Chapter Nine

Reluctantly Miranda sat down at the table as AJ joined her. Reese and Bianca sat down across from the teens while Reese held Bianca's hand for support.

"Miranda, you know I love you. You- You mean everything to me," Bianca told her daughter.

"Mom, just tell me," Miranda urged. "How- how did you get pregnant with me? Was it like what happened when you got pregnant with Gabrielle? Did you... did you find a sperm donor?"

"No... no. I didn't- have a sperm donor." Bianca said, shaking her head.

"Then what happened, Mom? I deserve to know," Miranda insisted.

"Yesterday at the beach, there were a couple of guys and they said..." AJ started.

"What did they say?" Reese asked softly.

"It doesn't matter. They're just jerks, but they really upset Miranda. It was as if they were implying..." AJ continued.

"Implying what?" Reese questioned.

"Mom," Miranda spoke, looking directly at Bianca, her birth-mother. "How WAS I conceived?"

Tenderly, Reese squeezed Bianca's hand, giving her courage. "Binks, you can do this," she said to her wife. "Please. Miranda needs to know."

"I need to know what?" Miranda said, becoming greatly upset.

"Miranda, the circumstances were different. A man, he forced himself on me. Later I learned i was pregnant with you," Bianca said softly. She hated having to tell her daughter the gory details.

Suddenly, it dawned on Miranda what her mother was saying. "No - No!" Miranda gasped, trying to get up from the table. She accidentally knocked the chair over she had been sitting in.

"Miranda," Reese said, getting up to try to go to her, but Aj went to Miranda and he wrapped her up in his arms.

Miranda cried on AJ's shoulder, soaking his t-shirt with her tears. She then looked at her mother. "Who- who was he?" she demanded. "Do I... do I know him?"

"His name was Michael Cambias and biologically, he's your Uncle Zach's half-brother," Bianca stated. "Don't worry, Miranda. He can't hurt anyone anymore. He's dead."

"I can't believe it," Miranda said as AJ held her. "I was conceived in rape. How disgusting... Such a violent act."

Bianca and Reese felt helpless as Miranda began to sob her heart out. "No... no! It can't be," Miranda lamented

Hot tears rolled down Bianca's face as ugly memories came flooding back to her in a heated rush. AJ and Reese were trying to comfort Miranda as Bianca cried.

Finally, Bianca spoke. "It doesn't matter," Bianca said to her daughter. "It gave me YOU... and I love you. I'll always love you, Miranda. So much."

"Mom, it DOES matter," Miranda cried out. "It disgusts me what that horrible man did to you! I don't want to be a child of rape."

Bianca let out a painful sob, hearing Miranda's words. As Reese and AJ failed to comfort Miranda, she ran outside, blinded by her tears. AJ went after her. "Miranda, come back!" he exclaimed.

He caught up to her and took her into his arms as she wept. "Can I spend the night at your house please, AJ?" Miranda pleaded. "I don't want to be alone tonight."

"Sure, let's go," AJ said as he lead her over to his car.

Bianca watched out the kitchen window as AJ and Miranda drove away. Reese came up behind her wife as she took Bianca into her arms. Lovingly, she turned Bianca around, tenderly kissing away her tears. "Give her time, Bianca. She'll be alright. Everything will be alright," Reese said soothingly.

Bianca said nothing as she settled herself into Reese's embrace. Telling her precious daughter the truth about her conception had been one of the hardest things she had ever gone through.

Xxxxxxxx

Kendall laughed softly as she cuddled against Zach's chest. "Okay. I'll be sure to remember to punish you more often."

Zach ran caresses through Kendall's hair as she lay against his chest. He gently placed a soft kiss atop her head. "I love you," he said as he held her close.

"I love you too," Kendall said softly as she held onto Zach tightly. She rested her cheek against him and drifted off to sleep.

Zach slept like a baby as he held Kendall before the fireplace. Neither of them were aware that Ian and Spike were out at a wild party, playing kinky sex games.

Xxxxxxxxxx

After their long talk with Miranda, Bianca went upstairs with her wife to get ready for bed. She slipped on her nightie and crawled under the covers. She waited for Reese to join her.

Reese changed for bed and lay down beside Bianca. As she kissed her wife softly, she knew that Bianca was still unsettled about the talk they had earlier with Miranda. Trying to cheer Bianca up, Reese said, "I am so glad we are here together and we are trying for another baby."

"I hope you're pregnant," Bianca said to Reese as she curled up to her. Hugging Reese, she fell asleep in her comforting embrace.