A/N I shipped Kit and Lana so hard this season. I know… I know… Lezbehonest… but I can't help myself. This story is how everything would have played out in my mind. Don't own em. This story is just for enjoyment and I won't profit from it so DON'T SUE ME RYAN MURPHY. Enjoy! Read and Review if you want to make me smile

"It was the happiest time of my life." Lana answered as the interviewer looked on in curiosity. "Seeing Kit Walker again in that bookstore changed everything… for the better." As Lana's eyes fell to the hands in her lap, her mind began to wander. The slightest hint of a smile graced her still plump lips as she began to speak again. "I hadn't seen Kit in four or five years, and I didn't even know that I missed him until I glanced up and saw him standing there…."

Lana put the car into park and glanced at the house to her left. Ever since he had come to see her at her book signing, Kit had been on her mind. She had snuck back into Briar Cliff so that the world could see what an awful place it really was and so that she could free Sister Jude from the festering abyss. She'd managed to get the place shut down, but she hadn't been completely successful… and Kit deserved to know the truth.

It hadn't been hard to track Kit down, but the secrets that she carried in her heart, mind, and in the back seat of the car wouldn't be easy to reveal. She glanced in the rear view mirror at her son in his car seat. She hadn't regretted keeping him at all; he might have been Oliver's son, but he was hers too, and she couldn't let anyone else raise him. He needed his mother. She hoped that Kit would be as understanding when she revealed to him that she had lied about her son dying at birth in her book, but she had done it to protect Johnny. Johnny was a quiet little boy, and she worried about him more than she'd like to admit. She opened her car door and got out to get her son. Taking his hand, she led him up the walk. "Are you ready, Johnny? We're going to see an old friend of mine."

Kit heard a car pull up. Thomas and Julia were led into the other room by their Nana as he walked over to the door. He looked out and his heart leapt to his throat. "Ms. Winters." Kit said with a soft smile playing on his lips. "Who's this, and what brings ya two out to my neck of the woods?"

"It's Lana, Kit, LANA." Leaning in and whispering in his ear, she continued, "I'll explain more later." Stepping away, she gestured to the boy beside her. "Kit, this is my son, Johnny. Johnny, this is my old friend, Kit Walker. We're here because I have something that I need to tell you ... do you mind if we come in?"

Kit ushered mother and son inside. As they came through the door, his own two children and their Nana came into the room and stopped in surprise. Kit saw the color drain out of Lana's face and asked Thomas and Julia to take Johnny into the other room to play with their Nana, who waved at Lana before leading the kids away. "I guess you're not the only one with news Lana. Have a seat and we can talk." Kit said patting her arm soothingly.

Lana felt light headed. "I don't understand, Kit. This is what I came to tell you. When I snuck back into Briar Cliff looking for Jude in particular I found that they had changed her name to Betty Drake and that she had died... how can she be here?"

"After Alma passed I would come and see Jude." Kit answered. "The place was even worse since we left; it was a goddamn hell hole. I literally walked out of there with her and no one said a thing to me. She is still adjusting to life on the outside and away from the church, but she is getting better. The kids help a lot with her; they call her Nana, and I've never seen any of them so happy. Between work at the garage and being a single father, it's nice to have someone here I can trust with the kids, ya know?"

"I can understand that completely." Lana answered, her voice trailing off. "Johnny stays with a sitter a lot of the time, and I wish I had more time to devote to being a better mother to him, but I work a lot and it's difficult. I'm so glad that you got her out of that place. Nobody deserves to be there; I know she did a lot of horrible things, but she didn't deserve to be there either. I'm just glad that it's shut down for good. I'm so relieved, Kit, I really am." She placed a hand on his arm and looked up into his chocolate colored eyes; she could have sworn she felt a bolt of electricity surge through them as he continued the conversation.

"Thanks, getting it shut down was all your amazing doing. It was so brave and ballsy of you to sneak in there and film the place for what it was." Kit said with a smile before his face took on a more serious tone. "I just didn't wanna see her alone in there anymore…" His voice cracking, he glanced into the other room where Thomas, Julia, Johnny, and Judy were all having a ball. "The kids don't have any playmates besides their Nana right now. Most places look down their noses at them so it's nice to see them have a nice time with someone new for a change. Feel free to come by any time. I have missed spending time with you Lana. You're the only one besides Jude I can really talk to about anything that happened to me."

Lana's breath caught in her throat. "It's hard to think about those days and everything that Oliver did to me. The reason I almost didn't keep my son was because I was afraid that every time I saw him I'd just see Oliver, but after he was born, he was allergic to formula and the nurse asked me to let him suckle for a little bit to calm him down. When I looked into his face, I didn't see Oliver; all I saw was my baby. I said he died in the book to protect him. I didn't want anyone to come after him knowing that he's the son of Bloody Face. He doesn't know about it either; he just knows that he doesn't have a daddy." She nervously tugged at her ear lobe and stared at the wall in front of her. "I know what it's like to feel all alone, Kit. I really do. I never felt lonelier than the time I spent at Briar Cliff and the time that Oliver held me captive, but it's pretty rough trying to raise that boy by myself… and I think he's lonely, too, and I know he has questions."

"Well, his father is burning in hell and is gone for good." Kit said taking her hand. "He is your son and will be welcome in my home anytime. Now enough of the sad talk …tell me what your new job is like? I watch your show all the time with Judy. We get a kick out of "seeing how much you changed", as Jude puts it."

Lana giggled. "That sounds about like her."

They talked for hours and before either of them knew it, it was five pm. Kit asked them to stay for dinner, which led to them staying another three hours. By the time Lana and Johnny were in their car, Kit felt something had changed between them once again. He felt like the strong and dedicated yet kind and caring Lana that he had known in Briar Cliff back. He realized that he had missed her. They made a promise to see each other soon, and Kit could honestly say he was looking forward to something for the first time since he had lost Alma and Grace.

Lana sighed as she pulled away from Kit's home. It had been the best day that she'd had in she couldn't remember how long. More importantly, her son had enjoyed himself too. She'd come to Kit's house every day if it meant that she could see her baby smiling and playing with Thomas and Julia. And Judy.. she was such a good grandmotherly figure to those children... Johnny needed somebody like her in his life. She thought of what a devoted and good father Kit was; Johnny needed a daddy. Kit was the only man she was certain that she could ever love. Everything that had happened with Wendy had turned her off of women, and men didn't pique her interest either... but Kit was different. They'd suffered and survived the place together, and because of that, they'd always share a bond like no other. She doubted that he'd ever see her as more than a friend, though.

Had he been glad to see her? She smiled to herself as she realized that she was sure that he had enjoyed their visit as well. Maybe… just maybe… they could have a future. Whether they were just friends or something more eventually, she knew that she'd do anything to keep Kit and his family in their lives forever.