Kyle and Tess had been sitting in Tess's hotel room for the past
twenty minutes in silence. Tess finally decided to tell her the decision
she had made in seclusion. She cleared her throat and felt bad when Kyle
jumped in his seat.
"I've.I've decided to leave."
"What!?!"
"I need some time to find myself.I know I said I was doing that."
"But."
"But what?" Tess asked a bit harshly expecting some stupid response.
Kyle looked away for a second feling bad about Tess leaving him then sad about Maria's death. He looked back at her.
"I love you.I need you.I'll help you however I can. I mean I was going to ask you to marry me! I thought you loved me as much as I love you." Kyle said his voice trailing off.
"I do," Tess said quietly.
"Then why do you need to leave?" Kyle asked desperately.
"Because.because I don't think your parents could deal." Tess stopped unable to continue. Kyle sensed that she was upset about something besides Maria. But he needed to know why she was leaving him.
"Deal with what Tess?" Kyle asked as gently as possible.
"Deal.deal with a.a. baby especially now that.Maria died and all."
Tess had continued to babble a trait that Kyle noticed she had picked up from Maria. He couldn't seem to get the idea of a baby through to his brain.a baby.Kyle finally interuppted the babbling Tess.
"Is it mine?" Kyle asked remembering the last time they had seen each other. They had been enoying their visit so much. It just seemed like the next logical step. That trip was when Kyle realized he needed and loved Tess. That was when he decided that he wanted Tess in his life forever as his wife. Klye was so deep in thought about how much he loved Tess that he almost missed her nodding yes to his question. Soon after she burst into noisy tears that drenched her face and shirt.
"How long have you known?" Kyle asked in a quiet voice fearing that Tess might get spooked and stop talking when they needed to get all the information out in the open.
"About a month," Tess said swallowing a hiccup.
"How far along are you?" Kyle asked
"About.about three months I think," Tess answered and Kyle subconciously double checked the numbers against when they had had sex. He didn't really mean to but it happened as if somewhere inside him he didn't want the child. He squashed that thought as soon as it rose to the surface. He wanted.needed that child almost more then he needed Tess. He felt slightly guilty over that but he signed it off as coming from the fact that he had just lost his sister and needed someone that was his blood.or like his blood. He corrected himself mentally. He shook himself to pay attention to what Tess was saying.
"Are you even paying attention?"
"I'm sorry, it's just me trying to adjust to the fact of being a father. I'm listening now. I'm really sorry." Kyle said really feeling bad. Tess just nodded her head and started over.
"I'm about three months pregnant as far as I can tell. But.being an alien.a hybrid I mean I don't know how long the pregnancy will be.but that's not the only thing I'm worried about.I worried about your parents reaction.I mean you have so much ahead of you to have a burden."
Tess was about to continue when Kyle interuppted.
"First off you're NOT a burden.to anyone. Second of all my parents will be thrilled.for the most part. They probably won't like the fact that we're not married when we um.created the baby.but they'll get over it. I promise. Mom'll be out of it for awhile so I don't really know how she'll react." Kyle said his voice trailing off remembering why his mom was soo sad and disfunctional at the moment. Tess mis-took Kyle trailing off to mean the worst and started to cry again.
"Tess, baby, please don't cry. Amy's just sad and upset about losing Maria.we all are.she's just taking it the hardest and I don't know how she'll react to our news. That's all really." Kyle said trying to make Tess believe it wasn't her that was causing the problems or the silence. Tess was starting to regret telling Kyle her news. It was causing problems.big problems in his life. He didn't need those things in his life. She desperately wanted a place to call her hone. She'd never had a place that she'd stayed in long enough to call it home. Roswell had felt like home.but now.now she wasn't so sure. Tess broke the silence finally in a small voice.
"I'm scared."
"I'm scared too.I'm scared too." Kyle murmered to Tess trying to calm her down again. They lapsed into silence again. When Tess shivered slightly Kyle got out of his chair and picked up his jacket from the table. As he picked it up Maria's last tape wrapped in a letter the way it usually was fell out along with the ring box containing the engagement ring Kyle had bought for Tess. Kyle had gotten the tape a week earlier and hadn't had a chance to listen to it or read the letter. He put the tape back up on the table along with all the other things he'd pulled out of his suitcase earlier. He walked over to Tess and gently wrapped the coat around her. She greatfully took it and wrapped it tighter around herself. Kyle kneeled in front of her.
