Kathan was a little afraid to talk to her brother. He was on edge as it was since he's been forgetting to take his pills. Hearing someone knock, she waited to hear her brother answer the door. When he didn't and they knocked again, she went downstairs to answer it.
Elisa stood there and smiled.
"Hey Kaye", she said.
Kathan hugged her and cried a little.
"What's wrong? Is your brother ok?", she asked.
"He knows. AJ and Joe told him last night.", Kathan said.
Elisa sighed.
"Where is he Kaye?", she asked.
"In his room I think. He hasn't come out since last night. I'm too scared to check on him", Kathan said.
Elisa nodded.
"Where are his pills?", Elisa asked.
Kathan walked into the kitchen and grabbed the bottle. She handed it to her and Elisa went upstairs. Kathan sat in the living room and waited to see if her brother would come down.
Elisa walked into their bedroom. Kris was watching tv, but she could tell he hasn't taken his pill. He turned and smiled when he saw her. Moving towards her.
"Your home", he said happily.
She hugged him.
"Kris, seriously", she said.
She handed him his pill and walked into the bathroom for some water. Handing him the cup. He took it.
"I leave for a few days and you stop taking your pills.", she said.
He swallowed.
"Actually, it's been longer than that", he said.
"What do you mean?", she asked.
"I found out from my doctor that the pills were the reason why we weren't getting pregnant. So I stopped", he said.
Elisa sighed and sat beside him.
"Why didn't you talk to me about this? We could have figured out another way", Elisa said.
"I know, I just wanted to do something right, but it feels like I just keep fucking up. Now this whole thing with Kathan, you were right. I should have listened to you", he said.
"She wanted to tell you. She was going to today at dinner", Elisa said.
"Why didn't you tell me when you found out?", he asked.
"Because I wanted Kaye to tell you first. It should have come from her. Not me or AJ and Joe.", Elisa said.
Kris nodded.
"I don't know what to do. They can't be together, he's too old for her", Kris said.
"And what's going to stop her from leaving with him when she turns eighteen?", she asked.
Kris looked at her.
"I was thinking about that too", he said.
"She loves him Kris and when she says that, I believe her. Maybe we can sit down with them both and talk about this. They can't be together till she's eighteen and out of school", Elisa said.
Even though she had a feeling Kathan would see him behind their backs. She kept that thought to herself though. Kris nodded.
"We have no choice. Its either report him, he goes to jail and we never see her again or we talk this out and come to some agreement.", Kris said.
Elisa nodded.
"But not now ok. I can't talk to her now, I might say something I'm going to regret and as for him, I just might kill him", he said.
Elisa laughed softly and nodded.
"Maybe we can have a redo on that dinner and invite him over", Elisa said.
"Sounds good", he said.
Someone knocked on their bedroom door and Elisa answered it. Kathan stood there.
"Mickie is here", she said.
Elisa sighed and looked at Kris.
"You invited your girlfriend to our house", Elisa said.
Kris stood.
"You've got that all wrong Elisabeth", he said.
"I saw you and her. You said all she was is a family friend.", Elisa said.
Kathan took Elisa's hand and took her downstairs. Mickie stood and smiled.
"Elisa, meet Mickie, our dad's girlfriend", Kathan introduced.
Kris came down next.
"We call her a family friend because at the time if our mom found out about her, she would have gone crazy on my dad and Mickie.", Kris said.
"Kathan told me what you thought, but I promise, nothing is going on between us. He's like a son to me and Kaye is like my daughter. I promised their dad that I would look out for them. I was put in charge of Kris's trust. He had to go to school and show me that he could be trusted with the amount of money his dad left me for him.", Mickie said.
Elisa nodded.
"Same with Kaye, she can't touch that money till she's done with college. If for some reason she needs to use some of it for school, she has to tell me what it's for and if I feel like it's a good reason, I'll give her what she needs", Mickie said.
"Our dad also left her money for herself", Kris said.
"But I gave it back to Kris and Kaye. I didn't feel right taking it.", Mickie said.
Kris took Elisa's hand.
"She also let me in on her little secret", Mickie said, giving Kaye a look.
Kaye looked down and Mickie looked back at Kris and Elisa.
"You didn't fail as parents. Kathan is old enough to know right from wrong. She wanted you to treat her like an adult and you have. The decisions she made are on her. She broke your trust", Mickie said.
Kathan nodded silently.
"But if she's anything like me, this man is the one", Mickie said.
Everyone looked at her confused.
"Your dad never told you how we met did he?", she asked.
Kris and Kathan shook their heads.
"He was my professor my first year at college, after he quit being a lawyer. Its forbidden there too. We had to keep our relationship secret, especially from your mom.", Mickie said.
"But you two were adults", Kris said.
"I was eighteen Kris", Mickie said.
Mickie placed her hand on Kathan's shoulder.
"This doesn't make what you and he did ok. He's your high school teacher, there is still a big difference", Mickie said.
Kathan nodded.
"Now that I know you two aren't a thing. There's some news I have to share", Elisa said.
Kathan smiled. She already knew what it was or she hoped it was what she was thinking. Elisa looked at Kris.
"I'm pregnant", she said.
Mark was watching Alana color. What would happen to his daughter if he was sent to prison? Michelle didn't want her and he knew that. He was sitting in Paul's office. He had figured something out.
"So what's this about?", Paul asked.
"If something happens to me, I want you to keep fighting for custody of my daughter. I give guardianship to Kathan Daniels.", Mark said.
"Your student?", Paul asked confused.
"My daughter has met her a couple of times when I hang out with her brother. She likes her and I don't trust Michelle to do right by her.", Mark said.
Paul nodded.
"Kathan and Kris are good people and they will do right by her.", Paul said.
He printed out a form and handed it to Mark.
"Just sign there at the bottom. I'll go see Kathan today and have her sign that she agrees. I'll put this in today so we can make it official right away", Paul said.
Mark nodded. He signed his name.
"Nothing can stop her right? Since she's seventeen still", Mark asked.
"No, I'll make sure of it", Paul said.
Kathan was smiling, watching her brother and Elisa sit outside on their back porch swing. He was rubbing her stomach and talking to the baby. She had never seen her brother so happy.
Hearing someone knock at the door, she went to answer it. Opening it, she backed up.
"What are you doing here?", she asked.