This starts off in Caden's POV then changes to Ashley's POV, then goes back to Caden's POV.

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"Caden, are you alright? Please be alright, please wake up." I herd my father say. I guess I had just gotten home since I still felt pretty bad and when I woke up I saw the rest of the gang and some of them looked pretty messed up also. My dad was sitting next to me though and I looked up at him. I had never seen him so worried, but happy at the same time. He took my hand in his and kissed me on my forehead smiling and said "I'm glad you're awake…"

I didn't know what to say but I laid there and gave a weak smile. After a few moments I looked around to see that only Ireland, Will, and Lane were there. I guess Erik and Jack had gone home. "Is everyone else ok?" I asked looking mostly at Will.

"Yeah Erik and Jack are fine. They just had to go home. We stayed to make sure that you were ok, and our parents came over to check on you also. My mom has been so worried about you, she will be happy to know you woke up. She said something like this happened to her and she was out for almost a week straight. We're happy you were only out for a few hours." Will said sitting down on the bed next to me.

"Your mom is here?" I asked him.

"Yeah, I just said that didn't I?" he said joking with me "Do you want me to go get her?"

"Yes please." I said smiling at him and watched him stand up and walk out the door. In a few minutes he walked back in with Ashley not too far behind him.

Ashley walked over to me and stood up and smiled and said "I'm glad you are ok. Is there anything you need?" she asked me.

I nodded and said "Yeah, but I was wondering if I could talk to you alone?"

"Sure." She said and shoed all the kids, and my dad, out of the room and closed the doors and came back to me and sat down on the edge of my bed. "What is it?"

I looked at her and said "Well, I was wondering if you knew my mother?"

She looked at me a little surprised and said with a little stutter "W-w-well no, I really did not know who she was, your father just came back home with you. Why do you ask?" she said sounding a little nervous.

I over looked her being nervous and just answered her question, "I found her picture the other day in my father's sock drawer, I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about her."

She gave me a sympathetic smile and said "I'm sorry I could not help you. Now, you just rest and try to feel better." Then she stood up and walked out of the room closing the door behind her.

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I walked out of Caden's room to find that Soda, Darry, and Pony had taken the kids back home already. I found Dallas sitting on the couch. He looked up at me when I walked in and noticed I looked a little pail.

"What happened?" he asked me as he stood up and walked over to me.

"She asked me about the picture. I didn't tell her it was me. I told her I didn't know her mother and then told her to get some rest. I think she is sleeping." I said all just at one time sort of, I was still a little shaken up from the question.

"So, she doesn't know?" He asked me.

"No, she doesn't know." I answered "But, I'm afraid she is going to find out that I am her mother. It is getting harder to keep it a secret since she is getting older."

"Don't worry; we will just have to work harder to make sure she does not figure out you are her mother." Dallas said to me, but what neither of us knew was that Caden had walked in the kitchen to get something to drink and over herd our conversation.

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"What?" I asked as I walked into the living room after hearing my father and Ashley talking. "You're my mother?" I asked terribly confused.

Both of them just turned around to look at me, surprised. We stood there in silence for a little while then my dad spoke up and said "Caden, meet your mother…"

"But you're married to Will's dad." I said confused.

"I know…" Ashley said "Do you want us to explain?"

"No, I have most of it figured out. So this is why I look a little bit like Will isn't it?" I asked. I really was not terribly mad, just actually sort of happy that I finally knew who my mother was. "Why didn't either of you ever tell me?"

"To protect Ashley." My dad said.

"So, Soda doesn't know?" I asked.

"No" Ashley answered "and we would hope to try and keep it that was. If he knew I had been keeping this from him for all this time, he would leave me. I love him so much and would die if he did. So, please will you keep this a secret?" she asked.

I understood what she meant and I nodded and said "Ye, I will keep this secret. No one will ever find out, I promise."

"Thank you Caden." Both of the adults said to me at the same time and gave me a hug and they also both said "We're glad you are ok."