"I was going to do this during.a well happier time but.it seems almost like a better time to do it now," Kyle said nervously he cleared his throat self conciously then continued, "Tess Harding, will you marry me?" Kyle asked holding his breath. Hoping she would say yes for both of their sakes.
"Are you sure you're doing the right thing? I mean this could ruin your WHOLE life.I don't want to be in the way of you if you're not sure." Tess said nervously but also convinced that he needed to think about what he was doing.
"I love you Tess, I want to spend forever with you. I KNOW in my heart, my soul. I'm doing the right thing asking you to marry me. I don't have to think about it. I've spent months thinking about it." Kyle answered passionately.
"Then I say yes. Yes I'll marry you," Tess answered kissing Kyle and trying to smile at the same time.
"So you won't dissappear off into the night now?"
"Buddha Boy I'm not going anywhere."
Kyle grinned at the fact that Tess used his high school nickname.
"We'll have to think of a nickname for you," Kyle said teasing Tess. Tess ignored him and continued what she was saying.
"The only request I have for the wedding is that it be non- denominational that way at least everyone will be able to come without them being offended somehow."
"Whatever you say or want," Kyle said and impulsively kissed Tess's stomach. Tess jolted slightly and her smile widened even more. Kyle slipped the 3 karat diamond ring onto Tess's finger.
"I saw this in the jewler's window and it called to me."
"It's beautiful." Tess said kissing him again. Things would have continued and most likely gone further except for a knock at the door of the room. Kyle looked questioningly at Tess asking in a look if she was expecting anyone and she shook her head no and shrugged a little. He walked to the door and opened it. There stood Alex, Isabel, Liz, and Max.
"Umm.I guess come in. It's not really my room. I move in to my room tomorrow," Kyle said akwardly gesturing them in to the room. They came in and found places to sit in various places around the room. When everyone had found a place and settled Max spoke up.
"We think it was Michael."
"Excuse me?" Tess asked confused as to what he was talking about.
"We think that Michael was the main cause for.Maria.killing herself," Isabel said. She seemed to be the most collected of the group.
"I've.I've decided to leave."
"What!?!"
"I need some time to find myself.I know I said I was doing that."
"But."
"But what?" Tess asked a bit harshly expecting some stupid response.
Kyle looked away for a second feling bad about Tess leaving him then sad about Maria's death. He looked back at her.
"I love you.I need you.I'll help you however I can. I mean I was going to ask you to marry me! I thought you loved me as much as I love you." Kyle said his voice trailing off.
"I do," Tess said quietly.
"Then why do you need to leave?" Kyle asked desperately.
"Because.because I don't think your parents could deal." Tess stopped unable to continue. Kyle sensed that she was upset about something besides Maria. But he needed to know why she was leaving him.
"Deal with what Tess?" Kyle asked as gently as possible.
"Deal.deal with a.a. baby especially now that.Maria died and all."
Tess had continued to babble a trait that Kyle noticed she had picked up from Maria. He couldn't seem to get the idea of a baby through to his brain.a baby.Kyle finally interuppted the babbling Tess.
"Is it mine?" Kyle asked remembering the last time they had seen each other. They had been enoying their visit so much. It just seemed like the next logical step. That trip was when Kyle realized he needed and loved Tess. That was when he decided that he wanted Tess in his life forever as his wife. Klye was so deep in thought about how much he loved Tess that he almost missed her nodding yes to his question. Soon after she burst into noisy tears that drenched her face and shirt.
"How long have you known?" Kyle asked in a quiet voice fearing that Tess might get spooked and stop talking when they needed to get all the information out in the open.
"About a month," Tess said swallowing a hiccup.
"How far along are you?" Kyle asked
"About.about three months I think," Tess answered and Kyle subconciously double checked the numbers against when they had had sex. He didn't really mean to but it happened as if somewhere inside him he didn't want the child. He squashed that thought as soon as it rose to the surface. He wanted.needed that child almost more then he needed Tess. He felt slightly guilty over that but he signed it off as coming from the fact that he had just lost his sister and needed someone that was his blood.or like his blood. He corrected himself mentally. He shook himself to pay attention to what Tess was saying.
