After Big Time Rush Chapter 2!
"Wait! Natalie what are you doing!" Makenna asked looking to the top of the stairs to see Carlos watching her as she left.
"I want to leave we are getting KJ and leaving." I said.
"Wait why?" she asked.
"I just, REALLY need to leave… This was a bad idea." I said.
"But Nat he had to find out eventually. He and KJ couldn't go through life not knowing each other." She said stopping me.
"But it was better him not knowing, I thought I had everything figured out. My job, my family, my life…" I said.
"Natalie, he HAD to find out and you owe it to KJ by introducing them and telling him the truth." Makenna said giving me a look, she was right…
I did owe it to my son.
Kendall appeared downstairs, "How long are you going to be in town?" I asked.
"I'm not sure, a week why?" he asked.
"Well, where are you staying?" I asked.
"The Hyatt." He said.
I took a pen from my purse and took Kendall's hand, "Call me tomorrow, but you better think about this carefully. If you insist on being in Kendall's life, you BETTER stick with it. I'm not going to introduce him to his dad and then you go and disappear." I said writing my last few digits down and placing the cap on my pen.
He took out a card, "Here's my number." He said handing me the card.
I rolled my eyes and saw my son walking around with Katie.
"Hey you, ready to go?" I asked bending down and smiling at my son.
He nodded, "Great, let's go." I said holding out my hand.
"Wait, Natalie?" Katie asked.
"Hey Katie." I said smiling.
"He's yours?" she asked a bit shocked.
"Oh yeah, this is my son Kendall." I said smiling.
"Kendall? He's named after…Kendall?" she asked.
I sighed, "He's named after his father." I said hanging my head.
"What?" Katie yelled through the now suddenly quiet house.
"Shhh!" I said. Katie suddenly looked like Kendall about 20 minutes ago.
"That's my brother's son?" she asked.
"Um, yeah." I said.
"Oh my god. Wow." She said.
"Yeah…" I said. Katie sat on the nearby couch, the same couch that the boys found out about Kendall getting his big break.
Pictured littered the walls behind her of the two of them and even a picture of the four boys and us four girls.
I sighed remembering the good times.
"Wow, so many years have passed." I said sitting next to the fully grown Katie.
"Ha, Yeah. So many memories. Wow, you and the boys have been through so much. Everything went so fast at the end it was like one minute we were all laughing and joking and the next everyone was gone… God, I was just 12 when all that happened. Now I'm going to be 22. It's so weird…" Katie said scanning from one picture to the next.
I smiled at her and couldn't believe that she was going to be 22.
I scanned the pictures on the wall, they all made me smile.
I was lost in my thoughts when my son walked over.
"Mommy can we go now?" he asked.
I sighed, "Yeah, let's go find auntie Kenna and go." I said smiling at my son.
"Wait, Nat, you should go say hi to my mom and tell her about Kendall." Katie said.
I looked at my son as he grunted.
"10 more minutes KJ promise." I said he sighed and nodded.
He followed me to the kitchen.
"Mrs. Knight?" I said lowly.
She spun around, "Natalie? Nat Sawyer?" she asked squinting a bit.
"Yeah hey how are you?" I asked.
She basically ran to me and hugged me.
"Oh my god it's been almost ten years! How are you?" she asked.
"Great, I'm a nurse at Mercy and I have someone to introduce you to." I said.
My son appeared in the kitchen, "Mrs. Knight, this is KJ my son." I said.
"He's yours? He was in here earlier he looks like Kendall." She said smiling down at him.
"Um, actually, KJ stands for Kendall Knight Junior." I said.
Mrs. Knight had to grip the counter to keep from falling over.
"Wow, is he, you know, my sons?" she asked.
"Um, yes." I said.
"I have a grandson?" she asked.
"Oh yeah. Look I'm sorry for not telling you sooner, I thought it would just be better for Kendall's career if he didn't know." I said.
She sighed, "It's okay Nat, better now than never." She said wrapping me in an embrace a few tears fell from my eyes.
"KJ, this is your grandma, say hello." I said turning to my son.
"I already have a grandma." My son said.
"KJ this is your daddy's mom." I said.
"Oh, hello. So is my daddy here?" he asked looking around.
I sighed and look at Mrs. Knight. She took over, "He left already honey.
Maybe someday soon you can meet him." She said smiling at him.
"Oh." My son looked sad.
"Sorry KJ." She said.
He shrugged, "Well, we have to get going Mrs. Knight. It was really nice to see you. Here's my number, call me, I'll bring Kendall over one day soon and you can get to know him." I said writing my number down on a napkin and handing it to her.
