Chapter Two: Through The Witch's Bowl

"What are you doing Tabitha?" Kay asked her roommate as she walked into the kitchen. She had just finished putting Maria to bed, after sending out all of the wedding invitations with Jack. Almost everyone in Harmony was invited, except for Alistair and Beth, who were both in jail for kidnapping Sheridan and stealing Marty, not to mention attempted murder a few dozen times. Julian and Fox were the heads of the Crane Estate.

"Oh, I'm just looking in my bowl here. I love to watch our residents suffer. Gwen's sitting in jail, convicted of the charges Theresa put against her. And there's Chad, crying over his baby. Whitney finally took him back, but Chad's still determined to be with his half-sister," Tabitha was explaining. "Oh Kay! You better come look at this!" she said and gasped.

"What is it?" Kay asked, approaching the bowl. "Is that Miguel?" she asked, squinting.

"Indeed it is. And he's at a funeral…"

"That's Charity!" Kay yelled, surprised. "She's dead!"

"Oh this is wonderful news!" Tabitha said excitedly, rubbing her hands together. "I don't have to worry about those two getting together anymore." She laughed. "Isn't this great Kay?"

"No, not really. I'm over Miguel, and as much as I hated Charity for taking him from me, I didn't really want her dead," she said, sighing. She poured herself a cup of coffee and sat down at the table.

"Well, I for one think it's time to celebrate!" Tabitha said. She covered her bowl and pulled a cake out of the refrigerator. Using her magic she finally gained back, she wrote the words 'Happy Deathday Charity' on it. "Would you like a slice?" she asked Kay, who gave her a disgusted look.

"No thanks. I think I'm gonna go to bed," she said, still shocked by what she had seen.

"Goodnight then. More cake for us!" she said to Endora, who was sitting at the table in a booster seat. "Here you go my dear," she said, placing a large piece in front of her. She used her magic to put some music on and happily ate her cake.

Meanwhile, Kay was in her room pacing back and forth. I know that I love Jack, but what if Miguel comes back again? She thought. Wait, he won't come back. He knows I've moved on, maybe he'll move on too. I just don't know what I'll do if he does show up. I haven't talked to him in a year, but when I see him, I know that something might happen to make me love him again. I can't let that happen! She lay down on top over her covers, not even bothering to change into pajamas. She fell fast asleep, and into a dream that involved both Miguel and Jack.

Kay's Dream:

"Miguel! I'm so glad that you're back! I've missed you so much!" Kay yelled to him as he got off the train.

"Kay! I can't believe I'm finally seeing your beautiful face after all this time," he said and kissed her.

"What are you doing kissing my fiancé?" an angry Jack asked Miguel. He had just walked up behind Kay, holding Maria by the hand. Miguel ignored his question.

"Thanks for taking care of Kay and Maria while I was gone, but I can take her now," he said, reaching for Maria.

"No you won't," Jack said. "Kay and I are getting married and Maria is my daughter now. I've adopted her." He let go of Maria's hand and ushered her towards Kay.

"You can't have her! She's my daughter!" he yelled and swung at Jack but missed.

Jack became angrier and punched Miguel in the stomach. Miguel doubled over and Jack punched him again, this time in the face. Within minutes, the two were struggling on the ground.

"Jack! Miguel! Stop that this minute!" Kay yelled at them. At the sound of her voice and Maria's crying, both men stopped fighting instantly and looked up at Kay.

"You have to choose one of us Kay," Jack said. "Are you going to choose me, your fiancé, or that scumbag that left you and Maria for some other woman?"

"Kay, choose me, your high school sweetheart and the father of your child," Miguel said, a pleading look in his eyes.

Kay shot up out of bed, awakened from her terrible nightmare. "This is exactly what I'm afraid might happen," she said out loud to herself. "Oh Miguel, please don't come back," she whispered. She couldn't fall back asleep after that, so she picked up the phone next to her bed and dialed a number. After three rings, he picked up.

"Kay? What time is it?" Jack yawned into the phone.

"I'm sorry that I woke you up. I just need to talk to someone," she said. "I'm having some doubts." Once Jack heard her say that, she had his full attention. He was instantly wide awake.

"What's wrong babe?" he asked.

"Are you sure you want to marry me?" Kay asked him. She was obviously upset.

