS. I told him all about dropping out of law school and getting into med school. Turns out my practice overlooks the navy yard and we both love coffee from JJ's.I hadn't actually seen him since he left for the marine corps they same day I headed off to law school.
Next thing we know, we are drinking and dancing and hanging on each other's every word. As the block party dwindled down, we walked to the old playground, where we played together as kids. He kissed me and we ended up having sex on the merry go round.
The next day we agreed that, we were both drunk and needed it. But we didn't want to ruin our friendship.
Bam! I'm pregnant and our life's change. Telling the parents was an experience in itself. I knew my parents would be upset. Especially my mother, however being a daddy's little girl had it's benefits and knew he would come around once he realised he was going to be a grand parent. Jackson and Chickadee always wanted grand children. They were so over the moon, happy go lucky with L-J when he told them he was the father.
My mother dies in a tragic accident. The twins are born after 37 hours of labour. His mother Chickadee passes away from breast cancer shortly after.
We settle into a routine of shared custody and maintain a great friendship to this day!