Chapter 12

Miley jumped out of bed, her eyes landing on the red baby monitor. She turned it off and made her way into the nursery. She pulled Kailey into her arms and gently pressed her lips against her head. She rested her on the changing table and pulled her dirty diaper off. She slipped on a clean one and sat on the rocking chair to feed her. She then headed back into her room. She slipped Kailey into her seat and handed her a toy to play with. She quickly got in the shower, not able to take her mind off the phone call she had with Jake yesterday.

Was it possible that Kevin was Jake's son? How could she not see it earlier? But now that she figured it out, everything seemed to fit. Kevin did resemble Jake and acted the same way. But who is Kevin's mother? Who had Jake had a baby with? Did they even keep in tough anymore? Does Kevin even know that Jake is his father? And why did Jake suddenly hang up after Miley figured it out. There were so many questions and no answers. Miley had to figure this out.

She slipped out of the shower and pulled on her robe. She walked out of the bathroom, which was connected to her bedroom and turned on the lights. She shook her head at her husband who was sleeping like a baby. Somehow, he never heard when the babies were crying. Either that or he just waited until Miley got up to take care of them. Still, he was a heavy sleeper.

Miley pulled on a floral sundress and quickly applied her makeup. She waited a minute, before pulling out her blow drier. She turned it on, still not disturbing Travis. She quickly dried her curly hair, before spraying it with anti-frizz and fixing her curls with a curling iron. She then pulled Kailey out of her seat and glanced at the clock that read 9:30. She knew her daughters most likely would be up, but she was surprised that Travis was still sleeping. But she left him because with what had been going on, nobody had been sleeping well. Especially because Miley and Travis- well mostly Miley- have to get up a few times during the night to take care of Kailey, who had surprisingly been an excellent sleeper, with the exception of her feedings.

Miley sat on the bed with Kailey in her arms and turned on the TV. She flipped through the channels stopping at Sesame Street. Kailey's eyes paused on the screen, staring at the orange monster. "Look Kailey, who's that? That's Ernie." Miley left a gentle kiss on her daughter head. It was amazing how advanced she was at only six weeks.

Miley turned her head towards Travis as he slowly sat up, rubbing his eyes. He brought his hand to his mouth as he yawned. "Good morning."

"Good morning. How long have you been awake?" Travis asked, taking Kailey from his wife.

"Like two hours. She woke up around eight."

"Oh, you could have gotten me up."

"No, it's okay. I got ready and now I'm watching TV with her. Besides you looked cute." Miley wrinkled her nose, before they both leaned in, pressing their lips against each other's.

"I'm guessing the girls aren't up yet?"

"Nope, I don't think so." Miley said. "Can I tell you something?"

"Of course."

"Okay, well I didn't get the chance to tell you yesterday, but you know when you were on the phone with the police yesterday?"

"Yeah." Travis nodded, wondering where this was going.

"Well, Jake called my cell and he somehow knew that we figured out he hit Meredith. So I was yelling at him and telling him to leave us alone and he said something, like, 'you've figured out part of the puzzle,' so I asked what he meant. He told me he knew Kevin. So I thought about it for a minute and I realized Kevin's his son."

"What? That's…that's…" Travis was speechless. Never had he expected that.

"He hung up after that, but it all makes sense. They even look alike. I can't believe I never realized it before. And it explains why Kevin acts just like Jake."

"Oh my god, this is crazy. Does…Izzie know?"

"No, I haven't told her yet. But I don't know if we should." Miley shook her head, taking a glance at the TV as Kailey slightly squealed with excitement.

"We have to eventually. I don't think we should keep it from her. And do you know who his mom is?"

"No, I was wondering the same thing. I just…I can't believe he has a son. I wonder if he put Kevin up to this. To hurt Izzie. You know?"

"Well, I guess we'll wait and see." Travis handed Kailey back to Miley and slowly got up. "I'm going to go shower."

"Okay." Miley watched as he headed into the bathroom. She rested Kailey in her lap, gently stroking through Kailey's dark curly hair. For a six-week-old baby, she had a lot of hair. "Let's go see if your sisters are up." She slowly stood up, cuddling Kailey in her arms. She left the room and quietly opened Meredith's door. Meredith was, sitting in her bed, reading a book. "Good morning."

"Morning." Meredith smiled, lowering the book. "Are we doing anything today?"

"Not that I know of, why?"

"Well…this really nice, cute guy wanted to know if I could go to Panera with him and I said yes." Meredith smiled, slightly blushing.

"And who is this boy?" Miley smiled, entering her room and sitting down at the edge of her bed.

"His name is Nick. He's really sweet. He's on the football team and I've been talking to him all year and he finally asked me out."

"Of course. Just be careful. What time are you going?"

"We're going to get lunch. He's picking me up at one."

"Okay." Miley smiled, standing up. "Are you nervous?"

"Yes." Meredith laughed, pushing her hair out of her face.

Miley smiled, before leaving her daughter's room. She quietly opened Izzie's door, peeking in. She was still sleeping. Miley cautiously closed the door, letting her sleep. She walked downstairs and into the kitchen. She sat Kailey down in her seat and set up the coffee machine. The phone rang, startling her. Butterflies fluttered in her chest as she picked up the phone. Luckily it was just Lilly. "Hello?"

"Hey." Came Lilly's voice, which sounded as if something was wrong.

"Is everything okay?"

"Oliver's dad's cancer has gotten bad. They just put him in the hospital and Oliver wants to go visit him. We don't want to take Charlotte with us. We were wondering if you could watch her."

"Yeah, of course. Is he okay?" Miley sat down, glancing over at her daughter.

"We're not sure. My mother-in-law said he passed out a few hours ago and he's been really sick lately. He's been insisting not to go to the hospital, but she called 911 earlier when he passed out. She got so nervous."

"Well I hope he's okay." Miley said. "Do you want me to pick her up?"

"No, no we can bring her there."

"Okay, what time."

"Well we're going to leave in about hour, so like eleven. If that's okay?"

"Yeah of course." Miley nodded, feeling sympathy for them.

"Okay, thanks so much. You're the best."

"No problem."

"I'll see you in a little while. Bye." Lilly said, before hanging up.

Miley placed the phone on the table and turned at the approaching footsteps. Travis entered the kitchen, showered and dress. "Who was that?"

"Lilly. Oliver's dad is sick. They want to go visit him. They're dropping Charlotte off at eleven."

"Oh, okay. Is he…" Travis began but was cut off by the terrible shrieks of their daughter.

"Mom! Help me!"

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