"Are you even paying attention?"
"I'm sorry, it's just me trying to adjust to the fact of being a father. I'm listening now. I'm really sorry." Kyle said really feeling bad. Tess just nodded her head and started over.
"I'm about three months pregnant as far as I can tell. But.being an alien.a hybrid I mean I don't know how long the pregnancy will be.but that's not the only thing I'm worried about.I worried about your parents reaction.I mean you have so much ahead of you to have a burden."
Tess was about to continue when Kyle interuppted.
"First off you're NOT a burden.to anyone. Second of all my parents will be thrilled.for the most part. They probably won't like the fact that we're not married when we um.created the baby.but they'll get over it. I promise. Mom'll be out of it for awhile so I don't really know how she'll react." Kyle said his voice trailing off remembering why his mom was soo sad and disfunctional at the moment. Tess mis-took Kyle trailing off to mean the worst and started to cry again.
"Tess, baby, please don't cry. Amy's just sad and upset about losing Maria.we all are.she's just taking it the hardest and I don't know how she'll react to our news. That's all really." Kyle said trying to make Tess believe it wasn't her that was causing the problems or the silence. Tess was starting to regret telling Kyle her news. It was causing problems.big problems in his life. He didn't need those things in his life. She desperately wanted a place to call her hone. She'd never had a place that she'd stayed in long enough to call it home. Roswell had felt like home.but now.now she wasn't so sure. Tess broke the silence finally in a small voice.
"I'm scared."
"I'm scared too.I'm scared too." Kyle murmered to Tess trying to calm her down again. They lapsed into silence again. When Tess shivered slightly Kyle got out of his chair and picked up his jacket from the table. As he picked it up Maria's last tape wrapped in a letter the way it usually was fell out along with the ring box containing the engagement ring Kyle had bought for Tess. Kyle had gotten the tape a week earlier and hadn't had a chance to listen to it or read the letter. He put the tape back up on the table along with all the other things he'd pulled out of his suitcase earlier. He walked over to Tess and gently wrapped the coat around her. She greatfully took it and wrapped it tighter around herself. Kyle kneeled in front of her.
"I was going to do this during.a well happier time but.it seems almost like a better time to do it now," Kyle said nervously he cleared his throat self conciously then continued, "Tess Harding, will you marry me?" Kyle asked holding his breath. Hoping she would say yes for both of their sakes.
"Are you sure you're doing the right thing? I mean this could ruin your WHOLE life.I don't want to be in the way of you if you're not sure." Tess said nervously but also convinced that he needed to think about what he was doing.
"I love you Tess, I want to spend forever with you. I KNOW in my heart, my soul. I'm doing the right thing asking you to marry me. I don't have to think about it. I've spent months thinking about it." Kyle answered passionately.
"Then I say yes. Yes I'll marry you," Tess answered kissing Kyle and trying to smile at the same time.
"So you won't dissappear off into the night now?"
"Buddha Boy I'm not going anywhere."
Kyle grinned at the fact that Tess used his high school nickname.
"We'll have to think of a nickname for you," Kyle said teasing Tess. Tess ignored him and continued what she was saying.
"The only request I have for the wedding is that it be non- denominational that way at least everyone will be able to come without them being offended somehow."
"Whatever you say or want," Kyle said and impulsively kissed Tess's stomach. Tess jolted slightly and her smile widened even more. Kyle slipped the 3 karat diamond ring onto Tess's finger.
"I saw this in the jewler's window and it called to me."
"It's beautiful." Tess said kissing him again. Things would have continued and most likely gone further except for a knock at the door of the room. Kyle looked questioningly at Tess asking in a look if she was expecting anyone and she shook her head no and shrugged a little. He walked to the door and opened it. There stood Alex, Isabel, Liz, and Max.
"Umm.I guess come in. It's not really my room. I move in to my room tomorrow," Kyle said akwardly gesturing them in to the room. They came in and found places to sit in various places around the room. When everyone had found a place and settled Max spoke up.
"We think it was Michael."
"Excuse me?" Tess asked confused as to what he was talking about.
"We think that Michael was the main cause for.Maria.killing herself," Isabel said. She seemed to be the most collected of the group.
