Once upon a time there was a little fish named Kevin. Kevin used to have 7 brothers Kevin, Kevin, Kevin, Kevin, Kevin, Kevin, & Keevin. Kevin lives in a small lagoon in his friend Kayla’s guest bedroom. Here is the story of why Kevin is all alone now and only has one friend, Kayla left. Kevin decided he wanted to go to school for aerospace engineering so he moved out of Kayla’s apartment about a year ago. Last I heard he was doing really good and even had a girlfriend. Kevin was really bored in the lagoon with all of his 6 brothers now and he decided he was going to cash in his 401K and go to the beach to learn how to surf. He heard that the waves in Australia were really awesome, but I’m not sure if he made it that far or not. He showed me a picture of the little surf board that he was going to buy and it was adorable! Kayla was really happy for him.
The next Kevin was always very creative and decided that he needed to find a new pond that would give his the space and the peaceful environment to continue writing his novel. He always complained that he couldn’t get any work done with all the other Kevin’s partying and singing G-Eazy songs constantly. Kevin sent me a copy of his novel to read, I haven’t read it yet, but I plan to soon. The fourth Kevin to leave the lagoon was a big party fish. He was always the one that was stealing all of Kayla’s wine and inviting everyone over to the lagoon for day drinking parties. He found a really great bartending job at a local bar and moved in with a really nice roommate downtown. Last I heard he was trying to open a brewery with some co-workers from the bar that he works at. I told him I would come visit him soon for a free drink!
Kevin #5 decided he wanted to do something meaningful with his life and help people. He decided to go to medical school in Canada. I don’t know if he will actually live long enough to complete medical school, unfortunately, but I guess this school he picked has a fast-track program for little fish like Kevin. Last I heard he wanted to become a gastroenterologist. So, I wish him luck! I haven’t really heard from Kevin #5 for a while, so I hope he is doing okay.
Kevin, Kevin, & Keevin were content the three of them for a while. The lagoon was pretty quiet, there weren’t nearly as many parties since party Kevin left, and they were happy for almost a year. Then one day Kevin decided he needed to experience more in his life and needed to leave the trio. He had been watching a lot of discovery channel and he watched his first shark week. He decided he wanted to go to the beach and swim across the ocean so he could meet a real shark. I know he did make it to ocean beach in California, but he was not able to keep in contact once he got to the ocean. I really hope he got to meet some sharks and they were nice to him. Keevin was really happy in the lagoon with his brother Kevin, but he had always wanted a family. Keevin did some research and found a nice quiet reservoir nearby that I guess was really family friendly and was supposed to have a lot of single lady fish. So a couple months ago I went and dropped Keevin off at the reservoir and wished him luck. I got an invitation to his wedding in the mail last week, but I’m not sure if I will be able to make it since they are having it on a Wednesday up in the mountains. I am going to try because I would love to meet his wife, but I don’t know if I can take time off work.
And then there was one Kevin. He is very happy in the lagoon alone now. Kevin & Kayla’s relationship is stronger than ever now too! They hang out in the guest bedroom pretty much nightly and watch Netflix. Right now they are watching Breaking bad again. They love that show! Kevin is a little bit worried about Kayla’s wine drinking habits, but he knows she’s mostly just stressed trying to finish school and things will be better soon. Kevin has been helping her by being her counselor and helping her through this rough time. He is a very good listener and gives really great advice.
Even though Kevin was very content and happy in the lagoon in the guest bedroom by himself, Kayla thought he really should have some friends for when she is at work. Then she surprised Kevin and adopted the Squirts! Kevin named them… Kayla told him he could name them anything he wanted and he decided to name all 3 of them Squirt. So now Kevin and the Squirts live in the lagoon together! Kevin was annoyed at first and wanted nothing to do with the Squirts. Kevin and Kayla fought for several days and Kevin just stayed in the corner of the lagoon under the leaves and wouldn’t talk to Kayla, but eventually he came around. Now Kevin chases the little Squirts around and they tell jokes to each other and I’ve even seen them cuddling each other. It’s super cute.
Kevin had always been very happy and comfortable in the lagoon and he loved the squirts! They were the best brothers he could have asked for. But lately, Kevin felt like was missing something in his life… he wanted to know what it felt like to be in love. He wanted to find a girlfriend and start a real life like his other brothers had. Kevin had been noticing how easy it was for Kayla to meet men online and decided to give online dating a try. He heard about this dating site from Kayla called ‘Plenty of fish’ so he thought that would be perfect for him. He kept this online dating a secret from Kayla for a while, but after talking with a nice lady fish for several weeks, he decided he needed to confess to Kayla if he ever had any chance of meeting her in real life. Kayla was so excited for Kevin when he told her about the new lady fish, Jennifer that he had been talking to! She lived in a similar lagoon on the other side of town with a couple roommates and he was hoping that Kayla could drop Kevin off for a romantic date one of these evenings. Kayla offered for Kevin to use the guest bedroom and she would give him his space for the date, but Kevin knew he couldn’t trust Kayla and decided that going to Jennifer’s lagoon was his best option. He planned on going over to Jennifer’s on a Tuesday evening for a date and Kayla said she would drive him over after work and drop him off.