She smiled and nodded, "Yeah sounds good maybe he can come over one day while you're at work." She said.
"Sounds good, please call me." I said she nodded and hugged me.
"Come on KJ. Lets go." I said grabbing my son's hand.
Makenna was writing something down on a piece of paper and handing it to Carlos when we walked out the door.
We got into my car and started driving home when my son asked me something that made me break down, "Mommy, does Daddy love me?" he asked.
I was speechless I had to pull over and have Makenna drive from there.
"KJ, it wasn't your daddy's choice to not be around it was mine." I said as we started driving again my tear stained cheeks.
"Why mommy?" he asked.
"Kendall, when you are old enough I will tell you the whole story. But you are too young to understand right now. I bet your daddy would love you if he knew you." I said smiling.
"Auntie Kenna did you know my daddy?" he asked.
"Yes, he is a good man, and your 3 uncles are good guys too. They would love you if they knew you." She said smiling into the rear view mirror at my son.
"Your aunt Lily and Auntie Nat knew your daddy too." I said turning around facing my son.
"Really?" he asked.
I nodded, "Did they know my uncles?" he asked.
"Yeah the 8 of us where best friends. If your uncles and dad knew about you you'd be their little boy." I said smiling at my son.
"Will I ever get to meet them?" he asked.
"Maybe one day." I said a tear fell from my eye.
"Mommy, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing, I love you KJ you are a good boy. Don't ever change you remind me a lot of your dad. He is a good guy." I said.
"Good, I want to be like him except the not being around part." He said.
I laughed, "Well you're stuck with me buddy for the rest of your life." I said smiling at him.
"I love you mom. Your the best." He said smiling.
I smiled at him and turned back around.
We pulled into my driveway and Makenna got out and so did I and Kendall jumped out of the car.
I unlocked the door and entered the house. "KJ go get ready for bed, I will be up soon to tuck you in." I said.
He nodded and stomped up the stairs.
I pressed the button on my answering machine and listened to the messages.
Then a familiar voice came over the machine, "Nat? hey it's Kendall, I've been giving a lot of thought to what you said and want to be in KJ's life and yours. Is it possible to come over tomorrow, I'll bring the boys and we can catch up. Not sure if you still talk to Lily and Natasha but you should invite them over and the 8 of us can catch up. I…I miss you Nat. Please call me. Bye." He said and hung up.
I looked at Makenna, I shrugged, "It's worth a shot." She said.
She shrugged and picked up the phone and handed it to me.
I dialed Kendall's number.
"Hello?" the voice on the other line asked.
"Hey, Kendall? It's Natalie."
"Oh hey, did you get my message?"
"Yeah, hey why don't you and the boys come over tomorrow I'll invite Lily and Natasha and we can all catch up."
"Cool sounds good."
"Oh my address is 7650 Martin Dr. why don't you guy's come over after KJ's hockey practice about 1 pm."
"KJ plays hockey?"
"Yeah he's a natural like his daddy."
I could hear Kendall smiling on the other end we finalized plans and hung up I called Lily and Natasha and told them to come over tomorrow and that I had a surprise for them.
We agreed for them to come over at 12:30 right before the boys.
"KJ's got hockey until 1 and then after you will get to see your surprise." I said into the phone to Lily.
"Nat what's going on?" she asked.
"You'll see tomorrow. I have to go its KJ's bed time." I said
"Okay Natasha and I will be over tomorrow at 12:30. Bye Nat." Lily said.
"Bye Lily and tell Natasha I said bye." I said we hung up.
I looked at Makenna
"You're making a good decision. I'm excited to see Carlos and the other boys. It's been too long…" she said I nodded.
"Well I'm going to tuck in KJ and then go to bed. I'll see you in the morning." I said I hugged my friend and then she headed to her room and headed upstairs to KJ's room.
I entered his room and he was watching his tv.
"Hey buddy. So I got a surprise for you after hockey tomorrow." I said.
"What is it?" he asked getting under his covers, "If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise now would it?" I asked looking at him.
He nodded, "Night buddy." I said kissing his head and walking over to the door, I turned out the light and went to close the door when my son spoke, "Mom?" he asked.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"I love you, you're a great mom. With or without my dad around." He said.
I smiled, "I love you too Kendall. Good night." I said.
"Night mom." He said and rolled over.
I smiled at him and closed the door.
I sighed and headed off to bed I had a big day tomorrow.
