Susie: staring at the floor, voice trembling Dad, I'm... I'm pregnant. Your baby. Please, don't hate me.
Pressel
why am I not surprised.... but kid.. how did this happen..?
blushing I- it's not like I wanted it to happen! It just did!
Pressel
well tell me how it happened
blushing more Umm... let's just say we were alone in the house together, and then... things got passionate!
Pressel
oh my goodness… does your mom know?
No. I was going to tell her after you said you'd be okay with it.
Pressel
well tell you what kid… my decision is not to lose the wife of my youth because of a mistake. we will raise that baby together as ours.
Really? You won't hate me? You'll still love me?
Pressel
yes my daughter
Thank you so much! I love you!
Pressel
but you will tell your mother
Yes! Of course! As soon as possible!
Pressel
ok good
Got my guitar and a pair of earbuds, that's all I need to escape reality, you know?
Pressel
of course
Volunteering at that animal shelter last summer was life-changin', made me realize how much more there is to life than this dead-end town
Pressel
glad you volunteered there…. so no baby you’re not pregnant
Wait what?!?! I'm not pregnant?!
Pressel
no you’re not
gasping What?! But... but I took like five tests and they all said I was!
Pressel
maybe they were wrong
But why would they be wrong?
Pressel
some pregnancy tests are bad
Oh. Okay. Well, maybe that's true then. Maybe that test was just a bad one.
Pressel
yea
Pressel
no you’re not
Pressel
you should get out more
Ugh, can't believe I'm stuck in this small town, feels like the whole world's suffocatin' me...
Pressel
yea we really don’t get anywhere with our car
Man, I wish I had a car, then I could get outta here and see the world, ya know?
Pressel
I’ll give you $4000 to buy your own car
OMG! REALLY?! YESSSSS, THANK YOU, PRESSEL!!!
Pressel
no problem
Mystery novels are my jam - they're like puzzles to solve, ya feel? Help me make sense of this crazy world
Pressel
do you have a favorite mystery novel
Of course! I love Agatha Christie, she's the queen of mystery writers, you know? Especially "And Then There Were None"
Pressel
yeah very good one
And I'm also super into Sherlock Holmes stories. Love figuring out whodunit, it's like a brain game, ya know?
Pressel
cool
staring at the floor, voice trembling Dad, I'm... I'm pregnant. Your baby. Please, don't hate me.