"Of course I do! Why would I have asked you if I didn't want to?" Jack reassured her.

"I don't know, I've just been thinking. I can't give you children. I know that you want a big family, but what if it's just me, you, and Maria. And she's not even your child," she explained.

"Maria is my daughter in my eyes. The adoption has been finalized and I'm legally her father now. And we can adopt other children together. Kay, I love you, and that's all that matters to me."

"You're right. I'm just being stupid. I'll let you get back to sleep now. I love you too and I'll see you tomorrow," she said and hung up the phone. She felt much better and fell right asleep as soon as she rolled over.

Before Kay met Jack for lunch, she rushed over to the town hall with Maria. She wanted to do something that she should have done a long time ago. She went through a room on the left and up to the desk in the middle.

"Hello, I need to make a name change on a record," she said to the man at the front desk.

"And what's the name?" he asked.

"Maria Ivy Lopez-Fitzgerald. I have her birth certificate right here, and my license."

"Glad to see you've come prepared. I just need to find the file, I'll be right back," he said, and walked away into a room behind him. After a minute or so, he came back with a folder in his hand. "Okay, I'll need you to fill out this paper, sign it at the bottom, and you'll be all set," he said, handing her a form. Kay filled out the form as fast as she could and handed it back to the man. "You're all set," he told her as he looked over the paper. "And you're name is Maria Ivy Bennet now," he said to Maria.

"Thank you so much," Kay said as she left. "Let's go see daddy Maria."

"Yay! Daddy!" Maria said. They weren't going to see Miguel. According to Maria, Jack was her dad.

Kay laughed as she watched Jack play with Maria. They were at the park having a picnic, and he was chasing her around in the grass.

"Hi Kay," she heard someone say. She turned around to see Ethan holding Jane, who was now eight months old.

"Hey Ethan. Where's Theresa?" she asked.

"Oh she's over there playing with Little Ethan," he answered and pointed them out. "But I wanted to talk to you and see if you were okay."

"Why wouldn't I be?"

"Well, I guess you haven't talked to Miguel yet then…" Ethan trailed off. "He called Theresa last night."

"No because he doesn't talk to us anymore. What happened? Just tell me," Kay insisted.

"It's Charity. She…Kay I'm so sorry but she was in an accident. And she didn't make it," he finished. Kay covered her mouth and cried fake tears. She knew about it already of course, but Ethan didn't know that Tabitha was a witch. No one did.

"I can't believe it," she said.

"I'm sorry Kay. Do you need some time alone?" he asked his sister.

"No, that's okay. You can sit down if you want. Did Miguel happen to mention if he is coming back to Harmony?" Kay asked him.

"He didn't say anything about it. Listen Kay; if he does come back, you have to remember that you're with Jack. I know you loved Miguel, but you should stick with the man you love, and I know you love Jack. I can tell. I put Theresa and Gwen through too much, don't do it to them," he lectured her.

"Ethan, I never said any of that was going to happen. The difference here is that both Theresa and Gwen loved you, and always will. Miguel doesn't love me, and I don't love him anymore either. He abandoned his family to go after Charity. He didn't even come to any of Maria's birthday parties. And I'll tell you this: he's not going to see Maria at all if he comes back. She's not his daughter anymore."

"What do you mean by that? Of course she's his daughter…"

"The adoption has been finalized and Jack is her dad now. He's the only dad she's ever known. We're getting married Ethan," she said.

"Congratulations, but Miguel is gonna be heartbroken when he finds out about the adoption," Ethan told her.

"I'm sorry if he is, but he shouldn't have left us. You and Theresa have to come to the wedding. It's on Saturday. You should be getting the invitation today," Kay said.

"Saturday! But Kay, it's Tuesday right now. I better get Theresa and take her shopping for a dress then. I'll talk to you later okay?" he said as he got up.

"Yeah. Thanks for keeping me company Ethan." She stood up and gave him a hug. As soon as he walked away, Jack and Maria came running over. "Are you two ready to go?" she asked them. "We have to go get a dress for the flower girl."

"Yay Mommy! Dress time!" Maria yelled. Kay picked her up and Jack collected all the picnic stuff. They got into their car and drove off to take their daughter shopping.

A/N: Yeah, this story's not as good as my Degrassi ones, but it'll get better. It is also going to be a pretty short story. Not many chapters. Review!