This document contains four short stories about different families: 1. Elaine and Brian just got married and are excited to adopt their first child, who is being dropped off the next day. 2. Ginger is raising her two children alone while her brother Gavin is a player, but he has fallen for his girlfriend Sophie who is exhibiting signs of pregnancy. 3. Ann is looking for love and goes on her first date with a man she met, preparing dinner at her home to welcome him. 4. The stories will continue in the next installment, checking in on each family and their developing situations.