It was finally Tuesday, the day of Kevin’s romantic date with Jennifer. He had been messaging her and talking on the phone with her for almost a month and was ready to meet her in person. Kevin spent most of the day getting ready, shining his scales and stretching his fins. And had spent hours on the phone with Jennifer planning their romantic evening. But when Kayla arrived home to pick him up for his date, Kevin was napping. Kayla was so excited when she arrived home her giddy shriek startled Kevin awake and he about leaped out of the lagoon. “Kevin! Are you ready? I am so excited for you!” Kayla yelled as she hopped up and down in excitement.
“Yes, Kayla! I am very excited! Jennifer is patiently waiting for my arrival. Her roommates are going to give her the whole house to herself tonight so we can have some alone time and get to know each other.” Kevin says with a very large smile on his face.
“Ok, well are you all ready to go? Did you pack a bag? Did you pack the fancy flakes that I got you?” Kayla says
“Really? You think I should pack a bag? Should I plan on sleeping over? And yes I have the fancy flakes right here, that’s what I was planning on having for dinner. Since you never let me eat them!” Kevin shouts at Kayla
“I’m sorry you know those were expensive and I was saving them for a special occasion and I am glad that I did! Did you ask Jennifer if she wants you to stay over? If not then, I wouldn’t assume and I wouldn’t pack a bag. I just thought since you had been talking so long you would have at least talked about the possibility of sleeping over. And if it gets too late I won’t be able to come pick you up.” Kayla says as she gets close up to the lagoon
“I will ask her real quick, but I’m going to blame you and say that you want to know if you can drink tonight or if you are going to have to come pick me up.” Kevin says as he quickly texts on his phone.
“Ok well let me know. I’m going to go change and then I will be ready to take you. So hurry Kev!” Kayla says as she walks into the other room.
Kevin yells from the guest bedroom “Yes! I am going to stay the night! She said her roommate can bring me home in the morning so you don’t have to worry about coming to get me at all! Let me pack a bag real quick!”
“Ok sounds good Kevin! I will be out in one minute!” Kayla yells from her room.
“Do you know where my shoes are? I hardly ever wear them, and I don’t know where I put them?” Kevin yells again
Kayla come back out into the guest bedroom “Ok I’m ready! Are you?”
“I can’t find my shoes. Do you know where they are?” Kevin says looking furiously through the pebbles.
“Oh yes, they are up on the top of the lagoon, right her.” Kayla grabs Kevin’s little shoes and throws them into his overnight bag.
“Oh thank you Kayla! I forgot they were up there. Ok I’m ready! Let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s go!” Kevin yells as he flips his fin furiously.
“Ok let’s go!” Kayla says as she scoops Kevin up and dumps him into his travel container.
Kayla straps Kevin’s container into the passenger seat so he won’t slosh around too much on the drive across town. “All bucked up and ready!”
“Thanks Kayla! I love you! You really are the greatest friend and roommate that I could have asked for!” Kevin says as Kayla buckles herself into the driver’s seat.
“I love you too Kevin! I am going to miss you tonight. I know the squirts are too. But I hope you have fun and you and Jennifer hit it off! I think you deserve a nice girlfriend!” Kayla says as she starts driving down the street. “So, you haven’t really told me much about Jennifer. I know she has roommates, but does she have any family?”
“Yes she has a brother, he moved to a reservoir a couple months ago and she hasn’t heard from him since.” Kevin said
“Oh I see. So I bet she has been lonely since her brother left. What does she do for fun? Does she have any hobbies?” Kayla says as she looks over at Kevin while stopped at a stoplight.
“I know she likes to paint and she loves watching Trailer Park Boys. Her roommates just got her hooked on the show. I was very excited when she told me that! And I told her how much you liked it and how I had seen every episode like 5 times. So we are probably going to watch that tonight!” Kevin says excitedly while waving his tail happily.
“Oh Kevin! That is so great! I am sure you are going to have such a great evening with her! She sounds like a really wonderful fish! If things get serious, I would really like to meet her. I think we would get along.” Kayla says with a huge smile.
