CHAPTER 11! Whoo, so ALOT is happening in this one, so you might really want to read it. Sorry if it gets somewhat confusing. We find out some more about Kendall's family and we find out more about Kace's family as well. PLEASE READ & REVIEW! I think you will enjoy this one even though Kendall's kind of not in it too much.

I'm not sure if I 'll be able to get up Chapter 12, seeing as that I haven't finished it! But I am sure that you will get to see the pictures of the nursery (eep!) and Kace and Kendall's new house! Not Alone and a new story is coming soon! :)

-Morgan.


22 WEEKS PREGNANT

Kace and Melinda raced through the halls of the hospital, searching for Kendall's room. They had finally found it, Kace bursting in, tears running down her face. Her heart seemed to stop as she spotted Kendall's lifeless body on the bed in front of. She slowly walked over, 1 foot in front of the other. She took his cold hand into hers, breathing tubes up his nose and wires coming every which way out of him.

"Kace."Kathy looked up with slight tears in her eyes, walking over to her. She wrapped her arms around her, allowing Kace to cry into her black t-shirt. "Why?"Kace mumbled into Kathy's shirt as she began to sob as hard as she could. Kathy pulled away from Kace's shaking form, placing her hands on her shoulders. "Sweetie, Kendall is a very strong guy. He's going to pull through. He knows he has to be alright for the baby. He's going to pull through."Kathy reiterated through her tears. "Excuse me, who are you?"Melinda asked abruptly to the woman who was consoling her daughter. "I'm Kathy Jenkins, Kendall's mother."Kathy shook hands with Melinda, who had a concerned look on her face. "It's nice to meet you. I thought Kendall's last name was Schmidt?"Melinda pried, wanting to know more about the woman. "I divorced his father a little after my daughter Katie was born. She's at home sleeping. I thought it'd be cruel to wake her up."Kathy joked. Kathy could see in Melinda's eyes that she knew who she was. Kathy just hoped that she wouldn't bring it up in front of her kids.

The two interrupted their staring contest as the door swung open, revealing Browning in a white lab coat on the other side of the door. "Oh, I believe I was assigned to this patient."Browning scratched the back of his neck awkwardly. He 2 women in the room that hated him, and one of them wasn't his wife. "Are you fucking serious? I don't want you to treat Kendall. You'll probably fuck up on purpose so he won't be in my life!"Kace spat, venom seeping through her words. "Kace, I promise I'll treat Kendall just like anyone else. You need him here to support you."Browning walked over to the other side of the bed, checking Kendall's vitals. "Hi Kathy."He said slowly, feeling her gaze pierce through his neck. Kace was confused. How did her father know Kathy if they'd never met before this. "Wait, how do you guys know each other?"Kace asked, wiping her tears."Yeah Browning, don't you think It's a great time to tell her?"Melinda said, sarcasm evident in her voice. Kace was severly confused. She wanted to know what was going on and she wanted to know now. "May I speak with you outside, Melinda?"

"Nope. Let's tell her. Right now."

Kace could see the look on Kathy's face. It almost seemed... worried. "Guys, do we really think it's a good idea to let this out now. Kace is a wreck and so is Kendall."Kathy pleaded, trying not to give too much away. "I'm only going to ask one more time, what the hell is going on?"Kace turned away from her hospital bed to look at her parents, wanting answers. "Fine, I'll tell her Browning. Kace... You're adopted."

Kace's heart shattered into 10 million peices at that very moment. Her entire 17 years of life had been a complete lie. Her parents had strung her along, letting her think that everything was alright, that they were a perfect little family. "I had breast cancer and it lessened my chances of being able to get pregnant. We decided to adopt."Melinda explained, watching Kace sink to the ground. "Okay, let's stop there with the confessions."Kathy begged, not wanting to complicate this anymore than it already was. "Kathy, she deserves to know,"Melinda sighed deeply, "Browning is Kendall's dad."

Kace felt her head explode. This was too much information to be dealing with in one night. Her boyfriend could be dead, she was adopted, and her dad was actually Kendall's? She just hoped that's where it ended. "Browning and I had started to have an affair behind Kathy's back. I don't know if Kendall told you, but Browning didn't want any kids because we were already planning to adopt. He stayed with Kathy just so everything would be balanced, but I advised him to leave her after Katie was born. You were five when the adoption went through, so we had to make sure you didn't remember anything. We just experimented with random things that made you not remember much from back then-"

"Just stop talking."Kace muttered. She didn't need to hear anymore.

"Kace I'm not done. Browning changed his name from Kent Schmidt because he knew you two would end up going to the same schools and he wanted to make sure that you didn't suspect anythin-"

"Why the fuck are you telling me this now? The love of my life is lying on a table half dead! Why couldn't you wait to tell me this when my heart wasn't already fucking broken!"

"We knew it had to get out sometime."

"I never want to see either of you again."

"Kace-"

"After Kendall's better, I'm moving out. I never want to fucking see you guys again! I'm serious!"

"Kace, we understand how you feel, but please at least let us stick to our promise to buy you and Kendall a house."

"No. Keep your fucking money. We don't need it. Kathy's got plenty. She can help us."

"Kathy, can Browning and I talk to you in the hall?"

Kathy followed the two out into the hallway.

Kace found the strength in her to rise up and take Kendall's hand. "Kendall, I need you right now. Please wake up. I-I can't do this without you."Kace stuttered, watching as her furious tears landing on her and Kendall's intertwined hands. She watched as Kendall's head slowly shifted to the right, his eyelids drifting open, revealing his striking emerald eyes. "Kendall, oh my God you're awake!"Kace yelled, kissing Kendall sweetly on his lips. "K-Kace, w-why a-are y-you crying?"Kendall weakly stuttered, his voice down to a mere whisper. Kace's heart dropped as she realized what she had to reveal to Kendall.

"Browning's your dad, Kendall."


Kendall was discharged the next morning, the nurses spending all night making sure he was strong enough to continue on with his regular life. Kendall and Kace decided to drop the subject of their parents, taking the 'de-stress' factor into consideration. They knew it had to come up sometime, they just hoped it wouldn't be anytime soon.

"Kace, Kendall, Kathy!"The three whipped their heads around to the people who were following them, seeing it was Melinda and Browning. "Oh God no."Kace scoffed, leaning farther into Kendall. "Please, Kace, at least let us buy the house for you and support you. We don't want our grandchild to grow up homeless."

"Excuse me? I'll have you know that I have my own accesory line that gives me lots of money, plus I have a lot saved up for these two."Kathy explained, slightly offended at what Melinda was implying. "Kathy, I know you have lots of money, but we still want to find a way to be in our daughter's life."

"I'm not your daughter anymore."

"Kace, please."

"Fine. You can support us and buy us the fucking house, but I'm not talking to you guys ever again. Get that through your heads." Kace hissed, helping Kendall continue to the car.