A/N: Hello again, folks! I've had a lot go on today, good and bad, and I'm feeling a mixture of everything today. So, let's see if I can channel that negativity and positivity into this chapter. Well, I guess that's all there is for me to say! So, let's go! :D

Chapter 36: Dinnertime

Kate's PoV:

I lay on my bed, crying, hoping Peter will come up and comfort me, as he always does. Every time I'm up here, it's the same thing—I think of my little boy, and all the old times I had with him. I can't help but cry over him, despite how I feel it in my heart he's OK.

"Kate?" There's a light knock on the door. He enters the room and sits on the bed, beside me. "You gonna be OK?"

"I don't know," I admit. "This is our fourth year, without him. I thought I'd be OK. I thought it was getting easier, but the more I think about it, the harder it is."

"I know Kevin's fine, Kate," He places his hand on my leg.

"I know he is; it's just the not having him here, that's killing me. How could Marv do this?" I cry into my pillow.

"I know I was pretty mad at you, when I first found out the truth about Kevin. After all, in a way, he's still my son," Peter admits, which I find strange that he would bring that up. "But, I know if I didn't stand by you all these years, you'd be even more in a wreck than you are now. After four years, it's still hard to believe that Kevin's not my son, but I'll always love him. And I miss him, too, Kate. I really do," If I didn't know any better, I swear he was choking up. I look up at him, and, sure enough, I'm right. "I miss the mischief he got into," He glances up at the ceiling, with his teary eyes, and just shakes his head. "I would do anything to have him use my new fish hooks for ornaments one more time," He shakes his head, but not before lowering it. It's not often I see Peter cry. He was monotonous the first year, when Kevin couldn't be located, but this is honestly the first time I've seen him cry in a long time. "I just miss him so much…"

It's then that he starts crying, which doesn't help my case any. I sit up from my now-damp pillow and hug Peter. We cry into each other's shoulders, wishing, praying, and hoping that someday, our baby will return to us…

Kevin's PoV:

"Come on," Dad starts walking back over to the table. "Let's eat supper, before it gets cold."

There's a difference in my Dad's emotions now, compared to when I first arrived downstairs. I think he's scared—scared of being caught and someone finding out about me. It's been four years, and there haven't been any leads yet. I just wish I could have the best of both Worlds, but I know Dad wouldn't like that.

After seeing Amber tonight, it makes me really miss human interaction. When I first came here, Dad made it seem as though it was his duty for him to take care of me, and he almost bribed me to stay. I can probably leave whenever I want, but I know Marv, or Dad, I should say, would get so upset, that I might get hurt, if I tried to leave.

We both sit at the dinner table and we start to dig into the tuna casserole. After a few bites, I compliment his supper, "It's good, as usual," I then take a sip of my milk.

"As usual, huh?" A smile appears on his face. "The first few times I cooked it, you hated it,"

"I did," I unneededly admit. "But, overtime, especially once you got better with cooking, it got better."

"Oh, thanks,"

Dad continues to eat, smiling at my honesty. I honestly have nothing to be afraid of. If this was Harry, I know there would be something to worry about. But, living with Marv, who I now call "Dad", isn't anything to be worried about, at all. It's not that I don't miss Mom and my (other) Dad (I guess?), but things could've been a lot worse. I know I was first scared, when I got here, but it's been a pretty smooth four years.

"So," he starts. "What do you wanna do tonight? Watch any scary movies?" I look back at the door, where I just saw Amber. It's been a pretty smooth four years, but I can't get passed seeing another girl, a girl my age, for that matter. It's also really making me think of my family again. That's when Dad asks, "Hello?" I face him again, before he repeats himself, "I said, do you wanna watch anything scary tonight?"

"Oh, umm… Yeah, sure," I answer, trying to collect my thoughts, while eating some more of my casserole. "Nothing too scary, though; I know how you are." I joke.

"Ha ha," he jokes. "Are you OK, though?"

"Yeah, fine," I take a bite of my dinner roll.

"You sure? You seem to be kinda down now, ever since you saw that girl,"

"Well, I guess I just miss talking to other people, I guess," I shrug.

"Well, you go to the store sometimes with me," I glance up at him. I can count on one hand how many times I've been to the store with him in the four years I've been here.

"That's not the same," I admit. "Besides, I haven't really gone to the store with you that often. You don't really take me out anywhere. That's why I can't see any new movies."

"You know why you can't go out often, Kev," I know the interaction at the door is bothering him.

"I know, and I don't agree with it,"

"Well, what do you want me to do? Get caught by the police? And, let's not forget, Harry's still out there,"

"I thought he was arrested?" I question.

"Well, OK, he might've been," By the sound of Dad's voice, he doesn't seem too sure. "Though, you know just as well as I do, that I called off the F.B.I.. There was no need for them to be there, when it was just him at that house. You and I were already gone." This whole time, he's glancing both up at me and the floor, I believe trying to get through the feelings he's going through right now.

"Why can't I see Mom and Dad?" I ask, not realizing I'm still calling Peter, my other Dad, "Dad", despite calling Marv "Dad".

"Your Mom and Peter?" He looks up at me, in almost a smug way. "I don't know, Kev,"

"It's been four years. I mean, come on…"

"What? Are you not happy with me?" I don't want to think he's getting mad at me, but after seeing Amber, I'm missing other people.

"Well, of course I am, but…"

"But, nothing," He lowers his head again. "I don't know when you can see them again, Kev. Just give me time to think, OK?"

That's when he gets up from his chair to leave the room, clearly trying to escape from this conversation. I seemed to have lost my appetite, so I just remain sitting here, wondering when or if I'll see my family again…

To be Continued…

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A/N: Thanks again, guys! :D Well, we certainly got an emotional scene in Kate's PoV! It's nice to know Peter misses Kevin, too, as well as learn why he stuck with her all these years, despite being cheated on. As for Kevin, he's starting to realize how enclosed his life really has been. Seeing someone else, just for that few minutes, brought back so many emotions of his family, that he wants to go home to them. Why did Kevin stay with Marv, to begin with (let alone call him "Dad")? Well, I guess we're going to have to see in the near future! ;) Also, will there be any more flashbacks of Marv and Kate? We'll have to see about that, too! For now, take care, folks! XD

PS: It's been one of those days, where both positive and negative things have happened, but I nearly shit a brick (pardon the terminology), when I found a song I've been dying to find for years! It just made my night that much better! XD

PPS: At an important (personal) meeting, MacAulay Culkin had to get brought up… -.-

- Majora's Mask Freak184