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Jack's POV
It's been over a week since I learned about the baby. I still haven't told Kim.
Right now, Kim and I are canoeing for our afternoon activity. We canoe to the small island where our willow tree is growing.
We climb out of the canoe onto the shore. The small table and two chairs from our date last year are still sitting there.
Kim sits down on the sand and puts her feet in the water. I sit down right next to her.
"You're going to be a great dad…" Kim says. She doesn't look at me. Just out at the lake.
I'm shocked. I haven't told Kim. How did she know.
"Who told you?" I ask.
"Jerry. Why does it matter anyways? Why didn't you tell me?" Kim says. I see a tear slide down her face.
"I really wanted to tell you. Believe me. I just didn't know how." I say.
"I believe you. It's hard to tell someone something like that." She says.
"So you're not mad at me?" I ask.
"Of course I'm mad at you. You lied to me! You told me that you didn't break our promise!" She yells.
"I should have told you the truth. You told me the truth and I should have told you." I say.
Kim just looks at the lake, tears running down her face. I lean over and wipe them off.
"I didn't tell you because I wanted to figure things out. Your story was so similar to mine. I actually thought that we slept together…" I say.
"But I slept with Jerry and you slept with Donna." Kim finishes my sentence.
"I thought you didn't remember who you slept with?" I say.
"I always knew that I slept with Jerry." Kim says.
"Why didn't you tell me?" I ask.
"Because why would I tell my boyfriend that I slept with his best friend who's practically his brother." Kim says.
"We're not best friends. Not anymore." I say.
"Why not?" Kim asks.
"He hates me. And he's jealous. Every time I talk about you, he has something bad to say about me. He likes you and I'm just in his way." I say.
"You can't be mad at him. Jerry and I have been through a lot together…" Kim says.
"What's that supposed to mean? The two of you broke up over a year ago." I say.
"We've been talking ever since we slept together…" She says.
There's silence for a minute. "Why?" I say.
"I needed someone." She says.
"Then why didn't you come to me? I would've been there for you!" I say.
"It had to be Jerry. It was his issue too." Kim says.
"Kim…" I say.
"We had a baby." Kim says and looks at me for the first time in our conversation. She's crying and her mascara is running.
I wrap my arm around Kim. "Kim… I didn't… I'm so sorry…"
"I had a miscarriage. I loved that baby. So did Jerry." She says.
I wipe Kim's tears and kiss her on the forehead.
"It was a boy." Kim says.
"Did you name him?" I ask.
"Finn." She says.
"That's a great name." I say.
"Jerry named him. We kept him a secret for months until I finally told my dad. A month after I told him, I had the miscarriage." Kim says.
"I'm so sorry Kim. For everything." I say.
"Just promise me you'll be a good dad." Kim says.
"I promise. And I'll keep this promise." I say.
"I love you Jack." Kim says.
"I love you too."
Time Skip - That Night - Still Jack's POV
We're all at bonfire. It's almost over. As we're getting ready to leave, Rudy and Joan asks our cabins to stay. All of the other cabins leave. It's only Wasabi and Otai still sitting around the fire.
Kim is sitting on my lap and my arms are wrapped around her.
"We have some very exciting news!" Rudy says to us all.
"We're getting married!" Joan says, holding her hand out, showing off the ring.
"That's amazing!" Julie says.
"OMG! I can't wait!" Mika says.
"Congratulations!" Milton says.
We all say congrats. The girls go gather around Joan so they can look at the ring and giggle over wedding plans.
Eddie, Milton, Jerry, and I go over to Rudy to congratulate him.
"Just so you all know, me and Eddie totally set this up." Jerry says.
We all laugh.
"I want you all to be in the wedding." Rudy says.
"Really?" Eddie says.
"Yeah. It's going to be here at camp and I want all of you to be here." Rudy says.
We talk more about the wedding before Rudy tells us all to go to bed. The girls have already left.
"Jack. Wait up! I want to talk to you alone." Rudy says.
We walk back to the cabin together.
"How's the baby?" Rudy asks.
"Umm good. I'm going with Donna to the appointment tomorrow. We're going to learn the gender of the baby." I say.
"That's great! Does she know what's going to do after the baby is born?" Rudy says.
"We're thinking adoption. We can't take care of a baby." I say.
"I think that's a good choice. But I have another question for you." Rudy says.
"Ask away." I say.
"How would you feel about being my best man?" Rudy asks me.
"That would be awesome!" I say.
"Good. Now head back to the cabin and maybe you guys could go to bed at a decent time for once." Rudy says.
"We'll see about that." I say.
I run and catch up with the rest of the guys.
I go up to Jerry. "Can we talk?" I ask.
"Sure. What do you want to talk about?" Jerry asks.
Milton and Eddie walk into the cabin, leaving Jerry and me outside alone.
"Kim told me everything. About you and her. About Finn." I say.
"I didn't tell you because we weren't going to tell anyone." Jerry says.
"I'm not mad. I understand why you wouldn't want to tell anyone." I say.
"I felt so awful. I mean first I slept with your girlfriend. And I got her pregnant. Then she had her heart broken when we lost Finn. I hurt the person you loved most." Jerry says.
"You didn't mean to hurt her. It wasn't your fault that Kim had a miscarriage." I say to Jerry.
"I'm an awful brother." Jerry says.
"You could improve but you're a pretty good brother. And I don't hate you. Neither does Kim." I say.
"I screwed everything up. If I didn't sleep with Kim, she wouldn't have gotten pregnant in the first place." Jerry says.
"You didn't screw everything up. I was the one who got Donna pregnant." I say.
"At least we act like brothers. Getting the wrong girls pregnant." Jerry says.
"We are brothers. Not just friends but brothers. Real brothers."
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