“Of course Kayla! I hope things work out between us, and I’m sure she would love to meet you!” Kevin says
“Do you have anything else planned for this evening besides fancy flakes and Trailer Park Boys?” Kayla anxiously asks
“Well she said that she had a nice bottle of wine she wanted to have with the flakes…. But other than that we just want to get to know each other and relax in her lagoon.” Kevin says
“Oooooh a bottle of wine! Fancy! I hope it’s good! Well I think that you will have a great time. And it is probably good that you are going to her place for this date so you don’t have to worry about the squirts pestering you. And Kevin….. I just want you to know….. I am sure you too will have a great time, but if you get uncomfortable or anything just let me know and I can always come get you.” Kayla says seriously
“Thanks Kayla. I know you would be there for me if I needed a ride. But don’t count on it. Even if we don’t hit it off right away I still want to give it a chance and spend the night to see how things go. But I will let you know right away if anything seems to be going wrong.” Kevin says
“Ok Kevin, this is her street! Are you ready?” Kayla says excitedly
“Yep! Ready as I’m ever going to be Kayla!”
“Ok I will just go dump you in her lagoon real quick and leave. I don’t want to mess anything up. Just pretend like I’m not even there. I will leave your travel vessel so her roommate can bring you home tomorrow. Do you have your bag and the food?” Kayla asks as she unbuckles Kevin
“Yep, I got it all! Let’s go!” Kevin says with excitement in his voice
Kayla goes and gently dumps Kevin in Stephanie’s lagoon and tries to get a good look at Stephanie without being too obvious. She quickly sets down his travel container and says “Bye” and walks away speedily.
Kevin shouts “Bye Kayla” in the distance.
Kayla was very happy and excited for Kevin but also felt a bit lonely on her drive home. She thought a lot about all the other Kevins and how her last Kevin might be leaving her too. When she arrived home she noticed that the squirts were a bit sad and lonely as well. She tried to entertain them to get their minds off Kevin, but all of them were a little sad with Kevin gone. Kayla watched her phone for a while waiting to get a text from Kevin… but it never came. “I hope he is having a good time with Stephanie. I’m sure he is, or I would have heard something from him.” Kayla says to the squirts as they are watching TV trying to keep their minds off of Kevin. Kayla refrained from texting Kevin to check in on him. She knew she would hear from him if anything went wrong.
The next morning Kayla still hadn’t heard from Kevin so she sent him a text just to check up and make sure he was ok. He responded and said he had the best time of his life! And he actually didn’t know when or if he was ever going to come home. Kayla was shocked and sad by this… but she just told Kevin that she was happy for him and to call her tonight so she could hear the story and figure out what to tell the squirts.
Kayla was worried all day long about Kevin and what she was going to tell the squirts if he did not come back. She tried calling him on her way phone from work but he didn’t answer. When she got home from work Kevin and his girlfriend were at her apartment! I guess Kevin had already explained to the Squirts what was going on and that he was going to move in with his girlfriend. Kevin explained to Kayla that he had come over tonight with Jennifer so he could pick up the rest of his stuff, say goodbye to the squirts, explain everything to Kayla, and let Jennifer and Kayla meet each other. Jennifer brought a bottle of wine over for her and Kayla to share while they got to know each other. Kayla was very happy about that. They got along so well! They sat in the guest bedroom while Kevin and the Squirts hung out for a bit and the girls told stories over their glasses of wine and laughed and talked about Trailer Park Boys. It was a really nice evening and Kayla was grateful that Kevin came over and was also happy that he found someone as great as Jennifer.
At the end of the evening Kevin decided to tell Kayla the big news! Kevin and Jennifer had decided to move in together, which I already knew. For now they were going to stay in Jennifer’s lagoon since she had it to herself currently. But they said eventually they wanted to start a family and move to a nearby reservoir like the other Kevin did. And then Kevin told me they were going to get married tomorrow!!! Kevin knew Kayla would worry, but he explained to Kayla that he and Jennifer were soulmates and they knew it the minute that they started talking before they even met each other in person. Kayla said that she approved and wanted to know if he wanted her to come tomorrow when they got married. Of course he did! They decided they were just going to have a small little ceremony at a park by Jennifer’s house. Since it was such short notice and they had just met each other they decided not to really invite anyone except Kayla and the Squirts.
Jennifer and Kevin left for the evening and went back to Jennifer’s lagoon. Kayla was really happy for Kevin and knew that things would be ok after Kevin came over and explained everything to her and the Squirts. It was sad to lose such a great and longtime friend, but she knew Kevin would be happier with his new life and he had promised her he would come back and visit often.
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