Chapter 29: Friends and Family

Kimberly was sitting on a hill watching the waves hit the shore. "Thought I'd find you out here," a voice commented. She looked up and Jen sat next to her. Kimberly smiled and looked back over at the water.

"I come here to think a lot," Kimberly answered.

Jen nodded her head slowly. "So, what are you going to do now that you're not a Ranger anymore?" Jen asked. Kimberly pushed her hair behind her ear with a smile.

"Continue with my teaching. Raise Kylie, watch Hannah get the gold at the Pan-Globals, maybe Tommy and I will have another baby," Kimberly replied.

Kimberly let out a sigh. "It's going to be very different. I mean…I've spent nine years of my life training Rangers…this is going to be a whole different thing for me," she added. Jen nodded her head slowly.

"Thank you," Jen told her.

Kimberly looked over at her with a quizzical look on her face. "For what?" She asked. Jen smiled as she grabbed Kimberly's arm and they walked where everyone else was.

"You showed me that revenge was never the answer. Thanks to you, I got everything I had ever dreamed of," Jen replied.

She gestured over to Wes to see him cradling an infant in his arms. Kimberly smiled to see the smile on Wes's face as he held the baby. "I got Wes…and Claire," Jen added. Kimberly nodded.

"Claire's beautiful, Jen," Kimberly commented.

Jen nodded and she walked down the hill towards Wes. Wes handed Claire over to her and Jen walked back up the hill. "I want to show you something," Jen informed. Jen held Claire up and pulled her sleeve up, revealing the same star birthmark on her shoulder.

"Oh my gosh!" Kimberly gasped.

Jen smiled. "I guess the birthmark still runs in the family," she commented. Kimberly held Claire in her arms and smiled.

"Hey sweetie," she murmured.

She stroked the baby's cheek. She looked up to see Kylie running away from Tommy. A smile came across her face as she watched her little girl running around laughing and smiling. Jen saw the twinkle in Kimberly's eye as she watched Kylie. "Don't know what I'd do without my little girl," she commented. Jen nodded and looked over at Kylie with a smile.

"However, I think your other daughter needs some help," Jen pointed out.

Kimberly saw Hannah sitting on the beach watching the waves. She handed the baby back over to Jen before walking down the hill.

Hannah was watching the waves hit the shore and felt a jacket get placed over her shoulders. "Why the long face, kiddo?" Kimberly asked. She sat next to her.

"Um, Coach Schmidt called me today," Hannah replied.

"Yeah? What did he say?" Kimberly asked.

Hannah bit her lip. "Um, he wants me to go to Miami with him," she replied. Kimberly lowered her head slightly while looking at her.

"And you're not sure if you want to go," Kimberly finished.

"Yeah, how did you know?" Hannah asked.

"I had to face the same decision years ago, sweetheart. Right before Kylie was even conceived."

Hannah sighed. "Mom, I want to go," Hannah told her. Kimberly nodded her head slowly.

"Then go," Kimberly answered.

"But I don't want to leave Conner."

Kimberly sighed and pushed Hannah's hair out of her face. "Hun, you have to make a lot of decisions in your life. Not all of them are going to be fair and not all of them are going to be easy. You want to go to the Pan-Globals, but you want to stay with Conner. If you're afraid to go because of what happened between your father and me, don't go by our example," Kimberly explained. Hannah bit her lip again and she looked out at the water. Kimberly kissed the side of Hannah's head. "Listen to your heart," she whispered. Then she got up and left Hannah alone to think.

That night, Kimberly and Tommy were lying on the couch when Hannah ran through the door and ran upstairs. "Hannah?" Kimberly called. Kimberly got up and she ran upstairs after Hannah.

Kimberly went to open Hannah's door when she found it locked. "Sweetheart?" She called.

"Go away," Hannah answered.

"What happened, sweetie?" Kimberly asked.

Hannah unlocked the door and she got back on her bed. Kimberly came in and found Hannah's back turned towards her. "Sweetie, what happened?" She asked. She sat next to Hannah on the bed.

"He dumped me," she replied.

"What?"

Hannah turned over to look at her with the tears falling down her face. "Conner broke up with me," she replied. Hannah placed her head in Kimberly's lap and let out a sob. "I--I told him that I was going…the next…the next thing I knew…he was telling me…it…it was over," Hannah sobbed. Kimberly stroked her heartbroken daughter's hair and she looked up to see Tommy standing there. Kimberly held Hannah tight and rocked her gently back and forth to calm her down.

"It'll be okay, Hannah," she assured her.

Hannah shook her head. "I loved him…I still do love him…he hurt me mom…why would he hurt me?" She asked. Kimberly hushed her and stroked her hair, trying to get her to calm down.

"It's going to be okay," Kimberly reassured her.

Hannah again shook her head. "I need him…I need him to be there…to love me…he's…he's everything…" Hannah sobbed. Kimberly kissed the side of her head and she watched as Tommy sat next to her and he ran circles on Hannah's shoulder. Both parents sat there and comforted their heartbroken teenaged daughter. Not knowing that right outside the door, who was there for a surprised visit, Hunter Hart now Oliver heard his heartbroken sister and he left without a second thought.