Chapter 8

Kirsten finally arrived home after a long hard day. She had been in meetings all day with important clients and hardly had any time to eat let alone speak to her father.

"Hey honey" she said smiling at Sandy as she walked into the kitchen

"Hey" he said smiling weekly

"What's wrong?" she asked looking confused

"Your father" he said sighing

"What did he do now?" Kirsten asked knowing it could be a whole number of things. She hoped it wasn't the one thing she was dreading

"He came and spoke to Kat. To cut it short he disowned her."

"He did what? I can't believe him. How is she?"

"She was really upset so I took her to work with me. She's in her room I think"

Sandy went to order dinner while Kirsten went to talk to Kat. When Kirsten walked in Kat was on her bed staring up at the ceiling.

"Hey sweetie" Kirsten said sitting next to her on the bed

"Hi" Kat replied sighing

"I'm so sorry about what happened today. I'm gonna go talk to him now and get this all straightened out" Kirsten said standing up

"Mom! Wait" Kat said sitting up abruptly. She put her hand to her head as she felt dizzy from the sudden feeling of being upright

"What is it?"

"Don't go speak to him now. Can't you leave it til tomorrow? I need you here." Kat said looking down

"Ok. I'll stay" Kirsten said sitting down again

Kat moved and sat next to her

"Mom. How do you know what to do when you have a baby?"

"Nobody knows the first time. I remember when I had your brother I had no idea what to do with him especially when he was crying. But you learn all that stuff as you go along. I know you will make a great mom" Kirsten said putting her arm round Kat's shoulder

"Thanks mom" Kat said leaning into her

"Come on. Let's go have dinner" Kirsten said standing up

She was glad that Kat seemed to be ok. She had finally reached the end of the road with her father. He had gone too far this time.

The next morning Kirsten stormed into her fathers' office.

"Morning" he mumbled not even looking up from his work

"Are you gonna explain what happened yesterday?" she shouted

"There is nothing to explain. If you want to let her ruin her life and the reputation of the company go ahead. Just don't expect me to have anything to do with her." He said sternly

"If anyone is going to ruin the reputation of this company its you with all your shady deals and 'favours'. You know what maybe this is for the best. From now on outside the office we have nothing to say to each other." She said heading towards the door

"Kiki" he called after her

She stopped and turned to face him

"Don't call me that. You gave up that right when you hurt my daughter." She said angrily and stormed

Kirsten went back to her office and sat down at her desk putting her head in her hands. She didn't like having to do that but when it came down to choosing between Kat and Caleb there was no hesitation. She thought back to when she had Kat.

Kirsten lay in her hospital bed exhausted. She was holding her baby girl in her arms. She couldn't believe how beautiful she was. Sandy came into the room.

"Hey" he said softly not wanting to wake Seth up who was sleeping in his arms

"Hey" She said smiling as she looked at Seth

Sandy put Seth down on one of the nearby chairs and sat next to Kirsten

"So have you thought of any names yet?" he asked

"How about Katherine?" she suggested

"Sounds good" he said putting his arm round her

Kirsten kissed her head and smiled

"Hey. In a few years you'll have someone to shop with" Sandy said smirking

"I think it'll be a good few years before that happens" she said smiling

She knew she had done the right thing and, even though it was a bit too soon for her she was excited about being a grandmother.